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Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 4 August 2024 English
The saying “the face is the index of the mind” has been ingrained in our cultural consciousness, often suggesting that one’s facial expressions accurately reflect one’s inner thoughts and emotions. …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 28 July 2024 English
Question: Some argue that scriptural references quoted by Śrīla Jīva Goswāmī in Tattva Sandarbha regarding the authenticity of the Purāṇas and their being the fifth Veda is a misinterpretation. They …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 21 July 2024 English
Question: Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī writes in Mādhurya-kādambinīi that bhakti comes from bhakti. The Lord is the cause of all causes, so how can anything be beyond Him? Answer: It is …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 15 July 2024 English
Question: How can I become strong enough to accept my faults? When I introspect, I understand that I have faults but there is a force within that does not want …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 30 June 2024 English
Question: In one of your articles it was mentioned that knowingly not following śāstra is as good as śāstra–nindā. This was in context of not accepting a guru even though …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 23 June 2024 English
In Bhagavad Gītā, Śrī Kṛṣṇa uses the word yukta many times. The word yukta is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, “to join or to meditate,” by applying the kṛdanta …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 9 June 2024 English
Question: Often Vaiṣṇavas say that in the material world, there is only self-centered love or kāma, while kāma for Krsna is selfless love, or prema. But what about the selflessness, …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 2 June 2024 English
Jagadananda Das, a.k.a. Jan K. Brzezinski (b. 1950), joined the Hare Krishna movement in Toronto, Canada, in 1970 and was initiated by Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1971 in …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 26 May 2024 English
Question: As you know, the Smārtas, Śrī Vaiṣṇavas, and Madhvas differ philosophically. While people at times engage in polemical attacks on Smārtas, the attack on them has become a street …
Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 19 May 2024 English
Syllabus Our new course will start on October 15th. The class schedule as per Indian Standard Time from Monday through Friday is as follows: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm IST …