00:00 The importance of associating with sadhus;05:00 On the development of bhajana, darshan of Krishna for the birds;16:00 The transformations of Mahaprabhu’s body, a fisherman retrieves Mahaprabhu’s body;20:00 The moods of Srimati Radhika in the scriptures, about the efforts in practice and when the seed of bhakti sprouts;26:00 Where the Maha-mantra appeared from;30:00 About the separation as described by Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, the gopis in separation stop glorifying Giriraj...
bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)
02 Dec 2024 morning – Remembering the Lilas of Mahaprabhu (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
00:00 The importance of associating with sadhus;05:00 On the development of bhajana, darshan of Krishna for the birds;16:00 The transformations of Mahaprabhu’s body, a fisherman retrieves Mahaprabhu’s body;20:00 The moods of Srimati Radhika in the scriptures, about the efforts in practice and when the seed of bhakti sprouts;26:00 Where the Maha-mantra appeared from;30:00 About the separation as described by Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, the gopis in separation stop glorifying Giriraj...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), devotees: types, guru: guru-nishtha
16 Jul 2024 evening – Guru-nistha (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka that gives evidence that Sri Krsna is the Original Personality of God: ete cāṁśa-kalāḥ puṁsaḥ kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam indrāri-vyākulaṁ lokaṁ mṛḍayanti yuge yuge (SB 1.3.28). Why do many people worship the demigods? Because the jivas have many desires in their hearts. Krsna says that the conditioned souls do not know who God is, and they surrender to the demigods. Four types of devotees who worship Krsna: catur-vidha bhajante mam… (BG 7.16). Arto (sufferers/Gagendra); arto-jijnasu...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Eternal Position of the Soul, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna)
28 Jun 2024 morning – About Svarupa of the Jiva (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
0:20:35 – Kathā pierces the heart; relationship with Krishna develops while material attachments break; love means both pain and joy—separation and meeting. Meeting Krishna brings happiness; separation brings tears. Viraha: vi – special, raha – meeting. 0:26:03 – Example: if you lose something valuable, you will always remember it; remembrance is like meeting in the heart. 0:27:05 – Story of Bharata Maharaja and the deer; Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita that the next birth depends on what or...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cochabamba 2024, Bolivia 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), universe
17 Feb 2024 midday – The Beauty of Vrndavana Dhama (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Beautiful description of when Krsna is grazing and thousands of cows are around Him. Sloka: aṭati yad bhavān ahni kānanaṁ truṭi yugāyate tvām apaśyatām (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.15). How beautiful is the form and face of Govinda and Srimati Radhika! What happens when the gopis have Govinda’s darsana. Where Radha is, there is also Krsna and vice versa. Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace. About the book Sri Vrndavana Mahimamrta, which tells the glories of Krsna’s sweet pastimes...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cochabamba 2024, Bolivia 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), lineage: guru-parampara
16 Feb 2024 morning – About the Diksa Process and the Relationship with Sri Guru (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– About marriage performed according to Vedic culture. – About atmasamarpana (complete surrender of the soul). – About the devotee kanistha-adhikari, uttama-adhikari and the process of diksa. – The twenty-six qualities of a pure devotee. – About the limbs and seed of Bhakti. – Lord Ramacandra’s harikatha and why He didn’t take Hanuman to transcendental Ayodya. – The nature of Hanuman is: where there is Rama-katha he also manifests himself! –...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Eugene 2024, USA 2024, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), energy: achintya-shakti
28 Jan 2024 evening – The Process of Sadhu-sanga (English) – Eugene, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
God gave us the language to speak harikatha. Jata-ruci-sadhaka (practitioner with a taste for spiritual practice) and ajata-ruci-sadhaka (practitioner with no taste for spiritual practice). Whoever attains ruci awakens bhava for Sri Krsna. To practise spiritual life we need to have sraddha (firm faith) in the Guru and the Sastras. Bhakti-lata-bija is the process of approaching Sri Krsna. Guru grants bhakti-lata-bija, the desire to serve, Krsna-seva-vasana. Conditioned souls have the tendency...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Chinese 2023, Hong Kong 2023, China 2023, Hong Kong 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), self-realisation
22 Aug 2023 evening – The process how to develop our relationship with the Lord (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The transcendental predictions that the holy names will be chanted all over the world. The nature of the soul to serve Krishna. Example of the nature of water given to explain our temporary material identity. The two syllables, Gu and Ru: he who has the duty to bring the light of transcendental knowledge and our eternal identity to our hearts. Self-realisation is not easy because of the illusory potency of maya. We can stay with family members, but we have to connect with Krishna and pure...