Chaitanya-charitamrita Madhya 22.54

22 Jun 2026 midday – Sadhu-Sanga and Faith Come First (English) – Coventry, UK

House program – Verse: ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya… (CC Madhya 22.54). – Verse: satāṁ prasaṅgān mama vīrya-saṁvido bhavanti hṛt-karṇa rasāyanāḥ kathāḥ…(Srimad Bhagavatam 3.25.25). – Without a faithful saint there is no chance of leaving the material world, for he emanates a transcendental sound, sabda-brahma. – According to the Scriptures, the first instruction is that we should serve and respect our parents. – Mahaprabhu instructed...

25 Dec 2025 morning – Prema-prayojana (English) – Tepoztlan, Mexico

– Krsna is our sambandha (knowledge of relationship), and prema (love) is prayojana, our highest goal! – Krsna is not our goal, our goal ⁠is Krsna-prema! – ⁠About the process of sadhana-bhakti: from sraddha to prema. – ⁠Paramarthika-sraddha (transcendental faith) and lokikhi-sraddha (material faith, etiquette). – ⁠Two types of paramarthika-sraddha: vaidhi-sraddha and raganuga-sraddha. – ⁠About raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti. – A verse explaining the...

11 Sep 2025 evening – The Meaning of Life (English) | Christchurch, New Zealand

– In Kali-yuga, people only want to enjoy pleasures and it is very difficult for them to sit down to hear Harikatha. – In Kali-yuga, people are completely atheistic; they have no faith in the Lord or in the existence of reincarnation. This atheistic philosophy is completely false. – ⁠On Yamaraja, the law of karma, and Citragupta (Yamaraja’s servant who records all the acts of all human beings). – Scientific discoveries, such as the computer, are discovered because...

19 Feb 2025 evening – Different Types of Devotees (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Your heart is like a garden where God plants the flowers but if you are not in sadhu-sanga listening to hari-katha then these flowers will be dry. Verse: sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya…(CC Madhya 22.54). 4 types of liberation: sarupya, samipyа, sarsti and salokya. Krishna-prema is higher than liberation. There are different types of prema in the transcendental world: vaikuntha-prema, ayodhya-prema, dvaraka-prema, mathura-prema and prema of Goloka Vrindavana. 5 categories of...

06 Jan 2024 evening – The Glories of a Trustworthy Guru (English) – Santos, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

PART 1 PART 2 – The tongue is purified by glorifying the trustworthy spiritual master. – Asraya-tattva (shelter of divine love) and visaya-tattva (object of divine love). – Verse: guru-śuśrūṣayā bhaktyā sarva-labdhārpaṇena ca (Srimad Bhagavatam 7.7.30-31). – The bona fide Guru is able to control Krsna. – Verse: yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi (Sri Gurvastakam, verse 8). – Meaning of the word Guru. – If you always listen...

30 Dec 2023 evening – Chant the Holy Names and Listen to Harikatha (English) – Caraguatatuba, Brazil | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada took diksa from Srila Gaura Kisora ​​Dasa Babaji Maharaja. – Verse: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam (ŚB 11.3.21). – Pranama-mantra of Srila Gaura Kisora ​​Dasa Babaji Maharaja: namo gaura-kisoraya saksad vairagya-murtaye vipralambha-rasambudhe padambujaya te namah. – Srila Gaura Kisora ​​Dasa Babaji Maharaja is the direct manifestation of renunciation and he savors vipralambha-rasa (higher mood of...