Come to Vraja! Topics covered in this episode: • The story of Siddha Baba of Ranabari  – Radha's order to stay in Vraja and her punishment for leaving. • Worship of Govardhan  – Circumambulating Govardhan; remembering the pastime-places. • The water of Radha-kunda  – The glory of the waters of Radha-kunda, the water-pastimes. • Come to Vraja  – Come … Continue reading Srila Ananta das Babaji´s teachings series – Episode 9

Topics of devotion Topics covered in this episode: • Four moods of devotion – What are the moods of devotion Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu brought to the world? • Sphurti and rati  – Arriving to the stage of loving attachment – meditation, inner visions and revelations. • Srimad Bhagavata  – Is there manjari-bhava to be found in the text? Why … Continue reading Srila Ananta das Babaji´s teachings series – Episode 8

Guru - The spiritual master Topics covered in this episode: • Guru and the karma of the disciple  – Does the guru carry the weight of the disciples' sins after initiation? • Harinama and guru-pranali  – Praying to the holy names, seeking the shelter of a real guru-pranali, a succession of spiritual masters. • Qualities of a sat-guru … Continue reading Srila Ananta das Babaji´s teachings series – Episode 7

Lila - The pastimes of Krishna Topics covered in this episode: • Vasanta-lila  – Pastimes in the spring-season coinciding with Vasanta Panchami. • Holi-lila  – The inner meaning of Holi-lila, the festival of throwing colors. • Prakata and aprakata  – Theological considerations on the manifest and unmanifest pastimes of Krishna. Taken from: http://lakeofflowers.com/series/babas_teachings

Topics of Gaurachandra Topics covered in this episode: • Worship of Narayana – Why is Lord Narayana worshiped in Gaurachandra's pastimes, although we know it isn't recommended for sadhakas? • Gaura-avatar – The nature of Gaura-avatar, discussion on Virachandra and Srinivasa who are said to be his avatars. • Gaura in Nilachala – How do we understand Nilachala, or … Continue reading Srila Ananta das Babaji´s teachings series – Episode 5

Sadhana - The practice of spiritual life Topics covered in this episode: • Different kinds of sadhana – Why does one engage in many different kinds of spiritual practices – wouldn't one be enough? • The meaning of sankirtan – On the chanting and remembering of the sacred names of Krishna. • The writings of the Goswamis – Discussion on books … Continue reading Srila Ananta das Babaji´s teachings series – Episode 4

Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu discovers Radhakunda Prior to the advent of Sri Chaitanya, the two lakes that were to become the most sacred places of Gaudiya Vaishnava pilgrimage – Radha-kunda and Shyama-kunda – were lost to the world, their whereabouts unknown. In the third episode of the series, Babaji Maharaja narrates the story of Sri Chaitanya … Continue reading Srila Ananta das Babaji´s teachings series – Episode 3