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2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Vrindavana dasa Thakura, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), guru: guru-tattva, liberation, rasa dance: rasa-lila

03 Jun 2024 evening – The Glories of Sri Vrindavana dasa Thakura (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 3, 2024 5:38 PM

15:30 – Vrindavan das Thakur is the Vyasa-avatar in the pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who manifested the Chaitanya Bhagavata. To learn more about the life of Shriman Mahaprabhu, read the books Chaitanya Charitamrita (CC) and Chaitanya Bhagavata (CB). Narayani Devi, the niece of Shrivasa Thakur (Narada Rishi), accepted maha-prasada and served Shriman Mahaprabhu (she danced with love and brought water from the Ganga).20:24 – Vrindavan das Thakur appeared from the womb of Narayani Devi...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, character quality: duplicity, liberation, mantra: gopala-mantra, mantra: Kama-gayatri, self-realisation

01 Jun 2024 morning – About Spiritual Self-Realisation (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 1, 2024 9:17 AM

The highest education is to study about Krsna. Examples of devotees who achieved perfection by following only one of the members of bhakti. Obtaining the association of pure devotees and hearing harikatha is the highest thing in this world. The greatest pain there is is being distant from the Vaishnavas. When this happens Maya comes and catches us. Explanation of the song radha-krsna-keli: which expresses the loving exchanges between Radha and Krsna. The problem is not mukti (liberation) but...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, character quality: duplicity, liberation, mantra: gopala-mantra, mantra: Kama-gayatri, self-realisation

01 Jun 2024 morning – About Spiritual Self-Realisation (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 1, 2024 9:17 AM

The highest education is to study about Krsna. Examples of devotees who achieved perfection by following only one of the members of bhakti. Obtaining the association of pure devotees and hearing harikatha is the highest thing in this world. The greatest pain there is is being distant from the Vaishnavas. When this happens Maya comes and catches us. Explanation of the song radha-krsna-keli: which expresses the loving exchanges between Radha and Krsna. The problem is not mukti (liberation) but...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Rijswijk 2024, Netherlands 2024, Nrisimha-chaturdashi 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), liberation, school: gurukula

22 May 2024 evening – Nrisimha-chaturdashi (Hindi) – Rijswijk, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 22, 2024 6:07 PM

This material world is painful. Devatas (demigods) and daityas (demons): two types of human nature. Shloka kaumāra ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha (SB 10.16.36). Prahlada Maharaja goes to gurukula and preaches there. Shanda and Amarka are Prahlada’s teachers. Kayadhu, Prahlada’s mother had 4 children. Hiranyakashipu’s intention to fight with Krishna. Nrisimhadeva Bhagavan comes to save Prahlada from Hiranyakashipu’s attacks. 7 generations of kanishtha-adhikari get liberation, 14...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Undisclosed, Germany 2024, Vrindavana dasa Thakura, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, liberation

03 May 2024 evening – Disappearance of Vrndavana Dasa Thakura (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 3, 2024 6:55 PM

– Vrndavana Dasa Thakura is the literary incarnation, Vyasa Avatara, of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – Vrndavana Dasa Thakura wrote the Caitanya Bhagavata, and Krsnadasa Kaviraji Gosvami wrote the Caitanya Caritamrta. – Vrndavana Dasa Thakura became totally absorbed in Sri Nityananda Prabhu. Without Nityananda’s mercy one cannot reach Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – Always meditate on the lotus feet of Guru, by his causeless mercy one can obtain liberation: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror...

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

April 17, 2024 6:27 PM

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

April 17, 2024 6:27 PM

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 Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, Rama-navami 2024, bhava: gopi-bhava, liberation, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Vedavati

17 Apr 2024 morning – Sri Rama-navami (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 17, 2024 9:21 AM

The story of how Narada Rishi supposedly conquered lust; his curse by Vishnu; Vedavati appeared as Sita-devi afterwards. Rasa-lila is kama-vijaya lila. Shabari story. Shabari did not give her food remnants to Ramachandra. Description of the rasas and their characteristics Lila on how the turtle, who longed to touch the lotus feet of the Lord, became a boatman who ferried Lord Ramachandra across the river in a rama-lila. Lila on how Lord Ramachandra granted liberation to the stone-embedded soul...

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