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Tucked away in ancient Sanskrit and Bengali texts is a secret teaching, a blissful devotional (bhakti) tradition that involves sacred congregational chanting (kirtana), mindfulness practices (japa, smara?am), and the deepening of one's relationship with God (rasa). Brought to the world's stage by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1533), and fully documented by his immediate followers, the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, these unprecedented teachings were passed down from master to student in Gau?iya Vaishnava lineages. The Golden Avatara of Love: Sri Chaitanya's Life and Teachings, by contemporary scholar Steven J. Rosen, makes the profound truths of this confidential knowledge easily accessible for an English language audience. In his well-researched text, modern readers—spiritual practitioners, scholars, and seekers of knowledge alike—will encounter a treasure of hitherto unrevealed spiritual teachings, and be able to fathom sublime dimensions of Sri Chaitanya's method. Using the ancient texts themselves and the findings of contemporary academics, Rosen succeeds in summarizing and establishing Sri Chaitanya's life and doctrine for the modern world.
Contents
Introduction
1. The Gau?iya Tradition: From Veda to Radha
2. Sri Krishna: Enter the Dark Lord
3. Sri Gaura Tattva: From Black to Gold
4. The World of Bhakti
5. The Nectar of the Holy Name
6. Sik?a??akam:Eight Beautiful Prayers
7. Gau?iya Vedanta: Inconceivable Unity in Diversity
8. Sri Chaitanya and Other Traditions
9. Ramananda Raya: The Viceroy of Devotion
10. Raganuga-bhakti: Sri Chaitanya's Special Gift
Afterword: Mahaprabhu Comes West
