The Jīva Is Free of Modifications Denying the mutability of the jīva [quality no. 4], Śrī Dattātreya told Yadu: visargādyāḥ śmaśānāntā bhāvā dehasya nātmanaḥ kalānām iva candrasya kālenāvyakta-vartmanā The various states beginning with birth and ending with death are caused by time, whose course cannot be ascertained. They belong to the body alone and not … Continue reading Anuccheda 21 (Paramatma Sandarbha) – The Jīva Is Free of Modifications
Month: October 2016
THE NECESSITY OF TAKING SHELTER OF ŚRĪ GURU’S LOTUS FEET
One who wants to worship the Supreme Lord must first of all take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Guru. bhajana-sādhana is far removed from one who does not take shelter of the lotus feet of Śrī Guru, because this is the gate through which one enters the path of bhakti. This does not … Continue reading THE NECESSITY OF TAKING SHELTER OF ŚRĪ GURU’S LOTUS FEET
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When Radhika only just sees Nandīśvara-hill…
Svāminī goes to Nandīśvara, the abode of the king of Vraja and his son Śrī Kṛṣṇa. How dear this abode is to Svāminī! The cows are mooing and the whole town is filled with the sounds of cowherders, reciters and artists. This place is even greater than Govardhana Hill, which is praised by all the … Continue reading When Radhika only just sees Nandīśvara-hill…
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We should desire to become close!
Svāminī walks down the road with Kundalatā, with Lalitā and Viśākhā on Her either side and so many sakhīs and mañjarīs surrounding Her. On the way Svāminī makes so many intimate jokes with Her friends! Tulasī walks behind Her, holding Her brittle waist, being afraid that it will break. How much loving care this maidservant … Continue reading We should desire to become close!
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The theistic understanding of the jivas’ situation in this world
The theistic understanding of the jivas’ situation in this world, gleaned from analyzing Srila Vyasadeva’s trance, is that Maya cannot tolerate the jivas’ perversion of root attention away from the Supreme Lord, due to beginningless ignorance. She thus covers the knowledge of the jivas’ true ontological identity and binds them to empiric identification. Maya’s principal … Continue reading The theistic understanding of the jivas’ situation in this world
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Fixation on the Lotus Feet of Radhika
The more the devotee experiences, the more the devotee's devotional hope increases. When devotion appears in the heart the devotee feels himself unqualified, but he is also bound by strong hopes for attaining the beloved: kva jano'yam atīva pāmaraḥ kva durāpaṁ rati bhāgbhir apy adaḥ iyam ullalayaty ajarjarā gurur uttarṣa dhurā tathāpi mām (Utkalikā Vallari … Continue reading Fixation on the Lotus Feet of Radhika
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Relationship – The Foundation of Real Love
Everyone wants to love. Everyone wants to be loved. Even here in this world, whenever there is talk about love, the word "relationship" comes into play. We are related to everything, starting from being in a neutral relationship up to a relationship of husband and wife. We are related to every living entity at least … Continue reading Relationship – The Foundation of Real Love
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