The Worldly Difficulties of a Vaiṣṇava (Vaiṣṇavera Vyavahāra Duḥkha)
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains the difference between the difficulties encountered by a Vaiṣṇava and those of a non-Vaiṣṇava in this short article. Towards the end, he addresses the Bubonic Plague which broke out at the end of 1897 and remained a significant threat in Kolkata at the time of writing. First published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 10, Issue 2, 1898.
Brāhmaṇism and Vaiṣṇavism (Brāhmaṇatva o Vaiṣṇavatva)
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains the unique relationship between Brāhmanism and Vaiṣṇavism, demonstrating how these two traditions are fundamentally interdependent. Through careful analysis of their theological and philosophical connections, the article elucidates the ways in which Brāhmaṇical learning and practice complement and support the devotional path of Vaiṣṇavism. First published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 4.
Following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas (Sādhu-vṛtti)
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura examines the concept of sādhu-vṛtti (following in the footsteps of the previous ācāryas), establishing it as imperative in bhakti practice. The article delineates two types of sādhus—the householders and the renunciants—and elaborates upon the qualities that each should cultivate. First published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 10.
Sad-guṇa and Bhakti
This article describes the many auspicious qualities found in the personality of a Vaiṣṇava, and Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura points out how all such qualities naturally appear wherever bhakti is found. First published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 5, 1893.
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