User contributions for Nirmal
12 June 2021
- 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..."
- 17:0817:08, 12 June 2021 diff hist +1,944 N There is always some upheaval in the material world which may be good or evil. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is always some upheaval in the material world which may be good or evil"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL..." current
- 16:5716:57, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,384 N A Krsna conscious person is always steady in his determination. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Kṛṣṇa conscious person is always steady in his determination"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..." current
- 16:5316:53, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,688 N One fixed in Krsna consciousness has neither attachment nor detachment because his life is dedicated in the service of the Lord. Consequently he is not at all angry even when his attempts are unsuccessful. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness has neither attachment nor detachment because his life is dedicated in the service of t..." current
- 16:4016:40, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,483 N Attachment means accepting things for one's own sense gratification, and detachment is the absence of such sensual attachment. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Attachment means accepting things for one's own sense gratification, and detachment is the absence of such sensual attachment"..."
- 16:3816:38, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,250 N For the service of the Lord, he (a Krsna conscious person) is always daring and active and is not influenced by attachment or aversion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for the service of the Lord, he is always daring and active and is not influenced by attachment or aversion"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
- 15:4515:45, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,427 N It is due only to the Lord's grace that he (a Krsna conscious person) is in such a comfortable condition and able to render better service to the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is due only to the Lord's grace that he is in such a comfortable condition and able to render better service to the Lord"}}..." current
- 15:1115:11, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,619 N He (a Krsna conscious person) sees that his miseries, by the grace of the Lord, are minimized to the lowest. Similarly, when he is happy he gives credit to the Lord, thinking himself unworthy of the happiness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he sees that his miseries, by the grace of the Lord, are minimized to the lowest. Similarly, when he is happy he gives credit..." current
- 14:5614:56, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,724 A fully Krsna conscious person is not at all disturbed by the onslaughts of the threefold miseries, for he accepts all miseries as the mercy of the Lord, thinking himself only worthy of more trouble due to his past misdeeds. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 14:4414:44, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,447 N He (the sthita-dhi-muni) has surpassed the stage of mental speculations and has come to the conclusion that Lord Sri Krsna, or Vasudeva, is everything. He is called a muni fixed in mind. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has surpassed the stage of mental speculations and has come to the conclusion that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, or Vāsudeva, is..." current
- 14:3814:38, 12 June 2021 diff hist −111 A sthita-dhi-muni as mentioned herein (BG 2.56) by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni The sthita-dhi-muni is always in Krsna consciousness, for he has exhausted all his business of creative speculation. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:3714:37, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,618 N A sthita-dhi-muni as mentioned herein (BG 2.56) by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni The sthita-dhi-muni is always in Krsna consciousness, for he has exhausted all his business of creative speculation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a sthita-dhī-muni as mentioned herein by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni The sthita-dhī-muni is always in Kṛ..."
- 14:3114:31, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,406 It is said that every muni has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from other munis, he cannot be called a muni in the strict sense of the term. Nasau munir yasya matam na binnam. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:2914:29, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,581 N It is said that every muni has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from other munis, he cannot be called a muni in the strict sense of the term. Nasau munir yasya matam na binnam. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that every muni has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from other munis, he cannot be called a..."
- 14:2514:25, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,423 N The word muni means one who can agitate his mind in various ways for mental speculation without coming to a factual conclusion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"means one who can agitate his mind in various ways for mental speculation without coming to a factual conclusion"}} {{notes|}}..."
- 14:0414:04, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,873 N A transcendentally situated person has no sense desires resulting from petty materialism; rather, he remains always happy in his natural position of eternally serving the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a transcendentally situated person has no sense desires resulting from petty materialism; rather, he remains always happy in h..."
- 13:5513:55, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,785 N The highly developed soul always remains satisfied in himself by realizing himself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highly developed soul always remains satisfied in himself by realizing himself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord..."
- 13:4913:49, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,801 N One has to engage himself in Krsna consciousness without hesitation, for this devotional service will instantly help one on to the platform of transcendental consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to engage himself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness without hesitation, for this devotional service will instantly help one..." current
- 13:3413:34, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,708 N If one is engaged in Krsna consciousness, then, automatically, sense desires subside without extraneous efforts. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then, automatically, sense desires subside without extraneous efforts"}} {{not..." current
- 13:2813:28, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,748 N It is rightly said herein (BG 2.55) that one has to give up all kinds of sense desire manufactured by mental concoction. Artificially, such sense desires cannot be stopped. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is rightly said herein that one has to give up all kinds of sense desire manufactured by mental concoction. Artificially, s..."
- 10:5410:54, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,720 N A person who is not so transcendentally situated has no good qualifications, because he is sure to be taking refuge in his own mental concoctions. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who is not so transcendentally situated has no good qualifications, because he is sure to be taking refuge in his own..."