About what gives us perfect happiness. Not even Ravana with all his immense opulence was happy. Whoever practices devotion to the Lord attains eternal happiness, because this is the spontaneous nature of the soul. In relation to the Supreme Lord, the jiva is considered to be the spark of a great fire. Sloka:jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’sūryāṁśa-kiraṇa, yaiche agni-jvālā-cayasvābhāvika...
vision: transcendental vision
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), mantra: gopala-mantra, rasa dance: rasa-lila, vision: transcendental vision
21 Dec 2022 evening – How to Chant (Hindi) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Nama-sankirtana is the topmost sadhana in Kali-yuga to attain Bhagavan.-Mind has to be fixed while chanting & with respect, sneha, mamata Bhagavan’s nama has to be taken doing smarana of Bhagavan’s lila.-Meaning of Lord’s names Rasa-bihari, Vrindavana-chanda & Gokulananda.-Bhagavan limbs are so beautiful that there is no need for ornaments.-Lila of Surya dasa saying Thakuraji isn’t dressed when His sevaka removed alankara & asked how is Thakuraji.-Shuddha-mahatma has a...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, vision: transcendental vision
03 Oct 2022 morning – Suddha-bhakti & Mahabhagavata external activities (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Give up all kinds of jnana ,sit in front of suddha-bhakta & by hearing Bhagavan’s amritha-katha consciousness will be purified & one will enter into bhakti-rajya.-Stay in the ashrama wherever you are & do bhagavad-bhajan.-By Bhagavath-seva unconquerable Bhagavan also will be conquered.-Anyabhilashita sunyam sloka discussion.-About the insults made to Draupadi by Kauravas & Karna.-Lila of Gopis teasing Krsna as what did He give anything to anyone.-Krsna supporting Himself...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Australia 2022, guru: bonafide guru, guru: guru-tattva, liberation, lineage: disciplic succession, service: vaishnava-seva, vision: transcendental vision
15 Sep 2022 evening – Tattva Behind Attaining Sadhu-sanga & its Effects (English) – Australia
-Beyond liberation is Krsna-prema.-Krsna-bhakti root cause is sadhu-sanga.-Story of a cheater sadhu saying to a householder that an oil well is present in her house & can’t identify the ghee under rice in his meals.-When your sukriti matures, then you will get a perfect sadhu.-Effects of sadhu’s association & what is bhakti-latha bheej.-What is sadhu-sanga & how sabda-brahman purifies one’s heart.-Paramatma is always there as chaitya-guru.-Without chanting holy-names you...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, ceremony: guru-puja, guru-tattva: akhanda-guru-tattva (the principle of the undivided guru; unity of guru-tattva), guru: guru-tattva, liberation, Vedavyasa, vision: transcendental vision, Vyasadeva
11 Jul 2022 evening – Guru’s Duties & Offerings of Disciples (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-What puja is & who our worshippable deity is-Srimad-Bhagavatam gives evidence that pure devotees want to serve Krsna with vraja-bhava without asking for any kind of liberation.-How do Vrajavasis serve Krsna with their bhava/sentiments.-Baladeva Prabhu is akhanda-guru-tattva serving Krsna & cultivating the hearts of baddha-jivas like a farmer.-Lila of Krsna & Balarama killing Dhenukasura & his family members.-Guru’s duty is to destroy all the anarthas in the hearts of...
2021, Discourses in English 2021, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2021, Undisclosed, Mexico 2021, vision: transcendental vision
10 Aug 2021 evening – Sadhana to attain Lord & cross material world (English) – Mexico
-We aren’t this body but soul wandering in a repeated cycle of birth & death.-By sadhu sanga we attain Lord & never return back.-Story of king & his men searching for lost necklace of princess & mistaking itsreflection as real to signify how this material world is a perverted reflection.-By the causeless mercy of the Lord with transcendental vision one can understand the transcendental world.-If you chant holy names automatically realisations come.-Lord is non different...
2021, Discourses in English 2021, India 2021, Online discourses 2021, vision: transcendental vision
23 Feb 2021 morning – Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradaya (English) – Zoom
-Centennial festival of Srila Gurudev is going on & everyone is glorifying Srila Gurudev. -Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu predicted that His Name will be chanted everywhere. -Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur in his transcendental vision saw thousands of Gauranga Mahaprabhu associates come to preach all over the world. -Only by harinama you attain perfection & not by the performance of karma, jnana, yoga. -Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said in His Shikshashtakam that He invested all His potencies...
