– Knowledge and self-realization are different. – Realization comes through the causeless mercy of Guru and Krishna, and also through the efforts of the sadhaka. – The body is always changing, but the soul is eternal and transcendental. – Only in the human form of life is it possible to practice devotional service. – The cause of Krishna-bhakti is association with the sadhu. – Sloka: bhaktis tu bhagavad-bhakta… (Brhan-naradiya Purana 4.33). –...
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2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Barcelona 2025, Spain 2025, Eternal Position of the Soul, Identity of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life, bhakti: sadhana-bhakti
04 Dec 2025 evening – Sadhana in Kali-yuga (English) – Barcelona, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
g – In Kali-yuga, people do not desire spirituality. – Maya severely punishes conditioned souls, but those who chant the Holy Names and serve the Guru and Vaishnavas are protected and attain the supreme spiritual goal. – Maya liberates devotees from the material world. – Surrender to a trustworthy guru, receive diksha, receive transcendental knowledge, and in time, the heart will be purified. – On the stages of sadhana-bhakti, from sraddha to prema. – Never...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Igualada 2025, Spain 2025, Eternal Position of the Soul, Identity of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart)
03 Dec 2025 morning – Our Inherent Nature is to Serve Krishna (English) – Igualada, Spain | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– There is no need to keep pets or pigs. Otherwise, you will become attached to them, as Bharata Maharaja was to a deer. – Do not assume that Krishna sent you animals to take care of. Krishna does not send you animals; He wants you to perform bhajana and sadhana. – Pravritti-marga is about attachments, and nivritti-marga is about not being attached. – Shuddha-jivatma: your duty is to serve Krishna. – Story of Shivananda Sena and a dog. – The stages of...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Perth 2025, Australia 2025, sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam pada-sevanam, Hitopadesha 25, Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.7.4, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.23, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.24, Identity of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), bhakti: bhakti-yoga (path of devotion; the practice of connecting with Krishna through devotional service; the process of awakening love for Krishna), body: gross body, body: subtle body, character quality: envy, sound: material sound, sound: transcendental sound
25 Sep 2025 evening – Practice Bhakti Yoga (English) | Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Yoga Centre, Perth, Australia – On the meaning of the word body. – Within the gross body there is the subtle body formed of mind, intelligence, and false ego; and within the subtle body there is the soul. – The spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve the Lord: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya-lila 108-109). – There are different philosophies, but the best is Bhakti-yoga: bhakti-yogena manasi samyak praṇihite ’male… (SB 1.7.4). – The word...
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Perth 2025, Australia 2025, Vraja Jana Mana Sukha Kari, Identity of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life, Radha: Hara is Srimati Radhika's name, Shyam and Shyama, universe
25 Sep 2025 midday – The Dharma of the Human Form (Hindi) | Perth, Australia
– The duty (dharma) of the human form is to perform bhajana. – Saunaka Rsi asked Suta Gosvami six questions. – Indian culture is being forgotten even by Indians. – About the Ramayana: Ravana’s power ended because he kidnapped Sita and because his brother Vibhisana was a devotee of Rama. – Even if you have many good qualities, if you have one bad one, everything is lost. You must have devotion to the Lord to avoid decline! – Chanting the names of...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Perth 2025, Australia 2025, Identity of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life, yoga: mystical perfections
25 Sep 2025 midday – The Dharma of the Human Form (English translation) | Perth, Australia
The duty (dharma) of the human form is to perform bhajana. Saunaka Rsi asked Suta Gosvami six questions. Indian culture is being forgotten even by Indians. About the Ramayana: Ravana’s power ended because he kidnapped Sita and because his brother Vibhisana was a devotee of Rama. Even if you have many good qualities, if you have one bad one, everything is lost. You must have devotion to the Lord to avoid decline! Chanting the names of Bhagavan is the only quality capable of destroying all...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Whangarei 2025, New Zealand 2025, tava kathamrtam tapta-jivanam, Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.31.9, A Gopi Tries to Tie Krishna to a Pillar, A King Went to the Market and Saw Three Dolls with Vast Differences in Price, Identity of the Soul, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhagavan: 3 aspects of the Lord (Brahman; Paramatma and Bhagavan), Bhagavan: six opulences of God, rasas: sakhya-bhava, sound: shabda-brahman
16 Sep 2025 evening – The Nature of the Soul (English) | Whangarei, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On the difficulties of hearing Harikatha and chanting the Holy Names. – The sabdha-brahma, a transcendental vibration, which enters through the ears and travels to the heart, eliminating anarthas (imperfections). – Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on the difficulty of hearing Harikatha. – Story of the king who went to the market and saw three dolls with vast differences in price. – The difference between hearing and listening to Harikatha...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, The Conditioned Soul, body: bodily conception, body: dehatma-buddhi, Krishna: Krishna's flute, Krishna: Krishna's peacock feather, prema: stages, service: krishna-seva, soul: conditioned soul
14 Sep 2025 midday – Bodily Conception Is the Root of Mental Disturbance (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Once a year, Lord Jagannatha comes out of His Temple and grants His darsana to all the fallen souls. The minds of the gopis become very disturbed when Krsna goes out to herd, for they cannot tolerate separation from Him. Sneha means love and affection. In Kali-yuga, the conditioned soul has a disturbed mind, fighting within itself or with others because of its bodily conception (dehātmā-buddhiḥ). The thought of being this body and the supreme enjoyer is what disturbs our mind. The moment we...