The 6 leaves (stages) of bhakti. The various types of liberation, and the ultimate meaning of liberation. How Sarvabhauma Battacarya rejected mukti (liberation). Story of a devotee who asked Srila Narayana Maharaja if he had darshan of Bhagavan. The 9 members of bhakti. The 3 rules for diving in the ocean of syama-rasa. If not physically, live in Vraja mentally. How to develop greed (lobha) for hearing the harikatha of the Supreme Lord. The main meaning of Brahma is Bhagavan. What is Mayavada...
liberation
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, liberation
30 Jul 2023 evening – The Specialty of Human Life (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Pariksit Maharaja asks Sukadeva Gosvamipada about yadu-vamsa and raghu-vamsa. In Mathura, Lord Krishna did not sit on the royal throne. God makes the impossible possible. The origin of the name “Dvaraka”. Dvaraka is a moksa-dhama (place of liberation). Karma is important, we should do good deeds. Try to understand what the soul is. Sadhu-sanga gives viveka-jnana (power of discrimination). We all come in the Manu dynasty. To reach the Lord is the goal of our life. We must learn to...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, character quality: criticism, liberation
08 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Sadhu Sanga and Hari Bhajana (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The glories of association with sadhus. Story of Yudhishthira Maharaja and his raja-surya-yagya (fire sacrifice). He did not invite Duryodhana to his sacrifice. You must serve the Lord in the way that is easier for you, according to your possibilities. Sadhus should be served prasada wherever they go. One step taken in the direction of a sadhu is equivalent to the fruit of thousands of fire sacrifices. Bhojan (eating) and bhajana (spiritual practice) must be done in silence. Whoever chants the...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, character quality: criticism, liberation
08 Jul 2023 evening – The Glories of Sadhu Sanga and Hari Bhajana (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The glories of association with sadhus. Story of Yudhishthira Maharaja and his raja-surya-yagya (fire sacrifice). He did not invite Duryodhana to his sacrifice. You must serve the Lord in the way that is easier for you, according to your possibilities. Sadhus should be served prasada wherever they go. One step taken in the direction of a sadhu is equivalent to the fruit of thousands of fire sacrifices. Bhojan (eating) and bhajana (spiritual practice) must be done in silence...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, character quality: duplicity, liberation, liberation (mukti): types, samskaras, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
05 Jul 2023 morning – How to attain Bhakti (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Discussion on the doubt about whether Vyasudeva knows or not about the essence of Srimad Bhagavatam. Doubt coming, Vyasadeva is Narayana Himself, the Guru, how possible He does not know? The four defects Jivas suffer from. How the body deteriorates with time. The biggest duplicity and hypocrisy is to have the desire for liberation. Take shelter of bhakti to attain Lord. Devotees reject four types of mukti. Accepting the fruit of karma and the mercy of the Lord. The three rules to attain bhakti...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, character quality: duplicity, liberation, liberation (mukti): types, samskaras, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
05 Jul 2023 morning – How to attain Bhakti (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Discussion on the doubt about whether Vyasudeva knows or not about the essence of Srimad Bhagavatam. Doubt coming, Vyasadeva is Narayana Himself, the Guru, how possible He does not know? The four defects Jivas suffer from. How the body deteriorates with time. The biggest duplicity and hypocrisy is to have the desire for liberation. Take shelter of bhakti to attain Lord. Devotees reject four types of mukti. Accepting the fruit of karma and the mercy of the Lord. The three rules to attain bhakti...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2023, Brazil 2023, aparadhas (offences), character quality: criticism, karma: cycle of birth and death, liberation
10 Jun 2023 evening – Nama Mahatmya: The Glories of the Holy Names (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The glories of the holy names in Kali-yuga. In Satya-yuga (golden age) souls meditated on the Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam), jnana meditation, e.g. Dhruva Maharaja. In Treta-yuga there was fire sacrifice, for example, Lord Ramachandra appeared in that age and performed fire sacrifice. In Kali-yuga it is very difficult to worship Thakuraji, to do fire ceremony and meditation properly. In Kali-yuga, there is a simple process to reach the Lord: chanting the holy names. Srimad Bhagavatam glorifies many...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2023, Brazil 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), bhakti: stages, liberation, mood: madanakya-mahabhava
08 Jun 2023 midday – Krsna and the Prema of Vraja (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only bhakti gives liberation. Liberation is not gained by jnana. The jnani falls, the bhakta does not fall, with bhakti there is no loss. Radha is the supreme devotee. Krsna feels indebted to Her. Krsna corresponds with the devotee according to the devotee’s surrender. Since the devotion of the gopis is complete, Krsna feels indebted. Krsna is controlled only by the prema of Vraja. The mighty elephant is controlled by the goad. The mighty elephant, Sri Krsna, is controlled only by the...