– Human life is very rare. The human body is acquired after passing through 8,400,000 life forms. – Animals are not capable of practicing spiritual life, only humans. – God created the human body so that the conditioned soul can practice spiritual life. – Animals and humans eat, defend themselves, mate, and sleep; the difference is that humans are capable of associating with sadhus and practicing sadhana. – Story of Narada Muni imparting teachings to the hunter...
Bhakti-tattva
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), character quality: envy
21 Aug 2025 morning – Krsna and Sadhu-sanga (English) | Manila, Philippines
– Krsna is the sarva-avatari (source of all avataras). – Krsna has 64 qualities, Rama has 62 and a half, Narayana has 60, Siva has 55, the demigods have 50, and the jivas have 50 qualities in infinitesimal proportion. – Krsna’s four unique and unparalleled qualities are: rupa-madhuri, lila-madhuri, venu-madhuri, and prema-madhuri. – Souls are controlled by Maya, God controls Maya, He is the Supreme Controller. – God is brhad-caitanya (supreme consciousness)...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Wales 2025, United Kingdom 2025, Goal of bhakti, Prema-rasa, bhava: gopi-bhava, character quality: duplicity, sound: transcendental sound
29 Jul 2025 evening – Instructions for Attaining the Highest Prema (English) | Wales, UK
– Sukadeva Gosvami speaks to Parikisit Maharaja about the importance of Harikatha, the sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) that enters through the ear and cleanses the heart. – Association with a sadhu and hearing Harikatha are the primary causes of Krsna-bhakti. – Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on the protection of the Guru. – Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada explains, in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, about chanting the Holy Names in association with a sadhu...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Wales 2025, United Kingdom 2025, The Special Position of the Current Kali-yuga, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy, lineage: guru-parampara
29 Jul 2025 midday – The Fortune of This Kali-yuga (English) | Wales, UK | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Reflection: If Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu had not come in this Kali-yuga. – On the manifestation of prema in the heart of the Guru-parampara. – The highest prema is coming from our Guru-parampara, and the qualified jivas (souls) accept it. – Illustration of a beautiful lake, where a black bumblebee can collect the honey from the lotus, and where frogs cannot taste it. – On the vessel needed to collect the prema that is being distributed indiscriminately by Lord...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Portland 2025, USA 2025, Goal of bhakti, Manjari-bhava, morning: brahma-muhurta
25 Jul 2025 morning – The Goal of the Gaudiya Vaisnava is Manjari Bhava (English) | Portland, USA
– We must first establish our destiny and then practice spiritual life. – All our activities must be exclusively for the pleasure of Krsna. – Our destiny, upon boarding the Harinama boat, is to go to Goloka Vrndavana and serve Srimati Radhika under the guidance of Rupa Manjari. – It is not possible to cross a river with one foot in different boats, just as one cannot serve Maya and Sri Radha at the same time. – Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami received the highest blessing...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Glories of the Holy Names, anuraga: deep attachment (stage of prema; intense love and constant attraction toward Krishna), anuraga: two symptoms
23 Jul 2025 morning – The Holy Name Will Fulfil All Your Desires (English) | Seattle, USA
– Two symptoms of anuraga: – Mundane people think they will never die, but sadhus think they could die at any moment. – The best time to start offering devotional service to the Lord is now! – Verse: āyur harati vai puṁsām…(SB 2.3.17). – Dhruva Maharaja received a blessing from the Lord, allowing him to live on Earth for 36,000 years. When Yamaraja came to take him, Dhruva Maharaja deceived him and managed to stay and live forever. – Markandeya Rishi was...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha
22 Jul 2025 evening – The Rarity of Sadhu-sanga (English) | Seattle, USA
PART 1 PART 2 On the rarity of birth as a human being and the fragility of life. Explanation of sadhu-sanga: the wonderful opportunity to be in the company of a pure devotee. The appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Krsna himself, in this Kali-yuga. Goura Avatara, the embodiment of magnanimity, generosity, munificence, and compassion. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributes prema to all without discrimination, without demanding any qualifications. How even the six types of people who did not...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Washington 2025, USA 2025, The Special Position of the Current Kali-yuga, sex: illicit sex
22 Jul 2025 morning – Kali Maharaja’s Shelter (English) | Washington, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Kali Maharaja and his duty to disturb. – A pastime in which Kali Maharaja surrenders to Pariksit Maharaja and asks for his shelter. – Explanation of the representation of the bull as the personification of religious principles, the Dharma, and of the cow as the personification of Mother Earth. – Kali Maharaja requests five places to take shelter: in gambling, in alcoholic beverages (intoxicants), in gold, in illicit sex, and in animal slaughterhouses. – Citation...