rasa: rasa-siddhanta

09 Dec 2022 morning – Laukika-sadbandhu-priti vs Bhagavat-buddhi (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Importance of tattva-siddhanta as a foundation for rasa-siddhanta & how the mind gets fixed by it.-Story of guru-sevak throwing away cabbage levaes one after another seeing nothing in it to signify how jnanis deal with sastras.-Jnanis attain fruits only after they take shelter of bhakti-devi.-Story of a mother who gives her heart to son for his lover.-Transcendental love never manifests in the world with example of gold forming from Jamuna fruits after dropping on a bank & going to...

23 Oct 2022 morning – Damodarashtaka (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Krishna is not controlled by opulence-In Damodarashtaka there are tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta-Sarvajnata and mugdhata of Krishna-Brahma-vimohana-lila-Without parakiya-rasa prema will not increase-Hari-katha brings happiness to the heart and ears

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23 Oct 2022 morning – Damodarashtaka (Bengali) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Krishna is not controlled by opulence-In Damodarashtaka there are tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta-Sarvajnata and mugdhata of Krishna-Brahma-vimohana-lila-Without parakiya-rasa prema will not increase-Hari-katha brings happiness to the heart and ears

15 Oct 2022 morning – Dhira-samira (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-How to get spiritual greed-On parakiya-bhava-Never try to escape from tattva-siddhanta, which is the foundation of rasa-siddhanta-Only Krishna can perform rasa-lila-Krishna calls for Yogamaya to break Srimati Radhika’s mana-Lila of Mahaprabhu and Gauridasa Pandita-Gurudeva never dies-Story of a disciple who doubted in the love of his guru (footprints on the seashore)-The importance of brihad-mridanga-seva

15 Oct 2022 morning – Dhira-samira (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-How to get spiritual greed-On parakiya-bhava-Never try to escape from tattva-siddhanta, which is the foundation of rasa-siddhanta-Only Krishna can perform rasa-lila-Krishna calls for Yogamaya to break Srimati Radhika’s mana-Lila of Mahaprabhu and Gauridasa Pandita-Gurudeva never dies-Story of a disciple who doubted in the love of his guru (footprints on the seashore)-The importance of brihad-mridanga-seva

28 Sep 2022 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Raya Ramananda Samvada is like heart of Chaitanya Charitamrita.-In Chaitanya Charitamrita very deep tattva is there.-Lila of Mahaprabhu becoming unconscious after darshan of Jagannatha & Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya seeing ashta-sattvik vikara in Him.-About Dhumayi,Jvalith,Diptha,Udiptha & Sudiptha.-Sudiptha manifests only in Srimati Radhika in Mahabhava dasa.-When anuraga manifests it increases to last limit of Divine love.-Radhaji & Krsna are increasing Their beauty,prema-madhurima...

28 Sep 2022 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Raya Ramananda Samvada is like heart of Chaitanya Charitamrita.-In Chaitanya Charitamrita very deep tattva is there.-Lila of Mahaprabhu becoming unconscious after darshan of Jagannatha & Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya seeing ashta-sattvik vikara in Him.-About Dhumayi,Jvalith,Diptha,Udiptha & Sudiptha.-Sudiptha manifests only in Srimati Radhika in Mahabhava dasa.-When anuraga manifests it increases to last limit of Divine love.-Radhaji & Krsna are increasing Their beauty,prema-madhurima...

30 Aug 2022 evening – The Guidance of Srimati Radhika (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Srimati Radhika is a purnima svamini and Krishna is a full moon-Radha manifests from Krishna’s left hand and He runs after Radha-Anuragena krishna dhavati yasmat iti radha. Ra means anuraga (deep spiritual loving attachment) and dha means dhavati (to run quickly and with great eagerness)-Svapaksha-gopis and vipaksha-gopis-Different types of bhakti-Krishna comes to Radharani as a devangana and asks Her about Her love for Krishna-Krishna knows everything and nothing at the same time...