Yogamaya has arranged for you to come into Krishna’s consciousness. Bhakti is the sublime philosophy that leads to the direct darshana of the Lord. Even if you walk the path of bhakti with your eyes closed, you will still reach your goal. Shloka: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva (CC Madhya 19.151). The description of the bhakti creeper and prema-phala (the fruit of divine love). You do not know your own glories. Just coming to Krishna consciousness is not enough. You have to...
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05 Mar 2024 morning- Glories of the Holy Names – (English) – Pipa, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Sukadeva Gosvamipada only glorified saradiya-rasa-lila and Srila Jayadeva Gosvamipada vasanta-lila explained in Gita-govinda grantha, which is very important. – Rasa-lila katha. Krishna only performs rasa dance for Srimati Radhika. Cintamani-maya bhajan (Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha, page 116). – Krishna’s topmost name is Mohan-candra. When we do bhajan sadhana and slowly progress, we will understand. – The holy names will give you...
30 Jan 2024 midday – How we come to Krishna Consciousness (English) – Seattle, USA
– In life, where have we come from and where do we go? – God creates the human being as like Him. – Ananga-mayi-jagad – our ultimate goal. – Our illusion that we will live for one hundred years. – What we are to give to God. – The gift God gives us: Krishna-prema. – What happens when jivas chant the maha-mantra. – The results of hearing harikatha. – Glories of Bhramara-gita grantha.
26 Sep 2023 evening – Krishna Is Eager to Speak to Us (English) – Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Yoga means to unite. To unite the jiva soul with Paramatma. Our spiritual science teaches us about atma and Supersoul. The body is a tree. There are two birds on the branches: one is the witness; Paramatma, and the other is the doer, the atma, soul. There is one black screen separating us from Paramatma. The black screen is maya. Although there are many names of God, the maha-mantra is the most powerful, especially in this Kali-yuga. If you chant this maha-mantra, all the unwanted things in...
13 Sep 2023 morning – Who Should be Considered a Vaishnava (English) – Brighton, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
What is Krishna consciousness?
What is better for a sadhaka? To travel or to stay in one place?
Hard work should be done for krishna-seva.
Who is called a Vaishnava? One who receives harinama and diksha-mantra from the guru, or at least harinama.
The meaning of saying that without 64 rounds, Krishna will not accept our offerings.
Ambarisha-Durvasa Katha.
05 Sep 2023 evening – How we can stop our suffering (English) – Birmingham, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Krishna Consciousness means how to give love and affection. The cause of our suffering in this material world. In this Kali-yuga, we can only return to our real home, Goloka Vrindavana, by nama-sankirtana. Give up bad association and take shelter of vraja-rasika Vaisnavas. Glorification of senior devotees. The difference between avirbhava and janma. Krishna-tattva siddhanta. Glorification of the gopis: When Krishna suffers a headache and footdust is the cure. Laukika-sraddha katha. The...
07 Jun 2023 morning – Darshana at the Airport (English) – Navegantes, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Radha and Sri Krishna give names to demigods and demigoddesses. Krishna is the Absolute Truth. The meaning of Srimati Radhika’s name Shyama. Wash Tulasi leaves before offering them. The previous lives of Haridasa Thakura. The meaning of the word ‘Shvetadvipa’. On real Vrajavasis. Question: Is it true that all the demigods enter the body of one who reads Bhagavad-gita every day? Sukriti’s duty is to bring a person in front of a sadhu. If people come to Krishna consciousness not by sukriti...
21 May 2023 morning – Rasa-raja-mahabhava-svarupa (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
How the sadhu creates desire in our hearts. About the care to be taken in speaking too high katha. From the stage of anartha-nivritti it is possible to understand about transcendental things. This body cannot stand the stage of prema. Mahaprabhu asks Srivasa how he came to be in Krishna consciousness, his life story. A sannyasi brahmana appears in Srivasa’s dream. About dreams during brahma-muhurta. The sloka harer nama harer nama that Srivasa read in the Purana. Srivasa goes to Devananda...