– 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...
Purpose of Human Life
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, Christchurch 2025, New Zealand 2025, Entry level discourses 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.102, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54, Hitopadesha 25, A Sadhu Who Liberated All the Suffering Souls in the Hell Solely by the Aroma of His Body, Purpose of Human Life, karma: cycle of birth and death, karma: law of karma, liberation
11 Sep 2025 evening – The Meaning of Life (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand
– In Kali-yuga, people only want to enjoy pleasures and it is very difficult for them to sit down to hear Harikatha. – In Kali-yuga, people are completely atheistic; they have no faith in the Lord or in the existence of reincarnation. This atheistic philosophy is completely false. – On Yamaraja, the law of karma, and Citragupta (Yamaraja’s servant who records all the acts of all human beings). – Scientific discoveries, such as the computer, are discovered because...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Madhurya-rasa, Purpose of Human Life
15 Aug 2025 morning – How to Obtain Eternal Happiness (English translation) | Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– One of the names of this material world is duniya, which means suffering. – When we experience a small, fleeting material pleasure, like fireworks, we call it happiness. – We remain completely deluded by Maya within the uninterrupted cycle of birth and death. – There is no true happiness in this world, which is the place of suffering. – If we act in the mode of goodness, we can obtain worldly happiness, such as being born into a high family, having wealth, and...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Brighton 2025, United Kingdom 2025, Purpose of Human Life, age: old age
31 Jul 2025 evening – The Human Body and the Service to the Lord (English) | Brighton, UK
The human body is very rare to attain. – Scripture specifies the number of material bodies that exist among the 8,400,000 species of life. Sloka: jalajā nava-lakṣāṇi sthāvarā lakṣa-viṁśati…(Visnu Purana in CC Madhya-lila 19.138). – The human being was created in the image of the Supreme Lord. – Meaning of the word “body”: birth, old age, disease, Yamaraja (the lord of death). – Ajamila, his son Narayana, the Yamadutas, the Visnudutas, and the power of the Holy...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Zoetermeer 2025, Netherlands 2025, Eternal Position of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life
14 May 2025 evening – Sanatana-dharma is Available Only to People (English translation) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sanatana-dharma is about making other people listen to hari-katha.
Animals and people have many things in common — both eat and take care of their offspring — but only human beings can live a spiritual life.
We are born empty-handed and die empty-handed.
The body works when the soul is inside it.
Karma-tattva: Why one person is very rich and the other poor.
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Zoetermeer 2025, Netherlands 2025, Eternal Position of the Soul, Purpose of Human Life
14 May 2025 evening – Sanatana-dharma is Available Only to People (Hindi) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Sanatana-dharma is about making other people listen to hari-katha.
Animals and people have many things in common — both eat and take care of their offspring — but only human beings can live a spiritual life.
We are born empty-handed and die empty-handed.
The body works when the soul is inside it.
Karma-tattva: Why one person is very rich and the other poor.
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, Devotional Service to Krishna, Purpose of Human Life, service: guru-seva
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...