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27 January 2021
- 17:4217:42, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 In human society, the brahminical culture, ksatriya culture and vaisya culture must be maintained, and people must be taught how to be satisfied with only what they need Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 17:4217:42, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 In Dvapara-yuga only half of the religious principles continue, and in Kali-yuga only one fourth of the religious principles, which gradually disappear Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4117:41, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 If one wants to derive the actual benefit from this human form, he must take to the chanting of the holy name of the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:4017:40, 27 January 2021 diff hist −28 If one sincerely tries his best to spread Krsna consciousness by preaching the glories of the Lord and His supremacy, even if he is imperfectly educated, he becomes the dearmost servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is bhakti Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3917:39, 27 January 2021 diff hist −49 If he (the living entity) comes in contact with a pure devotee and is intelligent enough to take instructions from the pure devotee regarding the process of devotional service, he can understand God, the origin of Brahman and Paramatma without difficulty Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3917:39, 27 January 2021 diff hist −49 If happiness is the ultimate goal of life, one must be satisfied with the position in which he is placed by providence Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3717:37, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 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 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3717:37, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Here Lord Vamanadeva, as an ideal brahmacari, refuses Bali Maharaja's offer to give Him anything He might want. He says that without contentment one could not be happy even if he possessed the property of the entire world or the entire universe Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3417:34, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 Grhastha devotees must adopt the arcana-vidhi, or Deity worship according to the suitable arrangements and directions given by the spiritual master Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 17:3217:32, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Following the same process (disciplic succession), the Krsna consciousness movement is teaching the principles of Bhagavad-gita as it is, without deviation, all over the world Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3117:31, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 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 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3017:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 Even if one is able to perform other processes of devotional service, one must adopt the chanting of the holy name as the principal method of advancing in spiritual life Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3017:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 Even if a devotee remains in grhastha life and does not renounce material possessions, he should still be understood to be prasanta, sober, because of his pure devotion to the Lord Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:3017:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 Especially for spiritual advancement, one should carry out the bona fide order of the spiritual master Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2717:27, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Dharma, or occupational duty, can be established in its full four parts as explained in Bhagavad-gita Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2617:26, 27 January 2021 diff hist −147 Deity worship has two divisions, namely pure and mixed with fruitive activities. For one who is steady, Deity worship is compulsory Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2417:24, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted everyone, at least in India, to become a preacher of this mission. In other words, one should become a guru and preach the Lord's instructions all over the world for the peace and prosperity of humanity Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2317:23, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 By the parampara system, one can thus be endowed with the original spiritual power coming from the Supreme Personality of Godhead (evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh (BG 4.2)) Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2217:22, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 Being under the control of the time factor, the living entities appear and die, life after life Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2117:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Behind the material laws is the supreme controller, Krsna - mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sacaracaram - BG 9.10 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2117:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 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 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:2117:21, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 Before entering household life, one should be trained as a brahmacari, living under the care of the guru, whose place is known as the guru-kula. Brahmacari guru-kule vasan danto guror hitam - SB 7.12.1 Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections
- 17:1917:19, 27 January 2021 diff hist −21 As there is no difficulty in establishing the intimate relationship between a father and son, there is no difficulty in reestablishing the natural, intimate relationship between Narayana and the living entities Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1917:19, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,452 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55), bhaktya mam abhijanati: only through devotional service can one understand Krsna as He is. The so-called politicians and scholars think of Krsna as fictitious Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1717:17, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,245 As confirmed by Rsabhadeva, mahat-sevam dvaram ahur vimukteh: (SB 5.5.2) one must try to understand Krsna by serving a devotee. The word mahat refers to a devotee Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1717:17, 27 January 2021 diff hist −7 As Gaudiya Vaisnavas in the parampara system of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we must perform sankirtana-yajna all over the world (yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah (SB 11.5.32)) Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1317:13, 27 January 2021 diff hist −49 According to brahminical culture, one should be content with whatever he obtains without special endeavor and should cultivate spiritual consciousness. Then he will be happy Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1117:11, 27 January 2021 diff hist +6,251 A mahatma is one who is constantly engaged in devotional service, twenty-four hours a day. Unless one adheres to such a great personality, one cannot understand Krsna Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 17:1117:11, 27 January 2021 diff hist +39,254 A devotee advances further and further toward complete understanding of the Lord as he awakens in realization of the Lord's holy name, transcendental form and qualities, His paraphernalia, and everything pertaining to Him Vanibot #0032: QuoteRegulator - regulates the markup syntax of quoted text sections current
- 05:3005:30, 27 January 2021 diff hist +237 Category:A Spiritual Master is the Via Media Vanibot #0004: CategoryManager - Add this page to Vaniquotes umbrella category current
16 December 2020
- 17:1917:19, 16 December 2020 diff hist +4,770 A devotee is transcendental to the actions and reactions of the three modes of material nature because he is situated on the Brahman platform Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
1 December 2020
- 13:2713:27, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,887 You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. According to one's position, one should perform his duties, but for the results one should fully depend upon Krsna Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:2513:25, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Yogesvara is the SP of Godhead, the master of all mystic yoga, who can do anything and everything He likes. This is the omnipotence of the Supreme Lord. For one who pleases the Supreme Lord, no achievement is wonderful. Everything is possible for him Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1713:17, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Without the direction of the Supreme Lord, material nature cannot do anything; it cannot act independently Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1613:16, 1 December 2020 diff hist +2,963 With devotion one should feel, "God is great, and I am very small. Therefore my duty is to offer my prayers to the Lord." Only on this basis can one understand and render service to the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1313:13, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Whether one thinks himself protected by his parents, by the government, by some place or by some other cause, everything is due to the various potencies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1213:12, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Whether one is in the heavenly or hellish planets or is a rich or a poor man's son, material conditions are everywhere. Therefore no condition of life is at all pleasing Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1113:11, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When there is a demoniac rule, everything concerning the Vedic principles is turned upside down, all the religious ceremonies of yajna are stopped, the resources meant to be spent for yajna are taken away by the demoniac government Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:1013:10, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When the manifested creation of the airplane is ruined, the remaining debris is a problem for the so-called creators Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0713:07, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3,150 When the Supreme Lord appears in this material world in His various incarnations, He performs two functions - saving the devotee and vanquishing the demon (paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam) - BG 4.8 Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0313:03, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When one gives up materially designated positions and works directly under the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one's spiritual life is revived Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0313:03, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When one considers his body - his head, his hands and so on - one can certainly understand the difference between the spirit soul and the body. No one says, "I head." Everyone says, "My head" Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0013:00, 1 December 2020 diff hist +5,015 When a mad elephant enters a nice garden, it spoils the entire garden. Similarly, if one becomes like a mad elephant and commits offenses at the lotus feet of a Vaisnava, his entire spiritual career is halted Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 13:0013:00, 1 December 2020 diff hist +4,347 When a devotee is actually engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, his apparently material opulences are not material; they are all spiritual Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5812:58, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65) - "Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me" - they (fools and rascals) comment that it is not Krsna to whom we must surrender Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5712:57, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 When Dhruva Maharaja saw Lord Visnu, he declined to take any benedictions from Him, for he was fully satisfied by seeing the Lord Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms
- 12:5712:57, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 Whatever God orders constitutes religion Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5612:56, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 We want to be happy in the material world, but this will never be possible; we shall simply increase the blazing fire of desires Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5612:56, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 We should always remember that although we are equal to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in quality, we are never equal to Him in quantity Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current
- 12:5512:55, 1 December 2020 diff hist +3 We must study the atma and Paramatma - the individual soul and the Supersoul - upon whom the entire material cosmic manifestation rests. This is explained by the Vedic statement yato va imani bhutani jaya nte. yena jatani jivanti Vanibot #0034: AttributeFixer - update invalid page properties to valid forms current