Bhakti's Superiority Over Other Paths

25 May 2025 midday – Bhakti Yoga (English) | Bordeaux, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Meaning of Yoga. ⁠What prevents the soul/atma from seeing the Supersoul/Paramatma is Maya. ⁠Bhakti-yoga explains how the soul can meet the Supersoul. By practicing bhakti-yoga, Maya is removed and we can unite with the Lord. ⁠Bhakti = devotional service to the Lord. Yoga means union. ⁠If the soul is happy, we are happy. Therefore, feed the soul with Harikatha and Harinama. ⁠Srila Gurudeva talks about the fundamental questions that the philosophy of Bhakti-yoga discusses and answers. ⁠In Bhakti...

22 May 2025 morning – Just Being in Krsna Consciousness Is a Great Good Fortune (English) | Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The natural tendency of the jiva is to render devotional service to the Lord and to give up karma, jnana, yoga and tapasya. Verse in which Krsna states that He provides the devotee with everything he needs: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (BG 9.22). The nature of the mind is to be always in motion. How to control the mind? Through abhyasa (practice) and vairagya (renunciation). If you want to enjoy family life, do not see Govinda Deva because you will become detached, but your life will be successful...

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

-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...