– Without association with Guru, we cannot discern what is good from what is bad. – On the materialist perspective. – By associating with a holy person and listening to their Harikatha, we can change our lives. – This human life is very rare, because only after passing through eight million four hundred thousand species of life do we acquire a body capable of properly associating with a holy person. – Through association with the sadhu, we can answer the three...
karma: law of karma
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Entry level discourses 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.102, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, Hitopadesha 25, A Sadhu Who Liberated All the Suffering Souls in the Hell Solely by the Aroma of His Body, Purpose of Human Life, karma: law of karma, liberation, life: cycle of birth and death
11 Sep 2025 evening – The Meaning of Life (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand
– In Kali-yuga, people only want to enjoy pleasures and it is very difficult for them to sit down to hear Harikatha. – In Kali-yuga, people are completely atheistic; they have no faith in the Lord or in the existence of reincarnation. This atheistic philosophy is completely false. – On Yamaraja, the law of karma, and Citragupta (Yamaraja’s servant who records all the acts of all human beings). – Scientific discoveries, such as the computer, are discovered because...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Punta Arenas 2025, Chile 2025, devotees: types, karma: law of karma
21 Feb 2025 evening – What We Should Do in Bhakti (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
• About the five types of devotees of the Lord that exist. • About the importance of the lilas of Dhruva Maharaja and Prahlada Maharaja. • To achieve everything, we must do nama sankirtana. Nama Prabhu is very merciful and kind. • About the worship of Lord Siva. • The lila of a brahmana, a disciple of Shiva, who one day needed money for his daughters’ wedding and was sent to Vrndavana to find Sanatana Gosvami Pada. • About the importance of listening to...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, ghosts, karma: law of karma, liberation
05 Aug 2024 morning – How the Universes Are Created (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (Caitanya Caritamrta 20.108-109). How all universes are created (Brahma, Siva and Visnu). One day of Brahma: The yugas and the duration of each one. The method to connect with God in Kali-yuga is the chanting of the Hare Krsna Mahamantra. Song: Hari Haraye Namah Krsna. Karma is independent of astrology, and the Holy Names destroy all sins. The types of liberation (mukti). The universal form of Visnu and his weapons. How the law of karma works...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, karma: law of karma, liberation
17 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Rama-navami (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The law of karma. The story of how Valmiki Rishi cursed a hunter. The pastimes of how Narada Rishi supposedly conquered lust; his curse by Vishnu. The story of how a son could not pay his debt to his mother. Chant the name of Panchakanya, the five chaste women – Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, Ahilya and Mandodari – every day. Whatever you do to anyone will come back to you. Respect demigods but do not worship them, for they can only give material things. Birth, death and marriage are in the...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, karma: law of karma, liberation
17 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Rama-navami (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The law of karma. The story of how Valmiki Rishi cursed a hunter. The pastimes of how Narada Rishi supposedly conquered lust; his curse by Vishnu. The story of how a son could not pay his debt to his mother. Chant the name of Panchakanya, the five chaste women – Draupadi, Kunti, Tara, Ahilya and Mandodari – every day. Whatever you do to anyone will come back to you. Respect demigods but do not worship them, for they can only give material things. Birth, death and marriage are in the...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, La Plata 2024, Argentina 2024, Shikshashtaka 1, book: Bible, karma: law of karma
11 Feb 2024 evening – Nama-sankirtana (English) – La Plata, Argentina | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is very rare to reach the association of saints. Verse: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-janma-mūla haya ‘sādhu-saṅga’ (CC Madhya-lila 22.83). Verse: sādhu saṅga sādhu saṅga sarva śāstra (CC Madhya-lila 22.54). Sadhu-sanga means hearing about Sri Hari and practicing instructions His throughout life. Food for the soul is Sri Krsna katha. Worldly conversations leave our minds disturbed. Verse: tava kathāmṛtaṁ tapta-jīvanaṁ (CC Madhya-lila 10.31.9). Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ (Siksastaka 1). We are in the cycle...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Sydney 2023, Australia 2023, karma: law of karma, liberation, mantra: gayatri-mantras
01 Oct 2023 evening – The Development of Spiritual Life (Hindi) – Sydney, Australia
The different dynasties (gotras). The two births: the first in the womb and the second when we receive gayatri-mantras. For singing many rounds of japa, Haridasa Thakura was called Brahma Haridasa by Mahaprabhu. The identification of the soul is with eternity. Sanatana Gosvami asked Mahaprabhu: ke āmi’ – “who am I?” (CC Madhya-lila 20.102). We must ask: “why am I suffering the three miseries of maya?” Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya-līlā 20.108-109)...