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2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), body: gross body, body: subtle body, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), rasas: twelve rasas, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, soul: conditioned soul, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

21 Dec 2023 morning – You Must Study (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 21, 2023 8:27 AM

ananyāś cintayanto māṁye janāḥ paryupāsateteṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁyoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham (Bhagavad-gītā 9.22). Radha’s lila with the calf. ⁠The conditioned soul is like deer and hinds that run after mirages in the desert. ⁠The three daily baths of Sri Radha and their meanings. Read the Jaiva Dharma! ⁠Radha’s blue clothes are the colour of Krishna’s skin. It is Krsna Himself covering Her body. What a beautiful bhava! ⁠All the Gosvamis wrote in the Bengali language. ⁠About Advaita...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

14 Aug 2023 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Mood of Separation in the Gambhira (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 14, 2023 7:34 AM

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lilas in Gambhira as a sannyasi. Mahaprabhu’s 3 stages of consciousness: the internal, the external and the semi-external. Book: Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka, by Raya Ramananda. The external symptoms of Mahaprabhu’s mahabhava. The definitions of prema and kama, and the internal and external symptoms of prema. The definition of atiantik-sraddha. Srimati Radhika glorifies Lord Krishna in the mood of separation. The meaning of going to Gambhira is to talk...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Jagannatha Puri 2023, India 2023, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

14 Aug 2023 morning – Mahaprabhu’s Mood of Separation in the Gambhira (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 14, 2023 7:34 AM

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lilas in Gambhira as a sannyasi. Mahaprabhu’s 3 stages of consciousness: the internal, the external and the semi-external. Book: Jagannatha-vallabha-nataka, by Raya Ramananda. The external symptoms of Mahaprabhu’s mahabhava. The definitions of prema and kama, and the internal and external symptoms of prema. The definition of atiantik-sraddha. Srimati Radhika glorifies Lord Krishna in the mood of separation. The meaning of going to Gambhira is to talk...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wald-Michelbach 2023, Germany 2023, apavarga: liberation (freedom from material existence; cessation of the cycle of birth and death), guru: guru-bhakti, guru: guru-nishtha, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature)

29 May 2023 evening – Guru-nistha and Guru-bhakti Gives Perfection (English) – Wald-Michelbach, Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 29, 2023 6:23 PM

Rupa Gosvami wrote the following message to Sanatana Gosvami when he was in prison: “You must go and meet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as fast as you can. We do not know how long we are going to be in this material world. As soon as possible we have to leave the prison that is the material world. When the time comes to cross the ocean of material existence, you will get sadhu-sanga, and then rati (attachment to the Guru and the Lord) will manifest in your heart. Gurvastaka by Srila Visvanatha...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses Translated into Lithuanian 2023, Kaunas 2023, Lithuania 2023, Akshaya-tritiya 2023, bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), Mahabharata, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

22 Apr 2023 morning – Akshaya-tritiya (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 22, 2023 9:54 AM

PART 1 Akshaya means that which is never destroyed; Tritiya means three days of the new moon. Akshaya-Tritiya comes once a year and it is a super auspicious day because you can do all kinds of pious activities without consulting astrologers and there will always be benefits. For example: taking diksha; installing Thakurajis; taking harinama; moving house; getting married; etc. It will always be auspicious. The most auspicious days of the year are: appearance of Ramachandra, Akshaya-tritya...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Manjari-bhava, bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), Radha: Radha-tattva, sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

28 Aug 2022 morning – Training in the Spiritual World (English) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 28, 2022 8:03 AM

-The meaning of the word ‘devi’-All Srimati Radhika’s limbs of Her body are for Krishna’s pleasure-Sri Radha is the crown jewel among all Krishna’s consorts-Sarva-lakshmi-maya, Parama-devata, Sarva-kanti are the names of Srimati Radhika-Why are the devotees like cuckoos sitting on top of a mango tree; the non-devotees like camels and the impersonalists like crows sitting on top of a neem tree-Without performing bhajana and sadhana to Krishna we will not achieve our perfection goal-CC Adi 4...

2022, Discourses in Hindi 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Janmashtami 2022, Krishna janma Lila, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), meditation: svarasiki-upasana/spontaneous worship (meditation on Krishna's pastimes in a natural flow; contemplation of eternal lila), perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), rasa: rasa-siddhanta, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

19 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Krishna Janmashtami (Hindi) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 19, 2022 6:33 PM

Part 1 -Today is Krishna’s birthday-Sahajiya is just talking about rasa without following the principles-You must have a foundation in knowledge and follow principles (tattva-siddhanta) before entering into rasa-siddhanta-There is only one paratattva: Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundar Himself-4 rupas in which Bhagavan manifests Himself: svayam-rupa, vaibhava, shakti, and maya-Citya-vaibhava, maya-vaibhava, jiva-vaibhava-The baddha-jiva is attracted to maya-shakti, and therefore goes around in...

2022, Discourses Translated into English 2022, Undisclosed, India 2022, Janmashtami 2022, Krishna janma Lila, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), bhava: bhava-siddhi (perfection of bhava; attainment of the stage of bhava-bhakti), meditation: svarasiki-upasana/spontaneous worship (meditation on Krishna's pastimes in a natural flow; contemplation of eternal lila), perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), rasa: rasa-siddhanta, renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), sadhana: sadhana-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi: realization of one's spiritual identity (attainment of the eternal constitutional position of the soul; perfection of one's true nature)

19 Aug 2022 evening – Sri Krishna Janmashtami (English translation) – India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 19, 2022 6:32 PM

-Today is Krishna’s birthday-Sahajiya is just talking about rasa without following the principles-You must have a foundation in knowledge and follow principles (tattva-siddhanta) before entering into rasa-siddhanta-There is only one paratattva: Vrajendra-nandana Syamasundar Himself-4 rupas in which Bhagavan manifests Himself: svayam-rupa, vaibhava, shakti, and maya-Citya-vaibhava, maya-vaibhava, jiva-vaibhava-The baddha-jiva is attracted to maya-shakti, and therefore goes around in samsara, if...

perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature)

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