“Doubt is one of the important functions of intelligence; blind acceptance of something does not give evidence of intelligence.” – A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada The yoga of knowledge (jnana-yoga) is the intermediate stage of…
Continue reading JNANA-YOGA: APPROACHING GOD THROUGH KNOWLEDGE →What is Bhakti-Yoga? Bhakti means devotion, delivered through service. This definition is broad by design, but the formal systematization of bhakti is known as bhakti-yoga. It is the culmination of all yoga paths, such as karma-yo…
Continue reading BHAKTI-YOGA: APPROACHING GOD THROUGH DEVOTION →There are three gunas, or modes of material nature, and among them, sattva-guna is the mode of goodness. The modes are underlying principles which govern the way natural energies work, everywhere from the microscopic, up to the co…
Continue reading WHAT IS THE MODE OF GOODNESS? (SATTVA) →“Re-” means again, and “carne” means flesh. So, reincarnation means to be in the flesh again. Reincarnation is the return of the soul to a physical body after death. This article describes reincarnation, as well as the alternative…
Continue reading WHAT IS REINCARNATION? →Among the three modes of material nature, tamo-guna is the mode of ignorance. Like the other modes, it affects everything from the building blocks of matter, to personality, society and the cosmos. Compared to passion and goodness…
Continue reading WHAT IS THE MODE OF IGNORANCE? (TAMAS) →Karma has become a household word. Among the five subjects described in Bhagavad-gita, it is unique. The other four, namely, time, the soul, matter and the Absolute are all eternal — karma alone is temporary. This article introduc…
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