The 5 types of devotees of the Lord. Definition of suddha-bhakti (pure devotion): anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam (Srimad Bhagavatam, 10.31.9). The sadhaka attains self-realisation in the stage of bhava. Example of a suddha-bhakta: King Ambarisa Maharaja. Example of a premi-bhakta: Hanuman. Story of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Murari Gupta. Krishna has 64 qualities and Ramacandra has 62.5 qualities. Example of Siva’s devotion to Sankarsana. Example of a prema-para bhakta: the...
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2023, Discourses in English 2023, Baguio 2023, Philippines 2023, harinama: japa-mala, self-realisation, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva
20 Jul 2023 evening – Self-realisation is the Best Realisation (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Srila Gurudeva BV Vana Gosvami Maharaja is in the Philippines for the same reason Srila Svami Prabhupada preached all over the world. The conditioned souls are constantly wandering through the fourteen planetary systems, rising and falling. It’s not so easy to come out of the clutches of Maya. Chanting the mahamantra is the medicine. The result of doing material charity is temporary, the best charity is to give the mahamantra, because this mantra can liberate us from the material world...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Rio de Janeiro 2023, Brazil 2023, aparadhas (offences), guru: siksa-guru, mood: aishvarya (majesty; opulence; divine greatness), self-realisation
15 Jun 2023 midday – Kali-yuga Worship Method (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In Kali-yuga it is not possible to see the demigods in the fire sacrifice. The only method of self-realisation is the chanting of the holy names. About the problem of chanting mantras with wrong pronunciation, which led to the appearance of Vritrasura. In Kali-yuga there are many compromises. God accepts your mood, your sincere feelings at the time of offering.-Indradyumna Maharaja, his wife Gundica on the day of the fire ceremony, and her caste queen Abhimana. Gundica throws her nose ring into...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Balneario Camboriu 2023, Brazil 2023, Krishna-tattva, body: gross body, body: subtle body, karma: cycle of birth and death, samskaras, self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul
04 Jun 2023 evening – We Are All Eternal Servants of Krishna (English) – Balneario Camboriu, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
All living entities are eternal servants of Krishna. Krishna speaks to Arjuna in BG 15.7. Our duty is to serve Krishna. Maya-devi punishes anyone who does not serve Krishna. Verse: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha ataeva māyā tāre deya saṁsāra-duḥkha (Cc. Madhya 20.117). Although the souls suffer the three miseries in this material world, they do not think about how to get out of it and seek self-realisation. Why do we suffer the three miseries of maya (illusory energy)? Answer: The...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2023, Callus 2023, Spain 2023, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), association: bad association, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul
30 Apr 2023 evening – How Can We Unite and Serve the Lord? (English) – Callus, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Yoga means union with the Lord, and bhakti-yoga teaches us how to serve the Lord. Maya punishes us because we have forgotten to serve Krsna. If we serve Krsna, Maya will stop punishing us. A baddha-jiva has no sukriti, so he has no faith in sadhu, guru and Vaishnava. The conditioned soul is always absorbed in four things: eating, sleeping, mating and defending itself.Verse:āhāra-nidra-bhaya-maithunaṁ casāmānyam etat paśubhir narāṇāmdharmo hi teṣām adhiko viśeṣodharmeṇa hīnaḥ paśubhiḥ samānaḥ...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Lithuanian 2023, Kaunas 2023, Lithuania 2023, Entry level discourses 2023, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, mantra: Om mantra, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation
22 Apr 2023 evening – How to Achieve Peace, Love and Affection (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Peace comes from the core of the heart and then comes love and affection for all living beings. God is love and love is God. When you love God, you love all living beings. Our spiritual science talks about how to get peace and love. Peace comes from the heart of Narayana, the Supreme Lord. He has many names in different languages, but He is one. God is in everyone and everywhere. To see God, one must follow the process of bhakti-yoga. (Comparison with the process of seeing ghee in milk )-About...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), self-realisation, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
18 Apr 2023 evening – The Pastimes of Shukadeva Gosvami (Hindi) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The birth of Shukadeva Gosvami. Shukadeva Gosvami walked towards the forest. The apsaras, beautiful women, didn’t feel ashamed when Shukadeva Gosvami passed by them without any clothes on. The beautiful answer of the apsaras to Vyasadeva’s question. Radha is the soul of Krishna. Atmarama and aptakama are just words for Krishna. In the transcendental world there is no difference between the limbs of the body and the body and the soul of the body, it’s all one. Why is Krishna...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Capelle aan den IJssel 2023, Netherlands 2023, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), self-realisation, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
18 Apr 2023 evening – The Pastimes of Shukadeva Gosvami (English translation) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The birth of Shukadeva Gosvami. Shukadeva Gosvami walked towards the forest. The apsaras, beautiful women, didn’t feel ashamed when Shukadeva Gosvami passed by them without any clothes on. The beautiful answer of the apsaras to Vyasadeva’s question. Radha is the soul of Krishna. Atmarama and aptakama are just words for Krishna. In the transcendental world there is no difference between the limbs of the body and the body and the soul of the body, it’s all one. Why is Krishna...