service: vapu-seva

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2024, Brazil 2024, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, ghosts, maya: gunas, sacred thread, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

29 Feb 2024 evening – The Glories of Srila Gurudeva Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 29, 2024 6:11 PM

– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta used to teach by analogy between sheep and men who follow blindly; and between the half-chicken philosophy and those who accept God but not His powers. – ⁠The second birth is the one in which we receive diksa-mantras from the Guru. – ⁠The person who studies the Vedas is called “vipra”; whoever chants the Holy Names is called “brahmana”; and whoever does not sing or study, “sudra”. – ⁠Brahmana is the one who chants the Holy Names and follows the...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Seattle 2024, USA 2024, guru-susrusaya bhaktya sarva labdharpanena ca, smara-garala-khandanam mama sirasi mandanam, Gita-Govinda 10.8, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.7.30, Uddhava Samvada, A Sadhu Who Chanted Under a Tree and Inspired the Birds, Glories of Guru, Importance of Guru, bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, Gaudiya: meaning of the word, Radha: Gauri, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

01 Feb 2024 evening – The Dedication of the Guru and Guru-Seva (English) – Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

February 1, 2024 6:51 PM

– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada said that it is not at all easy to bring a person to Krsna Consciousness. – It is necessary to spend five hundred gallons of blood to bring a person to Krishna consciousness. Each gallon contains more than four liters. – ⁠Example of the worm that lives in feces and sometimes returns when removed. the souls conditioned to the material world are like this. – ⁠Teachings contained in Uddhava Samvada. – ⁠It is only possible to reach...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, mantras: diksha-mantras, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, Six Gosvamis exemplary bhajana, Six Sandarbhas

13 Jan 2024 evening – Glorification of the Six Gosvamis (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 13, 2024 6:57 PM

– Day of transcendental disappearance (tirobhava-tithi) of Srila Jiva Gosvamipada. – Mahaprabhu’s first instruction given to the Six Gosvamis: go to Vrndavana and discover the places of lilas of Radha and Krsna. – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also instructed the Six Gosvamis to manifest raga-marga-bhakti and vaidhi-marga-bhakti. – Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed Srila Sanatana Gosvamipada to manifest suddha-vaisnava-sadacara (good Vaisnava behaviour). – Without...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, Brazil 2023, disciples: types, nirguna: beyond material qualities (transcendental to the modes of material nature; free from material designations), service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

27 Dec 2023 evening – Types of Disciples (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 27, 2023 6:38 PM

If you read Srimad Bhagavad-gita, Krishna will manifest in your heart. The story of how Mahaprabhu met an illiterate brahmana boy reading Bhagavad-gita in a temple. Arjuna’s seva to Krishna. The top process to reach the Lord is guru-seva (SB 7.7.30). Vani-seva and vapu-seva. Tamasika disciple: Ekalavya katha with his guru Dronacharya. Ekalavya is an example of a bad disciple since did not follow guru’s instructions and was against the devotee (Arjuna). Rajasika disciple: Karna-katha with his...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Atma-tattva, character quality: duplicity, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

20 Dec 2023 evening – Serve Guru Without Duplicity (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 20, 2023 6:24 PM

– A house without hari-katha is a snake hole and a house with hari-katha is Goloka Vrindavana. – Types of brahmacharis. – Govinda resides in the hearts of His devotees. – Virochana on atma-tattva. – Who is happy in this world? – Hiranyagarbha Brahma and Vairaja Brahma. – Guru’s mercy will come to the one who serves his guru without duplicity and hypocrisy. Examples of the animals. – Vapu-seva and vani-seva. Preaching on the internet. – Never...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Atma-tattva, character quality: duplicity, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

20 Dec 2023 evening – Serve Guru Without Duplicity (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 20, 2023 6:24 PM

– A house without hari-katha is a snake hole and a house with hari-katha is Goloka Vrindavana. – Types of brahmacharis. – Govinda resides in the hearts of His devotees. – Virochana on atma-tattva. – Who is happy in this world? – Hiranyagarbha Brahma and Vairaja Brahma. – Guru’s mercy will come to the one who serves his guru without duplicity and hypocrisy. Examples of the animals. – Vapu-seva and vani-seva. Preaching on the internet. – Never...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Auckland 2023, New Zealand 2023, service: guru-seva, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva, sound: transcendental sound

22 Oct 2023 evening – What is Your Purpose? (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 22, 2023 6:57 PM

PART 1 Before practicing sadhana, discover your purpose. Dharma, artha, kama and moksa are not our goals. We need guru-krpa. The guru makes us realize prema, Sri Radha and Sri Krsna. The importance of guru-seva and sadhu-sanga. Description of vapu-seva and vani-seva. Stories about the relationship between master and disciple. Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura made a pramana-mantra glorifying Srila Rupa Gosvami. The harikatha of the trustworthy guru is sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) and...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Brisbane 2023, Australia 2023, service: vani-seva, service: vapu-seva

07 Oct 2023 evening – Service to the Guru (Hindi) – Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 7, 2023 6:36 PM

Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca saṅgena sādhu-bhaktānām īśvarārādhanena ca (SB 7.7.30). Through service to the guru you can reach the Supreme Lord. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada says we should have faith in the guru’s words. The story of Sabari, who was queen in her past life. She is very fond of harikatha and sadhu-sanga. According to Indian culture, after harikatha, one must continue to be present to taste/honor prasada, as a sign of respect. Sabari collected...

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