The importance of hearing from one’s guru
The current profusion of books on bhakti has created the false impression that bhakti has …
Does Śrī Sanātana teach that merging into Brahman is not permanent?
Reader Asd ji requested a translation of a section from the Bṛhad-Bhagavatāmṛta that deals with …
Q/A: do I need to be advanced for getting answers to questions about bhakti?
This Q/A is based on my discussion with a friend about his experience.
Q: I …
Śrī Viśvanātha explains how Śrī Kṛṣṇa is supreme
The topic of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy over all others, including other avatāras, is a sensitive …
Q/A: who is superior among guru, Śiva and Kṛṣṇa
Q: Someone recently claimed that the guru is superior to Lord Śiva. What are your …
Who are śānta bhaktas?
śānta bhakti is one of the five types of moods of uttama bhakti. Here I …
Prayer should be for prīti alone
Every sentence in Śrī Jīva Goswami’s Sandarbhas is so packed with meaning and significance, that …
tat-kratu nyāya: resolve determines result
There is a popular claim that we need not learn the śāstras, lest we become …
ābhāsa of Bhagavat-sākṣāṭkāra is of four types
In a previous article, I presented the concept of Bhagavat-sākṣāṭkāra-ābhāsa. There I discussed how …
Q/A: theory of evolution
Q: Why do you support the theory of evolution? It is a theory. It may …
Q/A: falldown of the jīva
Q: Isn’t the jīva a constituent of Śrī Rādhā?
A: No.
Q: How can you …
Why some only get an ābhāsa of Bhagavat-sākṣāṭkāra
One of the amazing things about Śrī Jīva Goswami’s Sandarbhas is that they leave no …