karma: law of karma

01 Oct 2023 evening – The Development of Spiritual Life (English translation) – 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)...

23 Sep 2023 evening – Characteristics of Sri Radha (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Radha attracts Krishna and Krishna attracts Radha. The sacrifice the gopis make for Krsna. Shyness is a characteristic of women only. Pure love has no boundaries. Bhakti is natural, spontaneous and requires nothing in return, it is not a business relationship. Krsna in the form of dhira-lalita-nayaka. Krsna is completely controlled by the prema of Srimati Radhika. Daksina-bhava (submissive mood) and vamya-bhava ( contrary mood). To understand the different tattvas, one should read Jaiva Dharma...

23 Sep 2023 evening – Characteristics of Sri Radha (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Radha attracts Krishna and Krishna attracts Radha. The sacrifice the gopis make for Krsna. Shyness is a characteristic of women only. Pure love has no boundaries. Bhakti is natural, spontaneous and requires nothing in return, it is not a business relationship. Krsna in the form of dhira-lalita-nayaka. Krsna is completely controlled by the prema of Srimati Radhika. Daksina-bhava (submissive mood) and vamya-bhava ( contrary mood). To understand the different tattvas, one should read Jaiva Dharma...

17 Jan 2023 evening – Sadhus Are Our Well Wishers (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Time and tide wait for no one-All we are going to the ocean of death-Spiritual life distinguishes man from animal life-Were we able to bring something with us from our mother’s womb when we were born?-God created man after His image-Ask yourself who you are-Chant the holy names in the association of a sadhu-Sadhus travel around the world to give association to the conditioned souls-Maya gives so much punishment-The law of karma-Radhanatha Prabhu from Brazil was previously a butcher but...

08 Jan 2016 evening – Hari-katha (English) – Bolivia

38:08 lila (Narada risi and Mrigari), 1:07:18 lila (Arjuna shooting the pupil of the eye of the bird), 1:13:15 question (something about remembering the previous life), 1:22:24 question (something about karma), 1:25:23 upakhyan upadesha (2 friends won in the lottery and one killed the other to keep all the money, but many years after he spent all his money with his son disease)