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05:0905:09, 24 February 2013 diff hist +5,040‎ N The purifying process begins from the stage of being liberated from the conception of different designations ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the purifying process begins from the stage of being liberated from the conception of different designations"}} {{notes|}} {{comp…'
05:0705:07, 24 February 2013 diff hist +5,235‎ N Originally, since all the senses are produced of the Lord's reservoir of senses, the sensual activities of the material world are to be purified by the process of devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Originally, since all the senses are produced of the Lord's reservoir of senses, the sensual activities of the material world are…'
05:0405:04, 24 February 2013 diff hist +5,636‎ N The material voice, or the energy of taking in foodstuff, is generated originally from the Lord; such actions are but perverted reflections of the original reservoirs - the transcendental situation is not without spiritual variegatedness ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material voice, or the energy of taking in foodstuff, is generated originally from the Lord; such actions are but perverted r…'

17:3417:34, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,216‎ N The human body is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful because in human life one can perform devotional service. Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give one complete perfection ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The human body is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful because in human life one can …'
17:3117:31, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,135‎ N One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life - in other words, from the tender age of childhood - to practice the activities of devotional service, giving up all other engagements ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life—in other words, from the …'
17:2817:28, 22 February 2013 diff hist +3,573‎ N By accepting the lotus feet of Prahlada Maharaja, who is in the parampara succession, one will be able to understand the mode of spiritual life. In accepting this mode of activity, there is no need for material qualifications ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By accepting the lotus feet of Prahlada Maharaja, who is in the parampara succession, one will be able to understand the mode of …'
17:2417:24, 22 February 2013 diff hist +3,648‎ N One may wrongly think, "In the beginning of our lives let us enjoy material facilities, and in old age we may become Krsna conscious." Such materialistic thoughts are always useless because in old age one cannot be trained in the spiritual way of life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such materialistic thoughts are always useless because in old age one cannot be trained in the spiritual way of life"}} {{notes|}…'
16:5816:58, 22 February 2013 diff hist +3,891‎ N One should not be very interested in material enjoyment; instead, one should be satisfied with whatever material profits are easily obtainable, and because the duration of one's life is very short, one should utilize every moment for spiritual advancement ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not be very much interested in material enjoyment; instead, one should be satisfied with whatever material profits are…'
16:5616:56, 22 February 2013 diff hist +3,642‎ N In speaking to his friends, who were all sons of demons, Prahlada Maharaja stressed that every living entity, especially in human society, must be interested in spiritual realization from the very beginning of life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In speaking to his friends, who were all sons of demons, Prahlada Maharaja stressed that every living entity, especially in human…'
10:4810:48, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,339‎ N Unfortunately, the unintelligent cannot immediately understand Krsna's supremacy. Nonetheless, if they associate with devotees and read authorized books, they may gradually come to the proper understanding, although this may take many, many births ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, the unintelligent cannot immediately understand Krsna's supremacy. Nonetheless, if they associate with devotees an…'
10:4410:44, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,287‎ N Atheists try to conceal the hand of God, which is present in every creation, but they cannot explain how all these creations could come into existence without a competent intelligence and almighty power behind them ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Atheists try to conceal the hand of God, which is present in every creation, but they cannot explain how all these creations coul…'
10:4110:41, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,531‎ N The Supreme Personality of Godhead created this material world with various universes, planetary systems, planets and stars, with varied lands, seas, oceans, mountains, rivers, gardens and trees, all with different characteristics ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead created this material world with various universes, planetary systems, planets and stars, with…'
10:3810:38, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,644‎ N When one becomes intelligent he takes to nivrtti-marga, the path of liberation, and thus instead of rotating within this material world, he returns home, back to Godhead. This is necessary ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one becomes intelligent he takes to nivrtti-marga, the path of liberation, and thus instead of rotating within this material…'
10:3510:35, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,711‎ N All living entities are rotating throughout the universe, going sometimes up to the higher planetary systems and sometimes down to the lower planets. This is the material disease, which is known as pravrtti-marga ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities are rotating throughout the universe, going sometimes up to the higher planetary systems and sometimes down t…'
10:3210:32, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,890‎ N If one has no information about the Lord and His abode, one tries to be elevated only to a higher material position, but when one concludes that in this material world there is nothing but repeated birth and death, he tries to return back to Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one has no information about the Supreme Lord and His abode, one tries to be elevated only to a higher material position, but …'
10:2810:28, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,821‎ N As long as one is materially attached, he wants to be elevated to the heavenly planets because of his attraction to the material world. The Supreme Personality of Godhead declares, however, "Those who worship Me come to Me" ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one is materially attached, he wants to be elevated to the heavenly planets because of his attraction to the material …'
10:2610:26, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,558‎ N Because of the influence of the various modes of nature, the living entities have various tendencies or propensities, and therefore they are qualified to achieve various destinations ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of the influence of the various modes of nature, the living entities have various tendencies or propensities, and therefo…'
10:2310:23, 22 February 2013 diff hist +4,757‎ N Unless the living entity is freed from the infection of the material modes of nature, he receives different types of bodies in which to enjoy or suffer, and according to the body, he is understood to have various inclinations ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"unless the living entity is freed from the infection of the material modes of nature, he receives different types of bodies in wh…'
10:2210:22, 22 February 2013 diff hist +6,131‎ N At the time of dissolution, Lord Brahma, along with all the inhabitants of Brahmaloka, goes directly to the spiritual world. This is confirmed in the Vedas ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the time of dissolution, Lord Brahma, along with all the inhabitants of Brahmaloka, goes directly to the spiritual world. This…'
10:1610:16, 22 February 2013 diff hist +6,169‎ N Yogis instead of going directly to the spiritual world, sometimes want to see other planetary systems, and therefore they ascend to the planetary system where Lord Brahma lives, as indicated here by the word brahmana ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yogis, however, instead of going directly to the spiritual world, sometimes want to see other planetary systems, and therefore th…'
10:1310:13, 22 February 2013 diff hist +6,155‎ N Bhakti-yoga itself is so powerful that even an impious man with no assets in karma-yoga or an illiterate with no assets in jnana-yoga can undoubtedly be elevated to the spiritual world if he simply adheres to bhakti-yoga ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-yoga itself is so powerful that even an impious man with no assets in karma-yoga or an illiterate with no assets in jnana-…'
10:1110:11, 22 February 2013 diff hist +6,227‎ N Performing karma-yoga and then jnana-yoga and finally coming to the platform of bhakti-yoga, one can be liberated. Bhakti-yoga, however, is so powerful that it does not depend on karma-yoga or jnana-yoga ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"performing karma-yoga and then jnana-yoga and finally coming to the platform of bhakti-yoga, one can be liberated. Bhakti-yoga, h…'
10:0310:03, 22 February 2013 diff hist +6,157‎ N Pariksit Maharaja was astonished that the living entities in the conditional stage do not accept the path of liberation, devotional service, instead of suffering in so many hellish conditions. This is the symptom of a Vaisnava ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pariksit Maharaja was astonished that the living entities in the conditional stage do not accept the path of liberation, devotion…'
09:5509:55, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,802‎ N Ajamila begot in the womb of the prostitute ten sons, the last of whom was called Narayana. At the time of Ajamila's death, when the order carriers of Yamaraja came to take him, he loudly called the name Narayana in fear because he was attached ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ajamila begot in the womb of the prostitute ten sons, the last of whom was called Narayana. At the time of Ajamila's death, when …'
09:5109:51, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,256‎ N Only the path of devotional service is auspicious for everyone ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only the path of devotional service is auspicious for everyone"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|22Feb…'
09:5009:50, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,750‎ N By bhakti-yoga one can completely avoid the tendency for sinful life; other methods are not very feasible. Therefore the Vedic literature concludes that devotional service is more important than the methods of karma-kanda and jnana-kanda ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By bhakti-yoga one can completely avoid the tendency for sinful life; other methods are not very feasible. Therefore the Vedic li…'
09:4809:48, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,589‎ N By awakening knowledge one may also neutralize sinful reactions. Neither of these methods, however, can free one from the tendency to commit sinful activities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By awakening knowledge one may also neutralize sinful reactions. Neither of these methods, however, can free one from the tendenc…'
09:4209:42, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,726‎ While performing fruitive activities one can become free from the actions of sinful life through austerity, penance, celibacy, control of the mind and senses, truthfulness and the practice of mystic yoga ‎No edit summary current
09:4109:41, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,709‎ N While performing fruitive activities one can become free from the actions of sinful life through austerity, penance, celibacy, control of the mind and senses, truthfulness and the practice of mystic yoga ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While performing fruitive activities one can become free from the actions of sinful life through austerity, penance, celibacy, co…'
09:3909:39, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,342‎ N The acquirement of speculative knowledge is also considered a method of atonement ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the acquirement of speculative knowledge is also considered a method of atonement"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|…'
09:3709:37, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,571‎ N On the path of fruitive work one certainly commits sinful activities, and therefore according to the considerations of karma-kanda, different types of atonement are recommended ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the path of fruitive work one certainly commits sinful activities, and therefore according to the considerations of karma-kand…'
09:3509:35, 22 February 2013 diff hist +5,324‎ N Sinful activities are painful both in this life and in the next ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sinful activities are painful both in this life and in the next"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|22Fe…'

06:5306:53, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,818‎ N The material advancement of the Western countries and the spiritual assets of India should combine for the elevation of all human society ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material advancement of the Western countries and the spiritual assets of India should combine for the elevation of all human…'
06:5106:51, 20 February 2013 diff hist +7,059‎ N Western countries and the lame man of India should combine together in this Krsna consciousness movement. Then the lame man of India can walk with the help of the Westerner, and the blind Westerner can see with the help of the lame man ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Western countries and the lame man of India should combine together in this Krsna consciousness movement. Then the lame man of In…'
06:4806:48, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,823‎ N Vedic culture is full of knowledge, and a person born in India can fully take advantage of Vedic cultural knowledge and the cultural system known as varnasrama-dharma ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic culture is full of knowledge, and a person born in India can fully take advantage of Vedic cultural knowledge and the cultu…'
06:3706:37, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,916‎ N After attaining the goal of life, one may distribute his knowledge and experience all over the world for humanitarian purposes ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After attaining the goal of life, one may distribute his knowledge and experience all over the world for humanitarian purposes"}}…'
06:3306:33, 20 February 2013 diff hist +4,022‎ N King Puranjana had unlimited desires for sense enjoyment; consequently he traveled all over the world to find a place where all his desires could be fulfilled. Unfortunately he found a feeling of insufficiency everywhere ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Puranjana had unlimited desires for sense enjoyment; consequently he traveled all over the world to find a place where all h…'
06:2606:26, 20 February 2013 diff hist +7,064‎ N Generally hippies are sons of great fathers and great families. It is not that they are always poor. But some way or another they abandon the shelter of their rich fathers and travel all over the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally hippies are sons of great fathers and great families. It is not that they are always poor. But some way or another they…'
06:2306:23, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,911‎ N No one can fulfill any desire without the sanction of the Lord. All the facilities given by the Lord are unknown to the conditioned soul ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can fulfill any desire without the sanction of the Lord. All the facilities given by the Lord are unknown to the condition…'
06:2006:20, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,009‎ N The Lord as Paramatma is situated in everyone's heart, and He gives directions to the living entity to act in whatever way the living entity desires ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord as Paramatma is situated in everyone's heart, and He gives directions to the living entity to act in whatever way the li…'
06:1006:10, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,088‎ N In each body the living entity performs so many acts. Sometimes he becomes a great hero - just like Hiranyakasipu and Kamsa or, in the modern age, Napoleon or Hitler ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In each body the living entity performs so many acts. Sometimes he becomes a great hero"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{com…'
06:0706:07, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,933‎ N An irresponsible king takes the royal position to be his personal property and misuses his treasury for sense gratification ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An irresponsible king takes the royal position to be his personal property and misuses his treasury for sense gratification"}} {{…'
06:0006:00, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,015‎ N Every living entity is puranjana. The word puram means "within this body, within this form," and jana means "living entity." Thus everyone is puranjana ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity is puranjana. The word puram means"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20Feb13}} {{l…'
05:5805:58, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,022‎ N The real evolution is the history of the living entity, who is puranjana, "living within the body." Sri Narada Muni will explain this evolutionary theory in a different way for the understanding of sane persons ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Narada Muni will explain this evolutionary theory in a different way for the understanding of sane persons"}} {{notes|}} {{co…'
05:5505:55, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,903‎ N Every living entity is suffering in this material existence from past activities; therefore everyone has a very old history ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity is suffering in this material existence from past activities; therefore everyone has a very old history"}} {{…'
05:5205:52, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,078‎ N If one wishes to enjoy something in the future, he has to endure trouble in the present. If one wants to become a millionaire in the future and enjoy his riches, he has to work very hard at the present moment in order to accumulate money ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one wishes to enjoy something in the future, he has to endure trouble in the present. If one wants to become a millionaire in …'
05:4505:45, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,018‎ N In order to wear a gold or diamond nose pin or earring, one has to pierce the ear or nose. Such pain endured for the sake of sense gratification is endured on the path of karma-kanda, the path of fruitive activity ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to wear a gold or diamond nose pin or earring, one has to pierce the ear or nose. Such pain endured for the sake of sens…'
05:4305:43, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,979‎ N It is said: upadeso hi murkhanam prakopaya na santaye. If good instructions are given to a foolish rascal, he simply becomes angry and turns against the instructions instead of taking advantage of them ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said: upadeso hi murkhanam prakopaya na santaye. If good instructions are given to a foolish rascal, he simply becomes angr…'
05:4005:40, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,212‎ N Foolish persons accept the difficult path of karma-kanda for the sake of sense enjoyment, and those who are too much attached to sense enjoyment are called mudhas. It is very difficult for a mudha to understand the ultimate goal of life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish persons accept the difficult path of karma-kanda for the sake of sense enjoyment, and those who are too much attached to …'
05:3505:35, 20 February 2013 diff hist +6,125‎ N The great sage Narada cannot decry the authority of the Vedas, but he wanted to indicate to King Pracinabarhisat that the path of karma-kanda is very difficult and risky ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sage Narada cannot decry the authority of the Vedas, but he wanted to indicate to King Pracinabarhisat that the path of…'
05:3305:33, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,667‎ N Because he does not accept the authority of the Vedas, Lord Buddha is depicted as an agnostic or atheist ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because he does not accept the authority of the Vedas, Lord Buddha is depicted as an agnostic or atheist"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler…'
05:1705:17, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,966‎ N Because a person entangled in material activities wants to hear stories of material activities, Narada Muni turned to the topics of King Puranjana, who is none other than King Pracinabarhisat ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because a person entangled in material activities wants to hear stories of material activities, Narada Muni turned to the topics …'
05:0405:04, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,415‎ N Narada Muni warns the King that the animals killed in sacrifices by the King await him at his death in order to avenge themselves ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narada Muni warns the King that the animals killed in sacrifices by the King await him at his death in order to avenge themselves…'
05:0105:01, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,895‎ N It is said in the sastras that by killing animals in a sacrifice, one immediately promotes them to human birth. Similarly, by killing their enemies on a battlefield, the ksatriyas who fight for a right cause are elevated to the heavenly planets ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in the sastras that by killing animals in a sacrifice, one immediately promotes them to human birth. Similarly, by kil…'
04:5804:58, 20 February 2013 diff hist +2,900‎ N Karmis are generally engaged in sense gratification, and for this end they are prepared to commit so many sinful activities. Animal sacrifice is but one such sinful activity ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Karmis are generally engaged in sense gratification, and for this end they are prepared to commit so many sinful activities. Anim…'
04:5204:52, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,020‎ N Because animal sacrifice is recommended in the Vedas, there are animal sacrifices in almost all religious rituals. However, one should not be satisfied simply by killing animals according to the directions of the scriptures ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because animal sacrifice is recommended in the Vedas, there are animal sacrifices in almost all religious rituals. However, one s…'
04:4804:48, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,899‎ N It is the duty of all saintly persons to follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni and travel all over the world to every country and village just to instruct illusioned persons about the goal of life and to save them from the entanglement of karma-bandha ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of all saintly persons to follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni and travel all over the world to every country an…'
04:4504:45, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,788‎ N Even though King Pracinabarhisat was engaged in fruitive activity, the great sage Narada appeared before him. The King was very fortunate to be able to associate with Narada, who enlightened him in spiritual knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though King Pracinabarhisat was engaged in fruitive activity, the great sage Narada appeared before him. The King was very f…'
04:4204:42, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,932‎ N Prahlada Maharaja has likened these pseudo occupational duties to a dark well. Prahlada has purposefully spoken of this dark well because if one falls into this well, he will die. He may cry for help, but no one will hear him or come to rescue him ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlada Maharaja has likened these pseudo occupational duties to a dark well (andha-kupam). Prahlada has purposefully spoken of …'
04:3904:39, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,517‎ N Those who are interested only in a so-called beautiful life - namely remaining as a householder entangled by sons and a wife and searching after wealth - think that such things are life's ultimate goal ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"namely remaining as a householder entangled by sons and a wife and searching after wealth"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{c…'
04:3604:36, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,111‎ N When one actually reaches the platform of frustration in an attempt to discharge karma-bandha-phansa, he inquires about the real value of life, which is called brahma jijnasa ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one actually reaches the platform of frustration in an attempt to discharge karma-bandha-phansa, he inquires about the real …'
04:3404:34, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,317‎ N It is not a fact that those who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth are free from the material miseries of birth, old age, disease and death. The conclusion is that one cannot be happy by simply executing pious or impious activities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not a fact that those who are born with a silver spoon in their mouth are free from the material miseries of birth, old age…'
04:3104:31, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,191‎ N By pious activities one can take birth in a rich family and get a good education and a beautiful body, but this does not mean that the distresses of life are ultimately eliminated ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By pious activities one can take birth in a rich family and get a good education and a beautiful body, but this does not mean tha…'
04:2904:29, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,214‎ N After attaining full Krsna consciousness, the devotee does not return to this material world after death. He goes back home, back to Godhead. That is the perfect stage of happiness, unblemished by any trace of distress ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after attaining full Krsna consciousness, the devotee does not return to this material world after death. He goes back home, back…'
04:2504:25, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,133‎ N Someone may argue that even devotees have to undergo many distresses in executing austerities and penances connected with devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Someone may argue that even devotees have to undergo many distresses in executing austerities and penances connected with devotio…'
04:2104:21, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,286‎ N On the whole there is no happiness in this material world, but an illusioned person works very hard for so-called happiness. Indeed, this process of working hard is actually taken for happiness. This is called illusion ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the whole there is no happiness in this material world, but an illusioned person works very hard for so-called happiness. Inde…'
04:1904:19, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,291‎ N We may discover many fine medicines, but it is not possible to stop the sufferings of disease or death. Actually, medicine is not the counteracting agent for either disease or death ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may discover many fine medicines, but it is not possible to stop the sufferings of disease or death. Actually, medicine is not…'
04:1704:17, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,040‎ N Actually, pure happiness cannot be had within this material world. If we wish to enjoy something, we must suffer for something else ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, pure happiness cannot be had within this material world. If we wish to enjoy something, we must suffer for something el…'
04:1604:16, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,406‎ N If a man is not born rich and he wants to purchase a house, cars and other material things, he has to work hard day and night for many years in order to possess them. Thus happiness is not attained without undergoing some distress ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a man is not born rich and he wants to purchase a house, cars and other material things, he has to work hard day and night for…'
04:1304:13, 20 February 2013 diff hist +5,068‎ N Compared with the work one expends, the gain is not so profitable. Even if it is profitable, it is not without its distresses ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Compared with the work one expends, the gain is not so profitable. Even if it is profitable, it is not without its distresses"}} …'
03:5803:58, 20 February 2013 diff hist +4,885‎ N In this material world there is a great illusion which covers real intelligence ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world there is a great illusion which covers real intelligence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|AL…'
03:5503:55, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,608‎ N In comparison to mundane workers, those who are trying to be elevated to the higher planetary systems by performing yajnas are undoubtedly superior. In pure devotional service, however, both karma and jnana are considered bewildering features ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In comparison to mundane workers, those who are trying to be elevated to the higher planetary systems by performing yajnas are un…'
03:5203:52, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,389‎ N The ultimate goal of the karmis is promotion to the heavenly kingdom, and the ultimate goal of the jnanis is merging into the Brahman effulgence. Of course, the jnanis are superior to the karmis, as confirmed by Lord Caitanya ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate goal of the karmis is promotion to the heavenly kingdom, and the ultimate goal of the jnanis is merging into the Bra…'
03:4003:40, 20 February 2013 diff hist +2,198‎ N All the Praceta princes simply stood in the water for ten thousand years and recited the prayers given to them by Lord Siva ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the Praceta princes simply stood in the water for ten thousand years and recited the prayers given to them by Lord Siva"}} {{…'
03:3803:38, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,918‎ N One can actually be promoted to higher planetary systems or to the heavenly kingdoms by performing various yajnas, but there is no question of liberation or going back home, back to Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can actually be promoted to higher planetary systems or to the heavenly kingdoms by performing various yajnas, but there is n…'
03:3603:36, 20 February 2013 diff hist +3,998‎ N We should remember that the monarchical hierarchy of Pracinabarhisat comes from Maharaja Dhruva, a great devotee of the Lord and the most celebrated disciple of Narada Muni ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we should remember that the monarchical hierarchy of Pracinabarhisat comes from Maharaja Dhruva, a great devotee of the Lord and …'

06:4906:49, 19 February 2013 diff hist +3,115‎ N Ordinary karmis are busy acquiring money for sense gratification, and ordinary jnanis are socially aloof when they speculate on liberation, but actual devotees and saintly persons are always anxious to see how the people can be made happy ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ordinary karmis are busy acquiring money for sense gratification, and ordinary jnanis are socially aloof when they speculate on l…'
06:4706:47, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,629‎ N It should be understood that sages, saintly persons and devotees are not unconcerned with the people's welfare ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It should be understood that sages, saintly persons and devotees are not unconcerned with the people's welfare"}} {{notes|}} {{co…'
06:4506:45, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,959‎ N All the great sages assembled together and, after observing cruel Vena's atrocities, concluded that a great danger and catastrophe was approaching the people of the world. Thus out of compassion they began to talk amongst themselves ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all the great sages assembled together and, after observing cruel Vena's atrocities, concluded that a great danger and catastroph…'
06:4206:42, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,684‎ N Sane people should execute Krsna consciousness very seriously, so that they can go back home, back to Godhead, without having to further suffer the miserable conditions predominant in this universe ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sane people should execute Krsna consciousness very seriously, so that they can go back home, back to Godhead, without having to …'
06:3906:39, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,711‎ N The world situation is so tense that at any moment governments may issue declarations to stop religious rituals. Eventually the world situation will become so degraded that it will be impossible for pious men to live on the planet ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The world situation is so tense that at any moment governments may issue declarations to stop religious rituals. Eventually the w…'
06:3706:37, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,498‎ N What was committed by King Vena many years ago is at present being carried out by atheistic governments all over the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What was committed by King Vena many years ago is at present being carried out by atheistic governments all over the world"}} {{n…'
06:3306:33, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,886‎ N King Vena was not practiced in yoga, but he became very proud of his royal position nonetheless. Because he was not very considerate, he began to misuse his power and insult great personalities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Vena, however, was not practiced in yoga, but he became very proud of his royal position nonetheless. Because he was not ver…'
06:3106:31, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,935‎ N By practicing mystic yoga, a rajarsi could become smaller than the smallest, greater than the greatest, and could get whatever he desired. A rajarsi could also create a kingdom, bring everyone under his control and rule everyone ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By practicing mystic yoga, a rajarsi could become smaller than the smallest, greater than the greatest, and could get whatever he…'
06:2606:26, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,986‎ N When Vena ascended to the throne, he became all-powerful with eight kinds of opulences. Consequently he became too proud. By virtue of his false prestige, he considered himself to be greater than anyone. Thus he began to insult great personalities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the King ascended to the throne, he became all-powerful with eight kinds of opulences. Consequently he became too proud. By …'
06:2306:23, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,494‎ N When the government is very strong, all the thieves and rogues disappear or hide themselves. Of course Vena was not a very good king, but he was known to be cruel and severe. Thus the state at least became freed from thieves and rogues ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the government is very strong, all the thieves and rogues disappear or hide themselves. Of course Vena was not a very good k…'
06:2006:20, 19 February 2013 diff hist +2,577‎ N Vena was very severe and cruel; therefore, as soon as all the thieves and rogues in the state heard of his ascendance to the royal throne, they became very much afraid of him. Indeed, they hid themselves here and there as rats hide themselves from snakes ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vena was very severe and cruel; therefore, as soon as all the thieves and rogues in the state heard of his ascendance to the roya…'
06:1606:16, 19 February 2013 diff hist +3,455‎ N The great sages used to advise the head of the state, or the king, and he used to rule the populace in accordance with their instruction. After the disappearance of King Anga, there was no one to follow the instructions of the great sages ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sages used to advise the head of the state, or the king, and he used to rule the populace in accordance with their inst…'

10:3510:35, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,001‎ N When the Rbhu demigods attacked the ghosts and Guhyakas with half-burned fuel from the yajna fire, all these attendants of Sati fled in different directions and disappeared. This was possible simply because of brahma-tejas, brahminical power ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Rbhu demigods attacked the ghosts and Guhyakas with half-burned fuel from the yajna fire, all these attendants of Sati f…'
10:3210:32, 18 February 2013 diff hist +2,691‎ N Only sacrifice recommended in this age is the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra because in this age it is not possible to accumulate the needed funds for performing sacrifices, not to speak of finding expert brahmanas who can chant the mantras perfectly ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The only sacrifice recommended in this age is the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra because in this age it is not possible to acc…'
10:2910:29, 18 February 2013 diff hist +1,866‎ N It is the duty of attendants to give protection to their master, and in case of failure it is their duty to die ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of attendants to give protection to their master, and in case of failure it is their duty to die"}} {{notes|}} {{c…'
10:2810:28, 18 February 2013 diff hist +2,406‎ N The attendants who came with Sati were meant to protect her from calamities, but since they were unable to protect their master's wife, they decided to die for her, and before dying they wanted to kill Daksa ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The attendants who came with Sati were meant to protect her from calamities, but since they were unable to protect their master's…'
10:2410:24, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,489‎ N For the simple reason that his son-in-law, Lord Siva, did not stand up to show him the formality of respect, Daksa became so angry and hardhearted that he tolerated even the death of his dearest daughter ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the simple reason that his son-in-law, Lord Siva, did not stand up to show him the formality of respect, he became so angry a…'
10:2210:22, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,229‎ N Brahmanas are generally very softhearted and forbearing because they have the power to control the senses and the mind. Daksa, however, was not forbearing ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmanas are generally very softhearted and forbearing because they have the power to control the senses and the mind. Daksa, ho…'
10:1910:19, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,557‎ N Sati tried her best to mitigate the misunderstanding between the son-in-law and the father-in-law by coming to her father's house, even without an invitation, and at that time Daksa should have received her, forgetting all past misunderstandings ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sati tried her best to mitigate the misunderstanding between the son-in-law and the father-in-law by coming to her father's house…'
10:1710:17, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,713‎ N Persons who are too sexually inclined and materialistic become so hardhearted because of a slight loss of prestige that they can tolerate even the death of their children ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are too sexually inclined and materialistic become so hardhearted because of a slight loss of prestige that they can …'
10:1410:14, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,166‎ N Daksa means "expert," and he was given this name because of his ability to beget many hundreds and thousands of children ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"and he was given this name because of his ability to beget many hundreds and thousands of children"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsna…'
10:1210:12, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,490‎ N Daksa, who is so hardhearted that he is unworthy to be a brahmana, will gain extensive ill fame because of his offenses to his daughter, because of not having prevented her death, and because of his great envy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Daksa, who is so hardhearted that he is unworthy to be a brahmana, will gain extensive ill fame because of his offenses to his da…'
10:1010:10, 18 February 2013 diff hist +2,767‎ N The death of Sati because of her being neglected by Daksa, her father, was most astonishing to all the great demigods of the universe ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The death of Sati because of her being neglected by Daksa, her father, was most astonishing to all the great demigods of the univ…'
10:0810:08, 18 February 2013 diff hist +2,644‎ N It was the duty of Daksa to look after the maintenance and comforts of all living entities because he was situated as Prajapati, the governor of all living entities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was the duty of Daksa to look after the maintenance and comforts of all living entities because he was situated as Prajapati, …'
10:0410:04, 18 February 2013 diff hist +2,966‎ N The word anatmya is significant. Atmya means "the life of the soul," so this word indicates that although Daksa appeared to be living, actually he was a dead body, otherwise how could he neglect Sati, who was his own daughter? ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"so this word indicates that although Daksa appeared to be living, actually he was a dead body, otherwise how could he neglect Sat…'
10:0110:01, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,274‎ N If one can develop his unflinching love for the transcendental Supreme Personality of Godhead, that can give complete satisfaction, otherwise there is no possibility of satisfaction in the material world or anywhere else ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one can develop his unflinching love for the transcendental Supreme Personality of Godhead, that can give complete satisfactio…'
09:5909:59, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,303‎ N There was nothing Sati could not achieve either from her relationship with her father or from her relationship with the greatest of the demigods, but still, for some reason, she was dissatisfied ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There was nothing Sati could not achieve either from her relationship with her father or from her relationship with the greatest …'
09:5709:57, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,509‎ N Why did Sati become so angry that she gave up her body? Since she was the daughter of a great personality and wife of a great personality, she had nothing to desire, but still she gave up her body in dissatisfaction ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why did she become so angry that she gave up her body? Since she was the daughter of a great personality and wife of a great pers…'
09:3409:34, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,890‎ N According to Sri Jiva Gosvami, that Sati quit her body means that she gave up within her heart her relationship with Daksa ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Sri Jiva Gosvami, that Sati quit her body means that she gave up within her heart her relationship with Daksa"}} {{n…'
09:3109:31, 18 February 2013 diff hist +5,040‎ N If one keeps his bodily relationships within this material world and poses himself as a great yogi, he is not a bona fide yogi ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one keeps his bodily relationships within this material world and poses himself as a great yogi, he is not a bona fide yogi"}}…'
08:5408:54, 18 February 2013 diff hist +5,126‎ N Sati concentrated all her meditation on the holy lotus feet of her husband, Lord Siva, who is the supreme spiritual master of all the world. Thus she became completely cleansed of all taints of sin and quit her body in a blazing fire by meditation ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sati concentrated all her meditation on the holy lotus feet of her husband, Lord Siva, who is the supreme spiritual master of all…'
08:5008:50, 18 February 2013 diff hist +3,959‎ N Sati and Lord Siva are eternally related; even after she changes her body, their relationship is never broken ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sati and Lord Siva are eternally related; even after she changes her body, their relationship is never broken"}} {{notes|}} {{com…'
08:4708:47, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,133‎ N Satidevi decided to quit the body she had obtained from Daksa's body, and she wanted to transfer herself to another body so that she might have completely uncontaminated association with Lord Siva ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Satidevi decided to quit the body she had obtained from Daksa's body, and she wanted to transfer herself to another body so that …'
08:4408:44, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,088‎ N Both becoming addicted to sex life and associating with persons who are addicted to sex life are condemned in the Vedic literature because such association will simply interfere with one's spiritual progress ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"both becoming addicted to sex life and associating with persons who are addicted to sex life are condemned in the Vedic literatur…'
08:4108:41, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,202‎ N Siva is described herein (SB 4.4.26) as the best of all great souls. Although Sati's body was born of Daksa, Lord Siva used to adore her by sitting her on his lap. This is considered a great token of respect. Thus Sati's body was not ordinary ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Siva is described herein as the best of all great souls. Although Sati's body was born of Daksa, Lord Siva used to adore her by s…'
08:3808:38, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,783‎ N The bhakti-yoga process directly elevates the soul to the spiritual planets, where life is eternally blissful and full of knowledge; therefore bhakti-yoga is considered to be the greatest of all yoga systems ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhakti-yoga process directly elevates the soul to the spiritual planets, where life is eternally blissful and full of knowled…'
08:3608:36, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,462‎ N Any spiritual process keeps the body fit without separate endeavor, but if one takes it that the ultimate aim of yoga is to maintain the body, then he is mistaken ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any spiritual process keeps the body fit without separate endeavor, but if one takes it that the ultimate aim of yoga is to maint…'
08:3408:34, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,798‎ N Yoga practice is not meant to keep the body fit. Any transcendental process of spiritual realization automatically helps one to keep the body fit, for it is the spirit soul that keeps the body always fresh ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"yoga practice is not meant to keep the body fit. Any transcendental process of spiritual realization automatically helps one to k…'
08:0708:07, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,479‎ N The yoga process, as described in the Kesava-sruti, prescribes how one can control his living force according to his desire and transmigrate from one body to another or from one place to another ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yoga process, as described in the Kesava-sruti, prescribes how one can control his living force according to his desire and t…'
08:0408:04, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,830‎ N By bodily gymnastics one may develop good circulation and may therefore keep one's body fit, but if one simply restricts oneself to that gymnastic process one cannot attain the highest perfectional stage ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such bodily gymnastics one may develop good circulation and may therefore keep one's body fit, but if one simply restricts one…'
04:3704:37, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,504‎ N No one in this age can attain the perfectional stage of yoga, but people indulge in practicing sitting postures, which is more or less a gymnastic process ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one in this age can attain the perfectional stage of such yoga, but people indulge in practicing sitting postures, which is mo…'
04:3504:35, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,518‎ N Before practicing the real yoga system, one has to practice the sitting postures because this helps in the breathing exercises which control the airs going upwards and downwards ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before practicing the real yoga system, one has to practice the sitting postures because this helps in the breathing exercises wh…'
04:3304:33, 18 February 2013 diff hist +4,598‎ N The air is raised from the abdomen to the navel, from the navel to the heart, from the heart to the throat, from the throat to between the eyebrows and from between the eyebrows to the top of the cerebrum. That is the sum and substance of practicing yoga ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The air is raised from the abdomen to the navel, from the navel to the heart, from the heart to the throat, from the throat to be…'

04:2204:22, 17 February 2013 diff hist +4,017‎ N The real yoga process accepts the transmigration of the soul from one planet to another or one body to another; and it appears from this incident that Sati wanted to transfer her soul to another body or sphere ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real yoga process accepts the transmigration of the soul from one planet to another or one body to another; and it appears fr…'
04:1404:14, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,893‎ N Generally the yogi first of all becomes mature in controlling the air passing within the body, thus bringing the soul to the top of the brain. Then when the body bursts into flames, the yogi can go anywhere he likes ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally the yogi first of all becomes mature in controlling the air passing within the body, thus bringing the soul to the top …'
04:0104:01, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,529‎ N Yogis who have attained perfection are not subject to death by natural laws; such perfect yogis can leave the body whenever they desire ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yogis who have attained perfection are not subject to death by natural laws; such perfect yogis can leave the body whenever they …'
04:0004:00, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,527‎ N The perfection of yoga is that one can give up one's body or release oneself from the embodiment of material elements according to one's desire ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The perfection of yoga is that one can give up one's body or release oneself from the embodiment of material elements according t…'
03:5803:58, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,666‎ N Sati was the wife of Lord Siva, who is known as Yogesvara, the best among all yogis, because he knows all the mystic processes of yoga, so it appeared that Sati also knew them ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sati was the wife of Lord Siva, who is known as Yogesvara, the best among all yogis, because he knows all the mystic processes of…'
03:5503:55, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,784‎ N Daksa was Sati's father, so instead of killing Daksa she decided that it would be better to destroy the part of his body which was hers. Thus she decided to give up the body of Daksa by the yogic process ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Daksa was Sati's father, so instead of killing Daksa she decided that it would be better to destroy the part of his body which wa…'
03:5303:53, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,799‎ N It is said that when a man desires to quit his body he dresses in saffron garments. Therefore it appears that Sati changed her dress, indicating that she was going to quit the body given her by Daksa ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that when a man desires to quit his body he dresses in saffron garments. Therefore it appears that Sati changed her dr…'
03:5003:50, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,323‎ N Since demoniac persons are less intelligent, they dare to fight with Visnu, who is known as Ajita, or one who has never been conquered ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since demoniac persons are less intelligent, they dare to fight with Visnu, who is known as Ajita, or one who has never been conq…'
03:4803:48, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,180‎ N Materialistic warmongers are not even afraid to fight with their mightiest enemy, the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic warmongers are not even afraid to fight with their mightiest enemy, the Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{comp…'
03:4603:46, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,299‎ N Varuna advised Hiranyaksa to meet Visnu in His boar incarnation so that his hankering for aggressive war would be satisfied and his powerful body would be vanquished ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Varuna advised Hiranyaksa to meet Visnu in His boar incarnation so that his hankering for aggressive war would be satisfied and h…'
03:4203:42, 17 February 2013 diff hist +1,735‎ N Varuna is supposed to be the predominating deity of the waters, and his capital, which is known as Vibhavari, is within the watery kingdom ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Varuna is supposed to be the predominating deity of the waters, and his capital, which is known as Vibhavari, is within the water…'
03:3503:35, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,001‎ N Moving about in the ocean for many, many years, the mighty Hiranyaksa smote the gigantic wind-tossed waves again and again with his iron mace and reached Vibhavari, the capital of Varuna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Moving about in the ocean for many, many years, the mighty Hiranyaksa smote the gigantic wind-tossed waves again and again with h…'
03:3303:33, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,254‎ N Not only were the demigods in space afraid of the demons Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa, but so also were the aquatic animals within the sea ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not only were the demigods in space afraid of the demons Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa, but so also were the aquatic animals withi…'
03:3103:31, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,188‎ N Materialistic demons sometimes appear to be very powerful and are seen to establish their supremacy throughout the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic demons sometimes appear to be very powerful and are seen to establish their supremacy throughout the world"}} {{not…'
03:2903:29, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,364‎ N Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu, having received the boon that they would not be killed by any other living entity within this universe, were almost immortal, and thus they were completely fearless ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiranyaksa and Hiranyakasipu, having received the boon that they would not be killed by any other living entity within this unive…'
03:2703:27, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,180‎ N The asuras are generally strongly built, as described here, and therefore their mental condition is very sound, and their prowess is also extraordinary ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The asuras are generally strongly built, as described here, and therefore their mental condition is very sound, and their prowess…'
03:1703:17, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,538‎ N Hiranyakasipu was himself very powerful, and he made his younger brother, Hiranyaksa, powerful to assist him in fighting with everyone and lording it over material nature as long as possible ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiranyakasipu was himself very powerful, and he made his younger brother, Hiranyaksa, powerful to assist him in fighting with eve…'
03:1303:13, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,628‎ N The demoniac spirit is to train all family members to exploit the resources of this universe for personal sense gratification, whereas the godly spirit is to engage everything in the service of the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demoniac spirit is to train all family members to exploit the resources of this universe for personal sense gratification, wh…'
03:1003:10, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,271‎ N It was the Lord's plan to teach people that even Hiranyakasipu, who was so powerful and strongly built, could not live more than his destined duration of life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was the Lord's plan to teach people that even Hiranyakasipu, who was so powerful and strongly built, could not live more than …'
03:0803:08, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,080‎ N Hiranyakasipu underwent severe austerity and penance to satisfy Brahma and thus receive a benediction of immortality ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiranyakasipu underwent severe austerity and penance to satisfy Brahma and thus receive a benediction of immortality"}} {{notes|}…'
03:0703:07, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,872‎ N It is understood that Hiranyaksa, the second child conceived, was delivered first, whereas Hiranyakasipu, the child who was behind him, having been conceived first, was born second ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is understood that Hiranyaksa, the second child conceived, was delivered first, whereas Hiranyakasipu, the child who was behin…'
03:0403:04, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,826‎ N There is an authoritative Vedic literature called Pinda-siddhi in which the scientific understanding of pregnancy is very nicely described ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is an authoritative Vedic literature called Pinda-siddhi in which the scientific understanding of pregnancy is very nicely …'
03:0103:01, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,139‎ N If a race appears strong in body, their country is materially considered to be among the highly advanced nations of the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a race appears strong in body, their country is materially considered to be among the highly advanced nations of the world"}} …'
02:5902:59, 17 February 2013 diff hist +2,626‎ N In the demoniac way of civilization, people are interested in getting a body constructed in such a way that when they walk on the street the earth will tremble and when they stand it will appear that they cover the sun & the vision of the four directions ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the demoniac way of civilization, people are interested in getting a body constructed in such a way that when they walk on the…'
02:5702:57, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,221‎ N Originally it was planned that Jaya and Vijaya, the two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha, were to take birth in this material world, where, by the curse of the sages, they were to play the part of always being angry with the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Originally it was planned that Jaya and Vijaya, the two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha, were to take birth in this material world, wher…'
02:5402:54, 17 February 2013 diff hist +3,016‎ N The two demons born of Diti began to make their bodies as strong as iron frames, and they were so tall that they seemed to touch outer space. They were decorated with valuable ornaments, and they thought that this was success in life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two demons born of Diti began to make their bodies as strong as iron frames, and they were so tall that they seemed to touch …'
02:4802:48, 17 February 2013 diff hist +4,053‎ N If each and every householder in every family observes the Vedic system, then there are nice children, not demons, and automatically there is peace in the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if each and every householder in every family observes the Vedic system, then there are nice children, not demons, and automatica…'

17:4317:43, 16 February 2013 diff hist +4,185‎ N If we do not follow regulations in life for social tranquillity, we cannot expect peace. Rather, we will have to undergo the stringent reactions of natural laws ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we do not follow regulations in life for social tranquillity, we cannot expect peace. Rather, we will have to undergo the stri…'
17:3717:37, 16 February 2013 diff hist +6,786‎ N Maharaja Pariksit was pious according to the scriptural codes, whereas the modern politician goes by his personal belief and sentiments ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Pariksit was pious according to the scriptural codes, whereas the modern politician goes by his personal belief and sent…'
17:3317:33, 16 February 2013 diff hist +6,941‎ N The human life is especially meant for knowing the science of God ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The human life is especially meant for knowing the science of God, but foolish creatures, especially in this age of Kali, instead…'
17:2017:20, 16 February 2013 diff hist +7,084‎ N The people's government, or government by the people, should not allow killing of innocent animals by the sweet will of foolish government men. They must know the codes of God, as mentioned in the revealed scriptures ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The people's government, or government by the people, should not allow killing of innocent animals by the sweet will of foolish g…'
17:1617:16, 16 February 2013 diff hist +7,311‎ N The tiger can kill a lower animal for his subsistence, but a man cannot kill an animal for his subsistence. That is the law of God, who has created the law that a living being subsists by eating another living being ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The tiger can kill a lower animal for his subsistence, but a man cannot kill an animal for his subsistence. That is the law of Go…'
17:1317:13, 16 February 2013 diff hist +6,931‎ N The illusioned king or executive head, even though sometimes advertised as a great philosopher and learned scholar, will allow slaughterhouses without knowing that torturing poor animals clears the way to hell for such foolish kings or executive heads ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The illusioned king or executive head, even though sometimes advertised as a great philosopher and learned scholar, will allow sl…'
17:1017:10, 16 February 2013 diff hist +6,924‎ N Praja means one who has taken birth in the state, and this includes both men and animals. Any living being who takes birth in a state has the primary right to live under the protection of the king ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Praja means one who has taken birth in the state, and this includes both men and animals. Any living being who takes birth in a s…'
17:0817:08, 16 February 2013 diff hist +7,191‎ N When there is some disturbance caused by wild animals in a village or town, the police or others take action to kill them. Similarly, it is the duty of the government to kill at once all bad social elements such as thieves, dacoits and murderers ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is some disturbance caused by wild animals in a village or town, the police or others take action to kill them. Simila…'
17:0517:05, 16 February 2013 diff hist +5,100‎ N The kingdom of God, or Rama-rajya, is impossible without the awakening of God consciousness in the mass mind of the people of the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The kingdom of God, or Rama-rajya, is impossible without the awakening of God consciousness in the mass mind of the people of the…'
16:5916:59, 16 February 2013 diff hist +5,248‎ N Exploitation of the weaker living being by the stronger is the natural law of existence; there is always an attempt to devour the weak in different kingdoms of living beings ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Exploitation of the weaker living being by the stronger is the natural law of existence; there is always an attempt to devour the…'
16:5516:55, 16 February 2013 diff hist +5,343‎ N Those who are devoid of hands are prey for those who have hands; those devoid of legs are prey for the four-legged. The weak are the subsistence of the strong, and the general rule holds that one living being is food for another ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are devoid of hands are prey for those who have hands; those devoid of legs are prey for the four-legged. The weak are …'
16:5316:53, 16 February 2013 diff hist +2,967‎ N First of all, the atomic energy is not powerful enough to destroy the world. And secondly, ultimately it all rests on the supreme will of the Supreme Lord because without His will or sanction nothing can be built up or destroyed ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First of all, the atomic energy is not powerful enough to destroy the world. And secondly, ultimately it all rests on the supreme…'
16:5016:50, 16 February 2013 diff hist +3,131‎ N Krsna desired that the weapons released by both Drauni and Arjuna be withdrawn, and it was carried out by Arjuna at once. Similarly, there are many agents of the all-powerful Lord, and by His will only can one execute what He desires ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna desired that the weapons released by both Drauni and Arjuna be withdrawn, and it was carried out by Arjuna at once. Similar…'
16:4716:47, 16 February 2013 diff hist +2,618‎ N The world can be destroyed only by the will of the Lord and not by the whims of tiny politicians ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The world can be destroyed only by the will of the Lord and not by the whims of tiny politicians"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnada…'
16:4416:44, 16 February 2013 diff hist +2,944‎ N It is foolish also to think that natural laws are ultimately powerful. Material nature's law works under the direction of the Lord, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita. The Lord says there that natural laws work under His supervision ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is foolish also to think that natural laws are ultimately powerful. Material nature's law works under the direction of the Lor…'

20:2420:24, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,705‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam is exactly received from the right source. It was brought by Narada Muni from the spiritual world and given to his disciple Sri Vyasadeva. The latter in turn delivered the message to his son Srila Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srimad-Bhagavatam is exactly received from the right source. It was brought by Narada Muni from the spiritual world and given to …'
20:2120:21, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,678‎ N It is definitely stated that spiritual rasa, which is relished even in the liberated stage, can be experienced in the literature of the Srimad-Bhagavatam due to its being the ripened fruit of all Vedic knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is definitely stated that spiritual rasa, which is relished even in the liberated stage, can be experienced in the literature …'
20:1620:16, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,604‎ N One who attains full knowledge of these different rasas, which are the basic principles of activities, can understand the false representations of the original rasas which are reflected in the material world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who attains full knowledge of these different rasas, which are the basic principles of activities, can understand the false r…'
20:1320:13, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,280‎ N When one associates with the Supreme Lord and exchanges one's constitutional rasa with the Lord, then the living being is actually happy ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one associates with the Supreme Lord and exchanges one's constitutional rasa with the Lord, then the living being is actuall…'
20:1120:11, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,713‎ N As far as the spirit souls are concerned, they are one qualitatively with the Supreme Lord. Therefore, the rasas were originally exchanged between the spiritual living being and the spiritual whole, the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as far as the spirit souls are concerned, they are one qualitatively with the Supreme Lord. Therefore, the rasas were originally …'
20:0920:09, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,525‎ N There is no possibility of an exchange or rasa between a man and an animal or between a man and any other species of living beings within the material world. The rasas are exchanged between members of the same species ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no possibility of an exchange or rasa between a man and an animal or between a man and any other species of living being…'
20:0620:06, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,807‎ N Regulated knowledge involves a gradual raising of the living entity to the spiritual platform, and the highest spiritual realization is knowledge that the Personality of Godhead is the reservoir of all spiritual tastes, or rasas ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regulated knowledge involves a gradual raising of the living entity to the spiritual platform, and the highest spiritual realizat…'
20:0420:04, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,317‎ N With great respect and attention, one should receive the message and lessons imparted by the Srimad-Bhagavatam ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With great respect and attention, one should receive the message and lessons imparted by the Srimad-Bhagavatam"}} {{notes|}} {{co…'
20:0120:01, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,717‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam is not only a superior literature but is the ripened fruit of all Vedic literatures. In other words, it is the cream of all Vedic knowledge. Considering all this, patient and submissive hearing is definitely essential ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srimad-Bhagavatam is not only a superior literature but is the ripened fruit of all Vedic literatures. In other words, it is the …'
19:5919:59, 23 January 2013 diff hist +11,596‎ N The Srimad-Bhagavatam is the sublime literature which surpasses all other Vedic scriptures due to its transcendental qualities. It is transcendental to all mundane activities and mundane knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Srimad-Bhagavatam is the sublime literature which surpasses all other Vedic scriptures due to its transcendental qualities. I…'
19:5619:56, 23 January 2013 diff hist +17,182‎ N Hiranyakasipu tried to kill him in so many ways, but Prahlada tolerated him. So there may be many impediments to making advancement in spiritual knowledge, but we should be tolerant and continue our progress with determination ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"father tried to kill him in so many ways, but Prahlada tolerated him. So there may be many impediments to making advancement in s…'
17:1717:17, 23 January 2013 diff hist +16,812‎ N Nonviolence is generally taken to mean not killing or destroying the body, but actually nonviolence means not to put others into distress. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nonviolence is generally taken to mean not killing or destroying the body, but actually nonviolence means not to put others into …'
17:1317:13, 23 January 2013 diff hist +5,656‎ N The devotee, simply by understanding the transcendental nature of the body and activities of the Lord, attains the abode of the Lord after ending this body and does not run the risk of returning again to this material world. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the devotee, simply by understanding the transcendental nature of the body and activities of the Lord, attains the abode of the L…'
15:5915:59, 23 January 2013 diff hist +3,912‎ N The Vedas enjoin: yajno vai visnuh. In other words, the same purpose is served whether one performs prescribed yajnas or directly serves Lord Visnu. Krsna consciousness is therefore performance of yajna. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas enjoin: yajno vai visnuh. In other words, the same purpose is served whether one performs prescribed yajnas or directly…'
15:5515:55, 23 January 2013 diff hist +4,207‎ N One can attain Krsna consciousness or divine life at once, within a second - or one may not attain such a state of life even after millions of births. It is only a matter of understanding and accepting the fact. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"or one may not attain such a state of life even after millions of births. It is only a matter of understanding and accepting the …'

15:4915:49, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,775‎ N The main purpose of asrama-dharma is to awaken knowledge and detachment. The brahmacari asrama is the training ground for the prospective candidates. In this asrama it is instructed that this material world is not actually the home of the living being ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The main purpose of asrama-dharma is to awaken knowledge and detachment. The brahmacari asrama is the training ground for the pro…'
15:4515:45, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,625‎ N The vaisyas, the members of the mercantile communities, are especially advised to protect the cows. Cow protection means increasing the milk productions, namely curd and butter ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The vaisyas, the members of the mercantile communities, are especially advised to protect the cows. Cow protection means increasi…'
15:4315:43, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,727‎ N In fighting, the king or the president should never return home without being hurt by the enemy. The so-called king of today never visits the warfield. He is very much expert in artificially encouraging the fighting strength ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In fighting, the king or the president should never return home without being hurt by the enemy. The so-called king of today neve…'
15:3615:36, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,375‎ N The monarchs were all chivalrous personalities, and therefore monarchy should be maintained provided the monarch is regularly trained in the occupational duties of a king ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The monarchs were all chivalrous personalities, and therefore monarchy should be maintained provided the monarch is regularly tra…'
15:3115:31, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,593‎ N Modern administrators raise subscriptions for some political functions, but never give charity to the citizens in any state function. It is just the reverse in the injunctions of the sastras ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern administrators raise subscriptions for some political functions, but never give charity to the citizens in any state funct…'
15:2715:27, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,509‎ N The ksatriya, the member of the administrative class, is especially advised to give charity and not to accept charity in any circumstances ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ksatriya, the member of the administrative class, is especially advised to give charity and not to accept charity in any circ…'
15:0715:07, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,738‎ N For learning Vedic knowledge, one must approach a person who is cent percent engaged in devotional service. He must not do things which are forbidden in the sastras. A person cannot be a teacher if he drinks or smokes ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For learning Vedic knowledge, one must approach a person who is cent percent engaged in devotional service. He must not do things…'
15:0515:05, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,554‎ N The brahmanas (the intelligent men), the administrative men, the mercantile community and the laborer class must acquire special qualities in terms of occupational duties mentioned in all the Vedic scripture ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the brahmanas (the intelligent men), the administrative men, the mercantile community and the laborer class must acquire special …'
14:1614:16, 22 January 2013 diff hist +9,612‎ N Bhismadeva first defined all the classifications of castes and orders of life in terms of the individual's qualifications. Then he systematically, in twofold divisions, described counteraction by detachment and interaction by attachment ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhismadeva first defined all the classifications of castes and orders of life in terms of the individual's qualifications. Then h…'
14:0414:04, 22 January 2013 diff hist +4,431‎ N The Lord is ever unborn like the sun, and yet He appears as the sun rises on the eastern horizon. As the sun is never the sun of the eastern horizon, so the Lord is no one's son, but He is the father of everything that be ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is ever unborn like the sun, and yet He appears as the sun rises on the eastern horizon. As the sun is never the sun of …'
13:5913:59, 22 January 2013 diff hist +2,797‎ N The purpose of knowledge is to understand distinctly that the living entity has by chance fallen into this material existence. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of knowledge is to understand distinctly that the living entity has by chance fallen into this material existence"}} …'
13:5713:57, 22 January 2013 diff hist +2,903‎ N One who understands this philosophy concerning material nature, the living entity and the interaction of the modes of nature is sure to attain liberation. He will not take birth here again, regardless of his present position ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who understands this philosophy concerning material nature, the living entity and the interaction of the modes of nature is s…'

18:2718:27, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,507‎ N One must be completely freed from all material attachment and be situated on the plane of transcendence, which alone will help the devotee get in personal touch with the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must be completely freed from all material attachment and be situated on the plane of transcendence, which alone will help th…'
18:2418:24, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,155‎ N To be completely freed from all material tinges is to become free from the mode of goodness also ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to be completely freed from all material tinges is to become free from the mode of goodness also"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnada…'
18:2218:22, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,549‎ N Devotional service starts from the point when one is freed from at least two forms of material modes, namely the mode of passion and the mode of ignorance. The result is exhibited by the signs of being freed from kama and lobha ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotional service starts from the point when one is freed from at least two forms of material modes, namely the mode of passion …'
18:1918:19, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,183‎ N There is no trace of a tinge of materiality in the Personality of Godhead, and thus one who has the slightest tinge of material affection cannot approach Him ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no trace of a tinge of materiality in His person, and thus one who has the slightest tinge of material affection cannot …'
18:1518:15, 21 January 2013 diff hist +5,038‎ N The contaminated modes of material nature expand to the heart. Therefore according to the position of the heart in contact with a particular mode of material nature, one's faith is established. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The contaminated modes of material nature expand to the heart. Therefore according to the position of the heart in contact with a…'
18:1318:13, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,803‎ N As long as one's faith is not completely in purified goodness, the faith is subject to contamination by any of the modes of material nature. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one's faith is not completely in purified goodness, the faith is subject to contamination by any of the modes of mater…'
18:1018:10, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,728‎ N In material conditional life, no works are completely purified. They are mixed. They are not in pure goodness ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in material conditional life, no works are completely purified. They are mixed. They are not in pure goodness"}} {{notes|}} {{com…'
18:0818:08, 21 January 2013 diff hist +5,393‎ N 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 ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is situated in Krsna consciousness, then that path is guaranteed for his elevation to the perfectional stage. If one does …'
18:0618:06, 21 January 2013 diff hist +5,107‎ N One has to become cleansed of the material contamination that he has acquired in order to regain his relationship with the Supreme Lord. That is the only path back without fear: Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to become cleansed of the material contamination that he has acquired, in order to regain his relationship with the Supre…'
18:0418:04, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,782‎ N Although one may be conducted by some impression, or some conception of life, still, originally, he is nirguna, or transcendental. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although one may be conducted by some impression, or some conception of life, originally he is nirguna, or transcendental"}} {{no…'
18:0218:02, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,999‎ N When one forgets his relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and comes into contact with the material nature in conditional life, he generates his own position by association with the different varieties of material nature. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one forgets his relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and comes into contact with the material nature in cond…'
18:0118:01, 21 January 2013 diff hist +5,039‎ N The real fact is that every living being, as is stated in the Fifteenth Chapter, is originally the fragmental part and parcel of the Supreme Lord. Therefore one is originally transcendental to all the modes of material nature. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the real fact is that every living being, as is stated in the Fifteenth Chapter, is originally a fragmental part and parcel of th…'
17:5817:58, 21 January 2013 diff hist +5,028‎ N Everyone has a particular type of faith, regardless of what he is. But his faith is considered good, passionate or ignorant according to the nature he has acquired. Thus, according to his particular type of faith, one associates with certain persons ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone has a particular type of faith, regardless of what he is. But his faith is considered good, passionate or ignorant accor…'
17:5217:52, 21 January 2013 diff hist +4,939‎ N Those who are always busy with fruitive activities come to the Lord in material distress and at that time associate with pure devotees and become, in their distress, devotees of the Lord. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are always busy with fruitive activities come to the Lord in material distress and at that time associate with pure dev…'

13:4413:44, 20 January 2013 diff hist +4,880‎ N As long as such a purified stage is not attained, devotees in transcendental service to the Lord are tainted with fruitive activities, the search for mundane knowledge, etc. BG 1972 purports ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as such a purified stage is not attained, devotees in transcendental service to the Lord are tainted with fruitive activi…'
13:4113:41, 20 January 2013 diff hist +2,783‎ N It would be better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my (Arjuna) teachers. Even though desiring worldly gain, they are superiors. If they are killed, everything we enjoy will be tainted ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It would be better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my teachers. Eve…'

17:4417:44, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,054‎ N Goodness in the material world also at times becomes contaminated by touches of the modes of passion and ignorance. In the Vaikunthaloka, it is unalloyed goodness only ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Goodness in the material world also at times becomes contaminated by touches of the modes of passion and ignorance. In the Vaikun…'
17:1517:15, 19 January 2013 diff hist +8,925‎ N When one is not in the modes of ignorance and passion, one is supposed to be situated in the mode of goodness in the material world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is not in the modes of ignorance and passion, one is supposed to be situated in the mode of goodness in the material wor…'
17:1317:13, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,262‎ N The inhabitants of the Vaikuntha planets are all brahma-bhuta living entities, as distinguished from the mundane creatures who are all compact in hankering and lamentation ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the inhabitants of the Vaikuntha planets are all brahma-bhuta living entities, as distinguished from the mundane creatures who ar…'
17:1017:10, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,376‎ N Let us know through the authority of Srimad-Bhagavatam of the nature and constitution of the transcendental world beyond the material sky. In that sky the material qualities, especially the modes of ignorance and passion, are completely absent ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"let us know through the authority of Srimad-Bhagavatam of the nature and constitution of the transcendental world beyond the mate…'
10:2510:25, 19 January 2013 diff hist +9,124‎ N The sane man, therefore, without being puffed up, as if he were the God of the universe, abides by the instructions of the Vedic literature, the easiest way to acquire knowledge in transcendence ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sane man, therefore, without being puffed up, as if he were the God of the universe, abides by the instructions of the Vedic …'
10:2010:20, 19 January 2013 diff hist +3,985‎ N A pure devotee of the Lord is exactly in a family tie with the Lord, and therefore he is undeterred in discharging his duty in a full affectionate tie with the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of the Lord is exactly in a family tie with the Lord, and therefore he is undeterred in discharging his duty in a …'
10:1810:18, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,503‎ N The progress of culturing knowledge by the jnanis or the bodily gymnastics by the yogis are ultimately given up by the respective performers, but a devotee of the Lord cannot give up the service of the Lord, for he is ordered by his spiritual master ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The progress of culturing knowledge by the jnanis or the bodily gymnastics by the yogis are ultimately given up by the respective…'
10:1510:15, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,417‎ N In discharging such devotional service, as ordered by Brahmaji to Narada in the preaching of Srimad-Bhagavatam, sometimes a representative of the Lord engaged in preaching work meets various so-called difficulties ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In discharging such devotional service, as ordered by Brahmaji to Narada in the preaching of Srimad-Bhagavatam, sometimes a repre…'
10:1210:12, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,295‎ N One who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord Krsna is not completely cleansed in the heart. But a perfectly cleansed person never quits the devotional service of the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord Krsna is not completely cleansed in the heart. But a perfectly cleansed person …'
10:1110:11, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,599‎ N Prahlada Maharaja suffered greatly, but still he never forgot the lotus feet of the Lord. This is because a pure devotee of the Lord is so purified in his heart that he cannot leave the shelter of Lord Krsna in any circumstances ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlada Maharaja suffered greatly, but still he never forgot the lotus feet of the Lord. This is because a pure devotee of the L…'
10:0710:07, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,320‎ N A pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus feet of Lord Krsna, for they fully satisfy him, as a traveler is satisfied at home after a troubled journey ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus f…'
09:5409:54, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,629‎ N The lokas, or different planets, are attractive because they have different varieties of life and bliss partially representing the sac-cid-ananda-vigraha ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The lokas, or different planets, are attractive because they have different varieties of life and bliss partially representing th…'
09:4309:43, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,919‎ N The supreme worshipable Deity is Narayana. The demigods are recommended secondarily for worship in relation to Narayana because the demigods are assisting hands in the management of the universal affairs ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The supreme worshipable Deity is Narayana. The demigods are recommended secondarily for worship in relation to Narayana because t…'
09:3609:36, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,753‎ N The Vedas are made just to revive the forgotten consciousness of the conditioned souls, and any literature not meant for reviving God consciousness is rejected at once by the narayana-para devotees ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas are made just to revive the forgotten consciousness of the conditioned souls, and any literature not meant for reviving…'
09:2109:21, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,782‎ N According to the Vedanta-sutras (sastra-yonitvat), the Supreme Lord is the author of all revealed scriptures, and all revealed scriptures are for knowing the Supreme Lord. Veda means knowledge that leads to the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedanta-sutras (sastra-yonitvat), the Supreme Lord is the author of all revealed scriptures, and all revealed sc…'
09:1309:13, 19 January 2013 diff hist +4,636‎ N The Vedic literatures are made by and are meant for the Supreme Lord, the demigods are also meant for serving the Lord as parts of His body, the different planets are also meant for the sake of the Lord, and different sacrifices ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic literatures are made by and are meant for the Supreme Lord, the demigods are also meant for serving the Lord as parts o…'

21:4321:43, 18 January 2013 diff hist +4,700‎ N The progressive journey from one planet to another culminates in reaching the supreme planet of the Lord (mad-dhama), where life is eternal and full of bliss and knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the progressive journey from one planet to another culminates in reaching the supreme planet of the Lord (mad-dhama), where life …'
21:4121:41, 18 January 2013 diff hist +4,905‎ N All different kinds of sacrifice are performed just to satisfy Lord Narayana with a view to reach Him, and the best sacrifice recommended in this age of Kali is sankirtana-yajna, the mainstay of the devotional service of a narayana-para devotee ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All different kinds of sacrifice are performed just to satisfy Lord Narayana with a view to reach Him, and the best sacrifice rec…'
21:3821:38, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,518‎ N We can know something of the unlimited when it is explained by the unlimited, as has been done by the Lord Himself in the unique statements of the Bhagavad-gita, and it can also be known to some extent from realized souls like Sukadeva Gosvami ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can know something of the unlimited when it is explained by the unlimited, as has been done by the Lord Himself in the unique …'
21:2421:24, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,377‎ N Maharaja Pariksit, being a great emperor, a descendant of the Pandavas and a great devotee of Lord Krsna, was quite able to know considerably about the creation of the world, but that much knowledge was not sufficient ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Pariksit, being a great emperor, a descendant of the Pandavas and a great devotee of Lord Krsna, was quite able to know …'
21:2021:20, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,251‎ N Each and every one of the innumerable planets within the universe is endowed with a particular type of atmosphere, and the living beings there are more perfectly advanced in science and psychology because of a better atmosphere ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"each and every one of the innumerable planets within the universe is endowed with a particular type of atmosphere, and the living…'
15:5515:55, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,316‎ N There are innumerable universes, and all of them aggregated together are known as the created material world. And this part of His creation is only a fractional portion of the complete creation. The material world stands as a part only ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are innumerable universes, and all of them aggregated together are known as the created material world. And this part of Hi…'
15:3515:35, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,247‎ N The transcendental activities of the Lord are all wonderful, and they appear inconceivable because even great endeavors by many learned scholars have still proved insufficient for understanding them ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental activities of the Lord are all wonderful, and they appear inconceivable because even great endeavors by many l…'
15:3215:32, 18 January 2013 diff hist +7,272‎ N Adaptability of an organism to different varieties of planets is described in the Brahma-samhita as vibhuti-bhinnam; i.e., each and every one of the innumerable planets within the universe is endowed with a particular type of atmosphere ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"adaptability of an organism to different varieties of planets is described in the Brahma-samhita as vibhuti-bhinnam; i.e., each a…'
08:4408:44, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,242‎ N On the plea of taking a bath they (the great sages) came to meet Maharaja Pariksit because they could foresee that Srimad-Bhagavatam would be spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami. All of them wanted to take advantage of the great occasion ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"on the plea of taking a bath in that place they came to meet Maharaja Pariksit because they could foresee that Srimad-Bhagavatam …'
08:4108:41, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,204‎ N When Maharaja Pariksit sat down on the bank of the Ganges, the news spread in all directions of the universe, and the great-minded sages, who could follow the importance of the occasion, all arrived there on the plea of pilgrimage ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Maharaja Pariksit sat down on the bank of the Ganges, the news spread in all directions of the universe, and the great-minde…'
08:3908:39, 18 January 2013 diff hist +6,473‎ N He (Vidura) was always partial to the Pandavas, just as a bird protects its eggs by its wing ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura gave protection to the Pandavas on one hand, and on the other he tried to restrain his brother Dhrtarastra from such intri…'
08:3108:31, 18 January 2013 diff hist +6,421‎ N He (Vidura) was equally affectionate to both the camps of nephews in the sense that he always chastised Duryodhana for his intriguing policy against his cousins ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was equally affectionate to both the camps of nephews in the sense that he always chastised Duryodhana for his intriguing poli…'
08:2808:28, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,807‎ N In all actions, the experienced guide, the spiritual master, who is the manifested mercy of the Lord, should always be consulted, and the path of progress will be assured ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in all actions, the experienced guide, the spiritual master, who is the manifested mercy of the Lord, should always be consulted,…'
08:2308:23, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,752‎ N The Lord in human society does what is the duty of everyone, but sometimes He does something extraordinary and not to be imitated by the living being ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord in human society does what is the duty of everyone, but sometimes He does something extraordinary and not to be imitated…'
08:1708:17, 18 January 2013 diff hist +3,890‎ N Since the Lord is absolute, everything done by Him is good for everyone. But when He descends on earth, He acts for the protection of the devotees and for the annihilation of the impious nondevotees ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Lord is absolute, everything done by Him is good for everyone. But when He descends on earth, He acts for the protectio…'
08:1508:15, 18 January 2013 diff hist +4,175‎ N There are certain philosophical speculations that even the Lord is under the obligations of fruitive action. But actually this is not the case. He does not depend on the action of any good or bad work ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are certain philosophical speculations that even the Lord is under the obligations of fruitive action. But actually this is…'

22:2122:21, 17 January 2013 diff hist +9,095‎ N The transcendental symptoms that were visible on the body of the Lord during His travel within the forest of Vrndavana were all unique and inexplicable ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental symptoms that were visible on the body of the Lord during His travel within the forest of Vrndavana were all u…'
18:1518:15, 17 January 2013 diff hist +5,235‎ N Being minute and thus invisible to our material eyes, the spirit soul is called inexplicable, inconceivable, and so on ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being minute and thus invisible to our material eyes, the spirit soul is called inexplicable, inconceivable, and so on"}} {{notes…'
14:1214:12, 17 January 2013 diff hist +4,006‎ N Most of the girl friends of Krsna were married, but because Krsna was their friend before their marriages, they could not forget His attractive features, which were always fascinating to them, even after their marriages ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Most of the girl friends of Krsna were married, but because Krsna was their friend before their marriages, they could not forget …'
14:1014:10, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,871‎ N Although chaste women may follow the rules and regulations of Vedic principles to become ever faithful to their husbands, Krsna is able to break their stonelike chastity with the chisel of His beauty ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although chaste women may follow the rules and regulations of Vedic principles to become ever faithful to their husbands, Krsna i…'
14:0814:08, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,928‎ N Regarding Krsna's attractive features being ever fresh, there is a statement by Radharani in the Lalita-madhava in which Krsna is compared to the greatest sculptor, because He is expert in chiseling at the chastity of women ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regarding Krsna's attractive features being ever fresh, there is a statement by Radharani in the Lalita-madhava in which Krsna is…'
12:0512:05, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,969‎ N Instead of becoming disinterested in thinking of Krsna and in chanting His holy name, the devotees get newer and newer impetus to continue the process. Therefore Krsna is ever fresh. Not only Krsna Himself, but also Krsna's knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of becoming disinterested in thinking of Krsna and in chanting His holy name, the devotees get newer and newer impetus to…'
12:0312:03, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,198‎ N Kunti praised Krsna because His promise was so nicely fulfilled. She said, "Even the sunshine may one day become cool and the moonshine one day become hot, but still Your promise will not fail" ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even the sunshine may one day become cool and the moonshine one day become hot, but still Your promise will not fail"}} {{notes|}…'
11:5811:58, 17 January 2013 diff hist +2,783‎ N When Krsna was present in the sacrificial arena of His enemy King Kamsa, the wrestlers present, although appreciating the softness of the body of Sri Krsna, were afraid and perturbed when they thought of engaging with Him in battle ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Krsna was present in the sacrificial arena of His enemy King Kamsa, the wrestlers present, although appreciating the softnes…'
11:5611:56, 17 January 2013 diff hist +2,747‎ N The luster of the hosts of jewels fixed on the chest of the Lord can defeat even the luster of the sun, and still, when compared with the bodily luster of the Lord, that crest of jewels appears to be only as bright as one of the stars in the sky ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The luster of the hosts of jewels fixed on the chest of the Lord can defeat even the luster of the sun, and still, when compared …'
11:5211:52, 17 January 2013 diff hist +6,906‎ N Personal features can be divided into two: one feature is covered, and the other feature is manifested. When Krsna is covered by different kinds of dress, His personal feature is covered ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Personal features can be divided into two: one feature is covered, and the other feature is manifested. When Krsna is covered by …'
11:4711:47, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,276‎ N The Lord is eternally very beautiful, and He is worshipable by all the inhabitants of every planet. He is ever youthful and always eager to bestow His blessing upon His devotees ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is eternally very beautiful, and He is worshipable by all the inhabitants of every planet. He is ever youthful and alway…'
11:4311:43, 17 January 2013 diff hist +3,506‎ N There are innumerable planets in the material world and innumerable planets in the spiritual world as well. On each planet there are innumerable inhabitants who worship the Lord, for the Lord is worshipable by all but the impersonalists ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable planets in the material world and innumerable planets in the spiritual world as well. On each planet there …'
11:4011:40, 17 January 2013 diff hist +6,074‎ N Newspapers are read for less than an hour and then thrown in the dustbins as rubbish. The case is similar with all other mundane literatures ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"newspapers are read for less than an hour and then thrown in the dustbins as rubbish. The case is similar with all other mundane …'
11:3711:37, 17 January 2013 diff hist +5,845‎ N The Lord's pastimes for the protection of the twice-born civilized men, the cows and the demigods are all transcendental ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's pastimes for the protection of the twice-born civilized men, the cows and the demigods are all transcendental"}} {{not…'
11:3611:36, 17 January 2013 diff hist +5,908‎ N Vidura might have heard the pastimes of God many, many times before he met Maitreya, but still he wanted the same narrations to be repeated because he was never satiated by hearing them. That is the transcendental nature of the Lord's glorious pastimes ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura might have heard the pastimes of the Lord many, many times before he met Maitreya, but still he wanted the same narrations…'

15:1015:10, 30 November 2012 diff hist +8,626‎ N Devotional service of the Lord is ever green, and it is increasingly transcendentally pleasing ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service of the Lord is ever green, and it is increasingly transcendentally pleasing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}…'
15:0815:08, 30 November 2012 diff hist +6,923‎ N In Brahma-samhita it is stated that the workings of the supremely powerful superintendent, Durga, are but shadowy indications of the workings of the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Brahma-samhita it is stated that the workings of the supremely powerful superintendent, Durga, are but shadowy indications of …'

23:2523:25, 28 November 2012 diff hist +10,609‎ N God is kind. Even we are rebelled, even we do not surrender unto Him, still, He is so kind. He is sending us grains, He is sending us fruits, so many things ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God is kind. Even we are rebelled, even we do not surrender unto Him, still, He is so kind. He is sending us grains, He is sendin…'
23:1623:16, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,362‎ N Guna means this quality, and another meaning of guna is rope. Just like we have seen rope, one rope, two rope, three ropes. When three ropes are, I mean to say, bound up, twisted in one, oh, that becomes very strong ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Guna means this quality, and another meaning of guna is rope. Just like we have seen rope, one rope, two rope, three ropes. When …'
23:1123:11, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,466‎ N People misunderstand that Indians have created a caste system. No. That caste system is everywhere - sarvam idam jagat. Not only India, all universe is being conducted by that process ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People misunderstand that Indians have created a caste system. No. That caste system is everywhere"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsna…'
23:0623:06, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,045‎ N Married life is called grhastha-asrama. It is as good as sannyasa-asrama. Asrama means where there is bhagavad-bhajana. It doesn't matter whether one is sannyasi or one is grhastha or a brahmacari. The main principle is bhagavad-bhajana ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"married life is called grhastha-asrama. It is as good as sannyasa-asrama. Asrama means where there is bhagavad-bhajana. It doesn'…'
23:0323:03, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,136‎ N The animals, they are suffering, but they do not care for it. they forget. So practically this sense gratification civilization means animal civilization. A little polished, that's all ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the animals, they are suffering, but they do not care for it. they forget. So practically this sense gratification civilization m…'
23:0023:00, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,201‎ N Grhastha, householder means giving a little license who cannot completely restrict sex life. That's all. Grhastha does not mean unrestricted sex life. If you have known this married life like that, that's a wrong conception ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"grhastha, householder means giving a little license who cannot completely restrict sex life. That's all. Grhastha does not mean …'
22:5622:56, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,272‎ N Although it is called "legalized prostitution," there is no difference between prostitution and married life, but there is some control. People become responsible. By responsible life, they can make advance. Irresponsible life will not help ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no difference between prostitution and married life, but there is some control. People become responsible. By responsibl…'
22:4622:46, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,934‎ N First one should be religious, observing various rules and regulations, and then one must earn some money for maintenance of his family and the satisfaction of his senses ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First one should be religious, observing various rules and regulations, and then one must earn some money for maintenance of his …'
22:3822:38, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,892‎ N One should be satisfied with married life and not expend energy for extra sense gratification or sex life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be satisfied with married life and not expend energy for extra sense gratification or sex life"}} {{notes|}} {{compile…'
22:3122:31, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,043‎ N Although sexual intercourse is not a very exalted requisite in life, both animals and men require some sense gratification because of material propensities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although sexual intercourse is not a very exalted requisite in life, both animals and men require some sense gratification becaus…'
19:0719:07, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,202‎ N The gopis began to chant the holy name of Krsna and, being overwhelmed with madness, began to inquire about Krsna from the flowers and the creepers in the forest. Krsna is like the sky; He is situated everywhere ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the gopis began to chant the holy name of Krsna and, being overwhelmed with madness, began to inquire about Krsna from the flower…'
19:0519:05, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,816‎ N Pure devotees know that they are meant to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that all things that exist can be means by which one can serve the Supreme ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure devotees know that they are meant to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead and that all things that exist can be means by…'
19:0319:03, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,980‎ N Because a devotee has been blessed by the Supreme from within his heart, he can see the Supreme Lord wherever he looks. Indeed, he can see nothing else ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because a devotee has been blessed by the Supreme from within his heart, he can see the Supreme Lord wherever he looks. Indeed, h…'
19:0119:01, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,932‎ N Unless one can realize the transcendental form of the Supreme Lord, he cannot actually attain love of God, and without love of God there is no perfection in human life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one can realize the transcendental form of the Supreme Lord, he cannot actually attain love of God, and without love of Go…'
18:5818:58, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,190‎ N Unless one is freed from the influence of material energy, he cannot understand the Supreme Lord and His different energies. Nor can one who is captivated by the spell of material energy understand the spiritual form of the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is freed from the influence of material energy, he cannot understand the Supreme Lord and His different energies. Nor …'
18:5618:56, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,240‎ N The transcendental form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is different from material manifestations, and it is above the reactions of matter. Unless one scientifically understands the spiritual form of the PG, one becomes an impersonalist ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is different from material manifestations, and it is above the reac…'
18:5418:54, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,855‎ N Knowledge is scientific when it is gathered from the scriptures through the bona fide spiritual master, but when it is interpreted by speculation, it is mental concoction ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Knowledge is scientific when it is gathered from the scriptures through the bona fide spiritual master, but when it is interprete…'
18:5018:50, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,647‎ N Knowledge is information gathered from the scriptures, and science is practical realization of that knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Knowledge is information gathered from the scriptures, and science is practical realization of that knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{com…'
18:4718:47, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,994‎ N Anyone who is not attracted to Krsna is understood to be still under the spell of the illusory energy (maya), but one who is attempting to be liberated by the process of devotional service is actually liberated from the spell of maya ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who is not attracted to Krsna is understood to be still under the spell of the illusory energy (maya), but one who is atte…'
18:4418:44, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,552‎ N One who is actually situated in Brahman realization has no reason to lament or desire. He is equal to everyone and is thus eligible for devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is actually situated in Brahman realization has no reason to lament or desire. He is equal to everyone and is thus eligib…'
18:4218:42, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,849‎ N The liberated soul in devotional service, attracted by the transcendental qualities of Krsna, becomes more and more elevated, whereas those who engage in dry speculation and simply cultivate knowledge without devotion fall due to their many offenses ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The liberated soul in devotional service, attracted by the transcendental qualities of Krsna, becomes more and more elevated, whe…'
18:3918:39, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,496‎ N The devotee regrets his loss of time in the so-called cultivation of knowledge and becomes a pure devotee of the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee regrets his loss of time in the so-called cultivation of knowledge and becomes a pure devotee of the Lord"}} {{notes|…'
18:3718:37, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,726‎ N Sometimes one becomes attracted to Krsna and His transcendental qualities simply by looking upon the beautiful features of His transcendental body, in which case one abandons the desire for liberation and engages in His devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes one becomes attracted to Krsna and His transcendental qualities simply by looking upon the beautiful features of His tr…'
18:3518:35, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,993‎ N Devotional service is so strong that one is attracted to Krsna even from the platform of Brahman worship. The Lord awards the devotee the perfection of a spiritual body, and he eternally engages in the transcendental service of Krsna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is so strong that one is attracted to Krsna even from the platform of Brahman worship. The Lord awards the dev…'
18:3118:31, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,512‎ N If devotional service is added, the knower of Brahman can then become liberated; otherwise there is no possibility of liberation ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If devotional service is added, the knower of Brahman can then become liberated; otherwise there is no possibility of liberation"…'
18:2718:27, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,314‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam is compiled by the greatest sage, Vyasadeva, and it is a work coming out of his mature experience. By understanding Srimad-Bhagavatam and rendering devotional service, one can immediately capture the Supreme Lord within his heart ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srimad-Bhagavatam is compiled by the greatest sage, Vyasadeva, and it is a work coming out of his mature experience. By understan…'
18:2418:24, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,864‎ N Those who are distressed and those who desire wealth are called devotees with desires, whereas the other two, the inquisitive and the searcher for wisdom, are seekers of liberation. Because they worship Krsna, they are all considered to be very fortunate ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are distressed and those who desire wealth are called devotees with desires, whereas the other two, the inquisitive and…'
18:2118:21, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,626‎ N Fortunate beginners can develop only in the association of pure devotees of Lord Krsna. When one associates with pure devotees, he becomes a pure devotee himself ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"fortunate beginners can develop only in the association of pure devotees of Lord Krsna. When one associates with pure devotees, h…'
18:1918:19, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,539‎ N The most intelligent transcendentalist gives up all other processes and engages himself in the devotional service of the Lord, even though he may have many desires ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most intelligent transcendentalist gives up all other processes and engages himself in the devotional service of the Lord, ev…'
18:1518:15, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,629‎ N It is not by any kind of transcendental activity - neither fruitive action, nor the cultivation of knowledge, nor cultivation of mystic yoga - that a person can achieve the highest perfection without adding a tinge of devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"that a person can achieve the highest perfection without adding a tinge of devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}}…'
18:1018:10, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,950‎ N The word akama refers to one who does not have any material desires. Moksa-kama refers to one who seeks liberation from material miseries, and sarva-kama refers to one who has the material desire to enjoy ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word akama refers to one who does not have any material desires. Moksa-kama refers to one who seeks liberation from material …'
18:0318:03, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,333‎ N Krsna is so attractive that out of transcendental attachment, a devotee will abandon all four principles of spiritual life - religiosity, economic development, regulation of sense gratification and salvation ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is so attractive that out of transcendental attachment, a devotee will abandon all four principles of spiritual life"}} {{note…'
17:5617:56, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,252‎ N When a person is developed in love of Godhead, his body, mind and everything else are attracted by the transcendental qualities of the Lord. Such is the power of Krsna's merciful activities and transcendental qualities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person is developed in love of Godhead, his body, mind and everything else are attracted by the transcendental qualities o…'
17:5417:54, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,454‎ N Simply by hearing about Him, one develops love for Him. That is the gift of the Lord. On one side He takes away inauspicious things, and on the other side He awards the most auspicious things. That is the meaning of hari ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by hearing about Him, one develops love for Him. That is the gift of the Lord. On one side He takes away inauspicious thin…'
17:5117:51, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,341‎ N The word hari has different meanings, of which two are foremost. Hari means that He takes away all inauspicious things from the devotee's life and that He attracts the mind of the devotee by awarding him transcendental love of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word hari has different meanings, of which two are foremost. Hari means that He takes away all inauspicious things from the d…'
17:4717:47, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,649‎ N God is so kind and merciful that He can give Himself in exchange for the devotional service of the devotee ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God is so kind and merciful that He can give Himself in exchange for the devotional service of the devotee"}} {{notes|}} {{compil…'
17:4417:44, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,754‎ N The words api and ca are adverbs and can be used for virtually any purpose. The word ca, or "and," can render seven different readings to the whole construction ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words api and ca are adverbs and can be used for virtually any purpose"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {…'
17:4017:40, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,304‎ N Lord Krsna attracts the minds of all young girls and elderly ladies by His childlike activities. He also attracts the minds of His friends by His friendly activities. When He appeared in Vrndavana, He even attracted the birds, beasts, trees and plants ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Krsna attracts the minds of all young girls and elderly ladies by His childlike activities. He also attracts the minds of Hi…'
17:3717:37, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,545‎ N The pleasure derived by understanding Krsna as He is - as the all-attractive reservoir of all pleasures and the reservoir of all pleasure - giving tastes with all transcendental qualifications - attracts one to become His devotee ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as the all-attractive reservoir of all pleasures and the reservoir of all pleasure"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete…'
17:3217:32, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,991‎ N The attraction of Krsna is so intense that one can lose respect for all other means of self-realization and simply surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The attraction of Krsna is so intense that one can lose respect for all other means of self-realization and simply surrender unto…'
17:2917:29, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,934‎ N The word bhakti can be used in ten different ways. Out of these ten, there is sadhana-bhakti, or occupational devotional service. The other nine are called prema-bhakti, love of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word bhakti can be used in ten different ways. Out of these ten, there is sadhana-bhakti, or occupational devotional service.…'
17:2717:27, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,415‎ N No one can estimate the wonderful activities of the Supreme Lord, and therefore He is known as urukrama, the wonderful actor. In the Visvaprakasa dictionary, the word krama is defined as - an expert display of energies or stepping forward very quickly ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"no one can estimate the wonderful activities of the Supreme Lord, and therefore the Supreme Lord is known as urukrama, the wonder…'
17:2517:25, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,869‎ N The inconceivable energies of the Lord are spread throughout the creation. He is all-pervading, and by His energy He sustains all planetary systems, yet through His pleasure potency He remains situated in His personal abode known as Goloka ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inconceivable energies of the Lord are spread throughout the creation. He is all-pervading, and by His energy He sustains all…'
17:2217:22, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,446‎ N The word urukrama is used to indicate a highly powerful person. The word krama is used to indicate the act of stepping, and the word urukrama indicates one who can step forward very far ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word urukrama is used to indicate a highly powerful person. The word krama is used to indicate the act of stepping, and the w…'
17:2017:20, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,546‎ N There are many people who are foolish, low-born and misbehaved and who have no entrance into the revealed scriptures and injunctions, and therefore they are called nirgrantha ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many people who are foolish, low-born and misbehaved and who have no entrance into the revealed scriptures and injuncti…'
17:1817:18, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,807‎ N Grantha means revealed scriptures, and nir is an affix which is used to mean "no connection," "constructing," and also "prohibiting" ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Grantha means revealed scriptures, and nir is an affix which is used to mean"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}}…'
17:1217:12, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,029‎ N Those who are liberated souls and are fully self-satisfied will eventually become devotees of the Lord. This injunction is especially meant for the impersonalists, for the impersonalists have no information of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are liberated souls and are fully self-satisfied will eventually become devotees of the Lord. This injunction is especi…'
17:0717:07, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,809‎ N By gradually developing his love of Godhead, he increases his affection, his emotion and his ecstasy. Such attachment, mahabhava, is the highest stage of devotional love. It may be likened to sugar candy, which is the most powerful form of sugar ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By gradually developing his love of Godhead, he increases his affection, his emotion and his ecstasy. Such attachment, mahabhava,…'
16:5316:53, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,936‎ N A person who has developed bhava in devotional service. Such a person thinks of himself as the most wretched, and his only satisfaction is in thinking that some day or other Krsna will be kind enough to favor him by engaging him in devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who has developed bhava in devotional service. Such a person thinks of himself as the most wretched, and his only satisf…'
16:5116:51, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,601‎ N King Bharata - after whom India is called Bharata-varsa - was also a pure devotee, and at an early age he left his household life, his devoted beautiful wife, his son, friends and kingdom just as if they were stool ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"was also a pure devotee, and at an early age he left his household life, his devoted beautiful wife, his son, friends and kingdom…'
16:4716:47, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,743‎ N Pure devotees of the Lord always pray to the Supreme Lord with tears in their eyes; their minds are always engaged in recollecting the activities of the Lord, and their bodies are always engaged in offering obeisances. In this way they are satisfied ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"pure devotees of the Lord always pray to the Supreme Lord with tears in their eyes; their minds are always engaged in recollectin…'
16:2516:25, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,908‎ N Although a person in bhava is situated in the best position, he does not hanker after honor or personal respect ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although he is situated in the best position, he does not hanker after honor or personal respect"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnada…'
16:1816:18, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,803‎ N Even if a devotee has no engagement, he will find some work to do for Krsna's satisfaction. Nor does such a person like anything which is not connected with Krsna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if he has no engagement, he will find some work to do for Krsna's satisfaction. Nor does such a person like anything which i…'
16:1516:15, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,546‎ N A person who has developed from faith to the stage of bhava, states that such a person is never agitated even if there are causes for agitation. Nor does such a person waste his time even for a moment; he is always anxious to do something for Krsna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who has developed from faith to the stage of bhava, states that such a person is never agitated even if there are causes…'
16:1116:11, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,565‎ N Prema can be defined as love of God without any expectation of exchange or return. Actually the words prema and love are not synonymous, yet one can say that prema is the highest stage of love. One who has attained prema is the most perfect human being ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"prema can be defined as love of God without any expectation of exchange or return. Actually the words prema and love are not syno…'
16:0616:06, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,411‎ N The first requirement is faith; it is due to faith that one associates with pure devotees, and, by such association, develops devotional service. As devotional service develops, one's misgivings diminish. Then one is situated in firm conviction ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first requirement is faith; it is due to faith that one associates with pure devotees, and, by such association, develops dev…'
16:0316:03, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,254‎ N When attachment becomes pure, it exhibits the two characteristics of bhava and rati. When rati increases, it is called love of Godhead, and love of Godhead is the ultimate goal of human life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When attachment becomes pure, it exhibits the two characteristics of bhava and rati. When rati increases, it is called love of Go…'
15:5715:57, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,358‎ N By advancing in hearing and chanting, a devotee becomes more firmly fixed in his faith, and gradually his initial faith develops into a taste for devotional service, and that taste gradually develops into attachment ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By advancing in hearing and chanting, a devotee becomes more firmly fixed in his faith, and gradually his initial faith develops …'
15:5515:55, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,304‎ N By developing chanting and hearing, one can advance further and further in regulative devotional service to the Supreme Lord. As one so advances, his misgivings about devotional service and his attraction for the material world proportionately diminish ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"developing chanting and hearing, one can advance further and further in regulative devotional service to the Supreme Lord. As one…'
15:5215:52, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,325‎ N If, due to some righteous activities which provoke devotional service, one is influenced by the service attitude and takes shelter of the good association of pure devotees, he develops attachment for hearing and chanting ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If, due to some righteous activities which provoke devotional service, one is influenced by the service attitude and takes shelte…'
15:4215:42, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,625‎ N The process for making the heart even more sterilized by the sunshine of love is called bhava. A description of bhava is given by Rupa Gosvami ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process for making the heart even more sterilized by the sunshine of love is called bhava. A description of bhava is given by…'
12:2512:25, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,932‎ N Being in love with the Godhead is compared to the sunshine emanating from the sun; this shining makes the devotee's heart more and more lovely. The heart of such a devotee is situated in a transcendental position beyond even the mode of goodness ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"being in love with the Godhead is compared to the sunshine emanating from the sun; this shining makes the devotee's heart more an…'
12:2212:22, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,662‎ N When one's attachment to Krsna becomes very deep, one attains the condition called love of Godhead. Such a state of existence is considered a permanent situation for a devotee ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one's attachment to Krsna becomes very deep, one attains the condition called love of Godhead. Such a state of existence is …'
12:1912:19, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,707‎ N There are two characteristics by which the seeds of love of Godhead can develop, and these are known as rati, or attachment, and bhava, the condition immediately preceding love of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two characteristics by which the seeds of love of Godhead can develop, and these are known as rati, or attachment, and …'
12:1712:17, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,014‎ N Whoever follows the principles of devotional service with attachment and follows a particular devotee of Vrajabhumi certainly attains the highest perfection of love of Godhead in that spirit ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whoever follows the principles of devotional service with attachment and follows a particular devotee of Vrajabhumi certainly att…'
12:1512:15, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,496‎ N A pure devotee attached to devotional service should always remember the activities of a particular inhabitant of Vraja, even though he is not able to live in Vrajabhumi or Vrndavana. In this way he can always think of Vrajabhumi and Vrndavana ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a pure devotee attached to devotional service should always remember the activities of a particular inhabitant of Vraja, even tho…'
12:1112:11, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,635‎ N Devotee always thinks of his special devotional service & attachment. Such attachment does not violate the regulative principles of devotional service, & a real devotee adheres to these principles strictly; yet always thinks of his particular attachment ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he always thinks of his special devotional service and attachment. Such attachment does not violate the regulative principles of …'
12:0812:08, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,473‎ N Devotional service with attachment can be executed in two ways - externally and internally. Externally the devotee strictly follows the regulative principles beginning with chanting and hearing, while internally he thinks of the attachment ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"externally and internally. Externally the devotee strictly follows the regulative principles beginning with chanting and hearing,…'
12:0612:06, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,776‎ N It should be noted that a class of so-called devotees (known as prakrta-sahajiya) follow their own concocted ideas and, representing themselves as Krsna and Radha, indulge in debauchery. Such devotional service and attachment are false ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it should be noted that a class of so-called devotees (known as prakrta-sahajiya) follow their own concocted ideas and, represent…'
12:0312:03, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,586‎ N The natural inclination to devotional service is also based on scriptural injunction, and one who has attachment for such devotional service is not required to give it up simply on the strength of scriptural argument ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The natural inclination to devotional service is also based on scriptural injunction, and one who has attachment for such devotio…'
12:0112:01, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,565‎ N Devotional service with attachment is natural, and one who has been attracted by it does not argue with those who oppose him, even though others may argue by presenting scriptural injunctions ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service with attachment is natural, and one who has been attracted by it does not argue with those who oppose him, eve…'
11:5811:58, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,810‎ N When one becomes deeply affected by the devotion of the residents of Vrajabhumi and tries to follow in their footsteps, he does not care for the restrictions or regulations of the revealed scriptures. This is the characteristic of one in raga-bhakti ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one becomes deeply affected by the devotion of the residents of Vrajabhumi and tries to follow in their footsteps, he does n…'
11:5411:54, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,510‎ N Devotional service discharged with such attachment is called ragatmika, and deep attachment with deep absorption in the object of love is called ragatmika. Examples of these can be seen in the activities of the residents of Vrajabhumi ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service discharged with such attachment is called ragatmika, and deep attachment with deep absorption in the object of…'
11:5011:50, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,883‎ N If one develops devotional service and attachment by following in the footsteps of the Vrajavasis, he attains raga-marga-bhakti, or devotional service in attachment to the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one develops devotional service and attachment by following in the footsteps of the Vrajavasis, he attains raga-marga-bhakti, …'
11:4811:48, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,948‎ N Devotional service can be discharged independently of the cultivation of knowledge and renunciation ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotional service can be discharged independently of the cultivation of knowledge and renunciation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsn…'
11:4711:47, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,158‎ N The Lord's conclusion is that devotional service is independent of any other process. The cultivation of knowledge, renunciation or meditation may be a little helpful in the beginning, but they cannot be considered necessary for devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord's conclusion is that devotional service is independent of any other process. The cultivation of knowledge, renunciation …'
11:4411:44, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,905‎ N The Vedic rules are supposed to be ordained by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but apparently there are contradictions, and Uddhava was anxious to know how one could be freed from these contradictions ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic rules are supposed to be ordained by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but apparently there are contradictions, and U…'
11:4111:41, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,004‎ N Since a devotee of Lord Krsna is by nature nonviolent, and since his mind and senses are controlled, he does not have to make a special effort to acquire the good qualities which result from cultivating knowledge and performing fruitive activities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since a devotee of Lord Krsna is by nature nonviolent, and since his mind and senses are controlled, he does not have to make a s…'
11:2711:27, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,350‎ N In the Eleventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.20.31), the Lord Himself says that there is no necessity to cultivate speculative knowledge and renunciation if one is actually engaged in the devotional service of the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord Himself says that there is no necessity to cultivate speculative knowledge and renunciation if one is actually engaged i…'
11:2511:25, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,548‎ N One does not have to take to the principles of nonviolence and sense control, although there are rules and regulations for acquiring these qualities in the other processes. Without even practicing these processes a devotee develops all good qualities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One does not have to take to the principles of nonviolence and sense control, although there are rules and regulations for acquir…'
11:1411:14, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,049‎ N Whoever engages in the devotional service of the Lord in full Krsna consciousness becomes freed of all debts to the sages, demigods and forefathers, to whom everyone is generally indebted ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whoever engages in the devotional service of the Lord in full Krsna consciousness becomes freed of all debts to the sages, demigo…'
11:0811:08, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,291‎ N If he (a person) performs sinful activities (not willfully but by chance), Krsna gives him all protection. It is not necessary for him to purify himself by any other method ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If, however, he performs sinful activities (not willfully but by chance), Krsna gives him all protection. It is not necessary for…'
11:0511:05, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,949‎ N Because all his desires and ambitions were thus engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, Maharaja Ambarisa is considered the leader in discharging devotional service in all kinds of ways ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because all his desires and ambitions were thus engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, Maharaja Ambarisa is considered th…'
10:1310:13, 28 November 2012 diff hist +7,955‎ N In BRS it is said that one should be very liberal in behavior and should avoid any undesirable activities. The most important affirmative points are that one should accept the shelter of a bona fide spiritual master, be initiated by him and serve him ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu compiled by Sri Rupa Gosvami it is said that one should be very liberal in behavior and should avoid an…'
10:1110:11, 28 November 2012 diff hist +10,567‎ N Rupa Gosvami recommended that one live in the association of those who are of the same mentality; therefore it is necessary to form some association for Krsna consciousness and live together for the cultivation of knowledge of Krsna & devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Rupa Gosvami has recommended that one live in the association of those who are of the same mentality; therefore it is neces…'
10:0410:04, 28 November 2012 diff hist +10,724‎ N Putana planned to kill Krsna. Krsna accepted the poisonous breasts of that demonic woman, and when He sucked the milk from her, He sucked out her life also. Nonetheless Putana was elevated to the same position as Krsna's own mother ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Putana planned to kill Krsna. Krsna accepted the poisonous breasts of that demonic woman, and when He sucked the milk from her, H…'
10:0010:00, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,523‎ N One is advised not to even look at the faces of persons who are irreligious or who are devoid of devotion to the Supreme Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One is also advised not to even look at the faces of persons who are irreligious or who are devoid of devotion to the Supreme Lor…'
09:5809:58, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,316‎ N After receiving spiritual messages from holy persons or pure devotees, if one tries to apply them in his own life, the path of Krsna consciousness naturally develops in faith, attachment and devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After receiving such spiritual messages from holy persons or pure devotees, if one tries to apply them in his own life, the path …'
09:5509:55, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,406‎ N Those who are actually holy are transcendental, composed, peaceful, friendly to all living entities and not subject to anger. Simply by association with such holy men one can become a Krsna conscious devotee ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are actually holy are transcendental, composed, peaceful, friendly to all living entities and not subject to anger. Sim…'
09:5209:52, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,161‎ N His (a devotee's) interest is in the essence of life, which is spiritual. He is equal to everyone, and no one can find fault in him. His magnanimous mind is always fresh and clean and devoid of material obsessions ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His interest is in the essence of life, which is spiritual. He is equal to everyone, and no one can find fault in him. His magnan…'
08:0308:03, 28 November 2012 diff hist +11,258‎ N No one should be depressed by thinking that he will never be out of the clutches of matter, for there is every possibility of being rescued, exactly as it is possible for a log, which is floating down a river, to come to rest on the bank ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one should be depressed by thinking that he will never be out of the clutches of matter, for there is every possibility of bei…'
07:5907:59, 28 November 2012 diff hist +13,289‎ N Devotional service is so nice and pure that it purifies the devotee, and he forgets all material ambitions as soon as he engages fully in the transcendental loving service of Krsna. A practical example is Dhruva Maharaja ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is so nice and pure that it purifies the devotee, and he forgets all material ambitions as soon as he engages …'
07:5707:57, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,707‎ N Generally people come into the association of devotees in order to mitigate some material wants, but the influence of a pure devotee frees a man from all material desires so that he eventually comes to relish the taste of devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally people come into the association of devotees in order to mitigate some material wants, but the influence of a pure devo…'
07:5507:55, 28 November 2012 diff hist +8,814‎ N If a person is not engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, he falls from his position, regardless of whether he executes his prescribed occupational duty or not ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person is not engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, he falls from his position, regardless of whether he executes h…'
07:5207:52, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,785‎ N If a person is lacking in devotion or Krsna consciousness, he cannot be released from material bondage, even if he executes his prescribed duty. On the contrary, even by discharging his prescribed duty he will glide down into hell ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if a person is lacking in devotion or Krsna consciousness, he cannot be released from material bondage, even if he executes his p…'
07:4407:44, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,670‎ N Since it is difficult for a person to become free as long as he desires to dominate material nature, it is recommended that he approach a spiritual master who can train him in devotional service & enable him to get out of the clutches of material nature ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since it is very difficult for a person to become free as long as he desires to dominate material nature, it is recommended that …'
07:3607:36, 28 November 2012 diff hist +9,807‎ N The living entity forgets that he is eternally the servitor of Krsna, and his forgetfulness causes his bondage in conditional life and his attraction for material energy. Indeed, that attraction is the shackle of material energy ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity forgets that he is eternally the servitor of Krsna, and his forgetfulness causes his bondage in conditional lif…'
07:3107:31, 28 November 2012 diff hist +10,620‎ N Material nature is so strong that it cannot be surmounted by an ordinary living entity. Only those who surrender unto the lotus feet of Krsna can cross the ocean of material existence ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material nature is so strong that it cannot be surmounted by an ordinary living entity. Only those who surrender unto the lotus f…'
07:2907:29, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,158‎ N When Jnana, or the cultivation of knowledge, opens onto the path of devotional service, it can give one liberation, but not otherwise ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"jnana, or the cultivation of knowledge, opens onto the path of devotional service, it can give one liberation, but not otherwise"…'
07:2507:25, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,155‎ N There are many sages who are expert in performing austerities; there are many men who give much in charity; there are many famous men, scholars and thinkers, and there are those who are very expert in reciting Vedic hymns ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many sages who are expert in performing austerities; there are many men who give much in charity; there are many famous…'
05:5305:53, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,198‎ N If anyone wants to understand the Supreme Absolute Truth in perfection, he must take to the process of devotional service in full Krsna consciousness. Then it will be possible for him to understand the last word of the Absolute Truth ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if anyone wants to understand the Supreme Absolute Truth in perfection, he must take to the process of devotional service in full…'
05:5105:51, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,670‎ N The Supreme Lord is as much an individual as other living beings, but He is different in that He is the Supreme and all other living beings are subordinate to Him ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is as much an individual as other living beings, but He is different in that He is the Supreme and all other liv…'
05:4705:47, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,562‎ N Three different processes by which Krsna can be understood: the empiric process of philosophical speculation, the process of meditation according to the mystic yoga system, and the process of Krsna consciousness, or devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"three different processes by which Krsna can be understood: the empiric process of philosophical speculation, the process of medi…'
05:4505:45, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,526‎ N All incarnations are either direct expansions of Krsna or, indirectly, expansions of the expansions of Krsna. However, the name of Krsna indicates the original Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All incarnations are either direct expansions of Krsna or, indirectly, expansions of the expansions of Krsna. However, the name o…'
05:4305:43, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,106‎ N Srimad-Bhagavatam indicates that everything is sheltered by Krsna directly and indirectly. Consequently perfect knowledge can be had only by an analytical study of Krsna, as confirmed by Bhagavad-gita ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srimad-Bhagavatam indicates that everything is sheltered by Krsna directly and indirectly. Consequently perfect knowledge can be …'
05:4105:41, 28 November 2012 diff hist +4,801‎ N The purpose of the material manifestation is to give the conditioned soul a chance to attain liberation and return to the asraya-tattva, or the Absolute Truth ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of the material manifestation is to give the conditioned soul a chance to attain liberation and return to the asraya-…'
05:3905:39, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,943‎ N In the Tenth Canto of Bhagavatam the life and activities of Krsna are described because Krsna is the shelter of all manifestations. Knowing this, Sridhara Svami worshiped and offered his obeisances unto Krsna as the shelter of everything ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Tenth Canto of Bhagavatam the life and activities of Krsna are described because Krsna is the shelter of all manifestation…'
05:3605:36, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,629‎ N Sridhara Svami was accepted by Lord Caitanya as an authorized commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Caitanya Mahaprabhu quoted his writings ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sridhara Svami was accepted by Lord Caitanya as an authorized commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Caitanya Mahaprabhu quoted hi…'
05:3405:34, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,597‎ N As far as Krsna Himself is concerned, He is directly situated in His spiritual energy, or specifically in His internal potency ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as Krsna Himself is concerned, He is directly situated in His spiritual energy, or specifically in His internal potency"}}…'
05:3205:32, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,243‎ N All Vedic rituals and different types of worship and philosophical speculation ultimately aim at Krsna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all Vedic rituals and different types of worship and philosophical speculation ultimately aim at Krsna"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|K…'
05:3005:30, 28 November 2012 diff hist +5,677‎ N Since neophytes are not all on the same transcendental level, they are advised to worship different types of demigods according to their situation in the different modes of material nature ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since neophytes are not all on the same transcendental level, they are advised to worship different types of demigods according t…'
05:2805:28, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,510‎ N 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 ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our actual function is devotional service, and our ultimate goal is love of Godhead. In all Vedic literatures it can be found tha…'
05:2505:25, 28 November 2012 diff hist +6,813‎ N Just as a poor man becomes happy upon receiving some treasure, when one attains to devotional service, his material pains are automatically vanquished ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as a poor man becomes happy upon receiving some treasure, when one attains to devotional service, his material pains are aut…'

22:4622:46, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,736‎ N When one attains the third stage of transcendental love of God, there occur further developments known as transcendental affection, emotion, ecstasy & extreme & intense attachment. These are technically known by the terms raga, anuraga, bhava & mahabhava ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one attains the third stage of transcendental love of God, there occur further developments known as transcendental affectio…'
22:4422:44, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,762‎ N Attainment of ecstasy is produced by execution of devotional service. When one continues the process of hearing and chanting, attachment grows and assumes the name of love of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Attainment of ecstasy is produced by execution of devotional service. When one continues the process of hearing and chanting, att…'
22:4222:42, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,268‎ N There are nine different methods of cultivating devotional service such as hearing, chanting, remembering, etc, and all these processes are employed in the first stage of devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are nine different methods of cultivating devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2…'
22:3822:38, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,496‎ N Just as an ordinary materialistic businessman thinks of nothing else when he is absorbed in his business, a pure devotee, when engaged in the service of the Lord, does not think of anything beyond that engagement ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as an ordinary materialistic businessman thinks of nothing else when he is absorbed in his business, a pure devotee, when en…'
22:3622:36, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,407‎ N The point is that a devotee is so much absorbed in the transcendental loving service of the Lord that he has no time to think of any benefit beyond his immediate engagement ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The point is that a devotee is so much absorbed in the transcendental loving service of the Lord that he has no time to think of …'
22:3522:35, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,454‎ N The pure devotee does not desire to live on the same planet with the Supreme Lord, nor does he desire the same opulence as the Lord, nor does he desire to have the same form as the Lord, nor to live with Him side by side, nor to merge into His existence ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotee does not desire to live on the same planet with the Supreme Lord, nor does he desire the same opulence as the Lo…'
22:3122:31, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,563‎ N As soon as a pure devotee hears the glories and transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is seated in everyone's heart, his mind immediately flows toward the Lord, just as the waters of the Ganges flow toward the sea ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as soon as a pure devotee hears the glories and transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is seated in …'
22:2922:29, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,921‎ N A pure devotee accepts the transcendental loving service of the Lord but rejects all kinds of liberation for his personal sense gratification ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee accepts the transcendental loving service of the Lord but rejects all kinds of liberation for his personal sense g…'
22:2822:28, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,995‎ N The senses engage themselves on behalf of family, society, nation and so on. When they are so engaged, they cannot cultivate Krsna consciousness. The senses must be purified, and this is possible when one purely understands that he belongs to Krsna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the senses engage themselves on behalf of family, society, nation and so on. When they are so engaged, they cannot cultivate Krsn…'
22:2522:25, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,080‎ N At the present moment, our senses are all designated because the body is designated. Consequently we think that this body belongs to a particular society or a particular country or a particular family. In this way the body is bound ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, our senses are all designated because the body is designated. Consequently we think that this body belongs…'
22:2322:23, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,003‎ N By minimizing bodily necessities, one can primarily devote his time to the cultivation of Krsna consciousness through the chanting of the holy names of God. Pure devotional service means engaging all the senses of the body in the service of the Lord ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By minimizing bodily necessities, one can primarily devote his time to the cultivation of Krsna consciousness through the chantin…'
22:2122:21, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,050‎ N In Krsna consciousness there is no scope for worshiping any demigod or any other form of Krsna, nor is there room for indulgence in speculative empiric philosophy, nor indulgence in fruitive activities. One should be free from all these contaminations ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Krsna consciousness there is no scope for worshiping any demigod or any other form of Krsna, nor is there room for indulgence …'
22:1922:19, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,992‎ N Love of God is dormant in everyone, and it can be awakened from its dormant position by the execution of pure devotional service, just as a person bitten by a serpent can be awakened by ammonia ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Love of God is dormant in everyone, and it can be awakened from its dormant position by the execution of pure devotional service,…'
22:1722:17, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,873‎ N There are many phases of spiritual knowledge and transcendental bliss. On one platform are the ritualistic sacrifices recommended in the Vedas, the execution of austerities and pious duties, and the practice of mystic yoga ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many phases of spiritual knowledge and transcendental bliss. On one platform are the ritualistic sacrifices recommended…'
22:1322:13, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,826‎ N If the gardener does not see these impediments and take them out, they will overcome and choke the plant of devotion. If, however, one is careful to guard against the growth of unwanted plants, the plant of devotion grows luxuriantly ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the gardener does not see these impediments and take them out, they will overcome and choke the plant of devotion. If, however…'
22:1122:11, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,115‎ N The prohibitions are mentioned in the authorized scriptures: One should not indulge in illicit sex life, intoxication, meat eating or gambling. These things are forbidden to one who is attempting devotional service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The prohibitions are mentioned in the authorized scriptures: One should not indulge in illicit sex life, intoxication, meat eatin…'
22:0922:09, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,126‎ N It is considered to be disadvantageous to desire liberation. The only desire should be the desire to render service ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also considered to be disadvantageous to desire liberation. The only desire should be the desire to render service"}} {{not…'
22:0722:07, 27 November 2012 diff hist +8,560‎ N Simply by taking advantage of material conveniences one may become addicted to enjoying material comforts ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by taking advantage of material conveniences one may become addicted to enjoying material comforts"}} {{notes|}} {{compile…'
22:0622:06, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,900‎ N If one is attracted by a large number of disciples and material conveniences offered by these disciples and forgets his duty as a bona fide master, the growth of the plant will be impeded ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is attracted by a large number of disciples and material conveniences offered by these disciples and forgets his duty as a…'
22:0422:04, 27 November 2012 diff hist +4,260‎ N The second offense to the holy name is to deny that Lord Visnu is the Absolute Truth. There is no difference between His name, quality, form, pastimes and activities, and one who sees a difference is considered an offender ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The second offense is to deny that Lord Visnu is the Absolute Truth. There is no difference between His name, quality, form, past…'
22:0022:00, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,563‎ N Actually a mukta, or liberated soul, is he who understands his constitutional position as an eternal servant of the Lord. Such liberated souls engage with faith and devotion in the service of the Lord, and they are called krsna-bhaktas ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"actually a mukta, or liberated soul, is he who understands his constitutional position as an eternal servant of the Lord. Such li…'
21:5721:57, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,474‎ N When one is liberated, he theoretically understands that the living entity is not composed of material elements but is spirit soul, distinct from matter. Simply by theoretically understanding this doctrine, one can be called liberated ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is liberated, he theoretically understands that the living entity is not composed of material elements but is spirit sou…'
21:5521:55, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,199‎ N Out of many hundreds and thousands of such empiric philosophers, only a handful actually attain liberation ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of many hundreds and thousands of such empiric philosophers, only a handful actually attain liberation"}} {{notes|}} {{compil…'
21:5321:53, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,554‎ N Out of many such persons who engage in righteous activities for sense gratification, only a few come to know about the Absolute Truth. These are called jnanis, empiric philosophers ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of many such persons who engage in righteous activities for sense gratification, only a few come to know about the Absolute T…'
21:4921:49, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,486‎ N It is very difficult to find a few human beings who believe in the scriptures and the existence of God, or, for that matter, in proper behavior. Those who do believe in the value of these things are known as arya ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very difficult to find a few human beings who believe in the scriptures and the existence of God, or, for that matter, in p…'
21:4721:47, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,394‎ N Out of that small number of human beings, most are totally ignorant of spiritual life, are unclean in their habits and have no faith in the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In short, most human beings live like animals ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of that small number of human beings, most are totally ignorant of spiritual life, are unclean in their habits and have no fa…'
21:4521:45, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,327‎ N Out of the many millions and trillions of living entities on land, human beings comprise only a small portion. Out of that small number of human beings, most are totally ignorant of spiritual life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of the many millions and trillions of living entities on land, human beings comprise only a small portion. Out of that small …'
21:4321:43, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,295‎ N Those entities which cannot move - like trees, for example - remain in one place and are classified as nonmoving entities, and those that move - such as the birds and beasts - are called jangama ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"remain in one place and are classified as nonmoving entities, and those that move"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|…'
21:4121:41, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,107‎ N The eternally conditioned living entities can be divided into two types - moving and nonmoving ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The eternally conditioned living entities can be divided into two types"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi…'
21:3821:38, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,855‎ N This eternal religion of the soul is never bound by any physical limitation of people, place, or time ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this eternal religion of the soul is never bound by any physical limitation of people, place, or time"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Kr…'
21:3421:34, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,337‎ N When we attain transcendental knowledge and are established in the actual, eternal religion of the actual living entity - the spirit soul - then and then only can we attain real, undeniable peace, prosperity, and happiness in the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when we attain transcendental knowledge and are established in the actual, eternal religion of the actual living entity"}} {{note…'
21:2821:28, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,080‎ N Everything that is material can be cut into pieces, can be burnt up, can be moistened, and can be dried up in the air ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything that is material can be cut into pieces, can be burnt up, can be moistened, and can be dried up in the air"}} {{notes|…'
21:2621:26, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,393‎ N One may then ask this question: What was the purpose for which Arjuna fought on the battlefield of Kuruksetra? The answer is plain and simple. The fight that is fought in pursuance of military duty touches the body only ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may then ask this question: What was the purpose for which Arjuna fought on the battlefield of Kuruksetra? The answer is plai…'
21:2321:23, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,661‎ N The learned scholar, who is aware of this transcendental knowledge, does not try to annihilate anyone or order anyone annihilated, like a fool ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The learned scholar, who is aware of this transcendental knowledge, does not try to annihilate anyone or order anyone annihilated…'
21:2221:22, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,919‎ N It is within our experience that every created thing is subject to annihilation. The eternality of the spirit soul is proved through its noncreatability by material means ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is within our experience that every created thing is subject to annihilation. The eternality of the spirit soul is proved thro…'
21:2021:20, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,358‎ N The spirit is never annihilated, nor can anyone annihilate him, even after the annihilation of the material body. He therefore has no birth and no death. Nor does he grow or diminish by repeated material births and deaths ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spirit is never annihilated, nor can anyone annihilate him, even after the annihilation of the material body. He therefore ha…'
21:1621:16, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,985‎ N The living entity exists eternally and has no past, present, or future tenses ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity exists eternally and has no past, present, or future tenses"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}…'
19:1319:13, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,454‎ N One who thinks that he can destroy the living spark also does not know anything about it. The Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, therefore emphatically declares that the living entity, being spirit, is never born ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who thinks that he can destroy the living spark also does not know anything about it. The Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, …'
19:0919:09, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,998‎ N There is much advancement of material science all over the world, but regrettably, these advanced scientists have made no attempt to understand the living spark, the spirit, which is always the most important subject ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is much advancement of material science all over the world, but regrettably, these advanced scientists have made no attempt…'
19:0719:07, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,591‎ N We can produce material atomic bombs but not the spiritual spark of life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can produce material atomic bombs but not the spiritual spark of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f…'
19:0419:04, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,091‎ N That this minute living spark, the spirit, is not a material thing is proved by the fact that no material scientist has ever been able to create the living spark by any combination or quantity of material substances ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That this minute living spark, the spirit, is not a material thing is proved by the fact that no material scientist has ever been…'
19:0119:01, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,926‎ N Learned experts have attempted to make a measurement of this living spirit. They say that the living spirit, the soul proper, can be measured approximately as one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Learned experts have attempted to make a measurement of this living spirit. They say that the living spirit, the soul proper, can…'
18:5818:58, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,012‎ N No one can destroy the eternal spirit - that is what we need to understand at the present moment. The indestructible spirit is thus above the conception of violence and nonviolence ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"that is what we need to understand at the present moment. The indestructible spirit is thus above the conception of violence and …'
18:5518:55, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,796‎ N The ksetrajna is the eternal spirit, whereas the ksetra is matter, which is temporary and ephemeral. This eternal truth is summarized in the Vedas in the aphorism brahma satyam jagan mithya: "Spirit is fact and the world is a false shadow" ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ksetrajna is the eternal spirit, whereas the ksetra is matter, which is temporary and ephemeral. This eternal truth is summar…'
18:5218:52, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,139‎ N Real culture of knowledge pertains not to ksetra but to ksetrajna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real culture of knowledge, therefore, pertains not to ksetra but to ksetrajna"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}…'
18:4818:48, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,169‎ N Lord Krsna explains that all actions and reactions that take place in this phenomenal world are the actions and reactions of this combination of ksetra and ksetrajna, or nature and the enjoyer of nature ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Krsna explains that all actions and reactions that take place in this phenomenal world are the actions and reactions of this…'
18:4618:46, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,172‎ N In the language of Bhagavad-gita, the spirit soul is called ksetrajna, the knower or tiller of the field, whereas the body and mind, the coverings of the spirit soul, are called ksetra, or the field ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the language of Bhagavad-gita, the spirit soul is called ksetrajna, the knower or tiller of the field, whereas the body and mi…'
18:4418:44, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,524‎ N If we want to acquire transcendental knowledge, our first duty will be to understand that the spirit soul is eternal truth. The external ingredients, the body and the mind which develop around the spirit soul, are all relative or partial truths ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we want to acquire transcendental knowledge, our first duty will be to understand that the spirit soul is eternal truth. The e…'
18:3818:38, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,902‎ N The saints & sages of Bharata-varsa, as India has long been known, never tried to cultivate or satisfy artificially the needs of the body & the mind exclusively; they always cultured the transcendental spirit soul, which is above the material body & mind ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The saints and sages of Bharata-varsa, as India has long been known, never tried to cultivate or satisfy artificially the needs o…'
18:3518:35, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,383‎ N By acts of so-called benevolence the leader may get recognition from his followers for some time. But the followers for whom this kind of leader has endeavored to do good will never get any lasting benefit out of such temporarily beneficial work ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by such acts of so-called benevolence the leader may get recognition from his followers for some time. But the followers for whom…'
18:3218:32, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,213‎ N All those who have tried their utmost to do good for others but have failed despite all honest endeavors should approach Sri Krsna or His bona fide servitors, following the footsteps of Marshal Arjuna ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all those who have tried their utmost to do good for others but have failed despite all honest endeavors should approach Sri Krsn…'
18:2818:28, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,306‎ N Real peace and happiness can never come about through advanced materialistic knowledge, deluded as it must be by the illusory modes of nature with a view to playing up this "unreal reality" ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real peace and happiness can never come about through such advanced materialistic knowledge, deluded as it must be by the illusor…'
18:2718:27, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,090‎ N Whatever advancement of knowledge, whether in art or science, that has been made by mundane scholars without reference to the eternal spirit soul is but a manifestation of the illusory modes of nature that encompass and limit the material body and mind ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever advancement of knowledge, whether in art or science, that has been made by mundane scholars without reference to the ete…'
18:2418:24, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,348‎ N Temporary sensations of happiness and distress, pertaining to the act of thinking, feeling, and willing under a false ego, are eternally different from the spirit soul and are therefore "unreal reality" ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"temporary sensations of happiness and distress, pertaining to the act of thinking, feeling, and willing under a false ego, are et…'
18:2218:22, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,379‎ N Everything that exists in the world is neither an object of happiness nor an object of distress; everything is simply subjective - that is, subject to our sense perceptions as they relate to our processes of thinking, feeling, and willing ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everything that exists in the world is neither an object of happiness nor an object of distress; everything is simply subjective"…'
18:1918:19, 27 November 2012 diff hist +4,368‎ N Neither fire nor water has any intrinsic power to give us happiness or distress, but they appear to us as agents of happiness or distress, according to our mode of sense perception in various circumstances ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neither fire nor water has any intrinsic power to give us happiness or distress, but they appear to us as agents of happiness or …'
17:0917:09, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,071‎ N Sense perception is the cause of feeling all sorts of happiness and distress. Form, taste, odor, sound, and touch are different sense perceptions, which render happiness or distress in cooperation with the mind ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sense perception is the cause of feeling all sorts of happiness and distress. Form, taste, odor, sound, and touch are different s…'
17:0617:06, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,505‎ N If, after a long time, somebody embarks on a homeward journey, the pleasure of being homeward - bound diminishes the accompanying distress of the journey. The inconveniences of traveling become subordinate to the pleasure of heading homeward ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"bound diminishes the accompanying distress of the journey. The inconveniences of traveling become subordinate"}} {{notes|}} {{com…'
17:0317:03, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,433‎ N Real peace can be obtained only in that transcendental stage of existence. That is the state of real contentment ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real peace can be obtained only in that transcendental stage of existence. That is the state of real contentment"}} {{notes|}} {{…'
17:0117:01, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,700‎ N If one is fortunate enough to understand the happiness and distress of the spirit soul and gets a taste for transcendental knowledge, then he will be indifferent to the happiness and distress of the body and mind and will relish a transcendental peace ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is fortunate enough to understand the happiness and distress of the spirit soul and gets a taste for transcendental knowle…'
16:4116:41, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,853‎ N Acquiring transcendental knowledge does not mean that we become indifferent to our present state of affairs, but it means that we should not be overwhelmed by the coming and going of happiness and distress ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"acquiring transcendental knowledge does not mean that we become indifferent to our present state of affairs, but it means that we…'
16:2816:28, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,712‎ N At the present stage of our existence, it is difficult to be unaffected by the temporary happiness and distress pertaining to the body and mind. Nor is it possible at present to assert that we are unidentified with the body and mind ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at the present stage of our existence, it is difficult to be unaffected by the temporary happiness and distress pertaining to the…'
16:2516:25, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,765‎ N All forms of happiness or distress, such as winter cold or summer heat, are due to material sense perception only. They come and go according to the laws of nature, and they are therefore to be tolerated without our being disturbed ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All forms of happiness or distress, such as winter cold or summer heat, are due to material sense perception only. They come and …'
16:2316:23, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,587‎ N Everything dependent on the outward covering is also a temporary arrangement. Happiness or distress perceived in relation with the temporary arrangement of the body and mind is also temporary ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everything dependent on the outward covering is also a temporary arrangement. Happiness or distress perceived in relation with th…'
16:2016:20, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,844‎ N When we speak of a living entity, we must see the body and the mind as two outward coverings, two layers of paraphernalia - and the living force or spirit soul as the chief, central figure ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when we speak of a living entity, we must see the body and the mind as two outward coverings, two layers of paraphernalia"}} {{no…'
16:1916:19, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,978‎ N No one can serve the chief simply by serving the subordinates. In other words, it is not possible to satisfy one's inner hunger simply by soaping the outer clothing ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"no one can serve the chief simply by serving the subordinates. In other words, it is not possible to satisfy one's inner hunger s…'
16:1416:14, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,722‎ N Throughout the world at the present moment, almost all the leaders, scholars, and mahatmas are more or less materialists, without any taste for transcendental knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Throughout the world at the present moment, almost all the leaders, scholars, and mahatmas are more or less materialists, without…'
16:1216:12, 27 November 2012 diff hist +8,606‎ N Sanatana means "eternal." Thus, Sanatana Gosvami was interested in the eternal happiness of the living entities more than just the temporary happiness of their temporary body and mind ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus, Sanatana Gosvami was interested in the eternal happiness of the living entities more than just the temporary happiness of t…'
16:1016:10, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,602‎ N Indirectly, Sanatana Gosvami asserted that there is no greater materialistic fool than one who advertises himself and collects the cheap votes of similar fools to gain fame as a great scholar, great leader, great philosopher, great mahatma ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indirectly, he asserted that there is no greater materialistic fool than one who advertises himself and collects the cheap votes …'
16:0516:05, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,817‎ N Srila Sanatana Gosvami refused to let himself be called a great leader or erudite scholar, since he had no transcendental knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Sanatana Gosvami refused to let himself be called a great leader or erudite scholar, since he had no transcendental knowled…'
16:0216:02, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,054‎ N Srila Sanatana Gosvami presented his case to Sri Caitanya. In fact, he really was learned in transcendental knowledge, but he pretended to be a materialistic fool like us ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Sanatana Gosvami presented his case. In fact, he really was learned in transcendental knowledge, but he pretended to be a m…'
15:5915:59, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,105‎ N For His part, the Personality of Godhead imparted the transcendental knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, because He found Marshal Arjuna the most deserving person to hear it ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For His part, the Personality of Godhead imparted the transcendental knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, because He found Marshal Arjuna …'
15:5615:56, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,045‎ N Those who are truly learned do not give much importance to this material body and mind, or to the happiness and distress that pertain only to the material body and mind ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are truly learned do not give much importance to this material body and mind, or to the happiness and distress that per…'
15:5515:55, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,110‎ N The subtle mental body, which is also material and composed of false ego and intelligence, likewise vanishes when the soul is liberated ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the subtle mental body, which is also material and composed of false ego and intelligence, likewise vanishes when the soul is lib…'
15:5015:50, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,861‎ N Our present attempts to remove the difficulties of the material world - through the pretensions of erudite scientists, great statesmen, and mahatmas - do not reach the spiritual, transcendental plane, but simply garb the body and mind ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"do not reach the spiritual, transcendental plane, but simply garb the body and mind"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complet…'
15:4715:47, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,126‎ N At present we do not possess any information of this eternal life, although we have much pride, even vanity, about our material knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at present we do not possess any information of this eternal life, although we have much pride, even vanity, about our material k…'
15:4615:46, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,585‎ N This spiritual, transcendental plane is the plane of eternal life, without which the material body and mind would have no existence ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This spiritual, transcendental plane is the plane of eternal life, without which the material body and mind would have no existen…'
15:4415:44, 27 November 2012 diff hist +8,271‎ N This spiritual subject matter, which is transcendental to the hankerings of the material body and mind, is our supreme need. Unless we reach this transcendental plane of activities, we cannot achieve real peace ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This spiritual subject matter, which is transcendental to the hankerings of the material body and mind, is our supreme need. Unle…'
15:4215:42, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,284‎ N It is very common for us, like Arjuna, to try to dissipate our disillusionments by our own devices, culled from our own mundane experience. This attempt to remove our daily bodily and mental difficulties is always misdirected ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very common for us, like Arjuna, to try to dissipate our disillusionments by our own devices, culled from our own mundane e…'
12:3112:31, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,308‎ N Marshal Arjuna surrendered himself as the disciple of Sri Krsna, for a disciple cannot disobey the orders of his spiritual master. That is the relationship between a disciple and his master ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Marshal Arjuna surrendered himself as the disciple of Sri Krsna, for a disciple cannot disobey the orders of his spiritual master…'
12:3012:30, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,980‎ N The real spirit we attain through transcendental knowledge is self-negation and the determination to render transcendental service unto the Personality of Godhead. The purport of Bhagavad-gita is this and nothing else ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real spirit we attain through transcendental knowledge is self-negation and the determination to render transcendental servic…'
12:2812:28, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,688‎ N After Arjuna had understood the spirit of the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, never advised him to give up his seemingly ordinary duties. On the contrary, Arjuna fought the battle with even greater energy ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After Arjuna had understood the spirit of the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, never advised h…'
12:2512:25, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,581‎ N Attaining transcendental knowledge does not necessarily mean renouncing the duties of our ordinary life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"attaining transcendental knowledge does not necessarily mean renouncing the duties of our ordinary life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|…'
12:2312:23, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,879‎ N Just to teach us, Marshal Arjuna tried to understand the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita at a time when a moment was virtually impossible to spare. All this he did for the sake of people like us, and he fought the battle with full vigor ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"just to teach us, Marshal Arjuna tried to understand the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita at a time when a moment was virtually imposs…'
12:2012:20, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,993‎ N Arjuna was able to discuss the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita even on the battlefield of Kuruksetra. We modern men have no time to get into the details of the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, even in the midst of our much more ordinary daily duties ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was able to discuss the transcendental philosophy of Bhagavad-gita even on the battlefield of Kuruksetra. We modern men ha…'
12:1012:10, 27 November 2012 diff hist +8,628‎ N According to these leaders, the material body is the actual self, understanding everything that pertains to the body constitutes self-realization, and we have no more duty than satisfying the senses of the body and maintaining it by all means ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to such leaders, the material body is the actual self, understanding everything that pertains to the body constitutes s…'
12:0812:08, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,164‎ N At the present moment, the leaders of thought and the people in general have decided mistakenly that there is no other world except the one in which we live - that all peace and prosperity are available here ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at the present moment, the leaders of thought and the people in general have decided mistakenly that there is no other world exce…'
12:0412:04, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,032‎ N Sometimes the Personality of Godhead descends Himself; otherwise, He deputes His confidential servants to do this act of kindness ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the Personality of Godhead descends Himself; otherwise, He deputes His confidential servants to do this act of kindness…'
12:0112:01, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,677‎ N Age after age, the Personality of Godhead and His beloved confidential-servitor devotees bestow their unbounded mercy by dissipating the darkness of nescience of the people of the world ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"age after age, the Personality of Godhead and His beloved confidential-servitor devotees bestow their unbounded mercy by dissipat…'
11:5511:55, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,052‎ N Marshal Arjuna pretended to display philosophical ignorance and weakness, like an ordinary man, when with his chariot between the two opposing armies on the battlefield of Kuruksetra, he refused to fight ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Marshal Arjuna pretended to display philosophical ignorance and weakness, like an ordinary man, when with his chariot between the…'
11:5211:52, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,919‎ N We have extended many branches and sub-branches of this philosophy of the belly in various directions, and thus we have hardly any time to understand the philosophy of gaining eternal life - for which we are perpetually struggling life after life ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have extended many branches and sub-branches of this philosophy of the belly in various directions, and thus we have hardly an…'
11:4911:49, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,010‎ N Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the ideal spiritual master, spoke the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita to Marshal Arjuna, His disciple. Here is a perfect example of the relationship between the spiritual master and the disciple ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the ideal spiritual master, spoke the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita to Marshal Arjuna…'
11:4511:45, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,277‎ N To attain perfection in transcendental knowledge is to accept the disciplic succession, the spiritual line, by culture, practice, and education in that line ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To attain perfection in transcendental knowledge is to accept the disciplic succession, the spiritual line, by culture, practice,…'
11:3911:39, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,724‎ N To know the principles of eternal life, and if we really want to see things in their true perspective, it is necessary for us to establish a relationship with a preceptor who can really open our eyes and lift us from the clutches of nescience ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to know the principles of eternal life or life after death, and if we really want to see things in their true perspective, it is …'
11:2911:29, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,292‎ N We first have to establish a relationship with the institution. We have to abide by the direction of our instructors there and work favorably according to their direction. This is essential in order to achieve the ultimate desired success ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we first have to establish a relationship with that institution. We have to abide by the direction of our instructors there and w…'
11:2611:26, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,589‎ N The knowledge that we gather by our education in the schools and colleges may help us temporarily in the study of some particular subject in the present span of life, but this acquisition of knowledge cannot satisfy our eternal need ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The knowledge that we gather by our education in the schools and colleges may help us temporarily in the study of some particular…'
11:1011:10, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,631‎ N We go forward on the path of knowledge by the mercy of our preceptors - from learning the alphabet up to completing our university career ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We go forward on the path of knowledge by the mercy of our preceptors"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs…'
11:0611:06, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,605‎ N The light of knowledge is kindled by our preceptors, and we can see things as they are only by our preceptors' mercy. From our very birth we have become accustomed to gathering knowledge by the mercy of our preceptors, whether father, mother, or teacher ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the light of knowledge is kindled by our preceptors, and we can see things as they are only by our preceptors' mercy. From our ve…'
11:0411:04, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,428‎ N There is but one way to perceive things in the depth of darkness. Only if somebody brings a light into the darkness is it truly possible to see things as they are. Similarly, the light of knowledge is kindled by our preceptors ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is but one way to perceive things in the depth of darkness. Only if somebody brings a light into the darkness is it truly p…'
10:4810:48, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,860‎ N We can be proud of our eyes only under certain favorable conditions created by an external agency, namely the material nature ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we can be proud of our eyes only under certain favorable conditions created by an external agency, namely the material nature"}} …'
10:4610:46, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,966‎ N Even though we have our wonderful eyes, we cannot see things in their true perspective. What is true for the eyes is also true for the other senses we use for gathering knowledge ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even though we have our wonderful eyes, we cannot see things in their true perspective. What is true for the eyes is also true fo…'
10:4410:44, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,394‎ N Our eyes can gather knowledge only under certain favorable conditions. We cannot see things that are too far away from us; we cannot penetrate the darkness, nor can we see things that are very close to the eye, such as our own eyelids ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our eyes can gather knowledge only under certain favorable conditions. We cannot see things that are too far away from us; we can…'
10:4010:40, 27 November 2012 diff hist +5,444‎ N It is not a fact that we can see everything as it is simply by applying our ocular power to it. Every morning when the sun rises, we see this vast mass of matter as if it were just a small disc. Of course, the sun is much larger ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not a fact that we can see everything as it is simply by applying our ocular power to it. Every morning when the sun rises,…'
10:3710:37, 27 November 2012 diff hist +4,802‎ N We are very proud of our two small eyes, and puffed up with vanity, we are always enthusiastic to see everything with our own eyes. But we do not know that whatever we are seeing at the present moment is covered with the darkness of nescience ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are very proud of our two small eyes, and puffed up with vanity, we are always enthusiastic to see everything with our own eye…'
10:3310:33, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,700‎ N God is attainable only through devotional activities. We can get rid of the results of our work only by the intelligent process of work with transcendental results ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God is attainable only through devotional activities. We can get rid of the results of our work only by the intelligent process o…'
10:3110:31, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,743‎ N The Personality of Godhead says that He always favors His devotees by endowing them with the intelligence to perform devotional activities, so that at the end His devotees may attain to Him ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Personality of Godhead says that He always favors His devotees by endowing them with the intelligence to perform devotional a…'
10:2910:29, 27 November 2012 diff hist +7,132‎ N In many places throughout Bhagavad-gita, the Personality of Godhead mentions the word buddhi-yoga, or intelligence with transcendental results. And by this word buddhi-yoga we can also understand transcendental, devotional activities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In many places throughout Bhagavad-gita, the Personality of Godhead mentions the word buddhi-yoga, or intelligence with transcend…'
10:2510:25, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,416‎ N Great thinkers in the Western countries must look to the people of India if the message of Godhead, of genuine spiritualism, is to reach their ears ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Great thinkers in the Western countries must therefore look to the people of India if the message of Godhead, of genuine spiritua…'
10:2410:24, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,855‎ N Notwithstanding all such advancement of material knowledge in the West, the people in general there are suffering the pangs of the poisonous effects of materialism because they have cared very little for the culture of spiritual science ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"notwithstanding all such advancement of material knowledge in the West, the people in general there are suffering the pangs of th…'
10:2110:21, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,422‎ N Factually, in no country other than India have the great sages endeavored so much for the realization of the spirit self ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Factually, also, in no country other than India have the great sages endeavored so much for the realization of the spirit self"}}…'
10:1810:18, 27 November 2012 diff hist +6,296‎ N Caitanya-caritamrta says that one who has by chance taken his birth in the holy land of Bharatavarsa can render the supreme benefit to others, after he himself has become enlightened by self-realization ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya-caritamrta, in which it is said that one who has by chance taken his birth in the holy land of Bharatavarsa can render t…'

23:1123:11, 26 November 2012 diff hist +4,760‎ N In Bhagavad-gita it is definitively established that Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is established, also, that our only duty is to render transcendental loving service unto Him ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita it is definitively established that Sri Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is established, also, th…'
23:0923:09, 26 November 2012 diff hist +5,021‎ N We try to drag concocted meanings out of the simple passages of Bhagavad-gita to establish some man-made idea which is never supported by Bhagavad-gita. By such artificial dragging, one cannot ultimately establish his rubbish theory ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we try to drag concocted meanings out of the simple passages of Bhagavad-gita to establish some man-made idea which is never supp…'
23:0623:06, 26 November 2012 diff hist +8,251‎ N How many common men have written their autobiographies, and how enthusiastically we have read and accepted them. But when the Personality of Godhead Himself tells about Himself, we cannot take it as it is. This is nothing but our misfortune ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How many common men have written their autobiographies, and how enthusiastically we have read and accepted them. But when the Per…'
19:0219:02, 26 November 2012 diff hist +7,918‎ N Some of the asuras, or demons, such as Ravana and Hiranyakasipu, underwent a severe process of austerity and penance, but they obtained nothing except some temporary objects of sensory pleasure ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some of the asuras, or demons, such as Ravana and Hiranyakasipu, also underwent a severe process of austerity and penance, but th…'
18:4918:49, 26 November 2012 diff hist +7,882‎ N The real and transcendental happiness is attained only after liberation from the bondage of material existence. Any action which does not aim at such transcendental happiness is always temporary and baffling ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This real and transcendental happiness is attained only after liberation from the bondage of material existence. Any action which…'
18:4518:45, 26 November 2012 diff hist +7,975‎ N Those who are legitimate or law-abiding persons may be divided into three transcendental divisions: namely, the lawful workers, the empiric philosophers, and the transcendental devotees. The lawful workers are again divided into two sections ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are legitimate or law-abiding persons may be divided into three transcendental divisions: namely, the lawful workers, t…'
18:4218:42, 26 November 2012 diff hist +8,526‎ N They may be civilized or uncivilized, they may be learned or illiterate, they may be powerful or weak, but illegitimate persons, generally known as outlaws, always act like the lower animals. There is no good in them, in spite of all appearances ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They may be civilized or uncivilized, they may be learned or illiterate, they may be powerful or weak, but such illegitimate pers…'
18:3918:39, 26 November 2012 diff hist +6,768‎ N The human race is divided into two sections. The one is legitimate and the other is illegitimate. Those who do not care about any laws of life, but simply work on the principle of sense gratification - they are all illegitimate ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the human race is divided into two sections. The one is legitimate and the other is illegitimate. Those who do not care about any…'
18:2418:24, 26 November 2012 diff hist +8,250‎ N After attainment of one or two of the eightfold perfections, many mystics fall into the trap of mental oscillation. In such a state, the mystic fails to attain to the highest perfection, namely, pure devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After attainment of one or two of the above perfections, many mystics fall into the trap of mental oscillation. In such a state, …'
16:1616:16, 26 November 2012 diff hist +8,116‎ N When a learned man attains to absolute vision, he can observe every living being - whether a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, or a dog-eater - with equanimity ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when a learned man attains to absolute vision, he can observe every living being"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|A…'
16:1216:12, 26 November 2012 diff hist +8,297‎ N With the world spiritually manifest, its modes of nature, such as goodness, passion, and ignorance, cannot present any obstacle to one's spiritual advancement. When such obstacles are surpassed, one attains to the absolute vision ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With the world thus spiritually manifest, its modes of nature, such as goodness, passion, and ignorance, cannot present any obsta…'
15:2615:26, 26 November 2012 diff hist +6,331‎ N If we remember that the Supreme Spirit is indeed omnipresent, we can create a spiritual atmosphere by performing all our activities in relation to the Supreme Spirit, with everything directed by one who is a self-realized soul ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we remember that the Supreme Spirit is indeed omnipresent, we can create a spiritual atmosphere by performing all our activiti…'
14:3914:39, 26 November 2012 diff hist +7,038‎ N Just as physicians are always present in all countries and at all times, so also brahmanas or ksatriyas are always present in every part of the earth, by dint of personal and practical qualifications ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as physicians are always present in all countries and at all times, so also brahmanas or ksatriyas are always present in eve…'
14:3614:36, 26 November 2012 diff hist +5,826‎ Krsna is the maker of a caste system that is applicable universally, is voluntary and natural, and is based on one's qualities and abilities ‎No edit summary current
14:3514:35, 26 November 2012 diff hist +5,826‎ N Krsna is the maker of a caste system that is applicable universally, is voluntary and natural, and is based on one's qualities and abilities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the maker of a caste system that is applicable universally, is voluntary and natural, and is based on one's qualities and a…'
14:3414:34, 26 November 2012 diff hist +85‎ Krsna is not the maker of a tyrannical and unnatural caste system in which the faithless dictate one's position according to one's birth ‎No edit summary current
14:3414:34, 26 November 2012 diff hist +6,559‎ N Krsna is not the maker of a tyrannical and unnatural caste system in which the faithless dictate one's position according to one's birth ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is not the maker of a tyrannical and unnatural caste system in which the faithless dictate one's position according to one's b…'
14:3014:30, 26 November 2012 diff hist +8,003‎ N The unscrupulous caste system now dominant in the society of the asuras or the faithless cannot be any barrier to approaching Sri Krsna, the Absolute Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the unscrupulous caste system now dominant in the society of the asuras or the faithless cannot be any barrier to approaching Sri…'
14:1314:13, 26 November 2012 diff hist +6,912‎ N In contrast with the ordinary living entity, those who are transcendentalists are really learned. Such transcendentalists do not perform any work in the manner of the common mundaner ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In contrast with the ordinary living entity, those who are transcendentalists are really learned. Such transcendentalists do not …'
13:4513:45, 26 November 2012 diff hist +9,995‎ N Each and every living entity that be is Krsna's part and parcel, and as such, each and every living entity is His eternal, transcendental servitor. The natural position of one who is part and parcel is to render service to the complete whole ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"each and every living entity that be is His part and parcel, and as such, each and every living entity is His eternal, transcende…'
13:4213:42, 26 November 2012 diff hist +7,661‎ N The foolish mundaner cannot understand that he is under the spell of Lord Krsna's illusory energy, Maya-devi, who has made the mundaner bound to do as she desires. Consequently, the foolish mundaner enjoys only the temporary results ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The foolish mundaner cannot understand that he is under the spell of Lord Krsna's illusory energy, Maya-devi, who has made the mu…'
13:2113:21, 26 November 2012 diff hist +7,215‎ N The learned karma-yogis tactfully engage such foolish mundaners in the respective works for which they have special attachments - but in relation with Krsna - without disturbing them in their general activities ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the learned karma-yogis tactfully engage such foolish mundaners in the respective works for which they have special attachments"}…'
13:1413:14, 26 November 2012 diff hist +7,348‎ N Mundaners themselves have posed as Krsna, under the false inducement of the illusory energy. This false position of supreme enjoyer gives them much trouble as they search for lordship over the powers of nature ‎ Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they themselves have posed as Krsna, under the false inducement of the illusory energy. This false position of supreme enjoyer gi…'

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