0:04:20 – The story of Draupadi; the Yaksha’s conditions and how he killed the brothers; who failed the conditions; the answers of Maharaja Yudhishthira. 0:07:48 – What is the most astonishing thing in this world? Death is already predetermined; everyone leaves their body, people die every day, and yet no one is ready for death and does not want to die. 0:14:54 – The answer of Maharaja Yudhishthira in Srimad Bhagavatam. Krishna tells Arjuna: “One who is born from...
body: subtle body
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Perth 2024, Australia 2024, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), 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, character quality: lust and anger
03 Oct 2024 evening – Meeting and Separation (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
What is a bad day? The day we do not hear Harikatha! A good day is the day when we associate with the sadhu to hear Harikatha. Yoga (meeting), viyoga (separation). Radha is purna-sakti. Sakti and saktiman. Gross body, subtle body and soul body. Lila of Siva (Sankaracarya) entering the body of a king. Yogis can separate the subtle body from the gross body. Devotees can separate the soul from the subtle and gross bodies. The Bhagavad Gita talks about each yoga: karma-yoga, bhakti-yoga...
2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, bhakti: bhakti is service, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: subtle body
29 Mar 2024 evening – It is Only Possible to Reach the Lord Through Bhakti (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhaktivinoda Thakura says in the song: “O mind why do you have no taste for listening to Krsna-katha?” Due to their sinful reactions, people are only interested in worldly conversations. To destroy sins and enjoy Harikata, the solution is Nama-sankirtana. Sloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12) In the age of Kali there is no other way to purify the heart: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). It is said three times to emphasise doing it with determination. Only...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, bhakti: bhakti is service, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: subtle body
29 Mar 2024 evening – It is Only Possible to Reach the Lord Through Bhakti (English translation) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhaktivinoda Thakura says in the song: “O mind why do you have no taste for listening to Krsna-katha?” Due to their sinful reactions, people are only interested in worldly conversations. To destroy sins and enjoy Harikata, the solution is Nama-sankirtana. Sloka: ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ (CC Antya-lila 20.12) In the age of Kali there is no other way to purify the heart: harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma (CC Madhya-lila 6.242). It is said three times to emphasise doing it with determination. Only...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, Entry level discourses 2024, body: gross body, body: subtle body
31 Jan 2024 midday – Q&A (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– The power of maha-mantra. – Structure of the gross body, subtle body and soul (mentioning the book Journey of the Soul). – The soul changes bodies like a man changes clothes. – Everything that exists in this world has its own nature. – The soul is eternal and transcendental. – We should respect all religions. – Question: Are we all the same? – Question: Could you please give an example of how understanding suffering can lead to positive change...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), body: gross body, body: subtle body, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), rasas: twelve rasas, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, soul: conditioned soul, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)
21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. About Advaita...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), body: gross body, body: subtle body, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), rasas: twelve rasas, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, soul: conditioned soul, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)
21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. About Advaita...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhavnagar 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, body: subtle body, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya)
09 Dec 2023 morning – The Dark Well of Family Life (English translation) – Bhavanagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Story about the meeting between Srila Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami and Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura. Guru and Bhagavan are giving mercy, but many times the devotee does not want to accept it. Everyone is burning in the fire of samsara, but everyone forgets about it. The story of the man who was about to fall into a well in analogy with family life. Lila das gopis, Krsna and His flute. Control your senses, only then will your mind not be disturbed. If in one life you are brahmacari (celibate devotee)...