Rasa-tattva

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Itajai 2024, Brazil 2024, Vraja-bhava, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage)

17 Jul 2024 morning walk – The Origin of Jagannatha’s Form (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 17, 2024 7:08 AM

The form of Jagannatha: Lila of how the bodies of Krishna, Balarama and Subhadra melted. Gour Govinda Svami Maharaja on the Mahabhava Prakasha. Shravanam is a very powerful process for a sadhaka. 3 forms of Krishna in Vraja, Dvaraka and Mathura. Raghunatha dasa Gosvami glorified the Vrajavasis in Mana-shiksha. He remained only in Radha-kunda. 3 principles for attaining radha-dasyam. Hearing Vraja-katha with unflinching faith removes anarthas. The meaning of hridroga. How to get atyantika...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Ratha-yatra 2024, Vraja-bhava

07 Jul 2024 morning – Ratha Yatra Festival (English) | Sao Paolo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 7, 2024 9:55 AM

In Jagannatha Puri this Ratha Yatra festival is happening. Body and appearance are not important, what matters in Bhakti is bhava. Vraja-katha is very powerful. Rohini Devi spoke vraja-katha to the queens of Dvaraka. Viraha-katha made the hearts of Sri Krsna, Baladeva and Subadra melt for love, maha-bhava-prakasha. There are stages after prema. Uddhava went to Vrndavana and saw the transcendental madness of the gopis. Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s lilas missing Sri Krsna very much. Lila from when...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Hari-katha 2024 (Undisclosed country), Undisclosed, aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas, ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam, cintamani-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa, Brahma-samhita 5.29, Chaitanya-charitamrita Antya 20.12, Chaitanya-mata-manjusha 1.1, Akrura Takes Krishna and Balarama from Vrindavana to Mathura, Srivasa Acharya in Samadhi, Shankaracarya Enters the Body of a Recently Deceased King, Heroes and Heroines, energy: achintya-shakti, heroes: types, mind: chitta-vritti (movements of the mind), samskaras, understanding: sadharana-vichar (ordinary consideration; general understanding), vishesha-vichara: specific consideration (detailed analysis; consideration of particular aspects of a subject), Yashoda: evidence that Nanda Maharaja's wife has two names Devaki and Yashoda

15 June 2024 midday – The Wonders of Bhagavan Sri Krsna (English) | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

June 15, 2024 12:00 PM

Sloka: ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa-tanayas… (Caitanya-matta-manjusa, by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura). Siddhanta from Harivamsa Purana, which provides evidence that Nanda Maharaja’s wife has two names: Devaki and Yasoda. Krsna in different moods in His different abodes, Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrndavana. The example of a perfect grhasta is Lord Ramacandra. About the ninety-six different types of heroes (nayakas) of Bhagavan Sri Krsna. The lilas of Dvaraka, Mathura and Vrndavana, and the...

2024, Discourses in Bengali 2024, Kashinagar 2024, West Bengal 2024, India 2024, Vraja-bhava, character quality: duplicity, rasa dance: rasa-lila, self-realisation

30 Mar 2024 midday – The Process of Self-Realisation (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

March 30, 2024 12:38 PM

Gurudeva says that there are devotees from all over the world participating in this festival, and mentions the glories of those born in Bharata (India). The word “Bharata” means: Bha = light, and, rata = love and affection. Srila Gurudeva talks about the difficulty in preaching in Western countries. To obtain self-realization one must surrender to God, saranagati. Sloka: sarva-dharmān parityajya (Bhagavad-gītā 18.66). The body’s senses are purified by listening and serving, and thus the...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2024, Sao Paulo 2024, Brazil 2024, Narada Rishi Witnesses Krishna’s Pastimes in Dvaraka, Ashraya and Vishaya, Bhagavan's Six Opulences, Guru is Brahma Vishnu Maheshvara, Jiva-koti Shiva and Ishvara-koti Shiva, Jiva-tattva Brahma and Bhagavat-tattva Brahma, Krishna Is the Original Guru of Our Parampara, Supreme Position of Srimati Radharani, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), guru: guru-tattva, institution: Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti, jiva: jiva-tattva, Krishna's manifestations: svayam-rupa; tad-ekatma-rupa; avesha-rupa (Krishna's original form; forms identical with Krishna; empowered incarnations)

06 Jan 2024 midday – Guru-tattva and Bhagavat-tattva (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 6, 2024 12:42 PM

– Guru is like Brahma. – Guru’s duty is to destroy anarthas in a disciple’s heart. – Gurvashtaka. – Gurudeva is called Bhagavan because he knows the past, present and future. – Bhagavan has 6 opulences. – Ashraya and vishaya. – Jiva-tattva Brahma and Bhagavat-tattva Brahma. – Jiva-koti Shiva and Ishvara-koti Shiva. – Svayama-rupa, tadekatma-rupa, avesha-rupa. – Narada Rishi observing Krishna’s lilas in Dvaraka. – Rasa dance is...

2023, Discourses in English 2023, Murwillumbah 2023, Australia 2023, Vraja-bhava, dhama and tirtha: difference

05 Oct 2023 midday – Only Hari-katha and Harinama Can Protect Us (English) – Murwillumbah, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 5, 2023 12:06 PM

Our true friends are those who speak hari-katha: the Vaisnavas are para-bandhu (those who protect us). Guru and Vaisnavas protect us from all obstacles. Mukti-katha, immersing yourself in brahma, is like putting yourself inside the tiger’s mouth. Glorify Vraja-katha! Krsna says that the Vaisnavas are His soul and heart. The difference between tirtha and dhama. Funny lila of the Pandavas with Durvasa Rsi. Narada Rsi glorifies the Pandavas’ relationship with Krsna. Dvaraka is so pure...

2023, Discourses Translated into English 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Krishna Offers Betel Nut and Srimati Radhika Reveals Her Loving Anger, The Peacock’s Shame Upon Seeing Radha’s Beautiful Hair, A Mother Frog Who Was Proud of Her Size, Rasa-tattva, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), atma-dhyana: realization of the self (meditation on one's soul; experience of one's spiritual identity), kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, sakhis: types, sampradayas: four sampradayas

31 Aug 2023 evening room katha – The Variety Existing in the Transcendental World and the Significance of the Guru’s Punishment (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 31, 2023 6:32 PM

On the association of the guru/sadhu being compatible with the sadhaka/disciple’s Adorable Deity. There are four authorised sampradayas: Rudra, Sri, Sanaka and Brahma. The disciple should serve according to his mood/rasa. There are five types of sakhis: sakhi (friend); priya-sakhi (dear friend); paramaprestha-sakhi (dearest friend); prana-sakhi (life companion); nitya-sakhi (constant companion). The disciple must accept the guidance of a type of sakhi compatible with his mood, otherwise...

2023, Discourses in Hindi 2023, Vraja 2023, Vrindavana 2023, India 2023, Krishna Offers Betel Nut and Srimati Radhika Reveals Her Loving Anger, The Peacock’s Shame Upon Seeing Radha’s Beautiful Hair, A Mother Frog Who Was Proud of Her Size, Rasa-tattva, anugatya: following in the footsteps (submissive following of devotees; mood of guidance and service), atma-dhyana: realization of the self (meditation on one's soul; experience of one's spiritual identity), kamatmika bhakti type: tat-tad-bhava-iccha-mayi, sakhis: types, sampradayas: four sampradayas

31 Aug 2023 evening room katha – The Variety Existing in the Transcendental World and the Significance of the Guru’s Punishment (Hindi) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

August 31, 2023 4:32 PM

PART 1 PART 2 On the association of the guru/sadhu being compatible with the sadhaka/disciple’s Adorable Deity. There are four authorised sampradayas: Rudra, Sri, Sanaka and Brahma. The disciple should serve according to his mood/rasa. There are five types of sakhis: sakhi (friend); priya-sakhi (dear friend); paramaprestha-sakhi (dearest friend); prana-sakhi (life companion); nitya-sakhi (constant companion). The disciple must accept the guidance of a type of sakhi compatible with his...

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