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16 December 2020
- 17:1217:12, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,084 N Our (Krsna consciousness movement) only concern is to attract people to Krsna consciousness. We may do this in the dress of sannyasis or in the regular dress of gentlemen. Our only concern is to spread interest in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our only concern is to attract people to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We may do this in the dress of sannyāsīs or in the regul..."
- 17:0717:07, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,253 N Sometimes the Krsna consciousness movement sends its representative sannyasis to foreign countries where the danda and kamandalu are not very much appreciated. We send our preachers in ordinary dress to introduce our books and philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement sends its representative sannyāsīs to foreign countries where the daṇḍa..."
- 17:0017:00, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,856 N Such a sannyasi (a Vaisnava sannyasi) is free to accept or reject the marks of sannyasa. His only thought is "Where is there an opportunity to spread Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a sannyāsī is free to accept or reject the marks of sannyāsa. His only thought is "Where is there an opportunity to sp..."
- 16:5416:54, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,204 N To preach, such sannyasis may accept the symbols of sannyasa, such as the danda and kamandalu, or sometimes they may not. Generally the Vaisnava sannyasis, being paramahamsas, are automatically called babajis, and they do not carry a kamandalu or danda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To preach, such sannyāsīs may accept the symbols of sannyāsa, such as the daṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu, or sometimes they ma..."
- 16:4616:46, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,852 N Unless one is in the paramahamsa stage, he is not eligible to understand the Srimad-Bhagavatam. For paramahamsas, or sannyasis in the Vaisnava order, preaching is the first duty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is in the paramahaṁsa stage, he is not eligible to understand the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. For paramahaṁsas, or sa..."
- 16:4116:41, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,937 N The Absolute Truth is perceived in three stages, of which bhagavan, or realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is meant for the paramahamsas. Indeed, Srimad-Bhagavatam itself is meant for the paramahamsas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth is perceived in three stages, of which bhagavān, or realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is..."
- 16:3616:36, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,945 The Mayavadi impersonalist sannyasis cannot attain the paramahamsa stage. This is because of their impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth No edit summary current
- 16:3416:34, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,901 N There are four stages of the renounced order of life - kuticaka, bahudaka, parivrajakacarya and paramahamsa. Herein (in SB 7.13.9), Srimad-Bhagavatam considers the paramahamsas among the sannyasis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are four stages of the renounced order of life—kuṭīcaka, bahūdaka, parivrājakācārya and paramahaṁsa. Herein,..."
- 16:2916:29, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,021 N The first business of the sannyasi is to preach Krsna consciousness, but if, by the grace of Krsna, facilities are available, then he may construct temples and monasteries to give shelter to the serious students of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first business of the sannyāsī is to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but if, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, facilities a..."
- 16:2516:25, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,561 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains the word arambhan as meaning mathadi-vyaparan, which means "attempts to construct temples and monasteries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains the word ārambhān as meaning maṭhādi-vyāpārān, which means "attem..." current
- 16:1916:19, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,939 N In the temples and monasteries, gatherings of unnecessary, rejected, lazy fellows should be strictly disallowed. The temples and monasteries should be used exclusively by devotees who are serious about spiritual advancement in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the temples and monasteries, gatherings of unnecessary, rejected, lazy fellows should be strictly disallowed. The temples a..." current
- 16:1316:13, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,750 N In the Krsna consciousness movement we welcome everyone who agrees at least to follow the movement's regulative principles - no illicit sex, no intoxication, no meat-eating and no gambling Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we welcome everyone who agrees at least to follow the movement's regulative principl..."
- 16:0316:03, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,763 N Sannyasis sometimes indulge in material opulence by unnecessarily constructing many temples and monasteries, but actually such endeavors should be avoided Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sannyāsīs sometimes indulge in material opulence by unnecessarily constructing many temples and monasteries, but actually su..."
- 15:5915:59, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,701 N A sannyasi is prohibited from making disciples through such material allurements - curing diseases or increasing material opulence by manufacturing gold Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sannyāsī is prohibited from making disciples through such material allurements"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complet..."
- 15:5515:55, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,866 N There are many so-called gurus who attract disciples by promising to cure their diseases or increase their material opulence by manufacturing gold. These are lucrative allurements for unintelligent men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many so-called gurus who attract disciples by promising to cure their diseases or increase their material opulence b..."
- 15:4715:47, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,616 N So-called svamis and yogis generally make disciples by alluring them with material benefits Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So-called svāmīs and yogīs generally make disciples by alluring them with material benefits"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela..."
- 15:3815:38, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,117 N Madhvacarya says: One should be callous to these so-called sastras, neither opposing nor favoring them, and one should not earn one's livelihood by taking money for explaining sastra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be callous to these so-called śāstras, neither opposing nor favoring them, and one should not earn one's liveliho..."
- 15:3115:31, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,116 N Madhvacarya says: There is no need to take shelter of unnecessary literature or concern oneself with many so-called philosophers & thinkers who are useless for spiritual advancement. Nor should one accept a disciple for the sake of fashion or popularity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no need to take shelter of unnecessary literature or concern oneself with many so-called philosophers and thinkers wh..."
- 15:2215:22, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,508 N Anyone advancing in spiritual knowledge must reject such literature - newspapers, dramas, novels and magazines Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone advancing in spiritual knowledge must reject such literature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
- 15:1615:16, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,829 N Such literature, including newspapers, dramas, novels and magazines, is factually not meant for advancement in spiritual knowledge. Indeed, it has been described as a place of enjoyment for crows - tad vayasam tirtham Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such literature, including newspapers, dramas, novels and magazines, is factually not meant for advancement in spiritual knowl..."
- 15:0915:09, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,380 N This time factor is the impersonal representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gives the living entities conditioned by material nature a chance to emerge from this nature by surrendering to Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This time factor is the impersonal representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gives the living entities conditi..."
- 15:0515:05, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,160 N Being under the control of the time factor, the living entities appear and die, life after life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being under the control of the time factor, the living entities appear and die, life after life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
- 15:0115:01, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,523 N Before the creation of the present millennium, the living entities were under the influence of the time factor, and within the time factor the material world comes into existence and is again annihilated. Bhutva bhutva praliyate - BG 8.19 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before the creation of the present millennium, the living entities were under the influence of the time factor, and within the..."
- 14:5614:56, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,147 N One should observe the activities of eternal time, which is the cause of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should observe the activities of eternal time, which is the cause of birth and death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{c..."
- 14:5214:52, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,584 N It is advised that one observe the eternal time factor, which is the cause of the material body's appearance and disappearance, and that one observe the living entity's entanglement in this time factor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is advised that one observe the eternal time factor, which is the cause of the material body's appearance and disappearance..."
15 December 2020
- 18:2018:20, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,477 N Some stress death and point to the illusory existence of everything material, whereas others stress life, trying to preserve it perpetually and enjoy it to the best of their ability. Both of them are fools and rascals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some stress death and point to the illusory existence of everything material, whereas others stress life, trying to preserve i..."
- 18:1418:14, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,288 N The living entities in the material world, not only at the present but also in the past, have been involved in trying to solve the problem of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities in the material world, not only at the present but also in the past, have been involved in trying to solve..."
- 18:0918:09, 15 December 2020 diff hist +2,950 N Everything exists on the basis of Krsna's impersonal feature; nothing can exist without Krsna. The advanced devotee of Krsna can see the Lord everywhere, without illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything exists on the basis of Kṛṣṇa's impersonal feature; nothing can exist without Kṛṣṇa. Therefore the advan..."
- 18:0318:03, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,120 N One who is advanced in understanding the self should understand that unconsciousness and consciousness are but illusions, for they fundamentally do not exist. Only the Supreme Absolute Truth exists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is advanced in understanding the self should understand that unconsciousness and consciousness are but illusions, for..."
- 17:5817:58, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,075 N The unconscious state is nothing but ignorance, darkness or material existence, and in the conscious state one is awake. The marginal state, between consciousness and unconsciousness, has no permanent existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unconscious state is nothing but ignorance, darkness or material existence, and in the conscious state one is awake. The m..."
- 17:4717:47, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,381 N If one takes shelter of Narada instead of material teachers, this (confidential) knowledge is possible to understand. Understanding does not depend upon high parentage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one takes shelter of Nārada instead of material teachers, this knowledge is possible to understand. Understanding does not..."
- 17:4017:40, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,413 N This knowledge is an extremely confidential secret, but it can be understood if one approaches the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the bona fide agent, the spiritual master in the disciplic succession from Narada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This knowledge is an extremely confidential secret, but it can be understood if one approaches the Supreme Personality of Godh..."
- 17:3717:37, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,324 N This confidential knowledge is extremely difficult to understand, yet it is very easy to understand if one takes shelter of a pure devotee. This confidential knowledge is also mentioned at the end of Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this confidential knowledge is extremely difficult to understand, yet it is very easy to understand if one takes shelter of a..."
- 17:3217:32, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,855 N If one very strictly performs the various duties of religion but does not ultimately come to the platform of surrendering to the Supreme Lord, his methods of attaining salvation or elevation are simply a waste of time and energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one very strictly performs the various duties of religion but does not ultimately come to the platform of surrendering to t..."
- 17:2817:28, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,951 N The Vedic ritualistic ceremonies and injunctions are not to be discounted; they are means of being promoted to the spiritual platform. But if one does not come to the spiritual platform, the Vedic ceremonies are simply a waste of time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies and injunctions are not to be discounted; they are means of being promoted to the spiritual p..."
- 17:2017:20, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,031 N The ultimate goal of life is to stay on the spiritual platform, fully surrendered to the parama-purusa, the supreme person. This is the object of the human mission Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate goal of life is to stay on the spiritual platform, fully surrendered to the parama-puruṣa, the supreme person...."
- 17:1417:14, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,765 N To act on the material platform, even if one's activities are sanctioned by the Vedas, is not the ultimate goal of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To act on the material platform, even if one's activities are sanctioned by the Vedas, is not the ultimate goal of life"}} {{n..."
- 17:0917:09, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,003 N Any education or activity not on the brahma-bhuta platform, the platform of self-realization, is considered to be material and Prahlada Maharaja says that anything material cannot be the Absolute Truth, for the Absolute Truth is on the spiritual platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any education or activity not on the brahma-bhūta platform, the platform of self-realization, is considered to be material, a..."
- 16:5616:56, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,777 N One who fully engages in the devotional service of the Lord is immediately raised to the transcendental position, which is the brahma-bhuta stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who fully engages in the devotional service of the Lord is immediately raised to the transcendental position, which is the..."
- 16:5316:53, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,435 N These instructions of Prahlada Maharaja (in SB 7.6.26) stress the transcendental position of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja stress the transcendental position of devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|u..."
- 16:4816:48, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,288 N Karmis desire material happiness, and jnanis desire liberation, but a devotee does not desire anything; he is simply satisfied by rendering transcendental loving service at the lotus feet of the Lord and glorifying Him everywhere by preaching Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Karmīs desire material happiness, and jñānīs desire liberation, but a devotee does not desire anything; he is simply satis..."
- 16:4216:42, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,127 N Devotees are not desirous of any material happiness, including the happiness derived from liberation. This is called anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees are not desirous of any material happiness, including the happiness derived from liberation. This is called anyābhil..."
- 16:3716:37, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,114 N Because they (persons engaged in devotional service) are nirmatsara, not jealous of anyone, they want to make others devotees, even their enemies. In this regard, Srila Madhvacarya remarks, kanksate moksa-gam api sukham nakanksato yatha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because they are nirmatsara, not jealous of anyone, they want to make others devotees, even their enemies. In this regard, Śr..."
- 16:2616:26, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,135 N Nirmatsaranam, persons who are completely transcendental to the material activities of separateness, who make no distinction between "mine" and "yours," but who simply engage in the devotional service of God, are actually fit to accept bhagavata-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nirmatsarāṇām, persons who are completely transcendental to the material activities of separateness, who make no distincti..."
- 16:0616:06, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,809 N In Srimad-Bhagavatam in the beginning of the transcendental literature, it is said, dharmah projjhita-kaitavo 'tra (SB 1.1.2). Dharma, artha, kama and moksa are kaitava - false and unnecessary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, therefore, in the beginning of the transcendental literature, it is said, dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo..."
- 16:0116:01, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,150 N Prahlada Maharaja said, agunena ca kanksitena: if one is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he does not need anything in terms of dharma, artha, kama or moksa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja said, aguṇena ca kāṅkṣitena: if one is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the lotus f..."
- 15:5015:50, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,840 N Bilvamangala Thakura said, muktih svayam mukulitanjali sevate 'sman dharmartha-kama-gatayah samaya-pratiksah. Liberation always stands at the door of a devotee, ready to carry out his orders Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bilvamaṅgala Ṭhākura said, muktiḥ svayaṁ mukulitāñjali sevate 'smān dharmārtha-kāma-gatayaḥ samaya-pratīkṣ..."
- 15:4515:45, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,752 N For a devotee these (to be religious, to be economically well situated, to satisfy their senses to the fullest extent and to attain liberation) are all very easily available Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for a devotee these are all very easily available"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-12-15T15:..."
- 15:4015:40, 15 December 2020 diff hist +5,039 N In an advanced civilization, people are eager to be religious, to be economically well situated, to satisfy their senses to the fullest extent, and at last to attain liberation. However, these are not to be magnified as desirable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In an advanced civilization, people are eager to be religious, to be economically well situated, to satisfy their senses to th..."
- 15:3315:33, 15 December 2020 diff hist +4,994 N He (God) is always sad-aisvarya-purna, full in six opulences, in all circumstances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is always ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-pūrṇa, full in six opulences, in all circumstances"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{co..."