gopis: types

24 Jan 2023 morning – Adhivasa Vasanta-panchami (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Tomorrow is Vasanta-panchami. You need to decorate everything today-Deity clothing should be changed at least every 3 days, i.e. twice a week-As my Gurudevа said, “Serving the Deities is not easy at all. In the beginning, everyone is eager to serve them, but then it becomes like a throne in one’s throat.” (First vigraha, then galagraha)-Most disputes and mind-stresses in temples are due to inappropriate service to the Deities-Our acharyas did not build temples and served the...

23 May 2022 morning – Vatsalya and Madhurya-prema (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Nanda and Yashoda are so lucky to have Krishna as their son-Our previous deeds form our current life-Prisni and Sutabha asked for a son like God and Drona-Dhara asked for vatsalya-bhava-Nanda and Yashoda are eternal parents of Krishna-In shanta-rasa there is no seva, just nishtha; in dasya-rasa there is mamata and seva-vritti-Nanda Baba refuses to believe that Krishna is Bhagavan-The gopis’ love for Krishna is so special. The queens of Dvaraka and celestial damsels are devoid of such love...

23 May 2022 morning – Vatsalya and Madhurya-prema (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Nanda and Yashoda are so lucky to have Krishna as their son-Our previous deeds form our current life-Prisni and Sutabha asked for a son like God and Drona-Dhara asked for vatsalya-bhava-Nanda and Yashoda are eternal parents of Krishna-In shanta-rasa there is no seva, just nishtha; in dasya-rasa there is mamata and seva-vritti-Nanda Baba refuses to believe that Krishna is Bhagavan-The gopis’ love for Krishna is so special. The queens of Dvaraka and celestial damsels are devoid of such love...

11 Apr 2022 evening – Proper bhajana and harinama (English translation) – Delhi, India

-Types of gopis-Srimati Radhika’s types of sakhis-Rati Manjari jokingly teases Rupa Manjari-Story of a british lawyer eating a jackfruit-Bhava-ullasa-rati-Read Bhajana-rahasya, your heart will become full of rasas-If you do not follow proper bhajana and sadhana, you’ll become sahajiya-Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika will be gradually destroyed by chanting the holy names-Do bhajana-sadhana and slowly you will get realisations-Jata-rata-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami...

11 Apr 2022 evening – Proper bhajana and harinama (Hindi) – Delhi, India

-Types of gopis-Srimati Radhika’s types of sakhis-Rati Manjari jokingly teases Rupa Manjari-Story of a british lawyer eating a jackfruit-Bhava-ullasa-rati-Read Bhajana-rahasya, your heart will become full of rasas-If you do not follow proper bhajana and sadhana, you’ll become sahajiya-Adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika will be gradually destroyed by chanting the holy names-Do bhajana-sadhana and slowly you will get realisations-Jata-rata-sadhaka and ajata-rati-sadhaka-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami...

03 Mar 2022 morning – Types of vraja-prema (English) – Brazil

-Satyavrata Muni describes how Krishna performs many lilas in Vraja-Sambandhatmika-prema and kamatmika-prema-Sambhoga-iccha-mayi and tat-tat-bhava-iccha-mayi prema-About how one man wanted to straighten a dog’s tail-Don’t go to maya. Tamaso ma-Manjari-bhava-Guru-nishtha is a backbone of our bhajana-sadhana-Nama-nishtha and bhajana-nishtha is our goal. Be one-pointed-Types of gopis-Mana of Srimati Radhika at rasa-lila

31 Jan 2022 early evening – Appearance of Srila Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (English) – Brazil

-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura shows how to serve Radha-Krishna Yugala-kisora under the guidance of Ananga Manjari-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura opened his svarupa, Kamala Manjari-Read Jewels of the Heart and Jaiva-dharma-Lalasa-mayi stage of submission-How to get lobha to get prema-Raganuga-bhakti’s other name is lobha-mayi-bhakti-Conditioned souls have jada-lalasa. Just direct this lalasa to Krishna-Bilvamangala Thakura turned his attachment for Cintamani into attachment to Krishna-Krishnadasa...

31 Jan 2022 morning – Give up jada-rasa for prema-rasa (English) – Brazil

-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura shows how to serve Radha-Krishna Yugala-kisora under the guidance of Ananga Manjari-Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura opened his svarupa, Kamala Manjari-Read Jewels of the Heart and Jaiva-dharma-Lalasa-mayi stage of submission-How to get lobha to get prema-Raganuga-bhakti’s other name is lobha-mayi-bhakti-Conditioned souls have jada-lalasa. Just direct this lalasa to Krishna-Bilvamangala Thakura turned his attachment for Cintamani into attachment to Krishna-Krishnadasa...