00:01:34 – Mother Yashoda and the Milk: The Desire to Serve Krishna. Engaging Everything in Service.00:07:11 – The Selfish Desire for Liberation is Egoistic00:09:09 – Mother Yashoda Sprinkles Water: Ensuring the Milk Serves Krishna00:14:12 – Rupa Gosvamipada’s Definition of Bhakti. Types of Mamata (Possessiveness) and Bhava (Spiritual Emotions).00:21:26 – Subal and Krishna: Friendships in Vraja. The Pastime of the Cowherd Boys by the Yamuna.00:32:00 –...
Vyasadeva
13 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4: Nistha and Appearance and Birth of Sri Krsna (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Our real relationship is with atma and Paramatma, when we give up the body all material relationships end.– Attachment to the body and relationships in the material world.– Topics about the birth of Sukadeva Gosvami, who radiated Krsna-prema to all beings who had his darsana.– If, when chanting the mantra, prema does not manifest, it is because the heart is full of anarthas.– The power of sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration.– The beauty of Sri Krsna’s form, Govinda darsana.–...
13 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 4: Nistha and Appearance and Birth of Sri Krsna (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Our real relationship is with atma and Paramatma, when we give up the body all material relationships end.– Attachment to the body and relationships in the material world.– Topics about the birth of Sukadeva Gosvami, who radiated Krsna-prema to all beings who had his darsana.– If, when chanting the mantra, prema does not manifest, it is because the heart is full of anarthas.– The power of sabda-brahma, the transcendental vibration.– The beauty of Sri Krsna’s form, Govinda darsana.–...
12 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva talks about the four auspicious days of the Vedic calendar, which are: Akshaya Tritiya, Rama Navami, Vasanta Pancami and Vijaya Dashami. About the celebration of the date of Ramacandra Vijayotsava. The conversation between Vyasadeva and Narada Rsi. We should just sit in front of the sadhu and listen to Harikatha. Self-realisation is the best realisation. In Kali-yuga we should take shelter of the Holy Names. The story of the liberation of Ajamila, who had a son named Narayana. About...
12 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 3 (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva talks about the four auspicious days of the Vedic calendar, which are: Akshaya Tritiya, Rama Navami, Vasanta Pancami and Vijaya Dashami. About the celebration of the date of Ramacandra Vijayotsava. The conversation between Vyasadeva and Narada Rsi. We should just sit in front of the sadhu and listen to Harikatha. Self-realisation is the best realisation. In Kali-yuga we should take shelter of the Holy Names. The story of the liberation of Ajamila, who had a son named Narayana. About...
11 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 2 (English translation) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only Mukunda can give us liberation. Srimad Bhagavatam was written in trance, it was not written in Sanskrit by Vyasadeva. About the place where Srimad Bhagavatam began. How the Rsis received the Gosvamis and asked the six questions that started the recitation of Srimad Bhagavatam. About how we should cultivate the quality of goodness. About the mantras that we acquire specifically through a book. About how everything we see in this material world comes from the Supreme Lord. The lila of Sri...
11 Oct 2024 evening – Sri Bhagavata-saptaha, day 2 (Hindi) | Lucknow, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Only Mukunda can give us liberation. Srimad Bhagavatam was written in trance, it was not written in Sanskrit by Vyasadeva. About the place where Srimad Bhagavatam began. How the Rsis received the Gosvamis and asked the six questions that started the recitation of Srimad Bhagavatam. About how we should cultivate the quality of goodness. About the mantras that we acquire specifically through a book. About how everything we see in this material world comes from the Supreme Lord. The lila of Sri...
18 Sep 2024 midday – Vishvarupa-mahotsava (English translation) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The fourth month of Chaturmasya.
Narada Muni tells Vyasadeva his life story.
All the incarnations of the Lord are so beautiful.
Rasa-raja-mahabhava form of Mahaprabhu.
Restrictions of Chaturmasya.
Mahaprabhu refused to give His mercy to Mukunda and Shachimata.
Vishvarupa-mahotsava, the meaning of Vishvarupa, the significance of this festival.
Ekadandi sannyasis, tridandi sannyasis.
The rules of shaving in different sampradayas.
Comparison of Vedic and Western food.