Modern Vaishnava Misconceptions | theheartofbhakti

What Has Bhakti Done for the West?

24 Dec

namas te sarasvate deve gaura-vani-pracarine nirvisesha-sunyavadi-pascatya-desa-tarine “Our respectful obeisances are unto you, who are kindly preaching the message of Lord Caitanyadevaand delivering the Western countries, which are filled with impersonalism and voidism.” So many people around the world have heard ... Read more »

Association and Eliminating Anarthas

8 Jun

By: Babhru Dāsa (BVKS) Sometimes when devotees, and especially brahmacaris wish to change their location of service, or more importantly wish to remove themselves from their current group of associates, one of the “leaders” may speak out against it in ... Read more »

Following in the Footsteps and Fidelity

31 May

By: Babhru Dasa (BVKS) So we have all heard that one should very strictly adhere to their guru-varga and then only is it possible to attain Krsna-prema. We hear, “one must follow in the footsteps of the previous acharya’s and ... Read more »

Sakhya-rasa-sahajiyism

8 Dec

Sakhya-rasa-sahajiyism By: Babhru Dasa (BVKS) When dealing with the higher esoteric subject matters of the Supreme Absolute Truth (Krsna/God), it can be somewhat expected that there will often be confusion and/or misunderstandings. Actually, it would be practically impossible to discuss ... Read more »

Why Advancement is Faster on the Raga-marga than on the Vidhi-marga

21 Nov

By: Babhru Dasa (BVKS) In this article we will attempt to discuss a few points in regards to why the scriptures declare the supremacy of raganuga-sadhana-bhakti (practice of bhakti based on spontaneous devotion) over vaidhi-sadhana-bhakti (practice of bhakti based on ... Read more »

Kripa-Siddhi, Rare Mercy or Expected Result?

17 Jul

Kripa-Siddhi, Rare Mercy or Expected Result? By: Babhru Dasa (BVKS) Within the modern devotional community there seems to be much discussion and controversy regarding how one attains the spiritual world (Goloka Vrindavan.) How does one actually gain entrance into the ... Read more »

About

29 Jun

Hello, Hare Krishna. My name is Babhru Dasa and I have been a practitioner of Gaudiya Vaishnavism since 2011. I first came into contact with Krishna and started reading “Bhagavad-Gita As It Is” in December 2010. I met my Diksa-guru (Initiating Guru), His Holiness ... Read more »

Marginalization and Ostracizing Within the Spiritual Society

7 May

Marginalization and Ostracizing Within the Spiritual Society By: Babhru Dasa (BVKS) Introduction: From time immemorial it has been the instinctive nature of the human species to condemn that which is not perfectly acceptable as “normal.” As ... Read more »