-Which is the heaviest thing in the universe.-Ravana considers Shivaji as guru but never pays obeisances to Shivaji & lifts Kailash instead.-Bali placing Ravana in his armpit.-Bhakta-sanga is sadhu-sanga.-Bhakta always should put faith in the words of the guru.-Sabhari katha of staying in Mathanga Rishi’s ashram & on his order kept waiting for Lord Rama & Lakshmana to arrive at ashrama.-Sabhari’s explanation as why she decorates ashrama with flowers-Rama & Lakshmana...
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21 Nov 2022 morning – Have Guru-Nishtha (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Which is the heaviest thing in the universe.-Ravana considers Shivaji as guru but never pays obeisances to Shivaji & lifts Kailash instead.-Bali placing Ravana in his armpit.-Bhakta-sanga is sadhu-sanga.-Bhakta always should put faith in the words of the guru.-Sabhari katha of staying in Mathanga Rishi’s ashram & on his order kept waiting for Lord Rama & Lakshmana to arrive at ashrama.-Sabhari’s explanation as why she decorates ashrama with flowers-Rama & Lakshmana...
19 Aug 2022 midday – Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Avirbhava-lila (aishvarya-mayi lila) and janma-lila (madhurya-mayi lila) of Krishna-Aishvarya-lilas cause trembling in the body-Sarvajnata and mugdhata of Krishna-Purna-, purnatara- and purnatama dhamas of Krishna-Lila of Krishna showing universe in His mouth to mother Yashoda-Lila of Ramachandra and Lakshmana meeting a boatman who was the tortoise in his previous birth-Nitya-lilas and naimittika-lilas of Krishna-3 types of dhama: prakata-prakasha, aprakata-prakasha and drishyamana-prakasha...
19 Aug 2022 midday – Sri Krishna Janmashtami (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 -Avirbhava-lila (aishvarya-mayi lila) and janma-lila (madhurya-mayi lila) of Krishna-Aishvarya-lilas cause trembling in the body-Sarvajnata and mugdhata of Krishna-Purna-, purnatara- and purnatama dhamas of Krishna-Lila of Krishna showing universe in His mouth to mother Yashoda-Lila of Ramachandra and Lakshmana meeting a boatman who was the tortoise in his previous birth-Nitya-lilas and naimittika-lilas of Krishna-3 types of dhama: prakata-prakasha, aprakata-prakasha and drishyamana...
21 Jul 2022 morning – Brihad-bhagavatamrita (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Gopa-kumara is telling about his bhajana-sadhana to his disciple.-Gopa-kumara has no ego inspite of getting Brahma’s position.-Lila of Brahmaji being stopped by Krsna’s doorkeeper. He was asked, “Which Brahma are you?” and discovered for the first time that there are actually millions of Brahmas-What do karmis, jnanis, yogis & bhaktas say.-Enumeration of 28 tattvas given by Baladeva Vidyabhushana.-Srimad-Bhagavatam discusses about bhakti-tattva.-By the causeless mercy of Krsna...
04 Jul 2022 evening – Ratha-yatra (English) – Zoom
-Jagannatha is the Lord of the Universe-Mahaprabhu and the devotees cleanse the temple of Gundicha-Dormant desires of baddha-jiva-Saloka, samipya, sarsti and sayujya-mukti are rejected by devotees. Sayujya is considered to be a kind of punishment as jivas never become Brahman-Prema-seva-uttara and sukha-aisvarya-uttara. Sukha-aisvarya-uttara should be rejected by devotees-pratiṣṭhāśa dhṛṣṭā śvapaca-ramaṇī me hṛdi naṭet sloka-Sadhakas should not have kutinati, duplicity-Radhika calls Krishna to...
22 Jun 2022 evening – The Glories of Syamarani didi (English) – Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The glories of Srila BV Svami Maharaja-Syamarani didi’s Svarupa of the jiva is a great book-Svarupa of the jiva is inherent and cannot be changed-Bhakta-bhagavata and grantha-bhagavata-Siddha-pranali: sraddha, sadhu-sanga, bhajana-kriya, anartha-nivritti, nistha, ruci, asakti, bhava and prema-Siddha-pranali by Mahaprabhu: trinad api sunicena…-Hari-katha is very powerful but never listen to it from the lips of a non-Vaishnava-The glories of vani-seva-The glories of Syamarani didi-The one who...
18 Jun 2022 evening – Anyabhilasita sunyam (Hindi) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Purport of Bhagavatam-5th goal of human life is krishna-prema-Definition of shraddha-When Bhagavan is pleased the entire universe is pleased-Anyabhilasita sunyam sloka-Demand only service from Bhagavan-Mahaprabhu transmitted prema in the hearts of all-Our Gurudeva is not everyone ordinary. He is Ramana Manjari-The aim of our life should be to please Gurudeva