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2026, Discourses in English 2026, Auckland 2026, New Zealand 2026, A Gopi Hangs the Butter Pot from the Ceiling, Ekadashi-vrata 2026, Gopi-gita, bhakti: nine limbs of bhakti, diksha: importance of receiving initiation from an authentic Guru, God: three forms of God's manifestation in Kali-yuga (nama; svarupa; and vigraha), Gurvashtaka: importance of reciting, holy names: how to chant, mangala-arati: importance, mood: dakshina-bhava, mood: vamya-bhava, upavasa: meaning

22 Sep 2026 evening – The Senses in Service to the Lord (English) – Auckland, New Zealand

September 22, 2026 6:00 PM

– Evidence given by the sastras (scriptures) regarding Ekadasi. – Explanation of how to sit close to the Lord. – Story of Ambarisa Maharaja who used all his senses to serve the Lord. – Meaning of attaining the darshan of the Lord’s beautiful form. – On the eagerness of Srimati Radhika and the gopis to attain the darshan of Krishna. – Detailing the benefits of participating in Mangala Arati. – On the three forms of God’s manifestation in this...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Chinese 2026, Hong Kong 2026, Identity of the Soul, Maya-tattva, Krishna: reasons for Krishna to take birth on Earth, mangala-arati: importance

06 Sep 2026 evening – Why Are We Here? (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 6, 2026 6:00 PM

– The innermost portion of spiritual love is sraddha (spiritual faith). – Our goal is to attain prema (divine love). – God is the embodiment of divine love, and we are parts of God that contain this power of love in our hearts. – Our minds and hearts are contaminated by Maya-devi because we have forgotten Krishna and the true nature of the soul, which is to love one another. – The jivas have turned to Maya (the material world), and for this reason, they have...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Alto Paraiso 2026, Brazil 2026, antare nistha kara bahye loka-vyavahara, kaka-cesta baka-dhyanam, markata-vairagya na kara loka dekhana, tat te 'nukampam susamiksamano, Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.255, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 16.238, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 16.239, Chanakya-niti, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.14.8, The Wheel of Karma: The Slap That Came Back Around, Amara Jivana, Freedom from karma, Karma-tattva, Qualities of Pure Devotees, karma: if you chant the holy names and diksha-mantras; your karma will be destroyed, mangala-arati: importance, phalgu-vairagya: meaning

05 Aug 2026 midday – On Renunciation and Tolerance (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 5, 2026 12:00 PM

Bhakti Cakora Ashram – 5 ways to acquire knowledge: kāka-ceṣṭā baka-dhyānaṁ…(Canakya Niti) – 1) the crow’s endeavors; 2) the crane’s meditation; 3) the dog’s sleep; 4) moderate eating; 5) detachment from comforts, not abandoning one’s family. – Mangala-arati is very important. Do not miss it. – Verse: anāsaktasya viṣayān yathārham upayuñjataḥ…(Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.255). – Kṛṣṇārthe ‘khila-ceṣṭā-parāyaṇaḥ (fully dedicated to performing all activities...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Sao Paulo 2026, Sri Radha Govinda Gaudiya Matha 2026, Brazil 2026, adhikara na labhiya siddha-deha-bhave, vraje prasiddham navanita-cauram, Bhajana-rahasya 1.10, Chorashtaka 1, Guru-purnima (Vyasa-puja) 2026, Personal Recollections 2026, Bhishma Abducts Amba Ambika and Ambalika for Vichitravirya’s Marriage, Bhishma and Parashurama Engage in a Duel, Bhishma Takes His Vow of Lifelong Celibacy and Renounces the Throne, King Kalmashapada Becomes Possessed by a Rakshasa and Kills Shakti Muni, King Shantanu Marries Ganga Devi and Bhishma Appears After the Deliverance of the Seven Vasus, Parashara Muni Meets Satyavati Blesses Her and Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa Is Born, The Snake Charmer and Haridasa Thakura, Vyasadeva, ashta-kaliya-lila: do not meditate on it prematurely, mangala-arati: importance, mantra: power of mantras to expel a ghost during a fire sacrifice in Mathura, Narada Rishi: Krishna’s shaktyavesha-avatara (bhaktyavesha-avatara), siddha-deha: do not contemplate your siddha-deha (spiritual body) prematurely, Vyasadeva: Krishna’s shaktyavesha-avatara (jnanavesha-avatara)

29 Jul 2026 midday – Guru-purnima: The Lineage of Vyasadeva and the Origins of the Kuru Dynasty (English) – Sri Radha Govinda Gaudiya Matha, Sao Paulo, Brazil

July 29, 2026 12:00 PM

– The dynasty of Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa: Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa (son), Parashara Rishi (father), Shakti Muni (grandfather). – Shakti Muni curses King Kalmashapada, who later becomes possessed by a raksasa and kills Shakti Muni. – Parashara meets Satyavati (Matsyagandha), blesses her with his glance, and her son, Krishna Dvaipayana Vedavyasa, is born. – King Shantanu marries Ganga-devi; their eighth son, Bhishma, is born after the deliverance of the seven...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, Shikshashtaka 1, Radhikashtaka, Meeting and Separation, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), consciousness: Krishna Consciousness, hari-katha: etiquette of listening to hari-katha, mangala-arati: importance, mantra practice and surrender: mantrartha-chintanam; nyasa-mudra; prapatti; sharanagati and atma-nivedana, mood: lamentation mood, Six Gosvamis exemplary bhajana, translator: instructions to a translator

02 Jul 2025 evening – A Mood of Lamentation (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 2, 2025 6:00 PM

– Where there is a Vaishnava, there is Vrindavana. – We need to cleanse our hearts. – Tilaka and kanthimala alone are not enough. We need to follow four principles. – Every day, you must attend mangala-arati. – The heart is cleansed by chanting the holy names. – Verse: ‘Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam bhāva-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpanam…’ (Sri Shikshashstaka 1). – Seva without listening to hari-katha is dangerous, as those who perform seva but do not...

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