In sadhu-sanga (in the company of the sadhu) and, listening to harikatha, little by little, sraddha (faith) will manifest itself. Through knowledge of the scriptures (siddhanta) we come to know God. Haridasa Thakura said: “Even if my body is cut into a thousand pieces, I will not abandon Harinama.” Faith in the words of the Guru and the sastras (the light of knowledge), dispels the darkness of ignorance. Spiritual knowledge is like a jewel that shines in all directions. Three types of...
Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda)
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Auckland 2023, New Zealand 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda)
20 Oct 2023 morning – The Measure of Sadhana is Faith (Hindi) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In sadhu-sanga (in the company of the sadhu) and, listening to harikatha, little by little, sraddha (faith) will manifest itself. Through knowledge of the scriptures (siddhanta) we come to know God. Haridasa Thakura said: “Even if my body is cut into a thousand pieces, I will not abandon Harinama.” Faith in the words of the Guru and the sastras (the light of knowledge), dispels the darkness of ignorance. Spiritual knowledge is like a jewel that shines in all directions. Three types of...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation
12 Oct 2023 midday – About Mahabhava (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis tell Sukadeva Gosvami not to pronounce their names at the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam because there were people in that assembly who were not qualified to hear madhurya-katha. What we call ‘love’ here is actually lust (that which has self-interest). Sloka: akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema, yena jāmbūnada-hema, (CC Madhya-lila 2.43). In the transcendental world, love is eternal and indestructible. Sukadeva Gosvami’s conflict: The scriptures say we must speak the name of Guru...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation
12 Oct 2023 midday – About Mahabhava (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis tell Sukadeva Gosvami not to pronounce their names at the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam because there were people in that assembly who were not qualified to hear madhurya-katha. What we call ‘love’ here is actually lust (that which has self-interest). Sloka: akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema, yena jāmbūnada-hema, (CC Madhya-lila 2.43). In the transcendental world, love is eternal and indestructible. Sukadeva Gosvami’s conflict: The scriptures say we must speak the name of Guru...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, House of Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Gangamata Gosvamini, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda)
14 Aug 2023 morning – The Story of Gangamata Gosvamini and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 History of Gangamata Gosvamini. History of the Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya site. Mahaprabhu’s ecstasy in Jagannatha Puri. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave shelter to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in his house. The glories of chanting the holy names. The last verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam is his essence: nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ yasya sarva-pāpa praṇāśanam (SB 12.13.23). Sarvabhauma Battacarya taught the Vedanda with Sankaracarya’s commentary to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, thus pointing out the...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, House of Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, Gangamata Gosvamini, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda)
14 Aug 2023 morning – The Story of Gangamata Gosvamini and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
History of Gangamata Gosvamini. History of the Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya site. Mahaprabhu’s ecstasy in Jagannatha Puri. Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya gave shelter to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in his house. The glories of chanting the holy names. The last verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam is his essence: nāma-saṅkīrtanaṁ yasya sarva-pāpa praṇāśanam (SB 12.13.23). Sarvabhauma Battacarya taught the Vedanda with Sankaracarya’s commentary to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, thus pointing out the philosophical...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), devotees: types, jiva: jiva-tattva
10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita 2023, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), Bhatta family (parivara): Venkata Bhatta; Trimalla Bhatta and Prabodhananda Sarasvati (nephew of Gopala Bhatta), devotees: types, jiva: jiva-tattva
10 Jul 2023 morning – Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya 9 (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Mahaprabhu established “krsnas tu bhagavan svayam”, that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lila of the meeting of the gopis with Sri Narayana. Bhatta family served Lakshmi and Narayana, but after association with Mahaprabhu, they started worshiping Radha and Krishna. We should never question people’s faith, only sukriti makes people want sadhu-sanga. Narayana is not different from Krishna, and Srimati Radhika is not different from Lakshmi. Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva are...