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Comment on The Sanskrit Effect by Vasudevan

Vasudevan — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:54:09 +0000

THIS hand movement is still preserved in the Shukla Yajur Vedha trafition Mostly the other divisions of the The One Vedha, do not use any hand movements for most part (except small intricate parts – in my inderstanding).
Indian music has it for Thalam, the way to measure the timing and rhythm. In fact a section of music instruments which accompany the singer are purely for maintaining the timeliness of the song, which the singer may miss otherwise. But this is not connected to the Vedhic hand movement per my understanding.

Comment on Bhakti Is Enough – Part 1 by Kishore Krishna das

Kishore Krishna das — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:14:31 +0000

In reply to Luz. Haribol! Thanks for your comment, Luz. Yes, financial stability can be very helpful for a sadhaka. Getting this in place could be seen as a form of aropa-siddha bhakti, or bhakti through attribution. That said, it is important to see forms of aropa-siddha bhakti as subservient to our svarupa-siddha bhakti (practices that are inherently bhakti, like sravanam, kirtanam, and guru seva). Therefore, one should be willing to accept or reject financial income or a job depending on its favorability for bhakti. This requires proper spiritual discernment. I explore this a bit more in the later articles, especially article 4.

Comment on Bhakti Is Enough – Part 1 by Luz

Luz — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:18:40 +0000

Que buen artículo Kishore, se nota la madurez de tu práctica y de tu Guru. Sin duda hay que tener una sangha que inspire y ayude en diferentes aspectos que has mencionado. Sólo algo que quizá se te olvidó comentar que considero también importante (por experiencia personal) es la estabilidad económica para avanzar en el servicio devocional puro en un sentido enfocado, lo que permite asistir a las reuniones anuales cuando un guru viaja a tu país y/o lugar cercano a donde puedas seguirle en sus clases (asociación), conversar, recibir su instrucción, aportar para gastos de viaje y dar donativos no sólo a él sino al lugar donde se imparten los programas. O bien vivir en algún ashram sirviendo, pero generando recursos para tu manutención porque sino estarías en calidad de mantenido aunque se cuente con un laksmi (como fondo de retiro para la vejez) que obviamente iría directo al ashram, una vez cobrado, sea la cantidad que sea.

Sí! Radha y Krishna me hicieron tener más Fe en Ellos sin olvidar a mi Nitay, señalándome el camino a seguir incorporándome nuevamente a la jornada laboral material de forma diferente.

Gracias Kishore por este tu primer artículo, no he visto los demás. Llegué a esta página casualmente por buscar en google un artículo que leí hace varios años que me inspiró mucho, de cómo Thomas Merton conoció el Bhagavad Gita, sus intercambios con un devoto y su muerte inesperada, no lo encontré, sólo otro y el de aquí.

Comment on Monistic and Theistic Mystical Experiences: Part One by swami bv tripurari

swami bv tripurari — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:51:32 +0000

The author would do well to compare the experience of Vaisnava theists in contrast to the distinctly Eastern monistic sources that he compares only with the experience of Western Christin mystics. That would settle the argument definitively and retire Ninian Smart’s misunderstanding.

Comment on Homeward Bound by swami bv tripurari

swami bv tripurari — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:38:18 +0000

In reply to Kishore Krsna das. It is his own spontaneous bhavanuvad, which is as good or better than the original text.

Comment on Homeward Bound by Kishore Krsna das

Kishore Krsna das — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:32:25 +0000

The actual text of Brihad Bhagavatamrita (Gopiparanadhana) states, “The best of Lords took my hand in his own—his own left lotus hand—and received me as a long-lost bosom friend. He asked me various questions. Then he greeted all the people of Vraja and entered the best of cowherd villages with the gait of an elephant.” (2.6.76)

So I am wondering where this beautiful elaboration of Srila Sridhar Maharaja comes from? Is he drawing from another rendering, or is this his own spontaneous bhavanuvad?

Comment on Philosophical Plumbing by Braja sundari

Braja sundari — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:41:39 +0000

In reply to BhriguBhatra. Oh sad news! She was still young

Comment on Homeward Bound by Javatvasi dasa

Javatvasi dasa — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:19:39 +0000

Thank you for sharing this. Am I permitted to feel a little relief from the almost perpetual dread of a descent into hellish realms. If Krishna is keeping a place for me in his heart can I learn to see all his heavy statements such as in Bhagavad-Gita Chapter 16 as expressions of His love for me?

Comment on The Simultaneous Inherency and Bestowal of Bhakti—Part 10: Intrinsically of the Nature of Knowledge and Bliss by swami bv tripurari

swami bv tripurari — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:17:51 +0000

In reply to Ādi Vāsudeva.

Swami here.We are working on the book now, myself, Vrindaranya, and Sundara Gopala. We are also speaking with other possible contributors. If you know anyone interested in contributing, contact me at om@swami.org. We appreciate your interest in the topic. It is a significant one and we intend to set the record straight on it for the entire sampradaya once and for all, and in doing so to extol the virtues of our Bhaktivinoda parivara.

Comment on The Simultaneous Inherency and Bestowal of Bhakti—Part 10: Intrinsically of the Nature of Knowledge and Bliss by Ādi Vāsudeva

Ādi Vāsudeva — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:51:24 +0000

In reply to vrindaranya. Hare Kṛṣṇa, Mātājī, daṇḍavat praṇāmas Has the book been published?