A Philosophical Framework for Understanding and Preaching Kṛṣṇa Consciousness with Fidelity to Vaiṣṇava Epistemology

By Ajit Krishna Dasa

Introduction: The Pre-experiential Ground of Knowing

This paper presents a comprehensive framework for understanding Vaiṣṇava epistemology, intended especially for those engaged in the serious intellectual preaching work of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission. We will explore how knowledge begins not with inquiry, but with revelation—how śabda (divine testimony) is not a supplement to reason or perception, but the very ground upon which all rational thought, moral judgment, and empirical investigation rests.

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