+ nagara-sankirtana – When Krishna plays His flute, all the peacocks become very happy and offer their feathers to Him. – If we don’t have love and affection for someone, we don’t offer gifts. – Krishna’s peacock feather has the name Radha and is inclined to the left, demonstrating that He pays homage to Her. – The Srimad Bhagavatam is the Emperor, the essence of all the Sacred Scriptures, the Vedas, the Puranas, and the Upanishads. – Whoever...
Krishna: Krishna's peacock feather
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, The Conditioned Soul, body: bodily conception, body: dehatma-buddhi, Krishna: Krishna's flute, Krishna: Krishna's peacock feather, prema: stages, service: krishna-seva, soul: conditioned soul
14 Sep 2025 midday – Bodily Conception Is the Root of Mental Disturbance (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Once a year, Lord Jagannatha comes out of His Temple and grants His darsana to all the fallen souls. The minds of the gopis become very disturbed when Krsna goes out to herd, for they cannot tolerate separation from Him. Sneha means love and affection. In Kali-yuga, the conditioned soul has a disturbed mind, fighting within itself or with others because of its bodily conception (dehātmā-buddhiḥ). The thought of being this body and the supreme enjoyer is what disturbs our mind. The moment we...