Bhagavān has no experience of material misery
A perennial question is why people suffer in the material world. If God is benevolent, …
Dikṣā guru of Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Sanātana Goswami
From Śrī Guru Darśanam, page 286:
Question: Where and from whom did Rūpa and Sanātana …
The solution to the problem of ahaṅkāra
We examined the concept of ahaṅkāra in an earlier post. We saw how ahaṅkāra …
Sandarbhas Now Available as E-books
…Jīva Institute has started to publish the Ṣad Sandarbhas and other books as E-books. Currently,
What is ahaṅkāra?
The word ahaṅkāra literally means “I-ness”. However, this term also refers to the subtle element …
Why is the mind disturbed even though it is a product of sattva guṇa?
The Sāṅkhya of the Bhāgavata purāṇa and Sāṅkhya kārikā both agree that the mind is …
Why love Kṛṣṇa?
In Anuccheda 56 of the Bhagavat Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami brings out the concept that …
How there is bheda and abheda in Bhagavān
The word bheda means difference. There are three types of bhedas:
…sajātiya bheda: Difference between
The four progressive stages of vairāgya
In his commentary on the Sāṅkhya-kārikā of Iśvara Kṛṣṇa, Vācaspati Miśra defines vairāgya as follows:…
Understanding the tan-mātra
An essential part of the Sāṅkhya-kārikā of Iśwara Kṛṣṇa is the discussion of how prakṛti …
Why the jīva is considered part of taṭastha śakti
The Paramātmā Sandarbha goes into great depth into the properties of the jīva. This knowledge …
Understanding the three guṇas
The concept of the guṇas of prakṛti is unique to Indian philosophy, and an important …