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The Friend Who Never Left. A Dialogue on the “Fall” of the Jīva, ch. 1
This is the first chapter of a novel I started writing with a dialogue on the “Fall” of the jīva. We have the book explaining all the philosophy, but a…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
Yogārurukṣu and yogārūḍha: two stages in the practice of yoga (Bg 6.1 to 6.9)
Kṛṣṇa now begins to explain the process of aṣṭāṅga-yoga in greater detail. He first clarifies that real yoga does not begin with external renunciation…
A very misleading video
There is a video that appeared in my feed today that I believe summarizes everything that is wrong about the discussion of the “Fall of the jīva” and…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
A map of the fifth chapter
What happens when karma-yoga (chapter three) is combined with transcendental knowledge (chapter four)? We come back to buddhi-yoga, which is karma-yoga…
“Placing My devotee on Garuḍa’s shoulders, I take him”
We can appreciate this illustration as a metaphor, but we usually don’t think this happens in practice. Maybe He may send the Viṣnudutas, we may think…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
Introducing dhyāna-yoga and its goal (Bg 5.27 to 5.29)
By explaining this system, Kṛṣṇa clears up our misconceptions and shows how the different yoga paths ultimately aim at the same perfection: fixing the…
Many forget Kṛṣṇa. How to avoid this mistake
If we look around, we can usually see many devotees who practiced seriously for some period of their lives but later gave up spiritual practice almost…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
Resisting the urges of the senses and attaining liberation (Bg 5.22 to 5.26)
Kṛṣṇa elaborates on the practical results of this realization, or, in other words, the qualifications that such a transcendentalist who is above…
The ultimate purpose of the study of the cosmos (5th Canto #38)
People have curiosity about understanding the world. Modern educators hijack this propensity, teaching people an atheistic model that pushes them away…
Can we progress in devotional service without a spiritual master?
On the one hand, the scriptures advertise the potency of the holy names. On the other hand, it's said we can't go back to Godhead without a spiritual…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
Kṛṣṇa can be seen only through devotion
Only devotees can truly see Kṛṣṇa, for they have spiritual eyes by which they directly experience Kṛṣṇa’s spiritual form, the supreme abode of eternity…
 • Caitanya Chandra Dasa
The vision of the self-realized (Bg 5.17 to 5.21)
Kṛṣṇa describes the symptoms of a person situated on transcendental consciousness. He becomes fixed on the spiritual platform, and his happiness no…
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