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

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

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...

03 Mar 2023 evening – Maya’s Job (English translation) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-How to get Brahma’s post-Following varnashrama-dharma without doing bhajana leads to hell-How to get Shiva’s post-The job of Yogamaya and the job of Mahamaya-Maya is one but manifests as Yogamaya and Mahamaya. Maya means ‘kripa’-Avaranatmika-vritti and vikshepatmika-vritti of maya-Jivatma and Paramatma interaction-On Proudha-maya-Yogamaya helps Krishna to perform rasa-lila in Rasoli-Sadashiva is Vishnu-tattva-The Lord is nirguna, beyond the gunas-Destruction is a very big responsibility of...

03 Mar 2023 evening – Maya’s Job (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-How to get Brahma’s post-Following varnashrama-dharma without doing bhajana leads to hell-How to get Shiva’s post-The job of Yogamaya and the job of Mahamaya-Maya is one but manifests as Yogamaya and Mahamaya. Maya means ‘kripa’-Avaranatmika-vritti and vikshepatmika-vritti of maya-Jivatma and Paramatma interaction-On Proudha-maya-Yogamaya helps Krishna to perform rasa-lila in Rasoli-Sadashiva is Vishnu-tattva-The Lord is nirguna, beyond the gunas-Destruction is a very big responsibility of...

27 May 2022 morning – Krishna Intebted to Gopis (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Krishna considers Himself as indebted to gopis due to their prema.-In Gita Krsna says the way one does bhajana He will show prema.-Bhagavan is bahu-nishtha & bhakta is eka-nishta.-apicet su-durācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sloka discussion-5 chaste ladies mentioned in sastras & Sati Savitri katha.-Chaste ladies mentioned in sastra also want to attain dust of lotus feet of gopis.-Types of rini & When we surrender everything & submit ourselves to Sri Hari one will get cleared of...

27 May 2022 morning – Krishna Intebted to Gopis (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Krishna considers Himself as indebted to gopis due to their prema.-In Gita Krsna says the way one does bhajana He will show prema.-Bhagavan is bahu-nishtha & bhakta is eka-nishta.-apicet su-durācāro bhajate mām ananya-bhāk sloka discussion-5 chaste ladies mentioned in sastras & Sati Savitri katha.-Chaste ladies mentioned in sastra also want to attain dust of lotus feet of gopis.-Types of rini & When we surrender everything & submit ourselves to Sri Hari one will get cleared of...

19 May 2022 evening – Uddhava Glorifies the Gopis (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Love is real only in the transcendental love-5 types of devotees-Uddhava is shocked with the Vrajavasis’ love-Love of the queens of Dvaraka compared to love of the gopis-Uddhaha is hankering to have just a particle of the gopis’ love-Vrindavana’s miserable state in separation with Krishna-Radhika’s body is burning in the fire of separation-Bhramara-gita: Srimati Radhika meets bumblebee-No one can compete with God-Jaya and Vijaya are cursed by the Four Kumaras-Why did those nirguna Kumaras...

19 May 2022 evening – Uddhava Glorifies the Gopis (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Love is real only in the transcendental love-5 types of devotees-Uddhava is shocked with the Vrajavasis’ love-Love of the queens of Dvaraka compared to love of the gopis-Uddhaha is hankering to have just a particle of the gopis’ love-Vrindavana’s miserable state in separation with Krishna-Radhika’s body is burning in the fire of separation-Bhramara-gita: Srimati Radhika meets bumblebee-No one can compete with God-Jaya and Vijaya are cursed by the Four Kumaras-Why did those nirguna Kumaras...

11 May 2022 evening – Types of Guru Sevakаs (Hindi) – Papendrecht, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-If there is no taste to hear hari-katha then all your endeavours are useless.-When you think everything belongs to Lord war can be avoided.-If you stay in the material world you will suffer.-Only in Bhagavat-rajya we will be happy.-Krsna-bhajanа is our aim & object.-Srila BS Sarasvatipada said how to engage in krsna-nama & krsna-katha 24 hrs.-Dehatma-buddhi is the root cause of our distress & unhappiness.-We are all the eternal servants of Krsna.-Srila Parama-Gurudeva said never...