Faith in Sri Guru
We should approach Sri Guru bearing our heart in hand, offering it in divine service. Sri Guru will then take our heart and offer it to Sri Krishna, who has lost his own heart to his unalloyed devotees.
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Narasingha Pranati
We find the worship of Narasingha Bhagavan in Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s adi and madhya lilas, but it is for the most part absent in his antya-lila. His antya-lila is filled with exclusive worship of Govinda in the bhava of Radha.
Read MoreTransplants and Transfusions
Even transcendental knowledge (jnana) cannot cure disease because it does not have the power to stop karma that is already manifesting (prarabdha-karma). Scripture says that only bhakti has this power.
Read MoreWhere Real Life Begins
Once we have thoroughly grasped that this present life we are experiencing is one in which we are born to die, we can begin to know about eternity, where real life begins.
Read MoreKrishna Has a Problem
The entire advent of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is predicated on the problem that arose for Sri Krishna during his rasa-lila. At that time he realized that Radha’s love for him enabled her to taste a measure of love that he himself was not privileged to taste.
Read MoreSanta-Rasa in Vraja
Great devotees view the world through the lens of their bhava, and this may afford them different angles of vision at different times. Therefore, on issues that lie beyond our present realization, it is best to respect the opinions of great souls, even when we cannot fully understand them.
Read MoreAnimals and Karma: Center Your Life on Guru-Guided Bhakti
When your spiritual progress is complete, you will be liberated from karma and the cycle of birth and death, and everyone who comes in contact with you (even the cat) will be benefited through the grace of Sri Krishna.
Read MoreThe Perfect Commentary on Vedanta-Sutra
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu considered Srimad Bhagavatam to be the perfect commentary on Vedanta-sutra, one written by Vyasa, the author of both texts. His opinion is confirmed in Garuda Purana, wherein it is said that Srimad Bhagavatam explains the meaning of Vedanta-sutra, among other things.
Read MoreThe Poetic Love Life of the Absolute
Anyone who studies Krishna lila carefully will see that it speaks about absolute giving and self-forgetfulness as no other tradition does. One who truly embraces self-forgetfulness in love experiences Krishna lila, the poetic love life of the Absolute.
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