self-realisation

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Baladeva-purnima 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, self-realisation

31 Aug 2023 morning – Baladeva Purnima (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 31, 2023 9:26 AM

PART 1 Baladeva Prabhu is the one who gives us spiritual strength. Without Him it is impossible to walk the path of spiritual self-realisation, because He is akanda-guru-tattva. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ (Sri Brahma-samhita 5.1). Sat (existence)/Balarama; Cit (knowledge)/Krsna; Ananda (bliss)/Radha. In this world everyone lives in unhappiness and suffering. Baladeva serves Krsna in ten ways. Baladeva creates the platform for Krishna to appear in this world. Yogamaya transferred Baladeva...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Baladeva-purnima 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, self-realisation

31 Aug 2023 morning – Baladeva Purnima (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 31, 2023 9:26 AM

Baladeva Prabhu is the one who gives us spiritual strength. Without Him it is impossible to walk the path of spiritual self-realisation, because He is akanda-guru-tattva. Sloka: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ (Sri Brahma-samhita 5.1). Sat (existence)/Balarama; Cit (knowledge)/Krsna; Ananda (bliss)/Radha. In this world everyone lives in unhappiness and suffering. Baladeva serves Krsna in ten ways. Baladeva creates the platform for Krishna to appear in this world. Yogamaya transferred Baladeva from the...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Chinese 2023, Hong Kong 2023, China 2023, Hong Kong 2023, self-realisation

25 Aug 2023 evening – The Potency of Mahaprabhu’s Nama-Sankirtana (English) – Hong Kong | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 25, 2023 6:44 PM

Nama-sankirtana at the beginning, in the middle and at the end. Krsna instructs Uddhava. The method of chanting the pure holy name (suddha-nama). Srimati Radhika recites the sloka “sakhī, kevā śunāila śyāma-nāma” (song of Sri Candidasa). The only process for reaching Krsna in this Kali-yuga is chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the combined form of Radha and Govinda. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s prophecy. Sriman Mahaprabhu meets a tiger. Srila...

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

August 22, 2023 6:55 PM

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...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, liberation, renunciation, self-realisation, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

06 Aug 2023 morning – Renunciation That Comes Through Self-Realisation (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 6, 2023 9:33 AM

Bhajananandi and gosthanandi. Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami’s service to his deity. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta opens the first Gaudiya Matha temple in Kolkata. The three things that are necessary for us to practise spiritual life. We should speak according to what the scriptures say. To satisfy God, it is first necessary to follow varnasrama-dharma. Explanation of the verse: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ Our purpose in life is to fulfil Gurudeva’s heart and follow his instructions. The highest...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, liberation, renunciation, self-realisation, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

06 Aug 2023 morning – Renunciation That Comes Through Self-Realisation (Hindi) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 6, 2023 9:33 AM

Bhajananandi and gosthanandi. Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami’s service to his deity. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta opens the first Gaudiya Matha temple in Kolkata. The three things that are necessary for us to practise spiritual life. We should speak according to what the scriptures say. To satisfy God, it is first necessary to follow varnasrama-dharma. Explanation of the verse: dhyāna-mūlaṃ guror mūrtiḥ Our purpose in life is to fulfil Gurudeva’s heart and follow his instructions. The highest...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, renunciation, samskaras, self-realisation, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

05 Aug 2023 afternoon – Renunciation That Comes Through Self-Realisation (Hindi) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 5, 2023 4:12 PM

The harikatha of God is boundless, just like Him. The catur-slokas of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Brahmaji’s lila, telling Narada Rsi how it came from a lotus flower. The three kinds of mercy given by the Guru to his surrendered disciple. The story of the Guru and the disciple who accepted his instructions and thus received all knowledge in his heart (hardik). The lila written by Vyasadeva about the princess who had nistha (firm faith) in a false guru. Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta (SB 11.3...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bangalore (Bengaluru) 2023, India 2023, renunciation, samskaras, self-realisation, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

05 Aug 2023 afternoon – Renunciation That Comes Through Self-Realisation (English translation) – Bangalore, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 5, 2023 4:12 PM

PART 1 The harikatha of God is boundless, just like Him. The catur-slokas of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Brahmaji’s lila, telling Narada Rsi how it came from a lotus flower. The three kinds of mercy given by the Guru to his surrendered disciple. The story of the Guru and the disciple who accepted his instructions and thus received all knowledge in his heart (hardik). The lila written by Vyasadeva about the princess who had nistha (firm faith) in a false guru. Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta (SB...

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