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5. Sravana and kirtana are something distinct from both vaidhi- and raganuga-sadhana, they are included in bhava-bhakti.
6. One can preach bhava-bhakti without bothering with the lower stage of sadhana.
9. According to the acaryas, bhava-bhakti is not attained by any form of sadhana.
10. According to the acaryas, bhava-bhakti is only attained through sravana and kirtana.
6. One can preach bhava-bhakti without bothering with the lower stage of sadhana.
9. According to the acaryas, bhava-bhakti is not attained by any form of sadhana.
10. According to the acaryas, bhava-bhakti is only attained through sravana and kirtana.
These points are mainly derived from the following post:
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(Rasesh @ Nov 10 2003, 09:06 PM)
First of all, we will all have to admit that raganuga-bhakti is a form of sadhana? We will also have to admit that bhava-bhakti is not attained by any method of sadhana? We will also have to admit that bhava-bhakti is beyond the level of raganuga sadhana? We will also have to admit that bhava-bhakti is only attained through continuous sravana and kirtana?
We will also have to admit that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math were formatted on the principles of 24 hour sravanam-kirtanam? We must therefore conclude that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math did not put the most emphasis on either vaidhi-sadhana or raganuga sadhana, rather on sravanam and kirtanam and the subsequent result of bhava-bhakti.
Therefore, the perception that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math advocated any kind of sadhana above bhava-bhakti is a misperception. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur advocated the process of bhava-bhakti above and beyond all forms of sadhana, both vaidhi and raganuga, through his movement based upon the preimminence of sravanam/kirtanam.
The conclusion is that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math are not inferior to the raganuga sadhana camps which promote sadhana above sravanam/kirtanam. In fact, ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math promote the most efficient and effective form of bhakti (bhava-bhakti), through the primary emphasis on sravanam/kirtanam which has been explained by Srila Rupa Goswami as superior to the principles of vaidhi and raganuga sadhana.
First of all, we will all have to admit that raganuga-bhakti is a form of sadhana? We will also have to admit that bhava-bhakti is not attained by any method of sadhana? We will also have to admit that bhava-bhakti is beyond the level of raganuga sadhana? We will also have to admit that bhava-bhakti is only attained through continuous sravana and kirtana?
We will also have to admit that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math were formatted on the principles of 24 hour sravanam-kirtanam? We must therefore conclude that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math did not put the most emphasis on either vaidhi-sadhana or raganuga sadhana, rather on sravanam and kirtanam and the subsequent result of bhava-bhakti.
Therefore, the perception that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math advocated any kind of sadhana above bhava-bhakti is a misperception. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur advocated the process of bhava-bhakti above and beyond all forms of sadhana, both vaidhi and raganuga, through his movement based upon the preimminence of sravanam/kirtanam.
The conclusion is that ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math are not inferior to the raganuga sadhana camps which promote sadhana above sravanam/kirtanam. In fact, ISKCON and the Gaudiya Math promote the most efficient and effective form of bhakti (bhava-bhakti), through the primary emphasis on sravanam/kirtanam which has been explained by Srila Rupa Goswami as superior to the principles of vaidhi and raganuga sadhana.