Sadhana-bhakti

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Seattle 2026, USA 2026, harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam, Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 7.76, Krishna Deva Bhavantan Vande, Sadhana-bhakti, bhakti: sakama-bhakti, Vishnu: Vishnu's different names

04 Jul 2026 morning – Types of Bhakti (English) – Seattle, USA – Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 4, 2026 7:00 AM

Bhakti Chakora Ashram * If you practice bhakti and approach a sadhu, two things will manifest in your heart: jnana (transcendental knowledge) and vairagya (detachment from sense gratification). * Seva-vrtti is para-bhakti, the highest devotional service. * There are different types of bhakti. Sakama-bhakti is serving the Lord with material desires, for example: Dhruva Maharaja. * Even practicing devotional service with material desires, we will automatically abandon that desire when Krsna-rasa...

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21 Apr 2026 morning – Sadhana-bhakti (English) – Paris, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

April 21, 2026 7:00 AM

On advancing in spiritual practice depending on knowledge of slokas (verses). Indication of the Sri Slokamrtam-Bindu, a book containing the main verses we should learn. On the three stages of bhakti: sadhana, bhava, and prema. The first stage of bhakti, sraddha, means faith in the Guru and the Scriptures. The glories of the gopala-mantra, the king of all mantras. A pastime where munis and rsis meet Lord Ramachandra after chanting the gopala-mantra for over ten thousand years. Lord Ramacandra...

2026, Discourses in English 2026, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2026, Cochabamba 2026, Bolivia 2026, Sadhana-bhakti, consciousness: Krishna Consciousness

04 Feb 2026 – The morning routine of a devotee – Cochabamba, Bolivia

February 4, 2026 7:16 PM

🪔Mangala arati, japa walk 📿 and harikatha Watch this short video of Srila Gurudeva, Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vana Goswami Maharaja, a morning in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and also absorb yourself in a life of Krishna Consciousness 😇

2025, Discourses in Bengali 2025, Vraja 2025, Vrindavana 2025, India 2025, Sadhana-bhakti

19 Oct 2025 morning – Instructions for Spiritual Practice (Bengali) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 19, 2025 7:00 AM

The meaning behind the two fingers that Mother Yasoda always lacked to bind Krsna. Without effort we do not attain the Lord’s mercy. On the six limbs of saraṇagati – Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam… (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). To obtain Bhagavan’s mercy and achieve our goal we need to practice sadhana. Bhakti discusses three tattvas: sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana. We must know them to progress in spiritual life. There are two types of madhurya: parakiya...

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19 Oct 2025 morning – Instructions for Spiritual Practice (English translation) – Vrindavana, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

October 19, 2025 7:00 AM

The meaning behind the two fingers that Mother Yasoda always lacked to bind Krsna. Without effort we do not attain the Lord’s mercy. On the six limbs of saraṇagati – Verse: ānukūlyasya saṅkalpaḥ prātikūlyasya varjanam… (CC Madhya-lila 22.100). To obtain Bhagavan’s mercy and achieve our goal we need to practice sadhana. Bhakti discusses three tattvas: sambandha, abhidheya, and prayojana. We must know them to progress in spiritual life. There are two types of madhurya: parakiya...

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12 Sep 2025 morning – The Definition of Sadhana-bhakti (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

September 12, 2025 8:20 AM

PART 1 PART 2 Those who practice devotional service to Lord Sri Krsna with their body, mind, and words. Our goal is to attain a hint of the humor of the cowherd boys of Vraja. The bodily conception is the root of all anarthas. About karma-kanda, jnana-kanda, and bhakti-kanda. There are different types of vairagya (renunciation). We must take care of our body to serve Krsna and, in no way, show others false renunciation. Our body needs to be healthy to awaken to mangala-arati, which is a limb of...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Manila 2025, Philippines 2025, Sadhana-bhakti, anger: krodha (one of the enemies of spiritual life; cause of material bondage), character quality: envy

26 Aug 2025 evening – Spiritual Practices (English) | Manila, Philippines

August 26, 2025 6:00 PM

– On the rarity of birth in the human form. – Only the human form is capable of rendering service to the Lord. – The rarity of sadhu-sanga and Harikatha. – Progress in spiritual life depends on bhajana and sadhana. – The need for sukrti (pious credits) for spiritual evolution. – Bad company hinders spiritual development. – Vaco vegam: controlling the impulse to speak. – We should speak Harikatha all the time. – We should control the...

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

July 10, 2025 12:00 PM

– 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...

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