Jiva-tattva

2026, Discourses in Bengali 2026, Kashinagar 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, krsna bhuli' sei jiva anadi-bahirmukha, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.117, Bengal Prachar 2026, The Conditioned Soul, Bengal Prachar 2026

18 Mar 2026 midday – Our Attachments Keep Us in This World (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India

March 18, 2026 12:00 PM

– In this Kali-yuga, people have many duties and responsibilities. Working more does not make us happier. Living in a family does not make us happy either. – Trying to find happiness in this world is like trying to quench a thirst by drinking ocean water. – Verse: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha… (CC Madhya 20.117). – Your mind should go to Vrindavana and never return. – The story of Kailasha, a 70-year-old man who did not want to abandon his...

2026, Discourses Translated into English 2026, Kashinagar 2026, West Bengal 2026, India 2026, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.117, Bengal Prachar 2026, The Conditioned Soul, Bengal Prachar 2026

18 Mar 2026 midday – Our Attachments Keep Us in This World (English translation) – Kashinagar, India

March 18, 2026 12:00 PM

In this Kali-yuga, people have many duties and responsibilities. Working more does not make us happier. Living in a family does not make us happy either. Trying to find happiness in this world is like trying to quench a thirst by drinking ocean water. Verse: kṛṣṇa bhuli’ sei jīva anādi-bahirmukha… (CC Madhya 20.117). Your mind should go to Vrindavana and never return. The story of Kailasha, a 70-year-old man who did not want to abandon his attachments and go to Vaikuntha with Narada...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Rio de Janeiro 2026, Brazil 2026, Dekhite Dekhite, Eternal Position of the Soul, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), consciousness: five categories of consciousness, eternal nature of the soul: svarupa of the jiva (constitutional position; identity as an eternal servant of Krishna)

17 Jan 2026 morning – The Svarupa of the Jiva (English) – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 17, 2026 7:00 AM

The Pandavas have love and affection for Krishna. The Pandavas tried to become gopis and performed severe austerities in the form of trees on the banks of Radha Kunda. The svarupa of the jiva does not change by association; it manifests according to the potency already existing in the soul. On the teachings of Jaiva Dharma. Mayavada philosophy. On the different divine potencies (saktis). The size and form of the soul present in the hearts of all living entities. There are unlimited jivas. Jivas...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2026, Gaia Vrindavana 2026, Viamao 2026, Brazil 2026, Morning walks 2026, Identity of the Soul, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), consciousness: conscious being, maya: gunas, service: cooking, soul: conditioned soul

06 Jan 2026 morning walk – The Nature of the Soul (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 6, 2026 7:00 AM

On the process of Bhakti, which depends on bhajana and sadhana. Under the influence of Maya, souls are obscured, unaware of their own nature and identity. Analogy of the bhakti process with the cooking of rice. On the activities of the conditioned soul in the material world being opposed to bhakti. Explanation of the elimination of anarthas (impurities), which is necessary for the svarupa (original form) of the soul to be revealed. On listening with our material conception and under the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Purpose of Human Life, renunciation (vairagya)

27 Dec 2025 morning – The Essence of Life (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 27, 2025 7:00 AM

The essence of our life is sadhu-sanga and Harikatha. Without Harikatha, life is useless. The material senses exist so that we can perform bhajana and sadhana. Sadhu-sanga, Harikatha, and maha-prasada are very rare things; try to understand this! Sloka: nayanaṁ galad-aśru-dhārayā… (Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam 6). Mahaprabhu teaches us how to become absorbed in chanting the Holy Names. In this Age of Kali, there is no other process to control the material senses, which always go towards the objects of the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Puebla 2025, Mexico 2025, Eternal Position of the Soul, Identity of the Soul, Jiva-tattva, body: gross body, body: subtle body, jiva: jiva-tattva, soul: conditioned soul

21 Dec 2025 morning – Jiva-tattva (English) – Puebla, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 21, 2025 7:00 AM

* Sanatana Gosvamipada asks Caitanya Mahaprabhu: “Who am I?” * Living entities are integral parts of the Lord. * The difference and similarity between the Lord and the jivas. * The Lord is the Supreme Enjoyer and the jivas enjoy serving the Lord (seva-sukha). * From service to the Lord arises bliss (seva-ananda). * The Lord is also called rasa-ananda, the personification of all rasas. * If any substance manifests, it possesses its intrinsic nature. This nature can also be called its...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Mexico City 2025, Mexico 2025, Identity of the Soul, The Conditioned Soul, anarthas: four types, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), soul: conditioned soul

20 Dec 2025 morning – Material Body and Spiritual Soul (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 20, 2025 7:00 AM

+ morning bhajans – Difference between sadhana and bhajana. – The four types of anarthas present in the heart. – The six questions asked by Sanatana Gosvamipada to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – The types of suffering that afflict conditioned souls. – The body only functions when the soul is present in it. – On panca-bhautika-sarira: the material body made of five elements. – On two important concepts of Maya: avarana-atmika-vrtti (covers the soul with the...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Mexico City 2025, Mexico 2025, Eternal Position of the Soul, Identity of the Soul, Jiva-tattva, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), consciousness: Krishna Consciousness, lineage: disciplic succession, soul: conditioned soul

19 Dec 2025 evening – We Are Eternal Servants of Krishna (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 19, 2025 6:00 PM

Human life is very rare, and only in this life form can we perform devotional service to the Supreme Lord. The conditioned soul cannot perform devotional service properly because it has many defects. In other yugas (eras), people performed harsh austerities, fire sacrifices, and meditation. In this Kali-yuga, the recommended process is very simple: chanting the Holy Names, but care must be taken not to commit the ten offenses. Guru-bhogi are those gurus who are absorbed in sense gratification...

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