Raganuga bhakti is not for super humane beings with perfectly pure hearts. It is a sadhana, a practice which starts and leads to an end: svarupa siddhi, the realization and perfection of your bestowed spiritual form. vaidhi raganuga ceti sa dvidha sadhanabhidha (BRS 1.2.5)“Practice is of two kinds, namely vaidhi and raganuga.” The moment the … Continue reading Super humane beings?

We need to convert our material emotions into spiritual emotions. Like in the material world we admire and “follow” our role models for the chosen material bhava, in the spiritual world we have to follow our chosen role models there.We need to hear about those role models in the spiritual world and then we will … Continue reading Role Models

Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya said to Śrīman Mahāprabhu:nija gūḍha-kārya tomāra prema āsvādana, ānuṣaṅge premamaya kaile tribhubana - “Your own secret purpose was to taste prema yourself, but incidentally you also caused the three worlds to be filled with it.” (CC. M. 8.280)kaichana rādhā-premā kaichana (mora) madhurimā, kaichana bhābe tiṅho bhora - “What is the nature of … Continue reading The sweetness of rādhā-prema

VAIDAGDHYA SINDHUR ANURĀGA RASAIKA SINDHUR VĀTSALYA SINDHUR ATI SĀNDRA KṚPAIKA SINDHUḤ LĀVAṆYA SINDHUR AMṚTA CCHABI RŪPA SINDHUḤ ŚRĪ RĀDHIKĀ SPHURATU ME HṚDI KELI SINDHUḤ When will Śrī Rādhā, Who is an ocean of cleverness, an ocean of anurāga rasa, an ocean of motherly affection, an ocean of very deep compassion, an ocean of elegance, a … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhi, verse 18