– Through sadhu-sanga and listening to Harikatha we attain krsna-bhakti and no longer need to return to this world. – By listening to Harikatha and associating with a sadhu, gradually all anarthas leave our hearts and we can practice sadhana and bhajana. – Sadhana is the practice and bhajana means serving the Lord according to your eternal spiritual identity. – Without spiritual life our life has no meaning. – The existing nectars. – In each life we abandon...
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09 Oct 2026 morning – The Prema of the Gopis Is the Supreme Jewel (English) – Penang, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
SUMMARY – Only those who are nitya-lila-parikaras can tolerate the prema that springs forth in their hearts. – Lord Nrsimhadeva has vatsalya-bhava, and thus Prahlada’s mood is to think that Nrsimha is Bhagavan. – Before reading the Bhagavatam, we should read the Caitanya Caritamrta. – Jambu-nadi is a type of gold that does not remain in this material world, just like prema. – In Vaikunta there is also prema, but mixed with opulence. – Kunti prayed that...
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07 Oct 2026 midday – Hari-katha (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
TRANSCRIPT (made by AI and checked by devotees, can contain mistakes) So just I want to speak few words. All you spoke very nicely; how to develop our sadhana and bhajana. What do we do? Sadhana and bhajana. Generally people are saying bhajana and sadhana. But Gurudeva, he says sadhana and bhajana — first sadhana, then you will do bhajana. Sadhana means when you practice the devotional service to Lord, with your limbs and body, and how to attain the [one’ss] one sprinkle of mood of eternal...
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07 Oct 2026 evening – The Sweetness of Vrindavana (English) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Sweetness of Vṛndāvana and the Divine Love of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa * Purification of the Heart: Just as a vessel filled with mud must be cleaned before it can hold pure water, our hearts must be cleansed of material desires through sādhu-saṅga and nāma-saṅkīrtana. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught the glories of the holy name through His Śikṣāṣṭakam. * Four Types of Anarthas: The conditioned soul suffers from svarūpa-bhrama (illusion about one’s true identity), asat-tṛṣṇā (thirst for...
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07 Feb 2026 evening (airport) – Guru Nistha and Guru Bhakti (English) – Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
SUMMARY On the stages of bhakti. The material body does not tolerate prema, it is something very rare. Practice bhajana and sadhana life after life. In the nistha and ruci stages, the sadhaka no longer falls, especially in the ruci stage. Step-by-step explanations are provided in the Madhurya Kadambini. On the boomerang and arrow disciples. The main point is guru-nistha and guru-bhakti, the backbone of sadhana and bhajana. An example of loyalty to the guru is the behavior of a dog towards its...
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07 Jan 2026 evening – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 4 (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil
TRANSCRIPT Time Stamp – 2:04:50-2:10:36 Srila Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakura explains, there is a food for soul and a food for body. Food for soul that is called krishna-katha. Your soul is crying. You listen or not? You are not listening. Baby is crying inside the room. Mother she is a little bit outside. So for this regard mother is not listening her baby crying. That means is what? Your soul, atma, jivatma, is crying. Jivatma is hungry. Jivatma is saying, ‘Give me food! Give me food!’...
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06 Jan 2026 morning – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 3 (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil
On the specific sequence of the Bhagavat-katha. On the location where the Bhagavat-katha was recited: Naimisaranya Forest, on the banks of the Gomadi River. On pertinent questions to be asked of the sadhu in the Harikatha. The five questions asked in the Bhagavat-katha. The first question: What is the most sacred thing? On sreya, that which is gratifying to the soul, and preya, which gives satisfaction to the senses. On our soul that cries out for Harikatha and we don’t realize it. For...
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05 Jan 2026 morning – Sri Bhagavat-saptaha, day 2 (English) – Gaia Vrindavana, Brazil
TRANSCRIPT Time Stamp – 2:25:21-2:56:14 This Bhagavatam is not speaking any duplicity and hypocrisy. Srimad-Bhagavatam is always speaking what is absolutely true. Always speak the truth. If you’ll speak the truth [people] will be angry. This is true or not? This is the truth. If you speak the truth then people will become very angry. This is true. But other Puranas katha is called madhu-pushpita-vakyam, understand or no? Madhu-pushpita-vakyam means that katha is little bit sweet katha but...