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God’s Personal and Impersonal Features – Part 1

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The following is an excerpt from a discussion following a seminar in Terre de Ciel: Part I Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji: We accept some kind...   Read More

Questions on Sankhya and Buddhism

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Question:  I have studied Sankhya very briefly as part of another course I took at the Hindu University and I have been interested in...   Read More

The Essence of Philosophy

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Question:  I heard that Sukadeva Gosvami was in his last life the parrot of Krishna, and in this life first he was a Brahman-realized...   Read More

Different Types of Yoga

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Question: What is the difference between the yoga which Krishna describes in the Gita or which Lord Kapila describes in the Bhagavatam and the...   Read More

First śraddhā or sādhu-saṅga?

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Question:  I am confused about a fundamental aspect of the bhakti-krama, or the gradual development of devotion, as discussed in Rūpa Gosvāmin’s Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu, as...   Read More

Observation of the Yugas

Question: I have a new observation to share with you regarding the yugas.  SB 1.4.14 says that the Vyasa began his work when the...   Read More

Jiva Gosvami’s Sandarbhas

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Question 1): I am highly appreciating the depth of your work on the Sandarbhas and very much honoring Sri Jiva for his organization of the Bhagavat Siddhanta. Thank you so much for this offering. A few quick questions:

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    We can’t know our father because we did not exist at the time of conception. We can’t know our mother because we have no awareness at the time of birth. Yet we accept them with full faith. Similarly, we can’t know God, but we should accept on the authority of sastra, and holy people.

    — Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa
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