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1 December 2020
- 04:1704:17, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 A special distinction between devotees and the other transcendentalists, namely the jnanis and yogis, is that jnanis and yogis artificially try to become one with the Supreme, whereas devotees never aspire for such an impossible accomplishment Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:1504:15, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,042 A sleeping man creates his happiness and distress by dreaming, although actually they have no existence Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:1404:14, 1 December 2020 diff hist −21 If a pious king rules the earth according to the sastric injunctions, there will naturally be regular rainfall and sufficient produce to provide for all men. There will be no question of exploitation, for everyone will have enough Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 04:1304:13, 1 December 2020 diff hist +2,157 A perfectly successful yogi is expert in eight kinds of perfection. By the anima-siddhi, he can become smaller than an atom, and in that state he can enter anywhere. With this yogic power, Indra entered the womb of Diti while she was pregnant Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:1204:12, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,599 A neophyte devotee, of course, approaches the Supreme Lord for relief from distress or poverty, or for speculative knowledge of the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:1104:11, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,035 A karmi's opulence is destroyed, but the opulence of a devotee is never destroyed. A devotee becomes more and more opulent as he increases his devotional service to the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:1004:10, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,218 A karmi's material opulence and a devotee's material opulence are not on the same level Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0904:09, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,388 A great devotee of Krsna, the son of Vasudeva, is a great soul very rarely to be found. Prahlada Maharaja's attachment for Krsna will be explained in the next verse (SB 7.4.37). Krsna-graha-grhitatma Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 04:0604:06, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,264 A devotee is attracted by Krsna, whereas a nondevotee, being contaminated by the dirt of material enjoyment, is not. This is confirmed by the Lord in Bhagavad-gita Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 04:0404:04, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,877 A criminal is put in prison and punished by the government, but the same government, if it likes, can release the criminal from imprisoned life Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0204:02, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,595 A Vaisnava who is fully qualified to serve the Lord still thinks himself extremely low while offering prayers to the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0104:01, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,524 A Vaisnava is always obedient to the spiritual master (arya). The word arya refers to one who is advanced in knowledge Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0004:00, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,632 A Vaisnava can understand that nothing within this material world, not even that which is powerful, opulent or influential, can endure. At any time such things may be vanquished. And who can vanquish them? The Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0004:00, 1 December 2020 diff hist −21 Hiranyakasipu, being a demon, would always consider Lord Visnu and His devotees to be his enemies. Therefore the word para-paksa ("on the side of the enemy") is used here - in SB 7.5.6 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 03:5503:55, 1 December 2020 diff hist −49 He (a Vaisnava) accepts all other devotees of the Lord as prabhus, masters Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:5203:52, 1 December 2020 diff hist −63 Haridasa Thakura was not interested in the activities of jnana-kanda or karma-kanda. Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:4903:49, 1 December 2020 diff hist −21 Generally when the associates of the king are quiet and obedient, the king can be happy. Therefore the great sage Angira Rsi inquired about the King's personal health and the good fortune of his seven associates Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 03:3903:39, 1 December 2020 diff hist −49 Every living entity, being part of the Supreme Lord, is meant to serve the Lord, just as every part of the body is meant to serve the whole body Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 03:1603:16, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,956 Because Bharata Maharaja was always thinking of the deer and forgetting his worship of the Supreme Lord, he acquired the body of a deer Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:1203:12, 1 December 2020 diff hist −21 As stated in Brahma-samhita: karmani nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhajam (BS 5.54). It is proved here (in SB 5.8.27) that due to the grace of the Supreme Lord, a devotee is never vanquished Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:1103:11, 1 December 2020 diff hist −21 As soon as a brahmana takes birth, he assumes three kinds of debts - debts to great saints, debts to the demigods and debts to his father Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:1103:11, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,910 As confirmed in the Visnu Purana (3.8.9): by accepting the institution of varna and asrama, one can very easily elevate himself to the platform of worshiping Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:0603:06, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,730 After death, others forget everything that has happened in their past lives, but Bharata Maharaja did not forget Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:0403:04, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,611 According to Bhagavad-gita, whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
16 November 2020
- 04:2704:27, 16 November 2020 diff hist −21 Worship of the Supreme Lord for material gain is not approved by authorities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:2604:26, 16 November 2020 diff hist −119 When the material body is annihilated, the spirit soul remains in a subtle form, which later assumes another material body Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:2504:25, 16 November 2020 diff hist −133 When a devotee is eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he prays to the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 04:2404:24, 16 November 2020 diff hist +3,860 We hear, vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah: (BG 7.19) if one knows that Vasudeva is the original cause of all causes, he becomes a perfect mahatma Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:2304:23, 16 November 2020 diff hist −21 We cannot imagine or concoct forms and attributes of the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:1604:16, 16 November 2020 diff hist +3 The word gramya-karmana indicates activities meant only for the improvement of bodily comforts Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:1604:16, 16 November 2020 diff hist +3 The predominating Deity within the sun is Hiranmaya. Lord Narayana. He is worshiped by the Gayatri mantra: om bhur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:1304:13, 16 November 2020 diff hist −42 There are various types of incarnations or expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:1104:11, 16 November 2020 diff hist +5,191 O my Lord, I do not aspire for material opulence or wealth, nor do I want a great number of followers to accept me as their leader, nor do I want a very beautiful wife to please me Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0804:08, 16 November 2020 diff hist −35 The universal affairs of the material creation depend upon the material energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is the cause of the material creation. The entire cosmic manifestation is described as guna-vigrahah, the form of the God's qualities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0704:07, 16 November 2020 diff hist −21 The transcendental position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is explained herewith - SB 6.4.23 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0704:07, 16 November 2020 diff hist −42 The sons of Daksa repeatedly say, kim asat-karmabhir bhavet: "What is the use of impermanent fruitive activities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0604:06, 16 November 2020 diff hist −42 The sole purpose of life is to perform yajna Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0604:06, 16 November 2020 diff hist +3 He (Hiranmaya) is also worshiped by other hymns mentioned in the Rg Veda, for instance: dhyeyah sada savitr-mandala-madhya-varti. Within the sun, Lord Narayana is situated, and He has a golden hue Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0604:06, 16 November 2020 diff hist −28 The sannyasi reaches the paramahamsa stage when he finishes his preaching work and sits down in one place, strictly for the sake of advancing in spiritual life Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0504:05, 16 November 2020 diff hist +5,341 The purusa, the original person - Bhagavan, Visnu - can be understood only by devotional service. Bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan yas casmi tattvatah: (BG 18.55) only by devotional service can one understand the Supreme Person, who is behind everything Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 04:0404:04, 16 November 2020 diff hist −21 The pure devotee is always prepared to execute the order of the Lord without personal consideration Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0404:04, 16 November 2020 diff hist −133 The process of hearing and chanting enters the core of the heart, and in this way one becomes a pure devotee Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0304:03, 16 November 2020 diff hist −28 The pleasing appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's bodily features, His limbs and His dress are described. The sankhya-sastra denies the existence of the Lord's transcendental form Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0204:02, 16 November 2020 diff hist −119 The opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead remains as it is in the spiritual world; only in the material world is everything dissolved Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0104:01, 16 November 2020 diff hist +5,045 According to the laws of nature, when one is extremely opulent one becomes degraded, and this is true both individually and collectively Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0004:00, 16 November 2020 diff hist +4,428 A human being born in the land of Bharata-varsa has the special prerogative to develop Krsna consciousness Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 04:0004:00, 16 November 2020 diff hist −42 The living being, unable to control the rulings of God, is forced to associate with the prostitute of polluted intelligence and accept various material bodies Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 04:0004:00, 16 November 2020 diff hist +7,724 The impersonal and localized conceptions of the Supreme Lord are more or less materially contaminated. The real spiritual process is bhakti-yoga. As the Lord says, bhaktya mam abhijanati: (BG 18.55) "Only by devotional service can I be understood Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:5903:59, 16 November 2020 diff hist −42 The entire cosmic manifestation is an expansion of the Supreme Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 03:5903:59, 16 November 2020 diff hist +7,872 The directions given by the bhakti-sastra point one in the perfect direction because the Supreme Personality of Godhead says in Bhagavad-gita, bhaktya mam abhijanati: (BG 18.55) "Only by devotional service am I to be known Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current