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26 April 2017
- 01:1001:10, 26 April 2017 diff hist +7,106 N Those who are situated on the platform of santa-rasa get their impetus for advancement in devotional service by smelling the tulasi offered at the lotus feet of the Lord, by hearing the sound of His conchshell, seeing a sanctified place in some mountain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are situated on the platform of śānta-rasa get their impetus for advancement in devotional service by smelling the..."
- 01:0401:04, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,561 N After penetrating through the impersonal Brahman, when one comes to the platform of associating with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one reaches the ultimate goal in studying the Upanisads Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after penetrating through the impersonal Brahman, when one comes to the platform of associating with the Supreme Personality o..."
- 01:0001:00, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,482 N Negation of material existence is only one of the subjects of the Upanisads. The next subject concerns becoming situated in the impersonal realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Negation of material existence is only one of the subjects of the Upaniṣads. The next subject concerns becoming situated in..."
- 00:5800:58, 26 April 2017 diff hist +7,229 N Actually, the result of studying the Upanisads is to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, the result of studying the Upaniṣads is to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
- 00:5300:53, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,058 N In the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu it is stated that all those who attended the pious meeting held by Lord Brahma for the study of Vedic literature like the Upanisads became overwhelmed with ecstatic love for Krsna, the chief of the Yadu dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu it is stated that all those who attended the pious meeting held by Lord Brahmā for the study..."
- 00:5000:50, 26 April 2017 diff hist +5,175 N All of these qualifications of a saintly person serve to raise him to the status of santa-rasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of these qualifications of a saintly person serve to raise him to the status of śānta-rasa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Maha..."
- 00:4800:48, 26 April 2017 diff hist +6,058 N Associate always with learned devotees and to discuss the conclusion of the Vedas with similarly elevated persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"associate always with learned devotees and to discuss the conclusion of the Vedas with similarly elevated persons"}} {{notes|}..."
- 00:4400:44, 26 April 2017 diff hist +7,028 N Always think of the eternal form of Krsna, to be ready to consider and understand the absolute truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"always think of the eternal form of Kṛṣṇa, to be ready to consider and understand the absolute truth"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
25 April 2017
- 16:0816:08, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,901 N The devotees and self-realized persons who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord always maintain an ecstatic love for the Lord within their hearts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees and self-realized persons who are engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord always maintain an ecstatic love f..."
- 16:0516:05, 25 April 2017 diff hist +6,489 A saintly person thinks like this, "When shall I be able to live alone in the caves of the mountains? When shall I be dressed simply with undergarments? When shall I be satisfied by eating simply a little fruit and vegetables?' No edit summary current
- 16:0316:03, 25 April 2017 diff hist +6,555 N A saintly person thinks like this, "When shall I be able to live alone in the caves of the mountains? When shall I be dressed simply with undergarments? When shall I be satisfied by eating simply a little fruit and vegetables?' Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A saintly person thinks like this: "When shall I be able to live alone in the caves of the mountains? When shall I be dressed..."
- 15:5715:57, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,765 N He (a saintly person) is always situated in the regulative principles of devotional life and at the same time aspires to be liberated from the material entanglement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is always situated in the regulative principles of devotional life and at the same time aspires to be liberated from the ma..."
- 15:4715:47, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,744 N A saintly person is one who understands fully that simply by discharging devotional service he can become confident of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A saintly person is one who understands fully that simply by discharging devotional service he can become confident of liberat..."
- 15:4515:45, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,595 N The qualifications of a saintly person are described in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The qualifications of a saintly person are described in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu as follows"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Maha..."
- 15:3915:39, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,784 N Their (Four Kumaras) complexions are very fair, there is an effulgence in their bodies, and they always travel naked. These four saintly persons almost always remain together Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their complexions are very fair, there is an effulgence in their bodies, and they always travel naked. These four saintly pers..."
- 15:3515:35, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,971 N So these (Four Kumaras) great saints have been living for millions of years now, but still they appear to be just like boys of four or five years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So these great saints have been living for millions of years now, but still they appear to be just like boys of four or five y..."
- 15:2915:29, 25 April 2017 diff hist +10,064 N They (Four Kumaras) said that they had already decided not to become entangled with family life; they would rather live as saintly brahmacaris for their own perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They said that they had already decided not to become entangled with family life; they would rather live as saintly brahmacār..."
- 15:2515:25, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,269 N After their (Four Kumaras) birth, when they were ordered by their father to become householders and increase human society, they refused the order Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After their birth, when they were ordered by their father to become householders and increase human society, they refused the..."
- 15:2015:20, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,148 N The best example of saintly persons situated in the santa-rasa are Sanaka, Sanatana, Sananda, and Sanat-kumara, the Kumara brothers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best example of saintly persons situated in the śānta-rasa are Sanaka, Sanātana, Sananda, and Sanat-kumāra, the Kumār..."
- 15:0015:00, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,726 N This stage of santa-rasa can be attained by the impersonalists only when they are in association with pure devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This stage of śānta-rasa can be attained by the impersonalists only when they are in association with pure devotees"}} {{not..."
- 14:5614:56, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,007 N This appreciation of Lord Visnu in awe and veneration by the saintly is to be understood as the sign that they are situated in the santa-rasa, or neutral stage of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This appreciation of Lord Viṣṇu in awe and veneration by the saintly is to be understood as the sign that they are situate..."
- 14:5314:53, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,516 N The Lord is appreciated by such would-be devotees as the eternal transcendental form, chief of all self-realized souls, the supersoul, the supreme Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is appreciated by such would-be devotees as the eternal transcendental form, chief of all self-realized souls, the su..."
- 14:4914:49, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,199 N At this stage of santa-rasa, one can see Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the deliverer of even the demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At this stage of śānta-rasa, one can see Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the deliverer of even the demon..."
- 12:5812:58, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,095 N If one cultivates devotional service further and further, under proper guidance, other features of devotional service will gradually become manifest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one cultivates devotional service further and further, under proper guidance, other features of devotional service will gra..."
- 12:5512:55, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,259 N According to the conclusion of all authoritative Vedic scriptures, when a person comes to the stage of appreciating Visnu, he is at the beginning of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the conclusion of all authoritative Vedic scriptures, when a person comes to the stage of appreciating Viṣṇu,..."
- 12:5012:50, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,895 N In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that the foolish do not know that Visnu is the ultimate goal of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said that the foolish do not know that Viṣṇu is the ultimate goal of life"}} {{notes|}}..."
- 12:4812:48, 25 April 2017 diff hist +10,477 N Actually, all Vedic culture is aiming at understanding Lord Visnu. In the Rg Veda one mantra says that any advanced saintly person is always aspiring to be fixed in meditation upon the lotus feet of Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, all Vedic culture is aiming at understanding Lord Viṣṇu. In the Ṛg Veda one mantra says that any advanced sain..."
- 12:3412:34, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,688 N When the devotee is situated in the santa-rasa, or neutral stage of devotional service, he appreciates the Visnu form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the devotee is situated in the śānta-rasa, or neutral stage of devotional service, he appreciates the Viṣṇu form of..."
- 12:3112:31, 25 April 2017 diff hist +6,488 N At this brahma-bhuta stage of liberation from the material entanglement, the symptoms, as explained in the Bhagavad-gita, are that one becomes joyous beyond any hankering or lamentation and gains a universal vision Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At this brahma-bhūta stage of liberation from the material entanglement, the symptoms, as explained in the Bhagavad-gītā, a..."
- 12:1312:13, 25 April 2017 diff hist +7,311 N This appreciation of Lord Visnu by saintly persons is an instance of situation in santa-rasa, or the neutral stage of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This appreciation of Lord Viṣṇu by saintly persons is an instance of situation in śānta-rasa, or the neutral stage of de..."
- 12:0912:09, 25 April 2017 diff hist +13,678 N Mystic yogis remarks, "Actually, when we see this eternal form of Visnu, we, along with many other paramahamsas, become immediately captivated by the beauty of the Lord" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, when we see this eternal form of Viṣṇu, we, along with many other paramahaṁsas, become immediately captivated..."
- 12:0412:04, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,918 N Mystic yogis say, "This four-handed form of the Lord, manifested in a bluish color, is the reservoir of all pleasure and the center of our living force" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This four-handed form of the Lord, manifested in a bluish color, is the reservoir of all pleasure and the center of our living..."
- 12:0012:00, 25 April 2017 diff hist +7,739 N When some great saintly persons who had undergone penances and austerities saw the four-handed transcendental form of Visnu, they began to remark as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When some great saintly persons who had undergone penances and austerities saw the four-handed transcendental form of Viṣṇ..."
- 11:5611:56, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,931 N Unfortunately, many mystic yogis try to meditate on something void, and as is stated in the Gita, the result is that they simply undergo trouble and do not achieve any tangible result Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, many mystic yogīs try to meditate on something void, and as is stated in the Gītā, the result is that they s..."
- 11:5211:52, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,517 N The mystic yogis are therefore advised to meditate on the form of Lord Visnu as recommended by Kapila Muni in the sankhya-yoga system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mystic yogīs are therefore advised to meditate on the form of Lord Viṣṇu as recommended by Kapila Muni in the sāṅk..."
- 11:4611:46, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,504 N For those great sages situated in the position of transcendental neutrality, the beginning should be to take shelter of Lord Visnu, the four-handed eternal form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without worshiping the arcā-vigraha, the form or Deity of the Lord, one For those great sages situated in the position of tra..."
- 11:3811:38, 25 April 2017 diff hist +7,236 N Great sages are therefore recommended to worship the form of the Lord in order to achieve that highest transcendental pleasure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Great sages are therefore recommended to worship the form of the Lord in order to achieve that highest transcendental pleasure..."
- 11:3511:35, 25 April 2017 diff hist +7,044 N If an impersonalist can, however, come in contact with a pure devotee, his transcendental position can be changed for greater elevation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If an impersonalist can, however, come in contact with a pure devotee, his transcendental position can be changed for greater..."
- 11:2811:28, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,199 N The impersonalistic commentary on the Bhagavad-gita is therefore disastrous because, without understanding the transcendental pleasure of the Gita, the impersonalist wants to interpret it in his own way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalistic commentary on the Bhagavad-gītā is therefore disastrous because, without understanding the transcendenta..."
- 11:1511:15, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,342 N The basic principle of their impersonal attitude does not allow them the transcendental pleasure which is relished by a devotee whose basic principle of understanding is the Supreme Person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The basic principle of their impersonal attitude does not allow them the transcendental pleasure which is relished by a devote..."
- 09:2809:28, 25 April 2017 diff hist +3,928 N The impersonalists cannot derive any relishable transcendental pleasure from the topics of Bhagavad-gita, in which the Lord is personally talking with Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the impersonalists cannot derive any relishable transcendental pleasure from the topics of Bhagavad-gītā, in which the Lord..."
- 09:2209:22, 25 April 2017 diff hist +3,892 N Impersonalists do not directly derive the transcendental pleasure of association with the Lord by hearing of His (Krsna's) pastimes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonalists do not directly derive the transcendental pleasure of association with the Lord by hearing of His pastimes"}} {..."
- 09:1709:17, 25 April 2017 diff hist +5,755 N Actually the transcendental pleasure derived in association with the Supreme Person is far greater than the pleasure derived from impersonal Brahman realization, because of the direct meeting with the eternal form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually the transcendental pleasure derived in association with the Supreme Person is far greater than the pleasure derived f..."
- 09:1209:12, 25 April 2017 diff hist +3,747 N They are practically unaware of the transcendental pleasure derived from personal contact with the Supreme Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are practically unaware of the transcendental pleasure derived from personal contact with the Supreme Godhead"}} {{notes|..."
- 09:0909:09, 25 April 2017 diff hist +3,850 N Such sages are generally called mystic yogis, and in most cases they are inclined to appreciate the spiritual pleasure of the impersonal feature of the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such sages are generally called mystic yogīs, and in most cases they are inclined to appreciate the spiritual pleasure of the..."
- 09:0409:04, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,091 N When one is actually able to maintain the transcendental position, his stage is called neutrality in devotional service. Some great sages have attained this neutral position by practicing austerity, penance and meditation to control the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is actually able to maintain the transcendental position, his stage is called neutrality in devotional service. Some..."
- 08:5908:59, 25 April 2017 diff hist +6,978 N This third division of Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu describes the five primary kinds of devotional service - namely neutrality, servitude, fraternity, parenthood and conjugal love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"his third division of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu describes the five primary kinds of devotional service - namely neutrality, se..."
- 08:4708:47, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,662 N Srila Rupa Goswami offers his respectful prayers to the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always so beautiful and for whom the pure devotees are always engaged in loving transcendental service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Rupa Goswami offers his respectful prayers to the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always so beautiful and..."
- 08:3308:33, 25 April 2017 diff hist +4,389 N Sudama said, "You (Krsna) adopted all these pastimes for Your pleasure only; otherwise there was no need for Your playing the role of a human being" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You adopted all these pastimes for Your pleasure only; otherwise there was no need for Your playing the role of a human being"..."
- 08:2908:29, 25 April 2017 diff hist +7,331 N Sudama said, "You (Krsna) played the role of a student and lived with us in the house of the guru" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You played the role of a student and lived with us in the house of the guru"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MahaprabhuCaitanya}} {{co..."