Srila BV Svami Maharaja was asked why he called his society a name ISKCON. Shloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya (CC Madhya 20.108). Krishna is very happy when you celebrate His birthday and He is ready to fulfil all your wishes. Shloka: prema-rasa-niryāsa karite āsvādana (CC Ādi 4.15). – Krishna wants to relish the essence of prema from the hearts of the vraja-gopis and He wants to preach raga-marga bhakti. Ragatmika-janas (parikara-tattva) and raganuga-janas (jiva-tattva). Shloka: anugrahāya...
Krishna-tattva
2024, anarthas, Discourses in English, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysia 2024, Janmashtami, Krishna janma-lila, Krishna-tattva
26 Aug 2024 evening – Krishna Janmastami and Dhanya Kali Yuga (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The difference between Avirbhava (appearance) and Janma-lila (birth). Reasons for Krsna’s appearance and birth. Krsna’s eternal associates are ragatmika, that is, they have spontaneous love and affection for Krsna, and are always absorbed in His mood. Song: Sad Gosvami Astakam. Krsna distributed prema only to His associates, but Mahaprabhu distributed it to everyone. Verse: anugrahāya bhaktānāṁ mānuṣaṁ deham āsthitaḥ… (Srimad Bhagavatam 10.33.36). Song: Sri Damodara Astakam. By hearing this...
2024, anger, bodily conception, Rama-nama, vamya-bhava, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Portuguese, Itajai, Brazil, Brazil 2024, Krishna-tattva
17 Jul 2024 midday – Krishna and the Gopis at Kurukshetra (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The gopis meet Krishna in Kurukshetra and reproach Him for His behaviour. The gopis feel anger when Krishna suggests that they meditate on the Lord. Ishvara-koti (Hiranya-garbha) and Jiva-koti (Vairajya) Brahmas. The gopis criticise Brahma in vamya-bhava, but actually they glorify him. The gopis admire the form of Krishna. It’s very difficult to give up the desire for name, fame and reputation. Never criticise anyone and no need to glorify him. The story of how a thief transferred...
2024, Discourses in English, London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom 2024, Krishna-tattva
04 Jul 2024 midday – Krishna-lila and Goura-lila (English) | London, United Kingdom | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Krsna-lila and Goura-lila happen simultaneously. Dhira-lalita-nayaka Krsna stays in Vrndavana; Mathuradish Krsna is in Mathura; Dvarakadish Krsna is in Dvaraka. Krsna appears once every kalpa (one day of Brahma), a period of time that corresponds to a thousand times the four yugas). Mahaprabhu distributed prema to everyone, whether qualified or not. In this Dhanya-Kali-yuga (special yuga), He promised to liberate all living entities. Krsna gave prema only in Vrndavana, and Putana is an...
2024, Hari-katha (Undisclosed country), guru-seva, Discourses in English, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Krishna-tattva
07 Jun 2024 midday – We Came to This World to Serve Krishna (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The supreme virtue is forgiveness. Why doesn’t Maya Devi have compassion for us? Our offense is not serving Krsna and wanting to enjoy the material world. You can follow all the rules, but if you don’t serve Krsna, everything is useless. Bhajana Rahasya by Bhaktivinoda Thakura and the process of practicing devotional service to the Lord. Sloka: guru-pādāśraya… (CC Madhya 22.115). 1st step: take shelter at the lotus feet of the Spiritual Master. 2nd step: receive spiritual...
2024, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into French, Mirepoix, France, France 2024, Nishanta-lila, Krishna's Abode
15 May 2024 morning – Sweet Vraja-lilas (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The meaning of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra. Sri Radha is called Hara because she steals the heart of Krishna. The meaning of the name Krishna. The meaning of Srimati Radhika’s name Shyama. Radha-Krishna katha is not worldly, it is transcendental. Krishna is dhira-lalita-nayaka. 5 obstacles to the perception of transcendental knowledge: laya, vikshepa, apratipatti, kashaya, rasasvada. We, the Gaudiyas, do not say ‘Radha-Rama’, only ‘Radha-Ramana’. Shaunakadi Rishi...
2024, envy, Mantra: gopala-mantra, Discourses in English, Undisclosed, Germany, Germany 2024, ananyas cintayanto mam, gopyah kamad bhayat kamso, kamad dvesad bhayat snehad, yuyam nr-loke bata bhuri-bhaga, Bhagavad-gita 9.22, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.1.30, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.1.31, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.1.32, Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.15.75, Krishna-tattva
02 May 2024 evening – How to Reach Krishna (English) – Germany | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
In the process of cleaning the heart, when the heart becomes soft: anartha-nvrtti. Simplicity, when the heart becomes simple it is possible to understand Mahaprabhu’s instructions. Lila from Narada Muni and the hunter Mrgari. Whatever you need, Krsna will provide. Sloka: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (Bhagavad Gita 9.22). Lila of Krsna with Sudama Vipra. Bhakti does not depend on money, knowledge or beauty, it only depends on: how much love you have to give! Lila of Mahaprabhu and Kesava...
2024, krishna-nama, radha-nama, Discourses in Bengali, Kashinagar, West Bengal, India, India 2024, Krishna-tattva
03 Apr 2024 midday – Krishna is Attained Only Through Prema (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Maya cannot be where Krishna is. The qualities of Bhagavan Krishna and His incarnations. The disciple should tolerate his guru’s punishment for spiritual development. The best way to invest and purify money. Knowledge is the way to donate, because it never diminishes when you donate it. The best knowledge to acquire is the knowledge of how to attain the lotus feet of Bhagavan. The story of a mouse who became a princess in her next life after she tasted the gheewick offered to the deity...