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Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 12 November 2023 English

[The following is a continuation of a class given on Anuccheda 134 of Bhakti Sandarbha] NIRGUṆA JÑĀNA Someone may object that knowledge about Bhagavān... Read More The post Everything Related …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 5 November 2023 English

[The following is a continuation of a class given on Anuccheda 134 of Bhakti Sandarbha] BHAKTI COMES FROM ASSOCIATION WITH A BHAKTA If sattva... Read More The post The Real …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 29 October 2023 English

The following text is based on Anuccheda 134 of Bhakti Sandarbha In Śrīmad Bhāgavata 11.25.24, Śri Kṛṣṇa describes four categories of knowledge, namely... Read More The post MATERIAL AND TRANSCENDENTAL …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 25 October 2023 English

This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in general, which are necessary... Read More The post Shastra Quiz …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 23 October 2023 English

Question: In the Śiva-Purāṇa, Kailāśa-Saṁhitā, 15.21-29, it is said that Viṣṇu appears from the Vāmadeva face of Rudra, is the presiding deity of the... Read More The post Guiding Principles …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 15 October 2023 English

Question: I am following a Śrīmad Bhāgavata class with Professor Edwin Bryant, and after last night’s class, I asked him a question about the... Read More The post Etymological breakdown …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 8 October 2023 English

Question: Do devotees in śānta-rasa worship Bhagavān in his Brahman form? Answer: No. All rasas are related to Bhagavān, the personal aspect of Tattva.... Read More The post Shanta-rasa is …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 4 October 2023 English

This quiz is designed to motivate you to study the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scriptures in specific, and the Sad Darshanas in general, which are necessary... Read More The post Shastra Quiz …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 1 October 2023 English

Question: In the book The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa has been reported to have said several times that a combination of... Read More The post Is it …


Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies · 24 September 2023 English

Question: In Bhakti Sandarbha 310, Srīla Jīva Gosvāmī writes regarding rāgānugā sādhana as, “ata evāsyā janma-lakṣaṇaṁ bhakti-vyatirekeṇānyatrānabhirucim upalakṣya“. Does that mean that a sādhaka... Read More The post Qualification for …