Śikṣāṣṭakam or eight instructions of Śri Caitanya
The famous eight instructions of Śri Caitanya
What is pradhāna?
Pradhāna is the unmanifest state consisting of the three guṇas in a neutralized state.
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s purpose in writing the Sandarbhas
Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism has come to be associated with proselytizing in modern times. However, a deeper study of the foundations of the tradition appear to not support the notion that ‘preaching’ was the main purpose of Śrī Caitanya. I have written about this elsewhere. We can also discern this […]