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4 October 2022
- 08:0308:03, 4 October 2022 diff hist +1,901 After his father's disappearance, Vikuksi returned to the country and thus became the king, ruling the planet earth and performing various sacrifices to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Vikuksi later became celebrated as Sasada No edit summary
- 08:0108:01, 4 October 2022 diff hist +4,311 This earth planet is called Bharata-varsa because it was ruled by King Bharata. Another significant word used in this verse is bahv-ascaryam, "many wonderful things No edit summary
- 07:5907:59, 4 October 2022 diff hist +2,782 This earth was formerly known as Ilavrta-varsa, and when Maharaja Pariksit ruled the earth it was called Bharata-varsa. Actually, Bharata-varsa is the name for the entire planet, but gradually Bharata-varsa has come to mean India No edit summary
- 07:5607:56, 4 October 2022 diff hist +3,266 Thus blessed by them (demigods and great sages), he ruled over the earth and exploited its resources for the greatest satisfaction of the people in general. This has already been explained in the previous chapters regarding the activities of King Prthu No edit summary current
- 07:5507:55, 4 October 2022 diff hist +3,077 When the Pandavas ruled the earth, Maharaja Yudhisthira, the eldest son of King Pandu, became emperor, and his younger brothers assisted him. Similarly, King Vijitasva's younger brothers were appointed to govern the different directions of the world No edit summary current
- 07:5007:50, 4 October 2022 diff hist +5,035 I am advising him to consult with you and I think, cooperatively along with Mohanananda and others, you, senior members, can manage everything there very nicely and relieve me of such questions No edit summary current
- 07:4407:44, 4 October 2022 diff hist +3,359 I wanted to talk with you of improvement of the Uddharana Dutta Thakura Path. I know you are managing the establishment so nicely till now but still further improvement can be done if you cooperate with us No edit summary current
14 August 2022
- 07:1407:14, 14 August 2022 diff hist +2,943 The followers of the varnasrama institution accept the regulative principles of the four social orders (brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra) and four spiritual orders (brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa) No edit summary current
- 07:1107:11, 14 August 2022 diff hist +11 This realization (that God is all-pervasive and yet is situated in His own abode) is possible if one strictly follows the regulative principles of asrama - brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa No edit summary current
- 07:0907:09, 14 August 2022 diff hist +3,177 Those who live in accordance with these principles (of varnasrama-dharma), whether as householders, brahmacaris or vanaprasthas, are all equally important No edit summary current
- 07:0707:07, 14 August 2022 diff hist −21 A householder attached to family life can easily give up such a life of sex indulgence if he has been trained in the principles of the life of a brahmacari No edit summary current
- 07:0207:02, 14 August 2022 diff hist +3,707 Throughout the world there are many institutions for different departments of knowledge, but there is no recognized institution where students can be educated in the brahmacari principles. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 06:5806:58, 14 August 2022 diff hist +3,139 No recognized institution where students can be educated in the brahmacari principles No edit summary current
- 06:5106:51, 14 August 2022 diff hist +4,552 The fact is fact. Just like when I am describing Krsna's lila. I am writing Krsna's life. So I cannot give up that portion of His life, when Krsna is actually kissing the gopis in rasa dance No edit summary current
- 06:3906:39, 14 August 2022 diff hist +4,265 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 No edit summary current
- 06:3406:34, 14 August 2022 diff hist +3,585 This process of Krsna consciousness is the easiest process of mystic power; when one is actually situated on that path of devotional service, he is able to control the mind No edit summary current
8 August 2022
- 21:0321:03, 8 August 2022 diff hist −49 By practice of such yoga (moving air within the body by breathing movement) one is able to gain control over the senses, refrain from outward sense objects, and thus prepare oneself for liberation in the Supreme. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 21:0021:00, 8 August 2022 diff hist +8 A devotee of the Lord, silently tolerated all the sage's (Durvasa Muni's) injustices & thereby emerged victorious. The King (Ambarisa) was able to control his senses because of the following qualifications, as mentioned in SB 9.4.18-20. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 20:5820:58, 8 August 2022 diff hist +7,046 Unless one is able to control the senses and engage them in the transcendental loving service of Mukunda, there is no possibility of salvation No edit summary current
- 20:5320:53, 8 August 2022 diff hist −2 There are the forces of talk, forces of anger, forces of mind, forces of the stomach, forces of the genitals, & forces of the tongue. One who is able to control the forces of all these different senses, & the mind, is called gosvami, or svami. BG 1972 p No edit summary current
- 20:5020:50, 8 August 2022 diff hist +2,658 One who is able to control the forces of all these different senses, and the mind, is called gosvami, or svami. Such gosvamis live strictly controlled lives, and forego altogether the forces of the senses. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 20:4620:46, 8 August 2022 diff hist +3,382 It is indicated herein (SB 3.15.7) that a yogi who has control over the mind & senses has the actual benediction of the Lord, & he has no fear. In other words, one cannot attain God's mercy & benediction until one is able to control the mind & the senses No edit summary
- 20:4320:43, 8 August 2022 diff hist −13 If he (a sannyasi) did so (eat palatable dishes), he would not be able to control his senses No edit summary current
- 20:3920:39, 8 August 2022 diff hist +3,636 For a devotee, the process of merging into the Brahman effulgence is considered to be hellish, and yogic power or the preliminary perfection of yogic power, to be able to control the senses, is automatically achieved No edit summary current
7 August 2022
- 04:1704:17, 7 August 2022 diff hist +4,718 A brahmana is supposed to be qualified with twelve qualities. As stated in the Mahabharata: A brahmana must be perfectly religious. He must be truthful, and he must be able to control his senses. He must execute severe austerities No edit summary current
- 03:5003:50, 7 August 2022 diff hist +3,169 We are trying our best to become a perfect devotee of Krsna. So to become a perfect devotee means he must be sinless No edit summary current
- 03:4303:43, 7 August 2022 diff hist +3,369 The whole world is disturbed. Why? Because it is full of these sinful men: drunkards, woman hunters, gamblers, and intoxicants. The whole world. And they are expecting peace. Nonsense. Where is peace? First of all educate them to become sinless No edit summary current
- 03:3903:39, 7 August 2022 diff hist +7,804 Agriculture and cow protection are the way to become sinless and thus be attracted to devotional service. Those who are sinful cannot be attracted by devotional service No edit summary current
- 03:3403:34, 7 August 2022 diff hist +4,366 This is the most confidential part of the Vedic scriptures, O sinless one, and it is disclosed now by Me. Whoever understands this will become wise, and his endeavors will know perfection. BG 15.20 - 1972 No edit summary current
5 August 2022
- 17:0817:08, 5 August 2022 diff hist +8,149 You have to avoid sinful activities like illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling, and intoxication, including tobacco, coffee, and tea. Then you'll gradually become completely sinless No edit summary current
4 August 2022
- 17:4217:42, 4 August 2022 diff hist +3,386 The residents of the planet known as Siddhaloka can travel in outer space from one planet to another without vehicles. The special power of the Kumaras mentioned herewith (in SB 4.22.2) is that whatever place they went to would immediately become sinless No edit summary
- 17:4017:40, 4 August 2022 diff hist +4,504 It is the duty of the guru, the duty of the parents, duty of the government to train people in such a way that they may become pious, sinless No edit summary current
- 17:3917:39, 4 August 2022 diff hist +4,047 O sinless one, the mode of goodness, being purer than the others, is illuminating, and it frees one from all sinful reactions. Those situated in that mode develop knowledge, but they become conditioned by the concept of happiness. BG 14.6 - 1972 No edit summary current
20 July 2022
- 13:1313:13, 20 July 2022 diff hist +6,893 Without taking to the devotional service, life is very, very risky. Risky means now we can dance and laugh because we have got this human form of life. But after death we do not know. We do not know unless we are very much cautious No edit summary current
- 13:1213:12, 20 July 2022 diff hist +11,492 This is a very risky life, and it is the densest part of illusion. We should become very serious and understand that death is waiting. We have heard the expression, - as sure as death No edit summary current
- 13:1013:10, 20 July 2022 diff hist +5,972 The KC movement is trying to give the true light of spiritual existence to all living entities. This movement is not very difficult to understand, and people must take advantage of it, for it will save them from the risky life of irresponsibility No edit summary current
- 13:0813:08, 20 July 2022 diff hist −2 For those who want to enjoy this material world, the cycle of performing yajnas is absolutely necessary. One who does not follow such regulations is living a very risky life, being condemned more and more. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:0313:03, 20 July 2022 diff hist +6,268 Foolish persons do not know how risky life is here if one does not follow the instructions of Krsna. The Krsna consciousness movement has been started so that by practicing Krsna consciousness one can avoid the risky life of this material existence No edit summary current
- 13:0013:00, 20 July 2022 diff hist +4,612 The gross ignorance of the mass of people, including even the so-called scientists and philosophers, makes life a risky situation in which human beings do not know whether they are making progress in life No edit summary current
- 12:5812:58, 20 July 2022 diff hist +3,670 To be a householder is very risky unless one is trained and the wife is a follower of her husband. A husband should be trained at the very beginning of his life No edit summary current
- 12:5512:55, 20 July 2022 diff hist +7,234 Very risky life if we do not awaken our divya-jnana. We should always remember this. Very risky life -- once again thrown into the waves of birth and death No edit summary current
- 12:4612:46, 20 July 2022 diff hist +4,029 At the end of one hundred years, one who has not acted as a human being in a life of tapasya (austerity & penance) must certainly be embodied again in a body like those of cats, dogs and hogs. This life of lusty desires and sense gratification is risky No edit summary current
19 July 2022
- 04:5004:50, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,406 An irresponsible life of indiscrimination is risky, and that is the declaration of all scriptures No edit summary current
- 04:4204:42, 19 July 2022 diff hist +13 This is the principle of the Vaisnava cult, as evinced in the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
- 04:3604:36, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,888 The spiritual regulative principles, however, do not allow a man to slaughter weaker animals on one side and teach others peaceful coexistence No edit summary current
- 04:3504:35, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,149 The six principles (of the Absolute Truth) are differently manifested but all equally worshipable. Krsnadasa Kaviraja begins by offering his obeisances unto them to teach us the method of worshiping Lord Caitanya No edit summary current
- 04:3204:32, 19 July 2022 diff hist −9 The mass of people must be taught to practice these principles (austerity, cleanliness, mercy and truthfulness) from childhood No edit summary current
- 04:2804:28, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,767 The leader's teaching should be based on the principles of the standard rules as they are practiced by the great teachers. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 04:2604:26, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,828 Such a person, who knows the purpose of the Vedic injunctions, who can employ the principles laid down in the Vedic literatures and who teaches his disciples in that way, is called an acarya No edit summary current
- 04:2404:24, 19 July 2022 diff hist +5,659 The bona fide spiritual master, by his personal activities, teaches the disciple the principles of devotional service No edit summary current