The antaraṅgā-śakti is the basis of all action and cognition even in the material world
In Anuchheda 19 and 20 of the Bhagavat Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva establishes the important concept …
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Śrī Jīva explains viśuddha sattva and its three aspects: hlādinī, sandhinī and samvit
As we have examined elsewhere, the Purāṇas differentiate between material or prākṛt sattva and viśuddha …
Kṛṣṇa’s body is not material
Śrī Jīva Goswami spends a large part of the Bhagavat Sandarbha establishing the concept that …
The form of Bhagavān is the Supreme Absolute Reality or paraṁ tattva
Śrī Jīva means something very specific when he uses the words Supreme Absolute Reality. He …
Reality is three-fold non-duality
A major portion of the Bhagavat Sandarbha is occupied with the nature of reality. Śrī …
How Bhagavān is viśiṣṭa or qualified Reality
As we have seen elsewhere, the absolute truth has to be understood in terms of …
Bhagavān’s form is simultaneously limited and unlimited
A major problem many have with Bhagavān’s form, is that a form is limiting. The …
The one Bhagavān is perceived differently according to the consciousness of the perceiver
Śrī Jīva discusses absolute reality or tattva with an analysis of the famous verse from …
The difference between Brahman and Bhagavān
There are differing views on Brahman and Bhagavān. There is one camp, particularly among some …
Spiritual form follows function
There is a well known principle in biology: function follows form. For example, the double …
All śāstras confirm Kṛṣṇa as Svayaṁ Bhagavān, Part II
Śrī Jīva Goswami provides two examples in which the Bhāgavata purāṇa is seen to override …
All śāstras confirm Kṛṣṇa as Svayaṁ Bhagavān, Part I
Many people are surprised to learn that Kṛṣṇa is Svayaṁ Bhagavān, the original form of …