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Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 12 May 2024 English
Question: Within Vaiṣṇava circles, there is a huge emphasis on humility. One should consider oneself lower than a blade of grass, we ought to think that we have no devotion, …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 5 May 2024 English
Question: How does one find and recognize the correct guru for oneself? Answer: Guru means a teacher. As regards to spirituality, guru means a spiritual teacher. A qualified teacher should …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 28 April 2024 English
Question: I am reading your book Tattva Sandarbha, and have been reminded of a question that I could not find a proper answer for. The story of Parīkṣit Mahārāja is …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 21 April 2024 English
Question: Were Jaya and Vijaya, by definition, practicing uttamā-bhakti by their original decision to take on these roles despite their manifested aggression towards Kṛṣṇa? Answer: Technically speaking yes, because if …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 14 April 2024 English
There are 24 evolutes of prakṛti, ahaṅkāra (egotism) being the second in the list. Although second, it is the boss and rules over everything else. Nothing happens without it. All …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 7 April 2024 English
Question: Does ākāśa (ether) record almost everything in existence—all information, activities, thoughts, and actions? Answer: No. Question: What does? Answer: The mahat-tattva. * Question: At what time does Kṛṣṇa have …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 31 March 2024 English
Sometimes, a wife may ask someone, “Please pray for my sick husband”. We don’t usually take the time to contemplate this kind of statement, or to understand what it really …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 24 March 2024 English
Question: When someone goes through a near-death experience, he vividly remembers what he felt, saw, and experienced while the body was medically dead. Does this mean that our subtle or …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 17 March 2024 English
Question: Recently some people have spoken with me about Advaitavāda and Māyāvāda. One person said that Advaitavāda is different from Māyāvāda. He accepts Advaitavāda and says that it cannot be …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 10 March 2024 English
Question: I am looking for good, authoritative definitions of the word kṛṣṇa, particularly in terms of the oft-repeated “all-attractive” derivation. I am aware of the other, more common meanings, but …