-Caitanya Mahaprabhu most of the time glorified Sanatana Gosvami-Sanatana Gosvami is sambahdha-acarya, Rupa Gosvami is abhidheya-tattva-acarya and Svarupa Damodara, Raya Ramananda and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami are prayojana-tattva-acaryas-Dharma, artha, kama and moksha are not our goals-Chandravali is not qualified to be the rival of Srimati Radhika. Still, without a rival prema is not relishable-Madanakhya-mahabava is the monopoly of Sri Radha-The speaker speaks according to the audience; The...
rasa dance: rasa-lila
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Bhajana-rahasya 2022, Vraja-bhava, jiva: jiva-tattva, rasa dance: rasa-lila
27 Dec 2022 morning – Bhajana-rahasya (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The meaning of nishanta-Tapasya in Kali-yuga will not bring to God-The glories of nama-sankirtana in Kali-yuga-Try to control your sleeplessness, try to eat less (drink more water) and day and night chant harinama-Give up mukti-katha and never try to merge into Brahma-Do not listen to vaikuntha-katha, only vraja-katha, and stay in Vraja-Sakhya- and vatsalya-bhava in Vraja-Nanda Baba and Mother Yashoda are parikara-tattva; the eternal parents of Krishna-The difference between parikara-tattva...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), mantra: gopala-mantra, rasa dance: rasa-lila, vision: transcendental vision
21 Dec 2022 evening – How to Chant (Hindi) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Nama-sankirtana is the topmost sadhana in Kali-yuga to attain Bhagavan.-Mind has to be fixed while chanting & with respect, sneha, mamata Bhagavan’s nama has to be taken doing smarana of Bhagavan’s lila.-Meaning of Lord’s names Rasa-bihari, Vrindavana-chanda & Gokulananda.-Bhagavan limbs are so beautiful that there is no need for ornaments.-Lila of Surya dasa saying Thakuraji isn’t dressed when His sevaka removed alankara & asked how is Thakuraji.-Shuddha-mahatma has a...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, rasa dance: rasa-lila, vishvasa: faith (firm trust in Krishna; confidence in the process of bhakti)
20 Dec 2022 midday – Guru-vakya-vishvasa & Seva (English translation) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-When jivas fortune arises one listens to hari-katha in sat-sanga.-We didn’t bring anything with us. Will we take anything with us?-Wherever Lord Ramachandra(Sevya) is there , there will be Hanuman(sevak).-Ramayan katha of Mathanga Rishi allowing Sabhari to stay in ashrama in spite of brahmana boys’ resistance & later on gets darshan of Lord due to her guru-vakya-vishvasa.-Faith in the guru’s orders is the backbone of bhakti.-The eagerness & hankering of bhakta to have Bhagavan’s...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, rasa dance: rasa-lila, vishvasa: faith (firm trust in Krishna; confidence in the process of bhakti)
20 Dec 2022 midday – Guru-vakya-vishvasa & Seva (Hindi) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-When jivas fortune arises one listens to hari-katha in sat-sanga.-We didn’t bring anything with us. Will we take anything with us?-Wherever Lord Ramachandra(Sevya) is there , there will be Hanuman(sevak).-Ramayan katha of Mathanga Rishi allowing Sabhari to stay in ashrama in spite of brahmana boys’ resistance & later on gets darshan of Lord due to her guru-vakya-vishvasa.-Faith in the guru’s orders is the backbone of bhakti.-The eagerness & hankering of bhakta to have Bhagavan’s...
2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022
02 Dec 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 7 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Giriraja Govardhana is the soul of the Vrajavasis-The trees are the hairs of Girirajа Govardhanа, which stand up on end at the touch of Krishna’s lotus feet.-The first Haridasa is Yudhishthira Maharaja, the glories of Yudhishthira Maharaja and Kunti-The second Haridasa is Uddhava; the glories of Uddhava-Giriraja Govardhana and Pulastya Rishi lila-The lila on how the gopi burned the roti-The story of a woman who, through her chastity, stopped the sun from moving-The story of how a...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022, rasa dance: rasa-lila, Bhagavata-saptaha in Delhi 2022
02 Dec 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Giriraja Govardhana is the soul of the Vrajavasis-The trees are the hairs of Girirajа Govardhanа, which stand up on end at the touch of Krishna’s lotus feet.-The first Haridasa is Yudhishthira Maharaja, the glories of Yudhishthira Maharaja and Kunti-The second Haridasa is Uddhava; the glories of Uddhava-Giriraja Govardhana and Pulastya Rishi lila-The lila on how the gopi burned the roti-The story of a woman who, through her chastity, stopped the sun from moving-The story of how a...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Bhuj 2022, Gujarat 2022, India 2022, Bhagavata-saptaha in Bhuj 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), rasa dance: rasa-lila, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled)
23 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 7 (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The meaning of yoga; bhakti-yoga-Uddhava in Vraja-Rama-nishtha of Hanuman-Damodara-lila-The gopis are envious of Krishna’s flute-Rasa-lila-Lila of how Krishna put kajal on the second eye of the gopi-We do not hear the sound of Krishna’s flute due to our anarthas-The gopis and Krishna discuss love; the gopis joke and tease Krishna-Janaka Maharaja is aptarama and aptakama but he cried when Sita-devi left home to marry-Sudama-vipra katha-Krishna’s lilas in Mathura, Vrindavana and Dvaraka-Mausala...