Discerning the True Sentiments of the Soul - English

Discerning the True Sentiments of the Soul is the revised and enlarged edition of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja’s booklet regarding sahajiyaism and sahajiya babaji culture, entitled Gaudiya Vaisnavism vs Sahajiyaism The book is comprised of Srila Gurudeva’s lectures which inform all sincere aspirants regarding the real process of bhakti and how they can protect themselves from the danger of becoming influenced by imitation bhakti.

Contents: Preface, An Introduction, Auspicious Invocation, Part I – Real and Unreal Spiritual Body (A Boy’s Imagination, Jumping Into Goloka, Siddha-deha, Our Spiritual Body, The Eight Stages of Spiritual Advancement, Krsna Will Arrange Everything, Spreading Like a Plague, Our Aim and Objective), Part II – The Bona Fide Process: Sri Siksasṭaka (The Contribution of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, To Help Them, How Sri Narada Muni Received Siddha-deha, Taste in the Name and Mercy to All), Part III – The Sahajiya Babajis (No Guru-parampara No Sastric Reference, Mahaprabhu’s Guru-parampara, Qualifications of Guru and Disciple Pancaratrika Guru-parampara and Bhagavata-parampara, True Guru is Eternal), Part IV – Counterfeit and Genuine Currency (All That Glitters Is Not Gold, All in One Line, From Saffron to White to Saffron, Take Care), Part V – The Sahajiya Within Us (Krsna-The Origin of All Existence The Lord of All Sweetness, Sahajiyas Cannot Relish His Sweetness, The Goal of Bhakti: To Realize and Relish His Sweetness, Eroticism Divine and Mundane, An Obstacle on the Path of Bhakti
The Clear Path), Part VI – This Is The Question (Why Not Only One Book?, No Part to Disregard), Part VII – Pure Bhakti (Mahaprabhu’s Pure Process, Mental Speculation, True Sentiments of the Soul, Srila Bhaktivinoda Ṭhakura’s Perfection) Conclusion, Appendix - ISKCON means Gaudiya Vaisnavism (ISKCON: From The Beginning of Creation, Gaudiya Sannyasis Never Become Babajis) Appendix – Dangers of Imitation - From the Books and Discourses of Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Svami Maharaja (A Vain Attempt, A Class of So-called Devotees, A Mistake, The Gopis’ Greatness), Glossary.

TITLE: Discerning the True Sentiments of the Soul - English
Discourses by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja
PUBLISHER: Gaudiya Vedanta Publications
EDITION: First, 2014
ISBNs: 978-1-935428-76-3 9781935428763 1935428764 1-935428-76-4
LCCN: 2014-930582 2014930582
PAGES: 160, Illustrated, with Color Plates
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 350 grams