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Hare Kṛṣṇa, BRS 1.2.1: There are three types of bhakti: sādhana, bhāva and prema. Definition of Sadhana-bhakti as per BRS 1.2.2: Action of the senses that produces the state of bhāva is called sādhana-bhakti. The state of bhāva-bhakti that is attained (sādhyata) is an eternal sthāyi-bhāva which is not created, but simply manifests within the soul by the spiritual energy of the Lord. Therefore the two characteristicsContinue reading “Two Types of Sādhana-bhakti”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, This lesson has been deeply comforting on many levels. At times, devotees may experience a sense of dejection, feeling that they do not yet know their svarūpa-siddhi or sthāyi-bhāva. They may introspectively question themselves, wondering what might be lacking in their sādhana that this eternal identity and mood have not yet been revealedContinue reading “Sthāyī-bhava Explained”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, In this lesson, the emphasis is on attaining a spiritual body to serve Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana. An example provided is that of personified Upaniṣads who, by worshiping the Lord on the path of spontaneous love, attained the lotus feet of Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda Mahārāja. (CC Madhya 8.223). The point isContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā Chapter 8.222-243: Going Back to the Spiritual World”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, In his lecture on CC Adi 7.1, Srila Prabhupada, referring to Kṛṣṇa dāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, says,  “”By the order of superior authority, I (Kṛṣṇa dāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī)  am trying to describe Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.” And what is Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu? Prema-bhakti-vadānyatā. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is preaching prema, means love of Godhead. That isContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā Chapter 8.196-221: Following in the Footsteps of the Gopīs”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, CC Ādi 1.6 śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā kīdṛśo vānayaivā-svādyo yenādbhuta-madhurimā kīdṛśo vā madīyaḥsaukhyaṁ cāsyā mad-anubhavataḥ kīdṛśaṁ veti lobhāttad-bhāvāḍhyaḥ samajani śacī-garbha-sindhau harīnduḥ Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, theContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā Chapter 4.214-277: Conclusion of Ādi-līlā, Chapter 4”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, CC Ādi 1.6 śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā kīdṛśo vānayaivā-svādyo yenādbhuta-madhurimā kīdṛśo vā madīyaḥsaukhyaṁ cāsyā mad-anubhavataḥ kīdṛśaṁ veti lobhāttad-bhāvāḍhyaḥ samajani śacī-garbha-sindhau harīnduḥ Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, theContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā Chapter 4.159-213: The Third of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Three Desires”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, CC Ādi 1.6 śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā kīdṛśo vānayaivā-svādyo yenādbhuta-madhurimā kīdṛśo vā madīyaḥsaukhyaṁ cāsyā mad-anubhavataḥ kīdṛśaṁ veti lobhāttad-bhāvāḍhyaḥ samajani śacī-garbha-sindhau harīnduḥ Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, theContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā Chapter 4.137-159: The Second of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Three Desires”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, CC Ādi 1.6 śrī-rādhāyāḥ praṇaya-mahimā kīdṛśo vānayaivā-svādyo yenādbhuta-madhurimā kīdṛśo vā madīyaḥsaukhyaṁ cāsyā mad-anubhavataḥ kīdṛśaṁ veti lobhāttad-bhāvāḍhyaḥ samajani śacī-garbha-sindhau harīnduḥ Desiring to understand the glory of Rādhārāṇī’s love, the wonderful qualities in Him that She alone relishes through Her love, and the happiness She feels when She realizes the sweetness of His love, theContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā Chapter 4.101-137: The First of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Three Desires”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, This lesson offers a deeper and more refined understanding of Śrī Rādhā-tattva. At first glance, it may seem difficult to reconcile the idea that Śrī Rādhā is the cause of all the Lord’s consorts, especially when it is firmly established that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam—the cause of all causes. However, the apparent tension dissolvesContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā Chapter 4.69-100: Rādhā is the Cause of All the Lord’s Consorts”

Hare Kṛṣṇa, The Supreme Personality of Godhead has three kinds of internal potency, namely the hlādinī-śakti, or pleasure potency, the sandhinī-śakti, or existential potency, and the samvit-śakti, or cognitive potency. In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa (1.12.69) the Lord is addressed as follows: “O Lord, You are the support of everything. The three attributes hlādinī, sandhinīand samvitContinue reading “Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā Chapter 4.59-68: Hlādinī, Sandhinī and Samvit Explained”