User contributions for Angela
18 December 2020
- 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..."