– About the Ratha Yatra that takes place in India. – Lord Jagannatha sits in the chariot and goes from the Jagannatha Puri Temple to the Gundica Temple. – Those who see Lord Jagannatha in His chariot are liberated from the material world. – In Vrndavana all beings sing Radhe Radhe. – Lord Caitanya is absorbed in the mood of Radha upon seeing Lord Jagannatha. – Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya surrenders to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. – How King...
Rasa-tattva
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2025, Brazil 2025, Ratha-yatra 2025, Kurukshetra-milana Lila, Kurukshetra-milana, Jagannatha: Jagannatha's chariot
26 Jun 2025 morning – Jagannatha Goes from Kuruksetra to Vrndavana (English) | Alto Paraiso, Brazil
– Explanation about the lila in which Krsna went from Dvaraka Puri to Vrndavana due to an auspicious astrological positioning. – In His absorption, Mahaprabhu forgets His identity. – Originally, Krsna is the son of Mother Yasoda and one of her names is Devaki. – About Krsna’s meeting with the vrajavasis in Kuruksetra; everyone feels separation despite the meeting. – About the intellectual procedure of the panditas, argumentation and speculation. We should...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into French 2025, Paris 2025, France 2025, Devotional Service to Krishna, Krishna-Devotee Relationship, Vraja-bhava
24 May 2025 midday – Service to Krsna with Greed and Spontaneous Devotion (English) | Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The materialistic pursuit of karmis and the empty knowledge of jnanis. Sloka: krsna-bhakti-janma-mula haya sadhu-sanga… (CC Madhya 22.83). Devotees are like cuckoo birds in the mango forest, always chanting the Holy Names with spontaneous devotion. Life is useless without bhajana and sadhana. Sloka: vaco vegam manasah krodha-vegam… (Upadesamrta verse 1). The process of Bhakti begins with vaidhi-sraddha (initial faith) and gradually evolves into raganuga-bhakti (greed). Rupa Gosvami instructs to...
2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Components of Bhakti, Duties of a Shiksha-guru, Guru-disciple Relationship, Rupanuga-sampradaya
03 Jan 2025 evening – Guru Tattva (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the importance of Guru Tattva. The importance of not criticizing but, at the same time, of speaking the truth. About the need to take shelter at the lotus feet of a Guru who is from the Vaisnava Sampradaya and to see if the Guru has Parampara. How Srimati Radhika’s prema was transmitted from Herself to Madhavendra Puripada, who passed it on to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who passed it on to Rupa Gosvami Pada. About the nine phases of bhakti explained by Rupa Gosvami Pada. About the duty of...
2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Alto Paraiso de Goias 2024, Brazil 2024, Jhulana-yatra (Swing Festival) 2024, Vraja-bhava, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), rainy season
08 Aug 2024 midday – Swing Festival (English) | Alto Paraiso, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the Swing Festival that takes place in Vrndavana during the rainy season. Beautiful meaning and translation of the song: Jhula Jhule Radha Damodara. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu distributed the highest prema through namasankirtana. It is important to remove the anarthas, but also to cultivate Vraja-prema, just like when we clear the bush and cultivate a garden. It is not enough to just “cut down the forest”, it is necessary to plant/cultivate Vraja-prema. Cleanse your heart of the anarthas...