The jīva’s complete dependence on Bhagavān
Q: You state in your articles that the jīva has no independence. This is not …
Do all jīvas possess 50 qualities of Bhagavān?
Reader Shivam ji wrote:
Hare Krishna If you read Srila Prabhupada’s teachings in ISKCON, it …
Making a principle out of an example: misconceptions about the jīva
A popular way these days of misinterpreting śāstra is to establish a principle out of …
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 …
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 …
What is jīvan-mukti?
The term jīvan-mukti is commonly encountered in Gauḍiya parlance. Here I examine Śrī Jīva Goswami’s …
Jīva-tattva
If I had to pick the most misunderstood topic in the Caitanya tradition today, it …
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains the types of perception
A skeptical reader asked where Śrī Jīva Goswami explicitly states that experience, which is a …
Q/A: did Śrī Jīva Goswami teach that the jīva falls down from the spiritual world?
Q: I saw on social media that some quote text 5 of Anuccheda 4 of …
Concluding thoughts on inherent bhakti-vāda
This is my final article on the series of refutations of the newest theory of …
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 …
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 …