guru: guru-tattva

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Baladeva-purnima 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, self-realisation

31 Aug 2023 morning – Baladeva Purnima (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 31, 2023 9:26 AM

Baladeva Prabhu is the one who gives us spiritual strength. Without Him it is impossible to walk the path of spiritual self-realisation, because He is akanda-guru-tattva. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ (Sri Brahma-samhita 5.1). Sat (existence)/Balarama; Cit (knowledge)/Krsna; Ananda (bliss)/Radha. In this world everyone lives in unhappiness and suffering. Baladeva serves Krsna in ten ways. Baladeva creates the platform for Krishna to appear in this world. Yogamaya transferred Baladeva from the...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru: guru-tattva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), soul: conditioned soul, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023

12 Aug 2023 evening, beach walk – The Potency of Harikatha (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 12, 2023 4:03 PM

Radha controls Krsna with Her maan (transcendental anger), a very high feeling in parakiya-bhava. Maan is like the goad that controls the elephant (man-ankusam). Song: Śrī Rādhā-kripa-kaṭākṣa-stava-rāja. Krsna runs after Radharani. Jayadeva Gosvami talks about the spring rasa dance. About the stimuli created in Gurudeva’s heart by seeing the sea of Jagannatha Puri. Harikatha destroys all the anarthas of the heart. It’s no use taking a bath in the waters of holy places without...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru: guru-tattva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), soul: conditioned soul, Kshetra-mandala Parikrama 2023

12 Aug 2023 evening, beach walk – The Potency of Harikatha (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 12, 2023 4:03 PM

Radha controls Krsna with Her maan (transcendental anger), a very high feeling in parakiya-bhava. Maan is like the goad that controls the elephant (man-ankusam). Song: Śrī Rādhā-kripa-kaṭākṣa-stava-rāja. Krsna runs after Radharani. Jayadeva Gosvami talks about the spring rasa dance. About the stimuli created in Gurudeva’s heart by seeing the sea of Jagannatha Puri. Harikatha destroys all the anarthas of the heart. It’s no use taking a bath in the waters of holy places without...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bangalore 2023, character quality: duplicity, guru: guru-tattva, renunciation, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bangalore 2023

07 Aug 2023 morning – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha/Baladeva Teaches Us to Respect Our Parents, Guru, and God (day 7) (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 7, 2023 9:37 AM

Lila of Brahma, Krsna and His cows and calves, and the story of how and why Krsna lifted Giriraja Govardhana. This harikatha was spoken by Sukadeva Gosvamipada especially for Paraksit Maharaja. The story of how Baladeva killed the demon Vrkasura. Baladeva is akanda-guru-tattva, He removes all duplicity from our hearts so that we can practice our spiritual life. The story of the donkey and its owner (the donkey means lack of knowledge). Krishna and Balarama pay obeisance to Their parents, Nanda...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger, guru: guru-nishtha, guru: guru-tattva, mantra: gopala-mantra

03 Aug 2023 midday – Guru-tattva (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 3, 2023 11:59 AM

A kalpa-vrksa (desire tree) is not as auspicious as satisfying our Gurudeva through our sadhana. Fourth verse of the Guruastakam: chatur-vidha-sri-bhagavat-prasadasvadv-anna-triptan hari-bhakta-sanghan… Sloka: harau guste gurustatra gurau ruste na kascana… The difference between the nectar offered by Sukadeva Gosvami and the nectar drunk by the demigods. The beautiful song: Tava Kathamrta Tapta Jivanam (Gopi Gita). The Bhagavad-katha is a nectar drunk through the ears. The nectar of the...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger, guru: guru-nishtha, guru: guru-tattva, mantra: gopala-mantra

03 Aug 2023 midday – Guru-tattva (Hindi) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 3, 2023 11:59 AM

A kalpa-vrksa (desire tree) is not as auspicious as satisfying our Gurudeva through our sadhana. Fourth verse of the Guruastakam: chatur-vidha-sri-bhagavat-prasadasvadv-anna-triptan hari-bhakta-sanghan… Sloka: harau guste gurustatra gurau ruste na kascana… The difference between the nectar offered by Sukadeva Gosvami and the nectar drunk by the demigods. The beautiful song: Tava Kathamrta Tapta Jivanam (Gopi Gita). The Bhagavad-katha is a nectar drunk through the ears. The nectar of the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru: guru-tattva, habits: bad habits, impressions: bad impressions, maya: gunas, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya

28 Jun 2023 morning walk – Q & A (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 28, 2023 7:18 AM

Bhagavat-kripa-anugamini and bhakta-kripa-anugamini. What level of devotee can give mercy? Bilvamangala Thakura and Chintamani. You will realise guru-tattva by doing bhajana and sadhana. Unwavering nishtha of Haridasa Thakura. Types of non-devotee gurus. Question: How do you get rid of the 5 types of obstacles to bhajana? Laya (sleep); vikshepa (distraction); apratipatti (inability to concentrate on ishtadeva; indifference or disinterest in spiritual matters); kashaya (tendency to bad habits...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Bordeaux 2023, France 2023, aparadhas (offences), aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), aparadhas: types, aparadhas: vaishnava-aparadha, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), guru: guru-nishtha, guru: guru-tattva, habits: bad habits, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled)

14 May 2023 morning – Never Dishonour Guru (English) – Bordeaux, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 14, 2023 11:47 AM

Radharani fulfils all the wishes of Krishna. She is prema-mayi-murti. Radharani knows Krishna’s heart. How do we serve our Istadeva? Example of the guru asking his disciple to bring him water. What is a sevaka? Who can serve Krishna? He is atmarama and aptakama. The word Radha means priti, love. Nama-seva. Prasada-seva is the best seva. Sudha-bhakata song. Through seva one conquers maya. Maha Prasada Govinde song. Ausadi-seva – the service that is medicine. Krishna is sat-cit-ananda...

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