-Nama fulfills all desires. Eg: Gopa-kumara attaining different royal positions.-Jnanis will fall down but devotees will never fall down.-api cet su-durācāro sloka discussion.-Krsna has so much love & affection with devotees.-Jnanis have no seva-vritti. They acquire knowledge & use neti-neti: not this, not this.-With just jnana you cannot conquer Maya.-Comparison of jnana with a ghee lamp & bhakti with a gem stone.-When bhakti manifests in the heart automatically, a service mood...
renunciation (vairagya)
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Brihad-bhagavatamrita 2022, renunciation (vairagya), universe
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...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Morning walks 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), mood: divya-unmada, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya
03 Jul 2022 morning – Q&A (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Part 1 Q&A-Question: How to chant the holy names in sadhu-sanga?-Bhakta-bhagavata and grantha-bhagavata-Story of a disciple Arunika-Prabhupada’s disciples ate leaves to prepare themselves to become renounced-Read our previous acaryas’ life history to get enthusiasm for shuddha-bhakti-Question: Can we get rid of anarthas as soon as we practise bhakti or we should slowly slowly practise to slowly get rid of anarthas?-Narada Muni and Daksha Prajapati-Yukta-vairagya and phalgu-vairagya-Krishna...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Vraja-bhava, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), ghee lamp, mantras: diksha-mantras, Ramachandra: Rama-nama, renunciation (vairagya), sukriti: types
26 Jun 2022 midday – Stages in Sadhana (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The importance of diksha-mantras; paramarthika-jivana-If you don’t receive your diksha-mantra Krsna wont accept your offering.-Baddha-jivas have so many anarthas & are full of sinful activities.-Lila of Narada Rishi converting the thief Ratnakar to Valmiki Rishi by initiating him with rama-nama.-Lila of Lord Shivaji directing a brahmana to Sanatana Gosvami for wealth & Sanatana Gosvami giving him touchstone & then harinama (Nama-chintamani).-What is shraddha?-With nama-abhasa...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, USA 2022, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, renunciation (vairagya)
12 Jun 2022 morning – Glories of Srila Raghunatha dasа Gosvami (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Nityananda Prabhu’s punishment to Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.-Without mercy of guru one cannot develop bhajana-sadhana & attain Lord.-About raghavera jhuli: Raghava Chaitanya & Damayanti seva for Mahaprabhu.-5 places where Mahaprabhu promised to stay.-Lila of Mahaprabhu descending upon the call of Advaita Acharya.-In Kali-yuga nama-sankirtana is dharma.-6 Gosvamis fulfilling Mahaprabhu’s desires & executing His 3 orders.-Hari-bhakti-vilasa manifestation by Srila...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, Germany 2022, bhava: bhava-mayi-sadhana (devotional practice filled with bhava), dharma: adharma, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya, Yudhishthira Maharaj
05 Jun 2022 morning – Dharma and Adharma (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Without the association of sadhu Bhakti-devi will not manifest in our heart-Raghunatha dasa Gosvami’s life history-Yukta-vairagya, phalgu-vairagya-When Mahaprabhu is in the mood of Radharani, Nityananda not stays close to Him as Nityananda is in the mood of Balarama Prabhu-Question: When Mahaprabhu distributes prema was He is in the mood of Sri Radha or Krishna?-The story of a father and his four sons who have managed their father’s wealth in different ways-Why did Yudhishthira Maharajа...
2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, United Kingdom 2022, mind: manasika-seva, renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya
18 May 2022 morning – Sharanagati (Hindi) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Story of a mother giving her heart to son to make him gain his lover& her heart crying when son is stuck with a stone.-In the transcendental world guru-sishya sambandha is nitya & is life after life.-Transcendental world love vs material world love.-Prema definition is even if there is a cause to destroy it won’t get destroyed but will increase more & more.-First surrender & then one will enter into the realm of bhakti.-How to surrender & about 6 limbs of surrender...
2022, Discourses in English 2022, Zoetermeer 2022, Netherlands 2022, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), renunciation (vairagya), renunciation: yukta-vairagya
13 May 2022 evening – Hari-katha from sadhu (English) – Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-Krsna is very merciful & wonderful.-Very extremely fortunate living entities will take shelter of guru who gives bhakti-lata-bija.-Guru, Vaishnava by force engage us to serve Krsna.-Srila BS Siddhanta Sarasvatipada explains all the audience are his guru.-Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami saying Srila Sanatana Gosvami engaged him in raganuga-bhakti.-Mahaprabhu handing Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami to Svarupa Damodara.-Svarupa Damodara & Raya Ramananda reciting the verses from different...