Diksha initiation

2026, Discourses in English 2026, London 2026, Stoke Newington 2026, United Kingdom 2026, Diksha initiation, birth: second birth, diksha: importance of receiving initiation from an authentic Guru

27 Jun 2026 midday – Importance of Diksa Initiation (English) – Stoke Newington, London, UK

June 27, 2026 12:00 PM

13.33h, House program
– Songs.
– Conversation with some devotees.
– Birth from our mother, and our second birth through diksa-mantra initiation.
– The cycle of birth and death.
– The importance of receiving initiation from an authentic Guru.

2026, Discourses in Hindi 2026, Undisclosed, Shorts in Hindi 2026, Shorts with English Subtitles 2026, Shorts with Hindi Subtitles 2026, Discourses in Hindi with English subtitles, Discourses in Hindi with Hindi subtitles, Diksha initiation, Guru-tattva, mantras: diksha-mantras

12 Jun 2026 Receiving Mantra from a bonafide Guru isn’t ordinary

June 12, 2026 12:00 PM

श्रीगुरु से मंत्र प्राप्त करना कोई साधारण बात नहीं
Receiving Mantra from a bonafide Guru isn’t ordinary.

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into French 2026, Mirepoix 2026, France 2026, anarpita-carim cirat karunayavatirnah kalau, api cet su-duracaro, duhkha-madhye kona duhkha haya gurutara, Bhagavad-gita 9.30, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 6.242, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 8.248, Amara Jivana, Diksha initiation, Guru-disciple Relationship, character quality: duplicity, soul: conditioned soul, spiritual progress

16 Apr 2026 evening – Those Who Receive Diksha from Great Vaishnavas Are Not Ordinary People (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 16, 2026 6:00 PM

g It is impossible to compare worldly people with those who chant the Holy Names. On the suffering felt by worldly people when others die. A touching sloka that defines the greatest of sorrows: ‘duḥkha-madhye kona duḥkha haya gurutara?’… (CC Madhya-lila 8.248). Ajamila heard the dialogue between the Yamadutas and the Visnudutas. Dialogue of the Visnudutas with Ajamila after some years. Difference between namabhasa and suddha-nama. One who chants the Holy Names is not an ordinary...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Mexico City 2025, Mexico 2025, Diksha initiation, Importance of Guru, mantra: gopala-mantra

18 Dec 2025 evening – Mantra and Guru Are Fundamental (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 18, 2025 6:00 PM

On the preaching of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Suddha-bhakti manifests when we practice sadhana-bhajana in connection with Guru Parampara and his Harikatha. Lila of longing (separation) that the gopis feel when Krishna leaves the rasa dance. The three miseries of Maya: adhyatmika, adhibhautika, and adhidaivika. Krishna-katha brings all auspiciousness and purifies the hearts of these three miseries. Only butchers, those who kill animals, do not like to hear Harikatha. A verse that affirms this:...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Diksha initiation

20 Jul 2025 evening – The Importance of Receiving Diksa Before Death (English) | Seattle, USA

July 20, 2025 6:00 PM

* Upavasa means being close to the Lord. * We must give our bodies a break so our stomach can digest better. However, simply not eating is not enough. It is necessary to chant the Holy Names, as this is upavasa. * We will achieve self-realization through chanting the Holy Names. * Besides being rare to incarnate as a human being, our bodies are fragile and we can die at any moment. * Before we die, we must receive the diksa-mantras from a bona fide guru, otherwise our life will be useless and...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Italian 2025, Bari 2025, Puglia 2025, Italy 2025, Diksha initiation, guru: guru-nishtha, guru: siksa-guru

01 Jun 2025 evening – The importance of Diksa for the Disciple (English) | Bari, Puglia, Italy

June 1, 2025 6:00 PM

* Diksa is the seed through which one can gradually attain perfection. This seed only germinates when we water it every day with Harikatha and sankirtana. * One who has Guru-nistha can conquer the entire world. * When one attains sambandha-jñana, one never falls into Maya again. * Gurudeva gives sambandha-jñana to the heart of the disciple through mantra. * Diksa-mantra is the seed of suddha-bhakti in the heart. * Rupa Gosvami says that the material body becomes transcendental when the tendency...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into French 2025, Mirepoix 2025, France 2025, Diksha initiation, mantra: gopala-mantra

27 May 2025 evening – Diksa Mantras (English) | Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

May 27, 2025 6:58 PM

– A pastime where Durvasa Rsi is received by Yudhisthira Maharaja and Droupadi prays for Krsna’s help. – A dialogue between Krsna and Uddhava about who Bhagavan is. – Krsna states that Bhagavan always tells the truth, never lies, and has no 18 faults. – A pastime where the gopis have to reach the other bank of the Yamuna River with their preparations and deliver them to the sadhu Durvasa Rsi. – About the cow padma-gandha that only exists in Krsna’s...