The Gopis vs. The Wives of the Brahmins
Today someone, after reading the following article, Raganuga bhakti and sahaja sadhana (Part I) , presented the familiar argument on FB , "Don't you have to be at the stage of anartha-nivṛtti to begin the raganuga path?" I answered, "How many lifetimes of anartha-nivṛtti do you think it takes to get to where you just like hearing about Radha and Krishna? So, if you like it, you are ready. And you are really ready if someone like your guru says 'don't,' and you do it anyway. Or if someone tells you that you must wait, you say, 'can't'. Then you are ready, nothing else counts. And if you fail (i.e., lose interest), what was the loss?" This was responded to with the customary protestations: how can one possibly ignore the orders of the spiritual master? There are of course numerous examples of individuals such as Bali who rejected their guru's orders when it went against a higher principle. So in the same spirit as in anot...