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  • ...ing money. That is a misuse of the thinking power. The mind should be used to understand the prime necessity of human beings, and that should be presente ...
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  • ...ave given indirect impetus to the abominable mundane sex life because they have overstressed the impersonality of the ultimate truth. Consequently, man wit ...der to the highest perfectional stage of transcendence. It will enable him to transcend the three modes of material activities: fruitive actions, specula ...
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  • ...arada-bhakti-sutra (sutras 1 to 8 only)"><h3>Narada-bhakti-sutra (sutras 1 to 8 only)</h3></div> ...symptoms are not material. However, exhibiting such ecstatic symptoms just to get credit from the public is not approved by pure devotees. Śrīla Bhakti ...
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  • ...vities. Undoubtedly we do not know what sort of activities we should adopt to gain relief from the actions and reactions of all these activities, but thi <div class="heading">He is actually learned who has attained to such perfection of knowledge. ...
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  • ...t. When love of God deteriorates into lust, it is very difficult to return to the normal condition. Nonetheless, Kṛṣṇa consciousness is so powerful ...thin his heart. By right discrimination, one should agree to act according to the order of the Supersoul. That will help one become situated constantly i ...
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  • [[Category:Perfection of Devotional Service to God|1]] ...nt status of our life, not only have we forgotten the Supreme Lord, but we have forgotten our eternal relationship with the Lord. Every living being, out o ...
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  • [[Category:Have Been]] [[Category:Krsna Book Chapters 01 to 90]] ...
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  • ...: inline;">A strong faith that by Kṛṣṇa consciousness one will be elevated to the highest perfection of life is called vyavasāyātmikā intelligence. Th ..., all activities are on the absolute plane, for they are no longer subject to dualities like good and bad. The highest perfection of Kṛṣṇa consciou ...
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  • ...nly)" text="SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)"><h3>SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)</h3></div> ...an actually explain perfect knowledge to me. Such a perfect teacher is not to be found even among the demigods in heaven.</div> ...
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  • ...Sanātana means eternal, always and everywhere. Bhāgavata means pertaining to Bhagavān, the Lord. The Lord is the master of all time and all space, and ...putation for good womanly qualities. Similarly, the tongue, which is given to the human being for chanting the Vedic hymns, will be considered a prostitu ...
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  • ...although personally He has nothing to do. No one is greater than or equal to Him. That is the verdict of the Vedas.</div> ...although personally He has nothing to do. No one is greater than or equal to Him. That is the verdict of the Vedas.</div> ...
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  • ...he would constantly remain in meditation, he would easily transfer himself to the spiritual world after quitting his material body. Such meditation is st ...
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  • ...es of his particular body in accordance with religious principles in order to achieve liberation</div> ...in accordance with the orders of higher authorities serves to elevate one to a higher status of life.</div> ...
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  • ...ot the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa. When we mention the name Kṛṣṇa, we do not refer to any sectarian name. Kṛṣṇa means the highest pleasure, and it is confi ...rpetual happiness for which he is searching life after life. When he comes to his senses, however, he seeks after Brahman happiness, knowing it for certa ...
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  • ..., all activities are on the absolute plane, for they are no longer subject to dualities like good and bad. The highest perfection of Kṛṣṇa consciou ...es, so by acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness one can render the highest service to everyone—namely self, family, society, country, humanity, etc. If Kṛṣ ...
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  • ...e different sentiments found in the Absolute, either in anger or in mercy, have the same qualitative influence, or, in other words, there is no mundane dif ...rendered to Him, wanting to help Him in every way. The Lord then attempted to bridge the ocean, and, with the help of advice from Vibhīṣaṇa, He atta ...
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  • ...as affection, anger and attachment, gradually rising in exceptional cases to the mahā-bhāva stage, which is generally not possible for the living enti ...as affection, anger and attachment, gradually rising in exceptional cases to the mahā-bhāva stage, which is generally not possible for the living enti ...
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  • ...e guidance of a bona fide spiritual master, it is impossible to even begin to understand Kṛṣṇa.</div> ...e to even begin to understand Kṛṣṇa. The word tu is specifically used here to indicate that no other process can be used, can be recommended, or can be s ...
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  • ...e personalist also glorifies the Lord for His kindly supplying tasty water to quench man's thirst. That is the way of perceiving the Supreme. Practically ...of personalism, this ism or that ism, such persons always remain attached to the materialistic way of life. ...
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  • ...him happy. Instead of satisfying his own personal material senses, he has to satisfy the senses of the Lord.</p> ...ght was based on sense gratification. Forgetting his prime duty, he wanted to cease fighting, because he thought that by not killing his relatives and ki ...
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  • ...e sacrifices), but actually they are self-interested because their goal is to become one with the impersonal Brahman. Such a desire is greater than any m ...hing on an equal level because he knows perfectly well that he has nothing to do with material existence. Social and political issues do not affect him, ...
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  • <div class="heading">Due to a poor fund of knowledge, the impersonalist does not believe in the persona ...k of a reservoir of water. The reflection of the tree on the water appears to hang down from its upward roots. The tree of creation described here is onl ...
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  • <div class="heading">The bhaktas, or the transcendentalists who have realized the Bhagavān feature of the Absolute Truth, are the topmost trans ...reme Absolute Truth. Therefore, the bhaktas, or the transcendentalists who have realized the Bhagavān feature of the Absolute Truth, are the topmost trans ...
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  • ...y: inline;">The wonder of an atmosphere surcharged with devotional service to the Lord is briefly described herein by Śrī Nārada Muni. He was the son ...y name, fame and pastimes of the Lord and, according to personal capacity, to distribute the message for others' welfare without motive of material gain. ...
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  • ...living entity eternally glitter, and when a living entity becomes inclined to the service of the Supreme Lord he looks like gold. The Lord is a diamond, <div class="heading">Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained to him the Vedānta-sūtra, that Vedānta-sūtra is personal philosophy. So he ...
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  • ...Maharaja was completely trained in that line; therefore he did not deserve to be considered an ordinary man. An ordinary man, who has only a conception o ...
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  • ...iving entities are deluded by the material energy, imagining themselves to have a separate identity.</div> ...ṛṣṇa, or when one attains Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then everything is revealed to him, as everything is revealed by the sun in the daytime.</div> ...
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  • [[Category:Dear to Devotees of God]] ...all living beings residing in every planet. One who takes it as belonging to a particular sect is certainly mistaken. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is certainly ...
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  • ...He knows that to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead is easier than to worship various demigods under the influence of lust and the desire for mat ...e guru. Everyone is in the darkness of ignorance. Therefore everyone needs to be enlightened with transcendental knowledge. One who enlightens his discip ...
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  • {{terms|"A sannyasi should have an institution" }} [[Category:Should Have]] ...
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  • [[Category:Devotees of God Have No]] [[Category:Devotees of God Have No Enemy]] ...
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  • [[Category:Surrendering to Krsna]] ...r the senses of the living entities, and therefore they are always anxious to describe all living entities as senseless, or impersonal. The Lord, situate ...
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  • <div class="heading">A neophyte spiritualist is generally advised to keep aloof from the objects of the senses. ...th Kṛṣṇa in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there is every chance of falling down due to the agitated mind.</p> ...
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  • ...ce:CC Adi 2.1|CC Adi 2.1, Translation and Purport]]: I offer my obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu, by whose mercy even an ignorant child can swim ac ...fe. Let us all worship Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His gracious mercy to the conditioned souls.</div> ...
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  • <div class="heading">Similarly, violence also has its utility, and how to apply violence rests with the person in knowledge. ...rer should be condemned to death so that in his next life he will not have to suffer for the great sin he has committed. Therefore, the king's punishment ...
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  • ...ve an aural reception to these messages, and what to speak of surrendering to the will of the Supreme Lord? Narādhamas, or the lowest of mankind, willfu ...e. In other words, the spiritual master awakens the sleeping living entity to his original consciousness so that he can worship Lord Viṣṇu. This is t ...
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  • [[Category:I Have Got (Prabhupada)]] [[Category:Learn to See God - videos]] ...
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  • {{terms|"a devotee of the Lord naturally does not like to see anyone falling down from his real position"}} [[Category:Like (verb, "to like")]] ...
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  • ...ex="0" parent="Correspondence" text="1947 to 1965 Correspondence"><h3>1947 to 1965 Correspondence</h3> ...book="Let" index="28" link="Letter to Members -- Bombay" link_text="Letter to Members -- Bombay"> ...
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  • <div class="heading">A perfect devotee has no desire other than to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead ...Lord says that for anyone who is unflinchingly devoted to Him, He is easy to attain.</p> ...
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  • ....2.9, Purport]]:''' We have already discussed that pure devotional service to the Lord is automatically followed by perfect knowledge and detachment from ...ly renounced and must engage in austerity and perform mystic yoga in order to be firmly fixed in self-absorption.'''</div> ...
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  • ...efore, consciousness is not due to any amount of material combination, but to the spirit soul. In the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (3.1.9) the measurement of t <div class="heading">Perfect intelligence is to render service unto the Lord.</div> ...
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  • ...ecuting their occupational duties and who want freedom from fear must take to this process of bhakti-yoga.''' ...ll help him not only to see the Lord within constantly but to see Him face to face and become His associate in Vaikuṇṭhaloka or Goloka Vṛndāvana. ...
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  • ...ring but rather wants to make a solution to all suffering, then one is not to be considered a perfect human being. ...students for understanding Bhagavad-gītā. The sincere student should also have a firm respect for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a student was A ...
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  • [[Category:Devotional Service to God Gives Perfection]] [[Category:Happiness in Devotional Service to God]] ...
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  • ...of the twelve gopālas, was very liberal. In great love of Kṛṣṇa he danced to the beating of a kettledrum like a madman.</p> ...ura merged into the riverbed of the Ganges, the Deities there were brought to Pālapāḍā, which is situated in the midst of various villages such as B ...
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  • ...es the highest stage of perfect happiness in transcendental loving service to the Lord.</p> ...atam" text="SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)"><h3>SB Cantos 10.14 to 12 (Translations Only)</h3> ...
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  • ...erial world just to show the example of perfect authority, and people have to follow His path.</p> ...universe and show wonderful feats like Kardama Muni, he cannot be compared to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose power and inconceivable energy ca ...
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  • ...to come to the platform of sattva-guṇa, brahminical stage. In other words, to become a brāhmaṇa is the topmost platform of advancement of civilization ...fect culture, perfect advancement of civilization. So everyone should take to it and all questions should be, is answered by Kṛṣṇa. You take it and ...
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  • ...y: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">One who is able to withdraw his senses from sense objects, as the tortoise draws its limbs wit ...piritual success, and the easiest possible procedure to attain this end is to chant the holy name of the Lord. ...
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