-Jaya and Vijaya incarnations-Comparing the merits of King Parikshitа with those of Kings Shibi and Harischandra-Charity will succeed if directed towards Vaishnava-Hari-katha stories that seem to have little spiritual value are told to hold the interest of the audience-What good is it to explain the tattva to someone who is on the edge of death-Lila of Sankachora (Srimati Radhika curses Sridama)-The story of the princess who got diksha from a thief and a crook-How Krishna was perceived by...
Mahabharata
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2022, Undisclosed, Mexico 2022, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, dharma: adharma, Mahabharata
14 Dec 2022 morning – Glories of Bhakti-yoga (English) – Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Destination of karmis, jnanis, yogis & bhaktas.-Only bhaktas attain Lord & reason for it.-Krsna said to Arjuna to declare that His devotee will never fall down.-api cet su duracaro sloka discussion.-Krsna says if one one-pointed with Me & does bhajan-sadhan I will clear all his faults & purify his heart quickly.-If you are one-pointed with guru & Krsna , Krsna will purify the heart.-What is sin, dharma & adharma?-Telling a lie isn’t a sinful activity in some...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, Mahabharata, mantra: gayatri-mantras
06 Dec 2022 morning – Gita-mahatma (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Krishna is a milkman, BG is milk, and Arjuna is a baby calf-Arjuna and Krishna on the Kurukshetra battlefield-Shakuni took revenge for his sister Gandhari being cheated into marrying the blind Dhritarashtra and was always provoking Duryodhana-Hardship and suffering caused by wars-Pray and Krishna will arrange parikrama for you. Money is not a problem, mind is a problem-Read 18 names of Gita-Savitra and Satyavan story-Everyday chant your gayatri-mantras-Always keep Bhagavad-gita in your pocket...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Bhuj 2022, Gujarat 2022, India 2022, Mahabharata
24 Nov 2022 morning – Controlling restless mind (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Due to poor hearing of hari-katha one feels materialistic problems.-First read Manah-siksha.-Srila Raghunath das gosvami said in Manah-siksha to pacify the mind.-First hear hari-katha from gurudev.-Mind gets restless due to attachment to material things.-How to control the mind.-First one has to get suddha-bhakti at the lotus feet of guru.-One should get rati in mantra & nama.-One should have one-pointedness towards Krsna.-Give up ahankara that you are the doer.-You are the servant of the...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Bhuj 2022, Gujarat 2022, India 2022, Mahabharata
24 Nov 2022 morning – Controlling restless mind (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Due to poor hearing of hari-katha one feels materialistic problems.-First read Manah-siksha.-Srila Raghunath das gosvami said in Manah-siksha to pacify the mind.-First hear hari-katha from gurudev.-Mind gets restless due to attachment to material things.-How to control the mind.-First one has to get suddha-bhakti at the lotus feet of guru.-One should get rati in mantra & nama.-One should have one-pointedness towards Krsna.-Give up ahankara that you are the doer.-You are the servant of the...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2022, Mahabharata, mantra: gopala-mantra, Svayam Bhagavan, varnashrama-dharma
01 Oct 2022 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-First Sadya has to be decided.-Give up karma,jnana & has to do exclusively bhakti only.-About Svayam Bhagavan & Bhagavan.-Only when Krsna is with Srimati Radharani, He exhibits highest beautiful form.-Srimati Radhika’s expansion in Mathura, Dvaraka, Ayodhya & Vaikunta.-Jivas highest sadya is Krsna-prema & not mukti.-Jiva has prema-dharma in potential form & gets nourished by sadhu-sanga.-By Varnashrama-dharma jiva gets purified & papa-vritti slowly goes away.-yat...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2022, Mahabharata, mantra: gopala-mantra, Svayam Bhagavan, varnashrama-dharma
01 Oct 2022 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-First Sadya has to be decided.-Give up karma,jnana & has to do exclusively bhakti only.-About Svayam Bhagavan & Bhagavan.-Only when Krsna is with Srimati Radharani, He exhibits highest beautiful form.-Srimati Radhika’s expansion in Mathura, Dvaraka, Ayodhya & Vaikunta.-Jivas highest sadya is Krsna-prema & not mukti.-Jiva has prema-dharma in potential form & gets nourished by sadhu-sanga.-By Varnashrama-dharma jiva gets purified & papa-vritti slowly goes away.-yat...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022, Krishna Asks Yudhishthira Maharaja to Say That Ashvatthama Is Dead, karma: previous life, lineage: guru-parampara, Mahabharata, Radha: radha-nama, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022
29 Sep 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 -Srimad Bhagavatam is self-manifest like sun & topmost among all Puranas.-Srimad Bhagavatam is prema-katha & sinful people will be uplifted by sravanam.-Lila of Krsna making Yuddhisthira to tell a lie that Asvatthama died in Mahabharata.-Atmadeva brahmana,his wife Dhunduli & his 2 sons Gokarna & Dhundukari katha.-Bhagavath-katha has to be heard with Sraddha. This katha is sabda-brahma.-Srila BhaktiSiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada says how Gaudiya Mutt treats baddha-jivas...