Ramachandra: Rama-nama

26 Jun 2022 midday – Stages in Sadhana (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The importance of diksha-mantras; paramarthika-jivana-If you don’t receive your diksha-mantra Krsna wont accept your offering.-Baddha-jivas have so many anarthas & are full of sinful activities.-Lila of Narada Rishi converting the thief Ratnakar to Valmiki Rishi by initiating him with rama-nama.-Lila of Lord Shivaji directing a brahmana to Sanatana Gosvami for wealth & Sanatana Gosvami giving him touchstone & then harinama (Nama-chintamani).-What is shraddha?-With nama-abhasa...

27 May 2022 evening – Kali-yuga dharma: Nama-sankirtana (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Human life is very rare & one has to do bhajana.-At time of death whatever one thinks one will attain that type of body.-About Bharata Maharaja katha taking care of baby deer & finally becoming a deer in his next life.-Guru/santa mahatma shows the path to Krsna-dhama. Meaning of Guru.-How can a house become either Svarga, Naraka or Goloka Vrindavana.-Krsna goes behind that person who chants Radharani’s name.-Lila of Krsna coming as a small boy & asking 1 rupee from a merchant...

27 May 2022 evening – Kali-yuga dharma: Nama-sankirtana (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Human life is very rare & one has to do bhajana.-At time of death whatever one thinks one will attain that type of body.-About Bharata Maharaja katha taking care of baby deer & finally becoming a deer in his next life.-Guru/santa mahatma shows the path to Krsna-dhama. Meaning of Guru.-How can a house become either Svarga, Naraka or Goloka Vrindavana.-Krsna goes behind that person who chants Radharani’s name.-Lila of Krsna coming as a small boy & asking 1 rupee from a merchant...

14 Jan 2022 morning – Have Sraddha in Ganges & Who can chant harinama (English) – Brazil

-Krishna told Arjuna that one who has worshipped Vasudeva vigraha for 100 lives can chant holy names.-Ratnakara’s (dacoit) conversation with Narada Rishi & Ratnakara checking with family members whether they will take share of his sinful activities.-Narada Rishi asking Ratnakara to chant rama-nama by uttering mara mara.-Srila Vamana Gosvami Maharaja delivered many ghosts.-If you touch the water of Ganges your sinful activities are destroyed.-By vaishnavas darshana sinful activities are...

21 Dec 2021 morning – Glories of Sacinandana Gaurahari (Bengali) – Bengal, India

Our guruvarga preached everywhere, including Sundarban.We come to glorify prema-dharma, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s religion of love.Mahaprabhu is prema-purushottama-avatara, Ramachandra is maryada-purushottama, and Krsna is lila-purushottama.If you take shelter of Navadvipa-dhama, you can reach Vrindavana-dhama.By taking shelter in Mahaprabhu, one will obtain the treasure of the gopis.The glories of the name Gaura-Nitai.If you have the mercy of the Lord, you can know about Him.If you...

21 Dec 2021 morning – Glories of Sacinandana Gaurahari (English translation) – Bengal, India

Our guruvarga preached everywhere, including Sundarban.We come to glorify prema-dharma, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s religion of love.Mahaprabhu is prema-purushottama-avatara, Ramachandra is maryada-purushottama, and Krsna is lila-purushottama.If you take shelter of Navadvipa-dhama, you can reach Vrindavana-dhama.By taking shelter in Mahaprabhu, one will obtain the treasure of the gopis.The glories of the name Gaura-Nitai.If you have the mercy of the Lord, you can know about Him.If you...

15 Dec 2021 morning – The best process in Kali-yuga (English translation) – Bengal, India

We can reach God by nama-sankirtana.In Kali-yuga there is no other process, only chanting the holy names.By chanting you will receive the fruits of all other yugas.Description of how Haridasa Thakura chanted the holy names (loudly, softly and mentally).Mahaprabhu said in Jagannatha Puri, ‘I only eat in the house of Lakhapatis’ (those who are one-pointed to Bhagavan).Srila Bhaktvinoda Thakura explains how to chant the holy names.By chanting you will be far from 3 miseries of this...

15 Dec 2021 morning – The best process in Kali-yuga (Bengali) – Bengal, India

We can reach God by nama-sankirtana.In Kali-yuga there is no other process, only chanting the holy names.By chanting you will receive the fruits of all other yugas.Description of how Haridasa Thakura chanted the holy names (loudly, softly and mentally).Mahaprabhu said in Jagannatha Puri, ‘I only eat in the house of Lakhapatis’ (those who are one-pointed to Bhagavan).Srila Bhaktvinoda Thakura explains how to chant the holy names.By chanting you will be far from 3 miseries of this...