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Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2025, Bogota 2025, Colombia 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, Beginning of Bhakti, bhakti: bhakti-lata-bija (seed of bhakti), consciousness: conscious being, mantra: gopala-mantra

10 Dec 2025 morning – A Seed of Bhakti (English) – Bogota, Colombia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

December 10, 2025 7:00 AM

Sadhu-sanga is very important. The 5 types of manifestation of consciousness: acchadita-chetana, sankuchita-chetana, mukulita-chetana, vikasita-chetana and purna-vikasita-chetana. Feeling, willing and knowing are the three characteristics of a conscious being. Devatas are those who have faith in God, while asuras are those who do not. To devotees: You are now a vikasita-chetana. However, your goal should be to become a purna-vikasita-chetana. Verse: brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva guru...

2025, Discourses in English 2025, Discourses Translated into Portuguese 2025, Sao Paulo 2025, Brazil 2025, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, Shikshashtaka 1, Radhikashtaka, Meeting and Separation, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), atma-nivedana: full surrender of the self (complete dedication of oneself to Krishna; one of the nine processes of bhakti), consciousness: Krishna Consciousness, hari-katha: etiquette of listening to hari-katha, mangala-arati: importance, mantra practice and surrender: mantrartha-chintanam; nyasa-mudra; prapatti; sharanagati and atma-nivedana, mood: lamentation mood, Six Gosvamis exemplary bhajana, translator: instructions to a translator

02 Jul 2025 evening – A Mood of Lamentation (English) | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

July 2, 2025 6:00 PM

– Where there is a Vaishnava, there is Vrindavana. – We need to cleanse our hearts. – Tilaka and kanthimala alone are not enough. We need to follow four principles. – Every day, you must attend mangala-arati. – The heart is cleansed by chanting the holy names. – Verse: ‘Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam bhāva-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpanam…’ (Sri Shikshashstaka 1). – Seva without listening to hari-katha is dangerous, as those who perform seva but do not...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Cuernavaca 2024, Mexico 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, universe: brahmanda

17 Jan 2024 evening – Sadhu-sanga Mahima (English) – Cuernavaca, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 17, 2024 6:11 PM

– When Vaishnava is sleeping he is witnessing Radha-Krishna’s lilas. – Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. – The topmost definition of shraddha by Srila Jiva Gosvami. – Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva (CC Madhya 19.151). – Sing Gurvashtaka every morning. – Both seva and hari-katha are important so both should be present. – Hari-katha destroys all anarthas. – The story of how a pujari, a disciple of Srila Gurudeva, who did not listen to hari...

2024, Discourses in English 2024, Discourses Translated into Spanish 2024, Mexico City 2024, Mexico 2024, Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 19.151, anarthas: unwanted things (obstacles in devotional service; impurities of the heart), bhakti: vaidhi-bhakti, universe: brahmanda

17 Jan 2024 morning – Seva & Hari-katha (English) – Mexico City, Mexico | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

January 17, 2024 9:09 AM

– When Vaishnava is sleeping he is witnessing Radha-Krishna’s lilas. – Vaidhi-bhakti and raganuga-bhakti. – The topmost definition of shraddha by Srila Jiva Gosvami. – Brahmanda bhramite kona bhagyavan jiva (CC Madhya 19.151). – Sing Gurvashtaka every morning. – Both seva and hari-katha are important so both should be present. – Hari-katha destroys all anarthas.  – The story of how a pujari, a disciple of Srila Gurudeva, who did not listen to...

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