Mechanical devotional service is linked to being unconscious and unaware. It's like being on autopilot while trying to make an offering. This can go on for years and thus we may not receive the full benefit from our devotional activities. One of the ways in which we can move beyond this is by bringing conscious awareness to the mood and meaning of the prayers of our Vaisnava acaryas. Meditation on these prayers can help us derive greater understanding, awareness and progress on the path of devotion. In this series of presentations we'll explore a prayer and meditate on the insights revealed to us through the heart and devotion of our acaryas.

Prayers of the Vaisnava Acaryas | Oct 2020

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Prayers of the Vaisnava Acaryas V - Jaya Radha Madhava | 28 Feb 2021

CC Ādi 16.12: Tapana Miśra, being thus bewildered, was directed by a brāhmaṇa in a dream to go to Nimāi Paṇḍita [Caitanya Mahāprabhu].

CC Ādi 16.13: "Because He is the Lord [īśvara]," the brāhmaṇa told him, "undoubtedly He can give you proper direction."

CC Ādi 16.14: After seeing the dream, Tapana Miśra came to the shelter of Lord Caitanya's lotus feet, and he described all the details of the dream to the Lord.

CC Ādi 16.15: The Lord, being satisfied, instructed him about the object of life and the process for attaining it. He instructed him that the basic principle of success is to chant the holy name of the Lord [the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra].

Bhaktivedanta Manor

Pride cometh before a fall - 19 Aug 2017, Bhaktivedanta Manor

CC Adi Lila 17.18-23

CC Ādi 17.18: After this incident, the Lord remained in an ecstatic position for twenty-one hours, and all the devotees saw His specific pastimes.

CC Ādi 17.19: One day Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu felt the ecstasy of the boar incarnation and got up on the shoulders of Murāri Gupta. Thus they both danced in Murāri Gupta's courtyard.

CC Ādi 17.20: After this incident the Lord ate raw rice given by Śuklāmbara Brahmacārī and explained very elaborately the import of the "harer nāma" śloka mentioned in the Bṛhan-nāradīya Purāṇa.

CC Ādi 17.21: "'In this Age of Kali there is no other means, no other means, no other means for self-realization than chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name, chanting the holy name of Lord Hari.'

CC Ādi 17.22: "In this Age of Kali, the holy name of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, is the incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Simply by chanting the holy name, one associates with the Lord directly. Anyone who does this is certainly delivered.

CC Ādi 17.23: "This verse repeats the word 'eva' ['certainly'] three times for emphasis, and it also three times repeats 'harer nāma' ['the holy name of the Lord'], just to make common people understand.

You are who you associate with (Holy Name) - 16 Dec 2017, Bhaktivedanta Manor

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The glory and potency of the Srimad Bhagavatam I - 28 Oct 2018, London

An interactive group study of the new book by HH Sacinandana Swami, entitled The Living Name - A Guide to Chanting with Absorption

The Living Name I - A Guide to Chanting with Absorption - 13 January 2019, London

The Living Name II - Aligning the Body, Mind and Heart in Chanting - 17 March 2019, London

Faith, Fact, and Fearlessness - 25 Apr 2020

Perception, purity and progress through sastra (Day 1) - 9 May 2020

PROJECT X | Conflict Deconstructed by HG Bhuta Bhavana Das

Prayers of the Vaisnava Acaryas I - Sri Guru Vandana | 18 Oct 2020

Prayers of the Vaisnava Acaryas II - Sri Gurvastakam | 29 Nov 2020

Prayers of the Vaisnava Acaryas III - Tulasi Arati | 27 Dec 2020

Prayers of the Vaisnava Acaryas IV - Nrsimha Prayers | 24 Jan 2021

Dear friends, Hare Krishna and thank you for coming. 

This SoundCloud channel is an attempt to fulfill the requests of those who have asked me to make the classes available online. The aim is to energise each other to keep moving forward with determination to serve Srila Prabhupada. 

We hope you find fuel for your inspiration to go deeper in Krishna Consciousness. If you find anything useful, we will consider this attempt to serve you a success. 

All the best, your servant,
Bhuta Bhavana das

23rd February 2018 - HH Bhakti Tirtha Swami Vyasa Puja