Month: December 2012
Krsna and Gopis / JIVA
Questions & Answers

Questions on Bhakti

Upanishads and Kamasutra Question: The Upanishads state that everything is a sacrifice – including the sex act in which woman’s sexual organs are seen as the sacrificial altar and the man’s seed is thrown into it as an oblation. Moreover, sex was mainly propagated for having children. Is this in some ways contradictory to the

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Articles by Satyanarayana Dasa

Indian Schools of Philosophy and Theology

By Satyanarayana Dasa: Indian civilization is the oldest living civilization in the world. The reason for it to survive even after being subject to the onslaught of foreign invaders and rulers for thousands of years is its roots that are grounded in philosophy

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Events

2013 Summer Retreat with Babaji

Successful Spiritual life is based on a proper understanding of shastra and appropriate practice based on scriptural knowledge. Our previous acharyas composed many books detailing  the essential meaning of the core Vedic literature, especially Srimad Bhagavat Purana, which is considered to be the mature fruit of the Vedic tree by the author Sri Vedavysa himself.

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General Jiva Institute Activities

Service Opportunities at Jiva Institute

Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa appeals to anyone and everyone who understands the importance and urgency of preserving and protecting Vaishnava literature and tradition to please come forward and assist him.

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