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Neophytes have kanistha lobhamayi sraddha. Their faith arising from a drop of eagerness for Vraja bhakti is tender and needs support from the limbs of vaidhi-bhakti. Mature raganuga-bhakti on the other hand does not require the same degree of support. It thrives on eagerness alone and often overrides rules that are designed to foster love.
Read MoreWhile we have no control over our previous actions, which we are presently experiencing the results of, we are free to choose our future by how we react to our present circumstances. What we are today is a result of our past, and what we do with that given situation determines our future.
Read MoreThere is truly some magic in the imparting of the mantra. This magic involves the sharing of the guru’s experience of the mantra. It is an act of giving, motivated by nothing other than genuine compassion.
Read MoreIt may be best to think of the srsti (creation) lila as divine play in which God acts as the savior, for not only does he become many and manifest the material world, he also enters within it that the many might meet their maker.
Read MoreThe acintya of the Gaudiyas is not an illogical notion seeking to do away with a logical one supported by scripture. It is central to a different angle of vision from which arguably something more about the Absolute is revealed.
Read MoreWhile it may not be possible or relevant to establish the complete system of varnasrama dharma today, it is essential to understand its essence. It is possible to dynamically implement this essence for the benefit of all spiritual seekers.
Read MoreIt is important for neophytes to advance from a literal understanding of Krishna lila to one that acquaints them with its philosophical underpinning and practical insight intended to nourish their practice. This may be disconcerting to them because they must move from black and white to many shades of gray.
Read MoreIn Ramanuja’s view, a special relationship exists between Brahman, the jivas, and the world. He calls this relationship aprthak-siddhi, or inseparability. With this term Ramanuja seeks to logically explain the identity and difference of Brahman.
Read MorePrabhupada wanted to undermine faith in the religion of modern science and to that end he ridiculed science and sought to expose the shallowness of the scientific community’s own arguments against the existence of God.
Read MoreWhile there may be certain psychological dysfunctionalities that predispose one to become a member of a particular religious sect, to conclude that all participation in that sect is based merely on psychological dysfunction would be an oversimplification at best.
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