The Form of Love in Separation
July 6th, 2017 | by Harmonist staff
While on the outside the effects of prema appear like poison, on the inside they are filled with ananda
July 6th, 2017 | by Harmonist staff
While on the outside the effects of prema appear like poison, on the inside they are filled with ananda
May 22nd, 2014 | by Harmonist staff
True spiritual humility is found in those well endowed with spiritual excellences. Such humility is an integral component of prema, for just as humility fosters prema, prema in turn fosters humility.
January 7th, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
The final portion of Swami B. V. Tripurari's Siksastakam of Sri Caitanya
January 2nd, 2010 | by Harmonist staff
In the eighth stanza of Siksastakam, Mahaprabhu reveals that he now completely identifies himself as a maidservant of Krishna. This identification began in the fifth stanza of his, in which Mahaprabhu humbly prayed for divine service
December 13th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
In the second portion of chapter six of Siksastakam of Sri Caitanya, Swami Tripurari outlines the five components of rasa as developed in Indian aesthetics and adopted by Sri Rupa Goswami.
December 7th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
When one is established in saranagati and their heart is thus suitable, Krishna lila springs forth spontaneously from Krishna nama, enabling one to fully identify with the lila in pursuit of rasananda
December 2nd, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
In the sixth verse of Siksastakam Sri Gaurasundara speaks to Ramananda and Svarupa with deep spiritual emotion, longing for prema
November 26th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
In the stage of ruci, a sadhaka is more attached to bhakti itself than to the object of bhakti. In asakti this balance shifts, as the object of the sadhaka’s bhajana takes his seat in the heart and the sadhaka thus becomes attached to him personally
November 21st, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
As one enters asakti, the final stage of sadhana-bhakti, they are freed from the tendency to exploit and become established in a spirit of service
November 12th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
In the latter portion of verse four of his Siksastakam, Sri Caitanya bids farewell to the Lord of the world as he moves towards Krishna, the Lord of his heart
November 5th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
When a practitioner attains ruci, the seeds of material desire are destroyed and one stands well positioned to gradually experience the full face of Krishna bhakti—prema