Avoiding logical fallacies
Logical fallacies are tricks that are typically used to fool people. One might commit logical …
Month: January 2019
Unlearning wrong concepts is much more difficult than learning them
The process of learning necessarily involves emotion. The stronger the emotion, the deeper the memory, …
All śāstras confirm Kṛṣṇa as Svayaṁ Bhagavān, Part II
Śrī Jīva Goswami provides two examples in which the Bhāgavata purāṇa is seen to override …
Concepts are more important than people
The ātman, stripped off the mind, body and senses is a formless conscious being consisting …
All śāstras confirm Kṛṣṇa as Svayaṁ Bhagavān, Part I
Many people are surprised to learn that Kṛṣṇa is Svayaṁ Bhagavān, the original form of …
Rupa Goswami defines bhāva, part III
We now examine the remaining qualifiers of bhāva. As we saw before, bhāva is …
Quantum mechanics and consciousness
Renowned British physicist Roger Penrose and the University of Arizona’s Stuart Hameroff have a theory …
The material world is not a perverted reflection of the spiritual world
There is the notion that the material world is a perverted reflection of the spiritual …
Śrī Rūpa Goswami defines bhāva, part II
We now take up the qualifiers in the definition of bhāva. The svarūpa lakṣaṇam of …
Rules for posting comments on this site
Given the topic this site deals with, and the emotional responses that it appears to …
ajñāta-sukṛti is a psychological fiction
Maharajji answers questions in Śrī Guru Darśanam, p 87
Question: Is ajñāta-sukṛti a real …
Preaching is not a limb of uttamā bhakti
Some modern Caitanya bhakti sects emphasize preaching as the most important duty of a devotee. …