theheartofbhakti

Lord Chaitanya’s “Manjari-Swarupa”

24 Oct

By: Babhru Dasa Since time immemorial, unscrupulous persons have believed Sri Radha and Sri Krsna to be nothing more than mere “archetypes,” for invoking religious ideals of “love.” Generally speaking, such persons think that everyone is actually God and that ... Read more »

Book Review: “Divine Intoxication”: The Life and Love of Srila Akincana Krishna Dasa Babaji Maharaja: By Satyaraja Dasa

28 Sep

The Life and Love of Srila Akincana Krishna Dasa Babaji Maharaja Lightning Press, 2019, 258 pages, revised, photos Babhru Dasa, Divine Intoxication: Review by Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa)* A spiritual tradition is known by its luminaries. When one looks at ... Read more »

An Explosion of Yoga (Union) in Sakhya-rati

14 Aug

By: Babhru Dasa kṛṣṇa-mattebha unmukto ghoṣa-dṛg-dṛḍha-śṛṅkhalāt | ucchvasaṁś capalaḥ svairī kānane’nya ivābhavat ||2|| “Freed from the firm bondage of the cowherds’ glances, like a mad elephant, fickle Kṛṣṇa, taking a deep breathe, became independent in the forest, like another person.” ... Read more »

Nishtita-bhakti – The First Major Turning Point for the Sadhaka

31 Jul

By: Babhru Dasa For sadhakas, nishtita-bhakti is very important to understand. Why? Because Prema-bhakti is almost always impossible for a person to attain unless their practices in sadhana are completely nishtita (steady and enthusiastic). I say “almost always impossible” because ... Read more »

Entrance into Sri Vrindavan-dham

16 May

By: Babhru Dasa Sri Vrindavan-dham is truly a place where all spiritual desires can become easily manifest. Yet so many of us visit Sri Vrindavan-dham and somehow or other, don’t exactly get ecstatic love of God. Even many people visit ... Read more »

A Moment of Infinity in Sri Radha’s Love

4 Feb

By: Babhru Dasa In the nitya-lila of Vraja, Sri Sri Radhe-Shyamasundar’s pastimes go on eternally in such a wonderful way. The mundane time factor that we experience here on earth is nowhere to be found in Goloka Vrindavan. That place ... Read more »

Who is a Rupanuga-vaishnava?

15 Dec

By: Babhru Dasa (Sorry, but diacritics did not carry over from Word) In this essay we will try our best to investigate what it means to be a “Rupanuga Vaishnava.” We here this term thrown around quite a bit within the ... Read more »

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 »