bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti)

27 Jul 2023 midday – Questions and Answers About the Holy Names (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Dialogue between Siva and Parvati on the holy names. Repent of your aparadhas (offences) and papas (sins) and chant the holy names. Bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti) means the desire to serve Krsna. The mantra is very powerful, surrender to the Lord. Difference between punya and sukrti. Through the mantra, the Guru awakens the sleeping soul in the body. Don’t worry about anything, just chant the holy names, try not to commit any aparadhas, the process will develop little by little. About...

27 Jul 2023 midday – Questions and Answers About the Holy Names (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Dialogue between Siva and Parvati on the holy names. Repent of your aparadhas (offences) and papas (sins) and chant the holy names. Bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti) means the desire to serve Krsna. The mantra is very powerful, surrender to the Lord. Difference between punya and sukrti. Through the mantra, the Guru awakens the sleeping soul in the body. Don’t worry about anything, just chant the holy names, try not to commit any aparadhas, the process will develop little by little. About...

21 Jul 2023 morning – Saranagati and the Humor of the Vrajavasis (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Bhajana-rahasya: An ordinary sadhaka can attain the platform of bhajana. Jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. Song: Sri Krishna-Caitanya Prabhu Doya Koro More, by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. The six parts of surrender (saranagati). First surrender to the guru and the Vaisnavas, then to Krishna. How to surrender to Krishna? The advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Dhanya Kali-yuga and manjari-bhava. The transcendental boat of the holy names. The definition of sraddha (faith). If you...

31 Jul 2022 morning – The Meaning of Diksha (Hindi) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Part 1 -The completion of diksha is at the stage of bhava, when one realizes their spiritual form-Diksha is like a seed of bhakti-Very fortunate living entities receive diksha from a bona fide Guru, and care for the creeper like a gardener-Sravanam & kirtanam nourishes the bhakti-lata up to Goloka Vrindavana-The sadhaka through practice will slowly be able to relish the vraja-parakiya-bhava, paramour mood-The more the sadhaka surrenders, the more the creeper will grow-Complete surrender is...

31 Jul 2022 morning – The Meaning of Diksha (English translation) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The completion of diksha is at the stage of bhava, when one realizes their spiritual form-Diksha is like a seed of bhakti-Very fortunate living entities receive diksha from a bona fide Guru, and care for the creeper like a gardener-Sravanam & kirtanam nourishes the bhakti-lata up to Goloka Vrindavana-The sadhaka through practice will slowly be able to relish the vraja-parakiya-bhava, paramour mood-The more the sadhaka surrenders, the more the creeper will grow-Complete surrender is at the...

11 Apr 2022 evening – Proper bhajana and harinama (English translation) – Delhi, India

-Types of gopis-Srimati Radhika’s types of sakhis-Rati Manjari jokingly teases Rupa Manjari-Story of a british lawyer eating a jackfruit-Bhava-ullasa-rati-Read Bhajana-rahasya, your heart will become full of rasas-If you do not follow proper bhajana and sadhana, you’ll become sahajiya-Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika will be gradually destroyed by chanting the holy names-Do bhajana-sadhana and slowly you will get realisations-Jata-rata-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami...

11 Apr 2022 evening – Proper bhajana and harinama (Hindi) – Delhi, India

-Types of gopis-Srimati Radhika’s types of sakhis-Rati Manjari jokingly teases Rupa Manjari-Story of a british lawyer eating a jackfruit-Bhava-ullasa-rati-Read Bhajana-rahasya, your heart will become full of rasas-If you do not follow proper bhajana and sadhana, you’ll become sahajiya-Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika will be gradually destroyed by chanting the holy names-Do bhajana-sadhana and slowly you will get realisations-Jata-rata-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami...