renunciation (vairagya)

09 Dec 2023 morning – The Dark Well of Family Life (Hindi) – Bhavanagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Story about the meeting between Srila Lokanatha Dasa Gosvami and Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura. Guru and Bhagavan are giving mercy, but many times the devotee does not want to accept it. Everyone is burning in the fire of samsara, but everyone forgets about it. The story of the man who was about to fall into a well in analogy with family life. Lila das gopis, Krsna and His flute. Control your senses, only then will your mind not be disturbed. If in one life you are brahmacari (celibate devotee)...

23 Nov 2023 midday – Disappearance of Srila Gaurakishora ​​Dasa Babaji Maharaja (Hindi) – Jaipura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Darsana of the Three most important Deities: Govinda Dev (grant abhidheya/process); Madana Mohana (grant sambandha/relationship); Gopinatha (grant prayojana/meta). Caitanya Mahaprabhu prays to the Lord to place His lotus feet in His heart. From today onwards, for five days, anyone who has not been able to follow the rules of Caturmasya (Arati, chanting the holy names, reading scriptures, etc.) and Kartika (not eating soybeans, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, honey and mustard) must take the Bhisma...

23 Nov 2023 midday – Disappearance of Srila Gaurakishora ​​Dasa Babaji Maharaja (English translation) – Jaipura, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Darsana of the Three most important Deities: Govinda Dev (grant abhidheya/process); Madana Mohana (grant sambandha/relationship); Gopinatha (grant prayojana/meta). Caitanya Mahaprabhu prays to the Lord to place His lotus feet in His heart. From today onwards, for five days, anyone who has not been able to follow the rules of Caturmasya (Arati, chanting the holy names, reading scriptures, etc.) and Kartika (not eating soybeans, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, honey and mustard) must take the Bhisma...

16 Oct 2023 morning – Yasoda and Nanda’s Love for Krishna (English translation) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The Lord is self-manifest, svayam-prakasa, and everything manifests from Him. One of the meanings of Brahma is Bhagavan, He who has six opulences (Caitanya Caritamrta). Verse: aiśvaryasya samagrasya (Visnu Purana 6.5.47). Question from Pariksit Maharaja: “What pious activities or austerities did Yasoda and Nanda do to be the parents of Krsna in the material world?” The benefits of giving birth to a Vaisnava. The meanings of the names Hari and Bhagavan. Yasoda and Nanda are the...

16 Oct 2023 morning – Yasoda and Nanda’s Love for Krishna (Hindi) – Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The Lord is self-manifest, svayam-prakasa, and everything manifests from Him. One of the meanings of Brahma is Bhagavan, He who has six opulences (Caitanya Caritamrta). Verse: aiśvaryasya samagrasya (Visnu Purana 6.5.47). Question from Pariksit Maharaja: “What pious activities or austerities did Yasoda and Nanda do to be the parents of Krsna in the material world?” The benefits of giving birth to a Vaisnava. The meanings of the names Hari and Bhagavan. Yasoda and Nanda are the...

12 Oct 2023 midday – About Mahabhava (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The gopis tell Sukadeva Gosvami not to pronounce their names at the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam because there were people in that assembly who were not qualified to hear madhurya-katha. What we call ‘love’ here is actually lust (that which has self-interest). Sloka: akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema, yena jāmbūnada-hema, (CC Madhya-lila 2.43). In the transcendental world, love is eternal and indestructible. Sukadeva Gosvami’s conflict: The scriptures say we must speak the name of Guru...

12 Oct 2023 midday – About Mahabhava (English translation) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The gopis tell Sukadeva Gosvami not to pronounce their names at the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam because there were people in that assembly who were not qualified to hear madhurya-katha. What we call ‘love’ here is actually lust (that which has self-interest). Sloka: akaitava kṛṣṇa-prema, yena jāmbūnada-hema, (CC Madhya-lila 2.43). In the transcendental world, love is eternal and indestructible. Sukadeva Gosvami’s conflict: The scriptures say we must speak the name of Guru...

29 Sep 2023 evening – Sannyasa day of Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava GM and Srila BV Svami Maharaja/The True Meaning of Accepting Sannyasa (English+Hindi) – Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja accepted sannyasa from Srila Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Maharaja, and Srila BV Svami Prabhupada accepted sannyasa from Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. Renunciation is a deep attachment to our sadhana and bhajana for the Divine Couple. The importance of Caturmasya. Ekadandi Sampradaya sadhakas follow very strict rules and restrictions, and emphasise renunciation (vairagya). For Mahaprabhu rules are important, but...