Be in sadhu-sanga and give up bad association at the same time. Lila of Mahaprabhu showing His mercy on King Prataparudra after he broomed in front of Jagannatha massaged Lord’s feet glorifying rasa dance, gopi-gita. Bandhu Sange Yadi Tava Range Parihasa: If you see the beautiful form of Krishna you will not stay in your house anymore. In Vrindavana they sing ‘Radhe! Radhe!’ Krishna cleanses the heart of one who listens to hari-katha. The importance of guru’s chastisement. Example of Srila Gour...
Krishna-tattva
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Perth 2023, Australia 2023, Krishna-tattva, consciousness: Krishna Consciousness, self-realisation
26 Sep 2023 evening – Krishna Is Eager to Speak to Us (English) – Perth, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Yoga means to unite. To unite the jiva soul with Paramatma. Our spiritual science teaches us about atma and Supersoul. The body is a tree. There are two birds on the branches: one is the witness; Paramatma, and the other is the doer, the atma, soul. There is one black screen separating us from Paramatma. The black screen is maya. Although there are many names of God, the maha-mantra is the most powerful, especially in this Kali-yuga. If you chant this maha-mantra, all the unwanted things in...
2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Krishna's Energies and Administration, Krishna's Supremacy, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger
17 Sep 2023 evening – Why Does God Support the Demigods? (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Pariksit Maharaja asks Sukadeva Gosvami: “Why does Sri Krsna kill the demons and support the demigods, shouldn’t He be impartial in wars? This question was put to Sri Krsna by Devaki after Yudhisthira Maharaja had put it to Narada Muni. Later Pariksit Maharaja repeated the same question to Sukadeva. In reply, Sukadeva tells a story from the Puranas about sharanagata-palaka. Whoever takes shelter in the Lord will always have His protection. Lila of Bhagavan promising Aditi that He...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Delhi 2023, India 2023, Krishna's Energies and Administration, Krishna's Supremacy, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: lust and anger
17 Sep 2023 evening (room) – Why Does God Support the Demigods? (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Pariksit Maharaja asks Sukadeva Gosvami: “Why does Sri Krsna kill the demons and support the demigods, shouldn’t He be impartial in wars? This question was put to Sri Krsna by Devaki after Yudhisthira Maharaja had put it to Narada Muni. Later Pariksit Maharaja repeated the same question to Sukadeva. In reply, Sukadeva tells a story from the Puranas about sharanagata-palaka. Whoever takes shelter in the Lord will always have His protection. Lila of Bhagavan promising Aditi that He...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wales 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Janmashtami 2023, Krishna janma Lila, Krishna-tattva, atmarama: self-satisfied souls (those who are satisfied in the self; liberated persons absorbed in spiritual realization), renunciation: aptakama ((those whose desires are fulfilled), universe: brahmanda
07 Sep 2023 morning – Anniversary of Sri Krishna’s Birth and Appearance (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The difference between avirbhava (appearance) and janma (birth). Jnanis realise Brahma (effulgence) without form or anything. To whom does the effulgence belong, where does Brahma come from? The sastras explain that effulgence, Brahma, comes from the toenails of Krishna. One who is in madhurya can understand and see the beautiful form of the Lord. Bhagavan, who is complete, has splendour and controls them all. This Brahmanda of the four-headed Brahma, where we are, is the smallest of all the...
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Wales 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Krishna-tattva, Sakshi-gopala
06 Sep 2023 evening – Krishna’s Descent (English) – Wales | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Recollections of the celebrations of Janmashtami and Nanda-mahotsava in the early years.
Original form of Krishna.
Reasons for Krishna’s descent.
Sloka: paritranaya sadhunam.
Lila of how Lord Vishnu pulled out black and grey hairs from His head.
The story of the boy who believed that God would send rain.
The story of Sakshi Gopala.
Loving quarrels between the pure Vaishnavas and the Thakurajis.
Drona-Dhara, Prishni-Sutabha katha.
Vatsalya-mood is higher than aishvarya mood.
2023, Discourses in English 2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Coventry 2023, United Kingdom 2023, Janmashtami 2023, Krishna janma Lila, Krishna-tattva, rasas: sakhya-bhava
05 Sep 2023 morning – Krishna Janmastami Hari-katha (English/Hindi) – Coventry, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krishna is sarva-avatari, source of all incarnations. First establish tattva-siddhanta. Which Krishna do we celebrate on Janmastami? Purna (complete), purna-tara (more complete) and purna-tama (most complete: relating to Dvarakadhisha Krishna, Mathuradhisha Krishna and Vrindavana Krishna. Aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas: very important shloka. (Sri Slokamrtam-bindu, pg 14) Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless purana, paran-samrat. Material world as the perverted reflection of the spiritual world...
2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Krishna-tattva, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
30 Aug 2023 evening room katha – Krishna and Radha’s manifestations (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Gurudeva was a Hindi speaker.
The definition of parakiya.
Abhimanyu is the manifestation of Krishna’s anger. In Sanskrit Abhimanyu means ‘anger’.
Lalita, Vishakha, Chandravali, Rupa Manjari, Rati Manjari are the manifestations of Radha’s bhavas.