Hear and Chant About Krishna
Just as you are full of opulences, so is song about you. Those who herald it throughout the land are not mere mortals. They are the greatest benefactors of human society. They represent you in every respect.
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Sectarianism and Divine Faith
Let them preach the truth and live it such that even the guru who is lacking in knowledge will be drawn to the higher guru for siksa, what to speak of his disciples.
Read MoreRice Once High in Price Has No Value
When Advaita realized that the work of the yuga avatara aspect of Mahaprabhu had been completed, he gave him permission to leave, and this simultaneously facilitated Mahaprabhu’s pursuit of his internal concern of relishing the mood (bhava) of Radha.
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In the bhakti tradition, God is more accessible, especially Krishna. Overall in this age (Kali-yuga) the most effective spiritual practice is chanting God’s names, and there are no prohibitions for Krishna kirtana. Such chanting can be performed by anyone at any time under any circumstance.
Read MoreInitiation from Sri Guru
The guru is not merely someone who passes on a mantra to another. He has footing in reality. He is heavy (guru), rooted in the ground of being. He appears before us as a practitioner to teach us by example, and he is acquainted with the plane of perfection as well.
Read MoreGaura-Nitai Namaskara
Sri Radha saw Gauranga in her dream once, a golden dancing figure in a land nondifferent from her own Vrindavana. His dancing and chanting made the entire universe cry. When she awoke she wondered, ‘Who is this dancing figure?
Read MoreSakti and Supreme Sakti
In a higher sense ours is a para sakta lineage because we venerate the Supreme sakti in the form of Sri Radha and consider her to embody the highest love, a love so pure that the Supreme purusa/male (Sri Krishna) is conquered by her.
Read MoreSaktyavesa and Nitya-siddha
This is the subjective reality that overrides the objective reality. When we can take the objective view and discuss it without losing faith, our faith is firm and well-founded. This is possible for an advanced devotee. He can take an objective position for the sake of discussion without the risk of falling from his subjective reality.
Read MoreGaudiya Vedanta and Saguna Brahman
Not only Gaudiya Vaisnavas, but all Vaisnavas understand the scripture to be speaking of an eternal plurality of souls, whose individuality is not merely a product of association with material nature. Read the Gita commentaries of Madhva, Ramanuja, and others. Your opinions drawn from the Gita are different from those of the followers of Mahaprabhu and all other Vaisnava acharyas.
Read MoreArya Samaj and the Bhagavatam
Know this: the Veda instructs us, nayam atma pravacanena labhyo na medhaya na bahuna srutena: “The truth can only be known by one to whom the truth chooses to reveal itself, not by intellect, nor study of scripture.” Bhakti—love—this is the message of the Bhagavatam. Who can deny that by love all is revealed?
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