service: vaishnava-seva

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Cuernavaca 2025, Mexico 2025, Christmas 2025, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), Jesus Christ, service: vaishnava-seva

25 Dec 2025 evening – Christmas (English) – Cuernavaca, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 25, 2025 6:00 PM

– We are celebrating the appearance day of the Lord Jesus Christ. Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Jesus Christ is His son. – The jiva will never be God; the duty of the jiva is to serve God. – Jesus Christ went to many sacred places in India, met many philosophers there, and then began his preaching. – Sraddha (faith): accept what is favorable to bhakti and reject what is unfavorable. – Nourish yourself with foods of the quality of goodness...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, Shikshashtaka 1, service: vaishnava-seva

04 Aug 2024 evening – Sadhu-sanga and Vaisnava-seva (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 4, 2024 6:05 PM

Verse: sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅga… (CC Madhya, 22.54). All the Vedas and Puranas explain the glories of sadhu-sanga. The six activities of the brahmanas. The story of Gopa Kumara. We need to surrender ourselves to Sri Guru and receive his mercy, Guru-krpa. Guru means “one who can bring light where there is darkness”. Lila of Caitanya Mahaprabhu and a group of gipsies. The importance of practising sadhana and bhajana. Story of a girl cleaning the house when she received a visit from Yamaraja. We do...

2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, renunciation, service: vaishnava-seva

04 Apr 2024 morning – Hari-katha (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 4, 2024 9:27 AM

0:10 – The significance of bhakta-pada-dhuli (the dust from the feet of devotees) 1:40 – A story about a disciple and four rasagullas 7:40 – The nature of the mind; Krishna speaks in the Bhagavad-gita about practice and renunciation — everything depends on our mind. Otherwise, one cannot perform bhajana 15:33 – A story about an elderly woman who lost a needle in the dark while threading garlands 19:00 – To receive darshan of the Lord, one must serve His devotees — vaishnava-seva 21:10 – A story...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, South Florida 2024, USA 2024, service: vaishnava-seva

04 Feb 2024 afternoon – Vaishnava Seva (English) – South Florida, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 4, 2024 2:34 PM

Those who are born and are in Krsna consciousness are devotees who have worshipped Vasudeva Krsna-vigraha for at least 100 lives in a row. Devotees think they are ordinary people, but they are not. Verse: tṛṇād api sunīcenataror api sahiṣṇunāamāninā (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam, 3) The devotee must practise or he will fall. It only takes two fingers to reach Goloka Vrndavana: vaisnava-seva and nama-sankirtana. Verse: prabhu kahe, — “vaiṣṇava-sevā, nāma-saṅkīrtana (CC Madhya-lila 16.70) A Vaisnava never...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into French 2023, Paris 2023, France 2023, Uma Didi, service: cooking, service: guru-seva, service: vaishnava-seva

27 May 2023 evening – Glorification of Srimati Uma Didi (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 27, 2023 7:24 PM

When one feels separation (viraha) from the devotees of the Lord, inexplicable feelings arise. The story of Gopa Kumara and his separation from his guru, Jayanta. Srila Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja also felt great separation from his guru, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabuphada, so much so that he could not pronounce his name after his departure. The life story of Srimati Uma Didi and her sadhana and bhajana. Srimati Uma Didi was born into an upper-class Vaishnava family and lived in a...

2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, service: vaishnava-seva, Yamadutas

09 Nov 2022 morning – Chant Harinama (English translation) – India

November 9, 2022 11:29 AM

-Jiva wanders in 84 lakh species of life.-Enumeration of 84 lakh species of life as per Padma Purana.-Bhagavan gave this human life & one got it by fortune.-Human life is to obtain Krsna-prema.-Mahaprabhu with Hare Krsna mahamantra gave prema to jivas.-In kali-yuga chanting hari-nama is the only.-Before leaving the body do Bhagavath-nama bhajan.-Who is asura?-Which house is called Goloka Vrindavan?-Ajamila katha of saying namabhasa & being saved by Vishnudutas from Yamadutas.-Take...

2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, service: vaishnava-seva, Yamadutas

09 Nov 2022 morning – Chant Harinama (Hindi) – India

November 9, 2022 11:27 AM

-Jiva wanders in 84 lakh species of life.-Enumeration of 84 lakh species of life as per Padma Purana.-Bhagavan gave this human life & one got it by fortune.-Human life is to obtain Krsna-prema.-Mahaprabhu with Hare Krsna mahamantra gave prema to jivas.-In kali-yuga chanting hari-nama is the only.-Before leaving the body do Bhagavath-nama bhajan.-Who is asura?-Which house is called Goloka Vrindavan?-Ajamila katha of saying namabhasa & being saved by Vishnudutas from Yamadutas.-Take...

2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Srimad-Bhagavatam 2022, service: vaishnava-seva, varnashrama-dharma

27 Sep 2022 morning – Bhagavatam shravana from Vaishnava (English translation) – Delhi, India I Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 27, 2022 11:31 AM

-Why Krsna goes from one forest to another?-Dhruva, Prahlada have uthkanta for Bhagavan’s darshana.-Bhagavan’s bhava comes out based on bhakta-Srimad-Bhagavatam is giving message that happiness is in bhagavat-katha & bhakta-sanga.-Food should be taken before 6 hrs after cooked.-Grantha-bhagavata can be understood when we serve bhakta-bhagavata.-To the extent one serves bhagavata-katha sphurti will come.-Bhakti means seva.-Do prasada-seva, nama-seva, vaishnava-seva.-Srila Parama...

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