Sometimes we hear the statement: “First the heart must be completely pure, only then prema can enter and shine.” But this is not the conclusion of our ācāryas. It is actually the opposite. The Effect of Prema Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, in his Mādhurya Kādambinī (Eighth Shower), beautifully describes how prema works on the heart … Continue reading Prema Purifies The Heart

In Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā verses 55 and 56, Śrīla Narottama Dās Ṭhākura opens the treasure chest of rāgānugā-bhakti and shows us the simple, luminous pathway: “What I contemplate in my sādhaka-deha, I shall attain in my siddha-deha. The only difference is ripeness and unripeness: unripe is sādhana, ripe is prema.” Here the mystery of bhakti is revealed … Continue reading The Sweet Necessity of Sajātīya-Snigdha Saṅga

When we speak about the stages of bhakti, āsakti is described as that intense attachment where the heart simply cannot live without Kṛṣṇa. It is no longer a practice (sādhana) performed with effort, nor just a taste (ruci) that comes and goes. Āsakti is when Kṛṣṇa becomes the very breath of life.But here is the … Continue reading The Stage Of Āsakti Without Knowing Who You Are?

Siddha-pranālī can be seen as nothing less than being granted citizenship in Goloka Vṛndāvana.In this world we carry passports and documents to prove our belonging. Without them, we are wanderers with no real home. Similarly, the conditioned soul drifts through countless births, carrying the baggage of karma, but without any true residence.Then, by the inconceivable … Continue reading Siddha-pranālī – Citizenship in Goloka Vṛndāvana

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At the core of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s descent lies sri caitanya mano'bhīṣṭam – His innermost heart’s desire. What is that? Not anything ordinary, but the jewel of all jewels:unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam – to taste and distribute the most exalted form of loving devotion, the radiant jewel of madhura-prema-rasa.From this naturally flows tat-tad-bhāva-icchātmikā – the longing to … Continue reading The Golden Chain of Mahāprabhu’s Mercy

We humans love to divide.My camp. Your camp. My guru. Your guru.My “this is the tradition.” Your “this is the tradition.”But in eternal reality, these walls are made of sand. A single wind of truth — and they collapse.The great Ācāryas did not come to pit us against each other. They came to connect us … Continue reading Unity in Diversity — When the Ācāryas Shine

Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī gives the essence of rāgānugā-bhakti in Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.295): sevā sādhaka-rūpeṇa siddha-rūpeṇa cātra hi tad-bhāva-lipsunā kāryā vraja-lokānusārataḥ “A person desiring the mood of the Vrajavāsīs should serve Kṛṣṇa both in the sādhaka-form and in the siddha-form, following the residents of Vraja.” Here Rūpa instructs the sādhaka to perform service in two identities: The … Continue reading Siddha-Praṇālī – Rooted in Śrila Rūpa Goswāmī

Rāgānugā-bhakti does not wait in some distant corner, reserved only for the “pure” or for those who have finished a lifetime of vaidhi-bhakti. It begins at the very first step — adau śraddhā.When faith awakens upon hearing about the moods of the Vrajavāsīs, and even the slightest longing (kiñcid lobha) stirs to follow them, the … Continue reading The True Beginning of Rāgānugā-Bhakti

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