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28 March 2022
- 11:2611:26, 28 March 2022 diff hist +7 It is clear that in spite of His (Krsna's) being in the material world, He is the same unborn, eternal form of bliss and knowledge, changeless in His transcendental body and intelligence. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 11:2211:22, 28 March 2022 diff hist +3,596 Advanced transcendentalists are called sudhiyah. Sudhi means "intelligence," sudhi means "highly advanced," and sudhi means "devotee." No edit summary current
- 11:0711:07, 28 March 2022 diff hist +15,767 Grtsamada was a great scholar of the Rg-veda, and thus he was highly respected by the brahmana community. He lived a life of celibacy and was powerful in every respect No edit summary current
- 11:0511:05, 28 March 2022 diff hist +2,829 Unfortunately, there are many great scholars of the Vedas who do not know the ultimate purport of studying them. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
26 March 2022
- 15:2815:28, 26 March 2022 diff hist +8,800 Those operating in the modes of ignorance and passion cannot be as perfect as that system in the mode of goodness. In Bhagavad-gita everything has been divided into three qualitative divisions; therefore religious systems are similarly categorized No edit summary current
- 15:0515:05, 26 March 2022 diff hist +3,732 Intelligent persons who are endeavoring for liberation from old age and death take refuge in Me in devotional service. They are actually Brahman because they entirely know everything about transcendental and fruitive activities. BG 7.29 - 1972 No edit summary current
24 March 2022
- 16:0916:09, 24 March 2022 diff hist +4,127 The idea is that not only the king but everyone should keep his hard-earned money confidentially and secretly so that in due course of time the money can be spent for good, practical purposes No edit summary current
- 16:0416:04, 24 March 2022 diff hist +3,108 The defect of Mayavada philosophy is that it does not accept the variety that is useful for practical purposes No edit summary current
- 16:0416:04, 24 March 2022 diff hist −12 For all practical purposes, the whole world is full of nondevotees, and so one kind of very advanced devotee is called bhajananandi. Those who are gosthy-anandi, however, preach to increase the number of devotees No edit summary current
- 16:0316:03, 24 March 2022 diff hist +4,589 All the samskaras, purificatory processes, are not mere formalities or social functions only, but they are all for practical purposes and can be successfully performed by expert brahmanas like Dhaumya and Krpa No edit summary current
23 March 2022
- 14:3714:37, 23 March 2022 diff hist +3,458 Sacimata gave the example that although an earthen pot and a lump of dirt are basically one, for practical purposes the waterpot is useful whereas the lump of dirt is useless No edit summary current
- 14:3614:36, 23 March 2022 diff hist +3,071 One who follows the principles and instructions enjoined by the great sages of the past can utilize these instructions for practical purposes. Such a person can very easily enjoy life and pleasures No edit summary current
- 14:2214:22, 23 March 2022 diff hist +6,705 The very word created means that He has transcendental intelligence. For example, when a father begets a child, the child has senses because the father also has senses No edit summary current
- 14:2114:21, 23 March 2022 diff hist +2,923 The pure devotee is equipoised in his vision and sees himself to be uncontaminated by matter because of his transcendental intelligence No edit summary current
- 14:1814:18, 23 March 2022 diff hist +5,551 Srila Rupa Gosvami has given much stress to Radha-kunda because of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's desire to find it. Who, then, would give up Radha-kunda and try to reside elsewhere? No person with transcendental intelligence would do so No edit summary current
- 14:1814:18, 23 March 2022 diff hist +13 Pure devotees may deal with the three modes of material nature, but because of their transcendental intelligence in Krsna consciousness, they are not influenced by the material qualities. The spell of material activities does not attract such devotees No edit summary current
20 March 2022
- 16:2816:28, 20 March 2022 diff hist +3,124 Due to transcendental intelligence, I now refuse to obey the unwanted orders of these desires, and I now come to You to surrender myself at Your fearless lotus feet. Kindly engage me in Your personal service and save me No edit summary current
- 16:0916:09, 20 March 2022 diff hist +28 Although they (the Mayavadis) present themselves as great Vedantists, they are factually mayayapahrta-jnana; in other words, they seem to be very learned scholars, but the essence of their knowledge has been taken away No edit summary current
19 March 2022
- 16:5316:53, 19 March 2022 diff hist +7 Out of many millions of learned Vedanta scholars, there may be one visnu-bhakta, or devotee of Lord Visnu. It is he who is most exalted No edit summary current
- 16:5216:52, 19 March 2022 diff hist +28 There are different grades of Vaisnavas (kanistha-adhikari, madhyama-adhikari and uttama-adhikari), but to be a madhyama-adhikari preacher one must be a learned scholar in the Vedanta-sutra and other Vedic literatures No edit summary
- 16:5016:50, 19 March 2022 diff hist +28 He (Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya) started a school at Jagannatha Puri for the study of Vedanta philosophy, of which he was a great scholar No edit summary current
- 16:4716:47, 19 March 2022 diff hist +6,039 Your name is Romaharsana. Romaharsana was a great learned scholar for explaining Vedic literature No edit summary current
- 16:4616:46, 19 March 2022 diff hist +4,530 To them (foolish scholars of Vedic literature), the ritualistic ceremonies are considered to be all in all. They have no depth of knowledge No edit summary current
- 16:4516:45, 19 March 2022 diff hist +7,242 There is no validity in a material conception of the Lord produced by the mental speculator. Thus He remains always a mystery for the mundane scholar, even if he is vastly learned in the Vedic literatures No edit summary current
- 16:4316:43, 19 March 2022 diff hist +8,806 The foolish scholars of Vedic literature who do not care to receive the transcendental message through the transcendental realized sources of disciplic succession are sure to be bewildered No edit summary current
- 16:4016:40, 19 March 2022 diff hist +28 It does not matter whether a person is a vipra (learned scholar in Vedic wisdom) or is born in a lower family, or is in the renounced order of life - if he is master in the science of Krsna, he is the perfect and bona fide spiritual master. BG 1972 pur No edit summary current
18 March 2022
- 19:3719:37, 18 March 2022 diff hist +6,124 Krsna replied, "Foolish Salva, you are talking nonsensically. You do not know that the moment of death is already upon your head. Actual heroes do not talk much. They prove their prowess by practical exhibition of chivalrous activities" No edit summary current
- 19:3419:34, 18 March 2022 diff hist +3,176 The Veda-mantras are all practical, and the proof is rejuvenation of the sacrificed animal No edit summary current
- 19:3119:31, 18 March 2022 diff hist +4,318 Influenced by Lord Caitanya’s Krsna consciousness movement, supposedly learned scholars give up their studies of Vedic literature, yogis give up their impractical practices of mystic yoga, ascetics give up their austere activities of penance & austerity No edit summary current
- 19:2719:27, 18 March 2022 diff hist +2,438 Even though he may be born in a family of dog-eaters, he is recognized by learned scholars. But although a person may be a learned scholar in Vedic knowledge, he is not recognized if he is an atheist No edit summary current
- 19:2519:25, 18 March 2022 diff hist +28 Even though one is a very learned scholar of the Vedic sastras, he may be completely unaware of the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His name, fame, qualities and so forth No edit summary current
- 19:2219:22, 18 March 2022 diff hist +3,598 Describing the history of Ajamila's life, the Yamadutas relate that in the beginning he was a learned scholar of the Vedic literature. He was well behaved, neat and clean, and very kind to everyone. In fact, he had all good qualities No edit summary current
17 March 2022
- 21:0021:00, 17 March 2022 diff hist +4,971 Because Haridasa Thakura was always thinking of the SP of Godhead and was always busy satisfying the senses of the Lord, this process alone saved him from the captivation of maya. This is practical proof of the strength of devotional service No edit summary current
- 20:5420:54, 17 March 2022 diff hist +6,452 The Bhagavata says that system of religion is the first class wherein love of Godhead is aroused spontaneously without any material impediment. So our movement gives practical proof that there is no impediment of body or mind No edit summary current
- 20:5320:53, 17 March 2022 diff hist +6,642 Krsna continued, "My dear honored wife, although I have thousands of wives, I do not think that any one of them can love Me more than you. The practical proof of your extraordinary position is that you had never seen Me before our marriage" No edit summary current
16 March 2022
- 16:0316:03, 16 March 2022 diff hist +4,485 The fallen girls under the clutches of Bhaumasura sincerely prayed to Lord Sri Krsna for their deliverance, and their sincerity of purpose made them at once pure by virtue of devotion. The Lord therefore accepted them as His wives No edit summary current
- 15:5915:59, 16 March 2022 diff hist −8 The pseudo devotee, who is anxious to achieve material gains, cannot attain the highest perfectional stage because the Lord is in knowledge of his motive. One merely has to become sincere in his purpose, and then the Lord is there to help in every way No edit summary current
- 15:4615:46, 16 March 2022 diff hist +2,405 The method adopted by the great sages and scholars, who were learned in Vedic knowledge, was perfect. They removed all the reactions of King Vena's sinful activities by seeing that King Vena first gave birth to Bahuka No edit summary current
- 15:4515:45, 16 March 2022 diff hist +6 Lord Caitanya was asked by a great Vedic scholar, Prakasananda Sarasvati, why He, the Lord, was chanting the holy name of the Lord like a sentimentalist instead of studying Vedanta philosophy. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 15:4415:44, 16 March 2022 diff hist 0 Lord Buddha superficially denied the authority of the Vedas because the asuras or the so-called scholars of Vedic literatures put forward the evidence of animal-killing in the Vedas No edit summary current
15 March 2022
- 17:4217:42, 15 March 2022 diff hist +5,998 It is said in Vedic literatures - A scholarly brahmana, expert in all subjects of Vedic knowledge, is unfit to become a spiritual master without being a Vaisnava, or expert in the science of Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:4117:41, 15 March 2022 diff hist +3,668 It is said in Padma Purana: A scholarly brahmana expert in all subjects of Vedic knowledge is unfit to become a spiritual master without being a Vaisnava, but a person born in a family of a lower caste can become a spiritual master if he is a Vaisnava No edit summary current
- 17:4017:40, 15 March 2022 diff hist +5,879 In the Brahma-samhita it is said that the Lord is never to be found by becoming a great scholar of the Vedic literatures, but He is very easily approachable through His pure devotee No edit summary current
- 17:3817:38, 15 March 2022 diff hist +2,569 For scholars who have simply studied Vedic literature by way of speculation or out of mere academic interest, Krsna is not easy to understand. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 17:3717:37, 15 March 2022 diff hist +3,655 As scholars of the Vedas, they (the Yadus) verified the Vedic hymns: eko devah... sarva-bhutadhivasah... antaryami... and vrsninam para-devata... The Yadus, therefore, accepted Lord Krsna as the Supersoul incarnated in their family, and not more than that No edit summary current
- 17:1917:19, 15 March 2022 diff hist +5,834 Ravana was a very big Vedic scholar also. But one thing, that he was against Rama... And for this disqualification he is still described as asura, raksasa No edit summary current
- 17:1217:12, 15 March 2022 diff hist −13 On the mundane platform one cannot believe that prasadam is transcendental, that Govinda is the original form of the SPG, or that a Vaisnava is a liberated person. These transcendental considerations are out of the ordinary Vedic scholar’s jurisdiction No edit summary current
14 March 2022
- 18:3818:38, 14 March 2022 diff hist +5,637 The gopis who were gathered there had almost all been followers of the Vedas. In their previous births, during Lord Ramacandra’s advent, they had been Vedic scholars who desired the association of Lord Ramacandra in conjugal love No edit summary current
- 18:3618:36, 14 March 2022 diff hist +2,701 The crude Vedic scholars have been deprecated by Krsna No edit summary current