Śrī Jīva Goswami considers objections to svarūpa-śakti in the paraṁ tattva, Part I
A reader requested that I explain the definitions of the term ‘śakti’ present in Śrī …
Bhagavān
Limitations and utility of tarka or logic
In a previous article, I had discussed the meaning of the word ‘acintya’ in …
The gopīs’ relationship with ‘husbands’ is not real
I recently became aware that some Gauḍiyas criticize Śrī Jīva Goswami for teaching svakīya-vāda in …
Did Śrī Jīva teach that the jīva falls down from the spiritual world?
Anyone who has followed this website knows that the answer to the question in the …
Śrī Jīva Goswami justifies acintya bheda-abheda
Given the popularity of Caitanya Vaiṣṇavism these days, there is much use of the term …
The meaning of the word ‘acintya’
I have previously stated in articles on this site that acintya means śāstraika-gamyam – knowable …
The Sarva-samvādinī commentary on svābhāvika bheda-abheda-vāda
Reader Sridhar requested a translation of Śrī Jīva Goswami’s Sarva-samvādinī commentary on svābhāvika bheda-abheda-vāda, along …
Śrī Sanātana Goswami’s commentary on Śivarātri, Part II
I continue the discussion from the previous article on Śrī Sanātana Goswami’s commentary on Śrī …
Śrī Sanātana Goswami’s commentary on Śivarātri, Part I
Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Goswami wrote a section in the Hari Bhakti Vilāsa, where he states …
The group of eight qualities, mentioned in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, belongs to Paramātmā
The inherent bhakti-vādis claim that the guṇāṣṭaka or group of eight qualities cannot exist in …
Do Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja or Śrī Baladeva teach that bhakti is inherent in the ātmā?
In a previous article, I refuted the claim that the dāsa bhūto harer eva implies …
The awareness of the ātmā of its svarūpa is absent or ‘unmanifest’ in its conditioned state
The inherent bhaktivadis claim that intrinsic śaktis of the ātmā like its jñāna-śakti or its …