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When the sastra tells us just how high our ideal is and just how precise the path ultimately is, we should be encouraged that we are on such an exalted path and that an advanced devotee has acknowledged our presence there.
Read MoreWhile Buddhism is about the negation of suffering, Vedanta, meaning the conclusion of knowledge, is about never-ending love, a love that reaches its zenith in Radha-Krishna.
Read MoreThakura Bhaktivinoda’s treatment of this subject is well documented in his Bhajana Rahasya. He discusses the siddha-deha (perfected spiritual body) in some detail only when he speaks of bhava-bhakti. Otherwise, he makes it clear that premature so-called meditation on one’s siddha-deha can be counterproductive.
Read MoreThere are many manifestations of the Divine and all of them have their purpose and sentiments in the grand scheme of the life of God. The beautiful and appropriate thing to do is to honor all of them for what they are, not to inordinately merge them together.
Read MoreDismantling the material ego cannot be achieved by mental or intellectual means alone because the mind and intellect are both products of matter. The material ego can be conquered by the grace of Sri Krishna through chanting his name and worshiping his Deity form under the guidance of an advanced devotee.
Read MoreThose who engage in sattviki-bhakti can attain sayujya mukti as long as they do not offend Bhagavan. Sattviki-bhakti is mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam: “The practice of devotion in the mode of goodness with a desire to attain mukti is known as sattviki-bhaktit.
Read MoreOn numerous occasions my Guru Maharaja expressed an affinity for sakhya rasa, and in my experience many of his disciples have an undeveloped but natural attraction for this spiritual sentiment.
Read MoreAlthough he included the story of Chota Haridas in his books, my guru felt no need to follow such an outdated standard himself or to impose it on any of his disciples who had taken sannyasa. He regularly talked with and at times even ate with women in the context of instructing them in the culture of Krishna consciousness.
Read MoreAt the time in this process that humanity makes its appearance on earth everything is in order for the jiva souls to meet their maker. At this point the world consisting of the jivas and matter becomes conscious of itself.
Read MoreWe should not be concerned if the upcoming Mars probe returns to Earth with no evidence of life, for as amazing as it is to have gone there technologically, those involved have not gone to a higher planet in the sense that the Vedic scriptures speak of.
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