The five types of sadhaka. One who performs sadhana and bhajana for God is a sadhaka. Bilvamangala Thakura is an example of a sadhaka. Life story of Bilvamangala Thakura. He was a rasika-vaisnava and obtained qualification to see the Lord. There are many different types of brahmana. Verse: aho Bata śva-paco ’to garīyān (Srimad Bhagavatam 3.33.7). We are not brahmanas just because we were born into a family of brahmanas and have a sacred thread. Chant the Gayatri mantras. Give all your...
rasa: rasa-siddhanta
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Badger 2024, USA 2024, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), prema: stages, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta: philosophical conclusions and rasa conclusions (established truths about reality; conclusions about devotional relationships and spiritual emotions)
23 Jan 2024 evening- The absolute necessity of sadhu-sanga (English) – Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– How do we know we have attained our perfection goal with regards to sadhu-sanga? – The meaning of Vraja. – Our samsara will finish when we completely surrender at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna. – The uniqueness of the Lord’s pastimes. – Beautiful description of Vraja. – Radha-kunda-tata bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha, page 218). – The desire of Krishna to perform lila. – The Lord is atmarama and aptakama. – How Srimati Radhika...
2023, Discourses in Bengali 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), rasa: rasa-siddhanta, tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta: philosophical conclusions and rasa conclusions (established truths about reality; conclusions about devotional relationships and spiritual emotions)
01 Nov 2023 evening – Tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prospective of tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta. Tattva-siddhanta is a basis for rasa-siddhanta. Spiritual life is about following rules and regulations. The story of a man who urinated in an inappropriate place in Europe and got a fine for it. Lila on how the four-headed Brahma was taught a lesson for his vanity. God is one but He has different forms. Krishna’s opulences. Radha wants Krishna to become Her in the next life and experience all Her sufferings. Why Krishna could not relish the...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), rasa: rasa-siddhanta, tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta: philosophical conclusions and rasa conclusions (established truths about reality; conclusions about devotional relationships and spiritual emotions)
01 Nov 2023 evening – Tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Prospective of tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta. Tattva-siddhanta is a basis for rasa-siddhanta. Spiritual life is about following rules and regulations. The story of a man who urinated in an inappropriate place in Europe and got a fine for it. Lila on how the four-headed Brahma was taught a lesson for his vanity. God is one but He has different forms. Krishna’s opulences. Radha wants Krishna to become Her in the next life and experience all Her sufferings. Why Krishna could not relish the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wales 2023, United Kingdom 2023, rasa: rasa-siddhanta
09 Sep 2023 evening – The Sweetness of Bhagavat-katha (English) – Wales, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhagavat-katha is very sweet! The true meaning of being a butcher. Krsna-katha is the true food of the soul. Who is happy in this material world? The sweet words the gopis use to speak to Krsna. Beautiful lila of Radha and Krsna in Radha-kunda. The stages that come after the condensation of prema. The two kinds of maan: with reason and without reason. Krsna makes the lilas with the help of Yogamaya. The narrow paths of Vraja and the lila of the black serpent that frightens Radha. Song: Jaya...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: diksha-guru, mantras: diksha-mantras, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, Vali (monkey)
14 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in South India (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu brought two books from South India: Brahma-samhita and Krishna-karnamrita, Brahma-samhita is full of tattva-siddhanta and Krishna-karnamrita is full of rasa-siddhanta. Vaidhi-bhakti takes us to Vaikuntha, but raganuga-bhakti can take us to Goloka Vrndvana. The story of Bilvamangala Thakur, the author of Krishna-karnamrita. Explanation of the first verse of Krishna-karnamrita “cintāmaṇir jayati somagirir gurur me…” Vartma-pradarsakha-guru is the one who shows us the path...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: diksha-guru, mantras: diksha-mantras, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, Vali (monkey)
14 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in South India (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu brought two books from South India: Brahma-samhita and Krishna-karnamrita, Brahma-samhita is full of tattva-siddhanta and Krishna-karnamrita is full of rasa-siddhanta. Vaidhi-bhakti takes us to Vaikuntha, but raganuga-bhakti can take us to Goloka Vrndvana. The story of Bilvamangala Thakur, the author of Krishna-karnamrita. Explanation of the first verse of Krishna-karnamrita “cintāmaṇir jayati somagirir gurur me…” Vartma-pradarsakha-guru is the one who shows us the path...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Krishna-tattva, art: 16 arts (kalas) described in the scriptures, Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), ghosts, rasa dance: rasa-lila, rasa: rasa-siddhanta
07 Jul 2023 morning – Krishna and His Avataras (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu spent four months in Caturmasya with the Bhatta family. Mahaprabhu talks with the Bhatta family about Laksmidevi’s chastity. Caitanya Caritamrta – Madhya-lila, chapter 9. Krishna manifests different ways to savor the prema of devotees. The 4 extraordinary sweetnesses of Krishna. Krishna’s own avatars yearn to see His supreme beauty. Family life is painful. The gopis leave everything for Krishna. Krishna feels indebted to the love of the gopis. Krishna corresponds to...