– What is sadhana and bhajana? – How to manifest Krsna-prema? By associating with a pure devotee. – Believe it or not, just like the burning fire, Harikatha is transcendental. – The sastras say: chant the Holy Names and abandon offenses. – The power of sabda-brahma for all living entities. – The story of the tiger before Mahaprabhu. – The four stages of bhajana and sadhana for the removal of anarthas. – Gurudeva talks about what can cause a...
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21 Sep 2026 morning – The Glories of Sadhu-sanga (English) – Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– Cit-sakti, jiva-sakti and maya-sakti explained. – The nature of love, Prema, comes from both sides. – Shloka to illustrate that the nature of divine love, prema, is reciprocal: akhila-rasāmṛta-mūrtiḥ… (BRS 1.1.1). – Krishna’s name explained. – Who is truly mad in this world? Krishna-preme-pagal. – The three types of uttam-uttam maha-bhagavat: nirduta; bhagavat-parsad-dehoprapta, and muchita. – Harikatha of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami’s...
13 May 2026 evening – Bhakta-pada-dhūli shloka explanation (English translation) – Delhi, India
– The story of how Dhanurdhara gave up his girlfriend because of the beauty of the deity, and surrendered to Ramanujacharya. Later, Ramanujacharya would lean on Dhanurdhara’s shoulders, preferring him to his other disciples.– The story of how Dhanurdhara and his wife were robbed by their godbrothers and proved their surrender to Ramanujacharya.– Verse: bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jala…(CC Antya 16.60-62).– Muri (puffed rice) and mishri (sugar) are not the...
18 Feb 2026 morning – The Glorification of Prabhasa Prabhu and His Family (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Verse: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (BG 9.22). Glorifying a Bengal family of Prabhasa Prabhu who are one-pointed to Guru and Krishna. “They are so humble, they live many years in one and the same bamboo hut even if it is cold outside. Whatever they have, they give to service. I have never seen a house like theirs. They never make repairs because all their money they give to service.” Comparison of this family to Sudama Vipra. Verse: bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jalai… (CC Antya 16.60) Sudama...
18 Feb 2026 morning – The Glorification of Prabhasa Prabhu and His Family (English translation) – Canning, West Bengal, India
Verse: ananyāś cintayanto māṁ… (BG 9.22). Glorifying a Bengal family of Prabhasa Prabhu who are one-pointed to Guru and Krishna. “They are so humble, they live many years in one and the same bamboo hut even if it is cold outside. Whatever they have, they give to service. I have never seen a house like theirs. They never make repairs because all their money they give to service.” Comparison of this family to Sudama Vipra. Verse: bhakta-pada-dhūli āra bhakta-pada-jalai… (CC Antya 16.60) Sudama...