The nature of the soul manifests with sadhu-sanga and our bhakti-lata-bija slowly grows by Guru and Krishna’s mercy. Always be conscious about and take care of your japa-mala. The desire to serve Krishna, Gurudeva; he reveals that desire and then the desire manifests, this we need to understand: Jiva jago jiva jago…wake up dear souls! Story of how Murali came to be a Krishna-bhakta (Caitanya-lila). Lord Ramachandra reveals to Laksmana about chaya-Sita. Indrajalik-lila – Lord manifests...
harinama: japa-mala
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, Chaturmasya-vrata 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, harinama: japa-mala, institution: ISKCON, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), Vilapa-kusumanjali
29 Jun 2023 darshana – Ekadashi, Chaturmasya and Sadhana (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Ekadasi and Lord Jagannatha. The four months of Chaturmasya. Vaishnava calendar rules. We must follow the rules of Chaturmasya. Today is the appearance of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja and Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami. About ISKCON devotees who followed Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and the Vraja-mandala parikrama. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja beautifully taught Vilapa-kusumanjali. What did Srila Gurudeva give us? We...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2023, Brazil 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru-varga, harinama: japa-mala, rasa dance: rasa-lila, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm)
09 Jun 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The song: Govardhanastakam by Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. The potency (shakti) is in japa-mala, so it is possible to chant the holy names without japa-mala, but the potency (shakti) will not manifest. Every guru-varga says that we should chant with japa-mala. Extract from the song: Sri Sri Sad-Gosvamiastakam, by Srila Srinivas Acharya. Every day you must sing a certain number of rounds of japa-mala. Japa-mala is no different from Radha and Krishna. The 108 beads in the japa-mala are for...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Paris 2023, France 2023, harinama: japa-mala, sound: shabda-brahman
26 May 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Because Radha does not abandon Her mana, Krsna asks Her to place Her feet on His head, She looks at Him affectionately and cries. Krsna’s highest heroic aspect is called dhira-lalita-nayaka. You must chant the holy names with your japa-mala because the japa-mala that the Guru gives comes with potency. If you buy a japa-mala and chant the holy names, there is no power there. Bhagavat-jnana and atma-jnana: to know about these subjects one needs pranipatа (giving pranamas)...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Bhajana-rahasya 2022, harinama: japa-mala, mantra: gayatri-mantras
25 Dec 2022 morning – Bhajana-rahasya (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The meaning of nishanta-Which hand to hold the japa-mala in and which fingers to use to move the beads-Tan-nama-rupa-caritadi-sukirtananu sloka discussion-Lila on how Krishna met Srimati Radhika and the gopis and did the rasa dance with them-The meaning of the name Radha-‘Devī’ kahi dyotamānā, paramā sundarī sloka discussion-Srimati Radhika is more beautiful than Krishna-While chanting think about the meanings of the holy names-What perfect maunya (vow of silence) is-The birds in...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Entry level discourses 2022, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), harinama: japa-mala, sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound, yoga: hatha-yoga
25 Jun 2022 evening – From Hatha-yoga to Bhakti-Yoga (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-How to connect atma and Paramatma-God created man after His image-The mantra AUM-Patanjali Rishi’s yoga-Asanas were originated by Shiva-The material sound toches body and mind, and transcendental sound touches body, mind and soul-This world is limited, no asima-ananda is there-God is always with you in the form of Paramatma-How to love God? Through the holy names-Question: Why is there no taste in chanting?-Avoid nama-aparadhas and vaishnava-aparadhas-The index finger should be out of...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Germany 2022, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), harinama: japa-mala
06 Jun 2022 midday – Meeting and Separation in Japa-mala (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 -Sleepness in smarana, shravana and kirtana-Not general meaning of kirtana-Sravana, kirtana, smarana, pada-sevana, archana, vandana, dasya, sakhya, atma-nivedana with examples-A devotee needs steadiness, nishtha-Everyday chant fixed number of rounds-Types of meeting and separation-64 rounds of japa is the number because there are 32 types of meeting and 32 types of separation-Sambandha, prayojana and abhidheya-Shower of tears for Krishna-Nitai will give His mercy-Description of japa...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, harinama: japa-mala, knowledge: tattva-jnana
18 Feb 2022 morning -Tattva-jnana (English) – Brazil
Why have Lokanatha dasa chastise Narottama dasa Thakura?Harinama-seva and prasada-sevaStory of a mother-in-law chastising her maid servant2 kinds of teachingsDescription of the verse nama cintamaniVerse composed by Narottama dasa Thakura ‘Prema-bhakti-candrika’Harinama is non different from KrsnaThe process to stay in the temple and do service and books distribution3 lakhas of harinama that Haridasa Thakura chantsImportance of chanting 16 rounds according to Srila Bhaktivinoda...