Taste of Transcendence

by Swami B. B. Tirtha

Overview

This collection of sublime discourses delivered between 1997 and 2000 in the US, Europe and India encapsulate insightful analogies and lucid commentary on the essence of the divine teachings of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and the saints of ancient India. Compelling topics include: the words of Vamsi das Babaji; a humorous description of Krishna's illusory potency; the questions between Yamaraj and Yudhistira Maharaj in the Mahabharata; new insights into the Bhagavad Gita; the holy life of Ambarisha Maharaj and an unforgettable explanation of the inner meaning of Janmastami.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781886069718
Publisher:	Mandala Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2002
Pages:	175
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Swami Bhakti Ballabha Tirtha was born in 1924 in Assam, India. After completing his MA in philosophy at Calcutta University in 1947, he came in contact with his spiritual master, Sri Srimad Bhakti Dayita Madava Gosvami Maharaja. He was then initiated into the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of bhakti yoga propafated by Sri Chaitanya, the 15th century master of devotional ecsatsy. Since then he has been a full-time monk. In 1979 he became the president of Sri Chaitanya Gaudiya Matha, which has over 20 ashrams in India alone. Since 1997, Swami has traveled the world extensively, lecturing on the essence of divine love as experienced through bhakti yoga.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	10
	Mangalacarana	12
	The Welfare of the Living Being	16
	What is Bhakti?	27
	Krsna, The Greatest Magician	44
	Answers for all Time	58
	The Message of Bhagavad-gita	77
	The Significance of Ekadasi-vrata	94
	Sanctifying the Heart	137
	About the Author	150
	Glossary	153
	Sanskrit Pronunciation Guide	154