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30 July 2020
- 16:4516:45, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,494 N They (demoniac persons) aspire for material enjoyment by perfection of yoga or meditation. In Bhagavad-gita it is stated by the Lord that the intelligence of those who worship the demigods has been spoiled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They aspire for material enjoyment by perfection of yoga or meditation. In Bhagavad-gita it is stated by the Lord that the int..."
- 16:3916:39, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,526 N They (demoniac persons) advise that one can satisfy the senses and at the same time, by reciting some mantra and by some practice, can aspire for perfection. Such persons are described here as hata-medhasah, which means those whose brains are spoiled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They advise that one can satisfy the senses and at the same time, by reciting some mantra and by some practice, can cheaply as..."
- 16:3016:30, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,419 N The Lord is so kind that if so-called yogis are satisfied by hellish pleasures, He can give them facilities to attain all the material pleasures they desire, but they cannot attain the perfectional stage attained by Kardama Muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is so kind that if so-called yogīs are satisfied by hellish pleasures, He can give them facilities to attain all the..."
- 16:2516:25, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,294 N This (enjoying the senses and practicing yoga) is condemned here by Kardama Muni; he says that such material pleasures are available for cats and dogs in a hellish condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is condemned here by Kardama Muni; he says that such material pleasures are available for cats and dogs in a hellish cond..."
- 15:5715:57, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,359 N Modern yogis advise that because one has senses, one must enjoy to the fullest extent like cats and dogs, yet one can go on and practice yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern yogīs advise that because one has senses, one must enjoy to the fullest extent like cats and dogs, yet one can go on a..." current
- 15:4915:49, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,560 N Material pleasures can be attained even by hogs and dogs, whose condition of life is hellish. The hog also eats, sleeps and enjoys sex life to the full extent, and it is also very satisfied with such hellish enjoyment of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material pleasures can be attained even by hogs and dogs, whose condition of life is hellish. The hog also eats, sleeps and en..."
- 15:4115:41, 30 July 2020 diff hist +4,429 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita, Seventh Chapter, there are two kinds of devotees - those who desire material pleasures and those who desire nothing but service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, Seventh Chapter, there are two kinds of devotees—those who desire material pleasures and those..."
- 15:2815:28, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,560 N He (Kardama) was not a fictitious yogi. Those who are actually on the advanced path aspire only to see the eternal form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was not a fictitious yogī. Those who are actually on the advanced path aspire only to see the eternal form of the Lord"}}..."
- 15:1715:17, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,954 N When one is freed from all designated conditional life and fully engages in the service of the Lord, one's service is called bhakti-yoga. Kardama Muni admits that seeing the Lord personally in bhakti-yoga is the perfection of sight Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is freed from all designated conditional life and fully engages in the service of the Lord, one's service is called b..." current
- 15:1215:12, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,969 N When all the senses engage in relationship with the Personality of Godhead, one's perfection is technically called bhakti-yoga, which entails detaching the senses from material indulgence and attaching them to the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When all the senses engage in relationship with the Personality of Godhead, one's perfection is technically called bhakti-yoga..."
- 15:0015:00, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,750 N These statements (of Kardama Muni) are the pure devotional situation; for a devotee, the perfection of the senses is to engage in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These statements are the pure devotional situation; for a devotee, the perfection of the senses is to engage in the service of..."
- 14:4914:49, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,847 N Kardama Muni says: Your Lordship is the reservoir of all that can be understood by the nomenclature of goodness, and by experiencing You face to face, eye to eye, the perfection of sight has now been attained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kardama Muni says, "Your Lordship is the reservoir of all that can be understood by the nomenclature of goodness, and by exper..."
- 14:4314:43, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,759 When one's body, mind and activities are situated in the service of the Lord, one is on the highest perfectional stage of goodness No edit summary current
- 14:4014:40, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,522 N They (Real Devotees of Bhakti-yoga) are prepared to undergo all kinds of tribulation, provided they can make progress in the realization of the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are prepared to undergo all kinds of tribulation, provided they can make progress in the realization of the Personality o..."
- 14:3614:36, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,680 N Real devotees of bhakti-yoga accept only the material necessities of life absolutely needed to maintain the body and soul together; they refrain completely from all exaggerated material sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real devotees of bhakti-yoga accept only the material necessities of life absolutely needed to maintain the body and soul toge..."
- 14:3014:30, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,702 N If, through the yoga system, one wants to attain the stage of seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, but is attracted instead to attainment of some material power, then he is detoured from proceeding further Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If, through the yoga system, one wants to attain the stage of seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, but is a..."
- 14:2614:26, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,635 N Devotional service begins with the relationship of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul, or Krsna and Krsna's devotees, and when one attains it there is no question of falling down Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service begins with the relationship of the individual soul and the Supreme Soul, or Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa's..."
- 14:2014:20, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,488 N Achieving such material success in yoga (eight yogic perfections) is not the perfection or the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is described here (SB 3.21.12): Kardama Muni saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His eternal form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"achieving such material success in yoga is not the perfection or the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal is described here: Karda..."
- 14:1514:15, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,514 N There are eight perfections in the astanga-yoga system. One who has attained them can become lighter than the lightest and greater than the greatest, and he can achieve whatever he likes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are eight perfections in the aṣṭāṅga-yoga system. One who has attained them can become lighter than the lightest..." current
- 14:1014:10, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,458 N Unless one attains this stage of perfection - beyond the perfection of the preliminaries of the yoga system - there is no ultimate realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one attains this stage of perfection—beyond the perfection of the preliminaries of the yoga system—there is no ulti..."
- 14:0614:06, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,528 N According to Patanjali, when one is fixed in constant realization of the supreme form of the Lord, one has attained the perfectional stage, as attained by Kardama Muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Patañjali, when one is fixed in constant realization of the supreme form of the Lord, one has attained the perfe..." current
- 13:5613:56, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,614 N His (Patanjali's) proposal is that when one is freed from material desires and fixed in spiritual realization of the self and the Superself, that is called cit-sakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His proposal is that when one is freed from material desires and fixed in spiritual realization of the self and the Superself,..."
- 13:5113:51, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,753 N The oneness of understanding that the Supreme Lord is spiritual and that in full spiritual realization one can understand what He is - Supreme Personality of Godhead - is called kaivalya, or, in the language of Patanjali, realization of spiritual power Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The oneness of understanding that the Supreme Lord is fully spiritual and that in full spiritual realization one can understan..." current
- 13:4513:45, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,688 N According to the monists, when a yogi becomes one with the Supreme and loses his individual existence, he attains the highest stage, called kaivalya. But actually, the stage of realization of the Personality of Godhead is kaivalya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the monists, when a yogī becomes one with the Supreme and loses his individual existence, he attains the highest..."
- 13:4013:40, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,771 N In material activities a person engages in the modes of material nature. The aspirations of such people are (1) to be religious, (2) to be economically enriched, (3) to be able to gratify the senses and, at last, (4) to become one with the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In material activities a person engages in the modes of material nature. The aspirations of such people are (1) to be religiou..."
- 11:5311:53, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,536 N Sometimes impersonalists pollute the Patanjali yoga system because they are monists. Patanjali describes that the soul is transcendentally pleased when he meets the Supersoul and sees Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes impersonalists pollute the Patañjali yoga system because they are monists. Patañjali describes that the soul is tr..."
- 11:4911:49, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,677 N The yoga system described in the books of Patanjali is authoritative, and the modern so-called yogis who have manufactured their own ways, not consulting the authorities, are simply ludicrous. The Patanjali yoga system is called astanga-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yoga system described in the books of Patañjali is authoritative, and the modern so-called yogīs who have manufactured t..."
- 11:4411:44, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,771 N In the samadhi stage one can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His partial form as Paramatma, or as He is. Samadhi is described in authoritative yoga scriptures, such as the Patanjali-sutras, to be a transcendental pleasure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the samādhi stage one can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His partial form as Paramātmā, or as He is. Samādhi..."
- 11:3811:38, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,553 N After practicing the sitting postures and other regulative principles of the system, one finally reaches the stage of samadhi - absorption in the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After practicing the sitting postures and other regulative principles of the system, one finally reaches the stage of samādhi..."
- 11:3211:32, 30 July 2020 diff hist 0 m These descriptions (of Krsna in Vedic literature) are authoritative, and a Krsna conscious person takes them directly, acts on them, preaches them and practices devotional service as enjoined in the authoritative scriptures JahnaviCandrika moved page [[These descriptions (of Krsna in vedic literature) are authoritative, and a Krsna conscious person takes them directly, acts on them, preaches them and practices devotional service as enjoined in the authoritative scriptures... current
- 11:2811:28, 30 July 2020 diff hist +6,342 The realization of the personal form of the Lord is the highest perfectional stage of yoga No edit summary current
- 11:2611:26, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,516 N These descriptions (of Krsna in Vedic literature) are authoritative, and a Krsna conscious person takes them directly, acts on them, preaches them and practices devotional service as enjoined in the authoritative scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These descriptions are authoritative, and a Kṛṣṇa conscious person takes them directly, acts on them, preaches them and..."
- 11:1711:17, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,559 N The form of Krsna is described in the authoritative Vedic literature Brahma-samhita: His abode is made of cintamani stone, and the Lord plays there as a cowherd boy and is served by many thousands of gopis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The form of Kṛṣṇa is described in the authoritative Vedic literature Brahma-saṁhitā: His abode is made of cintāmaṇ..."
- 11:1111:11, 30 July 2020 diff hist +3,150 N The process of Krsna consciousness is to deliver the form of Krsna directly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to deliver the form of Kṛṣṇa directly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandri..." current
28 July 2020
- 18:2918:29, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,646 The perfection of yoga, therefore, does not terminate in voidness or impersonalism; on the contrary, the perfection of yoga is attained when one actually sees the Personality of Godhead in His eternal form No edit summary current
- 18:2718:27, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,377 N By performance of yoga Kardama Muni actually saw the Supreme Lord as He is. There was no point in seeing an imagined form of God after practicing yoga for ten thousand years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By performance of yoga Kardama Muni actually saw the Supreme Lord as He is. There was no point in seeing an imagined form of G..."
- 18:2318:23, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,591 N The varieties of the transcendental Lord - His body, His form, His dress, His instruction, His words - are not manufactured by the material energy, but are all confirmed in the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The varieties of the transcendental Lord—His body, His form, His dress, His instruction, His words—are not manufactured by..." current
- 18:1418:14, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,625 N The decorations of the Lord are beyond material conception, as admitted even by impersonalists like Sankaracarya: Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has nothing to do with the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The decorations of the Lord are beyond material conception, as admitted even by impersonalists like Śaṅkarācārya: Nārāy..."
- 18:1118:11, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,462 N The descriptions in verses 9-11 (SB 3.21) of the Lord in His transcendental, eternal form are understood to be descriptions from the authoritative Vedic version. These descriptions are certainly not the imagination of Kardama Muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The descriptions in verses 9-11 of the Lord in His transcendental, eternal form are understood to be descriptions from the aut..."
- 17:5917:59, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,274 N Sabdam brahma: the forms of the Lord are clearly indicated in the Vedic literature. Kardama Muni did not discover any imaginary form of God, as alleged by rascals; he actually saw the eternal, blissful and transcendental form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śābdaṁ brahma: the forms of the Lord are clearly indicated in the Vedic literature. Kardama Muni did not discover any imag..."
- 17:4717:47, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,330 N Kardama Muni attained success, and the Lord, being pleased with him, showed him His form, which is not imaginary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kardama Muni attained success, and the Lord, being pleased with him, showed him His form, which is not imaginary. Sometimes th..."
- 17:3917:39, 28 July 2020 diff hist +3,183 N Here two points are very significant. The first is that Kardama Muni attained success by yoga practice in the beginning of Satya-yuga, when people used to live for one hundred thousand years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here two points are very significant. The first is that Kardama Muni attained success by yoga practice in the beginning of Sat..."
- 17:2817:28, 28 July 2020 diff hist +5,365 N Unfortunately, people in this age, especially persons who are of a demoniac nature, want to be cheated. Thus the Supreme Personality of Godhead sends great cheaters who mislead them in the name of yoga and render their lives useless and doomed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, people in this age, especially persons who are of a demoniac nature, want to be cheated. Thus the Supreme Perso..."
- 17:1817:18, 28 July 2020 diff hist +5,065 N Where there is no mention of the Personality of Godhead, where is there surrender? And where there is no meditation upon the Personality of Godhead, where is the yoga practice? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Where there is no mention of the Personality of Godhead, where is there surrender? And where there is no meditation upon the P..." current
- 17:1317:13, 28 July 2020 diff hist +5,150 N At the present moment, who will be successful in the rigid performance of the many yoga rules and regulations? Moreover, perfection is attained only by those who are surrendered souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, who will be successful in the rigid performance of the many yoga rules and regulations? Moreover, perfe..." current
- 17:1017:10, 28 July 2020 diff hist +5,557 N After engaging for ten thousand years in performing different types of devotional service, Kardama Muni attained perfection of meditation, but that is not possible in this age of Kali, wherein it is very difficult to live for as much as one hundred years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After engaging himself for ten thousand years in performing different types of devotional service, Kardama Muni attained the p..."
- 17:0517:05, 28 July 2020 diff hist +5,306 N Who is to be remembered? One should remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Not only must one remember the Supreme Person; one must hear about the activities of the Lord and chant His glories. This information is in the authoritative scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But who is to be remembered? One should remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Not only must one remember the Supreme Pe..."
- 17:0117:01, 28 July 2020 diff hist +5,253 N Kardama Muni not only meditated but also engaged in devotional service; to attain perfection in yoga practice or meditation, one must act in devotional service by hearing, chanting, remembering, etc. Remembering is meditation also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kardama Muni not only meditated but also engaged in devotional service; to attain perfection in yoga practice or meditation, o..."
- 16:5616:56, 28 July 2020 diff hist +4,815 N The words samprapede harim mean that in various ways Kardama Muni satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, by his devotional service. Devotional service is also expressed by the word kriya-yogena Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words samprapede harim mean that in various ways Kardama Muni satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, by his d..."
- 16:5216:52, 28 July 2020 diff hist +5,147 N Lord Caitanya has given the greatest boon: in this age one simply has to chant the holy name of God to attain perfection in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya, therefore, has given the greatest boon: in this age one simply has to chant the holy name of God to attain perf..."