...That kind of thinking will not help us. One should be thinking of Kṛṣṇa in devotional love. That is bhakti. One should cultivate the knowledge of Kṛṣṇa con
...the spiritual sphere, and action dictated by the spiritual modes is called devotional service, or bhakti. Bhakti is therefore nirguṇa attained by direct contac
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...firmed by Vedic truth. Vedic injunctions affirm that only one who takes to devotional service to the Supreme Lord can understand Him, whereas others cannot. Each
...t in their attitude. They are given a chance to advance to the platform of devotional service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Here it is stated that there are some
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...some fruits and flowers and satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead in devotional service, as the Lord recommends in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.26):</p>
...ike Rūpa and Rati. This is the essence of all instruction in the matter of devotional service."</p>
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...ttva-saṁśuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ. So you can practice this. That is devotional life. You have to practice this. If you want to be divine, your characteris
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...the senses are engaged in the service of the Lord, one attains bhakti, or
devotional service. In the next verse these matters will be more clearly explained.</p
...ne;" class="purport text"><p style="display: inline;">Kṛṣṇa consciousness,
devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, is the ocean of eternal bliss. In comparison to thi
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...that he (Vyāsadeva) should now eagerly and repeatedly describe the path of devotional service.</p>
...e to generate further karma and will gradually develop into transcendental devotional service, which will not only cut off completely the root of the banyan tree
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...ion is attained as soon as one is fixed in irrevocable
devotional service.
Devotional service is not inactivity, but the unalloyed activity of the soul.</p>
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Devotional service begins from the process of arcanā, which is better than going out
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...al conditions is automatically achieved by the gradual development of pure devotional service.</p>
...ciety can be ascertained only in terms of the proportionate development of devotional service to the Lord. Any person employed in government service, including t
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...iendship and by their love. That is the proof of how great this process of devotional service is.</p>
...heir companion. The Pāṇḍavas never prayed to the Lord for anything but His devotional service, and in due time everything came out in favor of the devotees.</p>
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...no chance of falling down. Even if one falls down, there is no loss. One's devotional activities may be stunned or choked for the time being, but as soon as ther
...ion, niṣkiñcanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya: those who are engaged in the devotional service of the Lord because they are very serious about going back home, ba
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...nfavorable illness. Those who are cultivating spiritual life and executing devotional service are always engaged in activity. Such activity can be performed with
...o the description given by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, then we keep ourself fit in devotional service and there is no question of material distress.</p>
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...it is said that persons who think themselves liberated but do not execute devotional service, not knowing their relationship with the Lord, are certainly misled
.... Such chants may be good poetry, but they cannot help us to go forward in devotional service. In such chants there are also many discrepancies, which need not b
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...le of birth and death always take shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord in devotional service. Becoming purified by executing your allotted occupation, just situ
...nder the direction of a great sage, Nārada. This is the first principle of devotional service—ādau gurv-āśrayam. In the beginning one must accept a bona fid
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...take shelter of unalloyed devotional service to Me, because in the path of devotional service there are no impediments due to degraded birth and occupation. The
...d many lowborn, or those disqualified by birth or action, to the status of devotional service and established them in the position of ācāryas, or authorities.<
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...rvice is called karma-yoga. Similarly, empirical knowledge overcoated with devotional service is called jñāna-yoga. But pure bhakti-yoga is independent of such
...development of transcendental knowledge. Rather, knowledge is dependent on devotional service for the ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth.</p>
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...ice are called nindakas (blasphemers). Similarly, nondevotees who consider devotional activities to be material are called pāṣaṇḍīs, and scholars with a
...e Personality of Godhead, or the Absolute Truth, can be understood only by devotional service.</p>
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...ir former names, following in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya. In this age, devotional service of hearing and repeating the holy glories of the Lord is strongly r
...l. By His omnipresence, He can always be with us if we are attached to His devotional service by hearing, chanting, remembering, etc.</p>
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...nscendental realization are recommended. According to them, bhakti, or the devotional service of the Lord, is meant for those who cannot perform the high-grade a
...hmaṇa, and he performed many sacrifices also, yet he was not on a par with devotional service.</p>
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...ahārāja Ikṣvāku. In the beginning of the Tretā-yuga the sun-god instructed devotional service to Manu, and Manu in his turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku for the w
...ce unto the Lord. Mahārāja Prahlāda saved his demon father by his personal devotional service. A devotee son in the family is the greatest boon or blessing of th
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...ght due to their spiritual enlightenment, fixed in their vows due to their devotional service, and determined to deliver the fallen souls rotting in material act
...cendental devotional service of the Lord. All the great authorities in the devotional service of the Lord follow in the footsteps of Nārada Muni in the order of
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