Bhakti-tattva

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Capelle aan den IJssel 2022, Netherlands 2022, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), association: bad association, character quality: criticism, mantras: diksha-mantras, rasa dance: rasa-lila

31 Jul 2022 evening – The Beauty of Sadhu-sanga (English) – Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 31, 2022 6:42 PM

-The purpose of the human tongue, limbs, and eyes-If we do not use this human body in proper service, next birth we could be born in a nonhuman body, or blind/dumb-The gopis say their eyes should be burned in fire if they cannot take darshana of Govinda-The gopis chastise Krsna for not playing the flute at proper times and say its bamboo should be burned to ashes-Mauna vow (vow of silence) is not possible in Kali-yuga: speaking krsna-katha is the true mauna vow-The nature of the mind is to...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Protection Through the Holy Name, association: bad association

24 Jul 2022 morning – Holy Names are Our Protector (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 24, 2022 9:11 AM

Part 1 -The reason Narada Rishi had to be born into a low caste family-On notes, scales, tunes-Prayo batamba munayo sloka discussion: intoxicated by the sound of Krishna’s flute, a gopi called her friend her mother (amba)-Gopa-kumara arrives at Brahmaloka-Api cet su-duracaro sloka discussion: Krishna loves His devotees-Yat pada-panjaja sloka discussion: jnanis will fall down-Bhakti creates humility in one’s heart whereas jnana creates false ego-Why powerful Ravana was defeated-Comparison...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Bhakti's Superiority Over Other Paths, ghee lamp, renunciation (vairagya)

22 Jul 2022 morning – Bhakti vs Jnana (English) – Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 22, 2022 9:43 AM

-Nama fulfills all desires. Eg: Gopa-kumara attaining different royal positions.-Jnanis will fall down but devotees will never fall down.-api cet su-durācāro sloka discussion.-Krsna has so much love & affection with devotees.-Jnanis have no seva-vritti. They acquire knowledge & use neti-neti: not this, not this.-With just jnana you cannot conquer Maya.-Comparison of jnana with a ghee lamp & bhakti with a gem stone.-When bhakti manifests in the heart automatically, a service mood...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Morning walks 2022, Mantra Meditation, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: diksha-guru, guru: shiksha-guru

28 Feb 2022 morning – Meditation while repeating mantras (English) – Brazil

February 28, 2022 7:24 AM

-Gopa-kumara was not happy in every place he went. Because those places did not match his svarupa -Question: Is the opulence mood an impediment for a sadhaka? -Krishna shows to His aishvarya-devotees: I am not controlled by you -Prema-seva-uttara and suka-aishvarya-uttara -Vrajavasis have no bhagavad-buddhi -Question: Vishakha-sakhi is softer than Lalita-sakhi but why is Lalita-sakhi higher? -Lalita-devi is a chief commander in Srimati Radhika’s group, she teaches everyone -Srila...

2022, Discourses in English 2022, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2022, Undisclosed, Brazil 2022, Cultivating and Perfecting Seva, Sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, samskaras, service: cooking

27 Feb 2022 morning – Food offering, bathing (English) – Brazil

February 27, 2022 9:13 AM

-Question: What’s the right way to take the dust of the lotus feet of a vaishnava?-Bhakta-pada-dhuli, bhakta-pada-jala, bhakta-bhukta-shesha-Story of a pandita and his not clever servant-In vaidhi-bhakti you are not even allowed to smell what you are cooking, because if you smell it, you are considered to have eaten half of it-Bathing after passing stool and urine-Keep silence in 3 places as much as possible: hari-katha, Thakuraji and kitchen, especially during hari-katha!-Adhunika-samskaras...

2017, Discourses in Hindi 2017, Undisclosed, Suriname 2017, Hari-katha at Airports 2017, Entry level discourses 2017, Workshops, Workshops on Archana, Cultivating and Perfecting Seva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), aparadhas (offences), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), book: Hari-bhakti-vilasa, character qualitiy: laziness, character quality: envy, ghee lamp, ghosts, lineage: guru-parampara, mantra: Klim, perfection: vastu-siddhi/perfection of the self (attainment of one's eternal spiritual identity; realization of one's true nature), sacred thread, sakhis: types, sampradayas: four sampradayas, spiritual progress, universe

04 May 2017 – Practical devotional life. How to perform archana (Hindi) – Suriname

May 4, 2017 11:45 AM

[By request of the devotees, Srila Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaja gave this special introductory class in Surinam on 2017/05/04 about the process and meaning of archana – worship. He is presenting the history and context of the process of archana to the new devotee not familiar with the ancient Vedic system of worship.] Success in this process cannot be achieved by following any ‘mechanical methodology’. In order to practice archana in its pure form and awaken pure devotional service...