bhakti: five categories of raganuga-bhakti

25 Jun 2026 midday – Ekadashi (English) – Lampeter, Wales, UK

  – Practice Ekadasi; you must follow what the sastra (scripture) says. – On the day of Ekadasi, all sins take shelter in the five types of grains. – The Lord’s words are free from the four defects: bhrama (error), pramada (illusion), vipralipsa (the tendency to cheat), and karanapatava (imperfect material senses). – It is necessary to follow Krishna’s instructions; the lila (pastime) of how Dronacarya was killed on the battlefield of Kurukshetra...

08 May 2026 midday – Raya-Ramananda samvada (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Story: two brothers doing bhajana in Radha-kunda for 50 years and then one of them is rejected by Radharani after he got stamp of Rukmini in Rukmini temple. – Those who follow the rules and regulations of varnasrama-dharma are qualified to enter bhakti. – Daiva-varnasrama-dharma consists of the position we occupy according to our natural inclinations. – If we follow varnasrama-dharma, we will obtain mystical powers. – Merely following varna and asrama without...