renunciation (vairagya)

12 Dec 2022 morning – Guru-vachana-vishvasa (English) – Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-2 types of guru (doctors) by Srila BS Sarasvati Thakura: the false doctor blows on the wound and the true doctor operates on it-Na ham vipro sloka-Yukta-vairagya and phalgu-vairagya (markata vairagya – monkey renunciation)-Еat not too much or not too little-The story of the disciple who ate paneer and got very fat-Tattva to know to cut mayavada philosophy-The size of atma-In our body there are millions of inactive souls but one is active. This is our main soul-Why Srila BV Narayana...

03 Dec 2022 evening – Glories of Bhagavad Gita (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  -As per sastra one shouldn’t follow Dasami-vriddha-ekadashi.-Reason for Gandhari to lose 100 sons & For Sita-devi facing many difficulties in life is due to following dasami-vriddha-ekadashi.-Krsna says Gita is My hrudaya-svarupa.-Essence of all sastras in Bhagavd-Gita only.-Bhagavad Gita has 18 names. About Gita’s name as Ganga & the significance.-Gita’s name as Savithri & story of Savithri who defeated Yamaraja taking her husband’s soul by asking a...

03 Dec 2022 evening – Glories of Bhagavad Gita (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

  -As per sastra one shouldn’t follow Dasami-vriddha-ekadashi.-Reason for Gandhari to lose 100 sons & For Sita-devi facing many difficulties in life is due to following dasami-vriddha-ekadashi.-Krsna says Gita is My hrudaya-svarupa.-Essence of all sastras in Bhagavd-Gita only.-Bhagavad Gita has 18 names. About Gita’s name as Ganga & the significance.-Gita’s name as Savithri & story of Savithri who defeated Yamaraja taking her husband’s soul by asking a...

22 Nov 2022 morning – Hear from Suddha-bhakta & Chant (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Story of a sadhu giving mantra to birds & they remember guru & mantra when caught in a net by hunter & escaped from net.-If we don’t take diksha-mantra & don’t do japa , one won’t be uplifted from this samsara.-We are in the samsara in the net of maya & grains are like samsara’s rupa, rasa, sabda, gandha & we are entrapped in it.-By hari-nama only we can get liberated from this samsara.-Suddha-bhakta writes by his realisations & that will be...

22 Nov 2022 morning – Hear from Suddha-bhakta & Chant (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Story of a sadhu giving mantra to birds & they remember guru & mantra when caught in a net by hunter & escaped from net.-If we don’t take diksha-mantra & don’t do japa , one won’t be uplifted from this samsara.-We are in the samsara in the net of maya & grains are like samsara’s rupa, rasa, sabda, gandha & we are entrapped in it.-By hari-nama only we can get liberated from this samsara.-Suddha-bhakta writes by his realisations & that will be...

17 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhagavatam’s Cantos are Krishna’s limbs of the body-Kali exists everywhere in this world-The story of the king and three dolls of the shopkeeper-Firm faith in Gurudeva will allow us to listen hari-katha with our heart-All our donations, efforts, good deeds are a complete waste if we do not have guru-nishtha-The story of a disciple who did not want to bring water to his Gurudeva-The story of Bhakti-devi’s two sons: Jnana and Vairagya-3 types of knowledge: tat-padartha-jnana, tvam-padartha-jnana...

17 Nov 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 1 (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Bhagavatam’s Cantos are Krishna’s limbs of the body-Kali exists everywhere in this world-The story of the king and three dolls of the shopkeeper-Firm faith in Gurudeva will allow us to listen hari-katha with our heart-All our donations, efforts, good deeds are a complete waste if we do not have guru-nishtha-The story of a disciple who did not want to bring water to his Gurudeva-The story of Bhakti-devi’s two sons: Jnana and Vairagya-3 types of knowledge: tat-padartha-jnana, tvam-padartha-jnana...

04 Nov 2022 afternoon – Saffron Cloth Significance (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India

-Saffron cloth shows anuraga towards Guru, Bhagavan.-The more one has anuraga towards guru, vaishnava & Bhagavan, one will be more detached from material things.-Comparison of women to fire & men with ghee in sastra.-One should not hate women & shouldn’t mix with them as well.-Mahaprabhu said not to show markata-vairagya.-Lila of Mahaprabhu rejecting Chota Haridasa for loka-shiksha about not to mix with women.-In Bharata-varsha women are given high respect.-Early in the...