nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations)

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Pindamonhangaba 2026, Brazil 2026, ananyas cintayanto mam, ete camsa-kalah pumsah krsnas tu bhagavan svayam, Bhagavad-gita 9.22, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.3.28, Krishna Reveals His Supremacy to Arjuna, Parikshit Asks Shukadeva Why Krishna’s Devotees Are Poor and Shiva’s Devotees Are Rich, Bhagavan: Lord is beyond the modes of material nature, demigods: respecting demigods as they are servants of Krishna, money: why devotees of Krishna are poor and devotees of Shiva are rich, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), Shiva: Shivaji is a shuddha-vaishnava and doesn't smoke marijuana, Shiva: through the mercy of Shivaji/Gopishvara we can enter the rasa dance

13 Aug 2026 evening – Hierarchical Difference between Vishnu, Shiva, and Demigods (English) – Pindamonhangaba, Brazil

August 13, 2026 6:00 PM

– Acknowledgments. – A verse revealing that all Avatars are expansions of Krishna: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ… (SB 1.3.28). – Avatar and Avatar. – The Lord is beyond the modes of material nature. – Never criticize the demigods, they are servants of Krishna. – Surya (Sun), Pavan (Water), Varuna (Wind), and other demigods. – Krishna reveals His supremacy to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. – The demigods always take refuge in Lord Vishnu. – Pariksit...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Narela 2025, India 2025, Bhrigu Rishi Tests Brahma Shiva and Vishnu to Determine Who Is Bhagavan, One-pointedness, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations)

12 Oct 2025 midday – We Must Be One-Pointed (English translation) | Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 12, 2025 12:00 PM

– We must worship and be one-pointed to Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundara.– If we are not one-pointed, we will have doubts and our entire spiritual life will be harmed.– Bhrigu Rsi goes to Siva, Brahma, and Visnu to find out who Bhagavan is.– The Lord is nirguna (beyond the three modes of material nature).– There are two marks on the chest that confirm who Bhagavan is: the footprints of Bhrigu Rsi and Srivatsa (where Laksmi-devi resides).– He who does not know...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Narela 2025, India 2025, Bhrigu Rishi Tests Brahma Shiva and Vishnu to Determine Who Is Bhagavan, One-pointedness, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations)

12 Oct 2025 midday – We Must Be One-Pointed (Hindi) | Narela, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 12, 2025 12:00 PM

– We must worship and be one-pointed to Vrajendra-nandana-Syamasundara. – If we are not one-pointed, we will have doubts and our entire spiritual life will be harmed. – Bhrigu Rsi goes to Siva, Brahma, and Visnu to find out who Bhagavan is. – The Lord is nirguna (beyond the three modes of material nature). – There are two marks on the chest that confirm who Bhagavan is: the footprints of Bhrigu Rsi and Srivatsa (where Laksmi-devi resides). – He who does not...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, disciples: types, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

27 Dec 2023 evening – Types of Disciples (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 27, 2023 6:38 PM

If you read Srimad Bhagavad-gita, Krishna will manifest in your heart. The story of how Mahaprabhu met an illiterate brahmana boy reading Bhagavad-gita in a temple. Arjuna’s seva to Krishna. The top process to reach the Lord is guru-seva (SB 7.7.30). Vani-seva and vapu-seva. Tamasika disciple: Ekalavya katha with his guru Dronacharya. Ekalavya is an example of a bad disciple since did not follow guru’s instructions and was against the devotee (Arjuna). Rajasika disciple: Karna-katha with his...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Bordeaux 2023, France 2023, animals: dogs, maya: gunas, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations)

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

May 13, 2023 9:28 AM

Immersing in Brahma is a punishment of Sri Hari, bhakti is above the 3 modes of nature, and what to do if your family is unfavourable to bhakti! The one who wants to immerse himself in Brahma has an inert conscience, like a spoon that sinks in water. Immersing oneself in Brahma is like committing suicide. This is the punishment that Lord Hari gives to demons (immersion in Brahma). The mayavadi tendency is against the spontaneous nature of the soul to serve the Lord eternally. Paramatma knows...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Punjab 2023, India 2023, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, lineage: disciplic succession, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), sampradayas: four sampradayas, samskaras

08 Apr 2023 morning – Following the Guidelines of the Scriptures (Hindi) – Punjab, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 8, 2023 9:53 AM

PART 1 -Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti.-Raganuga-bhakti is practised when one has samskaras from other lives.-The spontaneous mood that is at the heart of the Vrajavasis is known as raganuga-bhakti.-On the days of Ekadashi, all kinds of sins fall into the five kinds of grains… If you need to eat, you can eat fruit.-Whoever comes to me, I never let him go empty-handed.-Prasada is nirguna, but, we should not honour grain prasada on Ekadashi because that is the scriptural rule and we have to...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Punjab 2023, India 2023, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, lineage: disciplic succession, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), sampradayas: four sampradayas, samskaras

08 Apr 2023 morning – Following the Guidelines of the Scriptures (English translation) – Punjab, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 8, 2023 9:53 AM

PART 1 -Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti.-Raganuga-bhakti is practised when one has samskaras from other lives.-The spontaneous mood that is at the heart of the Vrajavasis is known as raganuga-bhakti.-On the days of Ekadashi, all kinds of sins fall into the five kinds of grains… If you need to eat, you can eat fruit.-Whoever comes to me, I never let him go empty-handed.-Prasada is nirguna, but, we should not honour grain prasada on Ekadashi because that is the scriptural rule and we have to...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), prema: utkantha-mayi-prema, prema: viveka-shunya-prema

13 Mar 2023 evening – Utkantha-mayi-prema (Hindi) – Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 13, 2023 6:25 PM

Part 1 -Hari-katha is very powerful-Viveka-shunya-prema, vishrambha-prema and utkantha-mayi-prema-The story of how the Guru showed his disciple what utkantha means-If you do not listen to hari-katha, all your efforts go to waste-Mahaprabhu meets Rupa Gosvami in Jagannatha Puri-Ekalavya is an example of a tamasika disciple-Karna is an example of a rajasika disciple-Never lie in front of a guru, a doctor and parents-Bhishma Pitamah is an example of a sattvika disciple-Arunik and Upamanya are...

nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations)

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