sound: material sound

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Manresa 2026, Spain 2026, Entry level discourses 2026, energy: achintya-shakti, sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound

10 May 2026 midday – Material Love and Divine Love (English) – Manresa, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 10, 2026 12:00 PM

Yoga means union, when two substances mix. It is not possible to achieve this union with only one substance. Where can we obtain divine love? We can obtain it through the heart of the sadhu. Without love, our life is useless. In this material world, love is temporary and will eventually be destroyed. If we have love for God, we can reach Him. When love exists, those elements are close and they do not want to separate. Within the mantra we have acintya-sakti, the inconceivable potency, a...

2026, Discourses in Bengali 2026, Kashinagar 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, Srimad-Bhagavatam 2026, sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound

12 Mar 2026 midday – The Importance of Listening to Srimad-Bhagavatam Katha (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 12, 2026 12:00 PM

House program at Chandrashekhara Prabhu’s house – Story of Pariksit Maharaja, the curse he received, and his hearing of Srimad Bhagavatam. – Each type of sadhu provides different guidance. – Difference between material sound and transcendental sound. – This material world is the prison of Maya Devi. – In this prison of Maya, Maya Devi is punishing us. – We did not come to this material world to have children and do business; we came to do Hari-bhajana...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Kashinagar 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, Srimad-Bhagavatam 2026, sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound

12 Mar 2026 midday – The Importance of Listening to Srimad-Bhagavatam Katha (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 12, 2026 12:00 PM

Story of Pariksit Maharaja, the curse he received, and his hearing of Srimad Bhagavatam. Each type of sadhu provides different guidance. Difference between material sound and transcendental sound. This material world is the prison of Maya Devi. In this prison of Maya, Maya Devi is punishing us. We did not come to this material world to have children and do business; we came to do Hari-bhajana. We must listen to Srimad Bhagavatam-katha because it empowers us to escape the bondage of Maya. People...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Perth 2025, Australia 2025, sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam, Hitopadesha 25, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.4, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.24, Identity of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, character quality: envy, sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound

25 Sep 2025 evening – Practice Bhakti Yoga (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 25, 2025 6:00 PM

Yoga Centre, Perth, Australia – On the meaning of the word body. – Within the gross body there is the subtle body formed of mind, intelligence, and false ego; and within the subtle body there is the soul. – The spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve the Lord: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya-lila 108-109). – There are different philosophies, but the best is Bhakti-yoga: bhakti-yogena manasi samyak praṇihite ’male… (SB 1.7.4). – ⁠The word...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Lithuanian 2025, Vilnius 2025, Lithuania 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), sound: material sound, sound: shabda-brahman, sound: transcendental sound, universe

18 May 2025 evening – The Glories of the Holy Name (English) | Vilnius, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 18, 2025 6:30 PM

The Guru plants the seed of bhakti in the heart of his disciple. The primary cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga. Karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, mystical yoga and any kind of tapasya (austerity) are not superior to bhakti-yoga and sadhu-sanga. Association with a sadhu allows one to sustain the entire Universe. Sadhu-sanga is hearing Harikatha from a sadhu. There are two types of sounds: sabda-brahma (transcendental sound) and material sound. Why are sadhus and Vaisnavas traveling the world preaching? How...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Badger 2024, USA 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound

30 Jul 2024 evening – Ekadasi Tithi Katha (English) | Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 30, 2024 6:27 PM

Bhakti comes by Sadhu-sanga, association with high class devotee of the Lord. By kama, jnana, tapasya and yoga, we cannot attain Lord, only by the practice of Bhakti-yoga will bring us to Him. Material sound only acts in the body and mind; transcendental sound vibration, shabda-brahma, goes to the heart and cleans all our anarthas and pap. Sadhu-sanga means harikatha-sravana. Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha page 39). We can perform sadhana and bhajana when Hari, Guru and...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Jaragua do Sul 2024, Brazil 2024, Bhagavad-gita 2024, Gita-jayanti 2024, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), sound: material sound, sound: shabda-brahman, sound: transcendental sound

18 Jul 2024 evening – Bhagavad Gita (English) | Jaragua do Sul, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 18, 2024 6:01 PM

Harikatha purifies the heart. ⁠When we glorify the Lord, we are protected from Maya. ⁠The Lord gave instructions to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. ⁠Sabda-brahma, the transcendental sound, is very powerful. ⁠Sabda-samana is the material sound. ⁠Material sound influences gross and subtle material bodies. ⁠Transcendental sound influences the gross and subtle material bodies, and also the soul. ⁠The Bhagavad Gita, from the 1st to the 6th chapters, deals with karma-yoga; from the 7th to the 12th it...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja, Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja, sound: material sound, sound: shabda-brahman

04 Jan 2024 evening – Avirbhava Tithi of Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja and Tirobhava Tithi of Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 4, 2024 6:30 PM

About the appearance and disappearance of the Guru. Our tongue is only purified when we glorify our Guru. ⁠The only meaning of having eyes, hands and tongue is to be able to see, glorify and touch the lotus feet of Guru and Krsna. ⁠All our efforts are to have the blessing of receiving a drop of Guru-pada-padma’s mercy. ⁠We must develop loyalty to the Guru. ⁠The Guru is our real benefactor, the one who is capable of freeing us from the finite material world, and taking us to the eternal...

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