spiritual progress

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into French 2026, Mirepoix 2026, France 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, api cet su-duracaro, duhkha-madhye kona duhkha haya gurutara, Bhagavad-gita 9.30, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 6.242, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 8.248, Amara Jivana, Diksha initiation, Guru-disciple Relationship, character quality: duplicity, soul: conditioned soul, spiritual progress

16 Apr 2026 evening – Those Who Receive Diksha from Great Vaishnavas Are Not Ordinary People (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 16, 2026 6:00 PM

g It is impossible to compare worldly people with those who chant the Holy Names. On the suffering felt by worldly people when others die. A touching sloka that defines the greatest of sorrows: ‘duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?’… (CC Madhya-lila 8.248). Ajamila heard the dialogue between the Yamadutas and the Visnudutas. Dialogue of the Visnudutas with Ajamila after some years. Difference between namabhasa and suddha-nama. One who chants the Holy Names is not an ordinary...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Shorts in English 2025, Shorts with English Subtitles 2025, Discourses in Hindi with English subtitles, Discourses in Hindi with Hindi subtitles, spiritual progress

31 Dec 2025 – New Year’s 2026 (English)

December 31, 2025 12:00 PM

As a new year begins, Srila Gurudeva reminds us to honestly look within. Time moves forward, but once a year is gone, it never returns. Just as people calculate profit and loss in life, a sadhak must also reflect — how sincere was my chanting, how steady was my practice, and did I truly make progress in cleansing the heart? This reflection is not to create pressure, but to inspire growth. With renewed enthusiasm, Gurudev encourages us to perform bhajan and sadhana more seriously in the coming...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, atmaramas ca munayo, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.10, Morning walks 2025, Glories of Hari-katha, Importance of Listening to Hari-katha, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: stages, bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), parents: good parents, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), renunciation, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, spiritual progress, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

04 Sep 2025 morning walk – Harikatha Purifies Hearts (Hindi) | Brisbane, Australia

September 4, 2025 7:00 AM

– On the power of sadhana. – Harikatha has the power to remove all our anarthas. – Who doesn’t cry when hearing the Harikatha of Sita and Rama? People filled with anarthas in their hearts. – Signs of spiritual development: realization of the Lord, knowledge, and renunciation of what is not favorable to the Lord. – Devotion arises, and in the same proportion, renunciation of material things occurs. More renunciation, in the same percentage, more knowledge...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Brisbane 2025, Australia 2025, atmaramas ca munayo, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.10, Morning walks 2025, Glories of Hari-katha, Importance of Listening to Hari-katha, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: stages, bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), parents: good parents, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), renunciation, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, spiritual progress, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

04 Sep 2025 morning walk – Harikatha Purifies Hearts (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia

September 4, 2025 7:00 AM

– On the power of sadhana.– Harikatha has the power to remove all our anarthas.– Who doesn’t cry when hearing the Harikatha of Sita and Rama? People filled with anarthas in their hearts.– Signs of spiritual development: realization of the Lord, knowledge, and renunciation of what is not favorable to the Lord.– Devotion arises, and in the same proportion, renunciation of material things occurs. More renunciation, in the same percentage, more knowledge...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Murwillumbah 2025, Australia 2025, Durvasa Rishi’s Boon to Srimati Radhika That Her Cooking Would Become Nectar, Sanatana Gosvami and Hussain Shah, Subala-milana Lila, Gurudev Kripa Bindu Diya, Krishna is Transcendental Cupid, Krishna's Form, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, Radha: Madana Mohana Mohini, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation, spiritual progress

03 Sep 2025 morning – Transcendental Cupid Krishna (Hindi) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 3, 2025 7:00 AM

– Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 4: – Krishna is Madana Mohana and Sri Radha is Madana Mohana Mohini. – Mundane Kamadeva’s five arrows are useless in capturing the transcendental Kamadeva Krishna, who easily defeats him. – In the transcendental world, lust and love are one and the same. – Cupid is bewildered by the gopis, the queens of Dvaraka. – Self-realisation is the best realisation. – People are attracted to others who are like...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Murwillumbah 2025, Australia 2025, Durvasa Rishi’s Boon to Srimati Radhika That Her Cooking Would Become Nectar, Sanatana Gosvami and Hussain Shah, Subala-milana Lila, Gurudev Kripa Bindu Diya, Krishna is Transcendental Cupid, Krishna's Form, bhakti: bhakti's associates jnana and vairagya, Radha: Madana Mohana Mohini, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), self-realisation, spiritual progress

03 Sep 2025 morning – Transcendental Cupid Krishna (English translation) | Murwillumbah, Australia

September 3, 2025 7:00 AM

– Chaitanya-charitamrita, Madhya-lila, Chapter 4:– Krishna is Madana Mohana and Sri Radha is Madana Mohana Mohini.– Mundane Kamadeva’s five arrows are useless in capturing the transcendental Kamadeva Krishna, who easily defeats him.– In the transcendental world, lust and love are one and the same.– Cupid is bewildered by the gopis, the queens of Dvaraka.– Self-realisation is the best realisation.– People are attracted to others who are like...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Zoetermeer 2025, Netherlands 2025, sampradaya: Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya, soul: conditioned soul, spiritual progress

15 May 2025 evening – Sraddha and Nistha in Srila Gurudeva Are the Foundation of Spiritual Progress (Hindi) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 15, 2025 6:45 PM

It is written in the sastra that by only five days of sadhu-sanga and Harikatha life becomes successful, it is not enough to have a long life. ⁠Since time immemorial the jivas spend their lives repeating the same behavior. ⁠It is necessary to be in sadhu-sanga. ⁠Surrender to the Guru and Bhagavan, then your sadhana and memory will be fine. ⁠The conditioned soul, whether male or female, has purusa-abhimana, the conception of being the enjoyer. The Three Deities of Vrndavana and what They...

2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Zoetermeer 2025, Netherlands 2025, Guru-nishtha, Shraddha/Faith, sampradaya: Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya, soul: conditioned soul, spiritual progress

15 May 2025 evening – Sraddha and Nistha in Srila Gurudeva Are the Foundation of Spiritual Progress (English translation) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 15, 2025 6:45 PM

It is written in the sastra that by only five days of sadhu-sanga and Harikatha life becomes successful, it is not enough to have a long life. ⁠Since time immemorial the jivas spend their lives repeating the same behavior. ⁠It is necessary to be in sadhu-sanga. ⁠Surrender to the Guru and Bhagavan, then your sadhana and memory will be fine. ⁠The conditioned soul, whether male or female, has purusa-abhimana, the conception of being the enjoyer. The Three Deities of Vrndavana and what They...

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