Guru… Sastra and Bhakti 2 Jan 2017 I’ve made this video to give you an inside look into my course on Śāstra and Bhakti, “The Role of Sacred Text in Gauḍīya Bhakti.” There are four different ways…
Tattva-sandarbha Is the Bhāgavatam Vedic? 12 Dec 2016 The Veda itself is called śruti for two reasons. (1) It was heard (śruti), not "authored." This is why it is called apauruṣeya (unauthored). Accurate perception of reality ("knowledge" / Veda) exists intrinsically with reality itself,…
Pṛthu Respect Comes Naturally 25 Aug 2016 I've taken the auspicious opportunity of Śrī Krishna Janmāṣṭhamī to resume my work on presenting Canto Four of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, in the same manner as I have so far managed,…
Tattva-sandarbha Organization of Bhāgavatam 23 Jun 20152 Aug 2015 Here is a presentation of paragraphs 61.3-5 of Śrī Tattva Sandarbha by Jīva Goswāmī We might think that the ten topics are covered sequentially and systematically in Śrīmad Bhāgavatam’s cantos,…
Uncategorized Dhruva’s Return 26 May 201526 May 2015 When Nārada told the king that his son was returning, the kind could not believe it. “How can a bad person like me get such good fortune?” He thought it…
Uncategorized Transcendent Godhead 4 May 2015 The Guardians of the Directions said, “You see everything in the world, but our worldly senses cannot see you. They see only our own delusions. You can be seen, but…
Uncategorized People try to Explain God… 30 Apr 201530 Apr 2015 Dakṣa said, “Consciousness is pristine, self-manifesting, beyond the grasp of anyone’s intellect, unified, carefree, and impervious to externalism (māyā). Yet it becomes the husband of the external world by entering…
Uncategorized The Beautiful Home of the Lord of Monsters 23 Apr 201523 Apr 2015 The Nandā River flowed all around. It’s water was sacred because Satī used to bathe there. The gods were awestruck to see the beautiful Mountain of the Lord of Monsters.…
Uncategorized Description of Kailāsa, Part 1 22 Apr 2015 All the inhabitants of Kailāsa constantly purify their births by perfectly disciplined mantra-yoga augmented by the most talented singers (kinnara), musicians (gandharva), and dancers (apsarā). Myriad jewels and colorful minerals…