The lila of Krsna and the demons. Demons who are killed by Krsna attain mukti. The mercy of the saints. The snake demon, Agasura, was an apsara from the celestial planets in her previous life. Saints are hard on the outside and very soft on the inside. Narada Rsi’s blessing to demons. Bhakta-krpa and Bhagavan-krpa: these two types of mercy are interconnected. The five qualities necessary for a student. The example of the brahmacari who only wanted to chant the holy names, he did not...
karma: previous life
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, karma: previous life
04 Nov 2023 evening – Bhagavan’s Mercy and the Demons (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The lila of Krsna and the demons. Demons who are killed by Krsna attain mukti. The mercy of the saints. The snake demon, Agasura, was an apsara from the celestial planets in her previous life. Saints are hard on the outside and very soft on the inside. Narada Rsi’s blessing to demons. Bhakta-krpa and Bhagavan-krpa: these two types of mercy are interconnected. The five qualities necessary for a student. The example of the brahmacari who only wanted to chant the holy names, he did not...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Auckland 2023, New Zealand 2023, karma: previous life, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
21 Oct 2023 midday – How to Destroy the Root of Karma (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Dhrtarastra’s question to Vyasadeva at the advent of the battle of Kuruksetra. It all depends on karma, therefore, everyone collects reactions from actions done in past lives. True happiness is having Bhagavan’s darsan. No one can understand the deep roots of karma. The example of the mango tree and the fruits that ripen. The story of the curse that the bird pronounced on Dhrtarastra in a previous life. Verse: yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi (Bhagavad-gītā 9.27). The example of bamboo when...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Siedelsbrunn 2023, Germany 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, character quality: lust and anger, karma: previous life, service: guru-seva, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)
01 Jun 2023 midday – The Sadhaka and the Spiritual Life (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna gives us sanga and then He turns away, so is this world, the sun rises and sets, the waves of the sea come and go. You can’t even imagine how many countless souls are born and die in this cycle, come and go. When Krishna was here, you were all here. In this path of repeated birth and death, one day the soul attains sadhu-sanga and hari-katha, and then Bhakti-devi manifests in the heart. Sloka: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido There are different sadhus and different bhakta...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, character quality: duplicity, karma: previous life
30 Dec 2022 evening – Uttama Maha-bhagavata Types & Vraja-rasa (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Root cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga.-About bhagavata-parsahada-deha-prapta (Narada Rishi)-Srila Svami Maharaja says he has mystic power as he changed hippies to happies.-Lila of Narada Rishi changing a hunter into a sadhu.-Lord is our maintainer & protector.-Bhakti’s first stage is surrender & no duplicity & hypocrisy.-Krsna saying Srimati Radhika is His guru & makes Him dance.-About nirdhuta-kashayi (Shukadeva Gosvami).-Who is uttama-bhagavata?-By Mahaprabhu’s...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022, Govardhana-dharana Lila, karma: previous life, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022
01 Dec 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 6 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Paramour mood in the transcendental world is sublime-Rasa-pancha-dhyayi-Little of baby Krishna are so sweet: Krishna and sakhas; Durvasa Rishi in Vrindavana; Krishna got as dirty as a piglet; Krishna steals butter, etc-Kaliya-damana-lila-Kali-yuga will be extreme when there is no Ganga, Yamuna, Tulasi and Govardhana-The glories of Tulasi-The previous life of Kaliya-naga-On how Vrindavana welcomes Govinda-Come to parikrama with your families-Govardhana-dharana-lila-Srimati Radharani holds...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022, Govardhana-dharana Lila, karma: previous life, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022
01 Dec 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 6 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Paramour mood in the transcendental world is sublime-Rasa-pancha-dhyayi-Little of baby Krishna are so sweet: Krishna and sakhas; Durvasa Rishi in Vrindavana; Krishna got as dirty as a piglet; Krishna steals butter, etc-Kaliya-damana-lila-Kali-yuga will be extreme when there is no Ganga, Yamuna, Tulasi and Govardhana-The glories of Tulasi-The previous life of Kaliya-naga-On how Vrindavana welcomes Govinda-Come to parikrama with your families-Govardhana-dharana-lila-Srimati Radharani holds...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, karma: previous life
29 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 4 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Demigods vs asuras-Katha on Vritrasura and his previous life as Chitraketu Maharaja-Bhakti is seva-vritti-Tara, Ahilya, Mandodara, Draupadi and Kunti are the names of five chaste women we should remember every morning-The story of two friends, one of whom wins the lottery-How to observe Ekadashi-The story of Shibi Maharaja, a crow and a jackal-Krishna-janma-lila-Sanskrit should be compulsory for all Indians to study