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PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY
Discussions on the doctrines of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. Please place practical questions under the Miscellaneous forum and set this aside for the more theoretical side of it.
"Spontaneous Devotion"?
The meaning of 'Raga'.
"What to put on when the sweater unravels?"
or "Where to go once the cloud is rent?"
64 Aspects of Sadhana-bhakti
Examining the more exotic ones
A Goloka for everyone
Individual views of Goloka
Accepting a new guru and rejecting the old?
Reviewing what's acceptable
Achievement of siddha-deha
The 'Inherent vs. Acquired' debate
Ages and dresses of the Manjaris
Static or ecstatic?
akhanda-guru-tattva
Anger, etc., in the Lila
Apparent anarthas in the nitya-lila/pure
Anuga
The meaning of the term
Are there two eternal svarupas?
In Vraja and in Gaura-lila
athAtho Rasa jijnAsA
Bhakti rasamrta sindhu
Attaining siddhi without siddha-pranali?
Becoming brahmana through diksha?
Before Mahaprabhu
beginningless
evolution of consciousness
Bg 8.5 Vs. Constant Practice Of Bhajan
Bhagavan tattva
Bhavollasa
Secondary or Dominant emotion?
Birth and death in the eternal lila?
Is death necessary even in Goloka?
Brahma-gayatri
Sridhara Maharaja's interpretation of it as pointing to Radha-dasy
Caitanya's sannyasi-murti
some info,please.
Confused about the Gaudiya tradition
Copied Or Conflicting Commentaries
Do they leave room for development?
Curious verse
Dasa-mula and other summaries of Gaudiya-thought
Bhaktivinoda, Vipina Vihari, Baladeva and Srinatha
Defining divya-jnana in the context of diksha
As in Bhakti-sandarbha, Anuccheda 283
Defining what constitutes shabda
Further discussions on Vedic epistemology
Definition and Description of Raganuga-bhakti
According to Srila Rupa Goswami
Definition of Siddhanta and Tattva
Deities vs. Dolls
Attitudes towards the arca-vigraha
Delineation of Sri Krsna Svarupa
Prof. Sanyal
dharmAviruddho bhUteSu kAmo'smi
Gita 7.11
Different lvls. of Bhagavan sequentially...
Krishna, Balaram, Ram, Chaitanya, etc...
diksa/guru
questions
Diksha and conversion
Discussion on Madhava's thesis thread-
point by point analysis
Does Nanda know?
The appearance in Mathura
During siddha-avesh, is the name chanted?
Dvaraka, Gaura and the highest dhama
Split from "Devi of Dvaarakaa"
Earthly and Celestial Vrindavana
The difference between the two
Eastern and Western approaches to Theism
Split from "East Coast gathering."
Ekadasa-bhava -- Ajna and Seva
The difference between the two?
eternally conditioned souls
who and what was i before?
Fall Of Jiva
Revisited!
Fall of the jiva
What's the conclusion?
Fixed mood in tatastha?
Freedom from anarthas as qualification
For raganuga-bhakti?
Frequently Discussed Topics
A list of links to earlier threads
Gaudiya Vaishnavism And Four Vedas
How are they related?
Gaura Gadadhara
Gaura Gadadhara worship
God And The Hierarchy Of Rasa
Gradations of Yoga in the Gita
Split from "The symptoms of Gaudiya Vaishnava"
Guru as one beyond nistha
Split from "gaps"
Guru Lakshana
From HBV
Guru Tattva
I still don't understand
Guru’s personality
Hamsa-avatar
How did he look like?
Harmonizing differences in the lila-narrations
The multi-faceted Lord
Hearing Guru ninda
Sri Sukadev Goswami
Hermeneutic Circle
Is there a Gaudiya 'Theology'?
Hinduism - overly stressing external things?
How do you know you are a manjari?
Discussions on manjari-bhava
How is the Acintya of Acintya-bheda-abheda defined?
Looking at original sources
Identification Problem
Identities of Manjaris
How do we understand them?
Idolatry among Vaishnavas?
Many gods - Idolatry in Hinduism?
In the opinion of the Bhagavata ... "but"
Sri Jiva and the path of arcana (Bhakti-sandarbha)
Incarnation of this, Incarnation of that...
Is svakiya sentiment raganuga?
Is there shanta-rasa in Vraja?
The moods of the flora and fauna of Vraja
Jiber Swarup & Swadharma
An excellent book to read
JIvera svarUpa hoy kRSNera nitya-dAs
But how?
Jnana and mukti bashing
Why is it done so ferociously?
Karma
can it be shared and/or transferred
Krishna's pastimes as an infant
Question from Ananda Vrndavana Campu
Language and Meaning in Gaudiya Vaisnavism
Logic In Gaudiya-epistemology
The boundaries of and the necessity for logical thought
Logically, can Radha love Krishna?
Split from "Being a Manjari"
Lord Balarama and gopis
Balarama and madhurya?
Mahaprabhu and King Prataparudra
What's the significance of their meeting
Mahaprabhu's descent
Manjaris and Sri Krishna
Their interaction?
Mantra Tattva
whats in a mantra ?
Mantra-diksa and Realization
The initiator's qualification
Material world is a jail?
What does tradition say on this topic?
Meaning of acharya
realizations and comments on guru-tattva
Meeting Or Separation
Which one is higher?
Mind and thoughts
About spirtual and material thoughts..
Misconceptions on siddha-pranali
Monism in Gaudiya-theology?
Examining the sources
Namaparadha
Causes and Consequences
Narasimha Caturdasi
Extracting the mood of the pastime
Narottama's Views on God-given Faculties
Proper use and improper abuse
Nature of sound
Nava Gopis
hmmmm
Necessity of Realization in Guru-pranalis
and other arising issues
Nis-Karma
No Fruitive Results
Nistha: Steadiness
Questions all about the stage of nistha
Obtainable only by mercy
How is our bhajan viewed from "above"?
On separation and union
Sambhoga and vipralambha
On Siddha-pranali
FAQ 2.
On the humility and sadhana of Brahmaji
10th canto - chapter 14
One loves the husband, not for the husband, but for the Atma
Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad 2.4.5
Ontological position of Srimati Radharani
in Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Original Guru is Nityananda
Guru is Nityananda
Overview of the Constituents of Rasa
An essay in progress
Panca-tattva Identities
Parampara Pakoras
Where Does the Truth Lie?
Perfection In Guru Tattva
Plant Sentience
Plausibility of karma and reincarnation
Do these aspects of the Guadiya school make sense
Polytheism
Is Gaudiya Vaishnavism Monotheism or Polytheism?
Prabodhananda and Manjari-bhava
Manjari-bhava in Radha-rasa-sudhanidhi?
Prayers
To whom should they go?
Prema
Madhurya Kadambini
Primary Definition
JanmAdyasya yatah
Priti
from Priti-sandarbha
Proselytization and Hinduism
Do Hindus try to convert others?
Qualification For Translating Scriptures
What does it take to get it straight?
Radha and Krishna as one, divided into two
Radha maa - Why didn't she marry Krishna?
Radha Shakti
Radha's mahabhava vs her manjari's bliss
Radical Religion
a discussion on Jagat's editorial
Rare Indications in BRS
Rasa In Mel's New Film
Has He Captured It Successfully?
Rasa Theory and Its Relevance
Rasa theory and raganuga bhakti
Purpose of writing literature
Relative superiority and inferiority of rasas
BRS 2.5.38
Root causes of perceiving the prakata-lila
Past impressions and desires
Ruchi-pradhan and vichar-pradhan sadhakas
Two flavors of practitioners in Bhakti-sandarbha
Rupanuga tradition
How should we 'debate' our philosophy?
Sadasiva as visnu tattva
looking for reference
Sadhaka-Asrayalambana
Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu 2.1.276-279
Sadhu Sanga
what does "same disposition as oneself" mean?
Sadhu-sanga Sadhu-sanga Sarva-sastre Kaya
But of which type?
Sakshatkara or Prema?
sambhogecchAmayI kAmAnUgA bhakti
Sannyas in kali-yuga
What kind of sannyasa is forbidden?
Sannyasa
Prerequisite for Manjari-bhava ?
Sarva Samvadini
Jiva Goswami on scriptures and reasoning
Sat, Cit and Ananda
Inherent in the jiva?
Seeking a clear definition of shastra
Shakti-tattva in Vedanta
A few notes
Siddha Pranali
and Related Practices
Siddha-deha from someone less than a siddha
Does that work out?
Snippets of bhava
Spiritual Integrity
Why I rejected Vaishnavism
Sri Chaitanya as yuga-avatar - But what of the others?
Nityananda, Advaita and others as Vishnu
Sri Dasamula Siksa
Thakura Bhaktivinoda
Sri Dhama Tattva
philosophy of Sri Krsna's holy abode
Sri Krsna's final teaching
From Gita
Sri Sadbhuja - Rama, Krishna and Gaura
The Purport of the Threefold Identity
Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur On Siddha Pranali
Status of gopis' husbands
Are they independent entities or not?
Svarasiki and Mantramayi
as in Krishna-sandarbha
Svarupa and Svarupa-siddha-bhakti
Three classes of devotion in BhS
Swakiyavaad
Taking things less seriously
Krishna as the dhira-lalita-nayaka
Thakura Bhaktivinoda
How to contemplate Gaura
The 26 qualities of a devotee
Explored in depth
The age of Srimati Radharani
In relation to Krishna-lila
The Ages of Sri Krishna
references sought
The aspects of siddha-deha
Sri Gaura Govindarcana Smarana Paddhatti
The awakening of anubhavas
In the stage of sadhana
The concept of ekanta-bhakti
The Controversial Teachings Of Bhaktivinoda
Examining the objections
The Cosmos of the Bhagavata
Split from "Treating scripture as evidence"
The dependence of mantra on initiation
The Development of Raganuga Sadhana
Haberman: Acting as a Way of Salvation
The Essential Nature of Sri Caitanyadeva
His identity and the causes for His appearance
The falldown of the jiva
The Hidden Path
Bhajan of the grhasta
The independent nature of bhakti
The Iron Age
Where does the idea come from?
The Lord's eternal associates
The Metamorphosis of the Mantra
Thoughs on Krishna-mantra and Krishna-nama
The oneness and difference of diksa and siksa-gurus
Split from the Guru-tattva and Iskcon thread
The position of Srila Haridas Thakur
The purpose of this section
Please read before posting
The rasa of Prahlad Maharaja
The Reality of Gopa Kumara
The Supremacy of Krishna
The Sweet Medicine
How our sins perish through bhakti
The third offense
Seeing Shiva and Vishnu as different
The Ultimate Causes of Devotion
anavasthA doSa
The Ultimate Goal of Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Notes on Swami Tripurari's newsletter
Theology of guru-tattva
In Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Transformative effects of diksa
Treating scripture as evidence
The fundamental dynamics of evincing
Unique characteristics of manjari-bhava
What is the difference?
uttamabhakta descends to madhyama level?
any early sources?
Vada, Isht, Sadhan, Sadhya
Various Questions on Raganuga-bhakti
FAQ 1.
Varnasrama-dharma
Janma, Guna and Karma
Vedanta and the Ontology of Shakti
Views of the various sampradayas
Vedic and Tantric tradition
Their influences on Gaudiya thought
Vesh/bhek
Visrambha
Notes on definition
Vyasa, The Dating of Scripture, Academia, etc.
Was Darwin Wrong?
Discussion of braja's posted editorial
What is a kanistha-adhikari?
Studying the symptoms
What is bhava-bhakti?
Who Is Advaita Acarya?
Who is Advaita Acarya?
Without guru's instructions
Uddhava Gita
Worshiping Sri Krishna without His Shakti?
Why is that?
Y.A.S.T. (Yet Another Siddha-pranali Thread)
Split from "Perfection In Guru Tattva"
Yogapitha Static Meditation
are thrones and jewels "aisvarya"?
yukta vairagya
question