Vaishnava is the one who has received diksha-mantras from the guru. You must chant diksha-mantras every day. Do not miss them so as not to commit the offence. Those who worship Narayana shalagrama-shila will reach Vaikuntha. Those who worship Vasudeva Krishna for 100 lives get the ability to chant the holy names. Vikrīḍitaṁ vraja-vadhūbhir idaṁ ca viṣṇoḥ shloka. Lord Shiva instructs Parvati-devi about our worshippable Ishtadeva. We must worship Krishna under the guidance of the gopis. The...
rasa dance: rasa-lila
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, Radha: radha-nishtha, rasa dance: rasa-lila
17 May 2023 morning – Radharani is Our Svamini (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Bhagavata-katha is so attractive. Only a butcher refuses to hear it.
Radha-dasyam; radha-nishtha.
Sharadiya-rasa-lila katha, vasantika-rasa-lila katha.
Palya-dasi mood.
Chandravali is not a perfect rival of Srimati Radhika.
Three principles for becoming the servant of Srimati Radhika.
Raghunatha dasa Gosvami chastised a Vrajavasi for bringing him food from Sakhi-sthali, Chandravali’s place.
Read Sva-niyama-dashakam for more details.
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, prema: viveka-shunya-prema, rasa dance: rasa-lila, service: guru-seva
16 May 2023 morning – Q & A (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Vishrambha-prema and vishrambhena-guru-seva are different. Viveka-shunya-prema, vishrambha-prema and utkahtha-mayi-prema. Bhavi-viraha, bhavva-viraha and bhavana-viraha. Prakata-prakasha, aprakata-prakasha and drishyamana-prakasha of Vrindavana; three dhamas (Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrindavana). Krishna remains invisible to watch and relish the viraha of the gopis. Sva-samvedya dasha. Yogamaya arranges for all Krishna’s wishes to be fulfilled. Krishna chases after Srimati Radhika...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Bordeaux 2023, France 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2023, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, guru: Chaitya-guru, rasa dance: rasa-lila, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, spiritual progress
12 May 2023 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English) – Bordeaux, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 Caitanya Mahaprabhu asks a question: “Which of the instructions is most important for the soul?” Hearing about the amorous pastimes of Radha and Krishna is like a medicinal tonic for the ears. Conditioned souls only want to hear about worldly things. Anyone who wants to hear about Krishna’s pastimes faces many obstacles: headaches, sleep, etc. At the beginning of sadhana-bhakti, two leaves of bhakti appear: klesagni and subadha – all afflictions disappear and the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Italian 2023, Milano 2023, Italy 2023, rasa dance: rasa-lila
07 May 2023 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Magnanimity (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Krishna is the personification of madhurya.– Krishna is the most generous, vadanya.– Verse “paritranaya sadhunam”.– The prema that Krishna distributes.– The specialty of Lord Ramachandra.– The vow of Lord Ramachandra.– Krishna’s lilas in Vrindavana, and the highest lila, the rasa-lila.– The gopis are the heart and soul of Krishna.– The glories of the gopis.– Srimati Radhika’s love for Krishna is something that nobody can understand.– How to really serve?– Prema-samputa, the must...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Italian 2023, Milano 2023, Italy 2023, Radha Ramana Deva Ji Appearance 2023, Madhavendra Puri, Srinivasa Acharya, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), lineage: guru-parampara, mood: divya-unmada, rasa dance: rasa-lila
05 May 2023 evening – Radha Ramanaji, Sri Madhavendra Puripada and Srinivasa Acharya (English) – Milano, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Remembering Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and his mission. Madhavendra Puri, Sri Radha’s original prema guru. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami and Radha Ramana Thakuraji. The extraordinary beauty of Mahaprabhu in the home of Prabodhananda Sarasvati and his brothers. Whoever hears the rasa-lila of a pure devotee attains pure bhakti and all lust disappears. Gopala Bhatta Gosvami’s family worshipped Laksmi-Narayana. Mahaprabhu jokes with the Bhatta family and asks why Laksmi is...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, Keshava-vrata 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, character quality: lust and anger, rasa dance: rasa-lila
14 Apr 2023 evening – Sri Keshava-vrata (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Today is a special day because it initiates Keshava-vrata and continuous watering of Tulasi. About the special importance of a few months. There are many potencies of Krsna, but three are very important: cit-sakti, maya-sakti and jiva-sakti. And other calls: samvit (knowledge – ruling Deity is Krsna), sandhini (existence – ruling Deity is Baladeva), and, hladini (pleasure – ruling Deity is Radha). There are many kinds of ananda (bliss) in this world. Difference between brahma...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-bhagavata 2023, Chaitanya-bhagavata in Delhi 31 Mar -11 Apr 2023, rasa dance: rasa-lila
01 Apr 2023 morning – Caitanya-bhagavata [2] (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Caitanya-caritamrita 10 Canto, Chapter 65.17-22 – Balarama-rasa is explained there-Srimati Radharani’s name is Gandharvika-Krishna and the gopis are experts in dancing, playing music and singing-Bhramara-gita: Manavati Srimati Radhika-The beautiful environment surrounding rasa-lila-Ali mohe lage vrindavana niko: Vrindavana is so beautiful-When Mahaprabhu dances in ecstasy, Mother Earth shakes. And Nityananda Prabhu is no less-Guru himself is the embodiment of seva and he puts everyone in...