– Very few people know about the nature of the soul. – Difficult to know the souls nature by material senses. – The soul is in the body, therefore the body is moving. – Material existence is a perverted reflection of spiritual sky. – People find it difficult to understand transcendental world. – Shloka explaining Krishna is beyond our limited perception, and only by His mercy can we see Him: nāyam ātmā pravacanena…(Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.2.23). – We need...
Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 20.108
30 Jul 2026 evening – Prabodhananda Sarasvati Disappearance (English) – Santos, Brazil
– Silence means not speaking about worldly things, only about topics related to the Lord. – In this Kali-yuga, it is not easy to find a place to speak Harikatha, but everyone wants to hear about worldly matters. – Conditioned souls know nothing about the transcendental world, but they can come to know by hearing Harikatha. – Baddha-jivas and mukta-jivas. – By hearing about the transcendental world, the desire to dwell there awakens in the person. – Sukriti...
21 Jul 2026 evening – Bhakti-yoga (English) – Hathee Yoga, Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
– On the special nature of spiritual life for humankind. – The need to realize atma-tattva, knowledge about the soul. – Verse: jīvera svarūpa haya kṛṣṇera… Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 20.108). – On the need for humankind to inquire about the soul and the Supersoul. – Explanation of the meaning of Buddha. – Reflection on when death will come. – On our efforts in spiritual life and the mercy of the Lord. – The scriptures that deal with...
03 Feb 2026 midday – Sampradaya (English) – Cochabamba, Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
About the Sri Brahma Madhava Gaudiya Sampradaya established by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s contribution to suddha-bhakti (pure devotion to God). Glorification of Guru Parampara of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His Acaryas, Srila Rupa Gosvami, Santana Gosvami, Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami, Srivasa, Narottama, Srivasa and etc. About the three apa-sampradayas that are not recommended because they do not have reliable gurus, such as sakhi-bhekis and sahajiyas. Glorification of...
28 Sep 2025 midday – Without Harikatha, Life is Useless (English) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
* Wherever the exalted devotees of the Lord go, they become imbued with prema. * The benefit we receive is according to our faith. * Sadhu-sanga is hearing Harikatha, but without association, faith will not grow in our hearts. * Only Harikatha can protect us from Maya-devi. * There are two types of sadhus: bhakta-bhagavata and grantha-bhagavata. * First, we must try to understand: “Who am I?” The answer is in the verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’… (CC Madhya 20...
16 Jan 2025 evening – Self-realization in Kali-yuga (English) | Gaia Vrindavana, Viamao, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Animals and humans eat, sleep, defend themselves and have children, but only human beings are capable of practicing spiritual life. The types of consciousness: avrta-cetana (covered/trees and mountains); sankucita-cetana (shrunken/animals), mukulita-cetana (emerging/humans), vikacita-cetana (flourishing/human who understands the soul and God), purna-vikacita-cetana (completely awakened/self-realized human aware of his own soul and God). – Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya...
17 Jul 2024 evening – The glories of Ekadashi-tithi (English) | Itajai, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
On Ekadashi do not eat 5 kinds of grains as all sins remain there. Sri Vishnu glorifies sadhu-sanga in front of Narada Rishi (a black bee, a cuckoo bird, a newborn baby) Shloka: āhāra-nidrā-bhaya-maithunaṁ (Hitopadesha 25). Sukriti will bring you before a sadhu. Worldly people will not solve your problems, they will only create more. Only a bona fide guru can solve all your problems. Shloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya – kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ (CC Madhya 20.108). The soul...
31 Dec 2023 evening – Sadhu-sanga and Nama-sankirtana (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
PART 1 PART 2 The great mystery of this life is that every day we see people and animals die but we don’t think we are going to die. Practice devotional service. Maya’s arrest. He who has faith, sradha in Sri Krsna, is qualified to practice bhakti. Gurudeva comes to remind us that the spontaneous nature of the soul is to serve. Sloka: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa (CC Madhya 20.108-109). The five types of knowledge. In Kali...