– Harikatha is like a rare jewel that must be kept in the depths of the heart. – Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami performed severe austerities on the banks of Radha Kunda, and when Krsna appeared, he did not accept His mercy; his only hope was to receive Srimati Radhika’s glance. – For Harikatha to be imprinted in our hearts, we must have and maintain a simple and pure heart like that of a child, without duplicity or hypocrisy. – We need to nurture the desire to become a...
pure heart
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, guru: guru-nishtha, pure heart
20 Oct 2024 evening – Guru-nistha (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Through the bhaktas, Sri Krsna distributes His mercy. Lila of Narada Muni and Dhruva Maharaja. Take shelter of a pure devotee of the Lord. The Guru is looking for the disciple. We must know what kind of Guru we want to accept. The Lord inspires everyone, Guru and disciple. The Guru wants to give everything to the disciple and therefore prepares the disciple until he is ready to receive. Story of Vyasa Deva and Sukadeva Gosvami. In Vrndavana, on a road leading to the forest, Vyasa Deva sat and...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, guru: guru-nishtha, pure heart
20 Oct 2024 evening – Guru-nistha (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Through the bhaktas, Sri Krsna distributes His mercy. Lila of Narada Muni and Dhruva Maharaja. Take shelter of a pure devotee of the Lord. The Guru is looking for the disciple. We must know what kind of Guru we want to accept. The Lord inspires everyone, Guru and disciple. The Guru wants to give everything to the disciple and therefore prepares the disciple until he is ready to receive. Story of Vyasa Deva and Sukadeva Gosvami. In Vrndavana, on a road leading to the forest, Vyasa Deva sat and...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), faith: types, guru-varga, knowledge: jnana and vijnana, mantra: gopala-mantra, pure heart, rasa: rasa-siddhanta
24 June 2024 midday – The Form of Lord Jagannatha is The Manifestation of Mahabhava (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:18:30 – Mahabhava-prakash of Lord Jagannatha; Srila Gour Goswami Maharaja explains that this is viraha (separation). Day and night Chaitanya Mahaprabhu experiences separation; there are two types of moods – outwardly separation, inwardly meeting with one’s Ishtadeva. In this way Mahaprabhu shows the sadhaka how to perform sadhana. 0:24:16 – Jagannatha is mahabhava-prakash; to understand this one must go through and know the stages of developing prema. 0:29:00 – Shraddha – the concept and...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ceremony: guru-puja, pure heart
14 Jul 2023 evening – Srila Gurudeva’s Transcendental Relationship with Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is very difficult to understand the behaviour of Vaishnavas. Conditioned souls think that Vaishnavas are like ordinary people. Valmiki’s Ramayana and Hanuman’s Ramayana are the same, there is no difference. The flowers of Ravana’s palace. Direct darshana and darshana through meditation. Yudhishthira Maharaja called Duryodhana Suryodhana. The jewel of a saint is tolerance. By doing bhajana, little by little, all the anarthas will go away. External guru-puja and internal guru...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ceremony: guru-puja, pure heart
14 Jul 2023 evening – Srila Gurudeva’s Transcendental Relationship with Sripad Bhaktivedanta Tirtha Maharaja (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 It is very difficult to understand the behaviour of Vaishnavas. Conditioned souls think that Vaishnavas are like ordinary people. Valmiki’s Ramayana and Hanuman’s Ramayana are the same, there is no difference. The flowers of Ravana’s palace. Direct darshana and darshana through meditation. Yudhishthira Maharaja called Duryodhana Suryodhana. The jewel of a saint is tolerance. By doing bhajana, little by little, all the anarthas will go away. External guru-puja and...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), pure heart
06 Jul 2023 morning – Faith and Sincerity are Fundamental (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About Mahaprabhu and the devotees of Lord Shiva. Legend of Parvati and Shiva as birds. We should bathe in sacred rivers like Kaveri. Mahaprabhu has darsana of Ranganatha and Bhatta brothers become happy (family of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami). Mahaprabhu stayed for four months in the home of the Bhatta family and gave harikatha. Story about a funny method Narada Rsi uses to create interest in hearing harikatha in a couple of devotees. The soul’s nature is to serve Krishna and the Guru’s...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), pure heart
06 Jul 2023 morning – Faith and Sincerity are Fundamental (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 About Mahaprabhu and the devotees of Lord Shiva. Legend of Parvati and Shiva as birds. We should bathe in sacred rivers like Kaveri. Mahaprabhu has darsana of Ranganatha and Bhatta brothers become happy (family of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami). Mahaprabhu stayed for four months in the home of the Bhatta family and gave harikatha. Story about a funny method Narada Rsi uses to create interest in hearing harikatha in a couple of devotees. The soul’s nature is to serve Krishna and the...