User contributions for Angela
18 December 2020
- 17:1617:16, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,821 N If one works for the sake of pleasing the Supreme Lord - Yajna, or Visnu - one is in liberated life. If one fails to do so he remains in a life of bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one works for the sake of pleasing the Supreme Lord—Yajña, or Viṣṇu—one is in liberated life. If one fails to do s..."
- 17:1217:12, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,940 N Here, in the material world, everything is but a mental concoction that will never give us real happiness. The practical solution is to cease from materialistic activities and engage in spiritual activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here, in the material world, everything is but a mental concoction that will never give us real happiness. The practical solut..."
- 17:0817:08, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,890 N Fighting for sense gratification is a materialistic activity, but fighting by the order of Krsna is spiritual. By spiritual activities one becomes eligible to go back home, back to Godhead, and then enjoy blissful life eternally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Fighting for sense gratification is a materialistic activity, but fighting by the order of Kṛṣṇa is spiritual. By spirit..."
- 17:0317:03, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,821 N If one does whatever Krsna says, his activities are not material. For example, when Arjuna fought in response to the order of Krsna, his activities were not material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one does whatever Kṛṣṇa says, his activities are not material. For example, when Arjuna fought in response to the ord..."
- 16:5916:59, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,850 N One should cease from materialistic activities and take up spiritual activities. Then the solution to the problem will be achieved. Spiritual activities are activities performed according to the order of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should cease from materialistic activities and take up spiritual activities. Then the solution to the problem will be achi..."
- 16:5516:55, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,891 N Simply cultivating knowledge that materialistic activities cannot give one happiness, and that one should consequently cease from such activities, is insufficient Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"simply cultivating knowledge that materialistic activities cannot give one happiness, and that one should consequently cease f..."
- 16:4916:49, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,968 N The so-called renouncer, unable to remain in meditation upon Brahman, returns to materialistic activities by opening hospitals and schools and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the so-called renouncer, unable to remain in meditation upon Brahman, returns to materialistic activities by opening hospitals..."
- 16:4216:42, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,008 N According to the Vaisnava philosophy if one simply ceases from materialistic activity one cannot remain inactive for very long, and everyone should engage himself in spiritual activities, which will solve the problem of suffering in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vaiṣṇava philosophy, however, if one simply ceases from materialistic activity one cannot remain inactive..."
- 16:3516:35, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,964 N The Mayavadi philosophers adhering to the slogan brahma satyam jagan mithya, want to refrain from false, materialistic activities. They want to stop all activities and merge in the Supreme Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosophers, therefore, adhering to the slogan brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā, want to refrain from false, ma..."
- 16:2616:26, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,986 N The difference between the philosophy of the Mayavadis and that of the Vaisnavas is explained herein (SB 7.13.27). Both the Mayavadis and Vaisnavas know that in materialistic activities there is no happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between the philosophy of the Māyāvādīs and that of the Vaiṣṇavas is explained herein. Both the Māyāv..."
- 16:1916:19, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,990 N The learned brahmana said that since everything is misused by fruitive workers, he had retired from all fruitive activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The learned brāhmaṇa said that since everything is misused by fruitive workers, he had retired from all fruitive activities..."
- 16:1116:11, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,213 N The Vedic injunctions warn, nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye (SB 5.5.1). One should not enjoy sex life like hogs, and eat everything, even to the limit of stool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic injunctions therefore warn, nāyaṁ deho deha-bhājāṁ nṛloke kaṣṭān kāmān arhate vid-bhujāṁ ye (SB 5..."
- 16:0316:03, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,162 N The Vedic injunctions for marriage offer a concession to human society, the idea being that a man and woman united in a ritualistic marriage ceremony should help one another advance in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedic injunctions for marriage offer a concession to human society, the idea being that a man and woman united in a ritual..."
- 15:5615:56, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,466 N Sex and eating are essential, and they are offered to human society under Vedic restrictions so that according to the Vedic injunctions people may eat, sleep, enjoy sex, be protected from fearful life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sex and eating are essential, and therefore they are offered to human society under Vedic restrictions so that according to th..." current
- 15:5015:50, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,365 N In material life, one commits sinful activities, especially in eating, and because of sinful activities one is condemned by nature's laws to accept another body, which is imposed as punishment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In material life, one commits sinful activities, especially in eating, and because of sinful activities one is condemned by na..." current
- 15:4215:42, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,498 N The Vedic plan for eating recommends that one take yajna-sista, or prasada, food offered to Krsna. The devotees of the Lord are released from all kinds of sins because they eat food that is offered first for sacrifice - BG 3.13 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic plan for eating recommends that one take yajña-śiṣṭa, or prasāda, food offered to Kṛṣṇa. Yajña-śiṣ..."
- 15:3515:35, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,331 N In animal life, eating, sleeping, sexual enjoyment and fear cannot be regulated, but for human society the plan is that although men, like animals, must be allowed to eat, sleep, enjoy sex and take protection from fear, they must be regulated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In animal life, eating, sleeping, sexual enjoyment and fear cannot be regulated, but for human society the plan is that althou..."
- 15:2715:27, 18 December 2020 diff hist +4,979 N Every living entity is always eager to enjoy sex life because materialistic life consists of eating, sleeping, sex and fear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity is always eager to enjoy sex life because materialistic life consists of eating, sleeping, sex and fear"}}..."
- 15:2215:22, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,395 N Marriage is recommended to give men & women a concession for restricted sex life, which is also recommended in Bhagavad-gita by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Dharmaviruddho bhutesu kamo 'smi: sex life not against the principles of religion is Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Marriage is recommended to give men and women a concession for restricted sex life, which is also recommended in Bhagavad-gīt..."
- 15:1315:13, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,056 N Although every man and woman is actually eager to enjoy life through sexual unity, the result is disunity and distress Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although every man and woman is actually eager to enjoy life through sexual unity, the result is disunity and distress"}} {{no..." current
- 15:1015:10, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,364 N Man and woman both seek sexual enjoyment, and when they are united by the ritualistic ceremony of marriage, they are happy for some time, but finally there is dissension, and thus there are so many cases of separation and divorce Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Man and woman both seek sexual enjoyment, and when they are united by the ritualistic ceremony of marriage, they are happy for..."
- 15:0415:04, 18 December 2020 diff hist −11 As stated by Prahlada Maharaja, yan maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham (SB 7.9.45). Man and woman both seek sexual enjoyment No edit summary current
- 15:0315:03, 18 December 2020 diff hist +5,017 N As stated by Prahlada Maharaja, yan maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham (SB 7.9.45). Man and woman both seek sexual enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated by Prahlāda Mahārāja, yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukhaṁ hi tuccham (SB 7.9.45). Man and woman both seek sexual..."
17 December 2020
- 18:4018:40, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,488 N If one surrenders unto Krsna (mam eva ye prapadyante mayam etam taranti te (BG 7.14)), one may immediately be freed from the control of external nature (sa gunan samatityaitan brahma-bhuyaya kalpate (BG 14.26)). This should be the aim of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa (mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etāṁ taranti te (BG 7.14)), one may immediately be free..."
- 18:3618:36, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,919 N Behind the material laws is the supreme controller, Krsna - mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sacaracaram - BG 9.10 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Behind the material laws is the supreme controller, Kṛṣṇa (mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram"}} {{not..."
- 18:2418:24, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,147 N Every living entity is under the full control of the stringent laws of material nature, but rascals think themselves independent. Actually they cannot be independent. This is foolishness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity is under the full control of the stringent laws of material nature, but rascals think themselves independe..."
- 18:1918:19, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,349 N Modern civilization does not know that because of varied association in material nature, the living entity although eternal is placed in different diseased conditions known as the many species of life. Modern civilization is unaware of the laws of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern civilization does not know that because of varied association in material nature, the living entity, although eternal,..."
- 18:1318:13, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,310 According to one's association with the material qualities of goodness, passion and ignorance in this life, in one's next life one receives an appropriate body No edit summary current
- 18:0918:09, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,252 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 13.22) it is clearly stated that different forms of life are obtained by association with the three modes of material nature - karanam guna-sango 'sya sad-asad-yoni janmasu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā (BG 13.22) it is clearly stated that different forms of life are obtained by association with the three mod..."
- 18:0518:05, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,234 N Our Krsna consciousness movement is the highest movement for the benediction of human society because this movement is teaching people how to go back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is therefore the highest movement for the benediction of human society because this mov..."
- 17:5917:59, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,426 N If one wants liberation and wants to return home, back to Godhead, he should prepare himself for that purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one wants liberation and wants to return home, back to Godhead, he should prepare himself for that purpose"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
- 17:5117:51, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,200 N As explained in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.25), yanti deva-vrata devan. Those interested in being elevated to the higher planetary systems (Devaloka or Svargaloka) must prepare to do so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As explained in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.25), yānti deva-vratā devān. Those interested in being elevated to the higher planeta..."
- 17:4617:46, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,260 N If one works piously one may be elevated to the higher planetary systems or achieve liberation and return home, back to Godhead, but otherwise one may be degraded to a life as a dog, a hog and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one works piously one may be elevated to the higher planetary systems or achieve liberation and return home, back to Godhea..."
- 17:4117:41, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,430 N A sane human being must consider whether he will elevate himself to the higher planets, prepare to free himself from the evolutionary process, or travel again through the evolutionary process in higher and lower grades of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a sane human being must consider whether he will elevate himself to the higher planets, prepare to free himself from the evolu..."
- 17:3317:33, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,195 N If one does not utilize his human life for svarga or apavarga, he falls again to the degraded life of animals like dogs and hogs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one does not utilize his human life for svarga or apavarga, he falls again to the degraded life of animals like dogs and ho..."
- 17:2817:28, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,493 N The word tirascam refers to degraded life. Human life, of course, provides an opportunity for the best living conditions. As Western people think, from the monkeys come the human beings, who are more comfortably situated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word tiraścām refers to degraded life. Human life, of course, provides an opportunity for the best living conditions. As..."
- 17:2217:22, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,305 N Ma means mrtyu, or death. When one attempts to nullify these five different statuses of life - pa, pha, ba, bha and ma - one achieves apavarga, or liberation from the punishment of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ma means mṛtyu, or death. When one attempts to nullify these five different statuses of life—pa, pha, ba, bha and ma—one..."
- 17:1017:10, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,940 N Sometimes we see a horse foaming at the mouth with heavy labor. Ba means byarthata, disappointment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes we see a horse foaming at the mouth with heavy labor. Ba means byarthatā, disappointment"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..."
- 17:0317:03, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,234 N Material life is called pavarga because here we are subject to five different states of suffering, represented by the letters pa, pha, ba, bha and ma. Pa means parisrama, very hard labor. Pha means phena, or foam from the mouth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material life is called pavarga because here we are subject to five different states of suffering, represented by the letters..."
- 16:5716:57, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,260 N One may cultivate knowledge by which to become free from the evolutionary process and be reinstated in one's original spiritual life. This is called apavarga, or liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one may cultivate knowledge by which to become free from the evolutionary process and be reinstated in one's original spiritua..."
- 16:5116:51, 17 December 2020 diff hist +7,294 N If one uses this human form of life properly, he can elevate himself to the higher planetary systems, where material happiness is many thousands of times better than on this planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one uses this human form of life properly, he can elevate himself to the higher planetary systems, where material happiness..."
- 16:4516:45, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,991 N Human life, which is obtained in the course of the evolutionary process, is a chance for elevation (svargapavarga) or for degradation - tirascam punar asya ca Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human life, which is obtained in the course of the evolutionary process, is a chance for elevation (svargāpavarga) or for deg..."
- 16:3016:30, 17 December 2020 diff hist +6,973 N All living entities within this material world are undergoing the cycle of birth and death according to the laws of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities within this material world are undergoing the cycle of birth and death according to the laws of nature"}}..."
- 16:2416:24, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,227 N One must fulfill one's desires by surrendering unto the Supreme Lord, for He knows how to fulfill them. Even though one may have material desires, one should engage in the devotional service of the Lord. That will purify one's struggle for existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must fulfill one's desires by surrendering unto the Supreme Lord, for He knows how to fulfill them. Even though one may ha..."
- 16:1716:17, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,196 N One must stop these material activities, and the chance to do so is given in the human form of life. Specifically, our energy to act should be engaged in the service of the Lord, for then materialistic activities will automatically stop Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must therefore stop these material activities, and the chance to do so is given in the human form of life. Specifically, o..."
- 16:0716:07, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,052 N This is called the struggle for existence. One kind of fruitive activity causes the living being to take one form of body, and because of actions performed in that body, another body is created Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is called the struggle for existence. One kind of fruitive activity causes the living being to take one form of body, and..."
- 16:0216:02, 17 December 2020 diff hist +4,228 As a small piece of grass falls in a river and is tossed about with different types of wood and tree branches, the living entity floats in the ocean of material existence and is dashed and tossed amidst material conditions No edit summary current
- 15:5815:58, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,927 N As long as a living entity wants to fulfill various types of material desire, he must continuously change from one body to accept another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as a living entity wants to fulfill various types of material desire, he must continuously change from one body to acc..."
- 15:5215:52, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,365 N The words yatha-srutam refer to Vedic knowledge. The Vedas are known as sruti because this knowledge is received from authorities. The statements of the Vedas are known as sruti-pramana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words yathā-śrutam refer to Vedic knowledge. The Vedas are known as śruti because this knowledge is received from autho..."
- 15:4615:46, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,540 N The saintly brahmana did not remain silent, but began to answer. These answers were not concocted by him. This is indicated by the words yatha-srutam, meaning "as I have heard from the authorities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the saintly brāhmaṇa did not remain silent, but began to answer. These answers, however, were not concocted by him. This is..."
- 15:3915:39, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,367 N As for Prahlada Maharaja since he was not a common, ordinary man, whatever questions he posed would have to be answered, even by a great and exalted personality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for Prahlāda Mahārāja, however, since he was not a common, ordinary man, whatever questions he posed would have to be an..." current
- 15:3515:35, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,467 N Unless one is prepared to take instructions, it is said that a saintly person should not address him, although sometimes, because of great kindness, a saintly person speaks to ordinary men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is prepared to take instructions, it is said that a saintly person should not address him, although sometimes, beca..."
- 15:2915:29, 17 December 2020 diff hist +3,351 N A saintly person doesn't wish to speak to anyone and everyone, and he is therefore grave and silent. Generally a common man does not need to be advised Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A saintly person doesn't wish to speak to anyone and everyone, and he is therefore grave and silent. Generally a common man do..."
16 December 2020
- 19:1119:11, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,097 N The pure devotee is described by the words bhaktya kevalaya. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that bhaktya kevalaya means jnana-karmady-amisraya, "unmixed with fruitive activities or speculative knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotee is described by the words bhaktyā kevalayā. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that bhakt..."
- 19:0419:04, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,025 N Only to the devotees does the Lord give instructions by which to advance further and further in devotional service. To others, the nondevotees, the Lord gives instructions according to the manner of their surrender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only to the devotees, however, does the Lord give instructions by which to advance further and further in devotional service...." current
- 18:5918:59, 16 December 2020 diff hist −11 The Lord is situated in everyone's heart (isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati (BG 18.61)), and when the Lord is pleased with a devotee, the Lord instructs him No edit summary current
- 18:5818:58, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,907 N The Lord is situated in everyone's heart (isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati (BG 18.61)), and when the Lord is pleased with a devotee, the Lord instructs him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is situated in everyone's heart (īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati (BG 18.61)), and whe..."
- 18:5118:51, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,066 N A pure devotee like Prahlada Maharaja can understand the minds of others because of his pure vision in devotional service. A devotee like Prahlada Maharaja can study another man's character without difficulty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee like Prahlāda Mahārāja can understand the minds of others because of his pure vision in devotional service...."
- 18:4318:43, 16 December 2020 diff hist +1,711 N Prahlada was naturally inquisitive about why he (the saintly person) was lying there inactive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda was naturally inquisitive about why he was lying there inactive"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {..."
- 18:3718:37, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,335 Prahlada Maharaja studied the bodily features of the saintly person, and through the saint's physiognomy Prahlada Maharaja could understand that he was intelligent and expert No edit summary current
- 18:3118:31, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,275 N One who is advanced in self-realization must be considered to possess the body of a brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is advanced in self-realization must be considered to possess the body of a brāhmaṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
- 18:2618:26, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,676 N The learned sage was quite fat and Prahlada Maharaja was very much surprised. Because of being experienced in self-realization, a transcendentalist certainly becomes bright-faced Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The learned sage, however, was quite fat, and therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja was very much surprised. Because of being experie..."
- 18:0918:09, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,430 N By enjoying the senses one becomes fat. Therefore in spiritual advancement becoming fat is not at all satisfactory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By enjoying the senses one becomes fat. Therefore in spiritual advancement becoming fat is not at all satisfactory"}} {{notes|..."
- 18:0318:03, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,799 N In the material world we generally see that when a man who is poor and skinny gradually endeavors to earn money through business or some other means and he then gets the money, he enjoys the senses to his satisfaction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world also, we generally see that when a man who is poor and skinny gradually endeavors to earn money through..."
- 17:5717:57, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,470 N Prahlada Maharaja who was surprised to see a saintly person adopting ajagara-vrtti and becoming very fat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was surprised to see a saintly person adopting ājagara-vṛtti and becoming very fat"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 17:5017:50, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,722 N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura did not like his disciples to become very fat in the course of time. He would become very anxious upon seeing his fat disciples becoming bhogis, or enjoyers of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura did not like his disciples to become very fat in the course of time. He would b..."
- 17:4317:43, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,240 N Without asking the saintly person about his previous life, Prahlada Maharaja immediately offered him respectful obeisances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without asking the saintly person about his previous life, Prahlāda Mahārāja immediately offered him respectful obeisances"..." current
- 17:3317:33, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,567 N The inhabitants of that particular place on the bank of the Kaveri in the valley of the mountain known as Sahya were unable to understand whether that saint was the same man they had known. It is therefore said, vaisnavera kriya mudra vijne na bhujhaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inhabitants of that particular place on the bank of the Kāverī in the valley of the mountain known as Sahya were unable..."
- 17:2717:27, 16 December 2020 diff hist +1,726 N Prahlada Maharaja, along with his associates, met this great saint (who was undergoing ajagara-vrtti, the living conditions of a python) and spoke to him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja, along with his associates, met this great saint and spoke to him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{com..."
- 17:2317:23, 16 December 2020 diff hist +2,095 N The saintly person met by Prahlada Maharaja was undergoing ajagara-vrtti, the living conditions of a python, which does not go anywhere but sits in one place for years and eats whatever is automatically available Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The saintly person met by Prahlāda Mahārāja was undergoing ājagara-vṛtti, the living conditions of a python, which does..."
- 17:1217:12, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,084 N Our (Krsna consciousness movement) only concern is to attract people to Krsna consciousness. We may do this in the dress of sannyasis or in the regular dress of gentlemen. Our only concern is to spread interest in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our only concern is to attract people to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We may do this in the dress of sannyāsīs or in the regul..."
- 17:0717:07, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,253 N Sometimes the Krsna consciousness movement sends its representative sannyasis to foreign countries where the danda and kamandalu are not very much appreciated. We send our preachers in ordinary dress to introduce our books and philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement sends its representative sannyāsīs to foreign countries where the daṇḍa..."
- 17:0017:00, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,856 N Such a sannyasi (a Vaisnava sannyasi) is free to accept or reject the marks of sannyasa. His only thought is "Where is there an opportunity to spread Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a sannyāsī is free to accept or reject the marks of sannyāsa. His only thought is "Where is there an opportunity to sp..."
- 16:5416:54, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,204 N To preach, such sannyasis may accept the symbols of sannyasa, such as the danda and kamandalu, or sometimes they may not. Generally the Vaisnava sannyasis, being paramahamsas, are automatically called babajis, and they do not carry a kamandalu or danda Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To preach, such sannyāsīs may accept the symbols of sannyāsa, such as the daṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu, or sometimes they ma..."
- 16:4616:46, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,852 N Unless one is in the paramahamsa stage, he is not eligible to understand the Srimad-Bhagavatam. For paramahamsas, or sannyasis in the Vaisnava order, preaching is the first duty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is in the paramahaṁsa stage, he is not eligible to understand the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. For paramahaṁsas, or sa..."
- 16:4116:41, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,937 N The Absolute Truth is perceived in three stages, of which bhagavan, or realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is meant for the paramahamsas. Indeed, Srimad-Bhagavatam itself is meant for the paramahamsas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth is perceived in three stages, of which bhagavān, or realization of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is..."
- 16:3616:36, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,945 The Mayavadi impersonalist sannyasis cannot attain the paramahamsa stage. This is because of their impersonal conception of the Absolute Truth No edit summary current
- 16:3416:34, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,901 N There are four stages of the renounced order of life - kuticaka, bahudaka, parivrajakacarya and paramahamsa. Herein (in SB 7.13.9), Srimad-Bhagavatam considers the paramahamsas among the sannyasis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are four stages of the renounced order of life—kuṭīcaka, bahūdaka, parivrājakācārya and paramahaṁsa. Herein,..."
- 16:2916:29, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,021 N The first business of the sannyasi is to preach Krsna consciousness, but if, by the grace of Krsna, facilities are available, then he may construct temples and monasteries to give shelter to the serious students of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first business of the sannyāsī is to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but if, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, facilities a..."
- 16:2516:25, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,561 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains the word arambhan as meaning mathadi-vyaparan, which means "attempts to construct temples and monasteries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains the word ārambhān as meaning maṭhādi-vyāpārān, which means "attem..." current
- 16:1916:19, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,939 N In the temples and monasteries, gatherings of unnecessary, rejected, lazy fellows should be strictly disallowed. The temples and monasteries should be used exclusively by devotees who are serious about spiritual advancement in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the temples and monasteries, gatherings of unnecessary, rejected, lazy fellows should be strictly disallowed. The temples a..." current
- 16:1316:13, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,750 N In the Krsna consciousness movement we welcome everyone who agrees at least to follow the movement's regulative principles - no illicit sex, no intoxication, no meat-eating and no gambling Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we welcome everyone who agrees at least to follow the movement's regulative principl..."
- 16:0316:03, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,763 N Sannyasis sometimes indulge in material opulence by unnecessarily constructing many temples and monasteries, but actually such endeavors should be avoided Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sannyāsīs sometimes indulge in material opulence by unnecessarily constructing many temples and monasteries, but actually su..."
- 15:5915:59, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,701 N A sannyasi is prohibited from making disciples through such material allurements - curing diseases or increasing material opulence by manufacturing gold Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sannyāsī is prohibited from making disciples through such material allurements"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complet..."
- 15:5515:55, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,866 N There are many so-called gurus who attract disciples by promising to cure their diseases or increase their material opulence by manufacturing gold. These are lucrative allurements for unintelligent men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many so-called gurus who attract disciples by promising to cure their diseases or increase their material opulence b..."
- 15:4715:47, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,616 N So-called svamis and yogis generally make disciples by alluring them with material benefits Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So-called svāmīs and yogīs generally make disciples by alluring them with material benefits"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela..."
- 15:3815:38, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,117 N Madhvacarya says: One should be callous to these so-called sastras, neither opposing nor favoring them, and one should not earn one's livelihood by taking money for explaining sastra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be callous to these so-called śāstras, neither opposing nor favoring them, and one should not earn one's liveliho..."
- 15:3115:31, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,116 N Madhvacarya says: There is no need to take shelter of unnecessary literature or concern oneself with many so-called philosophers & thinkers who are useless for spiritual advancement. Nor should one accept a disciple for the sake of fashion or popularity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no need to take shelter of unnecessary literature or concern oneself with many so-called philosophers and thinkers wh..."
- 15:2215:22, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,508 N Anyone advancing in spiritual knowledge must reject such literature - newspapers, dramas, novels and magazines Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone advancing in spiritual knowledge must reject such literature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
- 15:1615:16, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,829 N Such literature, including newspapers, dramas, novels and magazines, is factually not meant for advancement in spiritual knowledge. Indeed, it has been described as a place of enjoyment for crows - tad vayasam tirtham Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such literature, including newspapers, dramas, novels and magazines, is factually not meant for advancement in spiritual knowl..."
- 15:0915:09, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,380 N This time factor is the impersonal representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gives the living entities conditioned by material nature a chance to emerge from this nature by surrendering to Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This time factor is the impersonal representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gives the living entities conditi..."
- 15:0515:05, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,160 N Being under the control of the time factor, the living entities appear and die, life after life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being under the control of the time factor, the living entities appear and die, life after life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
- 15:0115:01, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,523 N Before the creation of the present millennium, the living entities were under the influence of the time factor, and within the time factor the material world comes into existence and is again annihilated. Bhutva bhutva praliyate - BG 8.19 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before the creation of the present millennium, the living entities were under the influence of the time factor, and within the..."
- 14:5614:56, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,147 N One should observe the activities of eternal time, which is the cause of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should observe the activities of eternal time, which is the cause of birth and death"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{c..."
- 14:5214:52, 16 December 2020 diff hist +3,584 N It is advised that one observe the eternal time factor, which is the cause of the material body's appearance and disappearance, and that one observe the living entity's entanglement in this time factor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is advised that one observe the eternal time factor, which is the cause of the material body's appearance and disappearance..."
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- 18:2018:20, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,477 N Some stress death and point to the illusory existence of everything material, whereas others stress life, trying to preserve it perpetually and enjoy it to the best of their ability. Both of them are fools and rascals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some stress death and point to the illusory existence of everything material, whereas others stress life, trying to preserve i..."
- 18:1418:14, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,288 N The living entities in the material world, not only at the present but also in the past, have been involved in trying to solve the problem of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities in the material world, not only at the present but also in the past, have been involved in trying to solve..."
- 18:0918:09, 15 December 2020 diff hist +2,950 N Everything exists on the basis of Krsna's impersonal feature; nothing can exist without Krsna. The advanced devotee of Krsna can see the Lord everywhere, without illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything exists on the basis of Kṛṣṇa's impersonal feature; nothing can exist without Kṛṣṇa. Therefore the advan..."
- 18:0318:03, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,120 N One who is advanced in understanding the self should understand that unconsciousness and consciousness are but illusions, for they fundamentally do not exist. Only the Supreme Absolute Truth exists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is advanced in understanding the self should understand that unconsciousness and consciousness are but illusions, for..."
- 17:5817:58, 15 December 2020 diff hist +3,075 N The unconscious state is nothing but ignorance, darkness or material existence, and in the conscious state one is awake. The marginal state, between consciousness and unconsciousness, has no permanent existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unconscious state is nothing but ignorance, darkness or material existence, and in the conscious state one is awake. The m..."