Q/A on chanting
Maharajji answers questions in Śrī Guru Darśanam, pp. 111-112
Question: Should I chant a …
Month: December 2018
Inferiority complexes and hero worship
From the Yoga of Dejection, p. 57.
One who has confidence in himself can genuinely …
The role of the ātman in experience and thought
Sri Jiva Goswami lists several properties of the ātman in the Paramātma Sandarbha. Pertinent …
The functions of manas, citta and buddhi
To understand human psychology, we have to first understand how the mind operates. The mind is …
The goal of making advancement is a defect on the path of bhakti
Maharajji answers questions in Śrī Guru Darśanam, pp. 343-344
Question: How can we understand these …
The value of a crisis
From the Yoga of Dejection: pp. xxiv-xxv [sub-headings added by this author]:
Misery wakes
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Rupa Goswami defines japa and kīrtana
Rupa Goswami defines japa in the Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu (1.2.149-151) as follows:
mantrasya sulaghūccāro japa …
Sādhanā bhakti is outside-in, while bhāva bhakti is inside-out.
We have previously examined the concept of sādhanā bhakti and bhāva bhakti, and the difference …
How not to chant the mahā-mantra
Maharajji answers questions in the Śrī Guru Darśanam, pp. 97-106
Question: What should I concentrate …
The difference between bhakti and fanaticism
In this article, we examine the difference between bhakti and fanaticism, by quoting from two …
Who is the ādi-guru?
[ādi-guru means the teacher of all teachers, or original teacher].
From Śrī Guru Darśanam, …
Denying that Kṛṣṇa is Indian may be a form of cultural appropriation
With the globalization of bhakti, people argue that Kṛṣṇa is not Indian because God cannot …