Understanding Bhagavad-gītā 18.53-18.55: the four types of jñānis
I am often asked about jñānis and whether Brahman realization is possible without bhakti. Here, …
Śrī Jīva Goswami defines prīti
The Prīti Sandarbha describes prīti as the prayojana or purpose of sādhana-bhakti. Here I examine …
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 …
Jaya and Vijaya did not identify with material bodies
Śrī Jīva Goswami emphatically establishes in the Prīti Sandarbha that the associates of Bhagavān can …
Q/A: probability, having kids, kid’s education, farming
Q: A sannyasi leader in a temple states that probability is a bogus concept. He …
How does bhakti destroy prārabdha karma?
In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.21 and 1.1.22, Śrī Rūpa Goswami teaches systematically, how bhakti destroys prārabdha …
The stages of bhakti
Śrī Rūpa Goswami presents the nine stages of bhakti in his famous book Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. He …
Attributes of the siddha deha
Many believe that the siddha deha, the “perfected body” lies dormant inside the ātman. Śrī …
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains that there is no fall after attaining Vaikuṇṭha, Part II
In Anuccheda 10.2 of the Prīti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami emphatically shows that there is …
Q/A: origin of the jīva
Q: Whether we fall from Vaikuṇṭha or do not fall, makes no difference to our …
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains that there is no fall after attaining Vaikuṇṭha, Part I
That the residents of Vaikuṇṭha can “fall” into the material world is an extraordinary and …
Bhāva is received from the guru, and of the same type
Bhāva, the sādhya of sādhana bhakti, is commonly understood as already ‘dormant’ in the ātman. …