bhakti: sadhana-bhakti

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21 Apr 2026 morning – Sadhana-bhakti (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 21, 2026 7:00 AM

On advancing in spiritual practice depending on knowledge of slokas (verses). Indication of the Sri Slokamrtam-Bindu, a book containing the main verses we should learn. On the three stages of bhakti: sadhana, bhava, and prema. The first stage of bhakti, sraddha, means faith in the Guru and the Scriptures. The glories of the gopala-mantra, the king of all mantras. A pastime where munis and rsis meet Lord Ramachandra after chanting the gopala-mantra for over ten thousand years. Lord Ramacandra...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Tepoztlan 2025, Mexico 2025, satam prasangan mama virya-samvido, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.25, Prema-rasa, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, liberation, sadhu-sanga: importance

25 Dec 2025 morning – Prema-prayojana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

December 25, 2025 7:00 AM

– Krsna is our sambandha (knowledge of relationship), and prema (love) is prayojana, our highest goal! – Krsna is not our goal, our goal ⁠is Krsna-prema! – ⁠About the process of sadhana-bhakti: from sraddha to prema. – ⁠Paramarthika-sraddha (transcendental faith) and lokikhi-sraddha (material faith, etiquette). – ⁠Two types of paramarthika-sraddha: vaidhi-sraddha and raganuga-sraddha. – ⁠About raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. – A verse explaining the...

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04 Dec 2025 evening – Sadhana in Kali-yuga (English) – Barcelona, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 4, 2025 6:00 PM

g – In Kali-yuga, people do not desire spirituality. – Maya severely punishes conditioned souls, but those who chant the Holy Names and serve the Guru and Vaishnavas are protected and attain the supreme spiritual goal. – Maya liberates devotees from the material world. – Surrender to a trustworthy guru, receive diksha, receive transcendental knowledge, and in time, the heart will be purified. – On the stages of sadhana-bhakti, from sraddha to prema. – Never...

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12 Sep 2025 morning – The Definition of Sadhana-bhakti (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2025 8:20 AM

PART 1 PART 2 Those who practice devotional service to Lord Sri Krsna with their body, mind, and words. Our goal is to attain a hint of the humor of the cowherd boys of Vraja. The bodily conception is the root of all anarthas. About karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, and bhakti-kanda. There are different types of vairagya (renunciation). We must take care of our body to serve Krsna and, in no way, show others false renunciation. Our body needs to be healthy to awaken to mangala-arati, which is a limb of...

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11 Sep 2025 morning – Bhakti Comes from the Heart of the Sadhu (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 11, 2025 7:00 AM

– The kanistha-adhikari has neither sastra-jnana nor common sense. – Description of the difference between kanistha, madhyama, and uttama adhikari devotees. – The behavior of the kanistha and uttama adhikari appears the same but is completely different. – The madhyama acts with discrimination. – The uttama sees the Lord everywhere, sees sacred places everywhere, and sees people as servants of the Supreme Lord. – ⁠Uttama-adhikari is of three types: Bhagavad...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, Beginning of Bhakti, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, liberation, life: cycle of birth and death

29 Aug 2025 evening – The Bhakti Creeper and Its Leaves (English) | Brisbane, Australia

August 29, 2025 6:00 PM

– We should listen to Harikatha, but not from an avaisnava (non-Vaisnava), even though Krsna katha is very powerful. – By listening to Harikatha, all undesirable things (anarthas) are removed from our hearts. – Sadhana-bhakti goes from the stage of sradha to asakti. – Those who practice sadhana will see bhakti-lata-bija (the seed of devotion) manifest in their hearts. – The first two leaves of the bhakti creeper that sprout represent that all sorrows, sufferings...

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29 Jul 2025 morning – The Seven Oceans of Divine Love (English) | Wales, UK

July 29, 2025 7:00 AM

– On the training necessary for perfection in the five sciences. – Training to speak in a whisper. – The duties of Srimati Radhika’s manjaris. – Training to be attentive to the sound of Krsna’s flute. – Be careful not to judge yourself to be on the level of the manjaris. – Comparing the Seven Oceans with the profound qualities of Srimati Radhika. – Quoting the Seven Oceans of Divine Love. – On Srimati Radhika’s intoxication due...

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17 Jul 2025 evening – Manah-siksa and Siksastakam (English) | New Braj, California, USA

July 17, 2025 6:00 PM

– If you don’t hear Harikatha, you hear worldly matters. – Maya and Chaya (shadow), that which is not true but poses as truth. – The conditioned soul is like a deer chasing a mirage in the desert, trying to achieve reputation, name, and fame. – Sloka that talks about how we can overcome the desire for prestige and fame: pratisthasa dhrsta svapaca-ramani me hrdi natet… (Manah Siksa 7). – Maya and Chaya, one goes first and the other comes second. – The...

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