{"product_id":"divine-lives-the-descending-current-of-bhakti-9798887621050","title":"Divine Lives: The Descending Current of Bhakti","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDivine Lives \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the lives and teachings of the venerated spiritual masters His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakura, the founder \u003ci\u003eacarya\u003c\/i\u003e of the entire Gaudiya community, and His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Gosvami Thakura, the founding \u003ci\u003eacarya \u003c\/i\u003eof Sri Gopinatha Gaudiya Matha. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Gaudiya Vaisnava tradition stresses the importance for spiritual seekers to receive transcendental knowledge in a bona-fide current of devotion. Genuine spiritual teachers retain the power and glory of this divine flow in their hearts and manifest it through their unadulterated words and proper conduct. \u003ci\u003eDivine Lives \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights the descriptions of two such sublime personalities, His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakura, and his disciple, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Pramode Puri Gosvami Thakura. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the time of the Gaudiya revolution led by Srila Prabhupada, Srila B. P. Puri Goswami carried a pen and paper wherever he went. His impeccable notes from that time will surely be of great service for many generations to come. Some of his writings are included within in the form of heart-touching glorifications to his spiritual master that have been organized into separate categories for the reader's benefit. After the biography of Srila Prabhupada and an autobiography of Srila B. P. Puri Goswami, \u003ci\u003eDivine Lives \u003c\/i\u003econcludes with the words of Srila B. P. Puri Goswami Thakura's successor and disciple, Srila B. B. Bodhayan Maharaja. In this last section, we learn specific details about Srila B. P. Puri Goswami's first meetings with Srila Prabhupada and how he joined this spiritual movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also included within are historical articles from the \u003ci\u003eGaudiya\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChaitanya Vani\u003c\/i\u003e that have been translated from the original Bengali into English for the first time, as well as rare photos and artifacts from this transformational time in Gaudiya history.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mandala Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51175175979282,"sku":"9798887621050","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1a19710c-7fc0-4617-a7b9-79098c1d8aad.jpg?v=1744287433","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/divine-lives-the-descending-current-of-bhakti-9798887621050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}