Sri Baladev Vidyabhusan – the spiritual body of a liberated soul, a siddha. Posted on October 12, 2026October 12, 2026 By Muralidhar Das In his commentary to Sri Vedanta Sutra, Sri Baladev Vidyabhusan wrote: The liberated soul is satya-sankalpatva. That is to say, a liberated soul possesses irrepressible willpower that enables them to achieve anything they want to achieve. They can fulfil any wish they desire, so a liberated soul can be an un-embodied being or they can have a body. Both are possible. Liberated souls, through knowledge of Brahman, become possessed of qualities such as truthfulness of will, and become free from ignorance. Among these liberated beings, those who wilfully desire to be unembodied remain without any form. And those liberated souls who desire a spiritual form experience the manifestation of a body composed of chit-shakti in the liberated state. That manifestation of a spiritual body and the body’s continuation in that form are eternal. The Smriti scriptures also state that all the souls dwelling in Vaikuntha possess Vaikuntha forms. In Vaikuntha, each being possesses a form composed of pure sattva, pure consciousness, and all those souls worship Shri Hari through devotion free from all worldly desires. Read the entire commentary to Sri Vedanta Sutra 4.4 here. Uncategorized
Uncategorized Goloka Dham – the unchanging, ever-fresh abode of Bliss Posted on October 4, 2026October 4, 2026 Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur wrote in Sri Krishna Samhita, Chapter Two, Verse 2: In Goloka, the pastimes of Krishna exist as an eternal spiritual reality. Devotees perceive Him through various relationships. Since conscious beings possess different natures according to place, time, and individual qualification, the eternal lila appears in diverse forms…. Read More
Uncategorized The saintly character of the Mahajans, the Great Souls Who have attained Krishna Posted on October 4, 2026October 4, 2026 The concluding words of Sri Krishna Samhita, written by Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur: Although the devotional disposition of uttam-adhikari Vaishnavas, the great souls established in prema-bhakti, may outwardly assume the appearance of ordinary people engaged in worldly action, it is never mixed with karma. Whatever actions they perform are directed solely… Read More
Uncategorized Monotheism Posted on October 5, 2026 Published in The Harmonist, OCTOBER, 1928, 442 Chaitanya-Era. Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami: It is a common belief prevalent among the uninformed circles that the Vedantins are all monotheists, but the critics can demarcate the line of distinction between monotheistic Vedantins and henotheistic Vedantins. Some are apt to confound that the… Read More