bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti

2024, Discourses in Hindi 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, trnad api sunicena taror api sahisnuna, Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.2.7, A Devotee Asks Yamaraja the Benefit of Listening to Twenty-Four Minutes of Harikatha, A Person Trying to Find the Exit in a Dark Room, Yamaraja Going to Pick Up an Old Lady Who Didn’t Want to Go with Him, aparadhas: meaning of the word, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, knowledge: tattva-jnana, senses: eleven senses

28 Apr 2024 evening – Inspiration and Power (Hindi) – Delhi, India| Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 28, 2024 7:19 PM

Ambarisa Maharaja engaged his eleven senses when doing bhajana. We must serve Bhagavan with body, mind and words. This human body is very rare and we obtain it to serve God. Story of a person trying to find the exit in a dark room. Our false ego binds us to this material world. Story of when Brahmaji wanted to resign from his position. In each part of our body a Deity presides. God gives us everything, without Him we wouldn’t even be able to raise our hands. Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcena...

2024, Discourses Translated into English 2024, Delhi 2024, India 2024, trnad api sunicena taror api sahisnuna, Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.2.7, A Devotee Asks Yamaraja the Benefit of Listening to Twenty-Four Minutes of Harikatha, A Person Trying to Find the Exit in a Dark Room, Yamaraja Going to Pick Up an Old Lady Who Didn’t Want to Go with Him, aparadhas: meaning of the word, atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, knowledge: tattva-jnana, senses: eleven senses

28 Apr 2024 evening – Inspiration and Power (English translation) – Delhi, India| Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 28, 2024 7:19 PM

Ambarisa Maharaja engaged his eleven senses when doing bhajana. We must serve Bhagavan with body, mind and words. This human body is very rare and we obtain it to serve God. Story of a person trying to find the exit in a dark room. Our false ego binds us to this material world. Story of when Brahmaji wanted to resign from his position. In each part of our body a Deity presides. God gives us everything, without Him we wouldn’t even be able to raise our hands. Sloka: tṛṇād api sunīcena...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Santiago 2024, Chile 2024, Madhvacharya, Ekadashi-vrata 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, guru: guru-bhakti

20 Feb 2024 evening – Sri Madhvacarya katha & Glories of Ekadasi (English) – Santiago, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 20, 2024 6:33 PM

– We can learn two things from Sri Sampradaya, Ramanujacarya, Guru-nishtha and seva nishtha towards our Istadeva, and the necessity of following Vaidhi-bhakti practices. – Meaning and importance of having nishtha: example of Hanumanji’s nishta towards Lord Ramachandra. – Following the sixty four limbs of Vaidhi-bhakti. – Always remember two things: guru-nishta/guru-bhakti and following Vaidhi-bhakti. – If we never follow Sri Sanatana’s grantha, Hari-bhakti...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Buenos Aires 2024, Argentina 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti

11 Feb 2024 morning – Seva (English) – Buenos Aires, Argentina | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 11, 2024 9:28 AM

The symptoms of vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. Vrajavasis love Sri Krsna. There are two types of sevas. Verse: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa (CC Madhya-lila 22.158). Craving for Sri Krsna comes from hearing vraja-lila-katha. The different bhavas and their respective ways of serving Sri Krsna. All rasas exist in Vraja, and all rasas are contained in madhurya-bhava. Srimati Radhika’s maan is transcendental. There are three rules: first, listen to harikatha and follow the sixty-four...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, mood: aishvarya (majesty; opulence; divine greatness), prema: utkantha-mayi-prema

01 Feb 2024 morning – Different Types of Sadhana (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 1, 2024 9:22 AM

About vaidhi-bhakti practised out of fear (bhaya) of going to hell; and vaidhi-bhakti practised with opulence (aisvarya). ⁠Types of raganuga-bhakti, e.g. lobha-mayi-bhakti (eagerly) to attain service in madhurya-bhava. ⁠How greed manifests itself in the heart. ⁠Sloka: kṛṣṇa-bhakti-rasa bhāvitā matiḥ krīyatāṁ yadi kuto ’pi labhyate (CC Madhya-lila 8.70). Sukrti is not enough to reach the supreme goal. It is necessary to listen to harikatha and practice sadhana in order to achieve the spontaneous...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cuernavaca 2024, Mexico 2024, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), aparadhas (offences), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, spiritual paths: vidhi-marga

18 Jan 2024 morning – Bhakti Marga – The Path of Devotion (English) – Cuernavaca, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 18, 2024 6:18 AM

Everyone who practises bhakti-yoga must be careful not to commit vaisnava-aparadha. ⁠Whoever commits offences becomes unfit to receive Krsna’s mercy. ⁠Only see your own flaws. ⁠He who follows the rules of the Scriptures, little by little, reaches the highest spiritual destiny. ⁠In the sadhana stage, the sadhaka must follow vaidhi-bhakti. ⁠Sloka: sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi tad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā vraja-lokānusārataḥ (CC Madhya-lila 22.158). About vidhi-marga and raga-marga...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cuernavaca 2024, Mexico 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, universe: brahmanda

17 Jan 2024 evening – Sadhu-sanga Mahima (English) – Cuernavaca, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 17, 2024 6:11 PM

– When Vaishnava is sleeping he is witnessing Radha-Krishna’s lilas. – Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. – The topmost definition of shraddha by Srila Jiva Gosvami. – Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva (CC Madhya 19.151). – Sing Gurvashtaka every morning. – Both seva and hari-katha are important so both should be present. – Hari-katha destroys all anarthas. – The story of how a pujari, a disciple of Srila Gurudeva, who did not listen to hari...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, universe: brahmanda

17 Jan 2024 morning – Seva & Hari-katha (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 17, 2024 9:09 AM

– When Vaishnava is sleeping he is witnessing Radha-Krishna’s lilas. – Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. – The topmost definition of shraddha by Srila Jiva Gosvami. – Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva (CC Madhya 19.151). – Sing Gurvashtaka every morning. – Both seva and hari-katha are important so both should be present. – Hari-katha destroys all anarthas. – The story of how a pujari, a disciple of Srila Gurudeva, who did not listen to...

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