SRI CAITANYA AND RAGANUGA BHAKTI by O.B.L. Kapoor
From the book jacket :
“Sri Krsna Himself came down on earth in the form of Sri Caitanya with the sole purpose, as far as we are concerned, of preaching Raganuga Bhakti by precept as well as by example.
Sri Caitanya describes the end of Raganuga Bhakti as the realization of the blissful state of complete union between Radha and Krsna in which neither of Them exists as the subject or the object of experience. What exists is only the unique state of blissful union, which experiences itself.
This has given rise to the misconception that in order to realize the highest stage of Raganuga Bhakti one has to imitate Radha and become one with Krsna. This misconception is, here, re-moved. It is explained how the sadhaka can in his transcendental Manjari form realize that state without imitating Radha and becoming one with Krsna.”
From the book jacket :
“Sri Krsna Himself came down on earth in the form of Sri Caitanya with the sole purpose, as far as we are concerned, of preaching Raganuga Bhakti by precept as well as by example.
Sri Caitanya describes the end of Raganuga Bhakti as the realization of the blissful state of complete union between Radha and Krsna in which neither of Them exists as the subject or the object of experience. What exists is only the unique state of blissful union, which experiences itself.
This has given rise to the misconception that in order to realize the highest stage of Raganuga Bhakti one has to imitate Radha and become one with Krsna. This misconception is, here, re-moved. It is explained how the sadhaka can in his transcendental Manjari form realize that state without imitating Radha and becoming one with Krsna.”
From the book jacket :
“Sri Krsna Himself came down on earth in the form of Sri Caitanya with the sole purpose, as far as we are concerned, of preaching Raganuga Bhakti by precept as well as by example.
Sri Caitanya describes the end of Raganuga Bhakti as the realization of the blissful state of complete union between Radha and Krsna in which neither of Them exists as the subject or the object of experience. What exists is only the unique state of blissful union, which experiences itself.
This has given rise to the misconception that in order to realize the highest stage of Raganuga Bhakti one has to imitate Radha and become one with Krsna. This misconception is, here, re-moved. It is explained how the sadhaka can in his transcendental Manjari form realize that state without imitating Radha and becoming one with Krsna.”