Question: Dear Tarun, in your dīkṣā-paramparā, one of the principal ācāryas after Śrī Jahnavā Mātā is Śrī Dhanañjaya Paṇḍita. But in Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (127) we read: vasudāma sakhā yaś ca paṇḍitaḥ śrī-dhanañjayaḥ “Kṛṣṇa’s friend Vasudāma became Dhanañjaya Paṇḍita in Gaura-līlā.” Your Gurudeva, Śrī Ananta Dās Bābājī Mahārāja, practices and teaches mañjarī-bhāva-sādhana. How can this be if … Continue reading Another Sweet Aspect of Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s Mercy
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Where Is My Siddha-Deha Now? Understanding Eternal Identity and Eternal Time
There is a question that naturally comes up when we first hear about the siddha-deha: “If my siddha-deha is my eternal spiritual form, then where is it now? What is it doing while I am sitting here performing sādhana?” This is actually a very understandable question. We live in a world where everything happens according … Continue reading Where Is My Siddha-Deha Now? Understanding Eternal Identity and Eternal Time
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Understanding jiva-tattva v2.0
Sadhaka: Dear Gurudeva, recently I had a discussion with other devotees. They claimed that our eternal relationship, our eternal rasa is already imprinted, like a blueprint, in our soul. They say that we can imagine the jivas like being 'seeds'. Every seed has the potential to grow in a certain tree. An apple seed brings … Continue reading Understanding jiva-tattva v2.0
