Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies
Questions & Answers
Krishna’s Routine, Dharma, Catur-vyuha
Question: Does ākāśa (ether) record almost everything in existence—all information, activities, thoughts, and actions? Answer: No. Question: What does? Answer:.
Near Death, Devotee’s Anger, Varna
Question: When someone goes through a near-death experience, he vividly remembers what he felt, saw, and experienced while the body.
Advaitavada and Gaudiya Philosophy
Question: Recently some people have spoken with me about Advaitavāda and Māyāvāda. One person said that Advaitavāda is different from.
Articles
Ahankara vs. Ahankara
There are 24 evolutes of prakṛti, ahaṅkāra (egotism) being the second in the list. Although second, it is the boss.
Gita’s Solution to Raga-Dvesha
According to Indian schools of thought, darśanas, the root cause of the suffering of a living being is its conditioning.
What is Anartha?
The word artha is derived from the Sanskrit root artha, which means “to desire.” Thus the word artha means a.
Quizzes
Shastra Quiz 54
This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in.
Shastra Quiz 53
This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in.
Shastra Quiz 52
This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in.
Videos With Bababji
Daily Bhakti Byte
Our mind is very tricky. It has a way of rationalizing. That is why everybody thinks they are right. And because of the human minds tricks, you are stuck here in the material world. You give the mind something spiritual, and it makes it material. The mind is material, so it naturally runs for material. Give mind God, and he uses God for his dog. You are trying to use God for small things. Don’t use God to make your dog better. God also knows your dog is sick, so why pray to God about your dog?