bhakti: sadhana-bhakti

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, Chaturmasya-vrata 2023, Ekadashi-vrata 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, harinama: japa-mala, institution: ISKCON, siddha-deha: spiritual body (eternal perfected body for serving Krishna in the spiritual realm), Vilapa-kusumanjali

29 Jun 2023 darshana – Ekadashi, Chaturmasya and Sadhana (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 29, 2023 4:39 PM

Ekadasi and Lord Jagannatha. The four months of Chaturmasya. Vaishnava calendar rules. We must follow the rules of Chaturmasya. Today is the appearance of Srila Bhakti Vijnana Bharati Gosvami Maharaja and Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami. About ISKCON devotees who followed Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja and the Vraja-mandala parikrama. Srila Gurudeva Narayana Gosvami Maharaja beautifully taught Vilapa-kusumanjali. What did Srila Gurudeva give us? We...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Helsinki 2023, Finland 2023, Brahma-samhita 5.38, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, institution: ISKCON, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

28 Jun 2023 evening – Sadhu-sanga Mahima (English) – Helsinki, Finland | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 28, 2023 6:12 PM

If you remember Hari, Guru and Vaishnavas, all obstacles will disappear. On Hera-panchami in brief. The power and glory of sadhu-sanga. One gets it by the mercy of the Lord. Brihan-naradiya Purana 4.33: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta sangena parijayate. Guru-mukha-padma-vākya, cittete koriyā aikya. Bhaktir evainam nayati bhaktir evainam pashyati. Sri Brahma-samhita 5.38: premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilochanena. The story of a black bee and a dung beetle in the Mana-sarovara. SB 10.51.53:...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, sacred thread, soul: conditioned soul

21 May 2023 morning – Miracles Happen When We Practise Bhakti (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 21, 2023 9:43 AM

Our bhajana/sadhana should always be one-pointed. On the Vedic marriage ceremony. Devi Bhagavata or Devi Bhagavati? Why did Srivasa Thakura not tell Mahaprabhu during the nama-sankirtana that his son had left the body? The soul never dies. We should bathe in the Ganges after touching/seeing a dead body. The rules for cleaning/purifying in the Archana Dipika for worshipping the Deity. Why don’t women wear sacred thread/sing brahma-gayatri? About the urine/dung of cows. About accepting what...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Mirepoix 2023, France 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, vision: transcendental vision

19 May 2023 evening – The Essence of Our Spiritual Life (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 19, 2023 6:09 PM

About what gives us perfect happiness. Not even Ravana with all his immense opulence was happy. Whoever practices devotion to the Lord attains eternal happiness, because this is the spontaneous nature of the soul. In relation to the Supreme Lord, the jiva is considered to be the spark of a great fire. Sloka:jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’sūryāṁśa-kiraṇa, yaiche agni-jvālā-cayasvābhāvika...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Bordeaux 2023, France 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2023, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, guru: Chaitya-guru, rasa dance: rasa-lila, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, spiritual progress

12 May 2023 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English) – Bordeaux, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 12, 2023 6:53 PM

PART 1 Caitanya Mahaprabhu asks a question: “Which of the instructions is most important for the soul?” Hearing about the amorous pastimes of Radha and Krishna is like a medicinal tonic for the ears. Conditioned souls only want to hear about worldly things. Anyone who wants to hear about Krishna’s pastimes faces many obstacles: headaches, sleep, etc. At the beginning of sadhana-bhakti, two leaves of bhakti appear: klesagni and subadha – all afflictions disappear and the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2023, Callus 2023, Spain 2023, Bhajana-rahasya 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, kamatmika bhakti type: sambhoga-iccha-mayi, samskaras

25 Apr 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 25, 2023 11:28 AM

Sadhana and bhajana are not the same. Sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti. Reject jiva-brahma-aikya-jnana, but study tat-padartha-jnana and tvam-padartha-jnana. Committing suicide is aparadha. Shanta-rasa has no mamata and seva is still included in our rasa as it has nishtha. Svakiya mood, parakiya mood Parakiya mood is a sinful activity in the material world. The love of the gopis is aprakrita kama, transcendental lust. Sambandhatmika-bhakti, kamatmika-bhakti. Whatever the gopis do, they do to please...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, aparadhas: offenses (obstacles in devotional service; offenses against Krishna, devotees, holy name, dhama and other aspects of bhakti), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Tulasi-devi, Vaishakha month

19 Apr 2023 evening – Auspiciousness of Vaishakha Month and the Glories of Tulasi-devi (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands

April 19, 2023 6:34 PM

Maya is very powerful. Only the most fortunate people do bhajana and sadhana. The creepers of sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti. Uddhava performs severe austerities to attain vraja-prema. 64 limbs of bhakti; 9 limbs of bhakti. Never listen to hari-katha from a non-Vaishnava (example of milk contaminated by a snake’s mouth). Vigraha is a direct manifestation of Bhagavan. 10 nama-aparadhas. The month of Vaishakha is very auspicious. Giriraja Govardhana, Tulasi and Ganga-jala are...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Kuala Lumpur 2023, Malaysia 2023, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)

17 Apr 2023 evening – The Lilas of Narada Rishi (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 17, 2023 6:36 PM

The glories and power of sadhu-sanga. The rare gift of the human body. Darshana of bhagavata-bhakta is very rare. Mahaprabhu in Jagannatha Puri is completely in Radhaji’s mood of separation. Original Srimati Radhika and original Krishna always stay together in Vrindavana. A sadhaka should realise his sambandha-jnana. Then he will never fall. Sambandha, abhidheya, prayojana-tattva. The stages of sadhana-bhakti and bhava-bhakti. The definition of shraddha The Lord has invested all His powers in...

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