"Know Thy Self" - this question has haunted the minds of many great thinkers and philosophers. Socrates immediately comes to my humble mind, but of course this utmost essential question should be at the heart of all philosophy. "Who am I" ? "Where do I come from?" "Where do I go from here?" "What is … Continue reading Know Thy Self – or what actually happens at the time of initiation

Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika (Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad) TEXT 11: prathamatah krishnam smaran iti smaranasyatra raganugayam mukhyatvam ragasya manodharmatvat. preshtham nija bhavocita lila vilasinam krishnam vrindavanadhisvaram. asya krishnasya janam ca kidrisam nija samihitam svabhilashaniyam sri vrindavanesvari lalita visakha sri rupa manjaryadikam. krishnasyapi nija samihitatve'pi tajjanasya ujjvala bhavaika nishthatvat nija samihitatvadhikyam. vraje vasam iti asamarthye manasapi. sadhaka sarirena … Continue reading Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika, verses 11 – 12

Great worldly literature helps to relish Divine Rasa It is seen that even dry and hard hearts melt, when they come in contact with great creations of great poets. Hence it is needless to say that appreciating readers will relish much more Rasa by reading these literature pieces. In fact such readers are so great, … Continue reading Great worldly literature helps to relish Divine Rasa

Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika (Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad) sa ca bhagavat kripa hetuko'nuragi bhakta kripa hetukas ceti dvividhah. tatra bhakta kripa hetuko dvividhah praktana adhunikas ca. praktanah - paurva bhavika tadrisa bhakta kripotthah, adhunikah etaj janmavadhi tadrisa bhakta kripotthah. adye sati lobhanantaram tadrisa guru caranasrayanam. dvitiye guru caranasrayanantaram lobha pravrittir bhavati. yad uktam: krishna tad bhakta karunya … Continue reading Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika, verses 6 – 10

Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika (Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad) TEXT 2: srimad bhakti sudhambhodher bindur yah purva darsitah tatra raganuga bhaktih sankshiptatra vitanyate "Previously I gave a concise description of raganuga bhakti, devotion following one's spiritual passion, in my book named 'Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu Bindu' (a drop from the ocean of nectarean devotional flavours, a short summary of Srila … Continue reading Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika, verses 2 – 5

Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika (Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad) TEXT 1: sri rupa vak sudhasvadi cakorebhyo namo namah yesham kripa lavair vakshye raga vartmani candrikam "Again and again I offer my humble obeisances to those devotees who are like Cakora-birds that relish the nectar of Srila Rupa Gosvami's words. By taking shelter of a drop of their mercy … Continue reading Sri Sri Raga-Vartma-Chandrika, verse 1

Recently I was accused of misrepresenting or distorting philosophical conclusions. <You keep on saying that there is no time in the spiritual world. You are therewith contradicting Srila Sanatana Goswami who nicely explains the concept of spiritual time.> I never said or wrote that there is NO TIME in Goloka Vrindavana. I only wrote that … Continue reading Some clarifications

  Bhakti is so universal that anyone, simply anyone – whether he is most sinful, pious, learned or without any knowledge, renounced or with deep attachment, striving for  liberation or already liberated, not-yet- successful in Bhakti, or he has accomplished success in Bhakti, practiced- and-became the Lord’s associate or eternal associate – bhakti is for … Continue reading Sri Bhakti-Tattva-Vijnana (Srila Ananta das Babaji)