Author name: Dwaipayan Pradhan

An introduction to Shree Chaitanya’s Philosophy – 1

सर्वैश्वर्यपरिपूर्ण स्वयं भगवान. तारे निराकार करि करह व्याख्यान.परिणामवाद व्याससूत्रेर सम्मत. अचिंत्यशक्ति ईश्वर जगद्रूपे परिणत.मणि यैछे अविकृते प्रसवे हेमभार. जगद्रूप हय ईश्वर तवु अविकार.(श्री चैतन्य चरितामृत – मध्य – 6/140, 170, 171) Shree Chaitany Mahaprabhu’s teachings have been compiled in a set of books called Shree Chaitany Charitaamrhta (श्री चैतन्य चरितामृत). He is the last authoritative

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An introduction to Shree Chaitanya’s Philosophy – 3

The Upanishads talk about two more divisions: विज्ञानमय कोष and आनन्दमय कोष. All five belong to the Imperishable Self (अव्यय) in its आध्यात्मिक manifestation, where there is total non-differentiation. Hence Mundaka Upanishad 3-2-7 says, everything including the knowledge and actions (operations) become one here (गताः कलाः पंचदश प्रतिष्ठा देवाश्च सर्वे प्रतिदेवतासु. कर्माणि विज्ञानमयश्च आत्मा परेअव्यये

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An introduction to Shree Chaitanya’s Philosophy – 2

According to Ishopanishad (ईशावास्योपनिषद -10), the Self (आत्मा) concept is different from both proper knowledge (विद्या) and ignorance (अविद्या). This appears confusing, as proper knowledge (विद्या) is a part of absolute knowledge (ज्ञानम्) and knowledge is a function of Self (आत्मा). But the Vedas consider everything only at the universal level. Knowing properly is also

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