What is the meaning of the word svarūpa?
One of the frequently asked questions in Caitanya Vaiṣṇava circles is about one’s svarūpa.
T. Krsna dasa
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śāstriya śraddhā stops beginning bhaktas from committing sinful acts
Bhaktas lack the capacity to perform immoral acts
Sri Haridas Shastri Maharajji
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Who is ‘Sat’ in ‘Sat-saṅga’?
Sat-saṅga, the company of the ‘Sat’ or the devotees of Bhagavān is rightly understood to be crucial in one’s turning toward Bhagavān. Śrī Jīva Goswami explains this in detail in the Bhakti Sandarbha where he cites several verses from the Bhāgavata. Misunderstanding such verses, many think that bhakti […]
Can bhaktas remember their material lives in Vaikuṇṭha?
How memory works needs to be properly understood.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa does not wish to ‘save lost souls’
Śrī Kṛṣṇa has zero interest in saving lost souls. Nor is He suffering due to separation from them.
Prayers of the Devas to Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Devakī’s Womb
The prayers of Devas to Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Devakī’s Womb appear in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam SB 10.2.26-41. We present Babaji’s translations below. सत्यव्रतं सत्यपरं त्रिसत्यंसत्यस्य योनिं निहितं च सत्ये सत्यस्य सत्यमृतसत्यनेत्रंसत्यात्मकं त्वां शरणं प्रपन्ना: satya-vrataṁ satya-paraṁ tri-satyaṁ satyasya yoniṁ nihitaṁ ca satyesatyasya satyam ṛta-satya-netraṁ satyātmakaṁ tvāṁ śaraṇaṁ prapannāḥ […]
Envy for Śrī Kṛṣṇa is an impossibility
A curious notion in the minds of many in some modern sects of Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism is that they are in the material world because they envy Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The explanation proffered is that one’s desire to be the center of attention reflects an intrinsic desire to take God’s […]
The cause of the jīva’s misidentification with the body
As we saw in an earlier post, the jīva misidentifies with the mind and body, causing it to undergo suffering. Here we will examine Śrī Jīva’s explanation for the cause of this misidentification. In Anuccheda 91, Śrī Jīva Goswami cites the following verse from the Bhāgavata purāṇa: yad-arthena […]
Why māyā conditions the jīva but not Bhagavān
Bhagavān, in the form of Paramātmā, is present in every living being. And yet, He does not ever identify with any body, unlike the jīva, who, even though present in only one body, and despite hearing from scripture thousands of times, cannot let go of its false misidentification […]
Different types of bhakti in the Bhagavad-gītā
We have seen the definition of pure or uttamā bhakti elsewhere. Many practitioners tend to mix pure bhakti with other methods like karma-yoga, jñāna-yoga and dhyāna-yoga which gives rise to varieties of mixed bhakti. Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī’s commentary on the Gītā explains the various mixtures at various places, […]
Q/A: questions about guru
Maharajji answers questions about guru, which we reproduce below from Śrī Guru darṣanam (page 204 onward)
