The Life And Teachings Of Krishna Das Baba Of Radhakund

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This is a work on the life and teachings of a 20th-century saint from the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition, an offshoot of the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism. Krishna Das Baba was a well known practitioner and guide who lived in a community of renunciants nestled around a holy lake in North India called Radhakund. (World Religions) This is a work on the life and teachings of a 20th century saint from the Chaitanya Vaishnava tradition, an offshoot of the Vaishnava sect of Hinduism. Krishna Das Baba was a well known practitioner and guide who lived in a community of renunciants nestled around a holy lake in North India called Radhakund (the Pond of Shri Radha). His story is typical of many stories of modern Indian men and women who have given up participation in modern society to pursue religious and spiritual goals. It thus presents insight into the yearnings of many modern Indians who when faced with the challenges of modernity haved turned towards tradition. In addition, the book presents in brief scope the fundamental beliefs and practices of the modern Chaitanya Vaishnavism. It contains hundreds of citations from the scriptural sources of the tradition, all carefully translated and commented on. Finally, a brief account is given, in the appendix, of Krishna Das' teacher, Sri Sakhicaran Das Baba, a greatly respected member of the tradition who is regarded as having reached the highest spiritual goal.

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