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Realization of Brahman and the Individual Self

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Question: In Siddhānta-ratnam (1.33) Śrī Baladeva says: The conclusion here is this—jñāna (knowledge) is a synonym of the words vidyā and vedana, and it...   Read More

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Paramatma and Krsna, Sattvic Lifestyle as Gateway

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Question: I read elsewhere that it is Paramātmā who is present everywhere, in the atoms and in the hearts of every living entity. So,...   Read More

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Coexistence of Bhakti and the Spirit of Enjoyment

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Question: Sādhana of uttamā-bhakti leads to bhāva and prema. If sādhana-bhakti has as its taṭastha lakṣaṇa the total absence of the desire to enjoy,...   Read More

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Relation Between Shraddha and Bhakti

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Question: Is it possible that one develops śraddhā in bhakti without hearing any śāstra at all? For instance, someone simply hears that there is...   Read More

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Samanya-bhakti, Bhakti-yoga and Sharanagati

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Question: I heard you say that sāmānya-bhakti can be attained without dīkṣā and that it would grant one sālokya. How does sāmānya-bhakti manifest in this...   Read More

Importance of Studying Shastra

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The following is a question that addressed Babaji’s podcast interview with Namarasa. Question: Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad Gītā, “O son of Pṛtha, those...   Read More

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Bhagavata Parampara

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The following questions were asked following Babaji’s podcast interview with Namarasa Das. Question: The term bhāgavata-paramparā is commonly used in our saṃpradāya, but you...   Read More

  • Satyanarayana Dasa

    Satyanarayana Dasa

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    You are in a prison without a beginning and you can’t get out of it until you choose to get rid of your ignorance. The three gunas bind you to your ignorance. Maya really isn’t binding you. You are really bound by your own ignorance and you are conditioned by your material desires. Then you act on those desires, and you get the karma for that. So you take birth again.

    — Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa
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