User contributions for Alankrutha

11 September 2021

• 17:5017:50, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,431‎ N Caitanya Mahaprabhu pointed out that although (according to Padma Purana) there are different scriptures for worshiping different types of demigods, such instructions only bewilder people into thinking that the demigods are supreme ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu pointed out that although (according to Padma Purāṇa) there are different scriptures for worshiping di..."
• 17:4317:43, 11 September 2021 diff hist +15,958‎ In all Vedic literatures we find that the attainment of this loving relationship between the living entity and the Supreme Lord is the goal of devotional service ‎No edit summary current
• 17:4317:43, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,382‎ Our actual function is devotional service, and our ultimate goal is love of Godhead. In all Vedic literatures it can be found that Krsna is the ultimate center, for through knowledge of Krsna all problems of life are solved ‎No edit summary current
• 17:2817:28, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,323‎ N One should not think, however, that the disappearance of poverty and liberation from bondage are the end results of love of Krsna. It is in relishing the reciprocation of loving service that love of Krsna exists ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not think, however, that the disappearance of poverty and liberation from bondage are the end results of love of K..." current
• 17:2317:23, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,180‎ N As one advances in devotional service, he attains love of Godhead, and as he advances in this love, he becomes free from all material bondage ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As one advances in devotional service, he attains love of Godhead, and as he advances in this love, he becomes free from all m..."
• 17:2017:20, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,304‎ N Devotional service is the only path by which one can achieve the Supreme Person. This is the only perfection accepted by all Vedic literature ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is the only path by which one can achieve the Supreme Person. This is the only perfection accepted by all V..." current
• 17:1717:17, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,275‎ N Krsna is dear only to the devotees, and He can only be achieved by devotional service. If a lowly born person is a devotee, he automatically becomes free from all contamination ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is dear only to the devotees, and He can only be achieved by devotional service. If a lowly born person is a devot..."
• 16:5616:56, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,450‎ N Caitanya quoted from the Lord's instructions to Uddhava in SB: My dear Uddhava, neither philosophical speculation, nor meditational yoga, nor penances can give Me such pleasure as devotional service practiced by the living entities - SB 11.14.20 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Uddhava, neither philosophical speculation, nor meditational yoga, nor penances can give Me such pleasure as devotiona..."
• 16:4916:49, 11 September 2021 diff hist +15,980‎ N All Vedic literature recommends that one accept this process - of devotional service the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all Vedic literature recommends that one accept this process"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
• 16:4716:47, 11 September 2021 diff hist +16,261‎ N The paths of fruitive activities, speculative knowledge and meditation do not lead one to the perfectional stage, but by the process of devotional service the Lord actually becomes approachable ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The paths of fruitive activities, speculative knowledge and meditation do not lead one to the perfectional stage, but by the p..." current
• 16:4416:44, 11 September 2021 diff hist +15,978‎ N Actually all Vedic literature directs the human being toward the perfect stage of devotion ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually all Vedic literature directs the human being toward the perfect stage of devotion"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha..." current

5 September 2021

• 11:5311:53, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,702‎ N It is only by abandoning all material gains and becoming fixed in Krsna consciousness, devotional service to the Lord, that one can actually achieve the perfection of life ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is only by abandoning all this and becoming fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, devotional service to the Lord, that one ca..."
• 11:4811:48, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,795‎ N One who is poor in devotional service to Krsna is always in need of material gain. Sometimes he follows the philosophy of monism and thereby loses his identity, and sometimes he is swallowed by a large serpent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes he follows the philosophy of monism and thereby loses his identity, and sometimes he is swallowed by a large serpent..."
• 11:4611:46, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,712‎ N One who is poor in devotional service to Krsna is always in need of material gain. Sometimes he suffers the bites of poisonous creatures, and sometimes he is baffled ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is poor in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is always in need of material gain. Sometimes he suffers the bites of poi..." current
• 11:4511:45, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,467‎ N The process of devotional service is the perpetual hidden treasure, and when one attains to it, he becomes perpetually rich ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"process of devotional service is the perpetual hidden treasure, and when one attains to it, he becomes perpetually rich"}} {{n..." current
• 11:4411:44, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,553‎ N The only possibility is to search for the hidden treasure on the eastern side by the process of devotional service in full Krsna consciousness ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The only possibility then is to search for the hidden treasure on the eastern side by the process of devotional service in ful..." current
• 11:3311:33, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,440‎ N The speculative process of self-realization, or the jnana process, is suicidal ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the speculative process of self-realization, or the jñāna process, is also suicidal"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{..."
• 11:3211:32, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,752‎ N The idea is that a hidden treasure can never be found by one who asks the favor of a yaksa in order to attain it. The result is that one will simply be killed. This yaksa is the speculative mind ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The idea is that a hidden treasure can never be found by one who asks the favor of a yaksa in order to attain it. The result i..."
• 11:3111:31, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,523‎ N On the western side there is an impediment in the form of a yaksa, an evil spirit who protects the treasure ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the western side there is also an impediment in the form of a yakṣa, an evil spirit who protects the treasure"}} {{notes|..."
• 11:2911:29, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,822‎ N Sometimes a large serpent swallows a smaller one, and merging into the spiritual existence of the Supreme is analogous. While the small serpent is searching after perfection, he is swallowed. Obviously there is no solution here ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes a large serpent swallows a smaller one, and merging into the spiritual existence of the Supreme is analogous. While..." current
• 11:2711:27, 5 September 2021 diff hist +13,080‎ N Digging on the northern side, or searching for the treasure by means of the meditational yoga process. By this process a person thinks of becoming one with the Supreme Lord, but this merging into the Supreme is like being swallowed by a large serpent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"digging on the northern side, or searching for the treasure by means of the meditational yoga process. By this process a perso..."
• 09:0409:04, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,832‎ N If one searches for the ultimate goal by the ritualistic process, he will surely be baffled. Such a process involves the performance of rituals under the guidance of a priest who takes money in exchange for service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one searches for the ultimate goal by the ritualistic process, he will surely be baffled. Such a process involves the perfo..."
• 09:0209:02, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,734‎ N The astrologer Sarvajna further advised the poor man: On the southern side there are Vedic rituals, and on the western side there is mental speculation, and on the northern side there is meditational yoga ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the southern side there are Vedic rituals, and on the western side there is mental speculation, and on the northern side th..." current
• 09:0109:01, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,810‎ N The astrologer Sarvajna advised the poor man: The search should be conducted on the eastern side where there is actual light, which is called devotional service or Krsna consciousness ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The search should be conducted on the eastern side where there is actual light, which is called devotional service or Kṛṣ..."
• 08:5908:59, 5 September 2021 diff hist +12,826‎ N The astrologer Sarvajna advised the poor man: Don't dig on the southern side of your house to find the treasure, for if you do so you will be attacked by a poisonous wasp and will be baffled ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The astrologer Sarvajna further advised the poor man"|"Don't dig on the southern side of your house to find the treasure, for..." current

4 September 2021

• 18:5118:51, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,982‎ N As stated in BG, although the conditioned soul is the son of the wealthiest personality - the Personality of Godhead - he does not realize it. Therefore Vedic literatures are given to him to help him search out his father and his paternal property ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, although the conditioned soul is the son of the wealthiest personality—the Personality of Godh..."
• 18:4818:48, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,801‎ N The living entity is suffering due to his ignorance of the hidden treasure of his Supreme Father, Krsna. That treasure is love of Godhead, and in every Vedic scripture the conditioned soul is advised to find it ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entity is suffering due to his ignorance of the hidden treasure of his Supreme Father, Kṛṣṇa. That treasure i..."
• 18:4618:46, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,656‎ N Sarvajna saw the horoscope of the poor man, and he said to him: The horoscope indicates that your father could not disclose this (hidden treasure) to you because he died in a foreign place, but now you can search out this treasure and be happy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the horoscope indicates that your father could not disclose this to you because he died in a foreign place, but now you can se..." current
• 18:4518:45, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,698‎ N When Sarvajna saw the horoscope of the man, he was at once astonished that the man was so poor, and he said to him, "Why are you so unhappy? From your horoscope I can see that you have a hidden treasure left to you by your father" ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Sarvajna saw the horoscope of the man, he was at once astonished that the man was so poor, and he said to him"|"Why are y..." current
• 18:4318:43, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,670‎ N Concerning man's search for the ultimate goal of life, Caitanya Mahaprabhu relates a story from the commentary of Madhva which occurs in the Fifth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam (Madhva-bhasya) Sarvajna to a poor man who came to him to have his future told ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Concerning man's search for the ultimate goal of life, Caitanya Mahāprabhu relates a story from the commentary of Madhva whic..."
• 18:2618:26, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,759‎ N The all-attractive features of Lord Krsna help one in attaining the transcendental service, and it is by such service in Krsna consciousness that one can realize the relationship between Krsna and himself ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The all-attractive features of Lord Kṛṣṇa help one in attaining this transcendental service, and it is by such service i..." current
• 18:2218:22, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,453‎ N One's real desire should only be to achieve the stage of loving transcendental service to the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One's real desire should only be to achieve the stage of loving transcendental service to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Al..."
• 18:1918:19, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,821‎ N Actually the living entity is not intended to achieve success in religious rituals, economic development or sense enjoyment. The living entity should not even desire success in liberation, what to speak of success in religion, economics & sense enjoyment ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually the living entity is not intended to achieve success in religious rituals, economic development or sense enjoyment. T..."
• 18:1718:17, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,726‎ N The execution of duties to attain perfection is known as devotional service, and in maturity such devotional service becomes love of God, the factual goal of life for every living being ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The execution of duties to attain perfection is known as devotional service, and in maturity such devotional service becomes l..."
• 18:1518:15, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,709‎ N Actually every living entity is destined to reach the Supreme Lord. Indeed, it is possible for everyone to understand his relationship with the Supreme ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually every living entity is destined to reach the Supreme Lord. Indeed, it is possible for everyone to understand his rela..."
• 18:0718:07, 4 September 2021 diff hist +13,026‎ N It is because Lord Krsna is always merciful upon His devotees that He has presented all these Vedic literatures (the Vedas, the puranas & the Vedanta-sutra) by which one can understand his relationship with Him & can act on the basis of that relationship ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is because Lord Kṛṣṇa is always merciful upon His devotees that He has presented all these Vedic literatures by which..." current
• 18:0418:04, 4 September 2021 diff hist +13,093‎ N Lord Caitanya has given instructions by explaining that when a conditioned soul is accepted by the mercy of the spiritual master & is guided by the Supersoul & the various Vedic scriptures, he becomes enlightened & makes progress in spiritual realization ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given further instructions by explaining that when a conditioned soul is accepted by the mercy of the..."
• 18:0118:01, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,941‎ N For the enlightenment of bewildered conditioned souls, the Supreme Lord has presented voluminous Vedic literatures such as the Vedas, the puranas and the Vedanta-sutra. These are all intended to guide the human being back to Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the enlightenment of such bewildered conditioned souls, the Supreme Lord has presented voluminous Vedic literatures such a..."
• 17:5917:59, 4 September 2021 diff hist +13,011‎ N Sometimes when he (the conditioned soul) is fatigued, when he is tired of material activities, he wants liberation and hankers to become one with the Supreme Lord, but at other times he thinks that by working hard to gratify his senses he will be happy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes when he is fatigued, when he is tired of material activities, he wants liberation and hankers to become one with the..."
• 17:4817:48, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,654‎ N Caitanya Mahaprabhu went on to teach that for each and every moment he is engaged in some fruitive activity, the conditioned soul forgets his real identity ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu went on to teach that for each and every moment he is engaged in some fruitive activity, the conditioned..."
• 17:4517:45, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,596‎ N Caitanya Mahaprabhu quotes the verse from Bhagavad-gita: The divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it - BG 7.14 ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu quotes the following verse from Bhagavad-gītā"|"The divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three mode..."
• 17:4317:43, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,753‎ N A Krsna conscious person knowing that he would not be happy by working for himself, he engages all his energies in the service of the Supreme Lord and thereby gains release from the clutches of illusory material energy ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Knowing that he would not be happy by working for himself, he engages all his energies in the service of the Supreme Lord and..."
• 17:2817:28, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,475‎ N There is no question of darkness where there is light, and Krsna consciousness is the light that dispels the darkness of material sense enjoyment ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no question of darkness where there is light, and Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the light that dispels the darkness of..." current
• 17:2017:20, 4 September 2021 diff hist +12,644‎ N To escape the entanglement, he (the living entity) has only to perform his duty and to surrender unto the Supreme Lord with intelligence and devotion and with sincere Krsna consciousness ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To escape this entanglement, he has only to perform his duty and to surrender unto the Supreme Lord with intelligence and devo..."
• 17:1517:15, 4 September 2021 diff hist 0‎ m Indeed, his (the living entity's) whole conception of the material universe arises from this false identification with the body, for he becomes attached to the body and its by-products ‎ Alankrutha moved page Indeed, his (the living entity/'s) whole conception of the material universe arises from this false identification with the body, for he becomes attached to the body and its by-products to Indeed, his (the living entity's) whole conception of the material universe arises from this false identification with the body, for he becomes attached to the body and its by-products

30 August 2021

• 17:5517:55, 30 August 2021 diff hist +12,950‎ When a living entity forgets the constitutional nature of his relationship with God, he is at once overwhelmed by the external energy. This is the cause of his false ego, his false identification of the body with the self ‎No edit summary current
• 17:5317:53, 30 August 2021 diff hist +12,641‎ N Indeed, his (the living entity's) whole conception of the material universe arises from this false identification with the body, for he becomes attached to the body and its by-products ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, his whole conception of the material universe arises from this false identification with the body, for he becomes atta..."
• 17:4617:46, 30 August 2021 diff hist +12,814‎ N A godless concept of life is maya. One who is actually learned in the Vedic literatures surrenders unto the Supreme Lord with great devotion and accepts Him as the supreme goal ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a godless concept of life is māyā. One who is actually learned in the Vedic literatures surrenders unto the Supreme Lord wit..." current
• 17:4317:43, 30 August 2021 diff hist +12,958‎ N The living entity may not believe in the existence of God, or he may think that he has no relationship with God, but these are all "illusions," or maya. Due to absorption in this false conception of life, man is always fearful and full of anxieties ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He may not believe in the existence of God, or he may think that he has no relationship with God, but these are all"|"illusion..."
• 17:3917:39, 30 August 2021 diff hist +12,710‎ N Actually, maya means "that which is not." It has no existence. Thus it is false to think that the living entity has no connection with the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, maya means"|"that which is not"|"It has no existence"|"Thus it is false to think that the living entity has no conne..."