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2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cochabamba 2024, Bolivia 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), universe

17 Feb 2024 midday – The Beauty of Vrndavana Dhama (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 17, 2024 9:06 PM

PART 1 PART 2 Beautiful description of when Krsna is grazing and thousands of cows are around Him. Sloka: aṭati yad bhavān ahni kānanaṁ truṭi yugāyate tvām apaśyatām (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.31.15). How beautiful is the form and face of Govinda and Srimati Radhika! What happens when the gopis have Govinda’s darsana. Where Radha is, there is also Krsna and vice versa. Song: Radha Nace Krsna Nace. About the book Sri Vrndavana Mahimamrta, which tells the glories of Krsna’s sweet pastimes...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, Guru is Brahma Vishnu Maheshvara, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), maha-mantra: meaning of the word, universe

01 Feb 2024 midday – Guru Tattva (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 1, 2024 12:37 PM

Brahma created the material world. The Guru is called Brahma because he creates suddha-bhakti in the hearts of his disciples. ⁠Visnu nourishes the entire Universe. The Guru is called Visnu because he sustains and protects his disciples with suddha-bhakti. ⁠Siva destroys the entire material world. The Guru is called Mahesvara because he destroys all the anarthas in the hearts of his disciples. ⁠Guru: “gu” means darkness, “ru” means light. The Guru is the one who eliminates the darkness from the...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, mantras: diksha-mantras, universe

02 Dec 2023 midday – The Greatness of God (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 2, 2023 12:58 PM

PART 1 Whatever happens in this world, Krsna is the primordial soul and everything emanates from Him. Bhagavan’s six opulences. Krsna controls everything and everyone! This universe is one of the smallest in existence. Krsna destroys the false ego of His devotee. The three forms of God: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Krsna is the cause of all knowledge. Lila from when Lord Brahma thought he was the most powerful in the material universe. The size/diameter of each universe defines the...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Bhuj 2023, Gujarat 2023, India 2023, mantras: diksha-mantras, universe

02 Dec 2023 midday – The Greatness of God (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 2, 2023 12:58 PM

PART 1 Whatever happens in this world, Krsna is the primordial soul and everything emanates from Him. Bhagavan’s six opulences. Krsna controls everything and everyone! This universe is one of the smallest in existence. Krsna destroys the false ego of His devotee. The three forms of God: Brahma, Paramatma and Bhagavan. Krsna is the cause of all knowledge. Lila from when Lord Brahma thought he was the most powerful in the material universe. The size/diameter of each universe defines the...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Govardhana 2023, Vraja 2023, India 2023, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023, Annakuta-mahotsava 2023, jiva: jiva-tattva, universe, Vraja-mandala Parikrama 2023

14 Nov 2023 evening darshana – Annakuta-mahotsava (English translation) – Govardhana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

November 14, 2023 6:46 PM

Mother Yashoda makes so many preparations for Indra-puja. Krishna persuades Nanda Baba not to worship Indra but to worship Giriraja Govardhana. On how this universe is managed. Indra is jiva-tattva, not vishnu-tattva. Ishvara-koti (Hiranya-garbha) and jiva-koti (Vairajya) Brahmas. Nanda Baba announces to the Vrajavasis that they will worship Giriraja. The glories of maha-prasada. Krishna is holding Govardhana and Radharani is standing next to Him and enjoying His darshana. Surabhi cow helps...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily identification, character quality: lust and anger, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), universe

21 Sep 2023 morning – Bhakti and Anartha-nivrtti (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 20, 2023 6:47 PM

Separation increases the flavor of the meeting. The types of meeting and separation. The anartha-nivrtti stage is fundamental for the qualification of the sadhaka. Proverb: “Let the jackfruit become ripe”. High-level harikatha should only be heard by those who have purified their hearts through the process of anartha-nivrrti, otherwise the mind will become disturbed like that of sahajiyas. Sraddha takes many lifetimes to establish itself. Do not try to force the sadhana process, otherwise lust...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), body: bodily identification, character quality: lust and anger, renunciation, renunciation (vairagya), universe

21 Sep 2023 morning – Bhakti and Anartha-nivrtti (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 20, 2023 6:47 PM

Separation increases the flavor of the meeting. The types of meeting and separation. The anartha-nivrtti stage is fundamental for the qualification of the sadhaka. Proverb: “Let the jackfruit become ripe”. High-level harikatha should only be heard by those who have purified their hearts through the process of anartha-nivrrti, otherwise the mind will become disturbed like that of sahajiyas. Sraddha takes many lifetimes to establish itself. Do not try to force the sadhana process, otherwise lust...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Oxford 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, mantra: gopala-mantra, universe, Vedavyasa, Vyasadeva

11 Sep 2023 evening – Life and Teachings of Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami (English) – Oxford, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 11, 2023 6:22 PM

Sriman Mahaprabhu instructed His followers to travel and preach His holy names throughout the world. Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada manifested the Brhad Bhagavatamrta, which is a compilation of the madhurya-rasa-katha. Srila Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami glorifies his guru in his grantha Mukta-Carita. Guru-nistha and guru-bhakti are the backbone of our sadhana and bhajana. He who has one-pointed faith in his Guru conquers the whole universe. Never criticise a guru! Life and bhajana of Srila Raguntha Dasa...

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