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11 September 2022
- 11:4411:44, 11 September 2022 diff hist +6,959 When an individual living entity surrenders to the Supreme Lord, Krsna, he can then develop natural transcendental love for Him. This surrendering process should be the primary concern of a human being No edit summary current
- 11:4311:43, 11 September 2022 diff hist +6,665 When an individual living entity surrenders to the Supreme Lord, Krsna, he can then develop natural transcendental love for Him No edit summary current
- 11:4211:42, 11 September 2022 diff hist +6,447 The devotees of Vrndavana are also spontaneous lovers. They are not required to strictly follow regulative principles because they are already naturally developed in transcendental love for Krsna No edit summary current
- 11:4211:42, 11 September 2022 diff hist +9,698 Krsna's family and friends never understood that Krsna is God. Their natural love for Krsna was so intense. Therefore Vrndavana life is so exalted No edit summary current
- 11:4211:42, 11 September 2022 diff hist +3,435 In Vrajabhumi, there are no regulative principles set forth for Krsna’s service. Rather, everything is carried out in spontaneous, natural love for Krsna No edit summary current
- 11:4111:41, 11 September 2022 diff hist +7,544 If you do not understand Krsna, if you do not increase your natural love for Krsna, then na mucyate deha-yogena tavat. There is no chance. They have no chance No edit summary current
- 11:4111:41, 11 September 2022 diff hist +5,118 Being cultured, educated, very active and religious means developing natural love for Krsna No edit summary current
- 10:1410:14, 11 September 2022 diff hist +9,445 You cannot imagine what my spiritual master said. Or even if you read some books, you cannot understand unless you understand it from me. This is called parampara system. You cannot jump over to the superior guru, neglecting the next acarya No edit summary current
- 10:1310:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +4,647 Just like a critical student under a professor, he becomes a first-class professor, similarly, a person who is a very rigid student of bona fide acarya, he becomes next acarya No edit summary current
- 10:1310:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +6,300 Just after his (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura's) passing away, his leading secretaries made plans, without authority, to occupy the post of acarya, and they split into two factions over who the next acarya would be No edit summary current
- 10:1210:12, 11 September 2022 diff hist +5,942 Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, at the time of his departure, requested all his disciples to form a governing body and conduct missionary activities cooperatively. He did not instruct a particular man to become the next acarya No edit summary
- 10:1210:12, 11 September 2022 diff hist +5,531 Bhaktisiddhanta did not instruct a particular man to become the next acarya No edit summary current
- 09:2609:26, 11 September 2022 diff hist +5,708 If you are not ideal, then it will be useless to open center. You behave nicely, they will come, they will see, and they will learn. If you go to some school and the professors are rascals, then what you will learn? It is both, reciprocal No edit summary current
- 09:1709:17, 11 September 2022 diff hist +1,985 You should also describe the duties to be observed every month, and you should especially describe the observance of ceremonies like Janmastami, Rama-navami and Nrsimha-caturdasi No edit summary
- 09:1509:15, 11 September 2022 diff hist +2,523 The Nrsimha temple (in Puri) is a nice temple just outside the Gundica temple. In this temple there is a great festival on the day of Nrsimha-caturdasi. There is also a Nrsimha temple at Navadvipa where the same festival is observed No edit summary current
- 09:1309:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +40,880 One must follow the duties of the month and observe ceremonies like the birthday of the Lord, the three specific dates of fasting Ekadasi, Janmastami, Vamanadvadasi, Sri Ramanavami and Nrsimhacaturdasi No edit summary
- 09:1309:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +39,550 Observing the various types of festivals, such as Sri Janmastami, Rama-navami and Nrsimha-caturdasi, is also included in the process of Deity worship. In other words, it is compulsory for householder devotees to observe these festivals No edit summary current
- 09:0609:06, 11 September 2022 diff hist +3,748 That one can transcend this material world does not imply that there is no transcendental variegatedness No edit summary current
- 09:0309:03, 11 September 2022 diff hist +6,917 Anything done without the satisfaction of Visnu, or Yajna, produces bondage, so here it is also prescribed by Kapila Muni that one can transcend material entanglement by acting in Krsna consciousness, which means seriously engaging in devotional service No edit summary current
- 08:3808:38, 11 September 2022 diff hist −13 There is always competition amongst karmis, either in ordinary business affairs or in the performance of yajna. Lord Brahma's purpose was to end the competition between Lord Indra and Maharaja Prthu No edit summary current
- 08:3808:38, 11 September 2022 diff hist +2,583 There are many competitors in ordinary business affairs, and the karma-kanda chapters of the Vedas sometimes cause competition and envy amongst karmis No edit summary current
- 08:3708:37, 11 September 2022 diff hist +1,818 Raghunatha dasa was inwardly completely renounced, even in family life, but he did not express his renunciation externally. Instead, he acted just like an ordinary businessman. Seeing this, his father and mother were satisfied No edit summary current
- 08:3708:37, 11 September 2022 diff hist +4,969 Process of concocting an incarnation of God has become an ordinary business, especially in Bengal. Any popular personality with a few traits of mystic powers will display some feat of jugglery and easily become an incarnation of Godhead by popular vote No edit summary current
- 08:3708:37, 11 September 2022 diff hist +81,056 Although we may take so many precautions against these vices and sinful reactions, even in the course of ordinary business exchanges and ventures we have to commit so many sins No edit summary current
- 08:2208:22, 11 September 2022 diff hist +6,608 On both sides of every path (in Dvaraka) there were bushes, and at regular intervals there were large trees that shaded the avenues so that the sunshine would not bother the passersby No edit summary current
- 08:2208:22, 11 September 2022 diff hist +5,853 At the present moment if one man is attacked, the passersby will not care for it because they have lost their sympathy or mercifulness for others. Our neighbor may starve, but we don't care for it No edit summary current
- 08:2108:21, 11 September 2022 diff hist +4,993 As they rode from Vrndavana to Mathura, all the passersby along the way who saw Krsna and Balarama could not help but look at Them again and again No edit summary current
- 08:1408:14, 11 September 2022 diff hist +4,177 With sword in hand, intelligent men cut through the binding knots of reactionary work (karma) by remembering the Personality of Godhead. Therefore, who will not pay attention to His message No edit summary current
- 08:1408:14, 11 September 2022 diff hist +4,200 When Madhumangala, an intimate friend of Krsna, was dancing before Krsna in a joking manner, no one was paying attention to him No edit summary current
- 08:1408:14, 11 September 2022 diff hist +2,855 Whatever you might write due to false pride, trying to surpass Sridhara Svami, would carry a contrary purport. Therefore no one would pay attention to it No edit summary current
- 08:1308:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +7,720 The child became angry because He (Krsna) was hungry and His mother was not paying attention to Him. So He lifted His legs and began to kick His lotus feet just like an ordinary child No edit summary current
- 08:1308:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +3,277 One who has knowledge of the soul and how the soul transmigrates from one body to another does not pay attention to the body, which is nothing but a covering dress No edit summary current
- 08:1308:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +4,260 If our temples cannot even be maintained then it is a great defect in our management of the society. Neither can I be expected to deal in these matters and also pay attention fully to the translating of my books No edit summary current
- 08:1308:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +1,424 Did He or did He not pay attention while you offered Him obeisances? Kindly give evidence supporting your words No edit summary current
- 08:1308:13, 11 September 2022 diff hist +4,423 Before that (war, pestilence, famine and so on), they (atheistic political leaders) pay no attention to God, not caring to know God or His will, but when kala appears, they say - God willing. Death is but another feature of the supreme kala, the SPG No edit summary current
- 08:1208:12, 11 September 2022 diff hist +1,358 Although I heard this, I did not pay it any attention, and in the morning I went to the place named Kanai Natasala No edit summary current
7 September 2022
- 11:5711:57, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,969 Utsaha, endeavor. "In this life I must fulfill my mission of Krsna consciousness." That is called utsaha. Dhairya. Don't be agitated because it is not giving result immediately. Just patiently go on working No edit summary current
- 11:5611:56, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,549 The important thing now for GBC members is that they go on working. It is not important to hold a meeting for passing resolutions etc. The best time and place is Mayapur on Lord Caitanya's Appearance Day No edit summary current
- 11:5611:56, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,227 There was a slight indication of heart attack but Krishna saved me. It was not very acute. So long Krishna will keep me fit I will go on working, so you devotees should pray to Krishna that I might go on serving Him up to the last point of my death No edit summary current
- 11:5611:56, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,656 So long as Krishna will keep me fit I will go on working. So you devotees should pray to Krishna that I can go on giving Him service up to the last point of my death No edit summary current
- 11:5611:56, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,228 I do not think there is immediate prospect for my retiring. Therefore, as long as Krishna desires, I must go on working, but I am trying to give more time to my writing works No edit summary current
- 11:5511:55, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,492 It is so gratifying that you have already saved $600 for the improvement of the temple. So I am very much pleased. Go on working like this and Krishna will give you ample money - there is no scarcity No edit summary current
- 11:5511:55, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,242 If you go on working for better standard of life, then you'll be attached to this work, and your mind will be absorbed in such work. And if the mind continues to be absorbed in working so hard No edit summary current
- 11:5511:55, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,146 If you become always engaged for sense gratification, go on working, working, working, then go to the restaurant, eat, drink and make your body agitated, then find out liquor and woman, what is this life? This is not life. This is animal life No edit summary current
- 11:4611:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,923 You have made me lose my sons once, and now you have again done the same inauspicious thing. Therefore you are a rascal who does not know how to behave toward others. You may travel all over the universe, but I curse you to have no residence anywhere No edit summary
- 11:4611:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,973 The learned Krsna conscious person may act in such a way that the ignorant person working for sense gratification may learn how to act and how to behave. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 11:4611:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,034 They (the materialistic) have no idea how to behave toward one another. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 11:4511:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,309 Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya informed the King, "The Lord is very satisfied with you. By pointing you out, He was teaching His personal associates how to behave with mundane people" No edit summary current
- 11:4511:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist −15 It is not that He (Krsna) needed to do all these things to acquire material gain, but all of these acts were performed just to teach us how to behave in this material world No edit summary current
- 11:4511:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,867 Gradually people were influenced by non-Vedic culture, and they lost sight of how to behave in connection with devotional service. Srila Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami very kindly preached the bhakti cult in western India No edit summary
- 11:4411:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist +7 As it is said in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.2.47): "A person who is very faithfully engaged in the worship of the Deity in the temple but does not know how to behave toward devotees or people in general is called a prakrta-bhakta, or kanistha-adhikari" No edit summary
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,984 Your vivid description of the prearrangement of Rathayatra ceremony was so nice and elaborate that it has moved my heart. I thank you very much for grasping the momentum of Krishna Consciousness, by your advanced service attitude No edit summary current
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,610 Vivid description of how the rays of the sun are distributed throughout the different planetary systems of the universe is very scientific No edit summary current
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +9,706 This place is also known as Viraja, because it is free from the influence of the three qualities of the material world. In the Mrtyunjaya-tantra, a Vedic scripture, there is a vivid description of this Karana Ocean, or Viraja No edit summary current
- 11:0911:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,731 The asuras cannot recognize the existence of the Lord, although there are vivid descriptions of the Lord in the revealed scriptures, although the Lord incarnates and exhibits His uncommon strength and energy No edit summary current
- 11:0811:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 There is a vivid description (in the Bhagavat-sandarbha) of the transcendental position known as suddha-sattva No edit summary current
- 11:0811:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,030 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gave Ramananda Raya a vivid description of His travels to the holy places and told him how He had acquired the two books named Krsna-karnamrta and Brahma-samhita. The Lord delivered the books to Ramananda Raya No edit summary current
- 11:0811:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,413 Srila Rupa Gosvami gives us a vivid description of Krsna as the reservoir of all pleasure in his Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu No edit summary
- 11:0611:06, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 In the Hari-bhakti-vilasa (11.127-140) there is a vivid description of what is required in Deity worship. There are sixty-four items mentioned No edit summary current
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,002 In the Gita Lord Krsna gives only a small hint of His personal abode (Goloka Vrndavana) which is the supermost planet in the spiritual kingdom. A vivid description is given in the Brahma-samhita. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,766 In the First Chapter I (Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) have given a synopsis of the last pastimes (antya-lila). Within this chapter is a vivid description of some of the pastimes of the Lord that took place toward the end of His life No edit summary current
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,229 In the Dasama-skandha, the Tenth Canto, of Srimad-Bhagavatam, there is a vivid description of how the demons appear before Krsna in various wonderful forms. For instance, Bakasura appeared before Krsna and His cowherd boyfriends as a gigantic crane No edit summary
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,699 Being afraid of his book's becoming too voluminous, he left some places without vivid descriptions. I shall try to fill those places as far as possible No edit summary current
- 11:0511:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +12 A vivid description of these raghavera jhali (of CC Adi 10.28) is to be found in Chapter Ten of the Antya-lila portion of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta No edit summary current
- 10:5010:50, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,379 When a devotee is situated on the platform of santa-rasa, he desires neither elevation to the heavenly planets nor liberation. These are the results of karma and jnana, and the devotee considers them no better than hell No edit summary current
- 10:4910:49, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,201 Sudama thought, "Aspiring for elevation to the heavenly planets, liberation, all kinds of material opulence, or perfection in the powers of mystic yoga, everyone throughout the universe worships the lotus feet of Lord Krsna" No edit summary current
- 10:4910:49, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,794 Such devotees are not interested even in so-called liberation, and they certainly have no interest in material activities for elevation to the heavenly planets for sense gratification No edit summary
- 10:4810:48, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,658 Maharaja Nabhi is so desirous of having a son that he is worshiping You for a son, although You can offer him any exalted position, including elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation back to Godhead No edit summary current
- 10:4810:48, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,437 Krsna said, "They (the brahmanas) are now engaged in performing Vedic sacrifices known as Angirasa, for they desire elevation to the heavenly planets. All of you please go to them" No edit summary current
- 10:4810:48, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,118 King Barhisman was engaged in different types of sacrifice for elevation to the heavenly planets. People generally are attracted by these activities, and very rarely is a person attracted to devotional service, as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu confirms No edit summary current
- 10:4610:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,520 In the Vedas many sacrifices are recommended for elevation to the heavenly planets, especially the jyotistoma sacrifices. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 10:4510:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,834 Inhabitants of Vrndavana never desired anything like elevation to the heavenly planets or merging into the effulgence of Brahman to become one with the Absolute Truth because of their great desire to love Krsna No edit summary current
- 10:4510:45, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,936 If a fruitive worker thinks that Lord Krsna is an ordinary mortal, he does not attain the goal of his fruitive work - elevation to the heavenly planets No edit summary current
- 10:4410:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,121 Elevation to the heavenly planets, liberation from material bondage, and condemnation to hell are all equal to the devotee. The devotee’s only desire is to be attached to the lotus feet of Krsna and to engage in His transcendental loving service No edit summary current
- 10:4410:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist −6 A pure devotee who has been trained in the practice of chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord and His fame, qualities, form, paraphernalia and so on is never interested in elevation to the heavenly planets No edit summary current
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,897 A pure devotee is never interested in elevation to the heavenly planets, even though such places are extremely dear even to the demigods No edit summary current
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,094 A person who is a devotee of Narayana is not afraid of a hellish condition, because he considers it the same as elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. The devotees of Lord Narayana are accustomed to seeing all these things on the same level No edit summary current
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +13,251 A person who desires elevation to the heavenly planets worships various demigods, and material nature may be pleased to offer such devotees their desired positions No edit summary
- 10:4310:43, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,139 After performing various sacrificial rituals for elevation to the heavenly planets, the karmis go there and enjoy themselves with the demigods to the extent that they have obtained the results of pious activities - Srimad-Bhagavatam 11.10.23 No edit summary current
- 09:1909:19, 7 September 2022 diff hist −11 We should not optimistically think, "Everyone is dying, but I shall live." Why will you live if everyone is dying? Your grandfather has died, your great-grandfather has died, other relatives of yours have died - why should you live? You will also die No edit summary current
- 09:1909:19, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,702 We are going three times, four times India. Who is dying? Everyone is dying natural death. This is all propaganda, to make their position secure. That's all. I have never seen anyone dying for starvation No edit summary current
- 09:1909:19, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,730 Here the most wonderful thing is that everyone is seeing that everyone is dying every moment, but the man seeing, he's thinking that he will live forever. This is the most wonderful thing No edit summary current
- 09:1809:18, 7 September 2022 diff hist −11 Everyone is dying, for no one can live here permanently, but one who dies after executing a life of tapasya is a brahmana, and one who dies like a cat or dog, without executing tapasya, is called a krpana No edit summary current
- 07:0907:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,632 The sankirtana movement went on from one part of the town to another, as the Lord wandered everywhere performing kirtana. In this way He inundated the whole world by distributing love of Godhead No edit summary current
- 07:0907:09, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,419 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, although distributing love of Godhead unlimitedly, still remained the supreme owner of this transcendental opulence. His devotees, who learned it from Him, also had to distribute it munificently all over the world No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes in his Anubhasya, The Sakha-nirnaya, verse 35 mentions Uddhava dasa as being greatly qualified in distributing love of Godhead to everyone No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,164 Sometimes jealous persons criticize the Krsna consciousness movement because it engages equally both boys and girls in distributing love of Godhead No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 In distributing love of Godhead one should not consider whether the recipients are Europeans, Americans, Hindus, Muslims, etc. The Krsna consciousness movement should be spread wherever possible No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,899 In distributing love of Godhead, Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His associates did not consider who was a fit candidate and who was not, nor where such distribution should or should not take place No edit summary current
- 07:0807:08, 7 September 2022 diff hist +1,670 By the mercy of the Lord, all truths were revealed to Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and he could understand the importance of chanting the holy name and distributing love of Godhead everywhere No edit summary current
- 07:0707:07, 7 September 2022 diff hist −13 Both of them (Krsnadasa Brahmacari and Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami) were expert in distributing love of Godhead to the fallen souls of this age No edit summary current
- 06:0606:06, 7 September 2022 diff hist +8,886 To understand what is actually religion is very difficult even if one is situated in the principles of morality and nonviolence. It is very confidential because as soon as one is conversant with the real principles of religion, he is at once liberated No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,047 If one is situated in KC, then that path is guaranteed for his elevation to the perfectional stage. If one does not take to this path of self-realization, then he is surely to be conducted by the influence of the modes of nature. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,454 If one is situated in an opulent position in spiritual advancement, his opulence never decreases. Therefore such a spiritual benediction is called bhuti or vibhuti. Krsna confirms this in Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +9 If one is situated firmly in KC, the greatest danger cannot disturb him. There are so many dangers in life because the material world is a place of danger. We tend to close our eyes to this, and because we are foolish we try to adjust to these dangers No edit summary current
- 06:0506:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +10 Certainly this was astonishing. One cannot attain complete satisfaction even if one is situated in the greatest material opulence No edit summary current
6 September 2022
- 15:1015:10, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,316 When we come to spiritual activities, we find that these are also divided into two: namely, understanding of one's own self (or one's constitutional position), and the truth regarding the Supreme Personality of Godhead. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:1015:10, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,182 The actual interest of all living entities - indeed, the goal of life - is to return home, back to Godhead. This is the interest of one's own self, one's wife, one's children, one's disciples and one's friends, relatives, countrymen and all humanity No edit summary current
- 15:0915:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,588 Srimad-Bhagavatam gives the right knowledge of one's own self, and by hearing Srimad-Bhagavatam one can get free from material attachment and enter into the kingdom of fearlessness No edit summary
- 15:0915:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,036 Some of the philosophers, who deny all sorts of duality, declare that one's own self is responsible for his personal happiness and distress. Others say that superhuman powers are responsible, while yet others say that activity is responsible No edit summary current
- 15:0915:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,389 Real self-realization by means of controlling the senses is explained herein (in SB 3.31.19). One should try to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead and one's own self also No edit summary
- 15:0815:08, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,369 Philosophy means to seek after the right knowledge of one's own self, or the knowledge of self-realization No edit summary current
- 15:0815:08, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,948 One may then ask why the Lord exhibited His anger. The point is that one should be ready to tolerate all insults to one's own self, but when Krsna or His pure devotee is blasphemed, a genuine devotee becomes angry & acts like fire against the offenders No edit summary current
- 15:0715:07, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,191 Material knowledge means ignorance of the knowledge of one's own self No edit summary current
- 15:0715:07, 6 September 2022 diff hist +2,990 It is in one's own self-interest to execute prescribed devotional service, and anyone who neglects this process neglects his own self-interest No edit summary current
- 15:0715:07, 6 September 2022 diff hist +6,625 By causing pain to one's own self due to self-envy and by causing pain to others, one arouses Your anger and practices irreligion No edit summary current
- 15:0715:07, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,856 Attaining scientific knowledge of the Personality of Godhead means seeing one's own self simultaneously. As far as the identity of the living being as spirit self is concerned, there are a number of speculations and misgivings No edit summary current
- 15:0615:06, 6 September 2022 diff hist +6,451 Any religious system but the process of bhagavata-dharma-service as an eternal servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead - is a system of envy of one's own self and of others No edit summary current
- 15:0515:05, 6 September 2022 diff hist +28 Actually it is all illegal, for to work for one's self-interest is both unlawful and destructive. Even the cultivation of spiritual realization for one's own self-interest is unlawful and destructive No edit summary current
- 12:3412:34, 6 September 2022 diff hist +2,026 Unless one practices devotional service himself, he cannot teach it to others. This conclusion is indeed confirmed throughout the Gita and Bhagavatam No edit summary current
- 12:3412:34, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,772 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has said that in order to preach, one must live a practical life and show people how to do things. Apani acari' bhakti sikhaimu sabare. One cannot teach others unless he behaves the same way himself No edit summary current
- 12:3312:33, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,254 One should not become father or mother if he cannot do so. In this way, no friend, no relatives, no father, no..., if one cannot teach his other party how to save from the clutches of death No edit summary current
- 12:3312:33, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4 A leader cannot teach the public to stop smoking if he himself smokes. Lord Caitanya said that a teacher should behave properly even before he begins teaching. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:2012:20, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,374 The senses are certainly products of the mode of passion in false ego, and therefore philosophical speculative knowledge and fruitive activities are predominantly products of the mode of passion No edit summary current
- 12:2012:20, 6 September 2022 diff hist +2,848 The mode of passion is born of unlimited desires and longings, O son of Kunti, and because of this one is bound to material fruitive activities. BG 14.7 - 1972 No edit summary current
- 12:1912:19, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,757 The best among the fools who are thus deluded are those who engage in altruistic activities under the spell of the material mode of passion No edit summary current
- 12:1912:19, 6 September 2022 diff hist +6,375 They (contaminated persons) cannot understand that the Vedas deal with activities of the material modes of nature - goodness, passion and ignorance No edit summary current
- 12:1912:19, 6 September 2022 diff hist +7,601 In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly explained that there are three kinds of activities according to the different modes of nature: the activities of goodness, the activities of passion, the activities of ignorance No edit summary current
- 12:1912:19, 6 September 2022 diff hist +23 Intelligence in the mode of passion is always working perversely. It accepts religions which are not actually religions and rejects actual religion. All views and activities are misguided. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:1812:18, 6 September 2022 diff hist +81,339 If these modes (goodness, passion, or ignorance) were not acting, then we would not have observed in the phenomenal world different varieties of activities. These different varieties of activities are conditioned by the different modes of nature No edit summary current
- 12:1812:18, 6 September 2022 diff hist +2,596 If by rising early in the morning one can advance his transcendental Krsna consciousness, one should not desist out of fear or because such activities are considered troublesome. Such renunciation is in the mode of passion. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:1812:18, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,624 By pious activities in the mode of goodness one is purified; therefore the sages, who are free from all illusion, are situated in happiness. Similarly, activities in the mode of passion are simply miserable. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:1812:18, 6 September 2022 diff hist +1,630 Because of his past pious activities mixed with devotional service, the first-class living entity is influenced by the mode of passion within his mind No edit summary current
- 12:1712:17, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,092 At first there is transformation of the modes of goodness and passion, and later - due to the mode of ignorance-matter, its knowledge, and different activities of material knowledge come into play No edit summary current
- 12:1712:17, 6 September 2022 diff hist +1,982 Any person who is always desirous of fruitive results in religious or economic activities, whose only desire is sense gratification, and whose mind, life and senses are thus engaged, is in the mode of passion. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 12:1712:17, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,249 Afterwards the mode of passion, being generated in due course by material activities of different varieties, becomes prominent, and the living entities are thus involved more and more in ignorance No edit summary current
- 12:1612:16, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,042 Activities performed only for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord are pure and are not contaminated by the modes of material nature. All other activities are contaminated by the modes of ignorance and passion, as well as goodness No edit summary current
- 12:1612:16, 6 September 2022 diff hist +2,990 According to their previous activities in the modes of goodness, passion or ignorance, they (who do not follow rules and regulations of the scriptures out of laziness or indolence) acquire a nature which is of a specific quality. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 09:0909:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +6,707 When the purusa and prakrti, male and female, enjoy, they enjoy, they get the same pleasure, but one is purusa; one is prakrti. Similarly, Krsna is purusa, and we are prakrti. If we enjoy with Krsna, then the ananda, sac-cid-ananda, is there No edit summary current
- 09:0909:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,508 Tvam adyah purusah. Purusa means enjoyer. God is not female. Sometimes they worship a female as God, like Durga, Kali, and so many others. But God is purusa. Everyone is prakrti. Prakrti means female. Everyone knows it No edit summary current
- 09:0909:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,679 The Lord provides everyone with his quota. Actually, however, every living entity is prakrti, or female, and Krsna is the only husband No edit summary current
- 09:0909:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,817 The attraction between man and woman is the cause of bondage for both. Actually both belong to the para prakrti, the superior energy of the Lord, but both are actually prakrti - female No edit summary current
- 09:0909:09, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,371 If one wants to continue his association with prakrti, the female energy of Krsna, and be separated from Krsna by the illusion that he is able to enjoy prakrti, he must continue in his conditional life No edit summary current
- 09:0809:08, 6 September 2022 diff hist +5,461 Krishna is the only male & all others being energies of Krishna, they're prakrti, or female. Please don't try to understand this male & female in the material sense. In other words, our perfection of life will be actually realizing that we're all females No edit summary current
- 09:0809:08, 6 September 2022 diff hist +77,788 Prakrti is always under control, whether inferior or superior. Prakrti is female, and she is controlled by the Lord just as the activities of a wife are controlled by the husband. BG 1972 Introduction No edit summary current
- 09:0809:08, 6 September 2022 diff hist +1,471 One day Vallabha Bhatta said to Advaita Acarya, "Every living entity is female (prakrti) and considers Krsna her husband (pati)" No edit summary current
3 September 2022
- 14:5414:54, 3 September 2022 diff hist +4,751 The only self-purifying process mentioned (in SB 3.6.34) is to worship the Lord under the recognized method - under the guidance of the bona fide spiritual master. That is the natural way of purification, and no other method is recommended as bona fide No edit summary
- 14:5414:54, 3 September 2022 diff hist +5,971 The ultimate conclusion is that one must surrender to the principles of bhakti-yoga, for then one will gradually attain liberation. No other method of liberation from the material struggle is at all possible No edit summary current
- 14:5314:53, 3 September 2022 diff hist +9 To cleanse the heart so that one may become sober and wise in this age of Kali, there is no value to any method other than the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Prahlada Maharaja has confirmed this process in previous verses - SB 7.9.39 No edit summary current
- 14:5314:53, 3 September 2022 diff hist +4,056 If you want to chant Hare Krsna mantra, there is no impediment in the world. You can, walking on the street, you can chant Hare Krsna. That will keep you purified. No other method No edit summary current
- 14:5214:52, 3 September 2022 diff hist +9 If one wants to understand Bhagavad-gita, he cannot take help from other methods. He must understand it as prescribed in Bhagavad-gita itself, by understanding it as Arjuna understood it No edit summary
- 14:5214:52, 3 September 2022 diff hist +5,827 By bhakti-yoga one can completely avoid the tendency for sinful life; other methods are not very feasible. Therefore the Vedic literature concludes that devotional service is more important than the methods of karma-kanda and jnana-kanda No edit summary current
- 14:4214:42, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,643 When Lord Krsna was a child, He was nursed by a woman named Ambika, who had a younger sister named Kilimbika. During the time of Lord Caitanya’s incarnation, the same Kilimbika used to eat the remnants of food left by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary
- 14:4214:42, 3 September 2022 diff hist +8,229 When a devotee distributes prasada, remnants of food offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in order to maintain our spirit of devotional service we must accept this prasada as the Lord's grace received through the pure devotees No edit summary current
- 14:4214:42, 3 September 2022 diff hist +4,445 When 1) the eyes are engaged in seeing the beautiful form of the Lord, the tongue engaged in tasting prasada, or remnants of foodstuff offered to the Lord then only can the transcendental senses become satiated and eternally free from material engagement No edit summary
- 14:4114:41, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,595 Whatever You have, though it be a palmful of rice, please eat it and get up. Don't show Your madness and strew the remnants of food here and there No edit summary current
- 14:4114:41, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,814 We are taking vegetables not as vegetarian. We are taking as Krsna prasadam, remnants of foodstuff offered to Krsna No edit summary current
- 14:4014:40, 3 September 2022 diff hist +8,013 We are servant; we take the remnants of foodstuff left by Krsna. We are neither vegetarian nor nonvegetarian. We are prasad-ian No edit summary current
- 14:4014:40, 3 September 2022 diff hist +5,216 Visvanatha Cakravarti has described the ritualistic performers to be like crows because crows delight in eating the remnants of food which has been thrown into the dustbin. All the brahmanas who were present for the sacrifice were also condemned by Sati No edit summary current
- 14:4014:40, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,669 Today your mind has become fit to take shelter of the lotus feet of Krsna because, surpassing the Vedic regulative principles, you have eaten the remnants of food offered to the Lord No edit summary current
- 14:3914:39, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,427 Those who are honoring prasadam, accepting the remnants of food offered to the Deity, must always remember that prasadam is not ordinary food. Prasadam is transcendental No edit summary current
- 14:3914:39, 3 September 2022 diff hist +8 This offering (to the forefathers) is performed by worship of Visnu, because eating the remnants of food offered to Visnu can deliver one from all kinds of sinful actions. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:3914:39, 3 September 2022 diff hist +5,895 The Vedic injunctions state that every living entity lives by eating the remnants of food offered to the Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 14:3814:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,571 The transcendental pastimes of Lord Caitanya have actually been relished by Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura. I am simply trying to chew the remnants of food left by him No edit summary
- 14:3814:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +8 The tongue can be utilized to spread the message of Krsna and glorify the Lord or take prasada, the remnants of food offered to Krsna No edit summary current
- 14:3814:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +30 The sixty-four regulative principles (of devotional service) are as follows: 40) To chant the Lord's name loudly in congregation. (41) To smell incense and flowers offered to the Deity. (42) To eat the remnants of food offered to the Deity No edit summary current
- 14:3814:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,545 The remnants of food offered to the Lord at Balagandi then arrived in great quantity, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and all His devotees ate it No edit summary current
- 14:3814:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,674 The remnants of food offered to Lord Krsna are called maha-prasadam. After this same maha-prasadam has been taken by a devotee, the remnants are elevated to maha-maha-prasadam No edit summary current
- 14:3714:37, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,796 The remnants of food left by the spiritual master and similar paramahamsas, or pure Vaisnavas, are purifying. When an ordinary person touches such prasadam, his mind is purified, and his mind is raised to the status of a pure brahmana No edit summary current
- 14:3714:37, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,728 The remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were taken by the whole family of Tapana Misra. When news spread that the Lord had come, Candrasekhara came to see Him No edit summary
- 14:3614:36, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,557 The remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were later distributed among devotees who begged for them, and finally Govinda personally took the last remnants No edit summary
- 14:3614:36, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,537 The remnants of food left by a pure Vaisnava are called maha-maha-prasadam. This is completely spiritual and is identified with Lord Visnu. Such remnants are not ordinary No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 3 September 2022 diff hist +2,450 The Lord said again and again, "Only by great fortune may one come by a particle of the remnants of food offered to the Lord." The servants of the Jagannatha temple inquired, "What is the meaning of this" No edit summary
- 14:3514:35, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,566 The Lord collected whatever remnants of food were left by Lord Jagannatha. He also took remnants of the Lord's kadara ointment, sandalwood and ropes with Him No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,605 The Lord again arranged for the residential quarters of all the devotees and thereafter called them to partake of the remnants of food offered to Lord Jagannatha No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 3 September 2022 diff hist +16,100 The function of the tongue is to taste and to vibrate. Therefore, by systematic regulation, the tongue should always be engaged in tasting the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Krsna and chanting Hare Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,599 The dust of the feet of a devotee, the water that has washed the feet of a devotee, and the remnants of food left by a devotee are three very powerful substances No edit summary current
- 14:3414:34, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,652 The Bhattacarya informed all of them, "Please take your midday baths immediately. Today I shall offer you maha-prasadam, the remnants of food offered to Lord Jagannatha" No edit summary current
- 14:3414:34, 3 September 2022 diff hist +30 The bhakta, simply by engaging himself in the bhakti process, especially in chanting Hare Krsna, immediately develops control over the tongue by engaging it in chanting, and accepting the remnants of foodstuff offered to the Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 14:3414:34, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,827 They would mix these preparations with the remnants of food from Lord Jagannatha. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the invitations, He went sometimes alone and sometimes with His associates No edit summary current
- 14:3414:34, 3 September 2022 diff hist +2,004 Then the Lord told Kasi Misra and the temple superintendent, "As for the remnants of food left by Jagannatha, let them be delivered to Vaninatha Raya's charge, for he can take care of all the Vaisnavas and distribute maha-prasadam to them" No edit summary current
- 14:3314:33, 3 September 2022 diff hist +12 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was greatly pleased to accept the food that he cooked, and Raghunatha Bhatta used to take the remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary
- 14:3314:33, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,657 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then took all the remnants of food offered to Jagannatha, such as cakes and sweet rice, and distributed them to all the other devotees, calling them individually No edit summary current
- 14:3314:33, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,930 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, "These are remnants of food that Krsna has eaten and thus turned to nectar with His lips. It surpasses heavenly nectar, and even such demigods as Lord Brahma find it difficult to obtain" No edit summary current
- 14:3314:33, 3 September 2022 diff hist +6,428 So far we are concerned, we are eating remnants of foodstuff which was offered to Krishna, so we are not afraid of anything No edit summary current
- 14:3214:32, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,809 Since we belong to this chain of disciplic succession from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, this edition of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta will contain nothing newly manufactured by our tiny brains, but only remnants of food originally eaten by the Lord Himself No edit summary
- 14:3014:30, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,539 Raghava Pandita, being very merciful toward Raghunatha dasa, offered him the dishes with the remnants of food left by the two brothers No edit summary current
- 14:2614:26, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,492 Sadhucchistam is significant in this verse (SB 4.22.43). Prthu Maharaja got his kingdom from great saintly persons like Bhrgu and others just as one gets remnants of food. After the death of King Vena, the whole world was bereft of a popular ruler No edit summary current
- 14:2614:26, 3 September 2022 diff hist +5,024 Remnants of food may be eaten only when they are part of a meal that was first offered to the Supreme Lord or first eaten by saintly persons, especially the spiritual master. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:0414:04, 3 September 2022 diff hist +2,734 Persons who are not very highly elevated in pious activities cannot believe in the remnants of food (prasadam) of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nor in Govinda, the holy name of the Lord, nor in the Vaisnavas No edit summary current
- 14:0314:03, 3 September 2022 diff hist +30 One who refuses to accept prasadam, the remnants of food offered to Krsna, cannot become a devotee No edit summary current
- 14:0314:03, 3 September 2022 diff hist +30 One who is directly engaged in all these devotional activities (chanting Hare Krsna and eating the remnants of foodstuff offered to the Deity) is to be understood as having studied all Vedic literature. He has come to the conclusion perfectly. BG 1972 p No edit summary current
- 14:0314:03, 3 September 2022 diff hist +30 One should eat remnants of foodstuffs that are offered to Krsna. This is also the philosophy of Bhagavad-gita, wherein Krsna says: If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I will accept it. - BG 9.26 No edit summary current
- 14:0214:02, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,923 One should (17) circumambulate the temple, (18) recite various prayers, (19) chant softly, (20) chant congregationally, (21) smell the incense and flower garlands offered to the Deity, and (22) eat the remnants of food offered to the Deity No edit summary current
- 14:0214:02, 3 September 2022 diff hist +16,271 One need only chant Hare Krsna, accept the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Krsna, have some discussion on books like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, and engage oneself in Deity worship. These four will make one happy. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 14:0214:02, 3 September 2022 diff hist +2,285 Nityananda Prabhu replied, "These are the remnants of food left by Lord Krsna. If You take them to be ordinary remnants, You have committed an offense" No edit summary current
- 14:0014:00, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,823 My friend, what do you eat to maintain your body? Because you are chewing betel, a pleasing scent is emanating from your mouth. This proves that you always eat the remnants of food offered to Visnu. Indeed, you must also be an expansion of Visnu's body No edit summary current
- 14:0014:00, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,184 My dear brahmana, you have carried out the order thoroughly because you are also as compassionate as the Lord. It is my duty, therefore, to offer you something, but all I possess are but remnants of food taken by great saintly persons No edit summary current
- 13:5913:59, 3 September 2022 diff hist +30 Lord Caitanya made this process (of reaching the highest perfection of knowledge) very easy: He asked people simply to chant Hare Krsna & to engage in the devotional service of God & eat the remnants of foodstuff offered to the Deity. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:5913:59, 3 September 2022 diff hist +5,216 Knowing Duryodhana's plan, Krsna came to the Pandavas and asked their wife Draupadi if there were any remnants of food which she could offer to Him No edit summary current
- 13:5813:58, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,582 Kalidasa was standing outside the door, expecting the remnants of food from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Knowing this, Mahaprabhu gave an indication to Govinda No edit summary
- 13:5713:57, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,678 Kalidasa was an uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Throughout his entire life, even in his old age, he tried to eat the remnants of food left by Vaisnavas No edit summary current
- 13:5713:57, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,296 Kalidasa ate the remnants of food of as many Vaisnavas as there were in Bengal No edit summary current
- 13:5713:57, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,800 Kalidasa, one of the relative, uncle, of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, he was also very great Vaisnava, maha-bhagavata. His business was to eat the remnants of foodstuff left by Vaisnava No edit summary current
- 13:4413:44, 3 September 2022 diff hist +4,482 I went to Jagannatha Puri in 1958 during some special function. I was taking Lord Jagannatha prasada very sumptuously. I am praying to Lord Jagannatha to take me there again at His will and honor His remnants of food No edit summary current
- 13:4413:44, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,881 It was a steady, long-standing rule that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would lie down to rest after lunch and Govinda would come to massage His legs. Then Govinda would honor the remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary
- 13:4413:44, 3 September 2022 diff hist +3,840 It is said that among all the devotees of the Personality of Godhead, Lord Siva is the greatest. Thus the remnants of foodstuff left by him are accepted by other devotees as maha-prasada, or great spiritual foodstuff No edit summary
- 13:4313:43, 3 September 2022 diff hist +9,338 It is known to everyone that one man's food is another man's poison. Human beings are expected to accept the remnants of food offered to Lord Sri Krsna, and the Lord accepts foodstuff from the categories of leaves, flowers, fruits, etc No edit summary current
- 13:4313:43, 3 September 2022 diff hist +8 It is best that one eat only the remnants of foodstuff offered to Krsna. A person in Krsna consciousness does not eat anything which is not first offered to Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 13:3913:39, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,359 In this way Kalidasa ate the remnants of food left by all the Vaisnavas residing in Bengal No edit summary current
- 13:3813:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +4,731 In the Hare Krsna movement, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the dancing in ecstasy and the eating of the remnants of food offered to the Lord are very, very important No edit summary current
- 13:3813:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +30 In order to become God conscious, one must follow some rules and regulations. Of course one has to eat, but the proposal is that one should eat remnants of foodstuffs that are offered to Krsna No edit summary current
- 13:3813:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +6,292 In great sacrifices the injunction is that Narayana should be present as the supreme predominating Deity of the sacrifice and that after the sacrifice is performed the remnants of food should be distributed amongst the demigods No edit summary current
- 13:3813:38, 3 September 2022 diff hist +2,959 In ceremonies when brahmanas and Vaisnavas are sumptuously fed, the host partakes of the remnants of foodstuff after the guest has given permission No edit summary current
- 13:3713:37, 3 September 2022 diff hist +5,650 In Calcutta there are many butcher shops which keep a deity of the goddess Kali, and animal-eaters think it proper to purchase animal flesh from such shops in hope that they are eating the remnants of food offered to the goddess Kali No edit summary current
- 13:3713:37, 3 September 2022 diff hist +13,514 In Calcutta there are many butcher shops which keep a deity of the goddess Kali, and animal-eaters think it proper to purchase animal flesh from such shops in hope that they are eating the remnants of food offered to goddess Kali No edit summary current
- 13:3713:37, 3 September 2022 diff hist +81,239 If they are graciously offered the advantage of partaking of the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Visnu, gradually they will develop a transcendental sense of spirituality and rise to the same status as that of spiritually advanced personalities No edit summary
- 13:3613:36, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,387 He would beg remnants of food from such Vaisnavas, and if he did not receive any, he would hide No edit summary current
- 13:3513:35, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,746 He would also take gifts to the homes of Vaisnavas born in sudra families. Then he would hide and in this manner eat the remnants of food they threw away No edit summary current
- 13:3513:35, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,394 He also personally ate the remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Then the Lord again sent Govinda No edit summary
- 13:3213:32, 3 September 2022 diff hist +1,582 Govinda saved some remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and kept them carefully. Later, one portion of these remnants was delivered to Haridasa Thakura No edit summary
2 September 2022
- 14:4014:40, 2 September 2022 diff hist +1,647 Govinda offered him a plate with the remnants of food left by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and Raghunatha dasa accepted the prasadam with great happiness No edit summary
- 14:4014:40, 2 September 2022 diff hist +1,716 Gopinatha Acarya has already come, bringing sufficient remnants of food to distribute to all the sannyasis, and sannyasis like Paramananda Puri and Brahmananda Bharati are waiting for You No edit summary current
- 14:4014:40, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,619 Generally those who invited Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu for dinner used to offer Him the remnants of food that had first been offered to Lord Jagannatha No edit summary current
- 14:3914:39, 2 September 2022 diff hist +3,323 Everyone has to work for maintenance of his body and soul together, & Krsna recommends herein (BG 9.27) that one should work for Him. Everyone has to eat something to live; therefore he should accept the remnants of foodstuffs offered to Krsna. BG 1972 p No edit summary
- 14:3914:39, 2 September 2022 diff hist +5,179 Even if one does not accept all the Vaisnava principles, but still takes the remnants of foodstuff offered to Krsna, or Krsna-prasadam, he will gradually become qualified to rise to the platform of a Vaisnava No edit summary current
- 14:3914:39, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,550 Each and every house was ready to receive the Lord in a similar way, and thus each and every house on the roads and streets distributed such remnants of food to the citizens, and therefore the festival was successful No edit summary current
- 14:3814:38, 2 September 2022 diff hist +7,657 During our exile, Durvasa Muni, who eats with his ten thousand disciples, intrigued with our enemies to put us in dangerous trouble. At that time He (Lord Krsna), simply by accepting the remnants of food, saved us No edit summary current
- 14:3714:37, 2 September 2022 diff hist +4,637 Distribution of prasada, or remnants of foodstuffs offered to the Lord, even to the ignorant masses of people and to animals, gives such living entities the chance for elevation to Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
- 14:3714:37, 2 September 2022 diff hist +8 Devotional service to the Lord is very simple: one should always engage in the service of the Lord, should eat the remnants of foodstuffs offered to the Deity. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:3714:37, 2 September 2022 diff hist +7,810 Deity of Krsna should be seen. That is the benefit of the eyes. The ears should be engaged hearing about Krsna. The tongue should be engaged for eating Krsna's remnants of foodstuff, prasadam No edit summary current
- 14:3614:36, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,346 Crows have no independent life; they fully depend on the remnants of foodstuffs thrown by householders into the garbage tank No edit summary current
- 14:3614:36, 2 September 2022 diff hist +3,603 By touching the remnants of food thrown by Nityananda Prabhu, Advaita Acarya immediately felt Himself purified of all smarta contamination No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 2 September 2022 diff hist +3,459 By eating or touching such maha-prasadam (the remnants of food left by a pure Vaisnava), a brahmana is not degraded. There is no question of being polluted by touching the remnants of such food No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 2 September 2022 diff hist +3,286 Brahmana-bhojana, feeding of the brahmanas, is also recommended, for when the brahmanas eat sumptuous remnants of food after yajna, this is another way that Lord Visnu Himself eats No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,045 Bhagavan Acarya cooked varieties of vegetables and other preparations dear to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He also obtained remnants of food from Lord Jagannatha and digestive aids such as ground ginger and also lime with salt No edit summary current
- 14:3514:35, 2 September 2022 diff hist +30 Bhagavad-gita says that if you take the remnants of foodstuff after offering sacrifice, you become freed from all contamination. Otherwise, one who cooks to eat personally without offering to Krsna is simply eating sinful reactions. This is our position No edit summary current
- 14:3414:34, 2 September 2022 diff hist +4,571 Because the government in Kali-yuga is full of demons, the living conditions of devotees are always disturbed. Devotees cannot perform yajna, and thus they cannot partake of the remnants of food offered in yajna for the worship of Lord Visnu No edit summary current
- 14:3414:34, 2 September 2022 diff hist +1,561 Balabhadra Bhattacarya invited the two brothers to take lunch also. The remnants of food from the plate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu were offered to them No edit summary
- 14:3414:34, 2 September 2022 diff hist +30 A pure Vaisnava, or a person on the paramahamsa stage, accepts the remnants of food as spiritual. He does not consider it to be material or sense gratificatory. He accepts maha-prasadam not as ordinary dhal and rice but as spiritual substance No edit summary current
- 14:3314:33, 2 September 2022 diff hist +30 A person, simply by offering regulative obeisances unto the Deity, simply by hearing the glories of the Lord, and simply by eating the remnants of foodstuffs offered to the Lord, realizes the Supreme Personality of Godhead very easily. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:3314:33, 2 September 2022 diff hist −10 A large quantity of the remnants of food from Lord Jagannatha was brought in for distribution. Ramacandra Puri ate sumptuously, and then he wanted to find faults in Jagadananda Pandita No edit summary current
- 14:3314:33, 2 September 2022 diff hist +14,402 As he (Narada) went on eating (the remnants of food of the great sages), he gradually became as purehearted as the sages, and he gradually developed the same taste. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 14:3214:32, 2 September 2022 diff hist +4,757 Animal food is never recommended for human beings; instead, a human being is recommended to take prasada, remnants of food left by Krsna. Yajna-sistasinah santo mucyante sarva-kilbisaih (BG 3.13) No edit summary current
- 14:3214:32, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,103 Among the ten kinds of purificatory processes, one is pum-savanam, in which the wife is offered some prasada, or remnants of foodstuff offered to Lord Visnu, so that after sexual intercourse with her husband she may conceive a child No edit summary current
- 14:3214:32, 2 September 2022 diff hist +30 Although the remnants of food left by Jagannatha were brought into the Bhattacarya’s house, they were kept separate from the preparations he had made at his home No edit summary current
- 14:3114:31, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,180 Although He is the maintainer of the entire universe, once the Lord sat upon some rejected pots in the pit where the remnants of food were thrown, after the pots had been used for cooking No edit summary current
- 14:3114:31, 2 September 2022 diff hist +3,622 Alas, how powerful are the hopes of a living being to continue his life. Verily, you (Dhrtarastra) are living just like a household dog and are eating remnants of food given by Bhima No edit summary current
- 14:3014:30, 2 September 2022 diff hist +1,602 After receiving the remnants of food left by Lord Nityananda Prabhu, Raghunatha dasa, who was greatly happy, ate some and distributed the rest among his own associates No edit summary current
- 14:3014:30, 2 September 2022 diff hist +1,555 After eating, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took rest for a while. Tapana Misra then gave Sanatana Gosvami the remnants of food left by Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary
- 14:3014:30, 2 September 2022 diff hist +1,668 After bathing in the sea, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu returned to His residence with all the devotees. Then they all lunched on the remnants of food offered to Lord Jagannatha No edit summary current
- 14:2714:27, 2 September 2022 diff hist +3,804 Actually, by eating such maha-prasadam (the remnants of food left by a pure Vaisnava), one is freed from all the contaminations of the material condition. That is the verdict of the sastra No edit summary current
- 14:2714:27, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,581 According to the varnasrama system, the brahmanas are always honored first. Thus at the festival, the brahmanas and their wives were first offered the remnants of food, and then the others - ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras No edit summary current
- 14:2214:22, 2 September 2022 diff hist +6,456 This is very easy (to accept the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord), but we must follow in the footsteps of great personalities, and then success will be possible No edit summary current
- 14:2214:22, 2 September 2022 diff hist +2,112 Simply abolishing monarchy and replacing it with democracy is not sufficient unless the government men are religious and follow in the footsteps of great religious personalities No edit summary current
- 14:2214:22, 2 September 2022 diff hist +6,404 One who follows in the footsteps of such great personalities surely walks very easily on the path of liberation and ultimately goes back home, back to Godhead. That is the way of perfecting this human form of life No edit summary current
- 14:2014:20, 2 September 2022 diff hist +3,262 Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah: (CC Madhya 17.186) one should follow in the footsteps of great personalities No edit summary current
- 14:1914:19, 2 September 2022 diff hist +6 Follow in the footsteps of great religious personalities No edit summary current
- 13:3713:37, 2 September 2022 diff hist −19 We must first activate our dormant love of Godhead by following the prescribed rules and by following in the footsteps of the authorities who are actually fixed in love of Godhead No edit summary current
- 13:3613:36, 2 September 2022 diff hist +5,092 The Srimad-Bhagavatam recommends, therefore, that one follow in the footsteps of the authorities No edit summary current