Seva begins when we understand the heart of Sri Guru.
Otherwise, even something simple like bringing one glass of water can miss the mood of seva.
[Seva, Gurudev, Rupa Manjari, Srimati Radhika, Bhakti, Harikatha, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Vana Madhuryam, Bhakti Chakor, Tridandi Swami, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Gosvami Maharaja Ji]
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Guru-disciple Relationship
03 May 2026 evening – Guru and Krishna Are Always With Us (English) – Kaunas, Lithuania | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
It is only with this human body that we can perform devotional service to the Supreme Lord. The human body is very rare because it is only after 8,400,000 species that we manage to obtain it. In this age of Kali, it is not possible to reach the Lord by anything other than chanting the Holy Names of the Lord: “harer nāma harer nāma harer nāmaiva kevalam…” (Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi-līlā 7.76). The six activities of sandhu-sanga: “dadāti pratigṛhṇāti guhyam ākhyāti pṛcchati…” (Verse 4...
16 Apr 2026 evening – Those Who Receive Diksha from Great Vaishnavas Are Not Ordinary People (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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...
16 Mar 2026 morning (1) – Take Refuge in a Trustworthy Guru (English translation) – Kashinagar, India
Yamaraja responds to the call made to him.
Those who receive mantras from a trustworthy Guru, wear tilaka and kanti-mala, will not go to hell.
16 Mar 2026 morning (1) – Take Refuge in a Trustworthy Guru (English translation) – Kashinagar, India
Yamaraja responds to the call made to him.
Those who receive mantras from a trustworthy Guru, wear tilaka and kanti-mala, will not go to hell.
21 Dec 2025 evening – Transcendental Relationship Can Never Be Destroyed (English) – Puebla, Mexico
* Without sambandha-jnana we cannot reach the highest goal of perfection. * Knowledge of the relationship of our heart (sambandha-jnana) is given by guru through diksa-mantras. * If we do sadhana and bhajana with knowledge of the relationship, we will never fall. * The three important things for spiritual life and the three things we need to have in spiritual life. * The material world is changeable and destructible. * Material relationships are perishable and changeable, but the transcendental...
11 Dec 2025 evening – Gurudeva Is Everything (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Wonderful explanation of the meaning of guru-puja. – Chant the Holy Names to purify your mind and heart. – Reciting the diksa mantras is fundamental: di (divya-jnana/transcendental knowledge), and ksa (destruction of sins). – Difference between worldly faith and spiritual faith. – People don’t remember, but everyone is being born and dying in the cycle of lives and deaths, continuously passing through 8,400,000 life forms. – The Guru is the one who...
11 Dec 2025 midday – Guru Nistha Is a Fundamental Spiritual Quality (English) – Bogota, Colombia
– The importance of faith and devotional service. – Story of a devotee who had no qualifications but wanted to see the Lord because he possessed a single quality: guru-nistha. – Detailed explanation of puja, how to worship Sri Guru: internal and external aspects of worship. – Meaning of the word puja. – The meaning of the five flames of ghee in the act of puja, and the five rasas. – Firmly hold the lotus feet of Nityananda Prabhu and Baladeva Prabhu. –...