– Love is expressed through the eyes. – A simple definition of prema is presented in the sloka: ananya-mamatā viṣṇau… (CC Madhya-lila 23.8). – In the asakti stage, prema-abhasa manifests. – Two symptoms of asakti: bhajane-ruci and bhajane-asakti. – First ruci (liking) and then asakti (attachment). – In the bhava stage, three internal symptoms and nine external symptoms appear. – When it comes to prema, that which causes the destruction of love causes...
prema: stages
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Prema-vivarta 2025, mood: madanakya-mahabhava, prema: stages
27 Nov 2025 morning – Meaning of Prema-vivarta (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Love is expressed through the eyes. – A simple definition of prema is presented in the sloka: ananya-mamatā viṣṇau… (CC Madhya-lila 23.8). – In the asakti stage, prema-abhasa manifests. – Two symptoms of asakti: bhajane-ruci and bhajane-asakti. – First ruci (liking) and then asakti (attachment). – In the bhava stage, three internal symptoms and nine external symptoms appear. – When it comes to prema, that which causes the destruction of love causes...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, The Conditioned Soul, body: bodily conception, body: dehatma-buddhi, Krishna: Krishna's flute, Krishna: Krishna's peacock feather, prema: stages, service: krishna-seva, soul: conditioned soul
14 Sep 2025 midday – Bodily Conception Is the Root of Mental Disturbance (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Once a year, Lord Jagannatha comes out of His Temple and grants His darsana to all the fallen souls. The minds of the gopis become very disturbed when Krsna goes out to herd, for they cannot tolerate separation from Him. Sneha means love and affection. In Kali-yuga, the conditioned soul has a disturbed mind, fighting within itself or with others because of its bodily conception (dehātmā-buddhiḥ). The thought of being this body and the supreme enjoyer is what disturbs our mind. The moment we...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Ratha-yatra 2025, Personal Recollections 2025, Kurukshetra-milana Lila, A Guru and His Disciple Vaishnava Dasa (Panir Dasa) in a City Where All Products Cost the Same, An Alcoholic Dhanurdhar in Love with His Girlfriend, Jagannatha-tattva, Kurukshetra-milana, Ratha-yatra Pastimes, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), anuraga: stages, Bhagavan: sach-chid-ananda (sat-chid-ananda), darshana: consequences for those who have Lord's darshana, Jagannatha: Jagannatha's chariot, Jagannatha: the meaning of chariot in ratha-yatra, Jagannatha: the meaning of Jagannatha's throne, prema: stages, spiritual understanding: difficulty in understanding spiritual matters
01 Jul 2025 morning – Meaning of Lord Jagannatha’s Chariot (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil
– Brief explanation about Lord Jagannatha’s Chariot and its meaning. – Lord Jagannatha’s Throne, its meaning. – About the stages of prema and anuraga, when love and affection arise. – About the darsana of Govinda’s form that causes forgetfulness of everything. – Story involving a Guru and his disciple in a city where there is no distinction/discrimination in the prices of products. – About the difficulty people have in understanding...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Badger 2024, USA 2024, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), prema: stages, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), tattva-siddhanta and rasa-siddhanta: philosophical conclusions and rasa conclusions (established truths about reality; conclusions about devotional relationships and spiritual emotions)
23 Jan 2024 evening- The absolute necessity of sadhu-sanga (English) – Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– How do we know we have attained our perfection goal with regards to sadhu-sanga? – The meaning of Vraja. – Our samsara will finish when we completely surrender at the lotus feet of Guru and Krishna. – The uniqueness of the Lord’s pastimes. – Beautiful description of Vraja. – Radha-kunda-tata bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha, page 218). – The desire of Krishna to perform lila. – The Lord is atmarama and aptakama. – How Srimati Radhika...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), liberation, prema: stages, self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul
21 Dec 2023 evening – Seva, Harikatha and Surrender (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Trees live for dozens of years, but there is no benefit in assuming a tree body. There is only benefit when we listen to harikatha. Different stages of prema: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. To cleanse the heart you need to do seva, listen to harikatha and surrender. The conditioned soul has a tendency to deceive, so everyone is being deceived. There are many ways to enjoy in Svargaloka. Story of the king, the envious barber and a man called Birbal. What does...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), liberation, prema: stages, self-realisation, soul: conditioned soul
21 Dec 2023 evening – Seva, Harikatha and Surrender (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Trees live for dozens of years, but there is no benefit in assuming a tree body. There is only benefit when we listen to harikatha. Different stages of prema: sneha, mana, pranaya, raga, anuraga, bhava, mahabhava. To cleanse the heart you need to do seva, listen to harikatha and surrender. The conditioned soul has a tendency to deceive, so everyone is being deceived. There are many ways to enjoy in Svargaloka. Story of the king, the envious barber and a man called Birbal. What does...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Auckland 2023, New Zealand 2023, disciple: true disciple, meeting: four types, prema: stages, separation: four types, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva
19 Oct 2023 midday – Venu-gita (English translation) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only Krsna has four special qualities: rupa-madhurya, venu-madhurya, lila-madhurya, and prema-madhurya. Vaisnavas never take credit for writing a book; they always give credit to Radha and Krsna. Lila of Jayadeva Gosvami fails to write a verse from the Gita Govinda and Krsna comes to write the verse for him: “Oh, Radha, place Your feet on My head!” Lila of how Vyasadeva included Her name, Sri, in the Bhagavatam and thus Radha, satisfied, agreed to sign the authorship of the Srimad...