Training the Heart to Love God Can the Heart Be Trained to Love God? Bhaktivinoda Thakura on Spiritual Practice Can we learn to love God? In his essay To Love

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Devotion Transcends Birth: Hari Dāsa was born into a non-Hindu family. Some foolish people discard him as a ‘mleccha’. However, it’s important to note that if Krsna Bhakti arises in

Departure of Acyutananda aka Annada Prasad, the oldest son of Bhaktivinoda Thakura: On the 8th of the month of Bhādra, 1782 Śakābda Era (August 22nd, 1860), Acyutānanda was born in

Biography of Jiva Gosvami Some people disagree with the practice of calling all these exalted Vaiṣṇavas as ‘Prabhu.’ They argue that only Śrīman Nityānanda and Śrīmad Advaita are worthy of

Pañca-saṁskāra (Five Rites for Purification) The Śastra mentions that an individual who accepts the “pañca-saṁskāra” (five rites for purification during Vaishnava initiation) can engage in two types of devotion and

Viśuddha Sāmpradāyikatāī Ārya Dharmera Gaurava The Importance of Sampradāyas: Bābu Śarat-Candra Datta Mahāśaya has written an article criticising sampradāyas (religious schools) and asked us to feature it in Sajjana Toṣaṇī.