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13 June 2021
- 10:1410:14, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,131 N The impersonalist cannot enjoy life due to his artificial renunciation; and for this reason, a slight agitation of the mind pulls him down again into the pool of material existence. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalist, therefore, cannot enjoy life due to his artificial renunciation; and for this reason, a slight agitation of..."
- 10:1110:11, 13 June 2021 diff hist −24 Devotee takes prasadam in Krsna consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:0910:09, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,080 N Devotee takes prasadam in Krsna consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotee takes prasādam in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, whereas the nondevotee rejects it as material"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|N..."
- 10:0510:05, 13 June 2021 diff hist −94 After offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasadam. Thus everything becomes spiritualized and there is no danger of a downfall. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 09:5709:57, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,235 N After offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasadam. Thus everything becomes spiritualized and there is no danger of a downfall. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called prasādam. Thus everything becomes spirituali..."
- 09:4809:48, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,195 N For an impersonalist, the Lord, or the Absolute, being impersonal, cannot eat. Whereas an impersonalist tries to avoid good eatables, a devotee knows that Krsna is the supreme enjoyer and that He eats all that is offered to Him in devotion. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for an impersonalist, the Lord, or the Absolute, being impersonal, cannot eat. Whereas an impersonalist tries to avoid good ea..." current
- 09:4109:41, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,126 N A person in Krsna consciousness knows how to use everything in the service of the Lord; therefore he does not become a victim of material consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness knows how to use everything in the service of the Lord; therefore he does not become a v..." current
- 09:3809:38, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,299 N Those who are without knowledge of Krsna consciousness artificially try to avoid material objects, and as a result, although they desire liberation from material bondage, they do not attain to the perfect stage of renunciation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are without knowledge of Kṛṣṇa consciousness artificially try to avoid material objects, and as a result, alth..."
- 09:0709:07, 13 June 2021 diff hist +2,961 N By development of Krsna consciousness one can know that everything has its use in the service of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness one can know that everything has its use in the service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 08:5208:52, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,365 N One who is not in Krsna consciousness, however powerful he may be in controlling the senses by artificial repression, is sure ultimately to fail, for the slightest thought of sense pleasure will agitate him to gratify his desires. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not, therefore, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, however powerful he may be in controlling the senses by artificial re..." current
- 08:5008:50, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,284 N As illustrated by Yamunacarya (quoted in BG 2.60), A sincere devotee of the Lord shuns all material sense enjoyment due to his higher taste for spiritual enjoyment in the association of the Lord. That is the secret of success. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Yāmunācārya, a sincere devotee of the Lord shuns all material sense enjoyment due to his higher taste for spiritual e..." current
- 08:4608:46, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,160 N When Haridasa Thakur was a young devotee of the Lord, he was similarly allured by the incarnation of Maya Devi, but Haridasa easily passed the test because of his unalloyed devotion to Lord Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Haridāsa Ṭhākur was a young devotee of the Lord, he was similarly allured by the incarnation of Māyā Devī, but Har..."
- 08:4308:43, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,067 N Lord Siva was deep in meditation, but when Parvati agitated him for sense pleasure, he agreed to the proposal, and as a result Kartikeya was born. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śiva was deep in meditation, but when Pārvatī agitated him for sense pleasure, he agreed to the proposal, and as a res..." current
- 08:3808:38, 13 June 2021 diff hist +2,865 N The only method to get out of this puzzle of material existence is to become Krsna conscious. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the only method to get out of this puzzle of material existence is to become Kṛṣṇa conscious"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
- 08:3508:35, 13 June 2021 diff hist +3,014 N In the material world everyone, including Lord Siva and Lord Brahma - to say nothing of other demigods in the heavenly planets - is subjected to the influence of sense objects. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world everyone, including Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā—to say nothing of other demigods in the heavenly plane..."
12 June 2021
- 22:2722:27, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,899 N One who is not Krsna conscious is subjected to material desires while contemplating the objects of senses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not Kṛṣṇa conscious is subjected to material desires while contemplating the objects of senses"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 22:2422:24, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,543 N We have to be Krsna conscious-devoted to the Personality of Godhead. This is the aim of the real yoga. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to be Kṛṣṇa conscious-devoted to the Personality of Godhead. This is the aim of the real"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
- 22:2222:22, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,681 N The Yoga-sutra also prescribes meditation on Visnu, and not meditation on the void. The so-called yogis who meditate on something which is not the Visnu form simply waste their time in a vain search after some phantasmagoria. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"meditate on something which is not the Viṣṇu form simply waste their time in a vain search after some phantasmagoria"}} {{..."
- 22:1522:15, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,786 N The example of fire is sometimes given - As the small flames within burn everything within the room, similarly Lord Visnu, situated in the heart of the yogi, burns up all kinds of impurities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the example of fire is sometimes given"|"As the small flames within burn everything within the room, similarly Lord Viṣṇu,..." current
- 22:0822:08, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,722 N Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana, a great scholar and acarya in the line of the mat-parah, remarks: The senses can be completely controlled only by the strength of devotional service to Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses can be completely controlled only by the strength of devotional service to Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nir..."
- 21:1021:10, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,664 N Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana, a great scholar and acarya in the line of the mat-parah, remarks - mad-bhakti-prabhavena sarvendriya-vijaya-purvika svatma drstih sulabheti bhavah. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa, a great scholar"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-12T21:..." current
- 21:0721:07, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,675 N The word mat-parah is most significant in this connection (BG 2.61). How one can become a mat-parah is described in the life of Maharaja Ambarisa. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"described in the life of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-12T21:07:49..."
- 21:0421:04, 12 June 2021 diff hist +5,013 N A devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's (Durvasa Muni's) injustices & thereby emerged victorious. The King (Ambarisa) was able to control his senses because of the following qualifications, as mentioned in SB 9.4.18-20. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious. The King was able to contr..."
- 20:5820:58, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,860 N The King (Ambarisa), although not as powerful a yogi as the sage (Durvasa Muni), but a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the sage, but a devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's injustices and thereby emerged victorious"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 20:4920:49, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,695 N The great sage Durvasa Muni picked a quarrel with Maharaja Ambarisa, and Durvasa Muni unnecessarily became angry out of pride and therefore could not check his senses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the great sage Durvāsā Muni picked a quarrel with Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and Durvāsā Muni unnecessarily became angry out..."
- 20:4520:45, 12 June 2021 diff hist +4,836 N That the highest conception of yoga perfection is Krsna consciousness is clearly explained in this verse (BG 2.61). And, unless one is Krsna conscious, it is not at all possible to control the senses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"perfection is Kṛṣṇa consciousness is clearly explained in this verse. And, unless one is Kṛṣṇa conscious, it is no..."
- 20:1520:15, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,965 N Maharaja Ambarisa also conquered a great yogi, Durvasa Muni, simply because his mind was engaged in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"simply because his mind was engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
- 20:1220:12, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,158 N Without engaging the mind in Krsna, one cannot cease such material engagements. A practical example is given by Sri Yamunacarya, a great saint and devotee. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without engaging the mind in Kṛṣṇa, one cannot cease such material engagements. A practical example is given by Śrī Y..."
- 20:0920:09, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,185 N There are so many similar instances in the history of the world (to Visvamitra being misled by Menaka into sex enjoyment). Therefore, it is very difficult to control the mind and the senses without being fully Krsna conscious. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are so many similar instances in the history of the world. Therefore, it is very difficult to control the mind and the s..." current
- 20:0620:06, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,129 Even Visvamitra, a great sage and perfect yogi, was misled by Menaka into sex enjoyment, although the yogi was endeavoring for sense control with severe types of penance and yoga practice. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 20:0420:04, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,185 N There are many learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer the senses, but in spite of their endeavors, even the greatest of them sometimes fall victim to material sense enjoyment due to the agitated mind. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many learned sages, philosophers and transcendentalists who try to conquer the senses, but in spite of their endeavo..."
- 19:5719:57, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,693 N When one is actually Krsna conscious, he automatically loses his taste for pale things. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is actually Kṛṣṇa conscious, he automatically loses his taste for pale things"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..." current
- 19:5519:55, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,890 N Restrictions are there for the less intelligent neophytes in the spiritual advancement of life, but such restrictions are only good if one actually has a taste for Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"restrictions are there for the less intelligent neophytes in the spiritual advancement of life, but such restrictions are only..." current
- 19:5319:53, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,827 One who has tasted the beauty of the Supreme Lord Krsna, in the course of his advancement in Krsna consciousness, no longer has a taste for dead material things. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 19:5119:51, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,781 N Sense restriction by some spiritual process like astanga-yoga, in the matter of yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, etc., is recommended for less intelligent persons who have no better knowledge. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"recommended for less intelligent persons who have no better knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..." current
- 19:4519:45, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,850 N The process of restriction from sense enjoyment by rules and regulations is something like restricting a diseased person from certain types of eatables. The patient, however, neither likes such restrictions, nor loses his taste for eatables. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of restriction from sense enjoyment by rules and regulations is something like restricting a diseased person from..." current
- 19:1819:18, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,840 N Keeping the senses always in the service of the Lord is the example set by the analogy of the tortoise, who keeps the senses within. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Keeping the senses always in the service of the Lord is the example set by the analogy of the tortoise, who keeps the senses w..." current
- 19:1619:16, 12 June 2021 diff hist +36 The best example (of a yogi), set herein (BG 2.58), is the tortoise. The tortoise can at any moment wind up his senses and exhibit them again at any time for particular purposes. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 19:1019:10, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,885 N The senses of the Krsna conscious persons are used only for some particular purpose in the service of the Lord and are withdrawn otherwise. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the senses of the Kṛṣṇa conscious persons are used only for some particular purpose in the service of the Lord and are w..." current
- 18:5918:59, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,046 N The best example (of a yogi), set herein (BG 2.58), is the tortoise. The tortoise can at any moment wind up his senses and exhibit them again at any time for particular purposes. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best example, set herein, is the tortoise. The tortoise can at any moment wind up his senses and exhibit them again at any..."
- 18:2718:27, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,882 Unless one is able to follow the do's and the do-not's, restricting oneself from sense enjoyment, it is not possible to be firmly fixed in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 18:1218:12, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,654 N There are many injunctions in the revealed scriptures; some of them are do-not's, and some of them are do's. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many injunctions in the revealed scriptures; some of them are do-not's, and some of them are do's"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
- 17:5417:54, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,034 N The senses are compared to venomous serpents. They want to act very loosely and without restriction. The yogi, or the devotee, must be very strong to control the serpents - like a snake charmer. He never allows them to act independantly. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are compared to venomous serpents. They want to act very loosely and without restriction. The yogī, or the devotee..."
- 17:5117:51, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,792 N Most people are servants of the senses and are thus directed by the dictation of the senses . BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Most people, however, are servants of the senses and are thus directed by the dictation of the senses"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
- 17:4617:46, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,995 N The test of a yogi, devotee, or self-realized soul is that he is able to control the senses according to his plan. That is the answer to the question as to how the yogi is situated. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotee, or self-realized soul is that he is able to control the senses according to his plan"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}..." current
- 17:2617:26, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,021 N Consciousness in Krsna situates one in a perfect transcendental position called, technically, samadhi. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"consciousness in Kṛṣṇa situates one in a perfect transcendental position called, technically"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
- 17:2417:24, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,129 N One who is fixed in Krsna consciousness is not affected by good and evil because he is simply concerned with Krsna, who is all good absolute. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not affected by good and evil because he is simply concerned with Kṛṣṇa..." current
- 17:1717:17, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,122 N As long as one is in the material world there is always the possibility of good and evil because this world is full of duality. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one is in the material world there is always the possibility of good and evil because this world is full of duality..."
- 17:1417:14, 12 June 2021 diff hist −11 One who is not agitated by material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:1317:13, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,124 N One who is not agitated by material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not agitated by such material upheavals, who is unaffected by good and evil, is to be understood to be fixed in K..."
- 17:0817:08, 12 June 2021 diff hist +1,944 N There is always some upheaval in the material world which may be good or evil. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is always some upheaval in the material world which may be good or evil"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL..." current
- 16:5716:57, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,384 N A Krsna conscious person is always steady in his determination. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Kṛṣṇa conscious person is always steady in his determination"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..." current
- 16:5316:53, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,688 N One fixed in Krsna consciousness has neither attachment nor detachment because his life is dedicated in the service of the Lord. Consequently he is not at all angry even when his attempts are unsuccessful. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness has neither attachment nor detachment because his life is dedicated in the service of t..." current
- 16:4016:40, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,483 N Attachment means accepting things for one's own sense gratification, and detachment is the absence of such sensual attachment. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Attachment means accepting things for one's own sense gratification, and detachment is the absence of such sensual attachment"..."
- 16:3816:38, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,250 N For the service of the Lord, he (a Krsna conscious person) is always daring and active and is not influenced by attachment or aversion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for the service of the Lord, he is always daring and active and is not influenced by attachment or aversion"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
- 15:4515:45, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,427 N It is due only to the Lord's grace that he (a Krsna conscious person) is in such a comfortable condition and able to render better service to the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is due only to the Lord's grace that he is in such a comfortable condition and able to render better service to the Lord"}}..." current
- 15:1115:11, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,619 N He (a Krsna conscious person) sees that his miseries, by the grace of the Lord, are minimized to the lowest. Similarly, when he is happy he gives credit to the Lord, thinking himself unworthy of the happiness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he sees that his miseries, by the grace of the Lord, are minimized to the lowest. Similarly, when he is happy he gives credit..." current
- 14:5614:56, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,724 A fully Krsna conscious person is not at all disturbed by the onslaughts of the threefold miseries, for he accepts all miseries as the mercy of the Lord, thinking himself only worthy of more trouble due to his past misdeeds. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 14:4414:44, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,447 N He (the sthita-dhi-muni) has surpassed the stage of mental speculations and has come to the conclusion that Lord Sri Krsna, or Vasudeva, is everything. He is called a muni fixed in mind. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has surpassed the stage of mental speculations and has come to the conclusion that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, or Vāsudeva, is..." current
- 14:3814:38, 12 June 2021 diff hist −111 A sthita-dhi-muni as mentioned herein (BG 2.56) by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni The sthita-dhi-muni is always in Krsna consciousness, for he has exhausted all his business of creative speculation. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:3714:37, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,618 N A sthita-dhi-muni as mentioned herein (BG 2.56) by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni The sthita-dhi-muni is always in Krsna consciousness, for he has exhausted all his business of creative speculation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a sthita-dhī-muni as mentioned herein by the Lord, is different from an ordinary muni The sthita-dhī-muni is always in Kṛ..."
- 14:3114:31, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,406 It is said that every muni has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from other munis, he cannot be called a muni in the strict sense of the term. Nasau munir yasya matam na binnam. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:2914:29, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,581 N It is said that every muni has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from other munis, he cannot be called a muni in the strict sense of the term. Nasau munir yasya matam na binnam. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that every muni has a different angle of vision, and unless a muni differs from other munis, he cannot be called a..."
- 14:2514:25, 12 June 2021 diff hist +3,423 N The word muni means one who can agitate his mind in various ways for mental speculation without coming to a factual conclusion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"means one who can agitate his mind in various ways for mental speculation without coming to a factual conclusion"}} {{notes|}}..."
- 14:0414:04, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,873 N A transcendentally situated person has no sense desires resulting from petty materialism; rather, he remains always happy in his natural position of eternally serving the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a transcendentally situated person has no sense desires resulting from petty materialism; rather, he remains always happy in h..."
- 13:5513:55, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,785 N The highly developed soul always remains satisfied in himself by realizing himself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highly developed soul always remains satisfied in himself by realizing himself as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Lord..."
- 13:4913:49, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,801 N One has to engage himself in Krsna consciousness without hesitation, for this devotional service will instantly help one on to the platform of transcendental consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to engage himself in Kṛṣṇa consciousness without hesitation, for this devotional service will instantly help one..." current
- 13:3413:34, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,708 N If one is engaged in Krsna consciousness, then, automatically, sense desires subside without extraneous efforts. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then, automatically, sense desires subside without extraneous efforts"}} {{not..." current
- 13:2813:28, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,748 N It is rightly said herein (BG 2.55) that one has to give up all kinds of sense desire manufactured by mental concoction. Artificially, such sense desires cannot be stopped. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is rightly said herein that one has to give up all kinds of sense desire manufactured by mental concoction. Artificially, s..."
- 10:5410:54, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,720 N A person who is not so transcendentally situated has no good qualifications, because he is sure to be taking refuge in his own mental concoctions. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person who is not so transcendentally situated has no good qualifications, because he is sure to be taking refuge in his own..."
- 10:3710:37, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,748 N The immediate symptom of a Krsna conscious man is that he speaks only of Krsna and of matters relating to Him. Other symptoms then automatically follow. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The immediate symptom of a Kṛṣṇa conscious man is that he speaks only of Kṛṣṇa and of matters relating to Him. Oth..."
- 10:2510:25, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,856 It is said that a fool is undiscovered as long as he does not speak, and certainly a well-dressed fool cannot be identified unless he speaks, but as soon as he speaks, he reveals himself at once. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:0510:05, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,622 N Most important is how the man in Krsna consciousness speaks, for speech is the most important quality of any man. BG 1972 purports. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Most important is how the man in Kṛṣṇa consciousness speaks, for speech is the most important quality of any man"}} {{no..." current
- 09:4809:48, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,705 N As a diseased man has his symptoms, by which he is known as diseased, so a man in transcendental consciousness of Krsna has specific symptoms in various dealings. One can know his specific symptoms from the Bhagavad-gita. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as a diseased man has his symptoms, by which he is known as diseased, or as a learned man has his symptoms, so a man in transc..."
- 09:3709:37, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,661 N As a rich man has his symptoms by which he is known as a rich man, so a man in transcendental consciousness of Krsna has specific symptoms in various dealings. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"so a man in transcendental consciousness of Kṛṣṇa has specific symptoms in various dealings"|"As a rich man has his symp..." current
- 09:3309:33, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,894 N As there are symptoms for each and every man, in terms of his particular situation, similarly one who is Krsna conscious has his particular nature - talking, walking, thinking, feeling, etc. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As there are symptoms for each and every man, in terms of his particular situation, similarly one who is Kṛṣṇa conscious..."
- 09:2409:24, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,444 N One has only to carry out the orders of Krsna or His representative, the spiritual master. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has only to carry out the orders of Kṛṣṇa or His representative, the spiritual master"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirma..." current
- 09:1309:13, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,844 The highest perfection of self-realization is to understand that one is eternally the servitor of Krsna and that one's only business is to discharge one's duties in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 09:1109:11, 12 June 2021 diff hist +2,566 N To say that one is in samadhi is to say that one has fully realized Krsna consciousness; that is, one in full samadhi has realized Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"say that one has fully realized Kṛṣṇa consciousness; that is, one in full"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|A..."
11 June 2021
- 17:1917:19, 11 June 2021 diff hist −57 Persons in Krsna consciousness transcend the limit of sabda-brahma, or the range of the Vedas and Upanisads. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:1917:19, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,877 N Persons in Krsna consciousness transcend the limit of sabda-brahma, or the range of the Vedas and Upanisads. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons in Kṛṣṇa consciousness transcend the limit of śabda-brahma, or the range of the Vedas and Upaniṣads"}} {{note..."
- 17:0617:06, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,893 N If one has not understood that the purpose of the Vedas is to reach Krsna and simply engages in the rituals, etc., then he is uselessly wasting time in such engagements. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one has not understood that the purpose of the Vedas is to reach Kṛṣṇa and simply engages in the rituals, etc., then..."
- 17:0117:01, 11 June 2021 diff hist −1 Now wherever I (Madhavendra Puri) sit, I can remember the great descendant of the Yadu dynasty (Krsna), the enemy of Kamsa, and thereby I can free myself from all sinful bondage. I think this is sufficient for me. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 16:5816:58, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,816 N When one is fully in Krsna consciousness and is engaged in His transcendental loving service, one becomes indifferent to all these regulative principles because he has already attained perfection. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one is fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and is engaged in His transcendental loving service, one becomes indifferent to..." current
- 16:5416:54, 11 June 2021 diff hist −1 Sri Madhavendra Puri, a great devotee and acarya in the line of the devotees, says: O demigods! O forefathers! Please excuse me for my inability to offer you my respects. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 16:5116:51, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,008 N Now wherever I (Madhavendra Puri) sit, I can remember the great descendant of the Yadu dynasty (Krsna), the enemy of Kamsa, and thereby I can free myself from all sinful bondage. I think this is sufficient for me. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now wherever I sit, I can remember the great descendant of the Yadu dynasty"|"the enemy of Kaṁsa, and thereby I can free mys..."
- 16:4116:41, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,876 N Sri Madhavendra Puri, a great devotee and acarya in the line of the devotees, says: O demigods! O forefathers! Please excuse me for my inability to offer you my respects. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O demigods! O forefathers! Please excuse me for my inability to offer you my respects"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comp..."
- 16:3616:36, 11 June 2021 diff hist −11 Sri Madhavendra Puri, a great devotee and acarya in the line of the devotees, says: O Lord, in my prayers three times a day, all glory to You. Bathing, I offer my obeisances unto You. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 16:3116:31, 11 June 2021 diff hist +8 Sri Madhavendra Puri, a great devotee and acarya in the line of the devotees, says: O Lord, in my prayers three times a day, all glory to You. Bathing, I offer my obeisances unto You. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 16:3116:31, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,906 N Sri Madhavendra Puri, a great devotee and acarya in the line of the devotees, says: O Lord, in my prayers three times a day, all glory to You. Bathing, I offer my obeisances unto You. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Lord, in my prayers three times a day, all glory to You. Bathing, I offer my obeisances unto You"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..."
- 16:0616:06, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,848 N When a person factually understands Krsna and his relationship with Krsna, he naturally becomes completely indifferent to the rituals of fruitive activities, even though an experienced brahmana. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person factually understands Kṛṣṇa and his relationship with Kṛṣṇa, he naturally becomes completely indiffe..." current
- 14:0214:02, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,785 N There are many good examples in the lives of the great devotees of the Lord of those who became indifferent to the rituals of the Vedas simply by devotional service to the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many good examples in the lives of the great devotees of the Lord of those who became indifferent to the rituals of..." current
- 13:4413:44, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,945 One who, understanding that his position is to serve, transfers himself to the service of the Lord, at once becomes eligible for Vaikunthaloka. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:4313:43, 11 June 2021 diff hist −11 He (who thinks himself on the same level as the Lord) becomes a lord himself and thus paves the way for the repetition of birth and death. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:4013:40, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,006 N He (who thinks himself on the same level as the Lord) becomes a lord himself and thus paves the way for the repetition of birth and death. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He becomes a lord himself and thus paves the way for the repetition of birth and death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..."
- 13:2513:25, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,834 N To know one's constitutional position means to know also the sublime position of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To know one's constitutional position means to know also the sublime position of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{..." current
- 13:1913:19, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,221 N He (one who understands his real constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord) becomes qualified to enter into the Vaikuntha planets, where there is neither material, miserable life, nor the influence of time and death. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he becomes qualified to enter into the Vaikuṇṭha planets, where there is neither material, miserable life, nor the influen..."
- 11:2411:24, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,203 N One who understands his real constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord, and thus knows the position of the Personality of Godhead, engages himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who understands his real constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord, and thus knows the position of the P..."
- 11:2211:22, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,928 N The miseries of life, namely birth, death, old age and diseases, are present everywhere within the material world. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The miseries of life, namely birth, death, old age and diseases, are present everywhere within the material world"}} {{notes|}..." current
- 11:1811:18, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,060 They (less intelligent persons) do not know that no kind of material body anywhere within the universe can give life without miseries. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 11:1211:12, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,058 N Out of ignorance only, less intelligent persons try to adjust to the situation by fruitive activities, thinking that the resultant actions will make them happy. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of ignorance only, less intelligent persons try to adjust to the situation by fruitive activities, thinking that the resul..."
- 11:0111:01, 11 June 2021 diff hist −1 The liberated living entities seek that place where there are no material miseries. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:5610:56, 11 June 2021 diff hist +4,008 N The liberated living entities seek that place where there are no material miseries. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The liberated living entities seek that place where there are no material miseries"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complet..."
- 10:2310:23, 11 June 2021 diff hist +2,158 N Arjuna is advised to act in Krsna consciousness, the purifying process of resultant action Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna is therefore advised to act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the purifying process of resultant action"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
- 10:1310:13, 11 June 2021 diff hist +2,384 N One's ignorance can be removed by the instruction of the Bhagavad-gita which teaches one to surrender unto Lord Sri Krsna in all respects and become liberated from the chained victimization of action and reaction, birth after birth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One's ignorance can be removed by the instruction of the Bhagavad-gītā which teaches one to surrender unto Lord Śrī Kṛ..."
- 09:5909:59, 11 June 2021 diff hist +2,431 N Since time immemorial each living entity has accumulated the various reactions of his good and bad work, As such, he is continuously ignorant of his real constitutional position. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since time immemorial each living entity has accumulated the various reactions of his good and bad work, As such, he is contin..." current
- 09:1709:17, 11 June 2021 diff hist +2,805 N One should spend all energies working in Krsna consciousness, and that will make one's life successful. Like the misers, unfortunate persons do not employ their human energy in the service of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should spend all energies working in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and that will make one's life successful. Like the misers,..."
- 09:0809:08, 11 June 2021 diff hist +2,664 One should never desire to be the cause of work. Everything should be done in Krsna consciousness for the satisfaction of Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 08:5408:54, 11 June 2021 diff hist +2,716 Buddhi-yoga means transcendental loving service to the Lord. Such devotional service is the right course of action for the living entity. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 08:4108:41, 11 June 2021 diff hist +2,960 N Indirectly, Arjuna was advised (in BG .248) to act as Krsna told him. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indirectly, Arjuna was advised to act as Kṛṣṇa told him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-..."
- 08:3808:38, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,122 N No one should satisfy himself, as is the rule in the material world, but one should satisfy Krsna. So, unless one satisfies Krsna, one cannot correctly observe the principles of varnasrama-dharma. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one should satisfy himself, as is the rule in the material world, but one should satisfy Kṛṣṇa. So, unless one satisf..."
- 08:3408:34, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,007 N Arjuna is a ksatriya, and as such he is participating in the varnasrama-dharma institution. It is said in the Visnu Purana that in the varnasrama-dharma, the whole aim is to satisfy Visnu. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the whole aim is to satisfy Viṣṇu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-11T08:34:54Z}} {{last..."
- 08:2108:21, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,015 N The following of Krsna's dictation is real yoga, and this is practiced in the process called Krsna consciousness. By Krsna consciousness only can one give up the sense of proprietorship. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this is practiced in the process called Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By Kṛṣṇa consciousness only can one give up the sense..." current
- 08:0708:07, 11 June 2021 diff hist +3,222 N Because He Himself is telling Arjuna to fight, Arjuna has nothing to do with the results of the fight. Gain or victory are Krsna's concern; Arjuna is simply advised to act according to the dictation of Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because He Himself is telling Arjuna to fight, Arjuna has nothing to do with the results of the fight. Gain or victory are K..."
10 June 2021
- 16:5416:54, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,301 N Krsna tells Arjuna that he should act in yoga. And what is that yoga? Yoga means to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses. And who is the Supreme? The Supreme is the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"means to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses. And who is the Supreme? The Supreme..."
- 16:3716:37, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,296 N Arjuna was advised by the Lord (Krsna) to fight as a matter of duty without attachment to the result. His nonparticipation in the battle is another side of attachment. Such attachment never leads one to the path of salvation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was therefore advised by the Lord to fight as a matter of duty without attachment to the result"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
- 16:2916:29, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,248 N Routine work, in terms of the scriptural injunctions, is done without desire for results. As one has to do it, obligatory work is action in the mode of goodness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Routine work, in terms of the scriptural injunctions, is done without desire for results. As one has to do it, obligatory work..."
- 16:2616:26, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,287 N As far as prescribed duties are concerned, they can be fitted into three subdivisions, namely routine work, emergency work and desired activities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as prescribed duties are concerned, they can be fitted into three subdivisions, namely routine work, emergency work and..." current
- 16:0616:06, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,305 N There are three considerations here (in BG 2.47): prescribed duties, capricious work, and inaction. Capricious work means actions without the sanction of authority, and inaction means not performing one's prescribed duties. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three considerations here: prescribed duties, capricious work, and inaction"|"Capricious work means actions without..."
- 15:5415:54, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,261 N There are three considerations here (in BG 2.47): prescribed duties, capricious work, and inaction. Prescribed duties refer to activities performed while one is in the modes of material nature. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three considerations here: prescribed duties, capricious work, and inaction. Prescribed duties refer to activities p..." current
- 15:4415:44, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,971 The highest Vedantist is the great soul who takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord. That is the ultimate purpose of all Vedic mysticism. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:4215:42, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,973 Vedanta is the last word in Vedic wisdom, and the author and knower of the Vedanta philosophy is Lord Krsna; and the highest Vedantist is the great soul who takes pleasure in chanting the holy name of the Lord. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:3815:38, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,951 N In this age of Kali, most of the population is foolish and not adequately educated to understand Vedanta philosophy; the best purpose of Vedanta philosophy is served by inoffensively chanting the holy name of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of Kali, most of the population is foolish and not adequately educated to understand"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
- 15:3415:34, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,947 N The Lord (Caitanya) replied (to Prakasananda Sarasvati) that His spiritual master found Him to be a great fool, and thus he asked Him to chant the holy name of Lord Krsna. He did so, and became ecstatic like a madman. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord replied that His spiritual master found Him to be a great fool, and thus he asked Him to chant the holy name of Lord..."
- 15:2815:28, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,935 N Lord Caitanya was asked by a great Vedic scholar, Prakasananda Sarasvati, why He, the Lord, was chanting the holy name of the Lord like a sentimentalist instead of studying Vedanta philosophy. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya was asked by a great Vedic scholar, Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, why He, the Lord, was chanting the holy name of..."
- 15:1815:18, 10 June 2021 diff hist +5,117 N The best purpose of Vedic culture is served by chanting the holy name of the Lord, as recommended by Lord Caitanya, the deliverer of all fallen souls. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best purpose of Vedic culture is served, however, by chanting the holy name of the Lord, as recommended by Lord Caitanya,..."
- 14:5014:50, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,916 N It requires much time, energy, knowledge and resources to execute the purposes of the Vedas. This is hardly possible in this age. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It requires much time, energy, knowledge and resources to execute the purposes of the Vedas. This is hardly possible in this a..."
- 14:4014:40, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,754 N It is not possible for the common man in this age to follow all the rules and regulations of the Vedic rituals and the injunctions of the Vedantas and the Upanisads. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible for the common man in this age to follow all the rules and regulations of the Vedic rituals and the injunct..."
- 14:2314:23, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,736 N Such a person (who is chanting the holy name of the Lord) is considered to be the best of the Aryan family. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person is considered to be the best of the Āryan family"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202..."
- 14:1314:13, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,883 N O my Lord, a person who is chanting Your holy name, although born of a low family like that of a candala (dog eater), is situated on the highest platform of self-realization. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"dog eater"|"is situated on the highest platform of self-realization"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
- 14:0514:05, 10 June 2021 diff hist +5,000 The living entities are parts and parcels of Krsna; therefore, revival of Krsna consciousness by the individual living entity is the highest perfectional stage of Vedic knowledge. This is confirmed in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 3.33.7). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:0314:03, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,966 N Self-realization means understanding Krsna and one's eternal relationship with Him. The relationship of the living entities with Krsna is also mentioned in the Fifteenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"self-realization means understanding Kṛṣṇa and one's eternal relationship with Him. The relationship of the living entit..." current
- 13:5813:58, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,876 The rituals and sacrifices mentioned in the karma-kanda division of the Vedic literature are to encourage gradual development of self-realization. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 13:5713:57, 10 June 2021 diff hist +4,952 N The purpose of self-realization is clearly stated in the Fifteenth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15): the purpose of studying the Vedas is to know Lord Krsna, the primeval cause of everything. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the purpose of self-realization is clearly stated in the Fifteenth Chapter"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
- 13:1913:19, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,428 N The transcendental position is achieved in full Krsna consciousness when one is fully dependant on the good will of Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This transcendental position is achieved in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness when one is fully dependant on the good will of K..." current
- 13:0613:06, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,433 N One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities such as happiness and distress, or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such dualities become free from anxieties regarding gain and loss. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to learn tolerance in the face of dualities such as happiness and distress, or cold and warmth, and by tolerating such..."
- 11:1511:15, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,247 N As long as the material body exists, there are actions and reactions in the material modes. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as the material body exists, there are actions and reactions in the material modes"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {..." current
- 11:1311:13, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,198 N The Upanisads are part of different Vedas, as the Bhagavad-gita is a part of the fifth Veda, namely the Mahabharata. The Upanisads mark the beginning of transcendental life. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mark the beginning of transcendental life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-10T11:13:08Z}} {{..." current
- 11:0911:09, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,196 N When the activities for sense gratification, namely the karma-kanda chapter, are finished, then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of the Upanisads. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"chapter, are finished, then the chance for spiritual realization is offered in the form of the"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
- 11:0511:05, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,612 N All the living entities who are in the material world are struggling very hard for existence. For them the Lord, after creation of the material world, gave the Vedic wisdom advising how to live and get rid of the material entanglement. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the living entities who are in the material world are struggling very hard for existence. For them the Lord, after creatio..." current
- 11:0111:01, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,606 N Arjuna, as a student and friend of Lord Krsna, is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position of Vedanta philosophy where, in the beginning, there is brahma-jijnasa, or questions on the Supreme Transcendence. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna, as a student and friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa, is advised to raise himself to the transcendental position of Vedānta ph..."
- 10:5510:55, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,387 All material activities involve actions and reactions in the three modes of material nature. They are meant for fruitive results, which cause bondage in the material world. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:5410:54, 10 June 2021 diff hist −10 The Vedas deal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 10:5410:54, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,365 N The Vedas deal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification to a position on the transcendental plane. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas deal mostly with fruitive activities to gradually elevate the general public from the field of sense gratification t..."
- 10:3110:31, 10 June 2021 diff hist +2,056 N Samadhi means - fixed mind. The Vedic dictionary, the Nirukti, says, samyag adhiyate 'sminn atmatattva-yathatmyam - When the mind is fixed for understanding the self, it is called samadhi. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the mind is fixed for understanding the self, it is called"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202..." current
- 10:2910:29, 10 June 2021 diff hist +103 N Category:Nirukti Dictionary Created page with "Category:Dictionary Category:Books - Umbrella Category Category:All Categories - Vaniquotes" current
- 10:1810:18, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,598 N There are those who are purely attached to material, temporary happiness, as lords of the material world. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are those who are purely attached to material, temporary happiness, as lords of the material world"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
- 10:1410:14, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,705 N It is understood that there are gardens called nandana-kanana in which there is good opportunity for association with angelic, beautiful women and having a profuse supply of somarasa wine. Such bodily happiness is certainly sensual. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in which there is good opportunity for association with angelic, beautiful women and having a profuse supply of"}} {{notes|}}..."
- 10:0610:06, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,602 N They (those who are desiring elevation to heavenly planets) are generally sensual, and they do not want anything other than the heavenly pleasures of life. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are generally sensual, and they do not want anything other than the heavenly pleasures of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|N..." current
- 09:5809:58, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,647 N Such persons (who are very eager to have somarasa) have no faith in liberation from material bondage, and they are very much attached to the pompous ceremonies of Vedic sacrifices. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such persons have no faith in liberation from material bondage, and they are very much attached to the pompous ceremonies of V..."
- 09:0809:08, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,526 N Even on this earth some are very eager to have somarasa to become strong and fit to enjoy sense gratifications. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"become strong and fit to enjoy sense gratifications"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-10T09:0..."
- 09:0409:04, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,636 In the karma-kanda section of the Vedas it is said that those who perform the four monthly penances become eligible to drink the somarasa beverages to become immortal and happy forever. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 09:0309:03, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,741 N In the karma-kanda section of the Vedas it is said that those who perform the four monthly penances become eligible to drink the somarasa beverages to become immortal and happy forever. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the karma-kāṇḍa section of the Vedas it is said that those who perform the four monthly penances become eligible to dr..."
- 08:5508:55, 10 June 2021 diff hist 0 As fools are attached to the flowers of poisonous trees without knowing the results of such attractions, similarly unenlightened men are attracted by such heavenly opulence and the sense enjoyment thereof. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 08:5408:54, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,982 N As fools are attached to the flowers of poisonous trees without knowing the results of such attractions, similarly unenlightened men are attracted by such heavenly opulence and the sense enjoyment thereof. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As fools are attached to the flowers of poisonous trees without knowing the results of such attractions, similarly unenlighten..."
- 08:4708:47, 10 June 2021 diff hist +3,775 N It is very difficult for such inexperienced persons (who desire elevation to the heavenly planets) to be situated in the determined action of Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very difficult for such inexperienced persons to be situated in the determined action of Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}} {{..."
7 June 2021
- 11:3311:33, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,703 N It is stated that anyone desiring elevation to heavenly planets must perform these sacrifices (the n jyotistoma sacrifices), and men with a poor fund of knowledge think that this is the whole purpose of Vedic wisdom. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is stated that anyone desiring elevation to heavenly planets must perform these sacrifices, and men with a poor fund of kno..."
- 10:2310:23, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,565 N In the Vedas many sacrifices are recommended for elevation to the heavenly planets, especially the jyotistoma sacrifices. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedas many sacrifices are recommended for elevation to the heavenly planets, especially the jyotiṣṭoma sacrifices"}..."
- 10:1110:11, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,695 N They do not want anything more than sense gratificatory proposals for enjoying life in heaven, where wine and women are available and material opulence is very common. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They do not want anything more than sense gratificatory proposals for enjoying life in heaven, where wine and women are availa..."
- 09:5509:55, 7 June 2021 diff hist −39 People in general are not very intelligent, and due to their ignorance they are most attached to the fruitive activities recommended in the karma-kanda portions of the Vedas. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 09:5209:52, 7 June 2021 diff hist +3,728 N People in general are not very intelligent, and due to their ignorance they are most attached to the fruitive activities recommended in the karma-kanda portions of the Vedas. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People in general are not very intelligent, and due to their ignorance they are most attached to the fruitive activities recom..."
- 09:0909:09, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,572 N One who is not firmly fixed in mind is diverted by various types of fruitive acts. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is not firmly fixed in mind is diverted by various types of fruitive acts"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete..."
- 08:5608:56, 7 June 2021 diff hist +4,879 N The whole process (of KC) depends on perfect knowledge of the soul beyond the conception of the body - not theoretically but practically, when there is no longer chance for sense gratification manifested in fruitive activities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole process, however, depends on perfect knowledge of the soul beyond the conception of the body—not theoretically but..."
6 June 2021
- 17:0917:09, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,942 N I (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura) should meditate and pray for his mercy three times a day, and offer my respectful obeisances unto him, my spiritual master. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I should, therefore, meditate and pray for his mercy three times a day, and offer my respectful obeisances unto him, my spirit..." current
- 17:0717:07, 6 June 2021 diff hist −1 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual master, as follows: By not satisfying the spiritual master, there is no chance of being promoted to the plane of Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:0117:01, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,056 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual master, as follows: By not satisfying the spiritual master, there is no chance of being promoted to the plane of Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākur instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual master, as follows"|"by not s..."
- 16:5716:57, 6 June 2021 diff hist +96 Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual master, as follows: By satisfaction of the spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes satisfied. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 16:5616:56, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,865 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual master, as follows: By satisfaction of the spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes satisfied. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākur instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual master, as follows"}} {{notes..."
- 16:4716:47, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,057 N To be well-versed in Krsna consciousness one has to act firmly and obey the representative of Krsna, and one should accept the instruction of the bona fide spiritual master as one's mission in life. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to be well-versed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness one has to act firmly and obey the representative of Kṛṣṇa, and one shoul..." current
- 16:1016:10, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,025 N Service in Krsna consciousness is best practiced under the able guidance of a spiritual master who is a bona fide representative of Krsna, who knows the nature of the student and who can guide him to act in Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is, however, best practiced under the able guidance of a spiritual master who is a bona f..."
- 14:5814:58, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,747 N If Krsna is satisfied by one's actions, then everyone will be satisfied. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If Kṛṣṇa is satisfied by one's actions, then everyone will be satisfied"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL..." current
- 14:4714:47, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,091 N As water on the root of a tree is automatically distributed to the leaves and branches, in Krsna consciousness, one can render the highest service to everyone - namely self, family, society, country, humanity, etc. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As water on the root of a tree is automatically distributed to the leaves and branches, in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one can..."
- 14:3414:34, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,113 N The resolute purpose of a person in Krsna consciousness is based on knowledge (Vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah) by which one comes to know perfectly that Vasudeva, or Krsna, is the root of all manifested causes. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The resolute purpose of a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is based on knowledge ("Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sud..." current
- 10:4910:49, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,909 N The highest perfection of Krsna consciousness is renunciation of the material conception of life. This state is automatically achieved by progressive Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest perfection of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is renunciation of the material conception of life. This state is automati..." current
- 10:3810:38, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,974 N When one is situated in Krsna consciousness, all activities are on the absolute plane, for they are no longer subject to dualities like good and bad. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is situated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all activities are on the absolute plane, for they are no longer subject to..." current
- 10:3110:31, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,007 N Fruitive activities are the engagements of one's reactions from past good or bad deeds. When one is awake in Krsna consciousness, he need no longer endeavor for good results in his activities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Fruitive activities are the engagements of one's reactions from past good or bad deeds. When one is awake in Kṛṣṇa consc..." current
- 10:2510:25, 6 June 2021 diff hist +5,066 N Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime. When one is engaged in the duties of Krsna consciousness, he need not act in relationship to the material world with obligations to family traditions, humanity, or nationality. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime. When one is engaged in the duties of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he need no..."
- 10:0710:07, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,791 N A strong faith in Krsna consciousness that one should be elevated to the highest perfection of life is called vyavasayatmika intelligence. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A strong faith in Kṛṣṇa consciousness that one should be elevated to the highest perfection of life is called"}} {{notes..."
- 09:5609:56, 6 June 2021 diff hist +3,955 N That is the unique quality of work done in Krsna consciousness (one is sure to have a chance in the next life of being born again as a human being, either in the family of a great cultured brahmana or in a rich aristocratic family). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the unique quality of work done in Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..."
- 00:5800:58, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,040 N At least one is sure to have a chance in the next life of being born again as a human being, either in the family of a great cultured brahmana or in a rich aristocratic family that will give one a further chance for elevation (in KC). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At least one is sure to have a chance in the next life of being born again as a human being, either in the family of a great c..."
- 00:5600:56, 6 June 2021 diff hist +3,901 N Material activities and their results end with the body. But work in Krsna consciousness carries the person again to Krsna consciousness, even after the loss of the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material activities and their results end with the body. But work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness carries the person again to K..." current
- 00:5400:54, 6 June 2021 diff hist +3,706 N As the Christians say - What profiteth a man if he gain the whole world yet suffers the loss of his eternal soul? BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as the Christians say"|"What profiteth a man if he gain the whole world yet suffers the loss of his eternal soul"}} {{notes|}}..."
- 00:5200:52, 6 June 2021 diff hist +3,967 N If someone gives up self-gratificatory pursuits and works in Krsna consciousness & then falls down on account of not completing his work, what loss is there on his part? And, what can one gain if one performs his material activities perfectly. BG 1972 p Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone gives up self-gratificatory pursuits and works in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and then falls down on account of not c..."
- 00:4300:43, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,072 N Ajamila performed his duty in some percentage of Krsna consciousness, but the result he enjoyed at the end was a hundred percent, by the grace of the Lord. There is a nice verse in this connection in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.5.17). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ajāmila performed his duty in some percentage of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but the result he enjoyed at the end was a hundre..." current
- 00:4000:40, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,128 One percent done in Krsna consciousness bears permanent results, so that the next beginning is from the point of two percent, whereas in material activity without a hundred percent success there is no profit. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 00:3800:38, 6 June 2021 diff hist +3,979 N The performer of such work is not at a loss even if his work in Krsna consciousness is incomplete. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The performer of such work is therefore not at a loss even if his work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is incomplete"}} {{notes|}..." current
- 00:3200:32, 6 June 2021 diff hist +4,003 N Any work begun on the material plane has to be completed, otherwise the whole attempt becomes a failure. But any work begun in Krsna consciousness has a permanent effect, even though not finished. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any work begun on the material plane has to be completed, otherwise the whole attempt becomes a failure. But any work begun in..."
- 00:1500:15, 6 June 2021 diff hist +3,792 N Even a small beginning of such activity (in Krsna consciousness) finds no impediment, nor can that small beginning be lost at any stage. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even a small beginning of such activity finds no impediment, nor can that small beginning be lost at any stage"}} {{notes|}} {..."
- 00:0200:02, 6 June 2021 diff hist +8,123 N Buddhi-yoga is the transcendental quality of the work that we perform. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental quality of the work that we perform"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-06T0..." current
- 00:0100:01, 6 June 2021 diff hist +8,429 N There is much difference between work in Krsna consciousness and work for fruitive results, especially in the matter of sense gratification for achieving results in terms of family or material happiness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is much difference between work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and work for fruitive results, especially in the matter of..."
5 June 2021
- 23:5923:59, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,425 N By transcendental engagement, one achieves all transcendental qualities automatically, by the grace of the Lord, and thus his liberation is complete in itself, without his making extraneous endeavors to acquire knowledge. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such transcendental engagement, one achieves all transcendental qualities automatically, by the grace of the Lord, and thus..." current
- 23:5423:54, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,007 N One should understand that buddhi-yoga means to work in Krsna consciousness, in the full bliss and knowledge of devotional service. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore understand that buddhi-yoga means to work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in the full bliss and knowledge o..."
- 23:5323:53, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,780 N Of course, atheistic sankhya-yoga has nothing to do with bhakti-yoga, yet the unintelligent claim that the atheistic sankhya-yoga is referred to in the Bhagavad-gita. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"yet the unintelligent claim that the atheistic"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-05T23:53:11Z..."
- 23:5023:50, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,868 N He (Krsna) said that only the less intelligent class of men make a distinction between sankhya-yoga and bhakti-yoga. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He said, therefore, that only the less intelligent class of men make a distinction between"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {..." current
- 23:4823:48, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,757 Lord Krsna's sankhya and Lord Kapila's sankhya, as described in the Bhagavatam; are one and the same. They are all bhakti-yoga. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 23:4723:47, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,862 N Lord Krsna's sankhya and Lord Kapila's sankhya, as described in the Bhagavatam; are one and the same. They are all bhakti-yoga. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa's sāṅkhya and Lord Kapila's sāṅkhya, as described in the Bhāgavatam; are one and the same. They are al..."
- 23:4123:41, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,017 N Real Sankhya philosophy is described by Lord Kapila in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, but even that Sankhya has nothing to do with the current topics. Here (in BG 2.39), Sankhya means analytical description of the body and the soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"means analytical description of the body and the soul"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-05T23..." current
- 23:3823:38, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,884 N Atheistic sankhya did not have any influence during that time; nor would Lord Krsna care to mention such godless philosophical speculations. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor did that philosophy have any influence during that time; nor would Lord Kṛṣṇa care to mention such godless philosoph..." current
- 23:3623:36, 5 June 2021 diff hist −77 One should not misunderstand that the sankhya-yoga mentioned herein (BG 2.39) has any connection with the atheistic sankhya. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 23:3523:35, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,863 N One should not misunderstand that the sankhya-yoga mentioned herein (BG 2.39) has any connection with the atheistic sankhya. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not, therefore, misunderstand that the sāṅkhya-yoga mentioned herein has any connection with the atheistic sā..."
- 23:3323:33, 5 June 2021 diff hist −131 The buddhi-yoga mentioned in this verse (BG 2.39) is the devotional service of the Lord, and the word sankhya mentioned herein has nothing to do with the atheistic sankhya-yoga enunciated by the impostor Kapila. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 23:3223:32, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,075 N The buddhi-yoga mentioned in this verse (BG 2.39) is the devotional service of the Lord, and the word sankhya mentioned herein has nothing to do with the atheistic sankhya-yoga enunciated by the impostor Kapila. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the buddhi-yoga mentioned in this verse is the devotional service of the Lord, and the word sāṅkhya mentioned herein has no..."
- 23:3023:30, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,227 Only to those who are always engaged in devotional service out of transcendental love does He (the Lord) award the pure knowledge of devotion in love. In that way the devotee can reach Him easily in the ever-blissful kingdom of God. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 23:2723:27, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,057 N One who is situated in devotional or transcendental loving service to the Lord, or, in other words, in Krsna consciousness, attains to this stage of buddhi-yoga by the special grace of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is therefore situated in devotional or transcendental loving service to the Lord, or, in other words, in Kṛṣṇa c..."
- 23:2423:24, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,131 N Buddhi-yoga is clearly explained in Chapter Ten, verse ten, as being direct communion with the Lord, who is sitting as Paramatma in everyone's heart. But such communion does not take place without devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"buddhi-yoga is clearly explained in Chapter Ten, verse ten, as being direct communion with the Lord, who is sitting as Paramā..."
- 23:2123:21, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,004 N Krsna will now (in BG 2.39) tell him (Arjuna) about the working process in buddhi-yoga, or karma-yoga, or in other words, the practice of devotional service only for the sense gratification of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa will now tell him about the working process in buddhi-yoga, or karma-yoga, or in other words, the practice of devo..."
- 23:1723:17, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,914 N Arjuna has already accepted Krsna as his spiritual master by surrendering himself unto Him: sisyas te 'ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam. Consequently, Krsna will now tell him about the working process in buddhi-yoga, or karma-yoga. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna has already accepted Kṛṣṇa as his spiritual master by surrendering himself unto Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
- 23:1323:13, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,222 N It is only after many, many births of sense gratificatory activities that a great soul surrenders unto Vasudeva, Lord Krsna, thereby fulfilling the search after the ultimate truth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is only after many, many births of such sense gratificatory activities that a great soul surrenders unto Vāsudeva, Lord K..."
- 23:1023:10, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,972 N This is the last snare of maya or sense gratificatory illusion (wanting to become one with the Lord). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sense gratificatory illusion, and it is only after many"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-05T..." current
- 23:0523:05, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,058 N This mentality (of being an enjoyer) is dragged to the last point of liberation when the living entity wants to become one with the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This mentality is dragged to the last point of liberation when the living entity wants to become one with the Lord"}} {{notes|..."
- 22:5022:50, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,141 N All these individuals (the atomic souls) are working in the material world for sense gratification, and under the spell of material energy they are thinking of being enjoyers. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these individuals are working in the material world for sense gratification, and under the spell of material energy they a..."
- 22:2722:27, 5 June 2021 diff hist −81 The description in the Vedas indicates that the Lord glanced over the prakrti, or nature, and impregnated it with atomic individuals souls. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 22:1622:16, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,862 N The description in the Vedas indicates that the Lord glanced over the prakrti, or nature, and impregnated it with atomic individuals souls. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The description in the Vedas indicates that the Lord glanced over the prakṛti, or nature, and impregnated it with atomic ind..."
- 21:5721:57, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,020 It is clearly explained by Him (Lord Kapiladeva) that the Purusa, or the Supreme Lord, is active and that He creates by looking over the prakrti. This is accepted in the Vedas and in the Gita. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 21:5121:51, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,136 N It is clearly explained by Him (Lord Kapiladeva) that the Purusa, or the Supreme Lord, is active and that He creates by looking over the prakrti. This is accepted in the Vedas and in the Gita. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is clearly explained by Him that the Puruṣa, or the Supreme Lord, is active and that He creates by looking over the prak..."
- 21:3821:38, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,010 Long before the imposter Kapila's sankhya, the sankhya philosophy was expounded in the Srimad-Bhagavatam by the true Lord Kapila, the incarnation of Lord Krsna, who explained it to His mother, Devahuti. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 21:1421:14, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,838 N This sankhya (which analytically studies the soul and the body) has nothing to do with the sankhya philosophy of the atheist Kapila. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"philosophy of the atheist Kapila"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-05T21:14:30Z}} {{last|2021..." current
- 20:5420:54, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,899 This descriptive knowledge of the soul and the body from different angles of vision has been described here (in BG 2.39) as sankhya, in terms of the Nirukti dictionary. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 20:0620:06, 5 June 2021 diff hist +7,939 An analytical study of the soul and the body has been very graphically explained by Lord Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 16:5916:59, 5 June 2021 diff hist +8,035 N According to the Nirukti, or the Vedic dictionary, sankhya means that which describes phenomena in detail, and sankhya refers to that philosophy which describes the real nature of the soul. And yoga involves controlling the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"refers to that philosophy which describes the real nature of the soul"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
- 14:2714:27, 5 June 2021 diff hist +3,131 N That is the indirect hint given by Krsna to Arjuna (Anyone who has completely surrendered unto Krsna is no longer obliged to anyone) in this verse (BG 2.38), and the matter will be more clearly explained in the following verses. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the indirect hint given by Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna in this verse, and the matter will be more clearly explained in the f..." current
- 14:2114:21, 5 June 2021 diff hist +3,100 Anyone who has completely surrendered unto Krsna, Mukunda, giving up all other duties, is no longer a debtor, nor is he obliged to anyone (SB 11.5.41). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:0714:07, 5 June 2021 diff hist +3,146 m He who has completely surrendered himself in the activities of Krsna consciousness is no longer obliged to anyone, nor is he a debtor to anyone, as one is in the ordinary course of activities. BG 1972 purports Nirmal moved page He who has completely surrendered himself in the activities of Krsna consciousness is no longer obliged to anyone, nor is he a debtor to anyone, as one is in the ordinary course of activities to He who has completely surrendered himself in the activities of Krsna consciousness is no longer obliged to anyone, nor is he a debtor to anyone, as one is in the ordinary course of activities. BG 1972 purports current
- 13:5613:56, 5 June 2021 diff hist +3,098 N That everything should be performed for the sake of Krsna is transcendental consciousness; so there is no reaction to material activities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That everything should be performed for the sake of Kṛṣṇa is transcendental consciousness; so there is no reaction to ma..." current
- 13:4213:42, 5 June 2021 diff hist +3,116 N Lord Krsna now (in BG 2.38) directly says that Arjuna should fight for the sake of fighting because He desires the battle. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa now directly says that Arjuna should fight for the sake of fighting because He desires the battle. There is n..."
- 13:2813:28, 5 June 2021 diff hist +1,684 N Even though there was no certainty of victory for Arjuna's side, he still had to fight; for, even being killed there, he could be elevated into the heavenly planets. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though there was no certainty of victory for Arjuna's side, he still had to fight; for, even being killed there, he could..."
- 13:2613:26, 5 June 2021 diff hist +1,589 N Now (in BG 2.36) in so many words, He (Krsna) has proved His statements against Arjuna's so-called compassion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now in so many words, He has proved His statements against Arjuna's so-called compassion"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{c..." current
- 10:4210:42, 5 June 2021 diff hist +1,792 N Lord Krsna was astonished in the beginning at Arjuna's uncalled-for plea for compassion, and He described his compassion as befitting the non-Aryans. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa was astonished in the beginning at Arjuna's uncalled-for plea for compassion, and He described his compassion..."
- 10:3410:34, 5 June 2021 diff hist +2,156 N Lord Krsna continued to give His verdict to Arjuna: They (Duryodhana, Karna, and other contemporaries) will think that you have left out of fear for your life. And thus their high estimation of your personality will go to hell. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They will think that you have left out of fear for your life. And thus their high estimation of your personality will go to he..."
- 10:2810:28, 5 June 2021 diff hist +2,196 N Lord Krsna continued to give His verdict to Arjuna: Do not think that the great generals like Duryodhana, Karna, and other contemporaries will think that you have left the battlefield out of compassion for your brothers and grandfather. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa continued to give His verdict to Arjuna"|"Do not think that the great generals like Duryodhana, Karṇa, and..."
- 10:2010:20, 5 June 2021 diff hist +1,992 N The final judgement of the Lord was for Arjuna to die in the battle and not withdraw. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the final judgement of the Lord was for Arjuna to die in the battle and not withdraw"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..."
- 10:1610:16, 5 June 2021 diff hist +2,789 N Lord Krsna says to Arjuna: you should not flee for fear of your life; better to die in the battle. That will save you from the ill fame of misusing My friendship and from losing your prestige in society. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"you should not flee for fear of your life; better to die in the battle. That will save you from the ill fame of misusing My fr..."
- 10:0710:07, 5 June 2021 diff hist +2,394 N Lord Krsna says to Arjuna: For a respectable man like you, ill fame is worse than death. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a respectable man like you, ill fame is worse than death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|}} {{goal|0}} {{firs..."
- 09:5909:59, 5 June 2021 diff hist +2,614 N Lord Krsna says to Arjuna: if you think that people may call you bad names but that you will save your life by fleeing the battlefield, then My advice is that you'd do better to die in the battle. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if you think that people may call you bad names but that you will save your life by fleeing the battlefield, then My advice is..."
- 09:3909:39, 5 June 2021 diff hist +2,399 N The Lord says - Arjuna, if you leave the battlefield, people will call you a coward even before your actual flight. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says"|"Arjuna, if you leave the battlefield, people will call you a coward even before your actual flight"}} {{notes|..."
3 June 2021
- 22:5222:52, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,207 N He (Arjuna) would go to hell, not by fighting, but by withdrawing from battle. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he would go to hell, not by fighting, but by withdrawing from battle"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..." current
- 22:5022:50, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,508 N If he (Arjuna) abandoned the battle (of Kuruksetra), he would not only neglect his specific duty as a ksatriya, but he would lose all his fame and good name and thus prepare his royal road to hell. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if he abandoned the battle, he would not only neglect his specific duty as a kṣatriya, but he would lose all his fame and go..."
- 22:3922:39, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,564 N He (Arjuna) was credited with so many military certificates from many authorities, including his adopted father Indra, the heavenly king. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he was credited with so many military certificates from many authorities, including his adopted father Indra, the heavenly kin..."
- 22:1622:16, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,436 N After fighting and defeating Lord Siva in the dress of a hunter, Arjuna pleased the Lord and received as a reward a weapon called pasupata-astra. Everyone knew that he was a great warrior. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After fighting and defeating Lord Śiva in the dress of a hunter, Arjuna pleased the Lord and received as a reward a weapon ca..."
- 21:5621:56, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,989 N If he (Arjuna) should conquer his enemies, he would enjoy the kingdom; and if he should die in the battle, he would be elevated to the heavenly planets whose doors were wide open to him. Fighting would be for his benefit in either case. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If he should conquer his enemies, he would enjoy the kingdom; and if he should die in the battle, he would be elevated to the..."
- 21:4921:49, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,702 N Considering all aspects, Arjuna had no reason to refrain from fighting. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Considering all aspects, Arjuna had no reason to refrain from fighting"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..." current
- 21:4321:43, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,887 N In the Parasara-smrti or religious codes made by Parasara, it is stated: he (The ksatriya's) has to conquer the soldiers of inimical kings, and thus, with religious principles, he should rule over the world. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he has to conquer the soldiers of inimical kings, and thus"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-..."
- 21:1821:18, 3 June 2021 diff hist +3,016 N He (Arjuna) wanted to become nonviolent in the discharge of his specific duty. For a ksatriya to be in the battlefield and to become nonviolent is the philosophy of fools. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He wanted to become nonviolent in the discharge of his specific duty. For a kṣatriya to be in the battlefield and to become..."
- 21:0321:03, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,774 N Discharging one's specific duty in any field of action in accordance with varnasrama-dharma serves to elevate one to a higher status of life. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Discharging one's specific duty in any field of action in accordance with varṇāśrama-dharma serves to elevate one to a hig..."
- 20:5420:54, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,778 N Human civilization begins from the stage of varnasrama-dharma, or specific duties in terms of the specific modes of nature of the body obtained. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human civilization begins from the stage of varṇāśrama-dharma, or specific duties in terms of the specific modes of nature..."
- 20:5020:50, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,518 N On the bodily plane svadharma is called varnasrama-dharma, or man's steppingstone for spiritual understanding. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"man's steppingstone for spiritual understanding"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-03T20:50:12..."
- 20:2920:29, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,660 N In the bodily conception of life there are specific duties for the brahmanas and ksatriyas respectively, and such duties are unavoidable. Svadharma is ordained by the Lord, and this will be clarified in the Fourth Chapter. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the bodily conception of life there are specific duties for the"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..."
- 20:0520:05, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,655 N When one is liberated, one's svadharma - specific duty - becomes spiritual and is not in the material bodily concept. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"specific duty—becomes spiritual and is not in the material bodily concept"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
- 19:3319:33, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,749 N Ksatriyas killed in the battlefield attain the heavenly planets as do the brahmanas who attain them by offering sacrifice. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"kṣatriyas killed in the battlefield also attain the heavenly planets as do the brāhmaṇas who attain them by offering sacr..."
- 19:2319:23, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,448 N The animal sacrificed gets a human life immediately without undergoing the gradual evolutionary process from one form to another. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The animal sacrificed gets a human life immediately without undergoing the gradual evolutionary process from one form to anoth..."
- 16:0316:03, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,845 N In the battlefield, a king or ksatriya, while fighting another king envious of him, is eligible for achieving heavenly planets after death, as the brahmanas also attain the heavenly planets by sacrificing animals in the sacrificial fire. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"while fighting another king envious of him, is eligible for achieving heavenly planets after death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..."
- 16:0016:00, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,413 Nonviolence in politics may be a diplomacy, but it is never a factor or principle. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:5615:56, 3 June 2021 diff hist −122 The ksatriyas are specially trained for challenging and killing because religious violence is sometimes a necessary factor. Therefore, ksatriyas are never meant for accepting directly the order of sannyasa or renunciation. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:5515:55, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,741 N The ksatriyas are specially trained for challenging and killing because religious violence is sometimes a necessary factor. Therefore, ksatriyas are never meant for accepting directly the order of sannyasa or renunciation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The kṣatriyas are specially trained for challenging and killing because religious violence is sometimes a necessary factor...."
- 15:5215:52, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,747 When the tiger was killed (by the ksatriya's sword), it would be offered the royal order of cremation. This system is being followed even up to the present day by the ksatriya kings of Jaipur state. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:4915:49, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,579 N The ksatriyas are trained for killing in the forest. A ksatriya would go into the forest and challenge a tiger face to face and fight with the tiger with his sword. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"would go into the forest and challenge a tiger face to face and fight with the tiger with his sword"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|N..." current
- 15:4315:43, 3 June 2021 diff hist −118 Out of the four orders of social administration, the second order, for the matter of good administration, is called ksatriya. Ksat means hurt. One who gives protection from harm is called ksatriya (trayate - to give protection). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:4215:42, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,791 N Out of the four orders of social administration, the second order, for the matter of good administration, is called ksatriya. Ksat means hurt. One who gives protection from harm is called ksatriya (trayate - to give protection). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of the four orders of social administration, the second order, for the matter of good administration, is called kṣatriya..."
- 15:0115:01, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,560 N On the authority of Sri Krsna, one has to believe that there is a soul different from the material body, not that living symptoms develop at a certain stage of material maturity resulting from the interaction of chemicals. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"living symptoms develop at a certain stage of material maturity resulting from the interaction of chemicals"|"On the authority..."
- 14:5414:54, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,387 On the authority of Sri Krsna, one has to believe that there is a soul different from the material body, not that there is no such thing as soul. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:4414:44, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,598 N Arjuna as a ksatriya should not abandon his duty out of fear that his grandfather and teacher - Bhisma and Drona - will die in the battle. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"should not abandon his duty out of fear that his grandfather and teacher—Bhīṣma and Droṇa—will die in the battle"}} {..."
- 14:3814:38, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,517 N Krsna can be known as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the causeless mercy of the pure devotee and by no other way. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa can, however, be known as such by the causeless mercy of the pure devotee and by no other way"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
- 14:3414:34, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,679 N The easiest process for understanding the subject matter of self is to accept the statements of the Bhagavad-gita spoken by the greatest authority, Lord Krsna, without being deviated by other theories. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The easiest process for understanding the subject matter of self, however, is to accept the statements of the"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
- 14:3114:31, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,516 If, somehow or other, one is able to understand the subject matter of the soul, then one's life is successful. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:2814:28, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,603 N It is still more difficult to find a man who has actually derived full benefit from knowledge of the soul, and who is able to describe the position of the soul in different aspects. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is still more difficult to find a man who has actually derived full benefit from knowledge of the soul, and who is able to..." current
- 14:2414:24, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,780 It is very difficult to find a man who perfectly understands the position of the soul, the Supersoul, the atomic soul, their respective functions, relationships and all other major and minor details. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:2114:21, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,795 N Some people who are inclined to hear about the soul may be attending lectures, in good association, but sometimes, owing to ignorance, they are misguided by acceptance of the Supersoul & the atomic soul as one without distinction of magnitude. BG 1972 p Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some people who are inclined to hear about the soul may be attending lectures, in good association, but sometimes, owing to ig..."
- 14:1914:19, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,617 N It is a fact that without self-understanding all activities result in ultimate defeat in the struggle for existence. Perhaps one has no idea that one must think of the soul, and also make a solution of the material miseries. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is a fact that without this self-understanding all activities result in ultimate defeat in the struggle for existence. Perh..."
- 14:1214:12, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,849 Owing to a gross material conception of things, most men in this age cannot imagine how such a small particle can become both so great and so small. So men look at the soul proper as wonderful either by constitution or by description. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 14:0614:06, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,772 N The fact that the atomic soul is within the body of a gigantic animal, in the body of a gigantic banyan tree, and also in the microbic germs, millions and billions of which occupy only an inch of space, is certainly very amazing. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact that the atomic soul is within the body of a gigantic animal, in the body of a gigantic banyan tree, and also in the..." current
- 14:0314:03, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,216 N Since Gitopanisad is largely based on the principles of the Upanisads, it is not surprising to also find this passage (BG 2.29) in the Katha Upanisad. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Gītopaniṣad is largely based on the principles of the Upaniṣads, it is not surprising to also find this passage in..."
- 13:5413:54, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,104 N Whether one believes in the existence of the soul, or one does not believe in the existence of the soul, there is no cause for lamentation for loss of the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"whether one believes in the existence of the soul, or one does not believe in the existence of the soul, there is no cause for..."
- 13:5213:52, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,023 The Vedic wisdom encourages self-realization on the basis of the nonexistence of the material body. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:5013:50, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,054 In a dream we may think of flying in the sky, or sitting on a chariot as a king, but when we wake up we can see that we are neither in the sky nor seated on the chariot. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:4813:48, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,055 N We must remember always that the body is like a dress; therefore why lament the changing of a dress? The material body has no factual existence in relation to the eternal soul. It is something like a dream Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we must remember always that the body is like a dress; therefore why lament the changing of a dress? The material body has no..."
- 13:4413:44, 3 June 2021 diff hist +3,783 N As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (antavanta ime dehah) these material bodies are perishable in due course of time (nityasyoktah saririnah) but the soul is eternal. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"that these material bodies are perishable in due course of time"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202..." current
- 13:3913:39, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,075 N Both at the beginning and at the end, all elements remain unmanifested, and only in the middle are they manifested, and this does not make any real material difference. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both at the beginning and at the end, all elements remain unmanifested, and only in the middle are they manifested, and this d..." current
- 13:3713:37, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,026 N What cause is there for lamentation either in the stage of manifestation or unmanifestation? Somehow or other, even in the unmanifested stage, things are not lost. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"what cause is there for lamentation either in the stage of manifestation or unmanifestation? Somehow or other, even in the unm..." current
- 13:3513:35, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,018 N The law of conservation of energy remains, but in course of time things are manifested and unmanifested - that is the difference. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The law of conservation of energy remains, but in course of time things are manifested and unmanifested—that is the differen..." current
- 13:3313:33, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,064 N From the earth, many varieties of manifestations take place. Take, for example, a big skyscraper manifested from the earth. When it is dismantled, the manifestation becomes again unmanifested and remains as atoms in the ultimate stage. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the earth, many varieties of manifestations take place. Take, for example, a big skyscraper manifested from the earth. Wh..."
- 13:3113:31, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,113 N From the subtle state of unmanifestation comes manifestation, just as from ether, air is generated; from air, fire is generated; from fire, water is generated; and from water, earth becomes manifested. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From this subtle state of unmanifestation comes manifestation, just as from ether, air is generated; from air, fire is generat..." current
- 13:2813:28, 3 June 2021 diff hist +3,845 N Apart from the separate existence of the soul, the material elements remain unmanifested before creation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Apart from the separate existence of the soul, the material elements remain unmanifested before creation"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
- 13:2613:26, 3 June 2021 diff hist +4,080 N Nonbelievers in the existence of the soul are called atheists by followers of Vedic wisdom. Yet even if, for argument's sake, we accept the atheistic theory, there is still no cause for lamentation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nonbelievers in the existence of the soul are called atheists by followers of Vedic wisdom. Yet even if, for argument's sake,..."
- 13:2113:21, 3 June 2021 diff hist +3,978 N Accepting that there are two classes of philosophers, one believing in the existence of soul and the other not believing in the existence of the soul, there is no cause for lamentation in either case. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Accepting that there are two classes of philosophers, one believing in the existence of soul and the other not believing in th..."
- 13:1113:11, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,713 N By avoiding the discharge of his proper duty, he (Arjuna) would not be able to stop the death of his relatives, and he would be degraded due to his selection of the wrong path of action. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By avoiding the discharge of his proper duty, he would not be able to stop the death of his relatives, and he would be degrade..."
- 13:0913:09, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,744 N Why should Arjuna be afraid of or aggrieved at the death of his relatives since he was discharging his proper duty? He did not deserve to break the law, thereby becoming subjected to the reactions of sinful acts, of which he was so afraid. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why should he be afraid of or aggrieved at the death of his relatives since he was discharging his proper duty? He did not des..."
- 13:0513:05, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,589 N The Battle of Kuruksetra, being the will of the Supreme, was an inevitable event, and to fight for the right cause is the duty of a ksatriya. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Battle of Kurukṣetra, being the will of the Supreme, was an inevitable event, and to fight for the right cause is the du..."
- 13:0213:02, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,895 N The cycle of birth and death does not support unnecessary murder, slaughter and war. But at the same time, violence and war are inevitable factors in human society for keeping law and order. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This cycle of birth and death does not, however, support unnecessary murder, slaughter and war. But at the same time, violence..."
- 12:5812:58, 3 June 2021 diff hist +2,861 N One has to take birth according to one's activities of life. And, after finishing one term of activities, one has to die to take birth for the next. In this way the cycle of birth & death is revolving, one after the other without liberation. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to take birth according to one's activities of life. And, after finishing one term of activities, one has to die to ta..."
2 June 2021
- 23:3123:31, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,770 N As a ksatriya, Arjuna belonged to the Vedic culture, and it behooved him to continue to follow its principles. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna belonged to the Vedic culture, and it behooved him to continue to follow its principles"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
- 23:2923:29, 2 June 2021 diff hist −65 Krsna sarcastically addressed Arjuna as maha-bahu, mighty-armed, because He, at least, did not accept the theory of the Vaibhasikas, which leaves aside the Vedic wisdom. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 23:2823:28, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,798 N Krsna sarcastically addressed Arjuna as maha-bahu, mighty-armed, because He, at least, did not accept the theory of the Vaibhasikas, which leaves aside the Vedic wisdom. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna belonged to the Vedic culture, and it behooved him to continue to follow its principles"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
- 23:2423:24, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,106 N Since he was not risking rebirth of the soul, Arjuna had no reason to be afraid of being affected with sinful reactions due to his killing his grandfather and teacher. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since he was not risking rebirth of the soul, Arjuna had no reason to be afraid of being affected with sinful reactions due to..."
- 23:2123:21, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,978 N According to this (Vaibhasika) theory, since there are so many living entities generating out of matter every moment, and so many of them are being vanquished every moment, there is no need to grieve for such an incidence. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to this theory, since there are so many living entities generating out of matter every moment, and so many of them a..." current
- 23:1823:18, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,938 N Whether Arjuna accepted the Vedic conclusion that there is an atomic soul, or whether he did not believe in the existence of the soul, he had no reason to lament. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"whether Arjuna accepted the Vedic conclusion that there is an atomic soul, or whether he did not believe in the existence of t..."
- 23:1523:15, 2 June 2021 diff hist −72 According to the Vaibhasika philosophy, the so-called soul or atma vanishes along with the deterioration of the body. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 23:1523:15, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,774 N According to the Vaibhasika philosophy, the so-called soul or atma vanishes along with the deterioration of the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vaibhāṣika philosophy, the so-called soul or ātmā vanishes along with the deterioration of the body"}} {..."
- 23:1323:13, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,141 N No one laments the loss of a certain bulk of chemicals and stops discharging his prescribed duty. On the other hand, in modern science and scientific warfare, so many tons of chemicals are wasted for achieving victory over the enemy. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one laments the loss of a certain bulk of chemicals and stops discharging his prescribed duty. On the other hand, in modern..." current
- 23:0623:06, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,765 N The science of anthropology is based on this philosophy. Currently, many pseudo-religions - now becoming fashionable in America - are adhering to the nihilistic nondevotional Buddhist sects. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The science of anthropology is based on this philosophy. Currently, many pseudo-religions—now becoming fashionable in Americ..."
- 23:0323:03, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,078 Currently, many pseudo-religions - now becoming fashionable in America - are also adhering to this philosophy (that the life symptoms develop by interaction of the physical and chemical elements). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 22:5922:59, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,741 N The science of anthropology is based on this philosophy (that the life symptoms develop by interaction of the physical and chemical elements). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The science of anthropology is based on this philosophy"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-02T..."
- 22:5622:56, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,967 N According to modern scientist and materialist philosophers, the body is a combination of physical elements, and at a certain stage the life symptoms develop by interaction of the physical and chemical elements. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to them, the body is a combination of physical elements, and at a certain stage the life symptoms develop by interac..." current
- 22:5122:51, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,934 N These philosophers (the Lokayatikas & Vaibhasikas) maintained that life symptoms, or soul, takes place at a certain mature condition of material combination. The modern material scientist & materialist philosophers also think similarly. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These philosophers maintained that life symptoms, or soul, takes place at a certain mature condition of material combination...."
- 22:4822:48, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,009 When Lord Krsna spoke the Bhagavad-gita, it appears that such philosophers existed, and they were known as the Lokayatikas and Vaibhasikas. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 22:3722:37, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,339 N Repetition of something is necessary in order that we understand the matter thoroughly without error. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Repetition of something is necessary in order that we understand the matter thoroughly without error"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
- 22:3622:36, 2 June 2021 diff hist −91 The infinitesimal soul, being unchangeable, can never become equal to the infinite soul, or the SP of Godhead. This concept is repeated in the Vedas in different ways just to confirm the stability of the conception of the soul. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 22:3622:36, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,633 N The infinitesimal soul, being unchangeable, can never become equal to the infinite soul, or the SP of Godhead. This concept is repeated in the Vedas in different ways just to confirm the stability of the conception of the soul. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the infinitesimal soul, being unchangeable, can never become equal to the infinite soul, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead..."
- 22:3322:33, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,336 N Unlike the bodily changes, there is no change in the soul. As eternally unchangeable, the soul remains atomic in comparison to the infinite Supreme Soul. The Supreme Soul is infinite, and the atomic soul is infinitesimal. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unlike the bodily changes, there is no change in the soul. As eternally unchangeable, the soul remains atomic in comparison to..." current
- 22:2822:28, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,117 N The soul is consciousness and conscious - that also is the statement of the Vedas, and we have to accept that. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The soul is consciousness and conscious—that also is the statement of the"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
- 22:2522:25, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,283 N There is no other source of understanding the soul except by studying the Vedas. In other words, the soul is inconceivable by human experimental knowledge. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no other source of understanding the soul except by studying the Vedas. In other words, the soul is inconceivable by..."
- 22:1322:13, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,226 N No one can deny the existence of his father, based upon the authority of his mother. There is no other source of understanding the identity of the father except by the authority of the mother. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can deny the existence of his father, based upon the authority of his mother. There is no other source of understanding..."
- 22:0922:09, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,443 N We have to accept this truth (we cannot establish the existence of the soul beyond the proof of sruti or Vedic wisdom), because there is no other source of understanding the existence of the soul, although it is a fact by perception. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to accept this truth, because there is no other source of understanding the existence of the soul, although it is a fa..."
- 22:0422:04, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,226 N As far as the soul's existence is concerned, no one can establish his existence experimentally beyond the proof of sruti or Vedic wisdom. We have to accept this truth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the soul's existence is concerned, no one can establish his existence experimentally beyond the proof of śruti or V..."
- 21:3421:34, 2 June 2021 diff hist +2,975 There is no doubt that there are living entities also in the sun planet with suitable bodies to live there. If the sun globe is uninhabited, then the word sarva-gatah - living everywhere - becomes meaningless. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 21:1921:19, 2 June 2021 diff hist +2,770 N The belief that they (the living entities) are sterilized in fire is not acceptable, because it is clearly stated here that the soul cannot be burned by fire. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The belief that they are sterilized in fire is not acceptable, because it is clearly stated here that the soul cannot be burne..." current
- 21:0721:07, 2 June 2021 diff hist −23 The word sarva-gatah (all-pervading) is significant because there is no doubt that living entities are all over God's creation. They live on the land, in the water, in the air, within the earth and even within fire. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 20:5820:58, 2 June 2021 diff hist +2,965 N The word sarva-gatah (all-pervading) is significant because there is no doubt that living entities are all over God's creation. They live on the land, in the water, in the air, within the earth and even within fire. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word sarva-gataḥ (all-pervading) is significant because there is no doubt that living entities are all over God's creati..."
- 20:2520:25, 2 June 2021 diff hist +2,782 N The theory of monism is very difficult to apply in this case (BG 2.24), because the individual soul is never expected to become one homogeneously. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The theory of monism is very difficult to apply in this case, because the individual soul is never expected to become one homo..." current
- 19:3919:39, 2 June 2021 diff hist +2,851 N All these qualifications of the atomic soul (everlasting, all-pervading, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same) definitely prove that the individual soul is eternally the atomic particle of the spirit whole. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these qualifications of the atomic soul definitely prove that the individual soul is eternally the atomic particle of the..."
- 19:2919:29, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,320 Arjuna became liberated by the knowledge received from Krsna, but he never became one with Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 19:2719:27, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,345 N Even after being liberated from illusion, the living entity remains a separate identity, as is evident from the teachings of the Lord to Arjuna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even after being liberated from illusion, the living entity remains a separate identity, as is evident from the teachings of t..." current
- 19:1519:15, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,215 N The sparks of the fire, although one in quality with the fire, are prone to be extinguished when out of the fire. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the sparks of the fire, although one in quality with the fire, are prone to be extinguished when out of the fire"}} {{notes|}}..."
- 18:2718:27, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,295 N Because they are atomic individual souls (sanatana) eternally, they are prone to be covered by the illusory energy, and thus they become separated from the association of the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because they are atomic individual souls (sanātana) eternally, they are prone to be covered by the illusory energy, and thus..."
- 18:2418:24, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,294 N The Mayavadi cannot describe how the individual soul evolved from ignorance and consequently became covered by illusory energy. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī, however, cannot describe how the individual soul evolved from ignorance and consequently became covered by i..."
- 18:1918:19, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,255 The soul can never be cut into pieces, nor annihilated by any number of weapons, regardless of scientific devices. Nor was it ever possible to cut the individual souls from the original Soul. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 18:1418:14, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,099 N The soul can never be cut into pieces, nor annihilated by any number of weapons, regardless of scientific devices. Nor was it ever possible to cut the individual souls from the original Soul. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the soul can never be cut into pieces, nor annihilated by any number of weapons, regardless of scientific devices"}} {{notes|}..."
- 18:0818:08, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,306 N Firearms were counteracted by water weapons, which are now unknown to modern science. Nor do modern scientists have knowledge of tornado weapons. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Firearms were counteracted by water weapons, which are now unknown to modern science. Nor do modern scientists have knowledge..." current
- 17:5817:58, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,526 N All kinds of weapons, swords, flames, rains, tornadoes, etc., are unable to kill the spirit soul. It appears that there were many kinds of weapons made of earth, water, air, ether, etc., in addition to the modern weapons of fire. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All kinds of weapons, swords, flames, rains, tornadoes, etc., are unable to kill the spirit soul. It appears that there were m..."
- 16:5516:55, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,939 N One who lays down his life on the sacrificial altar, or in the proper battlefield, is at once cleansed of bodily reactions and promoted to a higher status of life. So there was no cause for Arjuna's lamentation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who lays down his life on the sacrificial altar, or in the proper battlefield, is at once cleansed of bodily reactions and..."
- 16:5016:50, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,844 N He (Arjuna) should rather be happy to kill their bodies in the righteous fight so that they may be cleansed at once of all reactions from various bodily activities. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should rather be happy to kill their bodies in the righteous fight so that they may be cleansed at once of all reactions fr..."
- 16:4016:40, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,782 N Arjuna is advised herewith (BG 2.22) by the Lord not to lament for the bodily change of his old grandfather and his teacher. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna is advised herewith by the Lord not to lament for the bodily change of his old grandfather and his teacher"}} {{notes|}..."
- 16:3316:33, 2 June 2021 diff hist +5,037 N Arjuna has now (in BG 2.22) turned his face towards his eternal friend, Krsna, and is understanding the Bhagavad-gita from Him. And thus, hearing from Krsna, he can understand the supreme glories of the Lord and be free from lamentation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And thus, hearing from Kṛṣṇa, he can understand the supreme glories of the Lord and be free from lamentation"}} {{notes|..."
- 16:2516:25, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,632 N If in some way or other he turns his face to his friend who is the Lord and knows His glories - at once the suffering bird becomes free from all anxieties. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if in some way or other he turns his face to his friend who is the Lord and knows His glories—at once the suffering bird bec..." current
- 16:0816:08, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,611 N Although the two birds are in the same tree, the eating bird is fully engrossed with anxiety and moroseness as the enjoyer of the fruits of the tree. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the two birds are in the same tree, the eating bird is fully engrossed with anxiety and moroseness as the enjoyer of..."
- 16:0216:02, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,644 N The jiva soul is struggling very hard on the tree of the material body. Both the Katha Upanisad and Svetasvatara Upanisad confirm this. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jīva soul is struggling very hard on the tree of the material body"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..."
- 15:4515:45, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,967 N As soon as the jiva soul agrees to accept the other bird as the supreme spiritual master - as Arjuna agreed to do by voluntary surrender unto Krsna for instruction - the subordinate bird immediately becomes free from all lamentations. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as soon as he agrees to accept the other bird as the supreme spiritual master—as Arjuna agreed to do by voluntary surrender..."
- 13:1513:15, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,971 Forgetfulness of this relationship (with the Supersoul) by the atomic soul is the cause of one's changing his position from one tree to another or from one body to another. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:0913:09, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,856 N Although they (Krsna and Arjuna) are friends, one is still the master and the other is the servant. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they are friends, one is still the master and the other is the servant"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|A..."
- 13:0413:04, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,957 N Of these two birds - although they are the same in quality - one is captivated by the fruits of the material tree, while the other is simply witnessing the activities of His friend. Krsna is the witnessing bird, and Arjuna is the eating bird. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of these two birds—although they are the same in quality—one is captivated by the fruits of the material tree, while the o..."
- 13:0013:00, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,750 N One of the birds (the individual atomic soul) is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird (Krsna) is simply watching His friend. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One of the birds (the individual atomic soul) is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other bird (Kṛṣṇa) is simply watc..."
- 12:5512:55, 2 June 2021 diff hist −85 The Vedas, like the Mundaka Upanisad, as well as the Svetasvatara Upanisad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two friendly birds sitting on the same tree. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:5312:53, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,747 N The Vedas, like the Mundaka Upanisad, as well as the Svetasvatara Upanisad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two friendly birds sitting on the same tree. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas, like the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad, as well as the Śvetāśvatara Upanisad, compare the soul and the Supersoul to two..."
- 12:5012:50, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,901 N Transference of the atomic individual soul to another body is made possible by the grace of the Supersoul.The Supersoul fulfills the desire of the atomic soul as one friend fulfills the desire of another. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transference of the atomic individual soul to another body is made possible by the grace of the Supersoul.The Supersoul fulfil..." current
- 12:4412:44, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,790 N Modern scientists have to accept continuous changes of body which appear from childhood to boyhood and from boyhood to youth and again from youth to old age. From old age, the change is transferred to another body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"have to accept continuous changes of body which appear from childhood to boyhood and from boyhood to youth and again from yout..."
- 12:4312:43, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,831 N Even some of the modern scientists who do not believe in the existence of the soul, but at the same time cannot explain the source of energy from the heart. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even some of the modern scientists who do not believe in the existence of the soul, but at the same time cannot explain the so..."
- 12:3412:34, 2 June 2021 diff hist +4,650 N Change of body by the atomic individual soul is an accepted fact. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Change of body by the atomic individual soul is an accepted fact"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
- 10:4910:49, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,118 N The fighting to be executed by Arjuna at the instruction of Krsna is with full knowledge, so there is no possibility of sinful reaction. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the fighting to be executed by Arjuna at the instruction of Kṛṣṇa is with full knowledge, so there is no possibility of..."
- 10:4010:40, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,083 N The man, or rather the soul, cannot be killed; so for the administration of justice, so-called violence is permitted. A surgical operation is not meant to kill the patient, but to cure him. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the man, or rather the soul, cannot be killed; so for the administration of justice, so-called violence is permitted. A surgic..."
- 10:3710:37, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,146 N When Krsna orders fighting, it must be concluded that violence is for supreme justice, & as such, Arjuna should follow the instruction, knowing well that such violence, committed in the act of fighting for Krsna, is not violence at all. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Kṛṣṇa orders fighting, it must be concluded that violence is for supreme justice, and, as such, Arjuna should follo..." current
- 10:3010:30, 2 June 2021 diff hist +2,802 N The king's punishment of hanging a murderer is actually beneficial. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the king's punishment of hanging a murderer is actually beneficial"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..." current
- 10:2310:23, 2 June 2021 diff hist −20 In Manu-samhita, the lawbook for mankind, it is supported that a murderer should be condemned to death so that in his next life he will not have to suffer for the great sin he has committed. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:2310:23, 2 June 2021 diff hist +2,934 N In Manu-samhita, the lawbook for mankind, it is supported that a murderer should be condemned to death so that in his next life he will not have to suffer for the great sin he has committed. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Manu-saṁhitā, the lawbook for mankind, it is supported that a murderer should be condemned to death so that in his next..."
- 10:1010:10, 2 June 2021 diff hist +3,322 Although the justice of the peace awards capital punishment to a person condemned for murder, the justice of the peace cannot be blamed because he orders violence to another person according to the codes of justice. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 00:0600:06, 2 June 2021 diff hist +6,539 N Krsna is the fountainhead of the Supersoul also, as it will be disclosed in the following chapters, & Arjuna is the atomic soul, forgetful of his real nature; therefore he requires to be enlightened by Krsna, or by His bona fide representative. BG 1972 p Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is the fountainhead of the Supersoul also, as it will be disclosed in the following chapters, and Arjuna is the at..."
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- 23:5523:55, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,173 N Only one who has become free from all material desires as well as lamentations can, by the grace of the Supreme, understand the glories of the soul (Katha Upanisad 1.2.20). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"only one who has become free from all material desires as well as lamentations can, by the grace of the Supreme, understand th..." current
- 23:5223:52, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,102 N Both the Supersoul (Paramatma) and the atomic soul (jivatma) are situated on the same tree of the body within the same heart of the living being (Katha Upanisad 1.2.20). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"are situated on the same tree of the body within the same heart of the living being"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comple..."
- 23:4523:45, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,908 N There are two kinds of souls-namely the minute particle soul (anu-atma) and the Supersoul (the vibhu-atma). This is also confirmed in the Katha Upanisad (1.2.20). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of souls-namely the minute particle soul (aṇu-ātmā) and the Supersoul (the vibhu-ātmā). This is also..."
- 23:4023:40, 1 June 2021 diff hist −32 Krsna is not like the forgetful soul. If so, Krsna's teachings of Bhagavad-gita would be useless. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 23:3923:39, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,934 N Krsna is not like the forgetful soul. If so, Krsna's teachings of Bhagavad-gita would be useless. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is not like the forgetful soul. If so, Kṛṣṇa's teachings of Bhagavad-gītā would be useless"}} {{notes|}} {..."
- 23:2823:28, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,135 N The consciousness of the individual soul is prone to be forgetful. When he is forgetful of his real nature, he obtains education and enlightenment from the superior lessons of Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The consciousness of the individual soul is prone to be forgetful. When he is forgetful of his real nature, he obtains educati..."
- 23:2023:20, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,954 N The consciousness of the soul is different from the consciousness of the Supreme because the supreme consciousness is all-knowledge-past, present and future. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This consciousness of the soul is, however, different from the consciousness of the Supreme because the supreme consciousness..." current
- 23:1223:12, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,996 N As soon as there is a little light in the sky early in the morning, we can understand that the sun is in the sky. Similarly, since there is some consciousness in all bodies-whether man or animal-we can understand the presence of the soul BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as there is a little light in the sky early in the morning, we can understand that the sun is in the sky. Similarly, s..."
- 23:0423:04, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,813 N Sometimes we do not find the sun in the sky owing to clouds, or for some other reason, but the light of the sun is always there, and we are convinced that it is therefore daytime. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes we do not find the sun in the sky owing to clouds, or for some other reason, but the light of the sun is always ther..." current
- 22:5422:54, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,872 N Even if one does not find the soul within the heart, where he is situated, one can still understand the presence of the soul simply by the presence of consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one does not find the soul within the heart, where he is situated, one can still understand the presence of the soul s..."
- 22:4822:48, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,798 N The soul is full of knowledge, or full always with consciousness. Therefore, consciousness is the symptom of the soul. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The soul is full of knowledge, or full always with consciousness. Therefore, consciousness is the symptom of the soul"}} {{not..."
- 22:4022:40, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,059 N The meaning and purport of this verse (Katha Upanisad 1.2.18) is the same as in the Bhagavad-gita, but here in this verse (BG 2.20) there is one special word, vipascit, which means learned or with knowledge. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"which means learned or with knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-06-01T22:40:20Z}} {{last..."
- 22:3222:32, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,032 N The body develops because of the soul's presence, but the soul has neither offshoots nor change. Therefore, the soul is free from the six changes of the body. In the Katha Upanisad also we find a similar passage. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body develops because of the soul's presence, but the soul has neither offshoots nor change. Therefore, the soul is free f..."
- 22:2822:28, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,891 N The by-products of the body, namely children, are also different individual souls; and, owing to the body, they appear as children of a particular man. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The by-products of the body, namely children, are also different individual souls; and, owing to the body, they appear as chil..."
- 22:2522:25, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,888 N The changes of the body do not affect the soul. The soul does not deteriorate like a tree, nor anything material. The soul has no by-product either. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The changes of the body do not affect the soul. The soul does not deteriorate like a tree, nor anything material. The soul has..." current
- 22:2422:24, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,778 N The soul does not at any time become old, as the body does. The so-called old man, therefore, feels himself to be in the same spirit as in his childhood or youth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The soul does not at any time become old, as the body does. The so-called old man, therefore, feels himself to be in the same..." current
- 22:2222:22, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,811 N Under the impression of the body, we seek the history of birth, etc., of the soul. The soul does not at any time become old, as the body does. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the impression of the body, we seek the history of birth, etc., of the soul. The soul does not at any time become old, a..." current
- 22:1922:19, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,114 N Anything which has birth also has death. And because the soul has no birth, he therefore has no past, present or future. He is eternal, ever-existing, and primeval - that is, there is no trace in history of his coming into being. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anything which has birth also has death. And because the soul has no birth, he therefore has no past, present or future. He is..."
- 22:1722:17, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,952 N The soul, however, does not go through such changes (the six kinds of transformations the body is subjected to). The soul is not born, but, because he takes on a material body, the body takes its birth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The soul, however, does not go through such changes. The soul is not born, but, because he takes on a material body, the body..."
- 22:1422:14, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,019 N The body is subject to six kinds of transformations. It takes its birth in the womb of the mother's body, remains for some time, grows, produces some effects, gradually dwindles, and at last vanishes into oblivion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body is subject to six kinds of transformations. It takes its birth in the womb of the mother's body, remains for some tim..." current
- 22:1122:11, 1 June 2021 diff hist +60 Qualitatively, the small atomic fragmental part of the Supreme Spirit is one with the Supreme. He undergoes no changes like the body. Sometimes the soul is called the steady, or kutastha. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 22:1122:11, 1 June 2021 diff hist +5,935 N Qualitatively, the small atomic fragmental part of the Supreme Spirit is one with the Supreme. He undergoes no changes like the body. Sometimes the soul is called the steady, or kutastha. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Qualitatively, the small atomic fragmental part of the Supreme Spirit is one with the Supreme. He undergoes no changes like th..."
- 21:5521:55, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,719 N Killing the body of anyone without authority is abominable and is punishable by the law of the state as well as by the law of the Lord. Arjuna, however, is being engaged in killing for the principle of religion, and not whimsically. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Killing the body of anyone without authority is abominable and is punishable by the law of the state as well as by the law of..."
- 21:5321:53, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,348 N Understanding that the living entity is not killed (when the body is killed) does not encourage animal slaughter. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor does understanding that the living entity is not killed encourage animal slaughter"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..." current
- 21:5121:51, 1 June 2021 diff hist −11 What is killed, or is supposed to be killed, is the body only. This, however, does not at all encourage killing of the body. The Vedic injunction is - mahimsyat sarva-bhutani - never commit violence to anyone. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 21:5121:51, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,551 N What is killed, or is supposed to be killed, is the body only. This, however, does not at all encourage killing of the body. The Vedic injunction is - mahimsyat sarva-bhutani - never commit violence to anyone. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What is killed, or is supposed to be killed, is the body only. This, however, does not at all encourage killing of the body. T..."
- 21:4721:47, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,498 When an embodied living entity is hurt by fatal weapons, it is to be known that the living entity within the body is not killed. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 21:4421:44, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,650 N The spirit soul is so small that it is impossible to kill him by any material weapon, as is evident from the previous verses (before BG 2.19). Nor is the living entity killable because of his spiritual constitution. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spirit soul is so small that it is impossible to kill him by any material weapon, as is evident from the previous verses...."
- 21:2421:24, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,802 N Arjuna was advised to fight and sacrifice the material body for the cause of religion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was advised to fight and sacrifice the material body for the cause of religion"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comp..." current
- 21:1921:19, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,977 N As soon as the spirit soul is out of this material body, the body begins to decompose; therefore it is the spirit soul which maintains this body. The body itself is unimportant. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as the spirit soul is out of this material body, the body begins to decompose; therefore it is the spirit soul which m..." current
- 19:2819:28, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,121 In the Vedanta-sutras the living entity is qualified as light because he is part and parcel of the supreme light. As sunlight maintains the entire universe, so the light of the soul maintains this material body. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 19:2419:24, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,971 N The minute particle of the whole spirit acquires this material body according to his work, and therefore observance of religious principles should be utilized. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The minute particle of the whole spirit acquires this material body according to his work, and therefore observance of religio..."
- 19:1119:11, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,116 The material body is perishable by nature. It may perish immediately, or it may do so after a hundred years. It is a question of time only. There is no chance of maintaining it indefinitely. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 19:0919:09, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,072 N The spirit soul is so minute that it cannot even be seen by an enemy, to say nothing of being killed. As mentioned in the previous verse (BG 2.17), it is so small that no one can have any idea how to measure its dimension. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the spirit soul is so minute that it cannot even be seen by an enemy, to say nothing of being killed. As mentioned in the prev..." current
- 18:3518:35, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,736 N Neither Vedic knowledge nor modern science denies the existence of the spirit soul in the body, and the science of the soul is explicitly described in the Bhagavad-gita by the Personality of Godhead Himself. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Neither Vedic knowledge nor modern science denies the existence of the spirit soul in the body, and the science of the soul is..."
- 18:3418:34, 1 June 2021 diff hist −26 In the sunshine there are innumerable radiant molecules. Similarly, the fragmental parts of the Supreme Lord are atomic sparks of the rays of the Supreme Lord, called by the name prabha or superior energy. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 18:3318:33, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,671 N In the sunshine there are innumerable radiant molecules. Similarly, the fragmental parts of the Supreme Lord are atomic sparks of the rays of the Supreme Lord, called by the name prabha or superior energy. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the sunshine there are innumerable radiant molecules. Similarly, the fragmental parts of the Supreme Lord are atomic sparks..."
- 18:3118:31, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,394 N Atomic particles of the spirit whole are compared to the sunshine molecules. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"atomic particles of the spirit whole are compared to the sunshine molecules"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
- 18:2818:28, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,714 N Medical science accepts the importance of the red corpuscles, but it cannot ascertain that the source of the energy is the soul. Medical science, however, does admit that the heart is the seat of all energies of the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Medical science accepts the importance of the red corpuscles, but it cannot ascertain that the source of the energy is the sou..."
- 18:2518:25, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,642 N The corpuscles which carry the oxygen from the lungs gather energy from the soul. When the soul passes away from this position, activity of the blood, generating fusion, ceases. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The corpuscles which carry the oxygen from the lungs gather energy from the soul. When the soul passes away from this position..." current
- 18:2218:22, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,647 N The individual atomic soul is definitely there in the heart along with the Supersoul, and thus all the energies of bodily movement are emanating from this part of the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual atomic soul is definitely there in the heart along with the Supersoul, and thus all the energies of bodily move..." current
- 18:2118:21, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,600 N Because the measurement of the atomic soul is beyond the power of appreciation of the material scientists, some of them assert foolishly that there is no soul. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the measurement of the atomic soul is beyond the power of appreciation of the material scientists, some of them assert..." current
- 18:1918:19, 1 June 2021 diff hist −107 The influence of the atomic soul can be spread all over a particular body. According to the Mundaka Upanisad, this atomic soul is situated in the heart of every living entity. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 18:1818:18, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,405 N The influence of the atomic soul can be spread all over a particular body. According to the Mundaka Upanisad, this atomic soul is situated in the heart of every living entity. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The influence of the atomic soul can be spread all over a particular body. According to the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad, this atomi..."
- 18:1418:14, 1 June 2021 diff hist −17 The constitution of the atomic soul is admitted in all Vedic literatures, and it is also actually felt in the practical experience of any sane man. Only the insane man can think of this atomic soul as all-pervading Visnu-tattva. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 18:1418:14, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,751 N The constitution of the atomic soul is admitted in all Vedic literatures, and it is also actually felt in the practical experience of any sane man. Only the insane man can think of this atomic soul as all-pervading Visnu-tattva. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the constitution of the atomic soul is admitted in all Vedic literatures, and it is also actually felt in the practical experi..."
- 18:0418:04, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,311 N The hatha-yoga system is meant for controlling the five kinds of air encircling the pure soul by different kinds of sitting postures. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The haṭha-yoga system is meant for controlling the five kinds of air encircling the pure soul by different kinds of sitting..."
- 18:0018:00, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,423 N When the soul is purified from the contamination of the five kinds of material air, its spiritual influence is exhibited (Mund. 3.1.9). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the soul is purified from the contamination of the five kinds of material air, its spiritual influence is exhibited"}} {{..." current
- 17:5217:52, 1 June 2021 diff hist −47 The atomic soul is floating in the five kinds of air (prana, apana, vyana, samana and udana), is situated within the heart, and spreads its influence all over the body of the embodied living entities (Mund 3.1.9). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:4317:43, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,623 N The atomic soul is floating in the five kinds of air (prana, apana, vyana, samana and udana), is situated within the heart, and spreads its influence all over the body of the embodied living entities (Mund 3.1.9). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This atomic soul is floating in the five kinds of air"|"prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, samāna and udāna"|"is situated within the..."
- 17:2217:22, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,310 N The soul is atomic in size and can be perceived by perfect intelligence (Mund 3.1.9). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The soul is atomic in size and can be perceived by perfect intelligence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..."
- 17:1517:15, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,384 N Consciousness is not due to any amount of material combination, but to the spirit soul. In the Mundaka Upanisad (3.1.9) the measurement of the atomic spirit soul is further explained. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"consciousness is not due to any amount of material combination, but to the spirit soul"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..."
- 16:5616:56, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,712 N Any layman can understand that the material body minus consciousness is a dead body, and this consciousness cannot be revived in the body by any means of material administration. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any layman can understand that the material body minus consciousness is a dead body, and this consciousness cannot be revived..."
- 16:4816:48, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,660 N This current of the spirit soul is felt all over the body as consciousness, and that is the proof of the presence of the soul. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This current of the spirit soul is felt all over the body as consciousness, and that is the proof of the presence of the soul"..."
- 16:4616:46, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,633 N This very small spiritual spark is the basic principle of the material body, and the influence of such a spiritual spark is spread all over the body as the influence of the active principle of some medicine spreads throughout the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This very small spiritual spark is the basic principle of the material body, and the influence of such a spiritual spark is sp..." current
- 16:4016:40, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,463 N The individual particle of spirit soul is a spiritual atom smaller than the material atoms, and such atoms are innumerable. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the individual particle of spirit soul is a spiritual atom smaller than the material atoms, and such atoms are innumerable"}}..."
- 16:3816:38, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,465 N In the Bhagavatam it is stated - There are innumerable particles of spiritual atoms, which are measured as one ten-thousandth of the upper portion of the hair. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable particles of spiritual atoms, which are measured as one ten-thousandth of the upper portion of the hair"..."
- 16:2516:25, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,507 N When the upper point of a hair is divided into one hundred parts and again each of such parts is further divided into one hundred parts, each such part is the measurement of the dimension of the spirit soul. (Svet. 5.9). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the upper point of a hair is divided into one hundred parts and again each of such parts is further divided into one hund..."
- 15:4715:47, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,703 N Each and every body is the embodiment of an individual soul, and the symptom of the soul's presence is perceived as individual consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"each and every body is the embodiment of an individual soul, and the symptom of the soul's presence is perceived as individual..."
- 15:4015:40, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,620 N Everyone is conscious of the pains and pleasures of the body in part or as a whole. This spreading of consciousness is limited within one's own body. The pains and pleasures of one body are unknown to another. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is conscious of the pains and pleasures of the body in part or as a whole. This spreading of consciousness is limited..." current
- 15:3315:33, 1 June 2021 diff hist +6,454 N This verse (BG 2.17) more clearly explains the real nature of the soul, which is spread all over the body. Anyone can understand what is spread all over the body: it is consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse more clearly explains the real nature of the soul, which is spread all over the body. Anyone can understand what is..."
- 15:0215:02, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,332 N Clear knowledge is impossible to understand under the spell of ignorance, and to drive away such ignorance the Lord teaches the Bhagavad-gita for the enlightenment of all living entities for all time. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"clear knowledge is impossible to understand under the spell of ignorance, and to drive away such ignorance the Lord teaches th..."
- 14:5414:54, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,972 N The living entities are always subordinate to the Supreme Lord, as in the case of the master and the servant, or the teacher and the taught. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities, therefore, are always subordinate to the Supreme Lord, as in the case of the master and the servant, or t..." current
- 14:3714:37, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,043 N Although there is no difference between the energy and the energetic, the energetic is accepted as the Supreme, and energy or nature is accepted as the subordinate. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"aAlthough there is no difference between the energy and the energetic, the energetic is accepted as the Supreme, and energy or..."
- 10:5210:52, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,706 N The living entities belong to the superior nature, as it will be revealed in the Seventh Chapter. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities belong to the superior nature, as it will be revealed in the Seventh Chapter"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..." current
- 10:4510:45, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,039 N In the Vedanta-sutras, as well as in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Supreme has been accepted as the origin of all emanations. Such emanations are experienced by superior and inferior natural sequences. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme has been accepted as the origin of all emanations. Such emanations are experienced by superior and inferior natura..."
- 10:2610:26, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,231 N Removal of ignorance involves the reestablishment of the eternal relationship between the worshiper and the worshipable and the consequent understanding of the difference between the part and parcel living entities and the SP of Godhead. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Removal of ignorance involves the reestablishment of the eternal relationship between the worshiper and the worshipable and th..." current
- 10:1510:15, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,908 N This is the beginning of the instruction by the Lord to the living entities who are bewildered by the influence of ignorance (of the nonexistent there is no endurance, and of the existent there is no cessation). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the beginning of the instruction by the Lord to the living entities who are bewildered by the influence of ignorance"}..."
- 10:0410:04, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,001 N In the Visnu Purana it is stated that Visnu and His abodes all have self-illuminated spiritual existence. The words existent and nonexistent refer only to spirit and matter. That is the version of all seers of truth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words existent and nonexistent refer only to spirit and matter. That is the version of all seers of truth"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
- 09:5109:51, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,051 N By nature, the body is ever changing, and the soul is eternal. This conclusion is established by all classes of seers of the truth, both impersonalist and personalist. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By nature, the body is ever changing, and the soul is eternal. This conclusion is established by all classes of seers of the t..." current
- 09:4709:47, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,206 N The body is changing every moment by the actions and reactions of the different cells. But the spirit soul exists permanently, remaining the same despite all changes of the body and the mind. That is the difference between matter and spirit. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the body is changing every moment by the actions and reactions of the different cells"|"But the spirit soul exists permanently..." current
- 09:2709:27, 1 June 2021 diff hist +4,011 N There is no endurance of the changing body. That the body is changing every moment by the actions and reactions of the different cells is admitted by modern medical science; and thus growth and old age are taking place in the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no endurance of the changing body. That the body is changing every moment by the actions and reactions of the differe..." current
- 09:1309:13, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,919 N For a higher cause He (Lord Caitanya) took sannyasa and was steady in the discharge of higher duties. That is the way of achieving liberation from material bondage. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for a higher cause He took sannyāsa and was steady in the discharge of higher duties. That is the way of achieving liberation..."
- 08:5708:57, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,735 N Lord Caitanya took sannyasa at the age of twenty-four, and His dependants, young wife as well as old mother, had no one else to look after them. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at the age of twenty-four, and His dependants, young wife as well as old mother, had no one else to look after them"}} {{notes..."
- 08:2108:21, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,788 N If anyone is able to tolerate such difficulties (like giving up the connection of wife and children), surely his path to spiritual realization is complete. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if anyone is able to tolerate such difficulties, surely his path to spiritual realization is complete"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
- 06:5506:55, 1 June 2021 diff hist +2,853 N In the varnasrama institution, the fourth stage of life, namely the renounced order (sannyasa) is a painstaking situation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the varṇāśrama institution, the fourth stage of life, namely the renounced order (sannyāsa) is a painstaking situation..." current
- 06:4706:47, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,308 N From both sides he is supposed to have a great heritage. A great heritage brings responsibility in the matter of proper discharge of duties; therefore, he cannot avoid fighting. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From both sides he is supposed to have a great heritage. A great heritage brings responsibility in the matter of proper discha..." current
- 06:4306:43, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,401 N The two different names of address given to Arjuna are significant. To address him as Kaunteya signifies his great blood relations from his mother's side; and to address him as Bharata signifies his greatness from his father's side. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two different names of address given to Arjuna are also significant. To address him as Kaunteya signifies his great blood..."
- 06:2806:28, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,242 N To fight is the religious principle of the ksatriyas, and although one has to fight with some friend or relative, one should not deviate from his prescribed duty. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to fight is the religious principle of the kṣatriyas, and although one has to fight with some friend or relative, one should..."
- 06:1906:19, 1 June 2021 diff hist +3,307 N A woman does not hesitate to cook in the kitchen in the months of May and June, the hottest part of the summer season. One has to execute his duty in spite of climatic inconveniences Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a woman does not hesitate to cook in the kitchen in the months of May and June, the hottest part of the summer season. One has..."
31 May 2021
- 14:2714:27, 31 May 2021 diff hist +3,161 N It is very cold at that time (during the month of Magha, January-February), but in spite of that a man who abides by the religious principles does not hesitate to take his bath (in the early morning). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very cold at that time, but in spite of that a man who abides by the religious principles does not hesitate to take his..."
- 14:2114:21, 31 May 2021 diff hist +3,092 According to Vedic injunction, one has to take his bath early in the morning even during the month of Magha (January-February). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:0914:09, 31 May 2021 diff hist +3,060 N In the proper discharge of duty, one has to learn to tolerate nonpermanent appearances and disappearances of happiness and distress. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the proper discharge of duty, one has to learn to tolerate nonpermanent appearances and disappearances of happiness and dis..."
- 13:5313:53, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,485 N Under the circumstances (in BG 2.13), it is admitted that Lord Krsna is the Supreme Lord, superior in position to the living entity, Arjuna, who is a forgotten soul deluded by maya. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the circumstances, it is admitted that Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, superior in position to the living entity,..."
- 13:4213:42, 31 May 2021 diff hist +4,982 N If both of them (Krsna and Arjuna) are deluded by the illusory energy (maya), then there is no need of one being the instructor and the other the instructed. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"then there is no need of one being the instructor and the other the instructed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|AL..."
- 13:2913:29, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,356 m The individual fragmental spirit soul is represented by Arjuna, and the Supreme Soul is the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna. They are not on the same level, as it will be apparent in the beginning of the Fourth Chapter. BG 1972 purports Nirmal moved page If Arjuna is on the same level with Krsna, and Krsna is not superior to Arjuna, then their relationship of instructor and instructed becomes meaningless. BG 1972 purports to The individual fragmental spirit soul is represented by Arjuna, and the Supreme Soul is the Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna. They are not on the same level, as it will be apparent in the beginning of the Fourth Chapter. BG 1972 purports current
- 11:1011:10, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,003 N When the sky is reflected in water, the reflections represent both the sun and the moon and the stars also. The stars can be compared to the living entities and the sun or the moon to the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the sky is reflected in water, the reflections represent both the sun and the moon and the stars also. The stars can be c..."
- 11:0711:07, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,126 N The theory of reflection can be applied to the Supersoul who is present in each and every individual body and is known as the Paramatma, who is different from the individual living entity. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The theory of reflection can be applied to the Supersoul who is present in each and every individual body and is known as the..."
- 10:5510:55, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,074 N These fragmental portions (of the Supreme) are eternally so, and even after liberation, the individual soul remains the same - fragmental. But once liberated, he lives an eternal life in bliss & knowledge with the Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These fragmental portions are eternally so, and even after liberation, the individual soul remains the same—fragmental. But..."
- 10:1210:12, 31 May 2021 diff hist +4,754 N As confirmed in the Gita, the fragmental portions of the Supreme exist eternally (sanatana) and are called ksara; that is, they have a tendency to fall down into material nature. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they have a tendency to fall down into material nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-31T1..." current
- 09:3709:37, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,080 N Cutting into different individual souls (as proposed by the Mayavadi theory) would make the Supreme cleavable or changeable, against the principle of the Supreme Soul being unchangeable. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such cutting into different individual souls would make the Supreme cleavable or changeable, against the principle of the Supr..."
- 09:3209:32, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,078 N The Mayavadi theory of oneness of the spirit soul cannot be entertained on the ground that spirit soul cannot be cut into pieces as a fragmental portion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī theory of oneness of the spirit soul cannot be entertained on the ground that spirit soul cannot be cut into..." current
- 09:2409:24, 31 May 2021 diff hist +4,985 N Any man who has perfect knowledge of the constitution of the individual soul, the Supersoul, and nature - both material and spiritual - is called a dhira or a most sober man. Such a man is never deluded by the change of bodies. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any man who has perfect knowledge of the constitution of the individual soul, the Supersoul, and nature—both material and sp..."
- 09:1709:17, 31 May 2021 diff hist +4,947 N Bhisma and Drona, being noble souls, were surely going to have either spiritual bodies in the next life, or at least life in heavenly bodies for superior enjoyment of material existence. So, in either case, there was no cause of lamentation. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhīṣma and Droṇa, being noble souls, were surely going to have either spiritual bodies in the next life, or at least life..."
- 08:2408:24, 31 May 2021 diff hist +5,007 N The change of body account for varieties of enjoyment or suffering, according to one's work in life. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"changes of body account for varieties of enjoyment or suffering, according to one's work in life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
30 May 2021
- 16:2016:20, 30 May 2021 diff hist +5,118 N The individual soul finally changes the body at death and transmigrates to another body; and since it is sure to have another body in the next birth - either material or spiritual. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This individual soul finally changes the body at death and transmigrates to another body; and since it is sure to have another..." current
- 15:2815:28, 30 May 2021 diff hist +5,106 N Since every living entity is an individual soul, each is changing his body every moment, manifesting sometimes as a child, sometimes as a youth, & sometimes as an old man. Yet the same spirit soul is there & does not undergo any change. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since every living entity is an individual soul, each is changing his body every moment, manifesting sometimes as a child, som..."
- 14:5714:57, 30 May 2021 diff hist −29 If individuality refers to the empirical universe, then there is no need of teaching by the Lord. The plurality of the individual soul and of the Lord is an eternal fact, and it is confirmed by the Vedas as above mentioned (in BG 2.12). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:5614:56, 30 May 2021 diff hist +7,244 N If individuality refers to the empirical universe, then there is no need of teaching by the Lord. The plurality of the individual soul and of the Lord is an eternal fact, and it is confirmed by the Vedas as above mentioned (in BG 2.12). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If individuality refers to the empirical universe, then there is no need of teaching by the Lord. The plurality of the individ..."
- 14:5014:50, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,875 N Lord Caitanya has forbidden us to read commentations made by the Mayavadis and warns that one who takes to such an understanding of the Mayavadi philosophy loses all power to understand the real mystery of the Gita. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya has forbidden us to read commentations made by the Māyāvādīs and warns that one who takes to such an underst..."
- 14:4614:46, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,820 N The Gita cannot be touched by persons who envy the very existence of the Lord. Therefore, the Mayavadi explanation of the Gita is a most misleading presentation of the whole truth. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"touched by persons who envy the very existence of the Lord. Therefore, the Māyāvādī explanation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|N..."
- 14:4114:41, 30 May 2021 diff hist −135 One cannot have a taste of honey unless one opens the bottle. Similarly, the mysticism of the Bhagavad-gita can be understood only by devotees, and no one else can taste it, as it is stated in the Fourth Chapter of the book. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 14:3914:39, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,881 N One cannot have a taste of honey unless one opens the bottle. Similarly, the mysticism of the Bhagavad-gita can be understood only by devotees, and no one else can taste it, as it is stated in the Fourth Chapter of the book. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot have a taste of honey unless one opens the bottle. Similarly, the mysticism of the Bhagavad-gītā can be understoo..."
- 14:3314:33, 30 May 2021 diff hist +7,044 N Those who are envious of Krsna as the SP of Godhead have no bona fide access to the great literature (of Bhagavad-gita). The nondevotee's approach to the teachings of the Gita is something like bees licking on a bottle of honey. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are envious of Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead have no bona fide access to the great literature. T..."
- 14:2614:26, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,646 N It is clearly mentioned in many places in the Gita that this spiritual individuality is understood by those who are devotees of the Lord. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"that this spiritual individuality is understood by those who are devotees of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comp..." current
- 14:0914:09, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,598 N Individuality is maintained on spiritual grounds and is thus confirmed by great acaryas like Sri Ramanuja and others. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"individuality is maintained on spiritual grounds and is thus confirmed by great"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|A..."
- 13:3613:36, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,846 N After condemning the bodily conception of the living entities, how was it possible for Krsna to place a conventional proposition on the body again. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After condemning the bodily conception of the living entities, how was it possible for Kṛṣṇa to place a conventional pro..." current
- 13:3213:32, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,758 N The Mayavadi argues that the plurality mentioned in this verse (BG 2.12) is conventional and that it refers to the body. But previous to this verse such a bodily conception is already condemned. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī argues that the plurality mentioned in this verse is conventional and that it refers to the body. But previou..." current
- 13:2913:29, 30 May 2021 diff hist −121 The Gita is above such literature (of the common man). No mundane book compares with the Bhagavad-gita. When one accepts Krsna as an ordinary man, the Gita loses all importance. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:2813:28, 30 May 2021 diff hist +7,081 N The Gita is above such literature (of the common man). No mundane book compares with the Bhagavad-gita. When one accepts Krsna as an ordinary man, the Gita loses all importance. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Gītā is above such literature. No mundane book compares with the Bhagavad-gītā. When one accepts Kṛṣṇa as an ord..."
- 13:2613:26, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,676 N A common man with all the four defects of human frailty is unable to teach that which is worth hearing. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A common man with all the four defects of human frailty is unable to teach that which is worth hearing"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..." current
- 13:1913:19, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,961 N Krsna has maintained spiritual individuality all along; if He is accepted as an ordinary conditioned soul in individual consciousness, then His Bhagavad-gita has no value as authoritative scripture. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa has maintained spiritual individuality all along; if He is accepted as an ordinary conditioned soul in individual..."
- 13:1713:17, 30 May 2021 diff hist +7,062 N Krsna affirms His individuality in the past and confirms His individuality in the future also. He has confirmed His individuality in many ways, and impersonal Brahman has been declared to be subordinate to Him. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa affirms His individuality in the past and confirms His individuality in the future also. He has confirmed His indi..." current
- 13:1313:13, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,817 N The Mayavadi may argue that the individuality spoken of by Krsna is not spiritual, but material. Even accepting the argument that the individuality is material, then how can one distinguish Krsna's individuality? BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī may argue that the individuality spoken of by Kṛṣṇa is not spiritual, but material. Even accepting the..." current
- 13:1113:11, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,583 N If individuality is not a fact, then Krsna would not have stressed it so much - even for the future. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If individuality is not a fact, then Kṛṣṇa would not have stressed it so much—even for the future"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
- 13:0913:09, 30 May 2021 diff hist −135 Krsna clearly says that in the future also the individuality of the Lord and others, as it is confirmed in the Upanisads, will continue eternally. This statement of Krsna is authoritative because Krsna cannot be subject to illusion. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:0813:08, 30 May 2021 diff hist +7,118 N Krsna clearly says that in the future also the individuality of the Lord and others, as it is confirmed in the Upanisads, will continue eternally. This statement of Krsna is authoritative because Krsna cannot be subject to illusion. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa clearly says herein that in the future also the individuality of the Lord and others, as it is confirmed in the Up..."
- 13:0513:05, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,649 N The theory that we only think of individuality in the conditioned state is not supported herein (BG 1.12). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nor is the theory that we only think of individuality in the conditioned state supported herein"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirma..." current
- 12:5712:57, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,797 N Their (Krsna's, Arjuna's and the assembled kings') individuality existed in the past, and their individuality will continue in the future without interruption. Therefore, there is no cause for lamentation for anyone. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their individuality existed in the past, and their individuality will continue in the future without interruption. Therefore,..."
- 12:5412:54, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,709 N It is not that they (Krsna, Arjuna and the assembled kings) did not exist as individuals in the past, and it is not that they will not remain eternal persons. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that they did not exist as individuals in the past, and it is not that they will not remain eternal persons"}} {{not..."
- 11:2211:22, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,905 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme individual person, and Arjuna, the Lord's eternal associate, and all the kings assembled there (at the battlefield of Kuruksetra) are individual, eternal persons. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme individual person, and Arjuna, the Lord's eternal associate, and all the kin..." current
- 11:0511:05, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,738 N The Lord is eternally the maintainer of the individual living entities both in their conditioned as well as in their liberated situations. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is eternally the maintainer of the individual living entities both in their conditioned as well as in their liberated..."
- 10:4910:49, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,684 N The Lord says clearly that He Himself, Arjuna, and all the kings who are assembled on the battlefield (of Kuruksetra), are eternally individual beings. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says clearly that He Himself, Arjuna, and all the kings who are assembled on the battlefield, are eternally individua..." current
- 10:4210:42, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,682 N The same Vedic truth given to Arjuna (in BG 2.12) is given to all persons in the world who pose themselves as very learned but factually have but a poor fund of knowledge. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The same Vedic truth given to Arjuna is given to all persons in the world who pose themselves as very learned but factually ha..."
- 10:3810:38, 30 May 2021 diff hist +7,055 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is also, by His plenary portions, alive in the heart of every living entity. Only saintly persons who can see, within and without, the same Supreme Lord, can actually attain to perfect & eternal peace. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Supreme Personality of Godhead is also, by His plenary portions, alive in the heart of every living entity. Only saintly perso..." current
- 10:3610:36, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,759 In the Vedas, in the Katha Upanisad as well as in the Svetasvatara Upanisad, it is said that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the maintainer of innumerable living entities. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:3210:32, 30 May 2021 diff hist +6,836 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the maintainer of innumerable living entities, in terms of their different situations according to individual work and reaction of work. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the maintainer of innumerable living entities, in terms of their different situations ac..." current
- 10:0710:07, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,712 N For him (the learned man who knows that the body is destined to be vanquished today or tomorrow) there is no cause for lamentation, regardless of the condition of the material body. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for him there is no cause for lamentation, regardless of the condition of the material body"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..." current
- 10:0310:03, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,695 N The body is born and is destined to be vanquished today or tomorrow; therefore the body is not as important as the soul. One who knows this is actually learned. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body is born and is destined to be vanquished today or tomorrow; therefore the body is not as important as the soul. One w..."
- 10:0210:02, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,783 N As he (Arjuna) did not happen to be a very learned man, he was consequently lamenting for something which was unworthy of lamentation. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As he did not happen to be a very learned man, he was consequently lamenting for something which was unworthy of lamentation"}..."
- 10:0010:00, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,789 N Because he (Arjuna) was lacking in that knowledge (that knowledge of matter, soul and the Supreme is even more important than religious formularies), he should not have posed himself as a very learned man. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because he was lacking in that knowledge, he should not have posed himself as a very learned man"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirm..."
- 09:5809:58, 30 May 2021 diff hist +3,077 N Arjuna argued that religious principles should be given more importance than politics or sociology, but he did not know that knowledge of matter, soul and the Supreme is even more important than religious formularies. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna argued that religious principles should be given more importance than politics or sociology, but he did not know that k..."
- 09:5609:56, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,752 As it will be explained in later chapters, it will be clear that knowledge means to know matter and spirit and the controller of both. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 09:5309:53, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,986 N Krsna said, you (Arjuna) are talking like a learned man, but you do not know that one who is learned - one who knows what is body and what is soul - does not lament for any stage of the body, neither in the living nor in the dead condition. BG 1972 pur Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord said, you are talking like a learned man, but you do not know that one who is learned—one who knows what is body an..." current
- 09:5009:50, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,827 N The Lord (Krsna) at once took the position of the teacher and chastised the student (Arjuna), calling him, indirectly, a fool. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord at once took the position of the teacher and chastised the student, calling him, indirectly, a fool"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
- 09:4509:45, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,568 N The talks of Bhagavad-gita are not for any particular person, society, or community, but they are for all, and friends or enemies are equally entitled to hear them. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So the talks of Bhagavad-gītā are not for any particular person, society, or community, but they are for all, and friends or..."
- 09:4409:44, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,628 N It appears that the talk between the master and the disciple (Krsna and Arjuna) was openly exchanged in the presence of both armies so that all were benefitted. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears that the talk between the master and the disciple was openly exchanged in the presence of both armies so that all w..."
- 09:4209:42, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,615 N When He (Krsna) was accepted (by Arjuna) as the master, He at once assumed the role and talked with the disciple like the master - with gravity, as it is required. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when He was accepted as the master, He at once assumed the role and talked with the disciple like the master—with gravity, a..."
- 09:4009:40, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,697 N As Lord of all, He (Krsna) is always in the superior position as the master of everyone, and yet the Lord accepts one who wishes to be a friend, a son, a lover or a devotee, or who wants Him in such a role. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Lord of all, He is always in the superior position as the master of everyone, and yet the Lord accepts one who wishes to be..."
- 09:3809:38, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,601 N As friends, both of them (Krsna and Arjuna) were on the same level, but one of them voluntarily became a student of the other. Krsna was smiling because a friend had chosen to become a disciple. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As friends, both of them were on the same level, but one of them voluntarily became a student of the other. Kṛṣṇa was sm..."
- 09:3609:36, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,427 N The talk was going on between intimate friends, namely the Hrsikesa (Krsna) and the Gudakesa (Arjuna). BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The talk was going on between intimate friends, namely the Hṛṣīkeśa and the Guḍākeśa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
- 09:3209:32, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,361 N Dhrtarastra's joy would be frustrated, since Arjuna would be enlightened by Krsna and would fight to the end. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhṛtarāṣṭra's joy would be frustrated, since Arjuna would be enlightened by Kṛṣṇa and would fight to the end"}} {..." current
- 09:3009:30, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,677 N He (Arjuna) would soon be free from the false lamentation resulting from family affection and would be enlightened with perfect knowledge of self-realization, or Krsna consciousness, and would then surely fight. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This indicated that he would soon be free from the false lamentation resulting from family affection and would be enlightened..."
- 09:2409:24, 30 May 2021 diff hist +2,701 N Dhrtarastra must have been very glad that Arjuna was not going to fight & was instead leaving the battlefield for the begging profession. But Sanjaya disappointed him again in relating that Arjuna was competent to kill his enemies. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhṛtarāṣṭra must have been very glad to understand that Arjuna was not going to fight and was instead leaving the battl..."
29 May 2021
- 17:0017:00, 29 May 2021 diff hist +5,615 N If we want to curb lamentation for good, then we have to take shelter of Krsna, as Arjuna is seeking to do. So Arjuna asked Krsna to solve his problem definitely, and that is the way of Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we want to curb lamentation for good, then we have to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa, as Arjuna is seeking to do. So Arjuna as..."
- 16:5416:54, 29 May 2021 diff hist +5,918 N When the results of pious activities are finished, one falls down again from the peak of happiness to the lowest status of life. Many politicians have fallen down in that way. Such downfalls only constitute more causes for lamentation. BG 1972 puports Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the results of pious activities are finished, one falls down again from the peak of happiness to the lowest status of lif..."