book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Kuala Lumpur 2025, Malaysia 2025, Dhritarashtra and Sanjaya, Guru-parampara, Sampradayas, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), behavior: shuddha-sadachara, body: bodily conception, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, mayavada and shunyavada: difference, prema: eyes of prema, religion: Buddhism, sampradaya: Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya, sampradayas: four sampradayas, shunyavada

02 Oct 2025 midday – The Four Sampradayas and Their Philosophies (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

October 2, 2025 12:00 PM

– You must receive diksa from one of the Four Sampradayas to achieve soul perfection. – ⁠Sri Sampradaya (Laksmi Devi/Acarya Ramanuja); Brahma Sampradaya (Brahma/Acarya Madhva); Rudra Sampradaya (Siva/Acarya Visnu Svami); Sanaka Sampradaya (Four Kumaras/Acarya Nimbaditya). – ⁠Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted only the bhakti of each Sampradaya and associated Himself with the Brahma Sampradaya. – ⁠All the Acaryas of the Sampradayas defeated the mayavada philosophy. –...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa

17 Jan 2025 evening – Some Pastimes of Caitanya Mahaprabhu (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 17, 2025 6:56 PM

About when Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not travel during the four months of Caturmasya. About how Sri Narayana and Sri Krsna are non-different from each other. In the same way that one person can perform various works. Why Laksmi could not enter the rasa dance. About how Krsna left the flute and His peacock feather in Vrndavana before leaving for Mathura. How Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that to cross the ocean of the materialistic world, one only needs to sit in the boat of bhakti, as it is free...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Guru-purnima (Vyasa-puja) 2024, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, guru-varga, lineage: guru-parampara

21 Jul 2024 evening – Guru Purnima (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 21, 2024 6:40 PM

Puspanjali to Veda Vyasa, Sanatana Gosvamipada and the entire Guru-parampara. The advaitasvadis accept the existence of Vyasa Deva, but do not accept following his instructions. Parinam-vadha written by Veda Vyasa, the doctrine of transformation, vastu and shakti. Acintya-bedhabedha is a very elevated philosophy. Vyasa Deva is shakti-avesa-avatara, he received from Sri Krsna all the potencies to write the Vedas. Story of Parasara Rsi, the father of Vyasa Deva and Sakti Muni, his grandfather...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Santiago 2024, Chile 2024, Madhvacharya, Ekadashi-vrata 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, guru: guru-bhakti

20 Feb 2024 evening – Sri Madhvacarya katha & Glories of Ekadasi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 20, 2024 6:33 PM

– We can learn two things from Sri Sampradaya, Ramanujacarya, Guru-nishtha and seva nishtha towards our Istadeva, and the necessity of following Vaidhi-bhakti practices. – Meaning and importance of having nishtha: example of Hanumanji’s nishta towards Lord Ramachandra. – Following the sixty four limbs of Vaidhi-bhakti. – Always remember two things: guru-nishta/guru-bhakti and following Vaidhi-bhakti. – If we never follow Sri Sanatana’s grantha, Hari-bhakti...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Rio de Janeiro 2024, Brazil 2024, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, festival: adhivasa, Westerners

08 Feb 2024 morning – Adhivasa: Preparatory Organization of a Vedic Celebration (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 8, 2024 8:22 AM

– The Vedic Scripture explains that for a celebration to be successful, we must pray to our Istadeva and all obstacles are removed. – ⁠Whenever you do something good, many obstacles appear, including in relation to bhajana and sadhana. – ⁠The demigods disturb a person’s bhajana because they do not want him to let go of Maya. These difficulties come from the family too, that is nature. – ⁠Mother Sati did not want her son Nimai to accept sannyasi. – ⁠Do Mangala...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, behavior: shuddha-sadachara, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, rasa dance: rasa-lila

29 Jan 2024 evening – The Story of Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 29, 2024 6:58 PM

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed the Gosvamis to manifest the Deities, Krsna’s pastime places in Vrndavana, and also told them to manifest books on Vaisnava etiquette, Vaisnava-suddha-sadacara. Srila Gopala Batta Gosvami collected the slokas of Sri Sampradaya, from where he and his family received diksa-mantras, and then he handed them over to Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada who manifested the book Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa. The Batta family had Mahaprabhu’s darsan and invited Him to stay in...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, mantras: diksha-mantras, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, Six Gosvamis exemplary bhajana, Six Sandarbhas

13 Jan 2024 evening – Glorification of the Six Gosvamis (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 13, 2024 6:57 PM

– Day of transcendental disappearance (tirobhava-tithi) of Srila Jiva Gosvamipada. – Mahaprabhu’s first instruction given to the Six Gosvamis: go to Vrndavana and discover the places of lilas of Radha and Krsna. – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also instructed the Six Gosvamis to manifest raga-marga-bhakti and vaidhi-marga-bhakti. – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada to manifest suddha-vaisnava-sadacara (good Vaisnava behaviour). – Without...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Santos 2024, Brazil 2024, Ekadashi-vrata 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, character quality: envy

07 Jan 2024 midday – The Day of Ekadasi-tithi (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 7, 2024 12:55 PM

Ekadasi-tithi is a very auspicious day. The different names of Ekadasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu observed Ekadasi at Srivasa Thakura’s house. The rules on the day of Ekadasi. We must follow and accept the sastras, as it was Sri Krsna himself who recited the Vedas. One should not argue what Sri Krsna says. Lila in which some brahmanas question Caitanya Mahaprabhu about whether we should accept/honor mahaprasada of grains on the day of Ekadasi. Song: mahā-prasāde govinde nāma-brahmaṇi...

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