What prīti is and what it is not
In a previous article, I examined the definition of prīti. Given the importance of …
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Śrī Jīva Goswami defines prīti
The Prīti Sandarbha describes prīti as the prayojana or purpose of sādhana-bhakti. Here I examine …
Jaya and Vijaya did not identify with material bodies
Śrī Jīva Goswami emphatically establishes in the Prīti Sandarbha that the associates of Bhagavān can …
The stages of bhakti
Śrī Rūpa Goswami presents the nine stages of bhakti in his famous book Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. He …
Bhāva is received from the guru, and of the same type
Bhāva, the sādhya of sādhana bhakti, is commonly understood as already ‘dormant’ in the ātman. …
Who are śānta bhaktas?
śānta bhakti is one of the five types of moods of uttama bhakti. Here I …
The mechanism of Bhagavat-sākṣātkāra
In the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami does a systematic analysis of Bhagavat-sākṣātkāra, the direct …
Can I get bhāva different from my guru’s bhāva?
One of the frequently asked questions on this site is: can I get the bhāva …
Ascertaining the paramārtha or supreme object of attainment, part II
In the previous article, I discussed how Śrī Jīva Goswami ascertains the paramārtha or …
Rāgānugā bhakti is dependent on śāstra for its existence and for its practice
There is a common misconception that a rāgānugā bhakta does not follow śāstra. Here I …
rāgānugā bhakti leads rapidly to the sādhya
In a previous article, I examined the methodology of rāgānugā bhakti. Śrī Jīva Goswami’s exposition …
The methodology of rāgānugā bhakti
I have already written two recent articles on the concept of rāgānugā bhakti. There, I …