Sankaracarya’s impersonalism does not appeal to the mind of a sane person. Yet, his propaganda, that God and the living entity are one, served to oppose the atheistic philosophy of Buddhism.
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada provides an excellent summary of the Mimamsaka, Sankhya, Nyaya, Mayavada and Patanjala philosophers – materialistic and atheistic theories of the origin of the universe – which are countered by the realizations of Svayam Bhagavan through the practice of bhakti yoga.
Discussion of nirguna versus saguna Brahman, where the spiritual realm is considered to be undifferentiated. This view is rejected by the Vaisnava philosophers.
At Bindu Madhava, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu danced in ecstasy while the assembled crowds chanted the maha-mantra.
The Vaisnava philosophers – Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnu Svami, Nimbarka and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu – dealt with various aspects of the philosophy of oneness and difference.
Sripad Puri Maharaja discusses the western philosophies of deism and theism, and the philosophy of being as taught by Aristotle and Hegel.
Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja lead a general discussion concerning Suddha Bhakti – Pure Devotion.
Discussion of the difficulty in preaching to sahajiyas. The key is to look at their guru parampara to see where their conceptions have deviated.
Spiritual life is a discipline. Diksha is a process of giving transcendental knowledge and removing ignorance..
Hinduism is a mixed bag of many different ideas. Thus, defending Vaisnavism requires in-depth knowledge of our guru parampara. Brahma is our first Guru. Madhava Acharya as well as Ramanuja Acharya, Vishnu Swami and Nimbarka Swami are legitimate. Sankaracharya’s purpose was to delude the atheistic Buddhists back to the Vedas.
There was a discussion on Sripad Bhakti Madhava Puri Maharaja’s Sanyas name. In that discussion Sripad Puri Maharaja explained that Madhavendra Puri (also known as Madhava Puri) is the root of the Chaitanya tree. Srila Sridhar Maharaja in one of his articles explained that Madhavendra Puri is the Pope of our Sampradaya, because he is the first in our Sampradaya, who brought the love-in-separation for the youthful Krsna.
Sankaracarya’s interpretations of the Vedanta Sutra and the Upanishads are only mental imagination.
Devotional service unto Lord Krsna is the only auspicious path.
Srimad Bhagavatam – the natural commentary on the Vedanta Sutra – explains the three features of the Lord: Bhagavan, Brahman and Paramatma.
Sripad Puri Maharaja discusses the erroneous belief of the Sankarites that the material world is an illusion.
Sripad Puri Maharaja explained that, if the material world were illusory, there would be no chance to make spiritual progress. Illusion operating upon illusion does not give liberation or Truth.
Discussion of Lord Shiva’s renunciation versus the higher conception of the Rupanuga Vaisnavas.