The Life of Love (Biography of Sri Srimat Radharamana Charan Das Deva The Veritable Embodiment of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s Universal Religion of Love)

DETAILS : 

• ISBN‏ : ‎9800712607
  
• PUBLISHER : Srila Badrinarayana Bhagavata Bhushana Prabhu
  
• AUTHOR : Dr. O.B.L. Kapoor
  
• HARDCOVER : 550 PAGES
  
• EDITION : 1993
  
• WEIGHT : 850 G 

ABOUT THE BOOK 

"The Life of Love" is an extraordinary biography of Sri Srimat Radharamana Charan Das Deva, a spiritual luminary who embodied the universal religion of love as envisioned by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Authored by the renowned scholar and devotee Dr. O.B.L. Kapoor, this rare and timeless work delves deep into the life, teachings, and profound spiritual impact of Radharamana Charan Das Deva. Revered for his simplicity, devotion, and unwavering faith, he was a living testament to the transformative power of love and devotion in one’s life.

INTRODUCTION 

Behold the man a man among men a flower of humanity indeed! Eye him keenly and you catch the beaming smile. How it differs from the laugh that speaks the vacant mind! And yet how different from the sardonic grin of worldly wise men! It is the smile of one who knows the whole truth and enjoys the blissful repose of a heart in communion with God. Look into the eyes deep in wisdom like the bottomless sea overflowing with love and tenderness divine. Mark the gentle curvature between the nose and the cheeks what a pathetic outburst of heartfelt compassion for the erring sons of men! The firm features the thick ser frame the capacious arms the spacious chest the noble pose the dignified mien above all the perfect self possession that is manifest in them all the creates the impression of a high order of virility and strength hardly to be met with me the commonalty of men we find in the world.

We talk of heroes and hero worship why here is a hero in the noblest sense of the term within the living memory of living men. For who is a hero? Is it the valiant man of a thousand fields that is never daunted by battalions? Here is a hero that knew no fear and made conquests of love wherever he want. Is it the man of gigantic intellect who has solved the problem of life and convinced the people of the truth of his principles? Here is the hero who done the same without logomachies and literary demonstrations who has imparted the truth like a tangible something so to speak by a single touch a close hearty embrace a tender look or a word of mouth and changed the whole course of the lives of men. Is it the moral man who stands for the greatest good of the greatest number of men the minimization of sufferings and scattering of happiness on earth? No man can hold a candle to him in respect of his achievement in this direction for he was like a ministering angel chasing away the sorrows of life wherever he appeared dancing and singing the name of the lord and scattering peace and happiness not only among men but also among the beasts – nay even the plants them selves as the following pages will show. Finally if by a hero we mean the saint who annuls his self and goes about with the message of god and ministers to the spiritual welfare of the world why here is just the man for it for he no paid parson for the parish he – he devoted his life to the salvation of the world expecting no returns no comforts nothing of the kind for himself giving away the best human treasure for nothing the treasure that buys the happiness of both the worlds for the simple reason that it was in his nature to give it away and it was thing only to be given away – love and nothing but love pure love divine which must be given away for the regeneration and resuscitation of the world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Born in 1909 Dr. O.B.L. Kapoor took his M.A. Degree in Philosophy from the University of Allahabad in 1931 and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the same university in 1938. He worked as Research Fellow Indian Institute of Philosophy Amalner, D.Litt. scholar university of Allahabad and Professor and head of the Dept of philosophy B.R. College Agra till 1952 after which he joined U.P Educational service class 1 and worked as Professor and head of the Dept. of philosophy K.N. Govt. college Gyanpur and principal govt. college Gyanpur/ Rampur till his retirement in 1967. Since 1967 he has been living in Vrindavan and writing books and articles on religious topics related mainly to Bhakti. He has so far written more than 25 books and a large number of articles published in different journals. His writings have provided inspiration to the academicians and non academicians alike and have set many firmly on the path of Bhakti.