-Bimala-prasada Brahmachari’s coming into the material world-As a child Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura learnt all the scriptures-Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was a perfect astrologer but abandoned his area of expertise to save souls-Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada devoted his life to free people from the threefold miseries of maya-Ceto-darpana-marjanam sloka-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura gave harinama and kurma-mantra to Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada...
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05 Dec 2022 morning – Ragatmika-jana different moods (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Meaning of Madhurya Kadimbhini.-Mahaprabhu being embodiment of magnanimity distributes vraja-prema indiscriminately.-In Kali-yuga baddha-jivas heart is like desert & affected by lust,anger.-When our heart is neat & clean we receive one drop of mercy.-Krsna is visaya-vigraha & Srimati Radhika is ashraya-vigraha.-Everything happens by Lord’s desire.-Mahaprabhu is taking prema with one hand , tasting it & giving it with another hand.-About sadhakas in Vidhi-marg & Raga...
19 Nov 2022 morning – Importance of sambandha-jnana (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Narada Rishi’s previous life history.-Story of an old woman telling a man that he wont eat food at his father-in-law’s house.-About gross body,subtle body & atma-sarira.-About Gita-samsara & katha behind it.-First 40 years do bhajan, mandir-seva & then guru-seva.-Mamatha comes by sambandha-jnana. Whatever is simple,natural do it.-Alone bhajan wont happen.-If one doesn’t get ruci in unlimited Bhagavan-katha whether one is brahmana-janma & Brahma it is useless...
19 Nov 2022 morning – Importance of sambandha-jnana (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Narada Rishi’s previous life history.-Story of an old woman telling a man that he wont eat food at his father-in-law’s house.-About gross body,subtle body & atma-sarira.-About Gita-samsara & katha behind it.-First 40 years do bhajan, mandir-seva & then guru-seva.-Mamatha comes by sambandha-jnana. Whatever is simple,natural do it.-Alone bhajan wont happen.-If one doesn’t get ruci in unlimited Bhagavan-katha whether one is brahmana-janma & Brahma it is useless...
14 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan’s Anugraha & Nigraha (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-There is no difference between nama & vigraha.-Lord has invested all His potencies in nama.-5 main limbs of bhakti sadhu-sanga,Bhagavatam-sravan,Sri-Murti seva, Mathura-nivas,nama-sankirtan.-First take shelter of guru & then diksha,siksha & vishrambhena guru-seva.-To follow in the footsteps of sadhu means to imbibe the bhava of sadhu.-Follow vidhi-marg & then slowly enter into raga-marg.-Take Vrajavasis bhava especially gopis parakiya-bhava & within that Rupa...
14 Nov 2022 morning – Bhagavan’s Anugraha & Nigraha (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-There is no difference between nama & vigraha.-Lord has invested all His potencies in nama.-5 main limbs of bhakti sadhu-sanga,Bhagavatam-sravan,Sri-Murti seva, Mathura-nivas,nama-sankirtan.-First take shelter of guru & then diksha,siksha & vishrambhena guru-seva.-To follow in the footsteps of sadhu means to imbibe the bhava of sadhu.-Follow vidhi-marg & then slowly enter into raga-marg.-Take Vrajavasis bhava especially gopis parakiya-bhava & within that Rupa...
25 Sep 2022 morning – Root cause of bhakti (Hindi) – Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Human life is for bhajan-sadhan.-Nature of material world is distress & unhappiness.-Your real identity is Krsna’s sevak which sadhu,guru remind you.-Brahma-samhitha says how Goloka Vrindavan is transcendental & beautiful.-About chintamani in Goloka & about nama-chintamani.-We have to chant holy-names with firm faith.-Lila of Lord Narayana taking a sadhu to Vaikunta quickly due to his firm faith thatLord will take him aftet many lives equal to the no of leaves on trees.-Only...
14 Sep 2022 evening – Sadhaka & Siddha difference (English) – Australia
-Definition of sadhaka & their characteristics.-About Svarupa brahma & Sanatana gosvami’s questions to Mahaprabhu on it for loka-siksha.-Guru-pada ashraya,Diksha,siksha,vishrambhena guru-seva.-About asat trishna,hrudaya daurbalya,aparadha & its types.-About vapu-seva & vani-seva.-5 stages of anartha-nivritti ekadesha-vartini,bahudesa-vartini,prayiki,poorna,atyantiki.-6 types of vaishnava-aparadha.-Definition of siddha & their characteristics.-Our acharyas...