Academics, Different Readings

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Question: As a student of Religious Studies, I notice that the general focus of scholars in this field is on context, society, institutions, power...   Read More

Ultimate Mukti Comes from Kṛṣṇa

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Question: What is the concept of jīvanmuktas in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism? And how similar or different is it from the concept of Advaitic jīvanmukta? Answer:...   Read More

Why Love Turns into Hate—A Revelation by Corona

Have you heard the saying, “Love and hate are two sides of the same coin?” Maybe some of you are getting a firsthand experience of this...   Read More

Different Kinds of Bhakti, Dharma and Karma

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Question: Could you explain the difference between āropa-siddhā bhakti and karma-miśra bhakti as defined by Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī in Bhakti Sandarbha? Answer: Āropa-siddhā bhakti...   Read More

From Corona to Karuṇā

Everyone is talking about coronavirus. There does not seem to be any other subject of discussion. Social Media is full of Corona news. Everyone...   Read More

Subtle Body Experience after Death

Question:  Some time ago, there was a plane crash. The pilot was depressed and wanted to kill himself and all the other people on...   Read More

Sandarbhas Now Available as E-books

Jīva Institute has started to publish the Ṣad Sandarbhas and other books as E-books. Currently, Tattva Sandarbha and Bhagavat Sandarbha are available through Amazon Kindle...   Read More

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    This is the great festival of the ego, as it thinks, ‘I am better than you. Don’t you know who I am? I will smash you. You will know who I am!’ Because of this kind of thinking, we remain disturbed. In fact, most of the disturbance in our mind is because somebody didn’t say what I wanted to hear or do what I wanted them to do, or behave as per my wish.  Most of the time we are disturbed because of our own egoism.

    — Babaji Satyanarayana Dasa
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