bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti

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09 May 2026 evening – The Different Rasas (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 9, 2026 6:00 PM

– The importance of following the rules and regulations of the sastras.– On vaisnava-suddha-sadacara.– Through vaidhi-bhakti we attain raganuga-bhakti.– The twelve different rasas of Bhagavan, five primary and seven secondary.– Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Svayam Bhagavan.– The story of Murari Gupta wanting to commit suicide for not following the instructions of Caitanya Mahaprabhu.– Krsna-bhajana is the highest bhajana.– On the different rasas and...

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07 May 2026 morning – Raya Ramananda Samvada Is the Heart of Mahaprabhu (English) – Igualada, Spain

May 7, 2026 7:00 AM

– Not all countries allow HARINAMA to be performed in the streets. – The heart of the Srimad Bhagavatam is the five chapters that speak of the rasa dance: Tenth Canto 29–33. – The gopis and the five prominent vital airs: prana, apana, vyana, udana, samana-dharma. (Gopi Gita, page 22 – Sripad BV Vana Maharaja) – The heart of the Caitanya Caritamrta is Madhya-lila 8. – To know the meaning of the Srimad Bhagavatam it is necessary to read the Caitanya Caritamrta...

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23 Apr 2026 midday – The Beauty of Service to Krishna Svayam Bhagavan (English) – Siedelsbrunn, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 23, 2026 12:00 PM

Sattvika-vikara refers to the eight symptoms of ecstatic love for God that manifest in the body of a devotee: stamba (paralysis); svada (sweating); romanca (shivering); svara-bhanga (voice alteration); kampa (tremor); vaivarna (paleness); asru (tears); pralaya (fainting). Residents of Vrndavana possess spontaneous love for Krishna because they are nitya-parikaras, eternal companions. Ragatmikas are those who serve under the guidance of the nitya-parikaras. ⁠Jiva-tattva and parikara-tattva...

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11 Feb 2026 evening (airport) – Categories of Devotees (English) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands

February 11, 2026 6:00 PM

– Shraddha and sadhu-sanga are the stages of kanishtha-kanishtha adhikari; bhajana-kriya and anartha-nivritti are the stages of kanishtha-madhyama adhikari; nishtha is the stage of kanishtha-uttama adhikari; ruchi is the stage of madhyama-kanishtha adhikari, asakti is the stage of madhyama-madhyama adhikari, rati is the stage of madhyama-uttama adhikari, the stages from bhava to prema correspond to uttama-adhikari. – The stages of anartha-nivritti are: eka-desha-vartini, bahu-desha...

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25 Dec 2025 morning – Prema-prayojana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

December 25, 2025 7:00 AM

– Krsna is our sambandha (knowledge of relationship), and prema (love) is prayojana, our highest goal! – Krsna is not our goal, our goal ⁠is Krsna-prema! – ⁠About the process of sadhana-bhakti: from sraddha to prema. – ⁠Paramarthika-sraddha (transcendental faith) and lokikhi-sraddha (material faith, etiquette). – ⁠Two types of paramarthika-sraddha: vaidhi-sraddha and raganuga-sraddha. – ⁠About raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. – A verse explaining the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, San Jose 2025, Costa Rica 2025, Raganuga-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, mantra: gopala-mantra, rasa: rasa-siddhanta, samskaras

18 Dec 2025 morning – Raganuga-bhakti Katha (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 18, 2025 7:00 AM

About Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Rupa Gosvami and Jiva Gosvami. ⁠About Guru Parampara (Rupanuga). ⁠Bhagavat-parampara and Siksa-parampara (Pancaratra-parampara). ⁠Detailed description of the difference between raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. ⁠Ramacandra and the Rsis who followed Him. ⁠In the gopala-mantra there are the moods sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya. When it is said “chant the Mahamantra and be happy,” the goal is to encourage devotees (utsaha). What is favorable, neutral, and unfavorable...

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15 Dec 2025 morning – What Is Raganuga Bhakti (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 15, 2025 7:00 AM

The difference between vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. Verse: iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet… (Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu 1.2.272). Two characteristics of raganuga-bhakti: spontaneous attachment and never wanting to be separated from Krishna! The love of the gopis is utkantha-mayi-prema, love with extreme greed. The love of trees, birds, and other animals for Krishna is viveka-sunya-prema; they do not know whether Krishna is in Vrndavana or not. The love of the sakhas for Krishna is...

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02 Nov 2025 evening – Listening to Harikatha Makes Us Qualified (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

November 2, 2025 6:00 PM

* If we only follow vaidhi-bhakti, we will only reach Vaikuntha. To reach Vraja, we must perform raga-bhakti. * By following vaidhi-marga, we will gradually be able to enter raganuga-bhakti. * Greed comes from listening to Harikatha. * Loving exchanges become so profound that Krsna cannot maintain His composure and becomes restless. * If kirtan is performed along with the correct understanding of the meaning of those humors, then one can enter such humors. * The greatest desire (kama) of the...

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