Karma-tattva

16 Aug 2026 afternoon – Questions and Answers (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Airport * The fruit of karma comes according to Krishna’s desire. We don’t know when it will come. * Who are the Manjaris present in Seva Kunja? * As our hearts are cleansed, we can connect with the Guru. * When we do bhajana and sadhana, abandoning our independence and always being under the Guru’s guidance, at that moment, we realize saranagati. * Different sakhis have different departments. * According to our karma, whatever we are thinking about at the time of death, we...

05 Aug 2026 midday – On Renunciation and Tolerance (English) – Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Bhakti Cakora Ashram – 5 ways to acquire knowledge: kāka-ceṣṭā baka-dhyānaṁ…(Canakya Niti) – 1) the crow’s endeavors; 2) the crane’s meditation; 3) the dog’s sleep; 4) moderate eating; 5) detachment from comforts, not abandoning one’s family. – Mangala-arati is very important. Do not miss it. – Verse: anāsaktasya viṣayān yathārham upayuñjataḥ…(Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 1.2.255). – Kṛṣṇārthe ‘khila-ceṣṭā-parāyaṇaḥ (fully dedicated to performing all activities...

29 Jun 2025 evening – The Power of Karma and Kala in Our Lives (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil

* According to your mood, you will reach your goal/perfection. * Only those who perform sadhana, bhajana and serve the Guru and the Vaisnavas can realize the tattva of the Lord and His heart. * The two symptoms of anuraga. * We must first understand material love in order to understand transcendental love. * The love of this world is temporary and changeable. * If you meet the Lord once, you will never be separated from Him again. * There are five very important things in Vaisnava philosophy:...

29 Apr 2025 evening – Life Span (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The time we stay in this body is defined by our past karma. In this material world, whoever is born will have to die. Dhrtarastra asks Vyasadeva why his 100 sons had already died before him (Bhagavad Gita). Exposition of the reasons for the Battle of Kuruksetra. Krsna is the controller of birth and death, and according to karma everything is arranged. Surprising katha of Markandeya Rsi that takes place in Satya-yuga, in which his mother hears from an astrologer that her son would die at the age...

29 Apr 2025 morning (airport) – End of Karma (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Explanation about the manifestation of Srimad Bhagavatam. About the end of karma only happening with complete surrender to Guru and Krsna. The Caitanya Caritamrta clarifies that the devotee, upon surrendering to the Guru, begins to be taken care of by Krsna. In Madhurya-Kadambini, Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that, by simply chanting a namabhasa, a stage in which one has not yet reached pure chanting, karma is destroyed. There is a need for a little karma to maintain the body here in...