September 17th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Although Bhagavān may know in his omniscience what ultimate identity each jīva will attain, this does not mean that he decides which identity each soul will achieve
September 14th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Muslims did not convert to Hinduism but found in Sri Caitanya and his preoccupation a symbolic example of the heart of that which they themselves were striving for, albeit in different words than those found in the Koran
September 10th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Some jīvas can have inherent bhakti, but only if they have already acquired bhakti-saṁskāras in previous births through association
September 3rd, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
If we establish the concept of ajñāta-sukṛti as the ultimate origin of bhakti, our search again culminates inevitably at the feet of the sādhu
August 27th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
In India, we do not have philosophy, we have darśana. You see the truth and then you explain it logically, as far as possible. But ultimately logic has its limitations
August 24th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
A lover can do many types of work, many different things, but they cannot forget their lover for a second. When we dedicate our love to the supreme lover, Krishna, with that kind of attachment and attraction and with our full energy, then it is called paramour love
August 12th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Once the late Sripada B. S. Govinda Maharaja—spiritual heir to the Sri Caitanya Saraswata Math of Srila B. R. Sridhara Maharaja—said of the followers of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, “We are all living on the remnants of Swami Maharaja.”
August 11th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Attempts to objectify the life of Krishna in an effort to make him “real” derive partially from the need of the faithful, whose faith is fostered at least for some time by locating the super-subjective meditative reality within the objective material world
August 10th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
We are cultivating love for Krishna, and central to that is the idea that we can meet him. Try hard, it’s worth it. You won\'t be disappointed
August 3rd, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Kṛṣṇa desired to honor Rāma and make him famous for vanquishing Pralamba
August 2nd, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
according to the Goswāmīs’ theology, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are one and Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā are one. But this does not mean that because Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are one and Kṛṣṇa and Rādhā are one, therefore Balarāma and Rādhā are nondifferent
August 1st, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
From the Gauḍīya perspective, Balarāma’s Vraja śaktis are clearly a section of nameless gopīs associated with the Nāga community. And turning to the Ahivasi Gaur brāhmaṇas of the Daujī Mandira in Baldeo, we find that Revatī has been enshrined as Rāma’s principle consort, with no mention of Anaṅga
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