User contributions for Nirmal
13 June 2021
- 10:1410:14, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,131 N The impersonalist cannot enjoy life due to his artificial renunciation; and for this reason, a slight agitation of the mind pulls him down again into the pool of material existence. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalist, therefore, cannot enjoy life due to his artificial renunciation; and for this reason, a slight agitation of..."
- 10:1110:11, 13 June 2021 diff hist −24 Devotee takes prasadam in Krsna consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:0910:09, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,080 N Devotee takes prasadam in Krsna consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotee takes prasādam in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|N..."
- 10:0510:05, 13 June 2021 diff hist −94 After offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasadam. Thus everything becomes spiritualized and there is no danger of a downfall. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 09:5709:57, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,235 N After offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasadam. Thus everything becomes spiritualized and there is no danger of a downfall. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasādam. Thus everything becomes spirituali..."
- 09:4809:48, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,195 N For an impersonalist, the Lord, or the Absolute, being impersonal, cannot eat. Whereas an impersonalist tries to avoid good eatables, a devotee knows that Krsna is the supreme enjoyer and that He eats all that is offered to Him in devotion. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for an impersonalist, the Lord, or the Absolute, being impersonal, cannot eat. Whereas an impersonalist tries to avoid good ea..." current
- 09:4109:41, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,126 N A person in Krsna consciousness knows how to use everything in the service of the Lord; therefore he does not become a victim of material consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness knows how to use everything in the service of the Lord; therefore he does not become a v..." current
- 09:3809:38, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,299 N Those who are without knowledge of Krsna consciousness artificially try to avoid material objects, and as a result, although they desire liberation from material bondage, they do not attain to the perfect stage of renunciation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are without knowledge of Kṛṣṇa consciousness artificially try to avoid material objects, and as a result, alth..."
- 09:0709:07, 13 June 2021 diff hist +2,961 N By development of Krsna consciousness one can know that everything has its use in the service of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness one can know that everything has its use in the service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 08:5208:52, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,365 N One who is not in Krsna consciousness, however powerful he may be in controlling the senses by artificial repression, is sure ultimately to fail, for the slightest thought of sense pleasure will agitate him to gratify his desires. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not, therefore, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, however powerful he may be in controlling the senses by artificial re..." current
- 08:5008:50, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,284 N As illustrated by Yamunacarya (quoted in BG 2.60), A sincere devotee of the Lord shuns all material sense enjoyment due to his higher taste for spiritual enjoyment in the association of the Lord. That is the secret of success. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Yāmunācārya, a sincere devotee of the Lord shuns all material sense enjoyment due to his higher taste for spiritual e..." current
- 08:4608:46, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,160 N When Haridasa Thakur was a young devotee of the Lord, he was similarly allured by the incarnation of Maya Devi, but Haridasa easily passed the test because of his unalloyed devotion to Lord Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Haridāsa Ṭhākur was a young devotee of the Lord, he was similarly allured by the incarnation of Māyā Devī, but Har..."
- 08:4308:43, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,067 N Lord Siva was deep in meditation, but when Parvati agitated him for sense pleasure, he agreed to the proposal, and as a result Kartikeya was born. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva was deep in meditation, but when Pārvatī agitated him for sense pleasure, he agreed to the proposal, and as a res..." current
- 08:3808:38, 13 June 2021 diff hist +2,865 N The only method to get out of this puzzle of material existence is to become Krsna conscious. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the only method to get out of this puzzle of material existence is to become Kṛṣṇa conscious"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
- 08:3508:35, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,014 N In the material world everyone, including Lord Siva and Lord Brahma - to say nothing of other demigods in the heavenly planets - is subjected to the influence of sense objects. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world everyone, including Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā—to say nothing of other demigods in the heavenly plane..."
12 June 2021
- 22:2722:27, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,899 N One who is not Krsna conscious is subjected to material desires while contemplating the objects of senses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not Kṛṣṇa conscious is subjected to material desires while contemplating the objects of senses"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 22:2422:24, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,543 N We have to be Krsna conscious-devoted to the Personality of Godhead. This is the aim of the real yoga. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to be Kṛṣṇa conscious-devoted to the Personality of Godhead. This is the aim of the real"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
- 22:2222:22, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,681 N The Yoga-sutra also prescribes meditation on Visnu, and not meditation on the void. The so-called yogis who meditate on something which is not the Visnu form simply waste their time in a vain search after some phantasmagoria. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"meditate on something which is not the Viṣṇu form simply waste their time in a vain search after some phantasmagoria"}} {{..."
- 22:1522:15, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,786 N The example of fire is sometimes given - As the small flames within burn everything within the room, similarly Lord Visnu, situated in the heart of the yogi, burns up all kinds of impurities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the example of fire is sometimes given"|"As the small flames within burn everything within the room, similarly Lord Viṣṇu,..." current
- 22:0822:08, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,722 N Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana, a great scholar and acarya in the line of the mat-parah, remarks: The senses can be completely controlled only by the strength of devotional service to Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses can be completely controlled only by the strength of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nir..."
- 21:1021:10, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,664 N Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana, a great scholar and acarya in the line of the mat-parah, remarks - mad-bhakti-prabhavena sarvendriya-vijaya-purvika svatma drstih sulabheti bhavah. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa, a great scholar"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-12T21:..." current
- 21:0721:07, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,675 N The word mat-parah is most significant in this connection (BG 2.61). How one can become a mat-parah is described in the life of Maharaja Ambarisa. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"described in the life of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-12T21:07:49..."
- 21:0421:04, 12 June 2021 diff hist +5,013 N A devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's (Durvasa Muni's) injustices & thereby emerged victorious. The King (Ambarisa) was able to control his senses because of the following qualifications, as mentioned in SB 9.4.18-20. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious. The King was able to contr..."
- 20:5820:58, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,860 N The King (Ambarisa), although not as powerful a yogi as the sage (Durvasa Muni), but a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the sage, but a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 20:4920:49, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,695 N The great sage Durvasa Muni picked a quarrel with Maharaja Ambarisa, and Durvasa Muni unnecessarily became angry out of pride and therefore could not check his senses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the great sage Durvāsā Muni picked a quarrel with Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and Durvāsā Muni unnecessarily became angry out..."
- 20:4520:45, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,836 N That the highest conception of yoga perfection is Krsna consciousness is clearly explained in this verse (BG 2.61). And, unless one is Krsna conscious, it is not at all possible to control the senses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"perfection is Kṛṣṇa consciousness is clearly explained in this verse. And, unless one is Kṛṣṇa conscious, it is no..."
- 20:1520:15, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,965 N Maharaja Ambarisa also conquered a great yogi, Durvasa Muni, simply because his mind was engaged in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"simply because his mind was engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
- 20:1220:12, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,158 N Without engaging the mind in Krsna, one cannot cease such material engagements. A practical example is given by Sri Yamunacarya, a great saint and devotee. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without engaging the mind in Kṛṣṇa, one cannot cease such material engagements. A practical example is given by Śrī Y..."
- 20:0920:09, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,185 N There are so many similar instances in the history of the world (to Visvamitra being misled by Menaka into sex enjoyment). Therefore, it is very difficult to control the mind and the senses without being fully Krsna conscious. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are so many similar instances in the history of the world. Therefore, it is very difficult to control the mind and the s..." current
- 20:0620:06, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,129 Even Visvamitra, a great sage and perfect yogi, was misled by Menaka into sex enjoyment, although the yogi was endeavoring for sense control with severe types of penance and yoga practice. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 20:0420:04, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,185 N There are many learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer the senses, but in spite of their endeavors, even the greatest of them sometimes fall victim to material sense enjoyment due to the agitated mind. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer the senses, but in spite of their endeavo..."
- 19:5719:57, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,693 N When one is actually Krsna conscious, he automatically loses his taste for pale things. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is actually Kṛṣṇa conscious, he automatically loses his taste for pale things"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..." current
- 19:5519:55, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,890 N Restrictions are there for the less intelligent neophytes in the spiritual advancement of life, but such restrictions are only good if one actually has a taste for Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"restrictions are there for the less intelligent neophytes in the spiritual advancement of life, but such restrictions are only..." current
- 19:5319:53, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,827 One who has tasted the beauty of the Supreme Lord Krsna, in the course of his advancement in Krsna consciousness, no longer has a taste for dead material things. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 19:5119:51, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,781 N Sense restriction by some spiritual process like astanga-yoga, in the matter of yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, etc., is recommended for less intelligent persons who have no better knowledge. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"recommended for less intelligent persons who have no better knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..." current
- 19:4519:45, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,850 N The process of restriction from sense enjoyment by rules and regulations is something like restricting a diseased person from certain types of eatables. The patient, however, neither likes such restrictions, nor loses his taste for eatables. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of restriction from sense enjoyment by rules and regulations is something like restricting a diseased person from..." current
- 19:1819:18, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,840 N Keeping the senses always in the service of the Lord is the example set by the analogy of the tortoise, who keeps the senses within. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Keeping the senses always in the service of the Lord is the example set by the analogy of the tortoise, who keeps the senses w..." current
- 19:1619:16, 12 June 2021 diff hist +36 The best example (of a yogi), set herein (BG 2.58), is the tortoise. The tortoise can at any moment wind up his senses and exhibit them again at any time for particular purposes. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 19:1019:10, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,885 N The senses of the Krsna conscious persons are used only for some particular purpose in the service of the Lord and are withdrawn otherwise. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the senses of the Kṛṣṇa conscious persons are used only for some particular purpose in the service of the Lord and are w..." current
- 18:5918:59, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,046 N The best example (of a yogi), set herein (BG 2.58), is the tortoise. The tortoise can at any moment wind up his senses and exhibit them again at any time for particular purposes. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best example, set herein, is the tortoise. The tortoise can at any moment wind up his senses and exhibit them again at any..."
- 18:2718:27, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,882 Unless one is able to follow the do's and the do-not's, restricting oneself from sense enjoyment, it is not possible to be firmly fixed in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 18:1218:12, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,654 N There are many injunctions in the revealed scriptures; some of them are do-not's, and some of them are do's. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many injunctions in the revealed scriptures; some of them are do-not's, and some of them are do's"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
- 17:5417:54, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,034 N The senses are compared to venomous serpents. They want to act very loosely and without restriction. The yogi, or the devotee, must be very strong to control the serpents - like a snake charmer. He never allows them to act independantly. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are compared to venomous serpents. They want to act very loosely and without restriction. The yogī, or the devotee..."
- 17:5117:51, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,792 N Most people are servants of the senses and are thus directed by the dictation of the senses . BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Most people, however, are servants of the senses and are thus directed by the dictation of the senses"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
- 17:4617:46, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,995 N The test of a yogi, devotee, or self-realized soul is that he is able to control the senses according to his plan. That is the answer to the question as to how the yogi is situated. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotee, or self-realized soul is that he is able to control the senses according to his plan"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}..." current
- 17:2617:26, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,021 N Consciousness in Krsna situates one in a perfect transcendental position called, technically, samadhi. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"consciousness in Kṛṣṇa situates one in a perfect transcendental position called, technically"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
- 17:2417:24, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,129 N One who is fixed in Krsna consciousness is not affected by good and evil because he is simply concerned with Krsna, who is all good absolute. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not affected by good and evil because he is simply concerned with Kṛṣṇa..." current
- 17:1717:17, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,122 N As long as one is in the material world there is always the possibility of good and evil because this world is full of duality. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one is in the material world there is always the possibility of good and evil because this world is full of duality..."
- 17:1417:14, 12 June 2021 diff hist −11 One who is not agitated by material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:1317:13, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,124 N One who is not agitated by material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not agitated by such material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in K..."