The Saints of Vraja

DETAILS : 

• Author : O.B.L. Kapoor
  
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ ARAVALI BOOKS INTLERNATIONAL P LTD
  
• Publication Date : 1 January 2016
  
• Language ‏ : ‎ Hindi
  
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 280 pages
  
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8181501683
  
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9788181501684
  
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 750 g

ABOUT THE BOOK & AUTHOR

The saints of Vraja, whose biographies are here described, realised God, not in His ordinary aspect as the Creator and Controller of the universe, but in His highest aspect as love and sweetness (Madhurya), in which He does not fret or frown over our faults and weaknesses, but loves and adores us, in spite of our failings, if only we love Him; in which He seeks us as much as we seek Him, needs us as much as we need Him.
In this aspect he can be realized through Raganuga Bhakti; or the current of devotion that flows spontaneously and ceaselessly from our heart over running in its course and barriers of scriptural forms and injunctions.
The saints of Vraja are illustrious examples of this kind of bhakti. Their life stories instil faith in the heart of the reader and automatically set him on the path of realization of God in His sweetest aspect, in which He loves and wants to be loved and to revel always in pastimes of love, with those, who love Him.

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. Amainer, D.Lite 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 I and worked as Professor and Head of the Dept. of Philosophy, K.N. Govt. College, Gyanpur (Varanasi) and Principal, Govt. College Gyanpur/Rampur till his retirement in 1967. Since 1967 he has been living in Vrndavana 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.