knowledge: jnana and vijnana

21 Aug 2026 midday – The Types of Knowledge (English) – Barcelona, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Kaala Yoga Studio – The difference between knowledge and realization (jnana and vijnana) is that first we acquire knowledge and then, by the mercy of the Guru and Krishna, we receive the realization of that knowledge in our hearts. – The sastras describe five types of knowledge: pratyaksha (direct perception), but this way of acquiring knowledge involves some defects. – Any knowledge acquired only by ordinary human beings or through direct perception is imperfect. –...

10 Sep 2025 evening – Do Not Criticise Anyone (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

– In the Kali Yuga, people do not ask themselves what their lives are for. – Krishna tells Arjuna that all living entities are His part and parcel. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – Ask yourself: where will you go after you die? – The relationships in this world mean nothing. – We are caught in the cycle of birth and death. We must return to God, as the material world is not our permanent home. – Kapiladeva instructs Devahuti: ‘satāṁ...

24 June 2024 midday – The Form of Lord Jagannatha is The Manifestation of Mahabhava (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

0:18:30 – Mahabhava-prakash of Lord Jagannatha; Srila Gour Goswami Maharaja explains that this is viraha (separation). Day and night Chaitanya Mahaprabhu experiences separation; there are two types of moods – outwardly separation, inwardly meeting with one’s Ishtadeva. In this way Mahaprabhu shows the sadhaka how to perform sadhana. 0:24:16 – Jagannatha is mahabhava-prakash; to understand this one must go through and know the stages of developing prema. 0:29:00 – Shraddha – the concept and...

09 Oct 2023 evening – The Importance of Knowing and Having Faith in the Scriptures (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 Sadhana is both the goal and the path. We have five motor senses and five senses of knowledge. The twenty-eight essential tattvas. To fix the mind it is necessary to enter into tattva-siddhanta. Vaidhi-marga (path of rules and regulations) leads to Vaikuntha. The raga-marga (path of spontaneous devotion) of the Vrajavasis leads to Goloka Vrndavana. With sadhu-sanga comes jnana and vijnana (knowledge and realisation). Faith in the guru (sadhu-visvasa) and the scriptures is the basis of...

09 Oct 2023 evening – The Importance of Knowing and Having Faith in the Scriptures (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Sadhana is both the goal and the path. We have five motor senses and five senses of knowledge. The twenty-eight essential tattvas. To fix the mind it is necessary to enter into tattva-siddhanta. Vaidhi-marga (path of rules and regulations) leads to Vaikuntha. The raga-marga (path of spontaneous devotion) of the Vrajavasis leads to Goloka Vrndavana. With sadhu-sanga comes jnana and vijnana (knowledge and realisation). Faith in the guru (sadhu-visvasa) and the scriptures is the basis of bhakti...

29 Jun 2023 morning – The Appearance Day of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

About Chaturmasya vrata. The celebration of Vyasa-puja began with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Nityananda Prabhu received diksha from Laksmipati Tirtha. Lila of Nityananda Prabhu placing the Vyasa-puja garland on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Music: Krsna Hoite Chaturmukha. Sloka: ahaṁ vedmi śuko vetti… (Cc. Madhya-lila 24.313). One can understand the Vedic scriptures only after receiving the mercy of the Lord. If the sun does not rise, nothing is seen. The mercy of the bhakta and the mercy of Bhagavan...

25 Jun 2023 evening – The Soul’s Journey (English) – Lisbon, Portugal | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Every substance has an inherent property. Example: water. The soul is an integral part of the Lord. Man is mortal. What an intelligent man should do before he dies. The four common activities of man and animal. This is mine, this is yours. Everything belongs to God. āhāra-nidra-bhaya-maithunaṁ casāmānyam etat paśubhir narāṇāmdharmo hi teṣām adhiko viśeṣodharmeṇa hīnāḥ paśubhiḥ samānāḥ(Hitopadesa, 25) Bhakti-yoga, meaning. The Hare Krishna mantra, meaning of the words. God is always with you...

31 Jan 2023 morning – How to enter into krishna-bhakti (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Link: renunciation (sasang-vairagya); real vairagya; taking vows and markata-vairagya.-Accept only what is good for the body and Krishna.-If criticize anyone, including mundane people, very easy to absorb these bad things, affecting body and mind.-Story of sadhu living on one side of river and prostitute lady on the other.-Holy names at time of death.-Anarthas like a thunderbolt in the heart, not easy to move.-Sambandha-jnana-pradata, gurupadma who gives knowledge of relationship in the heart...