Category:Silence of a Devotee of God
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Silence of a Devotee of God"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
A
- 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
- A pure devotee of the Lord automatically develops all godly qualities, and some of the prominent features are as follows: 3) fixed, self-controlled, a balanced eater, sane, mannerly, prideless, grave, sympathetic, friendly, poetic, expert and silent
- All the boys would be differently engaged. Some imitated the beautiful movements and attractive postures of the swans, some sat down with the ducks, sitting silently, and others imitated the dancing of the peacocks - SB 10.12.7-11
B
- Because of intense love for Krsna, the cowherd men and women simply remained silent, thinking of how Krsna and the boys had been saved (from Bakasura). The cowherd men and women looked upon Krsna and the boys and did not desire to turn their eyes aside
- Because the Lord (Krsna) is absolute, there is no difference between His remembrance and His personal presence. Thus Uddhava remained completely silent for a moment, but then he appeared to be going deeper and deeper into ecstasy
H
- He (a devotee of the Lord) is always sane and is respectful to others, but he does not require respect for himself. He is grave, merciful, friendly, poetic, expert and silent
- He (Vrtrasura) stopped all his bodily activities and became situated in trance. Taking advantage of the silence of Vrtrasura's body, Indra pierced the demon's abdomen, and because of Vrtrasura's trance, Indra was able to come out
T
- 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
- The word stabdham means obstinate. A devotee does not care for the instructions of the asuras. When they give instructions, he remains silent
- There are many who observe silence some day in a week. Vaisnavas, however, do not observe such silence. Silence means not speaking foolishly. Speakers at assemblies, conferences and meetings generally speak foolishly like toads
- These qualities of a devotee, twenty-six in number, are listed as follows: (17) does not eat more than required, (18) sane, (19) respectful, (20) humble, (21) grave, (22) compassionate, (23) friendly, (24) poetic, (25) expert, (26) silent
- Those who are enlightened in spiritual life, should not try to agitate such materially engrossed persons (such as nationalists or altruists). Better to prosecute one's own spiritual activities silently. BG 1972 purports