PARAKIYA-BHAVA: The Hidden Cost of Sacred Paramour Love (part 1)
It was one of those moments that could only happen in the casual intimacy of friendship. I was visiting my
Explore a growing collection of articles by Swami Padmanabha—thoughtful reflections on spiritual life, personalism, sacred relationships, and the ongoing journey of divine love. Each piece invites deeper inquiry and heartfelt engagement with timeless truths in a contemporary voice.
It was one of those moments that could only happen in the casual intimacy of friendship. I was visiting my
Part 1 | Part 2 Parts 1 and 2 explored how Gauḍīya Vedānta safeguards pluralism—first through its vision of polymorphic
Part 1 | Part 3 In the first part of this series, we explored polymorphic monotheism—one God appearing in uncountably
Part 2 | Part 3 I have always been drawn to the principle of unity in diversity. Both before and
[This is an excerpt from Swami Padmanabha´s next book, to be published in 2026, which will mainly revolve around the
In Gauḍīyā Vedānta we worship an open secret. In Gauḍīyā Vedānta we worship a weak God, a “perfectly flawed” entity,