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2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Bordeaux 2023, France 2023, Chaitanya-charitamrita (Raya Ramananda Samvad) 2023, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, guru: Chaitya-guru, rasa dance: rasa-lila, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, spiritual progress

12 May 2023 evening – Raya Ramananda Samvada (English) – Bordeaux, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 12, 2023 6:53 PM

PART 1 Caitanya Mahaprabhu asks a question: “Which of the instructions is most important for the soul?” Hearing about the amorous pastimes of Radha and Krishna is like a medicinal tonic for the ears. Conditioned souls only want to hear about worldly things. Anyone who wants to hear about Krishna’s pastimes faces many obstacles: headaches, sleep, etc. At the beginning of sadhana-bhakti, two leaves of bhakti appear: klesagni and subadha – all afflictions disappear and the...

2021, Discourses in Hindi 2021, Delhi 2021, India 2021, Chida-dadhi Mahotsava 2021, renunciation (vairagya), spiritual progress

23 Jun 2021 morning – Cida dadhi Mahotsava Lila (Hindi) – Delhi, India

June 23, 2021 10:42 AM

-Without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu we cannot develop on the path of bhakti-The more you stay in sadhu-sanga, the more you vairagya you have-Just like sadhu-sanga, original sandalwood is very difficult to get-We cannot see Lord and sadhu but sadhu and Lord can see us. The story of the blind man who came to hear the hari-katha-Why we do pinda-dana-Story of a sadhu and a woman who threw a dirty cloth into him but he made ghee wicks out of it-Vartma-pradarshaka-guru or patha-pradarshaka-guru...

2021, Discourses Translated into English 2021, Delhi 2021, India 2021, Chida-dadhi Mahotsava 2021, renunciation (vairagya), spiritual progress

23 Jun 2021 morning – Cida dadhi Mahotsava Lila (English translation) – Delhi, India

June 23, 2021 10:40 AM

Full translation -Without the mercy of Nityananda Prabhu we cannot develop on the path of bhakti-The more you stay in sadhu-sanga, the more you vairagya you have-Just like sadhu-sanga, original sandalwood is very difficult to get-We cannot see Lord and sadhu but sadhu and Lord can see us. The story of the blind man who came to hear the hari-katha-Why we do pinda-dana-Story of a sadhu and a woman who threw a dirty cloth into him but he made ghee wicks out of it-Vartma-pradarshaka-guru or patha...

2017, Discourses in Hindi 2017, Undisclosed, Suriname 2017, Hari-katha at Airports 2017, Entry level discourses 2017, Workshops, Workshops on Archana, Cultivating and Perfecting Seva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), aparadhas (offences), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, character qualitiy: laziness, character quality: envy, ghee lamp, ghosts, lineage: guru-parampara, mantra: Klim, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sacred thread, sakhis: types, sampradayas: four sampradayas, spiritual progress, universe

04 May 2017 – Practical devotional life. How to perform archana (Hindi) – Suriname

May 4, 2017 11:45 AM

[By request of the devotees, Srila Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaja gave this special introductory class in Surinam on 2017/05/04 about the process and meaning of archana – worship. He is presenting the history and context of the process of archana to the new devotee not familiar with the ancient Vedic system of worship.]         Success in this process cannot be achieved by following any ‘mechanical methodology’. In order to practice archana in its pure form and awaken pure devotional service...

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