Bhakti Yoga Centre Walthamstow – First offer the garland to Thakuraji, and then offer Bhagavad-prasada to Gurudeva. – Srila Gurudeva recalls pastimes with Bhakti Jiva Acarya Gosvami Maharaja. – Sri Krsna tells Arjuna: “First of all, perform Guru-puja.” – Always show respect to all Acaryas. – A devotee should always glorify their Gurudeva. – The difference between someone who appears to be a Vaishnava but is not, and someone who appears to be an...
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12 Jun 2026 Receiving Mantra from a bonafide Guru isn’t ordinary
श्रीगुरु से मंत्र प्राप्त करना कोई साधारण बात नहीं
Receiving Mantra from a bonafide Guru isn’t ordinary.
26 May 2026 Seva begins when we understand the heart of Sri Guru
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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14 May 2026 evening – Glories of the Guru/Extra Month of Purusottama (English translation) – Delhi, India
– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...
14 May 2026 evening – The Glories of the Guru and the Extra Month of Purusottama (Hindi) – Delhi, India
– Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami is the Kasturi Manjari of Srimati Radhika.– Only Sacidananda Goura Hari Mahaprabhu grants prema in Kali-yuga.– Our tongue is purified by speaking and hearing about Srila Gurudeva and his glories.– On the process of bhakti, from sraddha to madanakiya-mahabhava.– The efforts of someone who does not have guru-bhakti are useless.– Nityananda Prabhu is the Original Guru.– When you honor prasada, leave something for the...
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 4,800,000 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...
24 Apr 2022 evening – Guru-Nishtha, Guru-Bhakti (English) – Wales, United Kingdom
-Remnants of a vaishnava are very powerful.-Guru & vaishnavas are very kind.-2 kinds of upasana: mantra-mayi, svarasiki.-About the procedure for chanting the mantra by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in Bhajana-rahasya-Gopa-kumara katha of receiving mantra from his guru & not knowing how to chant but having faith in guru.-Guru-nishtha is the backbone of our bhajana-sadhana.-You have to sacrifice your life at the lotus feet of Gurudeva & tattva-siddhanta will manifest.-By reading sastra...