Tucked away in ancient Sanskrit and Bengali texts is a secret teaching, a blissful devotional (bhakti) tradition that involves sacred congregational chanting (k?rtana), mindfulness practices (japa, smara?am), and the deepening of one’s relationship with God (rasa). Brought to the world’s stage by ?r? Chaitanya Mah?prabhu (1486–1533), and fully documented by his immediate followers, the Six Gosw?m?s of Vrind?van, these unprecedented teachings were passed down from master to student in Gau??ya Vaishnava lineages. The Golden Avat?ra of Love: ?r? Chaitanya’s Life and Teachings, by contemporary scholar Steven J. Rosen, makes the profound truths of this confidential knowledge easily accessible for an English language audience. In his well-researched text, modern readers—spiritual practitioners, scholars, and seekers of knowledge alike—will encounter a treasure of hitherto unrevealed spiritual teachings, and be able to fathom sublime dimensions of ?r? Chaitanya’s method. Using the ancient texts themselves and the findings of contemporary academics, Rosen succeeds in summarizing and establishing ?r? Chaitanya’s life and doctrine for the modern world.
| ISBN: | 9781498558334 |
| Publication date: | 8th November 2017 |
| Author: | Steven Rosen, Jeffery D. Long |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 258 pages |
| Series: | Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical |
| Genres: |
Hinduism East Asian religions Hindu life and practice Hindu sacred texts and revered writings Theology |