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05 Oct 2025 evening – Damodara and the Beginning of the Month of Kartika (English) | Kenang, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 5, 2025 6:00 PM

– The two fingers Mother Yasoda was missing to bind Krsna represent our sadhana and bhajana, which require two things: effort and mercy. – Isvara, the Supreme Controller, cannot be bound by anyone except divine love. – Mother Yasoda binds Krsna with her vatsalya-bhava. – Only the gopis bind Krsna completely. – Radha and Krsna are one, but to perform sweet lilas, They separate and become two. – Krsna’s sweetest lilas manifest in the month of Kartika...

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12 Sep 2025 morning – The Definition of Sadhana-bhakti (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2025 8:20 AM

PART 1 PART 2 Those who practice devotional service to Lord Sri Krsna with their body, mind, and words. Our goal is to attain a hint of the humor of the cowherd boys of Vraja. The bodily conception is the root of all anarthas. About karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, and bhakti-kanda. There are different types of vairagya (renunciation). We must take care of our body to serve Krsna and, in no way, show others false renunciation. Our body needs to be healthy to awaken to mangala-arati, which is a limb of...