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Sanskrit Classes at Jiva Institute

By Vinode Vani Devi Dasi As we move into 2018 during year two of the Bhakti-tirtha course, our residential students have comfortably settled into the two-track program. Track one consists of classes by Satyanarayana das Babaji; this year we are focusing on Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, eastern division, chapters 2-4, and Alaṅkāra-kaustubha by Kavi Karnapur. Track two is Sanskrit,

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Jīva Gosvāmi’s Disappearance Celebration at Jiva

Today the Tirobhāva Mahotsava for Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī Prabhupāda held at Jiva Institute. The following is an excerpt from the talk by Satyanarayana das Babaji on that occasion: “…The means by which you get proper knowledge and experience is called pramāṇa. Just like if you want to see, then your eyes are pramāṇa for that. If

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Bhakti-tirtha Events

Bhakti-tirtha Course

Bhakti-tirtha Level 2 at Jiva Institute Vrindavan has started on October 16th and will be running through March 30th 2018.  For a detailed description about the purpose and background of this course, please refer to our course announcement. Saṅkīrtan: Every day at 9 am we have morning kīrtan. It includes prayers from the Bhāgavatam, and

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Bhakti-tirtha – A Review of the First Semester

The first semester of the Jiva Bhakti-tirtha course has been successfully completed. Babaji started this program in the autumn of 2016 with around 30 students from different parts of the world. The goal of this five-year course is to get a thorough understanding of the philosophy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu as presented by the Gosvamis.

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Inauguration of the Bhakti Tirtha Course at Jiva

The room was full of excitement as Babaji’s 40 students for his Bhakti Tirtha course eagerly awaited his appearance. Even Babaji’s two brothers, Rishipal ji and Dr. Chauhan made the two-hour drive from Faridabad for this special occasion.

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Jiva-Student Hostel Under Construction

By Joshika Devi Dasi This summer, I have the good fortune to spend two months with Babaji and Jaya in Vrindavan. I took leave from my job as a psychotherapist in Florida to start writing our much anticipated book on Vedic Psychology. Babaji has been wanting to write about his pioneering work on Vedic Psychology

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Vrindavan Retreat on Ayurveda and Spirituality

From August 13th to 15th 2016, Jiva Institute will offer a Vrindavan Retreat that promises “A  Unique Insight into Wellbeing from Ayurvedic Perspective” held by Dr. Partap Chauhan and Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa.   From an Ayurvedic and spiritual perspective one’s bodily and mental condition will be examined in order to find solutions and remedies for improvement. This retreat

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