Do all jīvas possess 50 qualities of Bhagavān?
Reader Shivam ji wrote: Hare Krishna If you read Srila Prabhupada’s teachings in ISKCON, it is common knowledge that 64 qualities are fully manifested in […]
Is bhakti dormant?
Concluding thoughts on inherent bhakti-vāda
This is my final article on the series of refutations of the newest theory of inherent bhakti-vāda- the idea that bhakti is inherent in the […]
The meaning of the term ‘eka-rūpa-svarūpa-bhāk’
Claim [from the inherent bhakti-vādis]- Although the literal translation of eka-rūpa is “one form,” some devotees opine that eka-rūpa [in the term “eka-rūpa-svarūpa-bhāktvam”, which is […]
The group of eight qualities, mentioned in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad, belongs to Paramātmā
The inherent bhakti-vādis claim that the guṇāṣṭaka or group of eight qualities cannot exist in the ātmā without a form, and given that these qualities […]
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 ātmā. Śrī Babaji has refuted this incorrect idea in his book, Jīva tattva. I reproduce his refutation below.
The theory underlying inherent bhakti-vāda
I am now getting to the end of my refutations of inherent bhakti-vāda. I have probably written around 30 articles on the topic so far. […]
The meaning of the word ‘tādātmya’
The inherent bhakti-vādis claim that the primary meaning of the word ‘tādātmya’ is ‘relationship of something with itself’. They then proceed to argue that the […]
Śrī Sanātana Goswami explains that the happiness in the pure ātmā is an absence of misery
I continue my refutation of the concept that bhakti is inherent and also bestowed on the ātmā. One of the qualities of the ātmā mentioned […]
In mukti, the qualities of the ātmā become manifest, i.e. become observable, to itself
I continue examining the arguments of the inherent bhakti-vādis, who claim that “bhakti is inherent in the ātmā”. While this theory was invented some time […]
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains that śeṣatva= aṁśatva ∵ śaktitva
I continue to examine the arguments offered by inherent bhakti-vādis to support the claim that bhakti is inherent but dormant inside the ātmā. In this […]
Do Śrī Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja or Śrī Baladeva teach that bhakti is inherent in the ātmā?
In a previous article, I refuted the claim that the dāsa bhūto harer eva implies inherent bhakti in the ātmā. Here I examine citations that […]
Does the dāsa bhūto harer eva verse imply inherent bhakti in the ātmā?
I continue examining the arguments of the inherent bhakti-vādis. Claim: An intrinsic characteristic of the jīva is that it is a dāsa, i.e. a devotee […]