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Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 19 January 2025 English

In Bhakti Sandarbha (Anuccheda 217), Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī divides bhakti into three categories, namely Āropa-siddhā, Saṅga-siddhā and Svarūpa-siddhā. It is easy to understand the last category but there is some …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 12 January 2025 English

Question: I doubt whether or not individuality remains in Brahma-sāyujya. I came across an article from The Autobiography of A Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, which indicates that individuality remains even …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 5 January 2025 English

There was a sage named Jamadagni. He and his wife Reṇukā had many sons. One of these sons was Paraśurāma who is famous for annihilating many kṣatriya kings 21 times. …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 29 December 2024 English

Hindi is among the most widely spoken and most widely recognized languages in the world. But for a spiritual seeker, this may not be such a distinction. For anyone who …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 22 December 2024 English

Question: You mentioned in one of your articles that when one commits an offense he/she may lose śraddhā. In Nāmarasa’s podcast you also mentioned that once we have real faith …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 15 December 2024 English

Question: I have come to know from ISKCON that Vaiṣṇavas observe the four regulative principles: No meat-eating No illicit sex No intoxication No gambling But while searching on the Internet, …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 8 December 2024 English

Question: At what time does Kṛṣṇa have breakfast in prakaṭa-līlā and what does His menu consist of? Answer: Frankly speaking, such a question assumes that He has a watch and …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 1 December 2024 English

Our ahaṅkāra is relentless. It never gives up and is one-pointedly devoted to itself. It only has a single-point agenda – “I am Supreme. There is no one like me.” …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 24 November 2024 English

Question: Could you kindly help me understand the following words of Srila Prabhupada regarding the fall-down from sāyujya-mukti? “In the opinion of many scholars, this sāyujya-mukti, although counted among the …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 17 November 2024 English

Question: What is the difference between Māyāvāda, Brahmavāda, Jñāna-marga and Kevalādvaitavāda? Some equate them all as the same, while others say that Śaṅkarites are Māyāvādis and jñāna-margis are different. Could …