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11 August 2020
- 10:4310:43, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,967 N It is stated in the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam that the topmost religious practice is that by which one can attain to the transcendental devotional service of the Lord, without reason or cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that the topmost religious practice is that by which one can attain to t..."
- 10:3710:37, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,013 N It is recommended here (in SB 3.28.3) that religious practice for economic development or the satisfaction of sense desires should be avoided. Religious practices should be executed only to gain freedom from the clutches of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is recommended herein that religious practice for economic development or the satisfaction of sense desires should be avoid..."
- 10:3210:32, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,797 N The actual duty of one who is advanced in Krsna consciousness is to serve the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The actual duty of one who is advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to serve the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandr..."
- 10:2010:20, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,994 N These particular duties are mentioned in the sastra, and particularly in Bhagavad-gita. Sva-dharmacaranam means that one must discharge the prescribed duties of his particular division of society faithfully and to the best of his ability Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These particular duties are mentioned in the śāstra, and particularly in Bhagavad-gītā. Sva-dharmācaraṇam means that on..."
- 10:1710:17, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,171 N The first recommendation is sva-dharmacaranam. As long as we have this material body there are various duties prescribed for us. Such duties are divided by a system of four social orders: brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first recommendation is sva-dharmācaraṇam. As long as we have this material body there are various duties prescribed fo..."
- 09:5609:56, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,004 N Here (in SB 3.28.2) it is recommended that one should seek out a bona fide spiritual master and surrender unto him (arcanam), for by inquiring from and worshiping him one can learn spiritual activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here it is recommended that one should seek out a bona fide spiritual master and surrender unto him (arcanam), for by inquirin..." current
- 09:5209:52, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,976 N The final statement is ātmavic-caraṇārcanam. Ātma-vit means a self-realized soul or bona fide spiritual master. Unless one is self-realized and knows what his relationship with the Supersoul is, he cannot be a bona fide spiritual master. Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The final statement is ātmavic-caraṇārcanam. Ātma-vit means a self-realized soul or bona fide spiritual master. Unless on..." current
- 09:4809:48, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,912 N In this verse (SB 3.28.2) there are many important words which could be very elaborately explained, but we shall briefly discuss the important aspects of each Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse there are many important words which could be very elaborately explained, but we shall briefly discuss the impor..."
- 09:4209:42, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,335 N Astanga-yoga is part of Vaisnava practice because its ultimate goal is realization of Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aṣṭāṅga-yoga is therefore part of Vaiṣṇava practice because its ultimate goal is realization of Viṣṇu"}} {{note..." current
- 09:3709:37, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,790 N There are so-called yoga practices in which one concentrates the mind on voidness or on the impersonal, but this is not approved by the authorized yoga system as explained by Kapiladeva. Even Patanjali explains that the target of all yoga is Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are so-called yoga practices in which one concentrates the mind on voidness or on the impersonal, but this is not approv..."
- 09:3309:33, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,331 N By all these stages of practice (yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi) one must realize Lord Visnu, who is the target of all yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By all these stages of practice one must realize Lord Viṣṇu, who is the target of all yoga"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Jahnav..." current
- 09:2509:25, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,719 N Lord Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, who is the highest authority on yoga, here explains the yoga system known as astanga-yoga, which comprises eight different practices, namely yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kapila, the Personality of Godhead, who is the highest authority on yoga, here explains the yoga system known as aṣṭ..."
- 09:1909:19, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,272 N It is stated here (in SB 3.28.1) that by following the system of yoga one can become joyful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated here that by following the system of yoga one can become joyful"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{comp..."
- 08:5408:54, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,273 N Bhagavad-gita states in the last verse of the Sixth Chapter that the greatest yogi is he who constantly thinks of Krsna within himself, or he who is Krsna conscious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā, which states in the last verse of the Sixth Chapter that the greatest yogī is he who constantly thinks of K..."
- 08:5008:50, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,339 N One should not be at all attracted by such mystic power, but should attain progressive realization on the path of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not be at all attracted by such mystic power, but should attain progressive realization on the path of understandin..."
- 08:4508:45, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,099 N In the previous chapter (SB 3.27) it has been clearly stated that the desired result of yoga is not to achieve some wonderful mystic power Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the previous chapter it has been clearly stated that the desired result of yoga is not to achieve some wonderful mystic pow..."
- 08:4008:40, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,115 N To begin, the Lord says that by yoga practice one can make progress towards understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To begin, the Lord says that by yoga practice one can make progress towards understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Pers..."
- 08:3508:35, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,192 N The yoga process explained by Lord Kapiladeva in this chapter (SB 3.28) is authorized and standard, and therefore these instructions should be followed very carefully Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yoga process explained by Lord Kapiladeva in this chapter is authorized and standard, and therefore these instructions sho..."
- 08:1808:18, 11 August 2020 diff hist +2,420 N He (who took complete shelter of the Lord) is transcendental to all these miseries - due to the body, the mind, or natural disturbances of summer and winter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is transcendental to all these miseries"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-11T08:1..."
- 08:0908:09, 11 August 2020 diff hist +2,590 N Every living entity within this material world is always afflicted by some kind of miseries, pertaining either to the body, the mind or natural disturbances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity within this material world is always afflicted by some kind of miseries, pertaining either to the body, th..."
- 06:5606:56, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,480 N They (Devotees of God) are situated always on the transcendental platform of the brahma-bhuta (SB 4.30.20) stage of self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are situated always on the transcendental platform of the brahma-bhūta (SB 4.30.20) stage of self-realization"}} {{notes..."
- 06:5106:51, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,824 N Liberation is not a very great achievement for a devotee, to say nothing of the results of ritualistic performances in religion, economic development or the materialistic life of sense gratification. Devotees do not care for these Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Liberation is not a very great achievement for a devotee, to say nothing of the results of ritualistic performances in religio..."
- 06:4706:47, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,464 N They (who are actually intelligent) at once elevate themselves to the transcendental platform which is above liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They at once elevate themselves to the transcendental platform which is above liberation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandr..."
- 06:4206:42, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,725 N These four principles (dharma, artha, kama, moksa) form the transcendental path for the less intelligent. Those who are actually intelligent engage in Krsna consciousness, not caring for these four principles of the transcendental method Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These four principles form the transcendental path for the less intelligent. Those who are actually intelligent engage in Kṛ..."
- 06:3706:37, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,447 N After being frustrated in material sense gratification, one wants to be liberated and become one with the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After being frustrated in material sense gratification, one wants to be liberated and become one with the Absolute Truth"}} {{..."
- 06:3406:34, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,653 N People are after dharma, artha, kama and moksa. Generally they perform religious activities to achieve some material gain, and they engage in material activity for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are after dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa. Generally they perform religious activities to achieve some material gain,..."
- 06:2506:25, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,687 N Bilvamangala Thakur stated: "If I have unflinching devotion to the lotus feet of Krsna, then Mother Liberation is always engaged in my service. The complete perfection of material enjoyment, religion and economic development is at my command." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura, a great devotee of the Lord, stated: "If I have unflinching devotion to the lotus feet of Kṛṣ..."
- 06:1806:18, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,160 N One who fully engages in devotional service is always liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who fully engages in devotional service is always liberated"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..." current
- 06:1506:15, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,606 N Although Svayambhuva Manu, the ruler of this material world, appeared to be absorbed in material happiness, he was neither in the mode of goodness nor in the modes of passion or ignorance, but in the transcendental stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Svāyambhuva Manu, the ruler of this material world, appeared to be absorbed in material happiness, he was neither in..."
- 06:1006:10, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,690 N It is stated in Bhagavad-gita that anyone who engages in devotional service to the Lord automatically becomes transcendental to the three destinations of material nature and is situated in the brahma-bhuta (SB 4.30.20), or self-realized, stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in Bhagavad-gītā that anyone who engages in devotional service to the Lord automatically becomes transcendental..."
- 05:5305:53, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,237 N One who is Krsna conscious is above three modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is Kṛṣṇa conscious is above these three modes of material nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{co..." current
- 05:4705:47, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,619 N Those who are in the mode of passion remain within this material world on the earth or on heavenly planets, but those who are in the mode of ignorance are degraded to an animal life on planets where life is lower than human Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are in the mode of passion remain within this material world on the earth or on heavenly planets, but those who are..."
- 05:4405:44, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,902 N In Bhagavad-gita the three destinations are described as destinations of persons in the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance. It is stated in the Gita that those who are in mode of goodness are promoted to better living conditions in higher planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā the three destinations are described as the destinations of persons in the modes of goodness, passion and i..."
- 05:3705:37, 11 August 2020 diff hist +4,830 N The three destinations are meant for persons who are under the control of the three modes of material nature. These destinations are sometimes described as the awakened, dreaming and unconscious stages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The three destinations are meant for persons who are under the control of the three modes of material nature. These destinatio..."
- 05:3105:31, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,807 N For the entire duration of his life - 4,320,000 x 71 years - Manu engaged in Krsna consciousness by chanting, hearing, talking about and meditating upon Krsna. Therefore, his life was not wasted, nor did it become stale Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the entire duration of his life - 4,320,000 x 71 years—Manu engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by chanting, hearing, t..."
- 05:2605:26, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,772 N It is stated that his (Svayambhuva's) life was very long, seventy-one yugas. One yuga is completed in 4,320,000 years, seventy-one of such yugas is the duration of the life of a Manu, and fourteen such Manus come and go in one day of Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated that his life was very long, seventy-one yugas. One yuga is completed in 4,320,000 years, seventy-one of such yug..."
- 05:2005:20, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,803 N It is mentioned here (in SB 3.22.35) visnoh kurvato bruvatah kathah. When he (Manu) talked, he talked only of Krsna and Visnu, the Personality of Godhead; when he heard something, it was about Krsna; when he meditated, it was upon Krsna and His activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is especially mentioned here, viṣṇoḥ kurvato bruvataḥ kathāḥ. When he talked, he talked only of Kṛṣṇa and..." current
- 05:1505:15, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,755 N Svayambhuva Manu's life did not become stale after some time, for he engaged himself always in chanting about and meditating upon Lord Visnu. He was the greatest yogi because he never wasted his time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Svāyambhuva Manu's life did not become stale after some time, for he engaged himself always in chanting about and meditating..."
- 05:1005:10, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,847 N It is said that the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening and its business is to reduce the duration of everyone's life. But the sunrise and sunset cannot diminish the life of one who engages in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that the sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening and its business is to reduce the duration of everyone's..."
- 04:5904:59, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,824 N The life of Emperor Svayambhuva Manu was not tasteless; as he grew older, his life remained as fresh as in the beginning because of his continued Krsna consciousness. The life of a man in Krsna consciousness is always fresh Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The life of Emperor Svāyambhuva Manu, however, was not tasteless; as he grew older, his life remained as fresh as in the begi..." current
- 04:5104:51, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,551 N Freshly prepared food is very tasteful but if kept for three or four hours becomes stale and tasteless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As freshly prepared food is very tasteful but if kept for three or four hours becomes stale and tasteless"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
- 04:4404:44, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,614 N Krsna consciousness does not stop them (people in general) in their propensity for material enjoyment, but simply regulates their habits in the life of sense enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not stop them in their propensity for material enjoyment, but simply regulates their habits in..." current
- 04:4004:40, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,606 N The Krsna consciousness movement can give the people in general the best opportunity to utilize their human life in the midst of material enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|", the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement can give the people in general the best opportunity to utilize their human life in th..."
- 04:3704:37, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,523 N At the present moment, modern civilization is too much attached to the material way of life, or sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, modern civilization is too much attached to the material way of life, or sense gratification"}} {{notes..."
- 04:3404:34, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,900 N If (conditioned souls) are able to create a Krsna conscious atmosphere, as prescribed in revealed scriptures, by temple worship and household Deity worship, then in spite of their material enjoyment they can make advancement in pure Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if they are able to create a Kṛṣṇa conscious atmosphere, as depicted here or as prescribed in revealed scriptures, by te..."
- 04:2804:28, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,424 N Conditioned souls in general; they have come into this material life for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"conditioned souls in general; they have come into this material life for sense gratification"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviC..."
- 04:2404:24, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,767 N Svayambhuva Manu was considered as good as a saintly sage because the atmosphere created in his kingdom and home was completely Krsna conscious. The case is similar with the conditioned souls in general Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Svāyambhuva Manu was considered as good as a saintly sage because the atmosphere created in his kingdom and home was complete..."
- 04:1804:18, 11 August 2020 diff hist +3,692 N The kingly happiness of material enjoyment generally drags one to the lowest grade of life, namely degradation to animal life, because of unrestricted sense enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The kingly happiness of material enjoyment generally drags one to the lowest grade of life, namely degradation to animal life,..." current
10 August 2020
- 16:1016:10, 10 August 2020 diff hist +6,490 N If one gets the opportunity to take birth in these families (of Devotees or Brahmanas, rich families, royal families), he can achieve the facilities of a Krsna conscious atmosphere without difficulty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā, where it is stated that those who fail to achieve success in the bhakti-yoga principles within one life are g..."
- 15:3115:31, 10 August 2020 diff hist +6,077 N Temple worship by the royal family is also mentioned in Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Temple worship by the royal family is also mentioned in Bhagavad-gītā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complete|..."