– No one desires unhappiness, but in Bhagavatam, Kunti Devi considers her misfortunes as a great mercy. – Everyone is doing karma, but it is the Lord who bestows the fruits of all actions. – About Rupa, Sanatana and Locanatha Dasa Gosvamis. – Two types of bhajana: bhajananandi (practice to free yourself) and gosthyanandi (practice for all living beings to free themselves too). – Those who fry fish in boiling oil are cursed by the dying fish. Action and reaction...
renunciation
09 Dec 2023 morning – The Dark Well of Family Life (English translation) – Bhavanagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Story about the meeting between Srila Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami and Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura. Guru and Bhagavan are giving mercy, but many times the devotee does not want to accept it. Everyone is burning in the fire of samsara, but everyone forgets about it. The story of the man who was about to fall into a well in analogy with family life. Lila das gopis, Krsna and His flute. Control your senses, only then will your mind not be disturbed. If in one life you are brahmacari (celibate devotee)...
09 Dec 2023 morning – The Dark Well of Family Life (Hindi) – Bhavanagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Story about the meeting between Srila Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami and Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura. Guru and Bhagavan are giving mercy, but many times the devotee does not want to accept it. Everyone is burning in the fire of samsara, but everyone forgets about it. The story of the man who was about to fall into a well in analogy with family life. Lila das gopis, Krsna and His flute. Control your senses, only then will your mind not be disturbed. If in one life you are brahmacari (celibate devotee)...
23 Nov 2023 midday – Disappearance of Srila Gaurakishora Dasa Babaji Maharaja (Hindi) – Jaipura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Darsana of the Three most important Deities: Govinda Dev (grant abhidheya/process); Madana Mohana (grant sambandha/relationship); Gopinatha (grant prayojana/meta). Caitanya Mahaprabhu prays to the Lord to place His lotus feet in His heart. From today onwards, for five days, anyone who has not been able to follow the rules of Caturmasya (Arati, chanting the holy names, reading scriptures, etc.) and Kartika (not eating soybeans, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, honey and mustard) must take the Bhisma...
23 Nov 2023 midday – Disappearance of Srila Gaurakishora Dasa Babaji Maharaja (English translation) – Jaipura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Darsana of the Three most important Deities: Govinda Dev (grant abhidheya/process); Madana Mohana (grant sambandha/relationship); Gopinatha (grant prayojana/meta). Caitanya Mahaprabhu prays to the Lord to place His lotus feet in His heart. From today onwards, for five days, anyone who has not been able to follow the rules of Caturmasya (Arati, chanting the holy names, reading scriptures, etc.) and Kartika (not eating soybeans, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, honey and mustard) must take the Bhisma...
16 Oct 2023 morning – Yasoda and Nanda’s Love for Krishna (English translation) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Lord is self-manifest, svayam-prakasa, and everything manifests from Him. One of the meanings of Brahma is Bhagavan, He who has six opulences (Caitanya Caritamrta). Verse: aiśvaryasya samagrasya (Visnu Purana 6.5.47). Question from Pariksit Maharaja: “What pious activities or austerities did Yasoda and Nanda do to be the parents of Krsna in the material world?” The benefits of giving birth to a Vaisnava. The meanings of the names Hari and Bhagavan. Yasoda and Nanda are the...
16 Oct 2023 morning – Yasoda and Nanda’s Love for Krishna (Hindi) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Lord is self-manifest, svayam-prakasa, and everything manifests from Him. One of the meanings of Brahma is Bhagavan, He who has six opulences (Caitanya Caritamrta). Verse: aiśvaryasya samagrasya (Visnu Purana 6.5.47). Question from Pariksit Maharaja: “What pious activities or austerities did Yasoda and Nanda do to be the parents of Krsna in the material world?” The benefits of giving birth to a Vaisnava. The meanings of the names Hari and Bhagavan. Yasoda and Nanda are the...
29 Sep 2023 evening – Sannyasa day of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava GM and Srila BV Svami Maharaja/The True Meaning of Accepting Sannyasa (English+Hindi) – Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja accepted sannyasa from Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja, and Srila BV Svami Prabhupada accepted sannyasa from Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. Renunciation is a deep attachment to our sadhana and bhajana for the Divine Couple. The importance of Caturmasya. Ekadandi Sampradaya sadhakas follow very strict rules and restrictions, and emphasise renunciation (vairagya). For Mahaprabhu rules are important, but...