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8 December 2020
- 17:1617:16, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,291 N First one must understand how to get out of the clutches of maya. The only means is to become Krsna conscious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First one must understand how to get out of the clutches of māyā. The only means is to become Kṛṣṇa conscious"}} {{not..."
- 17:1217:12, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,602 One cannot understand Krsna unless one is graced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Only one who has surrendered to a pure devotee of Krsna and taken the dust of his lotus feet can understand Krsna No edit summary current
- 17:0917:09, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,797 N In the Mundaka Upanisad (3.2.3) it is said: one cannot become self-realized simply by having an academic education, by presenting lectures in an erudite way (pravacanena labhyah), or by being an intelligent scientist who discovers many wonderful things Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (3.2.3) it is said, nāyam ātmā pravacanena labhyo na medhayā na bahunā śrutena: one cannot..."
- 17:0317:03, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,709 N The educators, scholars and big political leaders worshiped by millions of people cannot understand the goal of life and take to Krsna consciousness, for they have not accepted a bona fide spiritual master and the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The educators, scholars and big political leaders worshiped by millions of people cannot understand the goal of life and take..."
- 16:4316:43, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,385 N The education that keeps the conditioned soul bound life after life is called materialistic education. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has explained that materialistic education expands the influence of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The education that keeps the conditioned soul bound life after life is called materialistic education. Śrīla Bhaktivinoda..."
- 16:3716:37, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,573 N The entire Vedic civilization is meant to relieve one from these unwanted miseries, but persons bound by the laws of nature do not know the destination of life. They are conditioned by the three strong modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire Vedic civilization is meant to relieve one from these unwanted miseries, but persons bound by the laws of nature do..."
- 16:3116:31, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,505 N Becoming Krsna conscious brings about anartha-apagamah, the disappearance of all anarthas, the miserable conditions we have unnecessarily accepted. The material body is the basic principle of these unwanted miserable conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious brings about anartha-apagamaḥ, the disappearance of all anarthas, the miserable conditions we..."
- 16:2616:26, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,434 N Such blind teachers, being interested in the external, material world, are always bound by the strong ropes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such blind teachers, being interested in the external, material world, are always bound by the strong ropes of material nature..."
- 16:2116:21, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,408 N Blind men may lead many other blind followers without true knowledge of material conditions, but they are not accepted by devotees like Prahlada Maharaja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"blind men may lead many other blind followers without true knowledge of material conditions, but they are not accepted by devo..."
- 16:0816:08, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,198 N Unless one is a devotee of the Lord, one cannot understand the existence of the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is a devotee of the Lord, one cannot understand the existence of the spiritual world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..." current
- 16:0416:04, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,593 N The knowledge of the materialists is restricted within the four-billion-mile limit of this material world, which is in the dark portion of the creation; they do not know that beyond the material world is the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The knowledge of the materialists is restricted within the four-billion-mile limit of this material world, which is in the dar..."
- 16:0016:00, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,667 N They (seminal spiritual masters) are hopeful of material success. The word bahih means "external," artha means "interest," and manina means "taking very seriously." Generally speaking, practically everyone is unaware of the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they are hopeful of material success (bahir-artha-māninaḥ). The word bahiḥ means "external," artha means "interest," and..."
- 15:5215:52, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,584 N An actual guru is srotriya, one who has heard or received perfect knowledge through parampara, the disciplic succession. Therefore Prahlada Maharaja did not recognize a seminal spiritual master. Such spiritual masters are not at all interested in Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An actual guru is śrotriya, one who has heard or received perfect knowledge through paramparā, the disciplic succession. The..."
- 15:4415:44, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,091 N The word sukra means "semen," and acarya refers to a teacher or guru Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word śukra means "semen," and ācārya refers to a teacher or guru"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..." current
- 15:3215:32, 8 December 2020 diff hist +4,495 N Since there must always be a difference of opinion between demons and devotees, Hiranyakasipu, when criticized by his son Prahlada Maharaja, should not have been surprised that Prahlada Maharaja differed from his way of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since there must always be a difference of opinion between demons and devotees, Hiraṇyakaśipu, when criticized by his son P..."
- 15:2015:20, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,228 N Unless one is properly trained by a mahat - a mahatma, or unalloyed devotee of the Lord - there is no possibility of one's understanding Krsna and His devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is properly trained by a mahat—a mahātmā, or unalloyed devotee of the Lord—there is no possibility of one's u..."
- 15:1015:10, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,439 N Hiranyakasipu wanted to know where Prahlada had gotten this Krsna consciousness. Who had taught him? Prahlada sarcastically replied, "My dear father, persons like you never understand Krsna. One can understand Krsna only by serving a mahat, a great soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted to know where Prahlāda had gotten this Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Who had taught him? Prahlāda sarca..."
- 14:5814:58, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,296 N As confirmed by Rsabhadeva, mahat-sevam dvaram ahur vimukteh: (SB 5.5.2) one must try to understand Krsna by serving a devotee. The word mahat refers to a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed by Ṛṣabhadeva, mahat-sevāṁ dvāram āhur vimukteḥ: (SB 5.5.2) one must try to understand Kṛṣṇa by..."
- 14:5214:52, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,547 N Those who are attached to material enjoyment cannot be fixed in devotional service to the Lord. They cannot understand Bhagavan, Krsna, or His instruction, Bhagavad-gita. Adanta-gobhir visatam tamisram: their path actually leads toward hellish life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are attached to material enjoyment cannot be fixed in devotional service to the Lord. They cannot understand Bhagav..."
- 14:4714:47, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,141 N In the name of personalism, this ism or that ism, such persons (the materialistic persons) always remain attached to the materialistic way of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the name of personalism, this ism or that ism, such persons always remain attached to the materialistic way of life"}} {{no..."
- 14:4114:41, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,464 N The two expressions grha-vrata and carvita-carvananam indicate that a materialistic person tries to enjoy sense gratification in different bodily forms, life after life, but is still unsatisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two expressions gṛha-vrata and carvita-carvaṇānām indicate that a materialistic person tries to enjoy sense gratific..."
- 14:3614:36, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,187 N Those who are grha-vrata, whose only aim is to live comfortably with the body in the material world, cannot understand Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are gṛha-vrata, whose only aim is to live comfortably with the body in the material world, cannot understand Kṛ..."
- 14:3214:32, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,390 N His (the politician's) only business is punah punas carvita-carvananam - chewing the chewed again and again. The aim of such politicians and academic scholars is to enjoy this material world with their bodily senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"his only business is punaḥ punaś carvita-carvaṇānām—chewing the chewed again and again. The aim of such politicians a..."
- 14:2414:24, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,504 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55), bhaktya mam abhijanati: only through devotional service can one understand Krsna as He is. The so-called politicians and scholars think of Krsna as fictitious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.55), bhaktyā mām abhijānāti: only through devotional service can one understand Kṛ..."
- 13:5613:56, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,570 N Because such politicians, philosophers and scholars are interested in using Bhagavad-gita as a vehicle for adjusting things materially, for them constant thought of Krsna, or Krsna consciousness, is impossible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because such politicians, philosophers and scholars are interested in using Bhagavad-gītā as a vehicle for adjusting things..."
- 13:3313:33, 8 December 2020 diff hist +6,240 N In this verse (SB 7.5.30) the words matir na krsne refer to devotional service rendered to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the words matir na kṛṣṇe refer to devotional service rendered to Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ange..."
7 December 2020
- 17:3217:32, 7 December 2020 diff hist +2,286 To learn devotional service is the duty of everyone. Therefore the spontaneous education of Prahlada Maharaja is supported as auspicious and perfect No edit summary current
- 17:2217:22, 7 December 2020 diff hist +3,032 N The words rogah patakinam iva refer to disease, which is the most sinful and miserable of the conditions of material life (janma-mrtyu jara-vyadhi (BG 13.9)). Disease is the symptom of the body of a sinful person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the words rogaḥ pātakinām iva refer to disease, which is the most sinful and miserable of the conditions of material life..."
- 17:1817:18, 7 December 2020 diff hist +3,188 N Being anxious about the education of his boy Prahlada, Hiranyakasipu was very much dissatisfied. When Prahlada began teaching about devotional service, Hiranyakasipu immediately regarded the teachers as his enemies in the garb of friends Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being anxious about the education of his boy Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu was very much dissatisfied. When Prahlāda began teac..."
- 17:1217:12, 7 December 2020 diff hist +2,021 N Since Hiranyakasipu did not like devotional service, the essence of life, he chastised Prahlada Maharaja's teachers with harsh words Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Hiraṇyakaśipu did not like devotional service, the essence of life, he chastised Prahlāda Mahārāja's teachers with..."
- 17:0817:08, 7 December 2020 diff hist +2,167 N The word asaram, meaning, "having no substance," is significant. For a demon there is no substance in the process of devotional service, but to a devotee devotional service is the only essential factor in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word asāram, meaning, "having no substance," is significant. For a demon there is no substance in the process of devotion..."
- 16:5816:58, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,493 N The best examples of atma-nivedanam are found in Bali Maharaja and Ambarisa Maharaja. Atma-nivedanam is also sometimes found in the behavior of Rukminidevi at Dvaraka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best examples of ātma-nivedanam are found in Bali Mahārāja and Ambarīṣa Mahārāja. Ātma-nivedanam is also sometime..."
- 16:5316:53, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,599 N Some devotees consider dedication of the body to the Lord to be atma-nivedanam, and as stated in the book known as Bhakti-viveka, sometimes dedication of the soul to the Lord is called atma-nivedanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some devotees, therefore, consider dedication of the body to the Lord to be ātma-nivedanam, and as stated in the book known a..."
- 16:4016:40, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,552 N Atma-nivedanam. The word Atma-nivedanam refers to the stage at which one who has no motive other than to serve the Lord surrenders everything to the Lord and performs his activities only to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ātma-nivedanam. The word Ātma-nivedanam refers to the stage at which one who has no motive other than to serve the Lord surr..."
- 16:3516:35, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,919 N Sridhara Svami mentions Sridama Vipra, who expressed to himself his feelings of obligation, thinking, "Life after life, may I be connected with Krsna in this friendly attitude Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīdhara Svāmī mentions Śrīdāma Vipra, who expressed to himself his feelings of obligation, thinking, "Life after life,..."
- 16:2416:24, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,579 N The word "friend" is specifically used to indicate intense love. Friendship is better than servitude. In the stage above dasya-rasa, the devotee accepts the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a friend Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word "friend" is specifically used to indicate intense love. Friendship, therefore, is better than servitude. In the stage..."
- 16:1816:18, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,385 N O my Lord, Supreme Personality and eternal friend, although You are full of bliss and knowledge, You have become the friend of the residents of Vrndavana. How fortunate are these devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my Lord, Supreme Personality and eternal friend, although You are full of bliss and knowledge, You have become the friend of..."
- 16:0916:09, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,612 N Sakhyam. In regard to worshiping the Lord as a friend, the Agastya-samhita states that a devotee engaged in performing devotional service by sravanam and kirtanam sometimes wants to see the Lord personally, and for this purpose he resides in the temple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sakhyam. In regard to worshiping the Lord as a friend, the Agastya-saṁhitā states that a devotee engaged in performing devo..."
- 16:0216:02, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,477 N If one simply continues to think that he is an eternal servant of Krsna, even without performing any other process of devotional service, he can attain full success, for simply by this feeling one can perform all nine processes of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one simply continues to think that he is an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa, even without performing any other process of de..."
- 15:5615:56, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,427 N Dasyam. There is the following statement in regard to assisting the Lord as a servant. After many, many thousands of births, when one comes to understand that he is an eternal servant of Krsna, one can deliver others from this universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dāsyam. There is the following statement in regard to assisting the Lord as a servant. After many, many thousands of births,..."
- 15:5015:50, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,249 N The following are some of the offenses to be avoided: (d) to offer obeisances on the left side of the Deity, (e) to offer obeisances very near the Deity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"(d) to offer obeisances on the left side of the Deity, (e) to offer obeisances very near the Deity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|An..."
- 15:4415:44, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,357 N The following are some of the offenses to be avoided: (a) to offer obeisances on one hand, (b) to offer obeisances with one's body covered, (c) to show one's back to the Deity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the following are some of the offenses to be avoided: (a) to offer obeisances on one hand, (b) to offer obeisances with one's..."
- 15:3815:38, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,455 N The Lord has unlimited transcendental qualities and opulences, and one who feels influenced by the Lord's qualities in various activities offers prayers to the Lord. In this way he becomes successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord has unlimited transcendental qualities and opulences, and one who feels influenced by the Lord's qualities in various..."
- 15:3015:30, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,423 N Vandanam. Although prayers are a part of Deity worship, they may be considered separately like the other items, such as hearing and chanting, and separate statements are given Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vandanam. Although prayers are a part of Deity worship, they may be considered separately like the other items, such as hearin..."
- 15:2415:24, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,311 N The brahmana attained the liberation of samipya, the facility of living near the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the brāhmaṇa attained the liberation of sāmīpya, the facility of living near the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{note..."
- 15:1715:17, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,617 N While the brahmana was in pain, Lord Visnu in Vaikuntha began smiling, and the goddess of fortune inquired from the Lord why He was smiling. Lord Visnu then ordered His associates to bring the brahmana to Vaikuntha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While the brāhmaṇa was in pain, Lord Viṣṇu in Vaikuṇṭha began smiling, and the goddess of fortune inquired from the..."
- 15:1115:11, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,636 N He (the brahmana) placed the sweet rice on a golden dish and offered it to Krsna, but he felt that the sweet rice was very hot, and he touched it with his finger. He felt that his finger had been burned by the hot sweet rice, and thus he began to lament Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He placed the sweet rice on a golden dish and offered it to Lord Kṛṣṇa, but he felt that the sweet rice was very hot, an..."
- 15:0215:02, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,407 N After many years had passed in this way, one day within his mind he (the brahmana) cooked nice sweet rice with ghee to worship the Deity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After many years had passed in this way, one day within his mind he cooked nice sweet rice with ghee to worship the Deity"}} {..."
- 14:5714:57, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,625 N He (the brahmana) collected all kinds of valuable paraphernalia for worship, and he worshiped the Deity very gorgeously, beginning from bathing the Deity and ending with offering arati. Thus he felt great happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He collected all kinds of valuable paraphernalia for worship, and he worshiped the Deity very gorgeously, beginning from bathi..."
- 14:5114:51, 7 December 2020 diff hist +39,512 N He (the brahmana) would wash the temple within his mind, and then in his imagination he would bring water from all the sacred rivers in golden and silver waterpots Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He would wash the temple within his mind, and then in his imagination he would bring water from all the sacred rivers in golde..."