Today is Ekadashi. 5 types of devotees. The definitions of bhakti. Bhakti should be ahaituki, causeless. Kirtana is not only chanting but also speaking hari-katha. Seva-aparadhas in archana. Give up material concepts and acquire transcendental concepts. Bhakti should be directed only to Bhagavan, not to demigods. Ambarisha Maharaja engaged his tongue in taking maha-prasada and engaged his feet in pada-sevana. Sita-devi once observed vidha ekadashi (Dashami mixed) Ambarisha – Durvasa katha...
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2023, anarthas, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into French, Mirepoix, France, France 2023, Ekadashi-vrata
15 May 2023 evening – Ekadashi-tithi (English) – Mirepoix, France | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
If Guru is pleased with you, Krsna protects you. If Guru is not pleased with you, even Krsna cannot protect you. The nature of this material world is that you can never please everyone. The sastras explain how to please Srimati Radhika. If Hari, Guru and Vaishnavas are pleased with you, everyone is pleased. Ekadasi is the mother of pure devotion, it is she who bestows suddha-bhakti on us. Upavasa means that we remain very close to the Lord on this day of ekadasi. We know we are approaching the...
2023, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2023, India, India 2023, Ekadashi-vrata
02 Apr 2023 evening – Ekadashi (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-You can eat buckwheat on Ekadashi-The story of King RukmangadaVery fortunate people leave their bodies on Ekadashi as it is very auspicious to die on this day
2023, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2023, India, India 2023, Ekadashi-vrata
02 Apr 2023 evening – Ekadashi (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-You can eat buckwheat on Ekadashi-The story of King RukmangadaVery fortunate people leave their bodies on Ekadashi as it is very auspicious to die on this day
2023, ghosts, Discourses in Bengali, Kashinagar, West Bengal, India, India 2023, Ekadashi-vrata
18 Mar 2023 morning – Ekadashi-tithi (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The significance of upavasa on Ekadashi-How Mahaprabhu observed Ekadashi-Eat less on Ekadashi and your body will be healthier-The relationship of our nutrition to our consciousness-Those who do not follow Ekadashi after death receive animal life forms and go to hell-The symptoms of bhutas, ghosts and devatas, demigods-People behave in two ways: like demons or like devatas-We should try to be at peace with everyone, and when quarrels arise, we should be equal with all-The story of the miser...
2023, Discourses in Bengali, Navadvipa, India, India 2023, Navadvipa-parikrama 2023, Ekadashi-vrata
03 Mar 2023 evening – The Glories of Ekadashi (Bengali) – Navadvipa, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The story of how a great sinner unknowingly fasted on Ekadashi and in the next life became a pious king Rukmangada-Bhakti is independent and can come to anyone, even the most sinful-What is acceptable and unacceptable to eat in Ekadashi-Bengalis love rice and in northern India, they love chapati made from wheat-How King Rukmangadа proved his commitment to Ekadashi
2023, bodily conception, Discourses in English, Discourses translated into Spanish, Undisclosed, Bolivia, Bolivia 2023, Ekadashi-vrata
01 Feb 2023 evening – Ekadashi-tithi (English) – Bolivia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
Link: rules & regulations of Ekadasi tithi.-If you are chanting holy names, you are sitting very close to Lord.-You received Nama mantra, that means you received Krsna Himself.-Holy names are like a touchstone.-One must consider the ten offenses of the holy names, or they will not realize the touchstone nature of the holy names.-01:04:09 – Consider the 6 types of offenses to vaisnavas- hanti nindati vai dveṣṭi vaiṣṇavān nābhinandati krudhyate yāti no harṣaṁ darśane patanāni ṣaṭ...