User contributions for Elad
8 March 2021
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +11,317 m Even ordinary devotees cannot have such pure attachment for Krsna. Therefore, how is it possible for success to be achieved by persons whose hearts are contaminated by the actions and reactions of fruitive activities Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,211 m Even if an unalloyed devotee is found to be fallen due to a previous material contamination, he is nevertheless to be accepted as fully transcendental because of his being engaged cent percent in the devotional service of the Lord Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +7,159 m Recently, the Christian world, they wanted support from the Pope of contraceptive method. That contraceptive method is condemned, but they want to be supported by the religious head Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +3,156 m If the son is unreservedly willing to be guided by the father, the father is ten times more eager to instruct and guide him by all means Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +9,237 m Formerly people used to have golden and silver utensils, but now they have plastic ones, and still they are very proud to be so materially advanced. What is your position? You have a bunch of paper and think, "I am a millionaire." What is the value Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +8,553 m In the material world, after working for some time, we want an interval for rest. But if you are actually engaged in spiritual activities, you won't like to be rested. You want to continue always: work, work, work. Rest will be disgusting Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +11,900 m The rasa dance is misunderstood by the foolish class of men. Some of them take this to be immoral, while others try to cover it up by their own stupid interpretations. They have no desire to follow in the footsteps of Srila Sukadeva Gosvami Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to ""
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +4,328 m Although the yogis sit in meditation upon Lord Visnu, who is residing in Vaikuntha, a devotee of Krsna is so proud that he does not consider such meditation to be very valuable. This feeling of pride is due to one's having achieved the highest goal Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,737 m A murderer is to be killed. Then his sins out of this murdering will be counteracted. If he lives, then he has to suffer so many tribulations. Better let him be killed. Then everything's finished. Life for life Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +3,965 m All pastimes or activities of the Lord are spiritual in nature, but to the laymen they appear to be on the same level with material activities Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +3,854 m If one becomes very rich through his professional activities, through trade or through agriculture, this does not mean that he is spiritually advanced. To be spiritually advanced is different from being materially rich Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,760 m In the universities they say that "What is the wrong if I become an animal?'' I asked them, "Do you like to be animal?'' "Yes.'' "Then all right, next time you become animal. (laughter) This is your I give you this blessing. That's all'' Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +8,595 m Formerly the father, mother used to see that this boy and this girl are going to be married. So by horoscope, by other circumstances, by family, cultural, by education, so many things, whether they will live peacefully. That was the understanding Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,206 m Being under the clutches of this prakrti, whatever little light was there as part and parcel of God, that is now covered. So this position has to be discovered or this covering has to be taken away, then we come to our position, original position Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +14,896 m For the neophytes, by taking prasadam, by thinking the taste of water, Krsna, he will gradually develop his Krsna consciousness. That is dormant. It is not artificial. Simply by certain process it has to be awakened Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to ""
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +3,969 m The only thing possible to be done is to get rid of eternal time, kala, which is compared to kala-sarpa, or the cobra snake, whose bite is always lethal. No one can be saved from the bite of a cobra Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,735 m Directly we cannot appreciate what is that spiritual fragment, particle, which is within this body. Because the length and breadth of that spirit soul is impossible to be measured by our material instruments Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +10,640 m As the lowest of the mankind is atheist, similarly, the highest of the mankind is Krsna conscious. So try to be the highest kind of mankind. The world is suffering for want of highest kind of mankind. And be an example Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +9,706 m The devotee's desirable qualities are described to be twenty-six in number. They are stated as follows: He is never mad after material identity; he is respectful to all others and does not demand respect for himself Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +7,181 m Although the living being has the tendency to be illusioned and trapped by the material energy, he belongs to the antimaterial energy, or spiritual energy. In this sense the living being is the positive energy, whereas matter is the negative Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,152 m Mind that always, that we are not going to be idle. We shall go on with our work, as we are doing. But at the same time, we must perform yajnas, or sacrifice for the Supreme. Then we'll have sufficient for our necessities Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,553 m God has made you or given you little independence. That independence does not mean that you shall misuse it. You shall use it properly. And what is that proper use? To be engaged in His loving service Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to ""
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,925 m If we want to be free from the entanglement of this karma, then we must work for Krsna. Krsna's another name is Yajna, Yajnabhuja, Visnu Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +3,350 m If one is determined not to be envious of anyone, he can naturally conquer anger. Similarly, one can give up the desire to accumulate wealth simply by considering how difficult it is to protect the money in one's possession Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +7,847 m The spiritual process should not, however, be misunderstood to be something like magical feats whereby the spiritual master acts like a magician and injects spiritual knowledge into his disciple, as if surcharging him with an electrical current Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,486 m Desireless means, therefore, not to be inert like the stone, but to be conscious of one's actual position and thus desire satisfaction only from the Supreme Lord Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,926 m Karmis are engaged in performing very costly sacrifices in order to be promoted to the higher planetary systems. Similarly, yogis are engaged in achieving a similar goal by accepting the tedious practices of mystic yoga Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to ""
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +7,681 m Just like Lord Nityananda, He was injured, but still He delivered Jagai-Madhai. That should be your principle. Sometimes we have to cheat, sometimes we have to be injured - so many things. The only device is how people can become Krsna conscious Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,569 m The Lord comes personally to instruct us how to be happy, and only fools and rascals do not see by intelligence this supreme authority, the Supreme Person Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,474 m Suppose some chemical combined bottle is there; by accident it is broken. Does it mean that I shall give up all my duties to be done? And lament for the bottle only? What is this? Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,494 m The jnanis and yogis, although trying to be free from the desires of material activities, actually become more and more entangled in false philosophical speculation or strenuous attempts to stop the activities of the senses Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +2,857 m The Visnudutas were also surprised that the Yamadutas, although claiming to be servants of Yamaraja, the supreme judge of religious principles, were unaware of the principles of religious action Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to ""
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +10,700 m Krsna is asking to work for Him, giving up everything. That is clear, everyone knows. "Here also I am working very hard, but here I am working hard to be happy, but the viparitani, I am becoming unhappy. So why not work for Krsna?" This is intelligence Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +11,761 m Every living being has its constitutional position, which is endowed with a particular type of rasa to be exchanged with the Personality of Godhead. In the liberated condition only, this primary rasa is experienced in full Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,091 m If you hear, if you are anxious to hear, then mind has to be engaged. Without attention, you cannot hear Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +11,292 m On the full moon there are some spots which may appear to be pockmarks. Still, the illumination spread by the full moon cannot be checked. Similarly, a little fault in the midst of volumes of devotional service is not at all to be counted as a fault Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,302 m One has to be enlightened. As the sudra can be enlightened under good protection, similarly, a woman can also be enlightened Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +4,260 m A description of this transcendental land of Krsna is given in the Brahma-samhita, which is considered by Lord Sri Caitanya to be the most authentic literature in this connection Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to ""
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +10,787 m Because of prarabdha, sinful reactions that have already fructified, one is seen to have taken birth in a low family or to be suffering from other miseries Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,006 m Now I (Brahma) shall state, one after another, the transcendental incarnations of the Lord known as lila-avataras. Hearing of their activities counteracts all foul matters accumulated in the ear. These pastimes are pleasing to hear and are to be relished Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +7,127 m Our mind has to be fixed in something, because mind is never vacant. It is always fixed up or attached to some, something. Not for a second our mind is vacant. So this vacancy has to be filled up by the presence of Krsna. That is perfect yoga Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,367 m Originally, since all the senses are produced of the Lord's reservoir of senses, the sensual activities of the material world are to be purified by the process of devotional service Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +2,753 m Lord Krsna told the gopis, "The means of attaining My favor is loving service unto Me, and fortunately you are all thus engaged. Those living beings who render service unto Me are eligible to be transferred to the spiritual world" Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +6,972 m Gap of understanding because the basic principle is wrong, because everyone is fool. And they are trying to understand things with their foolish background. There is the wrong. They are trying to be advanced in knowledge on the foolish background Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +4,760 m One's desire to hide his real mentality is called avahittha, or concealment, and a desire to exhibit superiority is called pride. Both of these may be classified under pretension. In a pretentious attitude both avahittha and pride are to be found Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +5,499 m The Lord appears in order to protect the devotees and kill the demons. Since the demons are always ready to oppose Vedic civilization, they are sure to be killed by the transcendental form of the Lord Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +4,051 m As the rains fall down very lavishly and appear to be more than necessary, the charity made by such kings also seems to be more than what the citizen needs Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +7,025 m At the last stage of one's life, one should be bold enough not to be afraid of death. But one must cut off all attachment to the material body and everything pertaining to it and all desires thereof Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +7,541 m One who cannot be brought nearer to a spiritual master cannot have a sacred thread, and thus he is indicated to be a sudra Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current
- 12:5012:50, 8 March 2021 diff hist +3,858 m The Lord in human society does what is the duty of everyone, but sometimes He does something extraordinary and not to be imitated by the living being Text replacement - "\[\[[Cc]ategory:\s*(To be|to Be)\s*]\] " to "" current