Śrī Jīva Goswami on Bhagavad-Gītā Chapter 8: Three Ways of Realizing the Supreme
While the Sandarbhas emphasize the Bhāgavatam in their analysis, every now and then, Śrī Jīva Goswami cites the Bhagavad-Gītā to establish the same point as […]
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Bheda and abheda between the Ātmā and Brahman
Śrī Jīva Goswami has established the philosophy of acintya-bheda-abheda in the Sandarbhas, which I have discussed here, here, here and here. Śrī Viśvanātha’s treatment of […]
Does Śrī Sanātana teach that merging into Brahman is not permanent?
Reader Asd ji requested a translation of a section from the Bṛhad-Bhagavatāmṛta that deals with jīvas liberated into Brahman who, after attaining Brahman upon death, […]
What is jīvan-mukti?
The term jīvan-mukti is commonly encountered in Gauḍiya parlance. Here I examine Śrī Jīva Goswami’s explanation of it. He takes this up in the Priti […]
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 Jīva Goswami’s Sarva-samvādinī commentary on the Bhagavat Sandarbha. As I […]
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains the types of perception
A skeptical reader asked where Śrī Jīva Goswami explicitly states that experience, which is a type of perception, requires a mind-body complex. That this is […]
Does SB 10.2.32 state that the jīva falls from Brahman?
I am often asked about verse 10.2.32 from the Bhagavata purana. Proponents cite this verse to support the mistaken notion that the jīva can fall […]
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 with a translation of the late Śrī Ānanda Gopāla Vedānta-tirtha’s […]
The concept of Brahman as taught by Śrī Jīva Goswami
There are differing views about Brahman in Indian theology. The Advaitavādis claim that the only real existent is quality-less, formless Brahman. Both Śrī Vaiṣṇavas and […]
Śrī Jīva Goswami refutes Advaita-vāda – part II
As we examined in a previous article, the concept of mithyā in Advaita-vāda must be properly understood and represented. As a reminder, mithyā means sat-asat-bhinnam […]
Śrī Jīva Goswami refutes Advaita-vāda – part I
It is very common to come across triumphant pronouncements in some modern Vaiṣṇava sects of how their gurus have refuted Advaita-vāda comprehensively. Yet a closer […]
Mapping of Bhāgavatam 1.1.1 onto Vedānta-sūtras, Part 1
The first verse of a book is generally important in establishing its meaning. There are six criteria for establishing the meaning of a book, out […]