– The four Vaishnava sampradayas: Sri, Brahma, Rudra and Sanaka. – Ramanujacharya is the acharya of Sri Sampradaya. He is the incarnation of Lakshmana. – Lakshmana Deshika (later known as Ramanujacharya) was born in Perumbudur village, Madras. His mother was named Kanthimathi and his father was named Asuri Keshava. – Ramanujacharya wrote commentaries on the Vedanta Sutra and collected Mayavadi books to cut their philosophy. – Ramanujacharya’s disciple, Kuresha...
vision: transcendental vision
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Igualada 2025, Spain 2025, Gita-jayanti 2025, Mahabharata, soul: size of the soul, Vedavyasa, vision: transcendental vision, Vyasadeva
03 Dec 2025 evening – Gita-jayanti (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata, which is also known as the fifth Veda. – We are not our bodies. We are souls and eternal servants of Krishna. – The size of the soul is described in the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (5.9) as bālāgra-śata-bhāgasya śatadhā kalpitasya ca. – Without the mercy of the guru and Krishna, one cannot understand spiritual things. – Sanjaya, in Indraprastha, saw everything on Kurukshetra through the mercy of Vyasadeva, using his...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, Shikshashtaka 3, Bhagavad-gita 2024, soul: conditioned soul, vision: transcendental vision
12 Dec 2024 morning evening – The Essence of Bhagavad Gita (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Dhrtarastra listens to Sanjaya’s narrations. Thirta-bhumi, a place of pilgrimage. Dhrtarastra’s mental disturbances regarding the social position of his children. The conditioned soul is attached to the material world (me and mine). When we understand that what we have does not belong to us and serve Krsna, our mind will become calm and peaceful. We are neither the doers nor the owners. The material elements. The body has 5 doors. Vastu-sastra. Ask yourself, “Who am I?” Try to...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Christchurch 2024, New Zealand 2024, vision: transcendental vision
26 Sep 2024 evening – Always Be in Vrndavana (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Always be in Braja. If Krsna never leaves Vrndavana, then who goes to Mathura and Dvaraka? Krsna of Vrndavana is original, but He manifests many forms. Sweet description of the beautiful form of Krsna Nanda-nandana. What happens around when Krsna plays His flute. Wonderful lila in which Radha and Krsna compete to see who has the most beautiful form. Krsna and His desire potency. Sukadeva Gosvami tells what he sees when he recites Srimad Bhagavatam to Pariksiti Maharaja. Pure devotees have...
2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Vraja 2024, Vrindavana 2024, India 2024, vision: transcendental vision
17 Aug 2024 morning (in the room) – The Kunjas of Srimati Radhika and Her Sakhis (Hindi) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
By chanting the Holy Names continuously one develops a taste for chanting. The eight kunjas and the various small kunjas around Radha-kunda. The duty of the sakhis is to promote the meeting of Radha and Krsna in the kundas. The lilas and the transcendental vision of Radha-kunda. Lila of Srimati Radhika dressed in the clothes of Subal. The glories of Subal. The material conception should not be confused with the transcendental. The performance of bhajana gives rise to the transcendental...
2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Vraja 2024, Vrindavana 2024, India 2024, vision: transcendental vision
17 Aug 2024 morning (in the room) – The Kunjas of Srimati Radhika and Her Sakhis (English translation) | Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
By chanting the Holy Names continuously one develops a taste for chanting. The eight kunjas and the various small kunjas around Radha-kunda. The duty of the sakhis is to promote the meeting of Radha and Krsna in the kundas. The lilas and the transcendental vision of Radha-kunda. Lila of Srimati Radhika dressed in the clothes of Subal. The glories of Subal. The material conception should not be confused with the transcendental. The performance of bhajana gives rise to the transcendental...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Shiva-chaturdashi (Shiva-ratri) 2024, Twelve Mahajanas, Vedavyasa, vision: transcendental vision, Vyasadeva
09 Mar 2024 morning – Siva Caturdasi and the Personification of Divine Love (English) – São Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the Twelve Mahajanas, meaning: one who is full of wealth of prema (prema-dhana). Sivaji is the highest Vaisnava, as he is completely surrendered to Krsna. Parvati Devi is very adept at dancing. Lila from the competition about who dances better, the demigods or the demigoddesses? The three activities that make up Samgita: singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. Sivaji’s dance of destruction, description from Mahapralaya. Sivaji manifested from the forehead of Lord...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Murwillumbah 2023, Australia 2023, body: bodily conception, television, vision: transcendental vision
06 Oct 2023 morning – Maha-bhava of the Gopis (English) – Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis are forbidden by their in-laws to meet Krsna, but their hearts have already been stolen. The gopis stay at home, talking krsna-katha to each other. With their transcendental vision, intoxicated, they see Krsna playing the flute and playing with His friends. Purvaraga, before the meeting, the beloved and the lover feel deep attachment to each other. The gopis do not see the beautiful form of Krsna directly, it is like a television. The gopis think about how fortunate the trees, birds...