Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi 1.4

07 Jul 2025 midday – The Types of Bhakti (English) | Miami, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Mahaprabhu came to give the highest divine love that exists to everyone, without discrimination. – Verse: anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau (CC Adi-lila 1.4). – The difference between maan, maan-abhasa and kroda. – Verse: kṛṣṇa-kāntā-gaṇa dekhi tri-vidha prakāra (CC Adi-lila 4.74). – The difference between sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti and prema-bhakti. – Verse: kṛti-sādhyā bhavet sādhya-bhāvā sā sādhanābhidhā (CC Madhya 22.105). – The gopis...

19 Dec 2024 morning – How to Attain Krsna-prema (English) | Maui, Hawaii, USA | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

It is not possible to put two swords in the same sheath, in the same way, when we develop our spiritual life, our material life restrains. ⁠When one practices bhakti, dharma, artha, jnana and moksa want to serve the devotee. ⁠Stages: sadhana-bhakti, bhava-bhakti, prema-bhakti. ⁠The first two leaves of Bhakti, klesaghni and subhada, appear in the stage of sadhana-bhakti. ⁠The two leaves sudurlabha and moksa-laghuta-krt appear in the stage of bhava-bhakti. ⁠The two leaves sandrananda-visesatma...