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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:

Questions on Caitanya Caritamrita

Question:  I read in a purport to Caitanya Caritamrita (Madhya 24) that the guru must be situated on the topmost platform of devotional service....   Read More

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    The spiritual world is not somewhere else. It is right here. It depends on your angle of vision – same place, same thing is now different. Like a tv with 100 channels, it depends on which channel. Whatever show you are watching, you are absorbed in that show. All is there, all the channels are hanging in the same ether – depending on where you tune to, you see that. Krishna is right here, but you are not tuned to Him.

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