Atma-tattva

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15 Aug 2026 midday – Do Not Be Negligent With Your Soul (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil

August 15, 2026 12:00 PM

– Today is an auspicious day. The Vrajavasis are celebrating the Hariyali Festival and, with mercy, one day we will be able to understand this festival which speaks of the importance of meeting and separation, of separation and meeting. – The Caitanya Caritamrta explains that this festival is very confidential and is performed only by the Vrajavasis. Those who associate with the Vaishnavas can understand the mood of this festival and how to absorb themselves in the Harikatha...

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06 Aug 2026 evening – Soul, Material Body and the Holy Names (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil

August 6, 2026 6:00 PM

+ nagara-sankirtana – Srila Gurudeva thanks and rejoices to be at the Harikatha location. – Regarding Lokanatha Gosvami, it is the importance of associating with the devotees of Mahaprabhu. The tattva-siddhanta-vaisnava strengthens the mind. – Difference between calling upon Radha and asking things of Her. – Conditioned souls know nothing about Radha or about themselves. – First try to understand who you are! – The material body is like a house. – When...

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04 Aug 2026 evening – Continuous Practice and Renunciation (English) – Brasilia, Brazil

August 4, 2026 6:00 PM

Special program at the Embassy of India – Gurudeva greets the Indian authorities and thanks them for the reception. – Gurudeva also thanks Acyuta Priya for the coordination and organization of the event. – Gurudeva asks all those present to enthusiastically spread Vedic culture. – About Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who left us the Siksastaka. – About the chanting of the Holy Names that fills hearts with joy and dispels all...

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03 Aug 2026 evening – Seeking the nature of the soul (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 3, 2026 6:00 PM

– Very few people know about the nature of the soul. – Difficult to know the souls nature by material senses. – The soul is in the body, therefore the body is moving. – Material existence is a perverted reflection of spiritual sky. – People find it difficult to understand transcendental world. – Shloka explaining Krishna is beyond our limited perception, and only by His mercy can we see Him: nāyam ātmā pravacanena…(Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.23). – We need...

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01 Aug 2026 evening – Holy Names (English) – Fortaleza, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 1, 2026 6:00 PM

– How we live our human lives and the similarities and differences between human life and animal life. – Devotional spiritual practice to the Lord is what differentiates us from animals. – When inquisitive thought arises, the practice of spiritual life begins. – In all previous lives, we enjoyed different senses. – What is the reason we were born into this material world and the relationship of cause and effect? – This body only functions because there...

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25 Jul 2026 evening – The Spontaneity of Love (English) – Balneario Camboriu SC, Brazil, Brazil

July 25, 2026 6:00 PM

Asaprev BC – Song: Govinda Damodara Madhaveti and its meaning. – The blessings of Vrndavana. – The material world is limited, but God is unlimited. – The blessing of being born in a human body, our intelligence, and the power to discriminate between good and evil. – The four things common to humans and animals. – Meditate on: “Who am I?”. – Spiritual science studies the soul, the Supersoul, and the relationship between them. – By...

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15 Apr 2026 evening – You are the soul (English) – Rome, Italy | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 15, 2026 6:00 PM

The majority of the books in your library are devotional. The Madana-Mohana deity is one of the three most important deities for Gaudiya Vaishnavas, alongside Govinda and Gopinatha. The lila of Radha Madana-Mohana asking Srila Sanatana Gosvami to feed Him. The lila of Radha Madana-Mohana making the merchant’s boat move in the river and the merchant arranging things for Radha Madana-Mohana. The big parikrama of Sanatana Gosvami: Giriraja Govardhana, Mathura and Vraja. The parikrama of...

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12 Sep 2025 evening – Self-Realization Is the Best Realization (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2025 6:00 PM

The Bible reveals that God created man in His image and His likeness. This human body enables us to perform devotional service. We must have an inquisitive attitude and humor, just as scientists do. It is not possible to conquer death and become immortal; thus, we go through a cycle of birth and death. We are not the body; we are the soul, and it is the soul that makes this body function. Everything that exists has an intrinsic nature; in the case of the soul, its nature is to serve the Lord...

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