Bhakti-tattva

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Jaya Radha Krishna, Vaishnava Conduct, Bhagavan: Satyam-param-dhimahi (Supreme Truth), husband: husband qualities, Vaishnava: behavior (sadachar), Vaishnavas: 26 qualities, women: 5 chaste women (Tara; Ahilya; Mandodari; Kunti; and Draupadi)

03 Jul 2025 morning – The Good Conduct of a Devotee (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil

July 3, 2025 7:00 AM

– Always offer incense, lamp and flowers to the Deity. – ⁠Vaisnavas have 26 qualities. – ⁠Krsna is Satyam Param Dhimahi: The Supreme Truth. – ⁠There is temporary truth and eternal truth. – ⁠Zero only has value when associated with a number. – ⁠A good wife should be like Sita, Draupadi, Ahilya, Mandodari, Tara, Kunti, etc. – ⁠A good husband should be like Rama, Nanda Maharaja, Yudhisthira, etc. – ⁠Use your money and everything you have in the...

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23 Jun 2025 midday – The Importance of the Temple (English) | Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil

June 23, 2025 12:00 PM

– How the Temple of Lord Jagannatha came into being.
– Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ … (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.108).
– The temple is like a school, a laboratory.
– How to make your heart a perfect Temple.

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Rio de Janeiro 2025, Brazil 2025, Definition of Bhakti, Qualities of Pure Devotees

22 Jun 2025 evening – Bhakti Is Selfless Service (English) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 22, 2025 9:04 PM

We will be able to control our 6 senses when we completely surrender at the lotus feet of Krsna. Ambarisa Maharaja engaged all his senses in the service of the Lord. There are 6 limbs of saranagati. We should always think, “I am not qualified, I have no qualities.” The Lord is Saranagati Pavana, the Protector of those who are surrendered to Him. If you completely surrender at His feet, He will help you. Katha of when Durvasi Rsi offended Ambarisa Maharaja, a pure devotee of the Lord...

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22 Jun 2025 midday – Yoga: Its Importance and Different Types (English) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 22, 2025 12:00 PM

* There are 18 types of yoga explained in the Bhagavad Gita. * To achieve your ultimate goal, you must first attain different perfections: of asana, mantra, mood and your constitutional form. * Do not neglect the practice of asanas because they make the body stronger and healthier, but you should not practice them alone. * We should chant the mantra OM every day for at least 5 minutes to remove all obstacles present in our body. * OM = AUM in Sanskrit. A is Krsna, U is Srimati Radhika and M are...

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22 Jun 2025 morning – We Must Control the Impulses of the Tongue (English) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 22, 2025 7:00 AM

* Bhakti must be incessant, uninterrupted. * If the sadhaka’s heart is covered by jnana, karma, yoga and tapasya, he will not be able to enter suddha-bhakti. * We must control the 6 impulses, starting with speech. * Before eating, we must offer to Thakuraji, otherwise we will not be able to control the impulses. Eating without offering is tama-guna. * Always ask yourself if you are eating for sense gratification, because if you are, you will suffer. * There are two types of impulses of...

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18 Jun 2025 midday – The Components of Bhakti (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 18, 2025 12:00 PM

•⁠ ⁠Svarupa-lakshana and tatastha-lakshana of anyabhilashita shunyam and anukulyena krishnanu shilanam. •⁠ ⁠5 types of principal moods: shanta, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya and 7 types of secondary moods: hasya, adbhuta, vira, karuna, raudra, bibhatsa, bhaya. •⁠ ⁠Lila: Krishna is binding the gopi. •⁠ ⁠Song: Damodarashtaka. •⁠ ⁠Avyapti-dosha and ativyapti-dosha: overextension rule and underextension rule: examples of mother Yashoda saving the milk in the oven and Chanura and Mushtika...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Alhandra 2025, Portugal 2025, Brahmaji Pleases Krishna After His Offense, Krishna Steals the Gopis’ Clothes, Krishna Takes the Remnants of Madhumangala, Mother Yashoda Punishes Krishna, The Gopis Cross the Yamuna River to Feed Durvasa Rishi, Beginning of Bhakti, Yogamaya and Mahamaya: difference

10 Jun 2025 evening – The Awakening of Bhakti (English) – Alhandra, Portugal

June 10, 2025 7:31 PM

•⁠ ⁠About greed that arises when something is secret, covered up. •⁠ ⁠The origin of bhakti, which is different from the activities of karma, yoga, and jnana. •⁠ ⁠The need for association with a pure devotee so that Bhakti Devi can manifest in our hearts. •⁠ ⁠Quote from Santana Gosvami Pada in the book Sri Brhad-bhagavatamrta: Bhakti is something contagious and comes from association with a Sadhu. •⁠ ⁠About Lord Kapila Deva’s instruction to His mother Devaki. •⁠ ⁠How the katha of Vraja...

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08 Jun 2025 evening – The Holy Names Grant Everything (English) | Lisbon, Portugal

June 8, 2025 6:00 PM

* The central objective of Gaudiya Vaisnavism is to be one-pointed towards Srimati Radhika, and to serve under the guidance of Rupa Gosvami/Rupa Manjari. * Rupa Gosvami fulfilled all the desires of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. * Only with nama-sankirtana is it possible to reach the abode of the Lord, because nama-sankirtana is the dharma of this Kali-yuga. * There are no restrictions on chanting the Holy Names. * Srila Gurudeva tells the story of the father who needed money to marry his daughter...

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