– The lila (pastime) of Madhavendra Puripada and the deity Kheer-cora Gopinatha. – If a Vaishnava accords us respect, we should accept it. – How to attain service to Srimati Radhika: only through sadhana under the guidance (anugatya) of the Vraja Gopis. – Verse: vāco vegaḿ manasaḥ krodha vegaḿ… (Sri Upadesamrta 1). – Sadhana begins with the Upadesamrta and, step by step, leads to Radha-dasyam. – Sadhu-sanga means listening to Harikatha...
vaco vegam manasah krodha-vegam
17 Aug 2023 evening – The Guru’s Love Is Unconditional (English translation) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
The difference between kama (desire) and prema (love). The story of the servant who agreed with everything the king said because he had his interests. Conditioned souls are like this. The guru’s love is unconditional because prema is not of this world, it is divine and transcendental. The story of the crow and the jackal. The prema of the gopis is the lust of the gopis and vice versa. Don’t hear harikatha from non-Vaisnavas, hear it from pure devotees. People in this world just want...
17 Aug 2023 evening – The Guru’s Love Is Unconditional (Hindi) – Jagannatha Puri, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The difference between kama (desire) and prema (love). The story of the servant who agreed with everything the king said because he had his interests. Conditioned souls are like this. The guru’s love is unconditional because prema is not of this world, it is divine and transcendental. The story of the crow and the jackal. The prema of the gopis is the lust of the gopis and vice versa. Don’t hear harikatha from non-Vaisnavas, hear it from pure devotees. People in this...