Sadhu Sanga Mahima: the glories of association with the sadhu. Sloka: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya (CC Madhya-lila 22.54). Sloka: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-janma-mūla haya ‘sādhu-saṅga’ kṛṣṇa-prema janme, teṅho punaḥ mukhya aṅga (CC Madhya-lila 22.83). The different types of sadhus: jnani-sadhus, karmi-sadhus, bhakta-sadhus. Sambandhatmika-bhakti and kamatmika-bhakti. What is better? Feeling that “I belong to Krsna” or that “Krsna belongs to me?” Krsna belongs to me is better, this is...
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2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Online discourses 2024, character quality: duplicity, renunciation, samskaras
22 Jan 2024 – Inauguration of Sri Rama Lala Temple in Ayodhya (Hindi) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Day celebrated all over the world by different Sampradayas. Rama-carita-manasa, the Ramayana of Tulasi Dasa, is divided into seven sections (kanda) that symbolise steps to reach God. The first section: Bala-kanda, says that practitioners must be sincere and humble like children, with a simple faith. To access God we need to be free from duplicity, like a child. How to clean a dirty mind? Chanting the Holy Names of the Lord. Verse: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ (CC Antya...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Brahma Sees Aghasura Going to Heaven and Merging into Sri Krishna’s Effulgence, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, Kalidasa, samskaras
03 Dec 2023 morning – Vaidhi Bhakti and Raganuga Bhakti (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Class on Raga-vartma-chandrika Following rules is the main characteristic of vaidhi-bhakti. Greed is the main characteristic of raganuga-bhakti. Our inclination in Bhakti comes from the samskaras of past lives. The devotee with spontaneous greed in his heart yearns to serve Sri Krsna. Mother Yasoda’s humour and service to Sri Krsna. Some material examples so that we can understand what greed is. The meaning of Kalidasa’s two raised fingers at his wedding to the princess. People must...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, Brahma Sees Aghasura Going to Heaven and Merging into Sri Krishna’s Effulgence, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, Kalidasa, samskaras
03 Dec 2023 morning – Vaidhi Bhakti and Raganuga Bhakti (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Class on Raga-vartma-chandrika Following rules is the main characteristic of vaidhi-bhakti. Greed is the main characteristic of raganuga-bhakti. Our inclination in Bhakti comes from the samskaras of past lives. The devotee with spontaneous greed in his heart yearns to serve Sri Krsna. Mother Yasoda’s humour and service to Sri Krsna. Some material examples so that we can understand what greed is. The meaning of Kalidasa’s two raised fingers at his wedding to the princess. People must...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, samskaras
30 Oct 2023 evening room hk – The Types of Sadhana and Their Meanings (English) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lila in a separation mood, when He transforms, like a turtle.
The stages from sadhu-sanga to prema.
The types of samskaras.
Simple sadhana is listening to harikatha.
The Adorable Deity of srngara-rasa (conjugal love) is Syamasundara (Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu).
Meaning of the name Manohara.
Syamasundara has sixty-four qualities, four of which are exclusive to Him.
The meaning of the name Krsna.
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Christchurch 2023, New Zealand 2023, samskaras
17 Oct 2023 evening – When will we give up material attachments? (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
If you want to depart from this world of samsara, then you have to associate with sadhu and listen to harikatha. Our Acaryas express harikatha again and again to make the samskaras, impressions on the heart. Two things we forget: our birth and our death. It is not so easy to give up the body, so much attachment is coming. Papa-karma and punya-karma are both going with us into the next body. God is calling us, but we are not listening due to samsara-basana, the tendency to enjoy sense...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, samskaras, self-realisation
16 Sep 2023 morning – Karmas and Samskaras (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of God’s name “Bhagavan”, which includes the five elements. There are twenty-eight tattvas of creation and fourteen maha-tattvas. About the ahankara (false-ego), the mind, the desire, the heart and the samskaras. Everything we do today is determined by samskaras (impressions from past lives). About punya-karma and papa-karma. We must pray to have tolerance towards the reactions of our karma. Study the Bhagavad Gita, as everything is explained there. Bhakti is capable of...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, samskaras, self-realisation
16 Sep 2023 morning – Karmas and Samskaras (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of God’s name “Bhagavan”, which includes the five elements. There are twenty-eight tattvas of creation and fourteen maha-tattvas. About the ahankara (false-ego), the mind, the desire, the heart and the samskaras. Everything we do today is determined by samskaras (impressions from past lives). About punya-karma and papa-karma. We must pray to have tolerance towards the reactions of our karma. Study the Bhagavad Gita, as everything is explained there. Bhakti is capable of...