User contributions for Krsnadas

25 November 2012

• 22:0022:00, 25 November 2012 diff hist +5,682 N Neither any sinful nor any virtuous act can bring freedom from the bondage of work, as we have explained above. On the contrary, both sinful and virtuous acts will bind the worker up in the wheel of action and reaction Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neither any sinful nor any virtuous act can bring freedom from the bondage of work, as we have explained above. On the contrary, …'
• 21:5621:56, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,247 N Persons who are a little above such gross materialists believe firmly in life after death and thus try to rise a little above the plane of gross sensory enjoyment of this one life. They try to accumulate something for the next life by acts of virtue Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are a little above such gross materialists believe firmly in life after death and thus try to rise a little above the…'
• 19:0619:06, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,365 N These people are generally baffled because their various acts of sin and virtue are directed merely toward ameliorating the distress and enhancing the happiness of the temporary body and mind by behavior like eating, sleeping, mating and defending Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These people are generally baffled because their various acts of sin and virtue are directed merely toward ameliorating the distr…'
• 19:0419:04, 25 November 2012 diff hist +5,631 N The people in general are extremely busy in the affairs of the material body and mind. Those who are in the lowest stage of such mundane activities very rarely can understand the activities of the spiritual plane Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The people in general are extremely busy in the affairs of the material body and mind. Those who are in the lowest stage of such …'
• 19:0019:00, 25 November 2012 diff hist +5,926 N By the empiric process, one can possibly distinguish the metaphysical subjects from the physical objects; but unless such seekers of truth can reach the personal feature of the Absolute Truth, they gain only dry, impersonal knowledge Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the empiric process of philosophical research, one can possibly distinguish the metaphysical subjects from the physical object…'
• 18:5718:57, 25 November 2012 diff hist +10,268 N When the Absolute Truth is not credited with having any transcendental senses or sensory activities, certainly He is supposed impotent. An impotent Godhead, of course, cannot hear the prayers of His devotees, nor can He ameliorate the distress Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Absolute Truth is not credited with having any transcendental senses or sensory activities, certainly He is supposed imp…'
• 18:4618:46, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,312 N It is not possible to reach the unlimited by any novel, invented method, which is always limited Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is not possible to reach the unlimited by any novel, invented method, which is always limited"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnada…'
• 18:3918:39, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,569 N Mahatmas are everywhere, but the mahatma who knows the real relationship between Godhead and the manifested world is very rare Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mahatmas are everywhere, but the mahatma who knows the real relationship between Godhead and the manifested world is very rare"}}…'
• 18:3618:36, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,754 N It is pleasing to see that the veteran leader Mahatma Gandhi is trying his best to invent a method for bringing in a godly atmosphere all over the world. He is preaching restraint, toleration, moral principles, and so on Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is pleasing to see that the veteran leader Mahatma Gandhi is trying his best to invent a method for bringing in a godly atmosp…'
• 18:3318:33, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,777 N The real remedy for this disease (atheism) lies in partaking of the remnants of offerings made to Godhead; this is the ideal diet for the spiritual patient. And the medicines include hearing and chanting and remembering the glories of Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real remedy for this disease lies in partaking of the remnants of offerings made to Godhead; this is the ideal diet for the s…'
• 18:2618:26, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,603 N To gratify the senses of the diseased fellow is not the business of a real physician. A good, qualified physician cannot indulge the patient by merely satisfying him, but must prescribe the real medicine, whether it satisfy the senses or not Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To gratify the senses of the diseased fellow is not the business of a real physician. A good, qualified physician cannot indulge …'
• 18:2318:23, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,199 N The leaders must know first of all how they can do good for their followers, by understanding the real method of karma-yoga, or work with transcendental results. If the physician is himself a diseased fellow, how can he endeavor to heal others? Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The leaders must know first of all how they can do good for their followers, by understanding the real method of karma-yoga, or w…'
• 18:2118:21, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,403 N The people in general will follow what the leaders, without any transcendental knowledge, ask them to do. The leaders, therefore, must be aware of this fact for the benefit of all concerned Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The people in general will follow what the leaders, without any transcendental knowledge, ask them to do. The leaders, therefore,…'
• 18:1518:15, 25 November 2012 diff hist +11,555 N The leaders incite them toward false, illusory gain and thus engage them in various acts of sin. In temporarily benefiting themselves, such leaders sacrifice the real interest of their followers and destroy the followers Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The leaders incite them toward false, illusory gain and thus engage them in various acts of sin. In temporarily benefiting themse…'
• 18:0918:09, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,826 N Civic and other popular leaders should center their activities upon Visnu, and by this act of transcendental work, they will themselves be benefited and shall be able to do good for their respective followers Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"civic and other popular leaders should center their activities upon Visnu, and by this act of transcendental work, they will them…'
• 18:0618:06, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,730 N We can enjoy only what comes from Visnu as a token of His kindness. We must not enjoy anything that is not offered by Him. We should not make any extra effort to obtain anything which belongs to Him or others. That is the spirit of Vaisnavism Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we can enjoy only what comes from Him as a token of His kindness. We must not enjoy anything that is not offered by Him. We shoul…'
• 18:0318:03, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,762 N Visnu is the supreme enjoyer of everything that be, and thus none of us, however great we may be, can be the enjoyer of the universe and its paraphernalia Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the supreme enjoyer of everything that be, and thus none of us, however great we may be, can be the enjoyer of the universe…'
• 17:5717:57, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,352 N If the leaders do not recognize the existence of the all-powerful Visnu, who is simultaneously both the supreme transcendental personality and the impersonal spirit existing everywhere, then what will ordinary men understand about Him Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the leaders do not recognize the existence of the all-powerful Visnu, who is simultaneously both the supreme transcendental pe…'
• 17:5417:54, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,069 N If the leaders do not do everything for the satisfaction of the transcendental senses of Godhead, how can they expect to drag themselves or their followers from the mire of sins committed in the course of discharging prescribed duties? Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if they do not do everything for the satisfaction of the transcendental senses of Godhead, how can they expect to drag themselves…'
• 17:5117:51, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,987 N Alas, the time has already come when the leaders, whom ordinary men regard as beacons, are themselves mostly atheists at the bottom of their hearts and are against the principles laid down by Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"alas, the time has already come when the leaders, whom ordinary men regard as beacons, are themselves mostly atheists at the bott…'
• 17:4617:46, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,203 N Those who are leaders of their respective countries and communities should first be sure to satisfy Visnu, for their own benefit and for the benefit of those whom they profess to lead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore, those who are leaders of their respective countries and communities should first be sure to satisfy Visnu, for their o…'
• 17:3817:38, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,611 N According to the laws of man, a person may be hanged when he commits homicide, but he is not hanged when he kills lower animals. But according to the laws of God, one commits the same sin by killing a lower animal as he does by killing a man Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the laws of man, a person may be hanged when he commits homicide, but he is not hanged when he kills lower animals. …'
• 17:2817:28, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,744 N Even in simply drinking water we kill many tiny aquatic creatures. We kill many such living entities merely by cleaning our homes or when eating & sleeping. In sum, we cannot avoid all the sins we incur, even unconsciously, in the ordinary course of life Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even in simply drinking water, we kill many tiny aquatic creatures. We kill many such living entities merely by cleaning our home…'
• 17:2417:24, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,333 N Even if we take all precautions to protect ourselves against committing any sins - for the Vaisnavas, the devotees of Visnu, naturally do take all such precautions - still, unconsciously we kill many ants and other insects Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for the Vaisnavas, the devotees of Visnu, naturally do take all such precautions"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|A…'
• 17:1417:14, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,626 N Intentionally or unintentionally, one has to commit such sins - and incur the sinful reactions - without any doubt Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Intentionally or unintentionally, one has to commit such sins"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|25Nov1…'
• 15:5715:57, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,998 N We find it necessary and unavoidable in business dealings to speak lies - not to mention the volumes of lies that are spoken by members of the legal profession Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we find it necessary and unavoidable in business dealings to speak lies—not to mention the volumes of lies that are spoken by m…'
• 15:5315:53, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,944 N By doing everything for the satisfaction of Visnu and taking the remnants of the offerings made to Visnu, we can get rid of the vices and sinful reactions that accumulate in the course of our performing our prescribed duties Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By doing everything for the satisfaction of Visnu and taking the remnants of the offerings made to Visnu, we can get rid of the v…'
• 15:3715:37, 25 November 2012 diff hist +9,246 N If we do not perform our duties in this manner, for the satisfaction of Visnu, then certainly all and any work done by us will produce nothing but poisonous material results, and ultimately there will be disaster in the world Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we do not perform our duties in this manner, for the satisfaction of Visnu, then certainly all and any work done by us will pr…'
• 15:3315:33, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,862 N The learned sages say that to approach the lotus feet of Visnu is to get liberation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The learned sages say that to approach the lotus feet of Visnu is to get liberation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complet…'
• 15:3015:30, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,145 N What was possible in days gone by and is still being done here and there even today can again be made possible in all spheres of life, by a little adjustment suitable to time, place, and people. In this way, everyone can get free Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What was possible in days gone by and is still being done here and there even today can again be made possible in all spheres of …'
• 15:2615:26, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,048 N In Vedic times spiritually cultured people used to do everything for the sake of Visnu. They used to earn wealth according to their capacity for the service of Visnu Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These spiritually cultured people used to do everything for the sake of Visnu. They used to earn wealth according to their capaci…'
• 15:1915:19, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,460 N Everything must be performed for the satisfaction of Visnu, or Yajna. In the Rg Veda the same truth is described: Visnu is the Supreme Deity, and thus all the subordinate gods, the suris, look to Visnu and His lotus feet Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everything must be performed for the satisfaction of Visnu, or Yajna. In the Rg Veda the same truth is described: Visnu is the Su…'
• 15:1615:16, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,920 N Tossed as we are by the waves of action and reaction, we cannot ascertain the volume of our distresses in undertaking such an ominous journey Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"tossed as we are by the waves of action and reaction, we cannot ascertain the volume of our distresses in undertaking such an omi…'
• 15:1415:14, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,051 N In the capacity of a false enjoyer, without any obedience to the supremely powerful Lord, the living soul searches for permanent happiness life after life, but he does not know where the real happiness is Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the capacity of a false enjoyer, without any obedience to the supremely powerful Lord, the living soul searches for permanent …'
• 15:1115:11, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,005 N The brahmana householders, particularly, used to worship Visnu without fail, and even now the descendants of those brahmanas continue to worship Visnu daily as their family Deity Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmana householders, particularly, used to worship Visnu without fail, and even now the descendants of those brahmanas cont…'
• 15:0915:09, 25 November 2012 diff hist +5,685 N In all the four spiritual orders - the student, the householder, the retired, and the renounced - and especially the householder order, Visnu was being worshiped Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"and especially the householder order, Visnu was being worshiped"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|25No…'
• 12:2512:25, 25 November 2012 diff hist +5,794 N It is very difficult to ascertain which exigency is the cause of the other, but we can describe this process of reciprocity as the wheel of work. And to travel all over the universe is to circumambulate the wheel of work Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very difficult to ascertain which exigency is the cause of the other, but we can describe this process of reciprocity as th…'
• 12:2012:20, 25 November 2012 diff hist +12,013 N We have to earn some wealth just in order to push on with our material existence. In exchange for that wealth, we have to secure the necessities of life, and primarily, we have to cook something for our hungry stomach Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to earn some wealth just in order to push on with our material existence. In exchange for that wealth, we have to secure …'
• 12:1812:18, 25 November 2012 diff hist +11,990 N Unless one takes his lessons from Krsna or His bona fide representative, one must inevitably misunderstand the import of karma-yoga, as do the ordinary mundaners who often advertise themselves as karma-yoga experts Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one takes his lessons from such sources, one must inevitably misunderstand the import of karma-yoga, as do the ordinary mu…'
• 12:1112:11, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,615 N Karma-yoga, or work with transcendental results, is the seed of pure devotional activities. This science is taught by Sri Krsna Himself or by His bona fide, confidential servants Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Karma-yoga, or work with transcendental results, is the seed of pure devotional activities. This science is taught by Sri Krsna H…'
• 12:0612:06, 25 November 2012 diff hist +6,865 N One must not enjoy the fruits of his work himself, but must dedicate the same for the transcendental loving service of the Personality of Godhead. This is the first step on the ladder of devotional activities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must not enjoy the fruits of his work himself, but must dedicate the same for the transcendental loving service of the Person…'
• 12:0312:03, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,728 N By work with transcendental results, or karma-yoga, not only does one become immune from the bondage of work, but also one develops his transcendental devotion toward the Absolute Personality of Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such work with transcendental results, or karma-yoga, not only does one become immune from the bondage of work, but also one d…'
• 11:5711:57, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,380 N We have very little chance of escaping this bondage of action and reaction - work and its fruitive results. Even after abdicating all work and accepting the life of a sannyasi, or renunciant, one still has to work, if only for his hungry stomach Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"work and its fruitive results. Even after abdicating all work and accepting the life of a sannyasi, or renunciant, one still has …'
• 11:5211:52, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,372 N Sankaracarya, the great monist philosopher and religious reformer, said that simply for the matter of the stomach, one may not adopt the dress of a renunciant. Therefore, there is no way out - no way to avoid doing work, if only for the belly's sake Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sankaracarya, the great monist philosopher and religious reformer, said that simply for the matter of the stomach, one may not ad…'
• 11:4511:45, 25 November 2012 diff hist +8,589 N We have a big tree of these actions and reactions with their respective fruits. And as the enjoyers of these fruits, we become bound up in the network of such work and its fruit. Birth after birth, the spirit soul becomes bound up in the process Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we have a big tree of these actions and reactions with their respective fruits. And as the enjoyers of these fruits, we become bo…'
• 11:4211:42, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,285 N All the various actions that we perform in this world beget various specific results. When we begin to enjoy the fruits of such performances, these further actions also produce, in their turn, further specific results as a matter of course Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the various actions that we perform in this world beget various specific results. When we begin to enjoy the fruits of such p…'
• 11:3811:38, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,250 N When devotional activities transcend the limits of all work or mental knowledge, this state of affairs is called pure transcendental devotion, or bhakti-yoga Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when such devotional activities transcend the limits of all such work or mental knowledge, this state of affairs is called pure t…'
• 11:3311:33, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,128 N Coordinating devotional activities with our daily activities is technically known as karma-yoga. The same devotional activities when mixed with the culture of knowledge are technically called jnana-yoga Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Coordinating such devotional activities with our daily activities is technically known as karma-yoga. The same devotional activit…'
• 11:3111:31, 25 November 2012 diff hist +5,906 N Pure devotional activities are of one variety only. And how these devotional activities can be coordinated with our daily, active life has been explained in Bhagavad-gita Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure devotional activities are of one variety only. And how these devotional activities can be coordinated with our daily, active…'
• 09:4009:40, 25 November 2012 diff hist +7,986 N Nonbelievers put forward their own theories of the creation, which usually result in statements such as, "It's hard to understand," "Our imagination cannot conceive it, but it's quite possible," "It's incomprehensible," and so forth Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nonbelievers put forward their own theories of the creation, which usually result in statements such as"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|…'