Rasa-tattva

25 Feb 2026 midday – Mellows of gopi-prema (Hindi) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– You should 1) put in effort like a crow trying to get water from inside a pot; 2) put in effort like a crane who stands in the water on one leg and catches fish; 3) sleep lightly like a dog. – Eat less to be less sleepy. One-fourth of your stomach should be left empty. – Where your money is, there your mind is. – On seva in Navadvipa-dhama during Gurudeva’s earlier years: the duties of head pujaris, assisting pujaris, etc. – Gurudeva’s memories of how...

05 Feb 2026 midday – Prema (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– When there is love, there are no excuses for not meeting. – The prema in Vrndavana is stronger than in Vaikuntha. The prema of the gopis is very powerful. – The prema of Subal and Sudama. – The madanakya-mahabhava that only Radha feels and possesses. – Mahaprabhu distributed prema to everyone, indiscriminately. – Sloka that reveals the magnanimity of Mahaprabhu: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau… (CC Adi-lila 1.4). – Come to Navadvipa Dhama...

07 Jan 2026 morning walk – Srimati Radhika is Eager to Listen to Hari-katha (English) – Porto Alegre, Brazil

– Srimati Radhika disguised Herself as a village girl and approached Rupa and Sanatana, who were absorbed in a discussion of hari-katha. – Song: Radha-kripa-kataksha-stava-raja. – Srimati Radhika created a pot and some wood for cooking, and cooked for a long time just to hear the discussion of hari-katha between Rupa and Sanatana. – Sambandhatmika-bhakti and kamatmika-bhakti. – Matrita-abhimana (Yashoda’s) and pitrita-abhimana (Nanda Maharaja’s)...

28 Dec 2025 morning walk – Knowledge Obscures Madhurya (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

The reason why Krishna is bathed with five ingredients. Lila about the first time Srimati Radhika prepared butter and Krishna disguised Himself as sakhi. According to logic, it is impossible to establish Krishna-lila. Jnanis want to know everything according to their logic, while prema-bhaktas ask nothing, they only savor. Knowledge obscures madhurya. Jnani is a masculine word and lila is feminine. Love is spontaneous, it doesn’t ask the reasons why one loves. Love is not seeking a reason...

25 Dec 2025 morning – Prema-prayojana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

– Krsna is our sambandha (knowledge of relationship), and prema (love) is prayojana, our highest goal! – Krsna is not our goal, our goal ⁠is Krsna-prema! – ⁠About the process of sadhana-bhakti: from sraddha to prema. – ⁠Paramarthika-sraddha (transcendental faith) and lokikhi-sraddha (material faith, etiquette). – ⁠Two types of paramarthika-sraddha: vaidhi-sraddha and raganuga-sraddha. – ⁠About raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. – A verse explaining the...

17 Dec 2025 evening – The Role of Mamata (English) – San Jose, Costa Rica | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Sadhu-sanga is the root cause of bhakti. – Human and animal life have similar processes (e.g. eating and sleeping), but only human beings can lead a spiritual life. – We receive more or less according to our karma. – A person who enjoys listening to krishna-katha is very fortunate. – You are sitting and listening to a sadhu because you are not an ordinary person; you have sukriti. – Story: King Vikramaditya and a kapalika-sadhu with a skull. – The...

22 Nov 2025 evening – The Gopis Serve Krishna with a Lover’s Mood (Hindi) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

PART 2

– The lover’s humor is the sweetest and most elevated, and is present only in the heart of Srimati Radhika.

– To attain the lover’s humor we must follow three rules: be one-pointed towards Srimati Radhika, reside in Vrndavana, and associate with Vaishnava rasikas.

– The process to attain Radha-prema begins by associating with the lotus feet of Sri Guru.

22 Nov 2025 evening – The Gopis Serve Krishna with a Lover’s Mood (English translation) – Bhuj, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1

PART 2

– The lover’s humor is the sweetest and most elevated, and is present only in the heart of Srimati Radhika.

– To attain the lover’s humor we must follow three rules: be one-pointed towards Srimati Radhika, reside in Vrndavana, and associate with Vaishnava rasikas.

– The process to attain Radha-prema begins by associating with the lotus feet of Sri Guru.