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12:2212:22, 8 May 2024 diff hist +8‎ It is only Krsna consciousness movement trying to bring back Vedic culture so that people may be very happy. It is not a business; it is not a religious sentiment. It is a program to make everyone happy. Sarve sukhino bhavantu. This is Vedic culture ‎No edit summary current
12:2012:20, 8 May 2024 diff hist +8‎ It is for this reason that in our Vedic culture the people used to keep a number of cows without any expenditure, and the milk drawn out of them was utilized for so many purposes, very, very useful in life ‎No edit summary
12:1912:19, 8 May 2024 diff hist +8‎ In the Vedic culture there is a system known as sati or saha-marana, in which a woman dies with her husband. According to this system, if the husband dies, the wife will voluntarily die by falling in the blazing funeral pyre of her husband ‎No edit summary Tag: Reverted
12:1712:17, 8 May 2024 diff hist +35‎ How to increase sex desires. This is not civilization. Civilization is how to cut down sex desire and ultimately become free, paramahamsa. That is civilization according to Vedic culture ‎No edit summary Tag: Reverted
12:1212:12, 8 May 2024 diff hist +8‎ Caitanya Mahaprabhu said if you induce people . . . because His mission is to propagate this Vedic culture all over the world. He's not confined within some limited area ‎No edit summary
12:1012:10, 8 May 2024 diff hist +8‎ All important men, leaders of the society, they should take this Vedic culture, Krsna consciousness, and not only preach in their own country, but all over the world ‎No edit summary
12:0812:08, 8 May 2024 diff hist −27‎ According to Vedic culture, first protection: to the cows, to the women, to the brahmanas, to the children and to the old man. This is the first business of the government, to give protection ‎No edit summary
12:0712:07, 8 May 2024 diff hist +35‎ According to Vedic culture, first protection: to the cows, to the women, to the brahmanas, to the children and to the old man. This is the first business of the government, to give protection ‎No edit summary
12:0612:06, 8 May 2024 diff hist +35‎ According to Vedic culture, even if a young woman is given an old husband, she must respectfully serve him. This is chastity. It is not that because she dislikes her husband she may give him up and accept another. This is against Vedic culture ‎No edit summary
12:0412:04, 8 May 2024 diff hist +35‎ According to the Vedic culture, one should be trained in spiritual understanding as a brahmacari before entering household life to beget children. This is the Vedic system ‎No edit summary
12:0212:02, 8 May 2024 diff hist −12‎ According to sastra, this animal-killing is sinful. Striya-suna-pana-dyuta yatra papas catur-vidha. These four kinds of sinful activities, namely illicit sex, striya In our Vedic culture this is common morality ‎No edit summary
11:5911:59, 8 May 2024 diff hist +35‎ Academic means this. They get the degrees, and after that they do all nonsense. That is academic. But this Vedic culture is not like that. He must act. Then it will be all right ‎No edit summary

14:2814:28, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ We worship Lord Siva as Vaisnava. We give respect to Vaisnavas. So why not Lord Siva? Lord Siva is a big Vaisnava ‎No edit summary current
14:2714:27, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ We offer all respect to Lord Siva. We consider Siva as the best of the Vaisnavas. Vaisnavanam yatha sambhu. And we have got sampradaya from Siva. He is considered one of the authority of Vaisnavism ‎No edit summary
14:2414:24, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ The examples of Brahma and Lord Siva are specifically cited here because Brahmaji, Lord Siva, Srimati Laksmiji and the four Kumaras (Sanaka, Sanatana, etc.) are leaders of the four desireless Vaisnava sampradayas. They are all freed from all pretensions ‎No edit summary current
14:2114:21, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ There are four Vaisnava sampradayas, and the Rudra-sampradaya is one of them because Lord Siva (Rudra) is the best of the Vaisnavas (vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh). Indeed, as we shall see, Lord Siva drank all the poison for the benefit of humanity ‎No edit summary current
14:1914:19, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has made the following observations. Lord Siva, being the most exalted Vaisnava and one of the most powerful demigods, is able to do anything he desires ‎No edit summary
14:1714:17, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Sometimes the Vaisnavas also observe this ceremony because they accept Lord Siva as the foremost Vaisnava. But the function of Siva-ratri is not observed very regularly by the bhaktas, or devotees of Krsna ‎No edit summary current
14:1614:16, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Siva is the greatest of all Vaisnavas ‎No edit summary current
14:1414:14, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Since Lord Siva is the best of the demigods, he is the best of all devotees (vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh). His exemplary character was therefore praised by the SP of Godhead, who gave His benediction by saying, "May all good fortune be upon you" ‎No edit summary current
14:1314:13, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Sambhu, Lord Siva, is the greatest of all Vaisnavas. On one hand he is the worshipable object of the dull demons, and on the other he is the best of all Vaisnavas, or devotees, and he has a sampradaya called the Rudra-sampradaya ‎No edit summary current
14:1014:10, 5 May 2024 diff hist +33‎ One who has developed love for Visnu must develop love and respect for Visnu's devotees. Lord Siva is considered the foremost personality amongst the Vaisnavas. Vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh ‎No edit summary current
14:0814:08, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ One should be very careful not to commit offenses at the lotus feet of Vaisnavas, of whom Lord Siva is the best. While instructing Srila Rupa Gosvami, Caitanya Mahaprabhu described an offense at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava as hati mata, a mad elephant ‎No edit summary current
14:0614:06, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Siva is Vaisnava; he is the greatest devotee; he is the number one demigod - and everything is all right. But if you say that he is the Supreme, then he will feel insulted, that - What is this nonsense saying? ‎No edit summary current
14:0014:00, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Siva is the topmost Vaisnava (vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh). It is therefore said, vaisnavera kriya. Even the most intelligent person cannot understand what a Vaisnava like Lord Siva is doing or how he is acting ‎No edit summary current
13:5813:58, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Siva is the greatest Vaisnava ‎No edit summary current
13:4613:46, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Siva has a Vaisnava sampradaya, which is called the Visnu Svami-sampradaya ‎No edit summary current
13:4513:45, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Siva has a Vaisnava sampradaya, the disciplic succession known as the Rudra-sampradaya. Just as there is a Brahma-sampradaya coming directly from Lord Brahma, the Rudra-sampradaya comes directly from Lord Siva ‎No edit summary
13:1313:13, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Siva also has a sampradaya party, known as the Rudra-sampradaya, and they are also known as Vaisnavas ‎No edit summary current
13:0913:09, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Rudra, or Lord Siva, is the original acarya of the Vaisnava sampradaya called the Rudra-sampradaya. Rudra-gitena indicates that under the disciplic succession of Lord Rudra, the Pracetas achieved spiritual success ‎No edit summary current
13:0713:07, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Lord Brahma is bhrtya, a servant of Krsna, and he is adi-kavi, the original creator of this universe (SB 1.1.1). Nonetheless, even he could not obtain such mercy as mother Yasoda. As for Lord Siva, he is the topmost Vaisnava ‎No edit summary current
13:0413:04, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ In this verse (SB 4.6.37) it is specifically mentioned that he was speaking to the great sage Narada, a celebrated devotee. Narada was asking Lord Siva about devotional service, and Siva, being the topmost Vaisnava, was instructing him ‎No edit summary
13:0013:00, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Indeed, he (Lord Siva) is one of the mahajanas, the twelve authorities on Vaisnava philosophy (svayambhur naradah sambhuh kumarah kapilo manuh, etc.) - SB 6.3.20 ‎No edit summary
12:5712:57, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Even though Lord Siva appeared to preach Mayavada philosophy, at the end of his pastime in the form of Sankaracarya, he preached the Vaisnava philosophy ‎No edit summary current
12:5412:54, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ Brahmaji, Lord Siva, Srimati Laksmiji and the four Kumaras (Sanaka, Sanatana, etc.) are leaders of the four desireless Vaisnava sampradayas ‎No edit summary current
12:4912:49, 5 May 2024 diff hist +32‎ At one of the programs, somebody raised the question that we cited that Lord Siva is worshiping Krsna, that he is a Vaisnava. So that person replied that Lord Rama also worshiped Siva. So he wanted to know the explanation ‎No edit summary current
12:3212:32, 5 May 2024 diff hist −17‎ Fight on the principle of religion. That is real fight. Otherwise fight whimsically, that is animals' fight, cats' and dogs' fight ‎No edit summary current
12:3112:31, 5 May 2024 diff hist −17‎ Our fight is for this purpose, no more death. This is real fight. Your, what is your fight? You may save yourself for two years or three years or ten years, but you have to die. You have no such program not to die. But here is a program, no more death ‎No edit summary current
12:2912:29, 5 May 2024 diff hist −17‎ The real fighting is now. Krsna will give you all protection. So, chant Hare Krsna and fight. One movie expert has opined there are so many ideas in our movement. Try to get our ideas into movies ‎No edit summary current
12:2712:27, 5 May 2024 diff hist −17‎ The brainwash books are already there. Even if they stop externally, internally it will go on. Our first class campaign is book distribution. Go house to house. The real fighting is now. Krsna will give you all protection ‎No edit summary current

12:2412:24, 4 May 2024 diff hist +45‎ Vedas; smrti, the Puranas and other literatures, dharma-sastra, smrti-sastra and Purana, pancarati-vidhi - without reference to all these authentic literature, any kind of devotional activities are not accepted by the Gosvamis ‎No edit summary current
12:2312:23, 4 May 2024 diff hist +45‎ Category:Not Accepted By Devotees of God ‎No edit summary current
12:2112:21, 4 May 2024 diff hist +1‎ One can have any of these five forms of liberation (sayujya-mukti, sarupya-mukti, salokya-mukti, sarsti-mukti and samipya-mukti), but of the five the sayujya-mukti, merging with the impersonal aspect, is not accepted by Vaisnava devotees ‎No edit summary current
12:1512:15, 4 May 2024 diff hist +45‎ Sruti, the Vedas, smrti, the Puranas and other literatures, dharma-sastra, smrti-sastra and Purana, pancarati-vidhi - without reference to all these authentic literature, any kind of devotional activities are not accepted by the Gosvamis ‎No edit summary current
12:1412:14, 4 May 2024 diff hist +45‎ Some scholars argue that simply by following the principles of varna and asrama one can gradually rise up to the perfections reached by practicing devotional service, but this argument is not accepted by the great authorities ‎No edit summary current
12:1112:11, 4 May 2024 diff hist +45‎ Usually the features shown in the material world have no existence in the Vaikuntha planets, and thus they are not accepted by the pure devotees ‎No edit summary current
12:0612:06, 4 May 2024 diff hist +45‎ One can have any of these five forms of liberation (sayujya-mukti, sarupya-mukti, salokya-mukti, sarsti-mukti and samipya-mukti), but of the five the sayujya-mukti, merging with the impersonal aspect, is not accepted by Vaisnava devotees ‎No edit summary
12:0212:02, 4 May 2024 diff hist +45‎ The words or songs of a person not fixed in Vaisnava behavior, not strictly following the rules and regulations and chanting the Hare Krsna mantra should not be accepted by pure devotees ‎No edit summary current
11:5111:51, 4 May 2024 diff hist −44‎ An ordinary man not supported by authorized statements of the sastras and acaryas should not be accepted as an incarnation or devotee ‎No edit summary current
11:5011:50, 4 May 2024 diff hist −44‎ An occupational duty of the brahmana is to teach Vedic knowledge, but unless there is an emergency, this professional duty should not be accepted by the ksatriyas, vaisyas or sudras ‎No edit summary current

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