Rāgānugā Bhakti

Raganuga-bhakti artificial?

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Actually, there is absolutely nothing „artificial“ about practicing raganuga-bhakti. Raganuga-bhakti is a sadhana of bhakti, just like vaidhi-bhakti too. It is a process and it runs through the same stages like the path of vaidhi-bhakti. Raganuga-bhakti is not the post-graduate study of a vaidhi-bhakti practitioner. It may be that the practitioner starts with vaidhi-bhakti, but … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti artificial?

Understanding raganuga-bhakti 2.0

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A general examination of bhakti The word “raganuga” literally means “to follow loving attachment”, love directed towards God. To gain a deeper understanding of the concept, let us first examine the concept of bhakti, loving devotion for God, in general. Bhakti is divided into three main categories in accordance with its development. sa bhaktih sadhanam … Continue reading Understanding raganuga-bhakti 2.0

Booklet on raganuga-bhakti

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sakala jagate more kare vidhi-bhakti vidhi-bhaktye vraja-bhava paite nahi sakti aisvarya-jnanete saba jagat misrita aisvarya-sithila-preme nahi mora prita (CC 1.3.15-16) “Everyone in this world worships Me through vidhi-bhakti. Vidhi-bhakti has no power for attaining the feelings of Vraja. The devotion of the world is mixed with knowledge of My divine prowess. I do not delight in … Continue reading Booklet on raganuga-bhakti

Raganuga bhakti – simple and pure 2.0

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Statement: Raganuga-bhakti starts only at the stage of RUCI. Answer: sa ca lobho rāga vartma vartināṁ bhaktānāṁ guru-padāśraya lakṣaṇam ārabhya svābhīṣṭa vastu sākṣāt prāpti samayam abhivyāpya 'yathā yathātma parimṛjyate'sau mat puṇya gāthā śravaṇābhidhā¬naiḥ, tathā tathā paśyati vastu sūkṣmaṁ cakṣur yathaivāñjana samprayuktaṁ. iti bhagavad ukter bhakti hetukāntaḥ karaṇa śuddhi tāratamyāt prati dinam adhikādhiko bhavati. Lord Kṛṣṇa … Continue reading Raganuga bhakti – simple and pure 2.0

Raganuga-bhakti, anyone?

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Sadhaka: Dearest Gurudeva, you told a Godbrother of mine that you wanted to see me? Gurudeva: I just wanted to give you some further strength by providing you with some ecstatic verses from our beloved acaryas about raganuga-bhakti. I know that there are still claims that raganuga-bhakti can only start at the very high stage … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti, anyone?

Raganuga-bhakti only possible with a pure heart?

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Someone wrote to me, of course with a false name (LOL), telling me that I misrespresent my beloved Gurudeva, Srila Ananta das Babaji. He quoted with emphasis to the last three lines: yasya purvoktam raga-viseshe rucir eva jatasti na tu raga-visesha eva svayam, tasya tadrisa-raga-sudhakara-karabhasa-samullasita-hridaya-sphatika-maneh sastradi-srutasu tadrisya ragatmikaya bhakteh paripatishv api rucir jayate | tatas … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti only possible with a pure heart?

Raganuga-bhakti, siddha pranali & minor acaryas

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(This is a fictive dialogue, based on real events) Sadhaka: Dearest Gurudeva, you very nicely instructed me in the matter of raganuga-bhakti. Recently some Vaishnavas were of the opinion that actually we have to practice vaidhi-bhakti until we reach the stage which Srila Rupa Goswami named "RUCI" in his Bhakti-Rasamrita-Sindhu. They claimed that Srila Jiva … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti, siddha pranali & minor acaryas

Raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti (excerpt from “Raga-Vartma-Chandrika” by Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad)

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TEXT 3: vaidhi bhaktir bhavet sastram bhaktau cet syat pravartakam raganuga syac ced bhaktau lobha eva pravartakah  "When devotion is prompted by scriptural injunctions, then that is called vaidhi-bhakti, but when it is prompted simply by spiritual greed, then it is called raganuga-bhakti." Kripa-kanika Vyakhya: We have explained that there are two kinds of sadhana … Continue reading Raganuga-bhakti and vaidhi-bhakti (excerpt from “Raga-Vartma-Chandrika” by Sripad Vishvanatha Cakravartipad)

Raganuga-tattva-vijnana (Srila Ananta das Babaji)

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What is raganuga-bhakti? We have learnt about sadhana-bhakti in the chapter ‘A Scientific Study of Bhakti’. Sadhan- bhakti is of two types - - Vaidhi - Raganuga Vaidhi-bhakti is when we perform bhakti because of scriptural injunctions, while raganuga-bhakti has only one qualification – greed. When we are greedy for Sri Krishna-prema and this is the sole reason why we practice bhakti, then we call it … Continue reading Raganuga-tattva-vijnana (Srila Ananta das Babaji)