In the Chai­tanya Chari­ta­m­rita (2.8.226–27 & s 52) Prabhu replies to Ramanand, “The mahab­ha­ga­vata looks at ani­mate and inan­i­mate objects, and every­where is the glow­ing of Sri Krishna. They look at ani­mate and inan­i­mate objects, but do not see those images; rather every­where they see the blos­som­ing of their own ista-deva. ‘He who sees his […]

It is a sad truth today — man is not only sep­a­rated from the envi­ron­ment, but is dis­in­te­grated even inside, into quanta of incom­pre­hen­si­ble, mean­ing­less feel­ings and thoughts. Noth­ing holds him together any­more. Let’s explore how this relates to cir­cum­stances and change in one soci­ety of some 500 years ago.