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12:1912:19, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,214 N All of these personalities (Uddhava, Daruka, Satyaki, Srutadeva, Satrujit, Nanda, Upananda and Bhadra) remain with the Lord as His secretaries, but still they are sometimes engaged in His personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of these personalities remain with the Lord as His secretaries, but still they are sometimes engaged in His personal service"…'
12:1412:14, 3 June 2012 diff hist +9,691 N Hanuman became successful by rendering personal service to Lord Ramacandra. Arjuna became successful by being a friend of Krsna. And Bali Maharaja became successful simply by offering all of his possessions to Krsna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hanuman became successful by rendering personal service to Lord Ramacandra. Arjuna became successful by being a friend of Krsna. …'
12:0812:08, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,705 N Even unserious persons who execute devotional service according to the regulative principles during the month of Karttika, and within the jurisdiction of Mathura in India, are very easily awarded the Lord's personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even such unserious persons who execute devotional service according to the regulative principles during the month of Karttika, a…'
12:0212:02, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,502 N One must render personal service to the Deities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must render personal service to the Deities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|03Jun12}} {{las…'
11:5911:59, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,610 N Krsna is described as the source of all potencies, and He is also identified with the external potency, the material energy. Krsna also has internal potencies, or spiritual potencies, which are always engaged in His personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna is described as the source of all potencies, and He is also identified with the external potency, the material energy. Krsn…'
11:5611:56, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,240 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead invested the power of personal service in Lord Sesa, and He invested the power to rule the earth in King Prthu. Lord Parasurama received the power to kill rogues and miscreants Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead invested the power of personal service in Lord Sesa, and He invested the power to rule the ear…'
11:5211:52, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,423 N It is not befitting that the guru's servant (Govinda dasa) should engage in My personal service. Yet My spiritual master has given this order. What shall I (Lord Caitanya) do? Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is not befitting that the guru's servant should engage in My personal service. Yet My spiritual master has given this order. W…'
11:4511:45, 3 June 2012 diff hist +612 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then sent Bhavananda Raya back to his home, and He kept only Vaninatha Pattanayaka in His personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then sent Bhavananda Raya back to his home, and He kept only Vaninatha Pattanayaka in His personal servic…'
11:4311:43, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,297 N Ramananda Raya, who is considered an incarnation of Arjuna and by some an incarnation of Visakhadevi, enjoyed unalloyed fraternal love with the Lord. Unalloyed personal service was enjoyed by Govinda and others Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ramananda Raya, who is considered an incarnation of Arjuna and by some an incarnation of Visakhadevi, enjoyed unalloyed fraternal…'
11:3211:32, 3 June 2012 diff hist +576 N Both Kasisvara and Govinda were Godbrothers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and thus the Lord duly honored them as soon as they arrived. But because Isvara Puri had ordered them to give Caitanya Mahaprabhu personal service, the Lord accepted their service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both Kasisvara and Govinda were Godbrothers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and thus the Lord duly honored them as soon as they arriv…'
11:3011:30, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,207 N The first four of these forms (Maha-sankarsana, Karanodakasayi, Garbhodakasayi and Ksirodakasayi) are responsible for the cosmic manifestations, whereas Sesa is responsible for personal service to the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first four of these forms are responsible for the cosmic manifestations, whereas Sesa is responsible for personal service to …'
11:2511:25, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,382 N Just as in the vanaprastha stage the wife follows the husband, similarly when the spiritual master retires for nirjana-bhajana, some of his advanced devotees follow him and engage in his personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as in the vanaprastha stage the wife follows the husband, similarly when the spiritual master retires for nirjana-bhajana, s…'
11:2211:22, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,546 N One should give personal service and all kinds of comforts to the spiritual master. A devotee who does so is also a bona fide candidate for taking this (Kapiladeva's) instruction Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should give personal service and all kinds of comforts to the spiritual master. A devotee who does so is also a bona fide can…'
11:1311:13, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,129 N When the mind forcibly is engaged upon the form of the Lord, this is called nirbija-yoga, or lifeless yoga, for the yogi does not automatically engage in the personal service of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the mind forcibly is engaged upon the form of the Lord, this is called nirbija-yoga, or lifeless yoga, for the yogi does not…'
11:0711:07, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,235 N When the senses are purified by meditation, there is no need to sit in a particular place and try to meditate upon the form of the Lord. One becomes so habituated that he automatically engages in the personal service of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the senses are purified by meditation, there is no need to sit in a particular place and try to meditate upon the form of th…'
11:0211:02, 3 June 2012 diff hist +8,444 N The impersonalist undergoes a series of difficult programs on account of his impersonal meditation. But the devotee, due to the Lord's personal service, progresses very easily Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the impersonalist undergoes a series of difficult programs on account of his impersonal meditation. But the devotee, due to the L…'
10:5710:57, 3 June 2012 diff hist +9,374 N The idea is that the Supreme Lord is the supreme enjoyer. He is no one's servant or order supplier. Similarly, since the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Lord, one should not try to utilize the holy name for one's personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The idea is that the Supreme Lord is the supreme enjoyer. He is no one's servant or order supplier. Similarly, since the holy nam…'
10:5210:52, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,581 N When they (the brahmanas) were living together during the four months of the rainy season, I (Narada Muni) was engaged in their personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When they were living together during the four months of the rainy season, I was engaged in their personal service"}} {{notes|}} …'
10:4810:48, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,285 N The question who is better-one who is engaged in the path of impersonal Brahman or one who is engaged in the personal service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead-was raised by Arjuna. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The question of who is better"|"one who is engaged in the path of impersonal Brahman or one who is engaged in the personal servic…'
10:4310:43, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,733 N The pure devotees both here (in material world) and in the transcendental abode associate with Him in person and are able to render personal service to the Lord and thus derive transcendental bliss in His loving service. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotees both here and in the transcendental abode associate with Him in person and are able to render personal service …'
10:3610:36, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,224 N In the Bhagavad-gita, the Lord explains His personal rays (brahma-jyotir), the dazzling effulgence of His personal form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gita, the Lord explains His personal rays"|"the dazzling effulgence of His personal form"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler…'
10:3310:33, 3 June 2012 diff hist +9,800 N Although there is oneness, however, the Lord in His personal form still enjoys unlimitedly all the pleasures enjoyed minutely by the tiny part-and-parcel living entities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although there is oneness, however, the Lord in His personal form still enjoys unlimitedly all the pleasures enjoyed minutely by …'
10:2910:29, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,582 N The state of being established in My personal form is called santa-rasa, and without being situated in this position, no one can advance to actual pure devotional service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The state of being established in My personal form is called santa-rasa, and without being situated in this position, no one can …'
10:2410:24, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,769 N Krsna consciousness is so complete that it includes the transcendental pleasure derived from impersonal or Brahman realization. Even the impersonalist will become attracted to the personal form of Krsna, known as Syamasundara Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna consciousness is so complete that it includes the transcendental pleasure derived from impersonal or Brahman realization. E…'
10:2010:20, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,713 N The Hayasirsa-pancaratra explains that although in each and every Upanisad the Supreme Brahman is first viewed as impersonal, at the end the personal form of the Supreme Lord is accepted Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Hayasirsa-pancaratra explains that although in each and every Upanisad the Supreme Brahman is first viewed as impersonal, at …'
10:1410:14, 3 June 2012 diff hist +10,455 N In His personal form, Krsna is just like a cowherd boy, and He thinks of Himself in that way. But when He is in the Vasudeva form, He thinks of Himself as the son of a ksatriya and acts as a princely administrator Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His personal form, Krsna is just like a cowherd boy, and He thinks of Himself in that way. But when He is in the Vasudeva form…'
10:0710:07, 3 June 2012 diff hist +10,441 N As far as His svayam-rupa (or pastime form) is concerned, it is in that form that He remains always in Vrndavana with the inhabitants of Vrndavana. This personal form (svayam-rupa) can be further divided into the prabhava and vaibhava forms Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as His svayam-rupa"|"can be further divided into the prabhava and vaibhava forms"|"is concerned, it is in that form that H…'
10:0110:01, 3 June 2012 diff hist +9,967 N The personal form of Krsna can be divided into two: svayam-rupa and svayam-prakasa Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personal form of Krsna can be divided into two: svayam-rupa and svayam-prakasa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{com…'
09:5409:54, 3 June 2012 diff hist +10,613 N The feature of svayam-rupa is the form by which Krsna can be understood by one who may not understand His other features. In other words, the form by which Krsna is directly understood is called svayam-rupa, or His personal form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The feature of svayam-rupa is the form by which Krsna can be understood by one who may not understand His other features. In othe…'
09:4609:46, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,987 N Although everything is under the control of the Supreme Lord and is situated in His energy, everything is nonetheless different from Krsna in His personal form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although everything is under the control of the Supreme Lord and is situated in His energy, everything is nonetheless different f…'
09:4109:41, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,900 N They (the members of the Mayavada school) think that He is covered by a material body just like other living beings. Due to this offensive understanding, they cannot recognize that Sri Krsna's personal form is transcendental, not material Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They think that He is covered by a material body just like other living beings. Due to this offensive understanding, they cannot …'
09:3509:35, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,601 N The Mayavadis do not recognize the personal form of the Lord as spiritual and full of bliss. This is a great sin. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's statements are actually factual Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mayavadis do not recognize the personal form of the Lord as spiritual and full of bliss. This is a great sin. Sri Caitanya Ma…'
09:3209:32, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,323 N Rudra is simultaneously one with and different from the visnu-tattva. Due to his association with maya, he is different from the visnu-tattva, but at the same time he is an expansion of Krsna's personal form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rudra is simultaneously one with and different from the visnu-tattva. Due to his association with maya, he is different from the …'
09:2609:26, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,193 N Being an impersonalist, Prakasananda Sarasvati used to explain the Absolute Truth as being without hands, legs, mouths or eyes. In this way he used to cheat the people by denying the personal form of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being an impersonalist, Prakasananda Sarasvati used to explain the Absolute Truth as being without hands, legs, mouths or eyes. I…'
09:2309:23, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,404 N The Mayavadis imagine themselves to be the Supreme. They imagine that the Supreme has no personal form and that all His forms are imaginary like the will-o'-the-wisp or a flower in the sky Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs imagine themselves to be the Supreme. They imagine that the Supreme has no personal form and that all His forms…'
09:1809:18, 3 June 2012 diff hist +835 N Although the energies are simultaneously one with the Lord and different from Him, the Lord never loses His personal form due to the transformation of His different energies Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the energies are simultaneously one with the Lord and different from Him, the Lord never loses His personal form due to …'
09:0809:08, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,036 N Since the entire Vedic literature deals with the subject of Brahman, Krsna is therefore the ultimate goal of Vedic understanding. The impersonal brahma-jyotir rests on the personal form of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the entire Vedic literature deals with the subject of Brahman, Krsna is therefore the ultimate goal of Vedic understanding.…'
09:0409:04, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,141 N As expansions of Her personal form and transcendental disposition, they (the damsels of Vraja) are agents of different reciprocations of love in the pastimes of Lord Krsna, under the supreme direction of Srimati Radharani Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As expansions of Her personal form and transcendental disposition, they are agents of different reciprocations of love in the pas…'
08:5808:58, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,341 N The Supreme Lord expands His personal forms in two primary categories - prakasa forms and vilasa forms Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord expands His personal forms in two primary categories"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {…'
08:5508:55, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,938 N The transcendental personal forms of the Lord are a mystery, and the symptoms of these forms, which are absolutely different from anything made of mundane elements, are also mysterious Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental personal forms of the Lord are a mystery, and the symptoms of these forms, which are absolutely different from…'
08:5108:51, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,748 N The Lord has both impersonal and personal features. The impersonalists have no idea of the personal feature of the Lord, but Lord Brahma and the members of his disciplic succession want to see the Lord in His personal form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalists have no idea of the personal feature of the Lord, but Lord Brahma and the members of his disciplic succession …'
08:3708:37, 3 June 2012 diff hist +7,681 N By hearing the holy name of the Lord, one comes to the platform of understanding the personal form of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by hearing the holy name of the Lord, one comes to the platform of understanding the personal form of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{co…'
08:2608:26, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,204 N Great sages who are always in meditation can see the personal form of the Lord within their hearts Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"great sages who are always in meditation can see the personal form of the Lord within their hearts"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Madhu…'
08:1808:18, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,429 N Mayavadi philosophers think the universal form of the Lord to be real and His personal form illusory Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mayavadi philosophers think the universal form of the Lord to be real and His personal form illusory"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Mad…'
08:1608:16, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,186 N The Mayavadi philosopher thinks that the Absolute Truth, being spread throughout the cosmic manifestation, has no personal form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mayavadi philosopher thinks that the Absolute Truth, being spread throughout the cosmic manifestation, has no personal form"}…'
08:1108:11, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,115 N In order to convince the yogi that the Absolute Truth, or Supreme Personality of Godhead, is never impersonal at any time, the following verses prescribe observing the Lord in His personal form, limb after limb Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to convince the yogi that the Absolute Truth, or Supreme Personality of Godhead, is never impersonal at any time, the fo…'
08:0608:06, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,449 N One cannot concentrate his mind on anything void or impersonal; the mind should be fixed on the personal form of the Lord, whose attitude is cheerful Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot concentrate his mind on anything void or impersonal; the mind should be fixed on the personal form of the Lord, whose …'
08:0108:01, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,168 N The perfect devotee may see many movable and immovable objects, but in everything he sees that the energy of Krsna is acting. As soon as he remembers the energy of Krsna, he immediately remembers Krsna in His personal form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the perfect devotee may see many movable and immovable objects, but in everything he sees that the energy of Krsna is acting. As …'
07:5707:57, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,700 N To understand Krsna means to understand Krsna in His personal form with His internal energy, His external energy, His expansions and His incarnations Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to understand Krsna means to understand Krsna in His personal form with His internal energy, His external energy, His expansions …'
07:5407:54, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,960 N They (so-called devotees) say that since the Absolute Truth is impersonal, one can imagine a personal form of the impersonal Absolute Truth for the time being, but as soon as one becomes liberated the worship stops Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they say that since the Absolute Truth is impersonal, one can imagine a personal form of the impersonal Absolute Truth for the ti…'

3 June 2012

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