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</em
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</em
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 25th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
We do not understand divine faith to be the absence of reason but rather a well-reasoned conclusion that acknowledges the limits of reason and empirical evidence in terms of their capacity to shed light on ultimate reality
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
October 8th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
Lesson one of verse four of the Siksastakam of Sri Caitanya. What are the primary and secondary characteristics of bhakti that is engaged in out of attachment for bhakti itself
September 30th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
The third and final lesson on verse three of the Siksastakam of Sri Caitanya. Swami Tripurari explains the flexible nature of the faith that has been marked as an interim goal in the spiritualist\'s pursuit of prema.
September 25th, 2009 | by Harmonist staff
The individual souls who participate in this lila have been doing so from time without beginning, and their beginningless interaction with material nature has the consequence of karma, the just rule of nature
Balarāma Slays a False Friend
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Rāmāi Ṭhākura and Anaṅga-mañjarī-sampuṭikā
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Anaṅga-mañjarī: An Historical and Theological Perspective
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Balarāma and Ananga-mañjarī
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Balarāma’s Romantic Life
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