The name Kṛṣṇa (black) establishes Kṛṣṇa as the supreme Bhagavān
There are many names of Bhagavān. What is the significance of the name ‘Kṛṣṇa’?
The ātmā is not like a drop to Bhagavān’s ocean
Some offer the analogy that the jīva is related to Bhagavān in the same way as a drop of the ocean relates to the ocean. The drop of the ocean:ocean analogy has been used to propagate the notion that the jīva is ‘qualitatively similar’ to Bhagavān, but quantitatively […]
Misconceptions about the ātmā
That the ātmā is distinct from the body is accepted in most Indian schools of thought. Mīmāṁsā, Vedānta, Yoga and Sāṅkhya all accept this, but do not agree on the ātmā’s svarūpa or essential characteristics. There are many points about the ātmā on which there is agreement among […]