Every action in Bhagavān’s līlā is eternal
According to Nyāya philosophy, “The attributes of an eternal object are also eternal” (nityaṁ gataṁ …
Month: July 2019
The nine characteristics of Vaikuṇṭha
Understanding Bhagavān is a difficult task because knowledge of Him is not easily comprehensible, and …
The antaraṅgā-śakti is the basis of all action and cognition even in the material world
In Anuchheda 19 and 20 of the Bhagavat Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva establishes the important concept …
The material world is not a dream
The Brahmavadīs claim that Brahman alone is real, and the material world as well as …
The meaning of nāma-ābhāsa and nāma-aparādha
From Nāma-tattva, pp. 50-51:
Q: It is recommended that if one chants with offenses, …
Śrī Jīva explains viśuddha sattva and its three aspects: hlādinī, sandhinī and samvit
As we have examined elsewhere, the Purāṇas differentiate between material or prākṛt sattva and viśuddha …