Vaishnavism 2 - Universalist Radha-Krishnaism

77. Dr. Huberman . . . Radha is the Goddessof the Gaudiyas, and they see hereverywhere. They have a basis for itthough, so there’s nothing whatever wrongwith it. (331)This corroborates what was said above.78. Dr. Huberman . . . for the Gaudiyas, evenmore important than the scriptural tradition,is the event and the living embodiment ofCaitanya. . . . Caitanya embodies Radhaworshipping Krishna in separation, and thisis the highest achievement of rasa. (333)The life of Chaitanya is paradigmatic for hisfollowers. We aspire to enter into his intensemood of love, but of course that is not possiblefor ordinary people.79. SR: . . . what you have, essentially, is atheology that shows how Radha and Krishnaare ultimately everything . . . everythingand everyone is, more or less, an expansionof Radha Krishna. (337)Therefore we may speak about how ourpastimes are expansions of Radha-Krishna’spastimes.80. Dr. Huberman: So Radharani is thehighest, because she enables Krishna toexperience his highest pleasure, and he, inturn, brings Radha the highest pleasure.This is the great symbiotic mystery of theGaudiya Sampradaya, and it’s constantlygrowing, dynamically, emerging into deeperand deeper realities. . . . So whatever thesectarian emphasis, it has to be understood41