Human life is very rare. It is the only form among the 8 million and 400 thousand species that is capable of practicing spiritual life. Verse: durlabho mānuṣo deho — dehināṁ kṣaṇa-bhaṅguraḥ (Srimad Bhagavatam 11.2.29) Life should be destined for sadhana and bhajana, service to Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas. Story of Bharata Maharaja. Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.54). Sadhu-sanga means performing bhajana and sadhana and serving Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas...
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2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), liberation, prema: stages, self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul
21 Dec 2023 evening – Seva, Harikatha and Surrender (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Trees live for dozens of years, but there is no benefit in assuming a tree body. There is only benefit when we listen to harikatha. Different stages of prema: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. To cleanse the heart you need to do seva, listen to harikatha and surrender. The conditioned soul has a tendency to deceive, so everyone is being deceived. There are many ways to enjoy in Svargaloka. Story of the king, the envious barber and a man called Birbal. What does...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), liberation, prema: stages, self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul
21 Dec 2023 evening – Seva, Harikatha and Surrender (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Trees live for dozens of years, but there is no benefit in assuming a tree body. There is only benefit when we listen to harikatha. Different stages of prema: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. To cleanse the heart you need to do seva, listen to harikatha and surrender. The conditioned soul has a tendency to deceive, so everyone is being deceived. There are many ways to enjoy in Svargaloka. Story of the king, the envious barber and a man called Birbal. What does...
2023, Discourses in Bengali 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Damodarashtaka 5, Damodarashtaka 2023, liberation
05 Nov 2023 morning – Explanation of Verse 5 of Damodarastakam (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Satyavrata Muni explains the pastimes of baby Sri Krsna. God offers blessings, but his devotees do not want the five forms of liberation. We want prema-seva-uttara. Satyavrata Muni is absorbed; may the face of Sri Krsna be manifested in our hearts. The form of Sri Krsna is indescribable and inexplicable. In the state of bhava, the devotee receives darsana from Sri Krsna. The manifestation of the Lord happens according to the mood of the devotee. The symptom of prema is humility! Madhurya...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Damodarashtaka 5, Damodarashtaka 2023, liberation
05 Nov 2023 morning – Explanation of Verse 5 of Damodarastakam (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Satyavrata Muni explains the pastimes of baby Sri Krsna. God offers blessings, but his devotees do not want the five forms of liberation. We want prema-seva-uttara. Satyavrata Muni is absorbed; may the face of Sri Krsna be manifested in our hearts. The form of Sri Krsna is indescribable and inexplicable. In the state of bhava, the devotee receives darsana from Sri Krsna. The manifestation of the Lord happens according to the mood of the devotee. The symptom of prema is humility! Madhurya...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Dirgha Vishnu Temple 2023, Mathura 2023, India 2023, Mathura-parikrama 2023, gopis: nitya-siddha, liberation, Mathura-parikrama 2023
27 Oct 2023 morning – The Glories of Mathura Devi (Hindi) – Dirgha Vishnu temple, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Whoever stays in Mathura for a day attains prema-bhakti. Mathura Dhama is not an ordinary place. First we have to obtain the mercy of Mathura Devi, and then go to Vrndavana, without this it is not possible. The importance of Mathura Devi. Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja established the first Matha (Temple) in Mathura. First you need to go to Visrama-gatha in Mathura (where Krsna bathed after killing Kamsa), to do acamana, and only then go to Vrndavana. With the body it is...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Dirgha Vishnu Temple 2023, Mathura 2023, India 2023, Mathura-parikrama 2023, gopis: nitya-siddha, liberation, Mathura-parikrama 2023
27 Oct 2023 morning – The Glories of Mathura Devi (English translation) – Dirgha Vishnu temple, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Whoever stays in Mathura for a day attains prema-bhakti. Mathura Dhama is not an ordinary place. First we have to obtain the mercy of Mathura Devi, and then go to Vrndavana, without this it is not possible. The importance of Mathura Devi. Srila Gurudeva Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja established the first Matha (Temple) in Mathura. First you need to go to Visrama-gatha in Mathura (where Krsna bathed after killing Kamsa), to do acamana, and only then go to Vrndavana. With the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Auckland 2023, New Zealand 2023, liberation
22 Oct 2023 midday – Sadhu-sanga and Nama-sankirtana to Develop Spiritual Life (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sukadeva Gosvami gave harikatha for seven days and seven nights. In Kali-yuga the body is weak and always gets sick, but we can chant the holy names. Qualities of sadhu-sanga and nama-sankirtana. Singing alone is more difficult because Yamaraja’s four daughters automatically come. Pure devotees do not want the four forms of liberation, they want Radha-krsna-prema. Story of the disciple who, at the master’s request, goes out to collect donations but only at the house of Vaisnavas...