Q/A: Is Jiva institute a Gauḍīya organization?
Q: Is Jiva Institute a Gauḍīya organization?
A: Yes, of course it is.
Q: Is …
Recognizing religious trauma
Religious trauma syndrome is defined as follows (link here):
…Religious trauma syndrome (RTS) is classified
The successive stages of Prīti, Part II
In a previous post, I examined Anuccheda 84 of the Prīti Sandarbha where Śrī …
The successive stages of Prīti, Part I
As we saw in a previous article, the eight stages of prīti are classified according …
Saṁskāras in the citta are the basis for the eight stages of Prīti
In Anuccheda 84 of the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmi explains that the eight stages …
Does Bhāgavatam 11.9.31 advise one to accept many śikṣā gurus?
Pūrva-pakṣa — We should take guidance from multiple people. We should hear from different speakers …
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 …
FAQ: symptoms of a sincere student
Q: What are the expectations from a student of Babaji?
A: Expectations on the part …
The supreme limit of beauty is found in Śrī Kṛṣṇa alone
In the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami seeks to establish that prīti for Śrī Kṛṣṇa …
Śrī Kṛṣṇa impels the highest prīti
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s presentation in the Sandarbhas is emphatic about the supremacy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa …
Is Bhagavān unfair?
Q: If a jīva has no desire for bhakti at all — then, according to …
The dangers of arthavāda
Reader Sandeep ji requested help in resolving discrepancies in translations of Anu 153 of the …