sadhu-sanga: importance

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Santo Antonio do Pinhal 2026, Brazil 2026, nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanad bhavausadhac, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.31.9, Hanuman Tests Bhima by Blocking His Path, A Criminal Among Sadhus, Importance of Vaishnava Association, book: Hanuman-chalisha, hari-katha: destroys all kinds of sins, kleshas: 5 kleshas (sources of suffering) avidya (ignorance); asmita (false ego); raga (attachment); dvesha (aversion); and abhinivesha (fear of death), sadhu-sanga: importance

13 Aug 2026 midday – Sadhu-sanga Is Fundamental (English) – Santo Antonio do Pinhal, Brazil

August 13, 2026 12:00 PM

– The cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga; without it, Bhakti Devi does not manifest in our hearts. – We should associate with a devotee who is completely clean and without hypocrisy, completely surrendered and realized in Krishna, one who does not commit offenses or defamatory criticisms. – Difference between offense and lucidity. – Story of the clever thief who ran away. – A senior is one who practices sadhana and bhajana, who has tattva-siddhanta, and is more...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, 24 Parganas 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, Bengal Prachar 2026, sadhu-sanga: importance, Bengal Prachar 2026

22 Feb 2026 evening – Hari-katha (English translation) – 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India

February 22, 2026 6:00 PM

Glories and Importance of Sadhu-sanga, Shikshahtaka

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Tepoztlan 2025, Mexico 2025, satam prasangan mama virya-samvido, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25, Prema-rasa, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, liberation, sadhu-sanga: importance

25 Dec 2025 morning – Prema-prayojana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

December 25, 2025 7:00 AM

– Krsna is our sambandha (knowledge of relationship), and prema (love) is prayojana, our highest goal! – Krsna is not our goal, our goal ⁠is Krsna-prema! – ⁠About the process of sadhana-bhakti: from sraddha to prema. – ⁠Paramarthika-sraddha (transcendental faith) and lokikhi-sraddha (material faith, etiquette). – ⁠Two types of paramarthika-sraddha: vaidhi-sraddha and raganuga-sraddha. – ⁠About raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. – A verse explaining the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Perth 2025, Australia 2025, anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam, Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.1.11, A King an Eagle and a Dove, A Monkey Who Was Cold in Winter and Searched for Fire, Renunciation, aprakrita-jnana: transcendental knowledge (knowledge beyond material perception; spiritual understanding revealed by bhakti), bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, karma: karmic activity, knowledge: 3 types of knowledge (knowledge of the Lord; knowledge of the soul; and knowledge of union with Brahman), knowledge: direct knowledge and indirect knowledge, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), sadhu-sanga: importance, soul: conditioned soul

23 Sep 2025 morning – Knowledge and Renunciation (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 23, 2025 7:00 AM

– Quote from the verse: anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy… (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.11). – Rupa Gosvami Pada’s mood in composing the above verse. – Serving Krsna with body and words incessantly. – On the definition of bhakti given by previous Acaryas. – Quote from Bhaktivinoda Thakura about the prison of family life. – On the importance of sadhu-sanga and hearing Harikatha from the lotus mouth of a sadhu. – Explanation given by Sukadeva...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Whangarei 2025, New Zealand 2025, The Asana Offered to Krishna by the Gopis, Self-Realization, aparadhas: ten offences of the holy names, mind: how to mentally reside in Vraja, prema: five limbs to attain krishna-prema, sadhu-sanga: importance

16 Sep 2025 midday – Self-Realization, the Best Realization (English) | Whangarei, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 16, 2025 12:00 PM

Gurudeva, for the first time in the city of Whangarei, speaks of the beauty of the place. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s declaration: “One day My names will be preached and chanted throughout the world.” Nama-sankirtana is about the dharma of Kali-yuga. Karma, knowledge, and austerities are not enough to attain the Lord. Regarding nama-sankirtana, it is best to chant the Holy Names in association with sadhus. Without association with a sadhu, Maya Devi will interfere in the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Punta Arenas 2025, Chile 2025, Madhurya-kadambini 2025, bhagavata: jivanta-bhagavata, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, sadhu-sanga: importance

19 Feb 2025 morning – Madhurya-kadambini (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 19, 2025 9:04 AM

You need 2 books to develop your spiritual life: Bhajana-rahasya and Madhurya-kadambini. Vaidhi-bhakti (aishvarya-mula-bhakti) and raganuga-bhakti (madhurya-mula-bhakti). The importance of sadhu-sanga to awaken bhakti. Grantha-sadhu and bhakta-sadhu. If bhakta-bhagavata (jivanta-bhagavata) is not available then read grantha-bhagavata. Bhakta-bhagavata helps to interpret the true meaning of different shlokas. Without the mercy of Mahaprabhu no one can understand the true meaning of the...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Auckland 2024, New Zealand 2024, body: bodily conception, body: bodily identification, body: dehatma-buddhi, sadhu-sanga: importance, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

21 Sep 2024 evening – The Glories of Hearing Krsna-katha (English) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 21, 2024 6:20 PM

All sufferings arise due to bodily conception, dehatma-buddhi. Maya Devi is punishing us because we do not serve Krsna. Through Harikatha, Krsna enters through our ears and cleanses our hearts. By hearing Krsna-katha, we forget our bodily identification and, little by little, we will understand our spiritual identity. Sloka: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ… (ŚB 10.31.9). The living entities have innumerable papas (sins) in their hearts and therefore have no taste for hearing Krsna-katha. Only...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Govardhana 2023, Vraja 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, sadhu-sanga: importance, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga, uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta), Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023

22 Nov 2023 morning – The Teaching of Shikshashtaka (Hindi) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 22, 2023 8:49 AM

Shikshashtaka was manifested by Mahaprabhu to give us the teaching of nama-sankirtana. The mirror of our heart can be cleansed by nama-sankirtana. Do not disturb karmis by telling them about bhakti, just engage them in seva. The importance of sadhu-sanga. The story of a mouse who became a princess in her next life after she tasted the gheewick offered to the deity and unconsciously rolled around in front of the deity performing arati. Vidhi-marga bhakti and raga-marga bhakti. Jnata-sukriti and...

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