Adhikāra or eligibility for bhakti, karma and jñāna
One of the questions that occupies Śrī Rūpa Goswami in the Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu is …
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Making a principle out of an example: misconceptions about the jīva
A popular way these days of misinterpreting śāstra is to establish a principle out of …
Should one be a gosthanandi or a bhajananandi?
Q: Should one be a goṣṭhānandī or bhajanānandī?
A: Neither. One should try to be …
Material happiness is not illusory
Question: Is material happiness illusory ?
Answer: When you eat chocolate, is the chocolate illusory? …
What is consciousness?
Question: Does consciousness mean to be aware, to think, to feel, to will, and to …
Has chatgpt eliminated the need for a guru?
Question: Has chatgpt eliminated the need for a guru?
Answer: The fact is that the …
Emotions are not a symptom of the ātmā
Question: Are emotions like anger, greed, sorrow, happiness and jealousy symptoms of the ātmā?
Answer: …
What is the goal of human life?
Question: Is the goal of human life to inquire about a permanent solution to the …
What cured Arjuna’s depression?
Question: Did Arjuna’s depression get cured because of the knowledge of the soul or ātmā …
Birth, old age, death and disease are not the real problems of human life
Question: Are birth, old age, death and disease, real problems of human life?
Answer: No. …
Q/A: probability, having kids, kid’s education, farming
Q: A sannyasi leader in a temple states that probability is a bogus concept. He …
Q/A: origin of the jīva
Q: Whether we fall from Vaikuṇṭha or do not fall, makes no difference to our …