Frequently asked questions about taṭasthā śakti
Q: What is taṭasthā śakti?
A: The jīvas.
Q: Do jīvas have taṭasthā śakti?
A: …
jīva-tattva
What is the meaning of the term duḥkha-pratiyogi?
Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī uses the term ‘duḥkha-pratiyogi’ as a synonym of the word ‘ānanda’, which …
The ātmā’s consciousness is immutable
In a previous article, I discussed how the ātmā is immutable. This implies that no …
Do the śāstras state that there are 400,000 species of humans?
The claim
The following verse is claimed to be variously from the Padma purāṇa, the …
Does the Bhāgavata verse 4.28.53 state that the jīva fell from Vaikuṇṭha?
The purva-pakṣa
A reader requested that I explain verse 4.28.53 from the Bhāgavata which …
Frequently asked questions about the jīva’s svarūpa
I present an FAQ regarding the jīva’s svarūpa:
- Is the svarūpa of the jīva already
A jīva can never become a gopī
Śrī Jīva explains that the gopīs as well as Kṛṣṇa’s wives are Kṛṣṇa’s svarūpa-śaktis. Jīvas …
Two types of jīvas
The Madhvā sampradaya, of which the Caitanya sampradāya is often and erroneously claimed to be …
The false cause fallacy and the ātmā
The false cause fallacy is a fallacy in which a cause is incorrectly identified. As …
What is the meaning of the word svarūpa?
One of the frequently asked questions in Caitanya Vaiṣṇava circles is about one’s svarūpa. Here …
Can bhaktas remember their material lives in Vaikuṇṭha?
The human mind possesses a superpower – that of imagination. Once one accepts a false …