liberation

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Itajai 2023, Brazil 2023, Gajendra-mokshana Lila, Shyamananda Prabhu, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), liberation

06 Jun 2023 evening – Shyamananda Prabhu Disappearence Day (English) – Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 6, 2023 6:41 PM

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu meets Sanatana Gosvami. Gajendra-moksana-lila. Bhakta-pada-dhuliya, bhakta-pada-jala and bhakta-bhukta-shesha. Srila BV Narayana Gosvami Maharaja’s advice to a sannyasi to take charanamrita from the footsteps of Vaisnavas every day to overcome anger and lust. The story of how a ghost wanted to get liberation from his ghost body by requesting the charanamrita of Srila BV Vamana Gosvami Maharaja from Parisananda Brahmachari. Today is Shyamananda Prabhu’s...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Jaragua do Sul 2023, Brazil 2023, ceremony: guru-puja, liberation, mantra: gayatri (how to chant), service: guru-seva

05 Jun 2023 evening – The Importance of Guru Seva and Chanting the Gayatri Mantras (English) – Jaragua do Sul, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 5, 2023 6:32 PM

Lord Krishna is our father and mother. By practising our spiritual goal, through sadhana and bhajana, we can return to our original abode. We are like immigrants in this material world. Through sadhu-sanga we can get the realisation of our soul. How to surrender completely to the lotus feet of the spiritual master. With the association of the sadhu, krsna-bhakti manifests in the heart. To attain spiritual development, one must be one-pointed to the spiritual master. How to worship the guru...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Dijon 2023, France 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), liberation

22 May 2023 evening – How to Free Yourself From the Influence of Maya (English) – Dijon, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 22, 2023 6:53 PM

The spontaneous nature of the soul of every living entity is the practice of bhakti, serving Sri Krishna (Sri Caitanya Bhagavata). Through karma, yoga, tapasya, no one can reach the Lord (Srimad Bhagavatam, 11th canto). The demigods, Brahma, Shiva, Narada, all seek the devotional service of the Lord. Souls are trapped in the cycle of innumerable births and deaths, forgetting their true identity and wandering through different planetary systems. There are 7 levels of higher and 7 lower planetary...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, ghosts, liberation, Ramachandra: Rama-nama, vishvasa: faith (firm trust in Krishna; confidence in the process of bhakti)

17 May 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 17, 2023 9:10 AM

PART 1 The importance of vaidhi-bhakti for the novice devotees. Question: What is the significance of applying tilaka, gopi chandana? The material body is a temple of disease. Tilaka in different sampradayas. Ghosts do not come to those who follow the four principles and wear kanthimala, tulasi. If they come, it is only to get liberation through the pure devotees. The places where ghosts usually come. Srila Svami Maharaja’s sayings on Vrindavana and Radha-kunda. Pure sadhus make...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2023, Callus 2023, Spain 2023, karma: fate, liberation, liberation: brahma-sayujya, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

27 Apr 2023 morning – Q&A (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 27, 2023 9:34 AM

The difference between advaitavadis and mayavadis. Two ways of understanding sastra: indirect (laksana-vrtti) and direct (abhidha-vrtti). All the bodily members of the Lord are transcendental. Example of Devadata, who ate without anyone seeing and became fat. About the phrase Aham Brahmasmi (I am Brahma): Krishna spoke this phrase, Vyasadeva wrote it. No one can equal the Lord, He is brhad (great) and ananta (unlimited). But the jivas are small. Lord Krishna orders Shankaracarya to preach the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, Gadadhara Pandita, liberation

20 Apr 2023 evening – Gadadhara Pandita Appearance (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 20, 2023 6:20 PM

Gadadhara is a direct manifestation of Lord Radha. Gadadhara Pandita was born in East Bengal. Where Gadadhara is, Nimai is and vice versa; as well as Sita-Rama and Radha-Krsna. Gadadhara stayed in the house of Jagannatha Misra and Mother Saci all the time. Nimai’s mood was talkative and Gadadhara’s mood was serious, deep and silent.-Gadadhara was older than Nimai and was a class ahead of Nimai in school, but Nimai liked to talk about Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar) as if he knew...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, liberation, mood: aishvarya (majesty; opulence; divine greatness)

15 Apr 2023 evening – The Five Rasas of Devotional Service (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 15, 2023 6:58 PM

Worldly people want kama (pleasure), artha (economic development) and dharma (religion). Some want to merge with Brahman (the effulgence of the Lord’s body). This is like spiritual suicide, for jivas are eternal servants of the Lord (CC Madhya 20.108). Five types of liberation:1- Sarsti: to reach opulences equal to those of the Lord.2- Sarupya: to have a form like the Lord.3- Samipya: to live as a personal associate of the Lord.4- Salokya: To live on a Vaikuṇṭha planet.5- Sayujya: To...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, liberation

31 Mar 2023 evening – House Program (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 31, 2023 12:40 PM

-Radharani is the sethani (rich person’s wife) of Vrindavana. She has the key to all the treasuries-The trees of Vrindavana welcome Krishna-00.35.00 – The story of how a great sinner in a pond of stool in hell was proud of his position because he saw in his vision that a pure devotee would be born in his lineage-If there is a devotee in the family, all the members of his family get liberation-Whose house is Goloka Vrindavana?-The story of how a wife accepted diksha-initiation and became a...

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