service: vani-seva

03 Mar 2023 morning – Koladvipa (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Yogamaya arranges all Krishna’s lilas-Avaranatmika-vritti and vikshepatmika-vritti of maya; 3 gunas-Yogamaya makes Nanda and Yashoda think that Krishna is their son and not Bhagavan-Devaki and Vasudeva have aishvarya-bhava towards Krishna-Srila Jagannatha dasa Babaji Maharaja’s instruction to the brahmacharis to water eggplants-On siddha-pranali-Go step by step to the manjari-bhava, as you cannot jump there all at once-Vani-seva and vapu-seva-Three things should never stop: printing, parikrama...

11 Jan 2023 morning – Meeting the Chinese Devotees (English) – Zoom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Blessings to the Chinese devotees-Enthusiastically serve Guru and Vaishnavas and your life will be successful-Guru-shushrushaya bhaktya-Vapu-seva and vani-seva-We must please Guru, then Krishna will be pleased-Always be one-pointed to Guru, and Guru will be very pleased-Giri and Shankaracarya-Vaishnava is Guru and Guru is Vaishnava-Manahshiksha, Shikshashtaka and Upadeshamrita are the three granthas important in our spiritual life-When problems come into your life, be patient-If you remember...

09 Jan 2023 evening – Gaura-parivara (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Part 1 -Serve a Vaishnava and chant the holy names and the Lord will be very pleased-You are only two fingers away from the Lord. These fingers are your sadhana and Krishna’s mercy-Grantha-bhagavata and bhakta-bhagavata-Guru-seva is the best way to please Lord-Vapu-seva and vani-seva-The importance of book-seva-When you think that everything belongs to God, no quarrel will arise-Krishna-bhajana is very rare-We are all Gaura-parivara (ISCKON and others)-Mahaprabhu gives mercy to 6 types of...

29 Dec 2022 evening – Glories of Sadhu-sanga and Hari-katha (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The glories of sadhu-sanga-The Lord Kapiladeva glorifies sadhu-sanga to His mother Devahuti-Vaco vegam sloka discussion-Prahlada Maharaja on guru-seva-Vapu-seva and vani-seva-Mahaprabhu predicted that His name would be preached all over the world-Lila about Srimati Radhika cooking for Rupa and Sanatana under the pretext of being a village girl, while She Herself listened to their hari-katha-Lila about how two year old Srimati Radhika cooked for Durvasa Rishi-On the position of Shukadeva...

26 Dec 2022 evening – Chant & Be happy (English) – USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Due to tamo-guna people suffer many kinds of distress in Kali-yuga.-Daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya sloka discussion.-Chant holy names & be happy.-Ravana’s story as an example that wealth, wife, and children won’t give happiness.-Happiness one will get by the association of sadhu & chanting holy names.-We are all residents of Goloka Vrindavana.-Samsara-vasana blocks our ears to hear Lord’s call to come to him.-Krsna enters into the heart through the ears...

10 Dec 2022 evening – Guru Is Higher Than Bhagavan (English) – Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Mahaprabhu gave instruction in Kali-yuga, the age of quarrels and innumerable faults, to loudly chant the holy names-Тhe sieve reproaches the needle for the hole – do not criticise, do not notice other’s faults, just chant the holy names-Avoid vaishnava-aparadha (Srila Rupa Gosvami – Kanja Krishnadasa katha, Saubari Rishi – Garuda katha)-Never give up guru and never give up harinama-If Krishna is not pleased with you, Guru can protect you, but if Guru is not pleased with you...

06 Dec 2022 evening – Gurudeva is with you (English) – United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-The material world is the perverted reflection of the transcendental world-Maya-devi is very powerful. Only the one who absolutely surrenders to the Lord can overcome maya-Ke jabi, ke jabi-The story of the duck who met the swan from Mana-sarovara-Description of the transcendental Vrindavana-Original Lakshmi-mayi Indira is Srimati Radharani-Give up bodily conception, do not hesitate to go to Goloka Vrindavana-Glorification of the devotees present-Always be enthusiastic and always remember that...

01 Oct 2022 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

-Life begins when we speak hari-katha-The essence of life is to perform bhagavad-bhajana-What mantra will fructify-The message of Srimad-BHagavatam is how to get prema by gradually performing bhajana-Thue guru is like a fisherman as he ‘catches his disciples on a hook’-Citraketu Maharaja/Vritrasura pastime-If the Lord wants to protect someone no one will kill him-Vapu-seva and vani-seva-The story of the Vaishnava family who did not want to share a jackfruit with other Vaishnavas-If even one...