-Very carefully observe Ekadashi-Give respect to pastime places of Krishna-Krishna Himself manifested as Ekadashi-Madhavi-tithi, Sri Hari-vasari-tithi, and Upavasa are the other names for Ekadashi-Vasara is the place where Lord Hari takes rest-Today is Sat-tila Ekadashi. If you offer tila (sesame seeds) to Krishna on this day, next life you will be very rich-Sita-devi once observed vidha Ekadashi (Dashami mixed)-Gopis do everything for Krishna’s happiness. When He needed the dust from...
Ekadashi-vrata
2023, Discourses in English, Undisclosed, USA 2023, Ekadashi-vrata
01 Jan 2023 evening – Ekadashi-tithi (English) – USA
-Ekadashi-tithi is bhakti-janani.-Hari-bhakti Vilasa & sastras explains that all should observe Ekadashi.-Observing Ekadashi-tithi is among the 64 limbs of bhakti.-Don’t eat 5 types of grains on Ekadashi.-Srila Svami Maharaj says transcendental things cannot be established with logic but based on paramarthika-sraddha.-What is sraddha?-Krsna is sat-cid-ananda & cause of all causes.-It’s an offence to think of diety as made of stone.-Vigraha is transcendental & will talk...
2022, offences, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Ekadashi-vrata
06 Oct 2022 evening – Ekadashi (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-How to observe Ekadashi-Right parama time-Nirjala Ekadashi specialities-Lilas of Krishna and gopis in Ajnok-Nama-sankirtana with a sadhu is 10 times more powerful than individual japa-Offences to the holy names-The importance of guru-nishtha-Kartika vrata is the most important vrata-Other names for Kartika are niyama-seva vrata and urja-vrata-Always stay in Radha-kunda-Types of rasa-lilas
2022, offences, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Ekadashi-vrata
06 Oct 2022 evening – Ekadashi (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-How to observe Ekadashi-Right parama time-Nirjala Ekadashi specialities-Lilas of Krishna and gopis in Ajnok-Nama-sankirtana with a sadhu is 10 times more powerful than individual japa-Offences to the holy names-The importance of guru-nishtha-Kartika vrata is the most important vrata-Other names for Kartika are niyama-seva vrata and urja-vrata-Always stay in Radha-kunda-Types of rasa-lilas
2022, jnana and vairagya, vairagya, yukta-vairagya, Discourses in Hindi, Delhi, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Dama-bandhana-lila, Ekadashi-vrata
06 Oct 2022 midday – Ekadashi (Hindi) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The glories of Ekadashi-The story of Bhakti-devi and her sons Jnana and Vairagya-Uddhava visits Vrindavana; gopis reject his teachings-The glories of Purushottama and Kartika months-Yashoda-Damodara and Radha-Damodara; dama-bandhana-lila-Krishna is a sweet thief-Yukta-vairagya and phalgu-vairagya
2022, jnana and vairagya, vairagya, yukta-vairagya, Discourses translated into English, Delhi, Delhi 2022, India 2022, Dama-bandhana-lila, Ekadashi-vrata
06 Oct 2022 midday – Ekadashi (English translation) – Delhi, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
-The glories of Ekadashi-The story of Bhakti-devi and her sons Jnana and Vairagya-Uddhava visits Vrindavana; gopis reject his teachings-The glories of Purushottama and Kartika months-Yashoda-Damodara and Radha-Damodara; dama-bandhana-lila-Krishna is a sweet thief-Yukta-vairagya and phalgu-vairagya
2022, Discourses translated into English, Undisclosed, Australia 2022, Ekadashi-vrata
17 Sep 2022 morning – Ekadashi Tithi (English translation) – Australia
-Human life is the most valuable-Demoniac people think there is no life after death-Significance of a human form-Guru and Vaishnavas give you food (hari-katha) but you have to eat (listen) to be healthy-How to be liberated from the sins that we commit knowingly or unknowingly-The story of the king who sacrificed goats to Kali goddess-The power of Tulasi-How to observe Ekadashi-Whatever you eat offer it to Krishna-Ekadashi is the mother of bhakti