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9 March 2021
- 12:0912:09, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,824 In this meeting both the scholars (the Lord and Prakasananda) had a long discourse on the spiritual values of the sankirtana movement, and a summary is given below Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0812:08, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,404 In this life some people give shelter to animals and birds that come to them for protection in the village or forest, and after making them believe that they will be protected, such people pierce them with lances or threads and play with them like toys Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 12:0812:08, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,182 In this age so many functions are held by spending millions, but the poor laborer is not sumptuously fed or given charity, clothing, etc. The laborers are thus dissatisfied, and so they make agitation Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0712:07, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,579 In these verses, the great poet Kavi-karnapura gives the same information that Sivananda Sena conveyed to the messenger from Raghunatha dasa's father Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0712:07, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,036 In their movements, intended to give impetus to lusty feelings, they'd sometimes press Krsna's hand on their laps & sometimes they'd keep His lotus feet on their breasts. After doing this, they would talk with Krsna as if they were very angry with Him Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0712:07, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,988 In the village, Haridasa Thakura was given a solitary thatched cottage, where he performed the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. He accepted prasadam at the house of Balarama Acarya Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0712:07, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,375 In the varnasrama institution, there are different names - brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasi. The vak, or Vedic injunctions, give directions for all these divisions Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0712:07, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,719 In the various types of bodies given to the living entities by material nature (yantrarudhani mayaya), either sattva-guna, rajo-guna or tamo-guna is prominent Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0612:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,998 In the spiritual kingdom of Lord Krsna, named Goloka Vrndavana, there are surabhi cows which give unlimited quantities of milk Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0612:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +11,819 In the same charitable spirit he (Karna) gave in charity his natural bangles and earrings to Indradeva, who, being very much satisfied with him, gave him in return a great weapon called Sakti Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0612:06, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,454 In the parampara system, when the questions are bona fide the answers are bona fide. No one should attempt to create or manufacture answers. One must refer to the sastras and give answers according to Vedic understanding Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0512:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,531 In the meantime, you must have the machine and begin immediately composing. If credit reference is required, Hayagriva will give. I have already talked with him about this. So do it immediately Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0512:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,313 In the material world one may collect funds all over the world in order to distribute food freely, yet those to whom the food is given may not even feel appreciative. The value of Krsna consciousness, however, will gradually be very much appreciated Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0512:05, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,886 In the material world everything is calculated by imagination or by some imperfect method, but the Vedic literatures give real information of what lies beyond the material universe Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0412:04, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,407 In the material world everyone is engaged in the illusory activities of inferior energy, but when one is given the opportunity to relish the activities of the superior energy performed by Krsna, then he forgets all his lesser pleasures Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 12:0212:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,420 In the forest he (Jarasandha's father, king of Magadha) was blessed by one great rsi to have a son, and he gave him one mango to be eaten by the queens. The queens did so and were very soon pregnant Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0212:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,423 In the course of this story, I have given a description of Lord Gopala's mercy. After seeing the Gopala Deity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu went to Sri Kamyavana Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0212:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,838 In the center of Jambudvipa is Ilavrta-varsa, and south of Ilavrta-varsa is Hari-varsa. The description of these varsas is given in the Mahabharata (Sabha-parva 28.7-8) Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0212:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,671 In the case of a pure devotee, the senses are not at all artificially stopped from doing anything, but they are given different good engagements Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0212:02, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,369 In the auspicious introduction to the Bhagavata-sandarbha, Srila Jiva Gosvami has given the following verse as an explanation Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 12:0112:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,410 In the Western countries this disturbance (of family life) gives rise to the divorce law, and in Eastern countries like India there is separation. Now this disturbance is confirmed by the new introduction of the divorce law in India Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0112:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,819 In the Vedic way of marriage a dowry is still given to the bridegroom by the father of the bride; even in poverty-stricken India there are marriages where hundreds and thousands of rupees are spent for a dowry Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0112:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,450 In the Vedic system, as soon as a child is born, especially a male child, the father calls for learned brahmanas, and according to the description of the child's horoscope, the child is immediately given a name. This ceremony is called nama-karana Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0112:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,688 In the Vedic scriptures, therefore, one is recommended to give charity to the brahmanas, and by so doing one pleases Lord Visnu and all the demigods Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 12:0112:01, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,112 In the Vedic civilization the land was given to the people for cultivation not for ownership, and a tax was collected which was 25% of the person's income. The land belonged to the state and the man would cultivate it and pay 25% to the state Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0012:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,677 In the Vedas there is sometimes recommendation, not for killing, but for giving rejuvenation to an animal. But killing, in that sense, is there for sacrifice. But Lord Buddha did not accept even animal killing in sacrifice Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0012:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +207,661 In the Vedas the definition of God is given, "God has nothing to do" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0012:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,319 In the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is stated that a householder must see to it that even a lizard or a snake does not starve. They also must be given food Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 12:0012:00, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,333 In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, in the narration of Ajamila's deliverance, it is said that Yamaraj gave clear instructions to his assistants not to approach the Vaisnavas. Vaisnavas are beyond the jurisdiction of Yamaraj's activities Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 11:5911:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +8,045 In the Narada-pancaratra, devotional service to the Lord is likened unto a queen. When a queen gives an audience, many maidservants follow her. The maidservants of devotional service are material opulence, liberation and mystic powers Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5911:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,305 In the Eleventh Chapter I (Krsnadas Kaviraja) have described the great chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra that surrounded the Lord. In the Twelfth Chapter I have given a narration of the cleansing and washing of the Gundica temple Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5911:59, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,800 In the Eighth Chapter I have recorded the Lord's elaborate discussion with Ramananda Raya. The Lord personally listened as Ramananda gave the conclusive essence of all Vedic literatures Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5811:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +11,524 In the Bible, it is said the animals are given under the control of human beings, man... Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5811:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,291 In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.27) the same principle is confirmed where it is said that whatever we may give in charity and whatever we may observe in austerity must be given over to the Lord or be done on His account only Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5811:58, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,335 In the Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krsna directly gave His order to Arjuna to commit violence on the battlefield of Kuruksetra, just to give protection to the people in general Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5711:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,932 In the Agni Purana the description of vibhava is given as follows: "The basis from which ecstatic love is born is called vibhava, which is divided into two - basic and impetuous" Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5711:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +5,717 In that condition (of being devoid of material desires) it is to be understood that one is free from the material body. The example is already given above - a coconut which is dry is loosened from its outward husk. This is the stage of liberation Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5711:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,708 In spite of her great bereavement, Kunti decided to live, not to enjoy life in the absence of her husband, but only to give protection to the children. This incident is referred to by Vidura because he knew all the facts about his sister-in-law Kuntidevi Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5711:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +6,470 In royal style, the bridegroom goes to the house of the bride, and in the presence of brahmanas, priests and relatives, the bride is given in charity to the bridegroom. Besides this, there are other systems, such as the gandharva and raksasa marriages Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5711:57, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,728 In rare cases where the father is completely unable to give a dowry, it is enjoined that he must at least give a fruit and a flower Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5611:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +2,505 In perfect self-control, Maharaja Pariksit sat down on a seat of straw, with straw-roots facing the east, placed on the southern bank of the Ganges, and he himself faced the north. Just previously he had given charge of his kingdom over to his son Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5611:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,767 In our temple, strictly Hare Krishna chanting should be given more importance. This is no harm in this mantra you have heard, but it is not very important. There are many such common songs composed by common devotees out of sentiment Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5611:56, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,448 In order to give a particular type of human form to a person who has already suffered hellish life, the soul is transferred to the semen of a man who is just suitable to become his father Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 11:5511:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,016 In order to defy the impersonal conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a systematic analysis of the physiological and anatomical constitution of His transcendental body is given here Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5511:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +4,382 In my books I have tried to explain clearly this simultaneously one and different philosophy acinta beda beda tattva propounded by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. But sometimes it happens that this philosophy is given a self-interested interpretation Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5511:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,109 In material existence, the living entity possesses many things - the material body, children, wife and so on. One may think that these will give him protection, but that is impossible Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted
- 11:5511:55, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,372 In material, conditional existence, the living entity gives power of attorney to his mind. As such, he is liable to be misdirected by his mind into enjoying sense objects. Srila Ambarisa therefore first engaged his mind upon the lotus feet of the Lord Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5411:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +9,258 In his material, conditional existence, the living entity gives power of attorney to his mind Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5411:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +1,607 In his Caitanya-mangala (now known as Caitanya-bhagavata), Vrndavana dasa Thakura has given a detailed description of the activities the Lord performed in the water Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted current
- 11:5411:54, 9 March 2021 diff hist +3,745 In general, there are many types of miseries that take advantage of the delicate human body and give us pain. Miseries inflicted by other living entities are called adhibhautika. For example, bedbugs can make us miserable while we are sleeping Vanibot #0046: Restore a category that has been deleted