The natural position

It is a perfectly natural position for an  individual to practice devotional service and have  a personal relationship  experiencing  life to the full in  relation to Krishna, who also possesses qualities as well as  emotions ,which He  is eager to exchange and share  with others .

An  impersonal path of merging in a  spiritual light or the yoga astanga  path of simply being a witness of Divinity within one’s heart is not as natural  for individuals ,  actually its the personal position and not the impersonal position that we  experience in our  daily  lives, hence the vedas  say this life  is a reflection of the spiritual realm . But in that spiritual realm, there is a  full display of blissful varigatedness, a  full display of  blissful relationships, and a full display of beauty in every respect along with an unlimited display of  trancendental artistry .
There are many benedictions offered by all the great teachers for those who have a set of Bhagavatams in their house for the ultimate well-being and protection for those who reside there , alongside this great literature which decends from the finest realms of consciousness . Indeed, the Bhagavatam is the book Bhagavat, and our leading acaryas are person Bhagavats, who are the personification of the Srimad Bhagavatams teachings , both purely represent Divinity.

The famous scholar of classical eastern Vedic philosophy  Srila Jiva Goswami also divided the Bhagavatam into six parts .

Here is an overview.

. Jīva Gosvāmī’s Sat Sandarbhas consist of six parts, each delving into a different aspect of the Bhāgavatam philosophy.

First is the Tattva Sandarbha, which has two divisions. In the first division, Śrīla  Jīva Goswami  sets forth  the epistemology of the personalist school. Here, he tackles such questions as: What are the means of attaining knowledge? And, what is the evidence or proof in support of those means? In the second division , he explains the object to be realized by knowledge.

In the second book, Bhagavat Sandarbha, Jīva Gosvāmī speaks about the Divinity His abode, and His associates. He demonstrates with conclusive evidence that Divinity is the complete and indivisible Absolute Reality and that all other manifestations are dependent on and thus inferior to Him.

In Paramātma Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami  tells of the three manifestations of Divinity  and describes how the Immanent Being is related with each individual self in the material world. Śrī Jīva Goswami  also describes illusion or the external potency of God.

In Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha, he shows that the form of Kṛṣṇa is the original form of Divinity and explains why He is the object of loving devotional exchanges. Then, in the Bhakti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami establishes the path of devotion as the sole means to direct God realization. Finally, in Prīti Sandarbha, he analyses prema-bhakti, devotional service in pure love of God, and shows how it is the supreme goal of life for all living beings.


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