– The more we glorify Vaisnavas, the more we are protected from Maya.– Often, after the appearance of a prominent Vaisnava, many quarrels occur, but it is the specialty of these Vaisnavas to keep everyone together.– The moods: svakīya-bhāva refers to those who are part of the family, and parakīya-bhāva refers to those who are outsiders or who are very close and dear.– Of these two moods, parakīya is better; although it is considered degraded in this material world, it...
Rasa-tattva
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Delhi 2025, India 2025, Parakiya-bhava, rasa: rasa-siddhanta
03 Aug 2025 evening – The Sweetness of Parakiya-bhava (Hindi) | Delhi, India
* All the stations in Vrndavana are serving Krsna. * About the three types of prema that exist. * Srimati Radhika touches only Krsna. * The gopis are manifestations of Srimati Radhika. * Krsna wants to taste various flavors, and it is Srimati Radhika who provides them for Him, manifesting Herself in various forms to satisfy Him. * Yogamaya arranged Srimati Radharani’s marriage only so that one can taste parakiya-bhava (lover/extramarital mood). * Parakiya-bhava has four infallible weapons...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Wales 2025, United Kingdom 2025, Goal of bhakti, Prema-rasa, bhava: gopi-bhava, character quality: duplicity, sound: transcendental sound
29 Jul 2025 evening – Instructions for Attaining the Highest Prema (English) | Wales, UK
– Sukadeva Gosvami speaks to Parikisit Maharaja about the importance of Harikatha, the sabdha-brahma (transcendental sound) that enters through the ear and cleanses the heart. – Association with a sadhu and hearing Harikatha are the primary causes of Krsna-bhakti. – Quote from Srila Bhaktisiddanta Sarasvati Prabhupada on the protection of the Guru. – Srila Rupa Gosvami Pada explains, in Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu, about chanting the Holy Names in association with a sadhu...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Portland 2025, USA 2025, Goal of bhakti, Manjari-bhava, morning: brahma-muhurta
25 Jul 2025 morning – The Goal of the Gaudiya Vaisnava is Manjari Bhava (English) | Portland, USA
– We must first establish our destiny and then practice spiritual life. – All our activities must be exclusively for the pleasure of Krsna. – Our destiny, upon boarding the Harinama boat, is to go to Goloka Vrndavana and serve Srimati Radhika under the guidance of Rupa Manjari. – It is not possible to cross a river with one foot in different boats, just as one cannot serve Maya and Sri Radha at the same time. – Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami received the highest blessing...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Seattle 2025, USA 2025, Dama-bandhana Lila, Krishna and His associates, Rasas, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)
23 Jul 2025 midday – Krishna’s Relations with Friends, Parents and Srimati Radhika (English) | Seattle, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 Don’t go to maya. It’s hard to come back. The gopis always remember Krishna. They feel what He feels, yet they never believe that He is Bhagavan. The relationship between Krishna and His friends, and between Krishna and Nanda and Yashoda. Dama-bandhana-lila. Song: Damodarashtaka. Verse: kṛṣṇera yateka khelā, sarvottama nara-līlā…(CC Madhya 21.101). Verse: iṣṭe svārasikī rāgaḥ paramāviṣṭatā bhavet…(CC Madhya 22.150). Verse: yugāyitaṁ nimeṣeṇa cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam…(CC...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, California 2025, New Vraja (USA) 2025, USA 2025, Vraja-bhava, love: laukika-sad-bandhuvat-priti, Stavavali
16 Jul 2025 evening – Laukiki-sad-bandhuvat Priti (English) | New Braj, California, USA
– If you want to achieve prema, make friends with Krishna and treat Him as a family member (laukika-sad-bandhuvat-priti). – The Vrajavasis witnessed Krishna’s opulence and His great lilas. Yet they do not consider Krishna to be Narayana. They believe that Krishna can only perform great activities when Narayana possesses His body. – Brahmaji glorifies Vrajavasis, the friends of Krishna. Verse: aho bhāgyam aho bhāgyaṁ…(SB 10.14.32). – Srila Gurudeva, Srila Narayana...
2025, Discourses Translated into English 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Sanatana & Rupa & Anupama, Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, Bhava-bhakti, Rasa-tattva, Sadhana-bhakti
10 Jul 2025 midday – The Bhava the Sadhaka Realizes Is Natural (English translation) | Houston, USA
– On the service mood of the manjaris and gopis.– On the love of the vrajavasis for Krsna’s lilas.– The vrajavasis are very fond of Sanatana Gosvami.– On the lotus flower that grows in the mud but is fragrant, beautiful, and serves at the Lord’s feet.– On the brothers Sanatana, Rupa, and Anupama.– The name of Radha is higher than the names of Visnu, Rama, and Krsna.– Lila of Siva with Parvati and the Holy Names.– On the qualities...
2025, Discourses in Hindi 2025, Houston 2025, Texas 2025, USA 2025, Sanatana & Rupa & Anupama, Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, Bhava-bhakti, Rasa-tattva, Sadhana-bhakti
10 Jul 2025 midday – The Bhava the Sadhaka Realizes Is Natural (Hindi) | Houston, USA
– On the service mood of the manjaris and gopis. – On the love of the vrajavasis for Krsna’s lilas. – The vrajavasis are very fond of Sanatana Gosvami. – On the lotus flower that grows in the mud but is fragrant, beautiful, and serves at the Lord’s feet. – On the brothers Sanatana, Rupa, and Anupama. – The name of Radha is higher than the names of Visnu, Rama, and Krsna. – Lila of Siva with Parvati and the Holy Names. – On the...