Śravaṇa-guru, Śikṣā-guru, and Dīkṣā-guru
December 3rd, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
The śravaṇa-guru is the teacher from whom one learns the śāstra, and the bhajana-śikṣā-guru is the one who teaches practical aspects of sādhana-bhakti
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Gopi Vastra-harana Lila: Part Two
November 26th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Krishna asked the girls to wear only their smile as they came out of the water. Similarly, we should never begrudge one who asks us to bare our soul
Gopi Vastra-harana Lila: Part One
November 23rd, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Some people worship the right person for the wrong thing, others the wrong person for the right thing. However, If we worship Krishna for any reason, we will ultimately attain love of Krishna
Srila Prabhupada: Saktyavesa and Sakhya-rasa
November 18th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
After performing this service, he aspires after a life in the cow-keeping lila of Krishna, and he is appreciating that sort of friendly service of Krishna very much from the core of his heart, his aspiration after finishing his worldly preaching campaign
The Origin of the Kāma Gāyatrī Mantra
November 16th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
By this time, Kṛṣṇa had perfected his flute playing, which was intended all along to attract Rādhā
Bhakti in the Jīva: Inherent or Inherited? Part 11: Conclusion
November 12th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Any discussion on bhakti’s inherence should give careful consideration to what Jīva presented in his Sandarbhas
Bhakti In The Jīva: Inherent Or Inherited? Part 10: The Role of Adhikāra and Pramāṇa In Both Outreach and Inreach
November 5th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Our pūrva-ācāryas made necessary adjustments considering not only the (generally limited) adhikāra of their audience but also their own robust adhikāra—on the basis of their own samādhi
Bhakti In The Jīva: Inherent Or Inherited? Part 9: How To Reach Siddhānta (Even Through Apasiddhānta)
October 29th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
In this article, we will try to expand on this topic, showing how these types of adjustments were present even before Mahāprabhu’s times, and we will also further analyze the psychological impediments to our acceptance of this well-known preaching-strategy phenomenon
Prarthana Dainyamayi 5: Prayer to Yogamaya (Durga Devi)
October 22nd, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
O mother, please be merciful to this servant. Please don\'t cheat him. O Yogamāyā, please give him a place in Vṛndāvana
Bhakti In The Jīva: Inherent Or Inherited? Part 8: Teaching Strategies And Historical Presentism
October 19th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
The question remains as to why some of our previous ācāryas resorted to what may seem to be a relative technique—or, better put, a “teaching strategy.”
Bhakti In The Jīva: Inherent Or Inherited? Part 7: The Origin of the Theory of Inherence
October 15th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
If at times there are apparent differences between Bhaktivinoda\'s writing and the Goswāmīs, it is not because Bhaktivinoda was not aware of their teachings, but because of something else—as we will see
Two Types of Śraddhā – Laukīkī and Śāstrīya
October 12th, 2020 | by Harmonist staff
Śrī Jiva Gosvāmī describes various types of sādhus belonging to the paths of karma, jñāna and bhakti. In the course of this description, Śrī Jiva Gosvāmī also describes a lower level bhakta
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