User contributions for Surabhi
26 August 2012
- 17:3217:32, 26 August 2012 diff hist +4,014 N The real purpose of life is to go back home, back to Godhead, and live with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, play with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, dance with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and eat with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real purpose of life is to go back home, back to Godhead, and live with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, play with the Sup…'
25 August 2012
- 20:2420:24, 25 August 2012 diff hist +4,005 N A sannyasi is one who has clearly understood, through advancement in knowledge, that Brahman - he, the person himself - is the soul, not the body Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sannyasi is one who has clearly understood, through advancement in knowledge, that Brahman"|"he, the person himself"|"is the so…'
- 20:0620:06, 25 August 2012 diff hist +2,005 N Merging into Brahman in perfect knowledge means understanding perfectly that one is not the body but a spiritual soul Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Merging into Brahman in perfect knowledge means understanding perfectly that one is not the body but a spiritual soul"}} {{notes|…'
- 19:5819:58, 25 August 2012 diff hist +4,951 N KC is so beneficial it easily counteracts material nature's contamination resulting from one's possessing a material body. BG therefore teaches, in the beginning, that whether one is man or woman one must know he or she isn't the body but a spiritual soul Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Krsna consciousness movement is so beneficial that it can very easily counteract the contamination of material nature, which …'
24 August 2012
- 15:5315:53, 24 August 2012 diff hist +3,334 N The Krsna consciousness movement includes self-realization because one is first directed by Lord Krsna to understand that one is not the body but the owner of the body. When one understands this simple fact, he can direct himself toward the goal of life Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Krsna consciousness movement includes self-realization because one is first directed by Lord Krsna to understand that one is …'
- 15:3915:39, 24 August 2012 diff hist +3,218 N Bhagavad-gita begins with the spiritual instruction that one is not the body but is within the body. This consciousness can be possible only if one chants the holy name of Krsna, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra & always keeps association of devotees Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gita begins with the spiritual instruction that one is not the body, but is within the body. This consciousness can be p…'
- 15:1915:19, 24 August 2012 diff hist +4,257 N When one comes to understand that he is not the body and therefore is neither fat nor skinny, one attains the topmost form of spiritual realization. When one is not spiritually realized, the bodily conception entangles one in the material world Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one comes to understand that he is not the body and therefore is neither fat nor skinny, one attains the topmost form of spi…'
- 15:0115:01, 24 August 2012 diff hist +3,870 N Jada Bharata was completely liberated. He did not even care when the dacoits attempted to kill his body; he knew that he certainly was not the body Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jada Bharata was completely liberated. He did not even care when the dacoits attempted to kill his body; he knew that he certainl…'
23 August 2012
- 20:1920:19, 23 August 2012 diff hist +3,545 N For the impersonalist, pure egotism is aham brahmasmi - "I am not this body; I am spirit soul." But in its actual position, the spirit soul has devotional activities to perform Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But in its actual position, the spirit soul has devotional activities to perform"|"For the impersonalist, pure egotism is aham br…'
- 19:5919:59, 23 August 2012 diff hist +3,632 N Because a devotee knows that he is not the body, he is never affected by bodily happiness or distress. He is not interested in bodily relationships with wife, children, home etc., or in the distress and happiness which come from these things Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because a devotee knows that he is not the body, he is never affected by bodily happiness or distress. He is not interested in bo…'
- 19:3219:32, 23 August 2012 diff hist +4,605 N Aham brahmasmi: "I am not this body." This is applicable only to the person who constantly engages in the devotional service of Krsna and is thus in the transcendental stage; he is above the influence of the three modes of material nature Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aham brahmasmi"|"I am not this body"|"This is applicable only to the person who constantly engages in the devotional service of K…'
22 August 2012
- 20:3620:36, 22 August 2012 diff hist +4,681 N The conditioned soul thinks, "I am this body," but a liberated soul thinks, "I am not this body. I am spirit soul." This "I am" is called ego, or identification of the self Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am not this body. I am spirit soul"|"I am this body"|"I am"|"The conditioned soul thinks"|"but a liberated soul thinks"|"is cal…'
- 20:2320:23, 22 August 2012 diff hist +6,524 N As soon as the real living entity is out of the body, even the body of the most dear son is no longer attractive. Therefore the living spark, or eternal part of the Supreme, is the real basis of affection, and not the body Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as the real living entity is out of the body, even the body of the most dear son is no longer attractive. Therefore the l…'
- 20:1320:13, 22 August 2012 diff hist +3,159 N In Bhagavad-gita (Chapter Two) importance is given to the spiritual consciousness, not the body. The entire cosmic body increased by the same process that we experience in our small bodies Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita (Chapter Two) importance is given to the spiritual consciousness, not the body. The entire cosmic body increased…'
- 19:5019:50, 22 August 2012 diff hist +10,394 N By taking advantage of the Superself's guidance in the form of intelligence we can either continue to study & practice our conclusion "I am not this body," or we can choose to remain in the false material identification Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By taking advantage of the guidance of Superself in the form of intelligence, we can either continue to study and to put into pra…'
19 August 2012
- 19:3219:32, 19 August 2012 diff hist +17,058 N The material conception of life makes us very eager to receive honor from others, but from the point of view of a man in perfect knowledge-who knows that he is not this body-anything, honor or dishonor, pertaining to this body is useless. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material conception of life makes us very eager to receive honor from others, but from the point of view of a man in perfect …'
- 19:2219:22, 19 August 2012 diff hist +6,936 N The individual soul is embodied since time immemorial. It is very difficult for him to simply theoretically understand that he is not the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual soul is embodied since time immemorial. It is very difficult for him to simply theoretically understand that he is…'
18 August 2012
- 22:0622:06, 18 August 2012 diff hist +5,895 N One should recognize the difference between activities of the body and spiritual activities by which one understands that he is not the body. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should recognize the difference between activities of the body and the spiritual activities of one who understands that he is…'
- 21:5721:57, 18 August 2012 diff hist +3,207 N He (self realized person) knows perfectly well that he is not this body, but is the fragmental portion of Krsna. He is therefore not joyful in achieving something, nor does he lament in losing anything which is related to his body Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He knows perfectly well that he is not this body, but is the fragmental portion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is ther…'
- 21:0821:08, 18 August 2012 diff hist +3,484 N He (a person acting in Krsna consciousness) knows that he is not this body and that this body does not belong to him. He himself belongs to Krsna, and the body too belongs to Krsna. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He knows that he is not this body and that this body does not belong to him. He himself belongs to Krsna, and the body too belong…'