maya: two functions

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Portland 2026, USA 2026, suddha-sattva-visesatma, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 23.5, Bhakti-tattva, Development of Bhakti, bhajana and sadhana: difference, bhakti: bhakti's creepers kleshagni and subhada, bhakti: bhakti's creepers moksha-laghutakrit and sudurlabha, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti; prema-bhakti, harinama: holy names are chintamani, maya: two functions

02 Jul 2026 midday – The Condensation of Prema in the Heart (English) – Portland, USA

July 2, 2026 12:00 PM

– The Holy Names are cintamani (fulfilling gems); Krishna is rasa-vigraha (the embodiment of rasa) and the reservoir of ananda (bliss); He is complete. – Remember that the Mahamantra is composed of sixteen names. – Sadhana and bhajana are not the same thing. Sadhana ranges from sraddha (faith) to asakti (attachment). – After sadhana-bhakti—the function of which is to cleanse the heart of anarthas (unwanted elements)—comes bhava-bhakti and rati (spiritual affection)...

2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Gundicha-marjana Lila, The Conditioned Soul, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhaktas: how to respect Vaishnavas, body: bodily conception, character quality: lust and anger, maya: two functions, soul: conditioned soul

14 Sep 2025 morning – Anger and Lust Are Never Satisfied (Hindi) | Christchurch, New Zealand

September 14, 2025 7:00 AM

* Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us how to honor and respect Vaisnavas. * The reason Mahaprabhu collected stones and threw them away from the Gundica Temple. * First, the sadhaka must cleanse his heart. * Lust and anger will never be satisfied, no matter how much we serve them. * The conditioned soul has become a slave to lust and anger, hence wandering in this cycle of repeated birth and death. * The good fortune of associating with a sadhu and following his instructions eliminates lust and...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into French 2025, Mirepoix 2025, France 2025, api cet su-duracaro, Bhagavad-gita 9.30, body: gross body, body: subtle body, maya: two functions, samskaras, sleeping: dreams

28 May 2025 morning – Questions and Answers (English) | Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 28, 2025 8:05 AM

– Question: Is it true that our soul is sleeping somewhere else? – Two functions of maya: avaranatmika-vritti and vikshepatmika-vritti. – The subtle body (sukshma-sharira) and the gross body (sthula-sharira). – At the stage of bhava-dasha, a sadhaka gives up their gross and subtle bodies, and their atma-sharira manifests. – The soul is very minute: ‘bālāgra-śata-bhāgya-śatadhā kalpitaḥ ca…’ (Shvetashvatara Upanishad 5.9). – You will realise...

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, maya: two functions, samskaras

20 Aug 2024 morning – God’s desire is behind everything (Hindi) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 20, 2024 6:46 AM

The Balabhadra Stotra Kavaca prayers to Baladeva Prabhu offered from the book Garga-samhita (Canto 8, Chapter 12, Verses 4-13) Description of Baladeva Prabhu’s names, qualities, functions and personality. Katha of Baladeva Prabhu killing Denakasura, the demon donkey in Talavana. God is the Supreme Enjoyer and everything in this world belongs to Him. The role of demons. The purport as to why the donkey-like demon was killed. Story of how a donkey was tied without a rope. How the samskaras of...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, maya: two functions, samskaras

20 Aug 2024 morning – God’s desire is behind everything (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 20, 2024 6:46 AM

The Balabhadra Stotra Kavaca prayers to Baladeva Prabhu offered from the book Garga-samhita (Canto 8, Chapter 12, Verses 4-13) Description of Baladeva Prabhu’s names, qualities, functions and personality. Katha of Baladeva Prabhu killing Denakasura, the demon donkey in Talavana. God is the Supreme Enjoyer and everything in this world belongs to Him. The role of demons. The purport as to why the donkey-like demon was killed. Story of how a donkey was tied without a rope. How the samskaras of...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Christchurch 2023, New Zealand 2023, aparadhas (offences), bhakti: 3 stages of development (sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: stages, maya: two functions, self-realisation

16 Oct 2023 evening – Where the Jivas Come From (English) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 16, 2023 7:36 PM

The jivas manifest out of Krsna’s marginal potency, tatastha-sakti. The two functions of Maya-devi that cover the jiva: viksepa-atmika-vrtti and avarana-atmika-vrtti. The three bodies of the jiva and the three modes of the nature of the material world. Through sadhu-sanga we get the opportunity to come out of this cycle of repeated birth and death. Two verses: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān; mālī hañā kare sei bīja āropaṇa (CC Madhya-lila 19.151-152). The nine limbs of bhakti. Verse:...