The Soul and Its Destiny: Vaishnava Perspectives

Abstract

The article "The Soul and Its Destiny: Vaishnava Perspectives" by Tamal Krishna Goswami outlines a Gaudiya Vaishnava understanding of the jīva. Rooted in scripture and practice, Goswami explains that the soul is eternally distinct from matter and finds liberation through loving service to Krishna. Liberation is not dissolution but spiritual identity realized in bhakti.
Keywords: jīva, bhakti, Gaudiya Vedanta, soul, Krishna consciousness