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17 September 2022
- 14:0414:04, 17 September 2022 diff hist +19,949 The Vedic conclusion is the understanding of Krsna. Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: "By all the Vedas, I am to be known." - BG 15.15 No edit summary current
- 14:0114:01, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,235 It is stated that Vidura heard from Maitreya Rsi, and that Maitreya Rsi was very pleased. Unless one satisfies his guru, one cannot receive proper knowledge. That is quite natural No edit summary
- 14:0114:01, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,268 If one receives his guru properly and seats him comfortably, and if the guru is pleased with one's behavior, the guru can speak very frankly and freely, and this will be very beneficial to the student No edit summary current
- 14:0014:00, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,505 By going to a spiritual master and asking for his instructions and then not following them, one simply wastes his time. Nor should one approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit, but should go with the aim of rendering service No edit summary
- 13:5913:59, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,228 The word nipat means "to fall down," and pra means "without reservation." Transcendental knowledge is based on pranipata. Therefore Krsna says: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja. (BG 18.66) - Just surrender unto Me No edit summary current
- 13:5913:59, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,222 Just as we surrender unto Krsna, we have to surrender unto His representative, the spiritual master. The guru is Krsna's external representative, and the internal guru is Krsna Himself situated in everyone's heart No edit summary current
- 13:5813:58, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,248 It is not that Krsna is simply in Vaikuntha or Goloka Vrndavana. He is everywhere; He is even within the atom. Goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhutah (Bs. 5.37). That is the definition of Paramatma, the Supersoul No edit summary current
- 13:5713:57, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,253 I am atma, a spiritual soul, and you are atma. We are all situated locally, you within your body and I within mine, but the Paramatma is situated everywhere. That is the difference between atma and Paramatma No edit summary current
- 13:5513:55, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,366 Those who are mistaken say that there is no difference between them (atma and paramatma), but there is a difference. They are one in the sense that both are cognizant and both are living entities, but they are different quantitatively No edit summary current
- 13:5213:52, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,236 There are different divisions for the body: the head, the arms, the belly and the legs. Without the four corresponding divisions, no society can be conducted very well. There will simply be chaos No edit summary
- 13:5013:50, 17 September 2022 diff hist +19,859 If one actually wants to understand spiritual life and spiritual knowledge, one has to approach a guru No edit summary current
- 13:5013:50, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,209 The various yoga systems are given for the machine of the body, but the process of bhakti is transcendental to mechanical arrangements. It is therefore called tad-vijnana, transcendental to material understanding No edit summary current
- 13:4913:49, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,141 In hatha-yoga one undergoes various physical disciplines, but the real purpose is to understand Visnu, the Supreme No edit summary current
- 10:0710:07, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,238 Brahmany upasamasrayam. According to Mundaka Upanisad (1.2.12), tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet - In order to understand that transcendental science, one must approach a bona fide spiritual master No edit summary current
- 10:0710:07, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,305 The Upanisads inform us that the guru is one who has received knowledge by hearing the Vedas. Srotriyam brahma-nistham (MU 1.2.12). The Vedas are called sruti, and the bona fide guru is in the line of hearing from the disciplic succession No edit summary current
- 10:0610:06, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,282 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (4.2), evam parampara-praptam. A bona fide guru does not impart some self-styled, concocted knowledge; his knowledge is standard and received from the parampara system No edit summary current
- 10:0510:05, 17 September 2022 diff hist +19,896 He (a spiritual master) is also firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead - brahma-nistham No edit summary current
- 10:0510:05, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,224 These are his (a spiritual master's) two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession, and he must be established in service to the Supreme Lord No edit summary current
- 10:0410:04, 17 September 2022 diff hist +19,872 He (a spiritual master) does not have to be a very learned scholar, but he must have heard from the proper authority No edit summary current
- 10:0410:04, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,290 God gives us the ears to hear, and simply by hearing we may become great preachers. We don't need Ph.D.'s or academic examinations. One may even remain in his position; no changes are necessary No edit summary current
- 10:0210:02, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,399 For this purpose there is the varnasrama-dharma, composed of four varnas and four asramas. Unless society is divided into these eight categories, it is simply an animal civilization. There must be some systematized, regulated arrangement No edit summary current
- 10:0010:00, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,170 For those who are attached to this bodily machine, the yoga system is recommended. One who is overly attached to the bodily conception is taught to concentrate the mind by some physical gymnastics No edit summary current
- 09:5709:57, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,130 He simply studies the mechanical arrangement of the body, which is a machine (yantra) made by nature. The body is actually stated in Bhagavad-gita (18.61) to be a machine No edit summary current
- 09:5609:56, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,244 The word tad-vijnana refers to transcendental knowledge, not material knowledge. A medical practitioner may have material knowledge of the body, but he has no knowledge of the spirit soul within No edit summary current
- 09:5509:55, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,432 If one goes to a ditchdigger to repair a dictating machine, he cannot help. He may know how to dig ditches, but not repair a machine. Therefore the sastras enjoin that if one wants transcendental knowledge, one must approach the proper person No edit summary current
- 09:5409:54, 17 September 2022 diff hist +20,316 Transcendental knowledge is not very difficult, but the process must be known. Sometimes a dictating machine or a typewriter may not work, but if we go to a technician who knows the machine, he can immediately repair it. The process must be known No edit summary current
- 09:4509:45, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,320 First of all we must receive the information from authorities; then we can speak the truth. One first has to learn how to describe the Absolute Truth, Bhagavan - His actions, His mercy and His compassion upon all living beings No edit summary current
- 09:4409:44, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,092 Sravanam kirtanam (SB 7.5.23), hearing and chanting, are the beginning of bhakti, devotional service. Therefore it is said: tani me sraddadhanasya kirtanyany anukirtaya. The word anukirtaya means to follow the parampara system No edit summary current
- 09:4309:43, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,012 If one blind man tries to lead another, what is the result? If both the leaders and followers are blind, they will all fall in a ditch, for they are all bound by their nature No edit summary current
- 09:4209:42, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,171 There were Napoleon, Hitler, Gandhi, Nehru and many others, but they could not ultimately prevail. This is durasaya. The ultimate goal of life is to understand Visnu, yet people are going on blindly trying to satisfy their senses No edit summary current
- 09:4109:41, 17 September 2022 diff hist +21,873 In world history we see that there have been many leaders who have died working hard. They could not adjust things properly, despite all their hard efforts No edit summary current
- 09:4009:40, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,105 Today no one knows the object of human life; therefore although the foolish people of this age are trying to be happy, their hopes will never be fulfilled. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum durasayah - SB 7.5.31 No edit summary current
- 09:3809:38, 17 September 2022 diff hist +21,629 The king was worshiped because he was a rajarsi, both a king and a sage No edit summary current
- 08:3808:38, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,081 The Supreme Lord is more anxious to give us education and enlightenment than we are to receive them. He gives us His literature, His devotees and the parampara system, but it is up to us to take advantage of these No edit summary current
- 08:3708:37, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,041 The Krsna consciousness movement is intended to give society the proper understanding of the Absolute Truth. We are not presenting a manufactured, bogus philosophy No edit summary current
- 08:3608:36, 17 September 2022 diff hist +21,878 Why should we unnecessarily waste our time concocting some philosophy? There is so much to be learned that has already been given by the supreme authority No edit summary current
- 07:4307:43, 17 September 2022 diff hist +21,719 All we have to do is take this Vedic literature, try to learn it and distribute it. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission No edit summary current
- 07:4207:42, 17 September 2022 diff hist +21,876 It is the duty of everyone, especially one born in the land of Bharatavarsa, India, to make his life successful by taking advantage of this Vedic literature No edit summary current
- 07:4107:41, 17 September 2022 diff hist +21,800 Unfortunately, we are simply trying to learn technology, and that is our misfortune. Real education means solving all life's problems No edit summary
- 07:3907:39, 17 September 2022 diff hist +22,046 Transcendental education means learning how to gain relief from the entanglement of material life. This is made possible by learning about the Lord's transcendental activities No edit summary current
16 September 2022
- 09:5309:53, 16 September 2022 diff hist +21,903 When there are dharmasya glanih, discrepancies in dharma, Krsna or His incarnation personally comes. It is therefore said: yad yad vidhatte bhagavan. Although He comes, He has no anxiety No edit summary current
- 09:5209:52, 16 September 2022 diff hist +22,138 He (Krsna) comes by His internal potency, and He does not take help from anyone. He possesses a variety of energies, all of which work correctly and perfectly - parasya saktir vividhaiva sruyate svabhaviki jnana-bala-kriya ca No edit summary
- 09:5209:52, 16 September 2022 diff hist +22,005 Impersonalists cannot understand how everything is being carried out perfectly because they cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead: mohitam nabhijanati mam ebhyah param avyayam No edit summary current
- 09:5109:51, 16 September 2022 diff hist +22,210 Being covered by the three modes of material nature, one cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, the Supreme Lord reveals Himself to His devotees No edit summary current
- 09:5109:51, 16 September 2022 diff hist +21,984 It is our business to understand Krsna in truth; then our lives will be successful. It is not that we can succeed by understanding Krsna superficially. It is therefore stated here: tani me sraddadhanasya kirtanyany anukirtaya No edit summary current
- 09:5009:50, 16 September 2022 diff hist +21,750 The word anukirtaya, as we have initially pointed out, means that we should not manufacture anything. The word anu means - to follow No edit summary current
- 09:5009:50, 16 September 2022 diff hist +21,696 The bhagavat-tattva, or Bhagavan, can be understood only by the parampara system, the system of disciplic succession No edit summary current
- 09:4609:46, 16 September 2022 diff hist +21,961 The ultimate goal of all activity is the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, Visnu. Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum (SB 7.5.31). Foolish people do not know that their ultimate interest is the satisfaction of Visnu No edit summary current
- 09:4309:43, 16 September 2022 diff hist +22,078 Foolish people say that there is no brain behind the universe, but this is due to ignorance. By taking information from the sastras, the scriptures, we can understand who that brain is No edit summary current
- 09:4209:42, 16 September 2022 diff hist +22,064 We see His energies working in this material world all the time. There is thunder and rain, and from rain comes the food we enjoy. This process is outlined in Bhagavad-gita - 3.14 No edit summary current