The Dispute Between Vishvamitra and Vasishtha Rishi

Sādhu-saṅga and Kṣamā: Lessons from Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra • The Place of Vasiṣṭha: Speaking in English with Russian translation at Vashisht, the place of Vasiṣṭha Ṛṣi, guru of Lord Rāmacandra, Gurudeva begins with the guru: even Rāmacandra took mantra from Vasiṣṭha, and Mahāprabhu took dīkṣā from Īśvara Purī and sannyāsa from Keśava Bhāratī. Without initiation and complete surrender to the guru, sādhana and bhajana are useless. • Two Kinds of Dīkṣā: Formal (ānuṣṭhānika) initiation, when the...