The definition of śāstra
The word śāstra is commonly used in devotional parlance, but its definition is not always …
Definitions
anādi means beginningless, which means without a preceding cause
The word ‘anādi’ is a simple word. Yet, in recent decades, much confusion has surrounded …
Avoiding yoga khicaḍī
There are three broad divisions of yoga – karma yoga, jñāna yoga and bhakti yoga. …
Which definition of jnāna applies to the ātmā?
The word jnāna has the common meaning of ‘knowledge’. However, in Sanskrit usage, the word …
The definitions of birth, form, name, action and attributes, and how they do not apply to Bhagavān
A sticking point with many people is that Vaiṣṇavas insist that God has a specific…
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains māyā
Śrī Jīva Goswami examines the meaning of māyā in Bhagavat Sandarbha Anuccheda 18. He gives …
The definitions of avidyā and its products
The reason for suffering is avidyā, and it is the beginningless cause of the ātmā’s …
The definition of rasa, part I
Sri Rupa Goswami analyzes bhakti-rasa or the relish of bhakti in great detail. Indeed, his …
Summary of definitions of uttamā bhakti and its divisions
Here we summarize uttamā bhakti, its divisions and the definitions which were discussed in previous …
Śrī Rūpa Goswami explains rāgānugā bhakti
Śrī Rūpa Goswami defines rāgānugā bhakti as follows.
virājantīm abhivyaktāṁ vraja-vāsī janādiṣu |rāgātmikām anusṛtā yā …
Rupa Goswami defines bhāva, part III
We now examine the remaining qualifiers of bhāva. As we saw before, bhāva is …
Śrī Rūpa Goswami defines bhāva, part II
We now take up the qualifiers in the definition of bhāva. The svarūpa lakṣaṇam of …