faith: types

03 Aug 2024 morning – Types of Faith (English) | Badger, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

On Vaisnava suddha sadacara: good Vaisnava behaviour. Bhajana and sadhana are useless for one who commits offences. Only constant hearing of Harikatha can protect us from Maya. On nama-aparadha. In Kali-yuga people’s minds are contaminated by tama-guna, so it is difficult to meditate on the Lord. Even if your pronunciation is bad, the Lord accepts the chanting of the Holy Names anyway in Kali-yuga. The souls of Kali-yuga have innumerable defects and the Lord has invested all His potency...

24 June 2024 midday – The Form of Lord Jagannatha is The Manifestation of Mahabhava (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

0:18:30 – Mahabhava-prakash of Lord Jagannatha; Srila Gour Goswami Maharaja explains that this is viraha (separation). Day and night Chaitanya Mahaprabhu experiences separation; there are two types of moods – outwardly separation, inwardly meeting with one’s Ishtadeva. In this way Mahaprabhu shows the sadhaka how to perform sadhana. 0:24:16 – Jagannatha is mahabhava-prakash; to understand this one must go through and know the stages of developing prema. 0:29:00 – Shraddha – the concept and...

22 Jul 2023 morning – Sri Bhajana-rahasya (English) – Baguio, Philippines | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Two types of sadhaka: jata-rati-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka. The six types of saranagati. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches us about saranagati ( surrender). Mahaprabhu is the embodiment of magnanimity and munificence. Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam (CC Madhya 22.100). The greatest example of atyantika-sraddha ( unwavering faith) is Haridasa Thakura. Vaidhi-sraddha bestows Vaikuntha-dhama, and raganuga-sraddha bestows Vrndavana-dhama. The drawing of tree leaves to...

10 Nov 2022 morning – Madhurya-kadambini (1) (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-If you are not one-pointed with sadhu,guru,vaishnavas you won’t develop bhajan.-Different types of faith & the different levels of devotees with those faiths.-Lila of Mahaprabhu not giving mercy to Mukunda for not being one-pointed.-Different types of sadhus & 3 types of Uttama-Bhagavath.-Topmost sadhu-sanga is sajatiya asraya snigdha satovary.-Characteristic of priti is to chastise.Wherever mamatha is there order comes.-Narada Rishi Charithra as a small boy in previous life...

10 Nov 2022 morning – Madhurya-kadambini (1) (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Part 1 -If you are not one-pointed with sadhu,guru,vaishnavas you won’t develop bhajan.-Different types of faith & the different levels of devotees with those faiths.-Lila of Mahaprabhu not giving mercy to Mukunda for not being one-pointed.-Different types of sadhus & 3 types of Uttama-Bhagavath.-Topmost sadhu-sanga is sajatiya asraya snigdha satovary.-Characteristic of priti is to chastise.Wherever mamatha is there order comes.-Narada Rishi Charithra as a small boy in previous...