The gopīs’ relationship with ‘husbands’ is not real
I recently became aware that some Gauḍiyas criticize Śrī Jīva Goswami for teaching svakīya-vāda in …
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Twenty nine characteristics of bhakti
From Śrī Babaji’s commentary on Anuchheda 153 of the Bhakti Sandarbha —
In Anuccheda 121, …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti, part III
I continue translating Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti given in …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti, part I
I finally decided to sit down and translate Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition …
Of surrender and bhakti
A reader recently argued that if one works to earn a livelihood, then their bhakti …
Śrī Jīva Goswami defines bhakti
In the Bhakti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami describes a large number of different types of …
svarūpa-lakṣaṇa and taṭastha lakṣaṇa of uttamā bhakti
A reader recently suggested that the definition of uttamā bhakti I have written about is …
The characteristics of a devotee: the madhyama bhāgavata
In a previous article, I discussed the characteristics of the uttama bhāgavata. Here, I will …
The characteristics of a devotee: the uttama bhāgavata
Śrī Jīva wrote the Bhakti Sandarbha, an unparalleled work, to teach the practice of bhakti. …
Concluding thoughts on inherent bhakti-vāda
This is my final article on the series of refutations of the newest theory of …
The meaning of Vedānta-sūtra 4.4.1
The inherent bhakti-vādis claim that Vedānta-sūtra 4.4.1 shows the inherence of the siddha deha inside …
The theory underlying inherent bhakti-vāda
I am now getting to the end of my refutations of inherent bhakti-vāda. I have …