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...
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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...
19 Nov 2022 morning – Importance of sambandha-jnana (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Narada Rishi’s previous life history.-Story of an old woman telling a man that he wont eat food at his father-in-law’s house.-About gross body,subtle body & atma-sarira.-About Gita-samsara & katha behind it.-First 40 years do bhajan, mandir-seva & then guru-seva.-Mamatha comes by sambandha-jnana. Whatever is simple,natural do it.-Alone bhajan wont happen.-If one doesn’t get ruci in unlimited Bhagavan-katha whether one is brahmana-janma & Brahma it is useless...
19 Nov 2022 morning – Importance of sambandha-jnana (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Narada Rishi’s previous life history.-Story of an old woman telling a man that he wont eat food at his father-in-law’s house.-About gross body,subtle body & atma-sarira.-About Gita-samsara & katha behind it.-First 40 years do bhajan, mandir-seva & then guru-seva.-Mamatha comes by sambandha-jnana. Whatever is simple,natural do it.-Alone bhajan wont happen.-If one doesn’t get ruci in unlimited Bhagavan-katha whether one is brahmana-janma & Brahma it is useless...
25 Oct 2022 morning – Significance of Satyavrata Muni prayers (Bengali) – India
-We should respect all vaishnavas & honour them.-Effects of disrespecting vaishnavas.-Respect all jivas as Krsna is in all living entities.-Satyavarata Muni prayers of paying obeisances to Lord & saying he don’t want liberation& hankers for darshan of Lord Krsna’s beautiful form-Baddha-jivas want peace & happiness but don’t get it.-Jiva wanders in this samsara like a blinded ox going around in a circle.-Hari-bhajan is the only difference between animals &...
25 Oct 2022 morning – Significance of Satyavrata Muni prayers (English translation) – India
-We should respect all vaishnavas & honour them.-Effects of disrespecting vaishnavas.-Respect all jivas as Krsna is in all living entities.-Satyavarata Muni prayers of paying obeisances to Lord & saying he don’t want liberation& hankers for darshan of Lord Krsna’s beautiful form-Baddha-jivas want peace & happiness but don’t get it.-Jiva wanders in this samsara like a blinded ox going around in a circle.-Hari-bhajan is the only difference between animals &...
28 Apr 2022 evening – Sadhu-sanga, Shuddha-bhakti & Sambandha-jnana (English) – United Kingdom
-Sadhus goes to pilgrimage places to purify them.-Why sadhus travel all over the world.-Story of Indra becoming a pig after his offence at his gurru’s feet & Brahmaji takes him back to heaven in Indra form.-This material world is a place of suffering.-Root cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga.-Story of a dung bee associating with black bee to signify how a baddha-jiva after sadhu-sanga gets suddha-bhakti & becomes transcendental.-With suddha-bhakti we give up gross & subtle body...
01 Dec 2021 evening – The Glories of Guru Tattva (English translation)- Gujarat, India
Part 1 If you get the mercy of guru you attain the mercy of Lord Bhagavan.God comes in the form of a guru in this world.Sevaka tattva and Sevya tattva.The 3 prominent deities of Hindu religion Brahma (creater), Vishnu (maintainer), and Shiva (destroyer).Subtle body (Suksma sarira), and Gross Body (Stul sarira), and Soul Body (Atma sarira).You can control your mind by practicing renunciation (vairagya).To attain God you need to do 3 things: (pranipatti) surrender yourself to guru, (pariprasnena)...