Category: Guru

It is often seen that devotees who take up to spiritual life look up to the Guru for all their problems. This is good. Whom will the devotees depend on other than the one who has been accepted as one’s spiritual father? Continue reading “The Physical Guru and Beyond”

The field of Spiritualism is a trend market from one perspective. Although Spiritual life is meant to elevate the consciousness of individuals, it has been doing more harm to the consciousness of people than good. Continue reading “Gaga Guru”

Shiva and Shakti have a unique position in Gaudiya Vaishnavism. At the intersection of the Spiritual realm and Material realm is the Mahesa Loka where Shiva and Shakti revel. However the representation Continue reading “Shiva Shakti – In Gaudiya Vaishnavism”

To enter into Krishna Leela, it is binding on a devotee to take the route of Gaura Leela because this is the only way that one will understand the mood of Sri Krishna and the associates of Krishna in Krishna Leela. Continue reading “Nityananda Tattva”

When one surrenders to a Sadhguru in the Gaudiya Vaishnava parampara line, one is guided by the Sadhguru externally and the caitya guru internally. Dissemination of knowledge and establishment in wisdom Continue reading “Sadhguru Surrender Insights”

Oh Gurudeva I am enmeshed in this worldly affair. I realize that my own mind and my conception about my own self and the world around me are false yet I am forced by habit to feel confident about it. Kindly infuse into me your grace and help me understand the real purport of the word “surrender”. Continue reading “Confessions to Srila Gurudeva”

The Lord can be attained in many ways. However one philosophy that Shastra exhorts invariably is service to the Spiritual master. In the beginning when one is in search of the truth one takes help of Shastra and Vaishnavas. Continue reading “Guru Seva”

Avidya or Ignorance is the main obstruction a practitioner faces during bhajana. The main basis of this ignorance is vices caused by past good deeds, vices caused by past offensive deeds and vices caused by one’s Continue reading “In Pursuit – Part Six”

By giving Deeksha, the spiritual master will save the disciple from the recurring impetus of birth and death. He opens the deluded physical eyes of his dear disciple that are by their own nature unable to perceive Krishna and make them qualified to perceive spiritual things. Continue reading “In Pursuit – Part Five”

Only by the mercy of Srila Gurudeva who belongs to the category of rasika can a disciple enter into the realm of Rupa Goswami’s rasika poetry. These poems are the heart of Rasika Bhava Sadhana or the nectarine sweet mellows of conjugal pastimes of the divine couple. A person who does not, Continue reading “In Pursuit – Part Four”