– Sukadeva Gosvami speaks to Parikisit Maharaja about the importance of Harikatha, the sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) that enters through the ear and cleanses the heart. – Association with a sadhu and hearing Harikatha are the primary causes of Krsna-bhakti. – Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on the protection of the Guru. – Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada explains, in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, about chanting the Holy Names in association with a sadhu...
sound: transcendental sound
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Washington 2025, USA 2025, Entry level discourses 2025, body: gross body, body: subtle body, book: Bible, karma: cycle of birth and death, sound: transcendental sound
22 Jul 2025 midday – Questions and Answers (English) | Washington, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Explanation of our eternal function: service to Krsna. The meaning of GOD, Generator, Operator, Destroyer, and that God is one. Quote from the Bible: “Man was created in the likeness of God,” to understand that we are not the body, but the soul, and that God has form. About the soul and the cause of our identification with the gross body. The subtle body is formed by the mind, intelligence, and the false ego. How to end the cycle of birth and death. About the suffering of the body...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Lithuanian 2025, Vilnius 2025, Lithuania 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), sound: material sound, sound: shabda-brahman, sound: transcendental sound, universe
18 May 2025 evening – The Glories of the Holy Name (English) | Vilnius, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The Guru plants the seed of bhakti in the heart of his disciple. The primary cause of bhakti is sadhu-sanga. Karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, mystical yoga and any kind of tapasya (austerity) are not superior to bhakti-yoga and sadhu-sanga. Association with a sadhu allows one to sustain the entire Universe. Sadhu-sanga is hearing Harikatha from a sadhu. There are two types of sounds: sabda-brahma (transcendental sound) and material sound. Why are sadhus and Vaisnavas traveling the world preaching? How...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, guru-susrusaya bhaktya sarva labdharpanena ca, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.30, A Guru and the Foolish Disciple Who Traveled on Horseback, A Guru Asks for a Glass of Water but the Disciple Does Not Listen Properly, Sri Guru Charana Padma, Guru-disciple Relationship, Instructions of guru, Understanding Guru's Mood, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, mridangas: types, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, sound: transcendental sound, sound: transcendental vibrations, three main Vaishnava Deities: Radha-Govinda (abhidheya/process of bhakti); Radha-Madana Mohana (sambandha/relationship); Radha-Gopinatha (prayojana/goal of krishna-prema)
04 Jan 2025 evening – Guru-tattva (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sloka: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā… (ŚB 7.7.30-31). We must serve the spiritual master to reach the abode of the Lord. To satisfy Sri Guru, one must fulfill his desire, and for that, one must know his heart. The story of the Guru who was thirsty and asked his disciple to bring him water. We must follow the Guru’s orders without arguing. Guru means heavy, and serving him is something difficult. According to Srila BV Svami Maharaja, there are two types of people we should not keep in the Temple:...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Badger 2024, USA 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound
30 Jul 2024 evening – Ekadasi Tithi Katha (English) | Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Bhakti comes by Sadhu-sanga, association with high class devotee of the Lord. By kama, jnana, tapasya and yoga, we cannot attain Lord, only by the practice of Bhakti-yoga will bring us to Him. Material sound only acts in the body and mind; transcendental sound vibration, shabda-brahma, goes to the heart and cleans all our anarthas and pap. Sadhu-sanga means harikatha-sravana. Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura bhajana (Sri Gaudiya Giti-guccha page 39). We can perform sadhana and bhajana when Hari, Guru and...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Jaragua do Sul 2024, Brazil 2024, Bhagavad-gita 2024, Gita-jayanti 2024, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), sound: material sound, sound: shabda-brahman, sound: transcendental sound
18 Jul 2024 evening – Bhagavad Gita (English) | Jaragua do Sul, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Harikatha purifies the heart. When we glorify the Lord, we are protected from Maya. The Lord gave instructions to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita. Sabda-brahma, the transcendental sound, is very powerful. Sabda-samana is the material sound. Material sound influences gross and subtle material bodies. Transcendental sound influences the gross and subtle material bodies, and also the soul. The Bhagavad Gita, from the 1st to the 6th chapters, deals with karma-yoga; from the 7th to the 12th it...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, sound: transcendental sound
14 Jun 2024 evening – The Meaning of Bhakti is to Serve God (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The transcendental soul is neither born nor dies, what is born is the body. The human body is very rare, it is rarer to find a pure devotee of the Lord, and even rarer to recognize him. Krsna tells Uddhava Maharaja to always give respect to the Guru as if he were Him. The spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve Krsna. Practicing immaculate devotional service, suddha-bhakti, leads us to the Lord. Narada Rsi asks the Lord where Krsna is? Krsna replies, “where the pure devotee glorifies My...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Gujarat 2024, Somnath 2024, India 2024, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024, bhajana-kriya: beginning of devotional practices (engagement in bhakti activities; stage after accepting guidance from guru), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, sound: transcendental sound, Bhagavata-saptaha in Somnath 2024
21 Apr 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) – Somnath, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Celebrating the pastimes of Vamanadeva Bhagavan. Srimad Bhagavatam is a manifestation of the Lord. When the stage comes for a person to free themselves from this world, they reach sadhu-sanga and listen to Harikatha. Reaching the human body is rare, and even rarer is reaching sadhu-sanga. Kapiladeva’s beautiful instructions to mother Devahuti. The pure sadhu utters the transcendental sound on his instructions. Lila by Dhruva Maharaja and Narada Muni. Practice bhajana from...