– Without association with Guru, we cannot discern what is good from what is bad. – On the materialist perspective. – By associating with a holy person and listening to their Harikatha, we can change our lives. – This human life is very rare, because only after passing through eight million four hundred thousand species of life do we acquire a body capable of properly associating with a holy person. – Through association with the sadhu, we can answer the three...
Importance of Vaishnava Association
2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2026, Brazil 2026, Importance of Vaishnava Association
20 Jan 2026 evening – Sadhu-sanga (English) – Alto Paraiso de Goias, Brazil
SUMMARY Without sadhu-sanga, Krishna-bhakti does not manifest in our hearts. On the consequences of association with a sadhu and an asadhu. Without hearing Harikatha, life is useless. Quotation from the verse of the song “Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura”. A pastime where Krishna disappears from the rasa dance, but when glorified by the gopis, He appears before them. Gurudeva sings a passage from the Gopi-gita. Explanation of the different right and left moods by the groups of Candravali and Srimati...
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Bhuj 2025, Gujarat 2025, India 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, Role of Sukriti
18 Nov 2025 midday – Sukrti and Sadhu-Sanga (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On the good fortune received by a person when a sadhu visits their home.
– On the time we will spend in this body.
– Parikisit Maharaja’s question and the different answers he received.
– On listening to Harikatha.
– On the accumulation of sukrti (spiritual pious merits).
– On the rarity of association with a sadhu.
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Vraja 2025, Vrindavana 2025, India 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha, rasa dance: rasa-lila
04 Nov 2025 evening room – Association with Nitya-siddha Devotees (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On the moods of svakiya and parakiya bhavas according to the sastras (scriptures). – On gandharvika marriage in Kali-yuga, when there are no rules or considerations. – On Yogamaya arrangements for the participation of gopis in rasa-lila. – On the gopis and their transcendental bodies, they are not touched by Maya, by the three modes of nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance. – Association between nitya-siddha gopis and sadhana-gopis on the last day of Katyayani...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Vraja 2025, Vrindavana 2025, India 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha, rasa dance: rasa-lila
04 Nov 2025 evening room – Association with Nitya-siddha Devotees (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On the moods of svakiya and parakiya bhavas according to the sastras (scriptures). On gandharvika marriage in Kali-yuga, when there are no rules or considerations. On Yogamaya arrangements for the participation of gopis in rasa-lila. On the gopis and their transcendental bodies, they are not touched by Maya, by the three modes of nature: goodness, passion, and ignorance. Association between nitya-siddha gopis and sadhana-gopis on the last day of Katyayani-vrata. The importance of association...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 25.159, Mahaprabhu and the Illiterate Young Man Who Read Bhagavad-gita with Love and Sincerity, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: purification stages (eka-desa-varttini; bahu-desa-varttini; prayiki; purna and atyantiki), anarthas: removal of anarthas, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhagavata: jivanta-bhagavata, bhaktas: kanishtha-adhikari; madhyama-adhikari; uttama-adhikari, bhakti: aropa-siddha-bhakti; sanga-siddha-bhakti; svarupa-siddha-bhakti, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti; bhava-bhakti; prema-bhakti, karma: previous life, uttama-adhikari (highest-class devotees): 3 types of uttama-adhikari (murchita-kashaya; nirdhuta-kashaya; and bhagavata-parsada-deha-prapta)
11 Sep 2025 morning – Bhakti Comes from the Heart of the Sadhu (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand
– The kanistha-adhikari has neither sastra-jnana nor common sense. – Description of the difference between kanistha, madhyama, and uttama adhikari devotees. – The behavior of the kanistha and uttama adhikari appears the same but is completely different. – The madhyama acts with discrimination. – The uttama sees the Lord everywhere, sees sacred places everywhere, and sees people as servants of the Supreme Lord. – Uttama-adhikari is of three types: Bhagavad...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Importance of Vaishnava Association, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), avidya: ignorance (illusion about the self and reality; lack of spiritual knowledge), character quality: envy
21 Aug 2025 morning – Krsna and Sadhu-sanga (English) | Manila, Philippines
– Krsna is the sarva-avatari (source of all avataras). – Krsna has 64 qualities, Rama has 62 and a half, Narayana has 60, Siva has 55, the demigods have 50, and the jivas have 50 qualities in infinitesimal proportion. – Krsna’s four unique and unparalleled qualities are: rupa-madhuri, lila-madhuri, venu-madhuri, and prema-madhuri. – Souls are controlled by Maya, God controls Maya, He is the Supreme Controller. – God is brhad-caitanya (supreme consciousness)...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Govinda Damodara Madhaveti, Importance of Vaishnava Association, gopis: nitya-siddha
22 Jul 2025 evening – The Rarity of Sadhu-sanga (English) | Seattle, USA
PART 1 PART 2 On the rarity of birth as a human being and the fragility of life. Explanation of sadhu-sanga: the wonderful opportunity to be in the company of a pure devotee. The appearance of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Krsna himself, in this Kali-yuga. Goura Avatara, the embodiment of magnanimity, generosity, munificence, and compassion. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributes prema to all without discrimination, without demanding any qualifications. How even the six types of people who did not...