User contributions for Ratnavali
25 December 2015
- 11:4111:41, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,383 N It is a very good sign that although you are not happy now you know it is only because you are not in the company of Krishna and the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is a very good sign that although you are not happy now you know it is only because you are not in the company of Krishna a..."
- 11:2711:27, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,429 N Because Krsna is not changing body, therefore He has no past, present, future. Those who are changing body, they have got past, present, future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Krsna is not changing body, therefore He has no past, present, future. Those who are changing body, they have got past..."
- 11:2411:24, 25 December 2015 diff hist +4,361 N Regarding the land, if it cannot be transferred then you should give the use of the land to ISKCON with a formal lease for 99 years with an option to renew Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regarding the land, if it cannot be transferred then you should give the use of the land to ISKCON with a formal lease for 99..."
- 11:1411:14, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,863 N Those who are trying to live for many years, they are being instructed, taravah kim na jivanti (SB 2.3.18). They are also living being. And what is the use of living? First of all, that... For the same purpose, eating, sleeping, mating Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are trying to live for many years, they are being instructed, taravah kim na jivanti"|"They are also living being. A..."
- 11:0011:00, 25 December 2015 diff hist +1,979 N Krsna is very kind. If you want this kind of food, He'll give you facility Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna is very kind. If you want this kind of food, He'll give you facility"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ratnavali}} {{complete|ALL..."
- 10:5610:56, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,113 N Not that we should use all collected money for maintenance. Better to print books and distribute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not that we should use all collected money for maintenance. Better to print books and distribute"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ratn..."
- 10:5010:50, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,712 N When I get some opportunity I shall take the advantage of constructing a temple and Varna-ashrama College as soon as possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when I get some opportunity I shall take the advantage of constructing a temple and Varna-ashrama College as soon as possible"..."
- 10:4410:44, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,171 N I have received one encouraging letter from Dr. Channa Reddy, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. He is very enthusiastic in this project. So I am very anxiously awaiting your reply to my letter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I have received one encouraging letter from Dr. Channa Reddy, Governor of Uttar Pradesh. He is very enthusiastic in this proje..."
- 10:3910:39, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,245 N Go ahead with your translation work. This is very important and work together with Yasomatinandana. We want very much to publish Hindi publications and distribute throughout India Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"go ahead with your translation work. This is very important and work together with Yasomatinandana. We want very much to publi..."
- 10:3610:36, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,725 N It is your responsibility to always exhibit a Krsna conscious example. You should always be thinking how to spread Krsna consciousness to the African people. This is our mission - to save suffering humanity from the path of repeated birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is your responsibility to always exhibit a Krsna conscious example. You should always be thinking how to spread Krsna consc..."
- 10:1510:15, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,158 N I am in receipt of your letter, undated. Regarding the booklet, "A Guide to the Care of Srimate Tulasi devi," yes, the book is very nice. It is approved. But one thing is that no sprays can be used, not at all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am in receipt of your letter, undated. Regarding the booklet"|"A Guide to the Care of Srimate Tulasi devi"|"yes, the book is..."
- 10:0510:05, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,101 N I am hereby accepting the following as my initiated disciples: Shombe Lumkin - Sri Lanka dasa. I also accept upon your recommendation the second brahminical initiation for Murari Caitanya dasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am hereby accepting the following as my initiated disciples"|"Shombe Lumkin"|"Sri Lanka dasa. I also accept upon your recomm..."
- 09:5609:56, 25 December 2015 diff hist +1,765 N You have given me great pleasure and I thank you for your attempt to please me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You have given me great pleasure and I thank you for your attempt to please me"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ratnavali}} {{complete..."
- 09:4409:44, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,974 N Sun is one. In each universe there is one sun in the middle. In this universe in the middle, from the circumference, two hundred billions, no, two billion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sun is one. In each universe there is one sun in the middle. In this universe in the middle, from the circumference, two hundr..."
- 09:3809:38, 25 December 2015 diff hist +4,920 N You can go to the higher planetary system, you can go to the lower planetary system, and you can go to the kingdom of God also, in the spiritual world. Therefore the living entity's another name is sarva-gah: he can go anywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You can go to the higher planetary system, you can go to the lower planetary system, and you can go to the kingdom of God also..."
- 09:2109:21, 25 December 2015 diff hist +4,864 N God has created so many witnesses. The first witness is surya, the sun. How you can go away from the sunlight? Anywhere you go... We are in this room. Because it is daytime, the sunlight is there. Suryah agnih. Agnih means fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God has created so many witnesses. The first witness is surya, the sun. How you can go away from the sunlight? Anywhere you go..."
- 09:1509:15, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,841 N Your proposal for travelling and distributing books all over India is very good. Krishna will bless you with His mercy. Take books and sell and spend for your expenses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Your proposal for travelling and distributing books all over India is very good. Krishna will bless you with His mercy. Take b..."
- 09:0409:04, 25 December 2015 diff hist +2,941 N Now I have received one letter from Bhakti Mati and she has some complaint. She also says there was some physical attack against Navayogendra. This is not good. So I think they can open a separate temple in Mombassa for the Asian community Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now I have received one letter from Bhakti Mati and she has some complaint. She also says there was some physical attack again..."
24 December 2015
- 16:4816:48, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,289 N Veda says, abhijnah: the creation was taken place not from the chunk, but abhijnah, the person who knows everything. By His brain. So the scientists are now, some of them, are realizing that there is a big brain behind this all creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Veda says, abhijnah: the creation was taken place not from the chunk, but abhijnah, the person who knows everything. By His br..."
- 16:1416:14, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,589 N Pure consciousness, Krsna consciousness. He knows that "I am part and parcel of Krsna." That is pure consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure consciousness, Krsna consciousness. He knows that"|"I am part and parcel of Krsna"|"That is pure consciousness"}} {{notes..."
- 12:2012:20, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,581 N Children are not punishable. (laughter, more applause) Neither the women. (more applause, laughter) Hmm. But don't take advantage. (laughter) And here we have got these brahmanas, saintly persons, women and children. So who is to be punished? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"children are not punishable"|"laughter, more applause"|"Neither the women"|"more applause, laughter"|"Hmm. But don't take adva..."
- 12:1412:14, 24 December 2015 diff hist +1,719 N You have made it very nicely. I can see that it required skill to make it so artistically. You have made Radha and Krishna and Caitanya Mahaprabhu very attractively Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You have made it very nicely. I can see that it required skill to make it so artistically. You have made Radha and Krishna and..."
- 12:1112:11, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,719 N Today we are holding our annual Ratha Yatra festival in San Francisco, They are expecting 25,000 people to participate. There are three raths each 45 feet high and weighing 10 tons. Mass prasadam will be distributed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Today we are holding our annual Ratha Yatra festival in San Francisco, They are expecting 25,000 people to participate. There..."
- 12:0112:01, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,356 N If you can mix copper, tin and mercury - this is stated in the sastra - you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular metals to be combined, that is stated: copper, tin and mercury. You mix, and there will be gold Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If you can mix copper, tin and mercury"|"this is stated in the sastra"|"you can make gold. It is not legend. The particular me..."
- 11:5511:55, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,666 N If the human life is wasted for sense gratification, that is suicidal. Because you got the opportunity of enlightenment and you live like dogs and cats, this is suicide Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the human life is wasted for sense gratification, that is suicidal. Because you got the opportunity of enlightenment and yo..."
- 11:5211:52, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,313 N Within this material world there is one Siddhaloka. Siddha, carana. They are called siddha, means all the yogic mystic powers they have got naturally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Within this material world there is one Siddhaloka. Siddha, carana. They are called siddha, means all the yogic mystic powers..."
- 11:4611:46, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,060 N Those who stay with us must be well behaved. From our side we will attend to their needs and make them comfortable, and from their side they must be clean and attend the aratis. Somehow or other they must be induced to take interest in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who stay with us must be well behaved. From our side we will attend to their needs and make them comfortable, and from t..."
- 11:4111:41, 24 December 2015 diff hist +1,952 N Do not waste your time with this study of monkeys. What will you learn by this? Better to hear from Lord Krishna Himself in Bhagavad-gita than to waste your time in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Do not waste your time with this study of monkeys. What will you learn by this? Better to hear from Lord Krishna Himself in Bh..."
- 11:3511:35, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,983 N Our definition of God is, na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate (Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8). "He has nothing to do." This is God. Na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate: "He has nothing to do." He is simply enjoying, dancing with the gopis, that's all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our definition of God is, na tasya karyam karanam ca vidyate"|"Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8"|"He has nothing to do"|"This is God...."
- 11:0711:07, 24 December 2015 diff hist +1,914 N Enclosed please find herewith a copy of our latest issue of Back to Godhead containing the selection from Srimad-Bhagavatam as you had kindly suggested. We are making it a regular feature each month Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Enclosed please find herewith a copy of our latest issue of Back to Godhead containing the selection from Srimad-Bhagavatam as..."
- 11:0511:05, 24 December 2015 diff hist +4,186 N Did the Oberoi-Sheraton purchase the books? The hotels must purchase the books for putting in their rooms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Did the Oberoi-Sheraton purchase the books? The hotels must purchase the books for putting in their rooms"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
- 10:5610:56, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,540 N Everyone I advance money to, they repay. Brahmananda Swami took Rs. 16,000/-, and he has returned, so why not you also? Anyway, if there is some potential there then keep it and go on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone I advance money to, they repay. Brahmananda Swami took Rs"|"and he has returned, so why not you also? Anyway, if ther..."
- 10:4510:45, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,781 N If the tenants become devotees and follow our principles, arising early like the others, then we can forgo their rent, but no nonsense concessions of sitting room Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the tenants become devotees and follow our principles, arising early like the others, then we can forgo their rent, but no..."
- 10:3210:32, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,579 N The Gurukula and poor feeding programs should be developed and it will make us very popular. The wrestling is all right. The program for Nitai Cand to visit the villages and preach and make men join is very good Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Gurukula and poor feeding programs should be developed and it will make us very popular. The wrestling is all right. The p..." current
- 10:2510:25, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,800 N Soul is always staying in the subtle body, and the subtle body is left when he goes to God or kingdom of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Soul is always staying in the subtle body, and the subtle body is left when he goes to God or kingdom of God"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
- 09:4409:44, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,260 N Our temples cannot support you and your two wives. You will then want three, four, and more. Anyway as an American it is illegal for you to do this. We are trying to minimize sex and you are trying to increase it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our temples cannot support you and your two wives. You will then want three, four, and more. Anyway as an American it is illeg..."
- 09:3809:38, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,808 N It is a very good suggestion to open the vanaprastha institute. The elderly people can live there according to the Vaisnava principles and worship the Deity and take prasada. I also want to open the Varna Ashrama College there as there is sufficient land Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is a very good suggestion to open the vanaprastha institute. The elderly people can live there according to the Vaisnava pr..."
- 09:3509:35, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,119 N The soul is within the body, the body is changing. And as soon as this body... Just like you are old man, I am old man, the body is no more possible to be changed; somehow or other then I'll have to accept another body. That is called transmigration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the soul is within the body, the body is changing. And as soon as this body"|"Just like you are old man, I am old man, the bod..."
- 09:1709:17, 24 December 2015 diff hist +1,928 N If you have got some spare time and the inclination, you can read the chapters of Krsna Book and put them into verse Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if you have got some spare time and the inclination, you can read the chapters of Krsna Book and put them into verse"}} {{note..."
- 09:1409:14, 24 December 2015 diff hist +1,960 N I thank you very much for this your service. You are a good lady and a good devotee. Your willingness to serve shows what is your progress in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I thank you very much for this your service. You are a good lady and a good devotee. Your willingness to serve shows what is y..."
- 09:1009:10, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,310 N It is very good to hear from you and that you are chanting and trying to follow my instructions, even though you are so far distant from any of our centers. This proves the potency of Lord Caitanya's mission Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very good to hear from you and that you are chanting and trying to follow my instructions, even though you are so far di..."
- 08:5808:58, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,258 N In the neophyte stage it is best to develop firm faith, that just by chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra everything else will come, and try to avoid the ten offenses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the neophyte stage it is best to develop firm faith, that just by chanting the Hare Krishna Mahamantra everything else will..."
- 08:4908:49, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,861 N Pramana means evidence, and sruti means Veda. Pratyaksa, anumana, sruti. Pratyaksa means direct, direct evidence, and anumana, hypothesis. That is Darwin's theory, something like that. And sruti, Vedic Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pramana means evidence, and sruti means Veda. Pratyaksa, anumana, sruti. Pratyaksa means direct, direct evidence, and anumana,..."
- 07:4507:45, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,576 N There are four kinds of foodstuff: something we chew, something we swallow, something we lick up and something we drink Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are four kinds of foodstuff: something we chew, something we swallow, something we lick up and something we drink"}} {{n..."
- 07:4107:41, 24 December 2015 diff hist +3,287 N I am accepting this dress following the footprints of other acaryas. This dress was accepted by Rupa Gosvami, not ordinary person. The six Gosvamis, they accepted. It is called paramahamsa stage, sannyasi's highest stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am accepting this dress following the footprints of other acaryas. This dress was accepted by Rupa Gosvami, not ordinary per..."
- 07:3307:33, 24 December 2015 diff hist +2,423 N Pandita means spiritually advanced. A person who is spiritually advanced, he sees on equal level a very learned man, vidya-vinaya-sampanne brahmana, brahmana, the first-class man; vidya-vinaya-sampanne gavi, an animal like cow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pandita means spiritually advanced. A person who is spiritually advanced, he sees on equal level a very learned man, vidya"|"v..."
23 December 2015
- 18:3818:38, 23 December 2015 diff hist +2,468 N We shall teach the girls two things. One thing is how to become chaste and faithful to their husband, and how to cook nicely. If these two qualifications they have, I'll take guarantee to get for them good husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we shall teach the girls two things. One thing is how to become chaste and faithful to their husband, and how to cook nicely...."
- 18:3418:34, 23 December 2015 diff hist +2,292 N It comes to the conclusion of suppression, that "Give the dog a bad name and hang it." "You are not properly dressed; therefore you should stop it." It is like that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It comes to the conclusion of suppression, that"|"Give the dog a bad name and hang it"|"You are not properly dressed; therefor..."
- 18:3118:31, 23 December 2015 diff hist +1,646 N I want that our lake in Mayapur should be like this. You can make the stone stairway on four sides, one at each end and one at the middle of each side Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I want that our lake in Mayapur should be like this. You can make the stone stairway on four sides, one at each end and one at..." current
- 18:2318:23, 23 December 2015 diff hist +2,677 N When the activities are similar to the animal activities, then he is animal. Why a reasonable man will not accept that? Hmm? In that case also, he is animal. Because they say, "Man is rational animal" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the activities are similar to the animal activities, then he is animal. Why a reasonable man will not accept that? Hmm? I..."