Is everything predestined?
Reader Madhukar ji and I were discussing the law of karma. Our discussion focused on …
Opinion
Miracles and Critical Thinking for Sādhakas
Q: Somehow when it comes to miracles, I just tend to believe them unless they …
Coincidence or miracle?
Many devotees cite personal experience as the foundation of their conviction in a particular guru …
Q/A: Is preaching unethical?
Q: I read your article on preaching here. Preaching is bringing so many to …
Recognizing religious trauma
Religious trauma syndrome is defined as follows (link here):
…Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is classified
The dikṣā guru and the śikṣā guru are one and the same person
Hundreds of years have passed since Śrī Rūpa Goswami composed the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. The passage of …
How to diagnose if you are in a religious cult
You are in a religious cult if one of more of these apply to you: …
Chandrayaan-3: acceptance and denial
I have been flooded with congratulatory messages about the success of India’s chandrayaan-3 mission, whose …
Does an unbroken chain of teacher-disciple exist for learning the Sandarbhas?
I received more challenges from a reader. One of the comments is worth addressing. To …
Bābājīs, Sahajiyās and Apasampradāyas
Ever since I started refuting the inherent bhaktivādīs, there have been a number of abusive …
A Sanskrit commentary on the Sarva-samvādinī
I recently acquired a copy of a Sanskrit commentary on the Sarva-samvādinī, which is a …
Did Śrī Jīva Goswami copy his theology from others?
People from other sampradāyas often visit this site. These people seek to teach me, sometimes …