User contributions for Amala Sundari
7 September 2022
- 11:4411:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist +7 As it is said in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.2.47): "A person who is very faithfully engaged in the worship of the Deity in the temple but does not know how to behave toward devotees or people in general is called a prakrta-bhakta, or kanistha-adhikari" No edit summary
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,984 Your vivid description of the prearrangement of Rathayatra ceremony was so nice and elaborate that it has moved my heart. I thank you very much for grasping the momentum of Krishna Consciousness, by your advanced service attitude No edit summary current
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,610 Vivid description of how the rays of the sun are distributed throughout the different planetary systems of the universe is very scientific No edit summary current
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +9,706 This place is also known as Viraja, because it is free from the influence of the three qualities of the material world. In the Mrtyunjaya-tantra, a Vedic scripture, there is a vivid description of this Karana Ocean, or Viraja No edit summary current
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,731 The asuras cannot recognize the existence of the Lord, although there are vivid descriptions of the Lord in the revealed scriptures, although the Lord incarnates and exhibits His uncommon strength and energy No edit summary current
- 11:0811:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 There is a vivid description (in the Bhagavat-sandarbha) of the transcendental position known as suddha-sattva No edit summary
- 11:0811:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,030 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave Ramananda Raya a vivid description of His travels to the holy places and told him how He had acquired the two books named Krsna-karnamrta and Brahma-samhita. The Lord delivered the books to Ramananda Raya No edit summary current
- 11:0811:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,413 Srila Rupa Gosvami gives us a vivid description of Krsna as the reservoir of all pleasure in his Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu No edit summary
- 11:0611:06, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (11.127-140) there is a vivid description of what is required in Deity worship. There are sixty-four items mentioned No edit summary current
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,002 In the Gita Lord Krsna gives only a small hint of His personal abode (Goloka Vrndavana) which is the supermost planet in the spiritual kingdom. A vivid description is given in the Brahma-samhita. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,766 In the First Chapter I (Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) have given a synopsis of the last pastimes (antya-lila). Within this chapter is a vivid description of some of the pastimes of the Lord that took place toward the end of His life No edit summary current
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,229 In the Dasama-skandha, the Tenth Canto, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, there is a vivid description of how the demons appear before Krsna in various wonderful forms. For instance, Bakasura appeared before Krsna and His cowherd boyfriends as a gigantic crane No edit summary
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,699 Being afraid of his book's becoming too voluminous, he left some places without vivid descriptions. I shall try to fill those places as far as possible No edit summary current
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +12 A vivid description of these raghavera jhali (of CC Adi 10.28) is to be found in Chapter Ten of the Antya-lila portion of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta No edit summary current
- 10:5010:50, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,379 When a devotee is situated on the platform of santa-rasa, he desires neither elevation to the heavenly planets nor liberation. These are the results of karma and jnana, and the devotee considers them no better than hell No edit summary current
- 10:4910:49, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,201 Sudama thought, "Aspiring for elevation to the heavenly planets, liberation, all kinds of material opulence, or perfection in the powers of mystic yoga, everyone throughout the universe worships the lotus feet of Lord Krsna" No edit summary current
- 10:4910:49, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,794 Such devotees are not interested even in so-called liberation, and they certainly have no interest in material activities for elevation to the heavenly planets for sense gratification No edit summary
- 10:4810:48, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,658 Maharaja Nabhi is so desirous of having a son that he is worshiping You for a son, although You can offer him any exalted position, including elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation back to Godhead No edit summary current
- 10:4810:48, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,437 Krsna said, "They (the brahmanas) are now engaged in performing Vedic sacrifices known as Angirasa, for they desire elevation to the heavenly planets. All of you please go to them" No edit summary
- 10:4810:48, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,118 King Barhisman was engaged in different types of sacrifice for elevation to the heavenly planets. People generally are attracted by these activities, and very rarely is a person attracted to devotional service, as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms No edit summary
- 10:4610:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,520 In the Vedas many sacrifices are recommended for elevation to the heavenly planets, especially the jyotistoma sacrifices. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:4510:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,834 Inhabitants of Vrndavana never desired anything like elevation to the heavenly planets or merging into the effulgence of Brahman to become one with the Absolute Truth because of their great desire to love Krsna No edit summary
- 10:4510:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,936 If a fruitive worker thinks that Lord Krsna is an ordinary mortal, he does not attain the goal of his fruitive work - elevation to the heavenly planets No edit summary current
- 10:4410:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,121 Elevation to the heavenly planets, liberation from material bondage, and condemnation to hell are all equal to the devotee. The devotee’s only desire is to be attached to the lotus feet of Krsna and to engage in His transcendental loving service No edit summary current
- 10:4410:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist −6 A pure devotee who has been trained in the practice of chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord and His fame, qualities, form, paraphernalia and so on is never interested in elevation to the heavenly planets No edit summary current
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,897 A pure devotee is never interested in elevation to the heavenly planets, even though such places are extremely dear even to the demigods No edit summary current
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,094 A person who is a devotee of Narayana is not afraid of a hellish condition, because he considers it the same as elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. The devotees of Lord Narayana are accustomed to seeing all these things on the same level No edit summary current
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +13,251 A person who desires elevation to the heavenly planets worships various demigods, and material nature may be pleased to offer such devotees their desired positions No edit summary
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,139 After performing various sacrificial rituals for elevation to the heavenly planets, the karmis go there and enjoy themselves with the demigods to the extent that they have obtained the results of pious activities - Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.10.23 No edit summary current
- 09:1909:19, 7 September 2022 diff hist −11 We should not optimistically think, "Everyone is dying, but I shall live." Why will you live if everyone is dying? Your grandfather has died, your great-grandfather has died, other relatives of yours have died - why should you live? You will also die No edit summary current
- 09:1909:19, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,702 We are going three times, four times India. Who is dying? Everyone is dying natural death. This is all propaganda, to make their position secure. That's all. I have never seen anyone dying for starvation No edit summary current
- 09:1909:19, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,730 Here the most wonderful thing is that everyone is seeing that everyone is dying every moment, but the man seeing, he's thinking that he will live forever. This is the most wonderful thing No edit summary current
- 09:1809:18, 7 September 2022 diff hist −11 Everyone is dying, for no one can live here permanently, but one who dies after executing a life of tapasya is a brahmana, and one who dies like a cat or dog, without executing tapasya, is called a krpana No edit summary current
- 07:0907:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,632 The sankirtana movement went on from one part of the town to another, as the Lord wandered everywhere performing kirtana. In this way He inundated the whole world by distributing love of Godhead No edit summary current
- 07:0907:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,419 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, although distributing love of Godhead unlimitedly, still remained the supreme owner of this transcendental opulence. His devotees, who learned it from Him, also had to distribute it munificently all over the world No edit summary
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in his Anubhasya, The Sakha-nirnaya, verse 35 mentions Uddhava dasa as being greatly qualified in distributing love of Godhead to everyone No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,164 Sometimes jealous persons criticize the Krsna consciousness movement because it engages equally both boys and girls in distributing love of Godhead No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 In distributing love of Godhead one should not consider whether the recipients are Europeans, Americans, Hindus, Muslims, etc. The Krsna consciousness movement should be spread wherever possible No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,899 In distributing love of Godhead, Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates did not consider who was a fit candidate and who was not, nor where such distribution should or should not take place No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,670 By the mercy of the Lord, all truths were revealed to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and he could understand the importance of chanting the holy name and distributing love of Godhead everywhere No edit summary current
- 07:0707:07, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 Both of them (Krsnadasa Brahmacari and Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) were expert in distributing love of Godhead to the fallen souls of this age No edit summary current
- 06:0606:06, 7 September 2022 diff hist +8,886 To understand what is actually religion is very difficult even if one is situated in the principles of morality and nonviolence. It is very confidential because as soon as one is conversant with the real principles of religion, he is at once liberated No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,047 If one is situated in KC, then that path is guaranteed for his elevation to the perfectional stage. If one does not take to this path of self-realization, then he is surely to be conducted by the influence of the modes of nature. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,454 If one is situated in an opulent position in spiritual advancement, his opulence never decreases. Therefore such a spiritual benediction is called bhuti or vibhuti. Krsna confirms this in Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +9 If one is situated firmly in KC, the greatest danger cannot disturb him. There are so many dangers in life because the material world is a place of danger. We tend to close our eyes to this, and because we are foolish we try to adjust to these dangers No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +10 Certainly this was astonishing. One cannot attain complete satisfaction even if one is situated in the greatest material opulence No edit summary current
6 September 2022
- 15:1015:10, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,316 When we come to spiritual activities, we find that these are also divided into two: namely, understanding of one's own self (or one's constitutional position), and the truth regarding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:1015:10, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,182 The actual interest of all living entities - indeed, the goal of life - is to return home, back to Godhead. This is the interest of one's own self, one's wife, one's children, one's disciples and one's friends, relatives, countrymen and all humanity No edit summary current
- 15:0915:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,588 Srimad-Bhagavatam gives the right knowledge of one's own self, and by hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam one can get free from material attachment and enter into the kingdom of fearlessness No edit summary
- 15:0915:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,036 Some of the philosophers, who deny all sorts of duality, declare that one's own self is responsible for his personal happiness and distress. Others say that superhuman powers are responsible, while yet others say that activity is responsible No edit summary current