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08:4508:45, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,364 N While He (krsna) is present in Goloka enjoying transcendental pleasure in the company of His eternal associates - the gopis, the cowherd boys - all over the creation His potencies are acting under His direction, without disturbing His eternal pastimes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While He is present in Goloka Vṛndāvana enjoying transcendental pleasure in the company of His eternal associates—the gop..."
08:3708:37, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,039 N Then again the Lord says, sarva-loka-mahesvaram, "I am the proprietor of all planets." So that is the position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then again the Lord says, sarva-loka-maheśvaram: “I am the proprietor of all planets.” So that is the position of the Sup..."
08:3208:32, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,071 N Everything about the Lord's activities and personal features is revealed to the devotee only through his loving service attitude Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything about the Lord’s activities and personal features is revealed to the devotee only through his loving service atti..."
08:2608:26, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,258 N The gross materialist, without seeing the hand of God in such artistic manifestations as the actual flowers blooming in nature, concludes that the Absolute Truth is impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gross materialist, without seeing the hand of God in such artistic manifestations as the actual flowers blooming in nature..."
08:2208:22, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,099 N The artist's work is clearly exhibited in a painting of different blooming flowers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The artist’s work is clearly exhibited in a painting of different blooming flowers"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{co..."
08:1808:18, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,411 N For example, one can observe the personal artistic work in a painting of a flower, and one can understand that the color adjustment, the shape and so on have demanded the minute attention of an artist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, one can observe the personal artistic work in a painting of a flower, and one can understand that the color adjus..."
08:1508:15, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,392 N The fact is that ultimately the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Person. But because He acts through His different potencies, which are impossible for the gross materialists to see, the materialists accept Him as impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is that ultimately the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Person. But because He acts through His different potencies, whi..."
08:1008:10, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,322 N On the contrary, others are dependent on Him for the activities of their different sense organs. Unless the living entity is inspired and directed by the Supersoul, he cannot act Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the contrary, others are dependent on Him for the activities of their different sense organs. Unless the living entity is i..."
08:0408:04, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,537 N Unless the Supersoul is present, it is not possible for the hands and legs to be active. The S P of Godhead is so great, independent and perfect that even without having any eyes, legs and ears, He is not dependent on others for His activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless the Supersoul is present, it is not possible for the hands and legs to be active. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is..."
07:5907:59, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,481 N As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, His (The Lord's) hands and legs are everywhere, for He is all-pervasive. The hands, legs, ears & eyes of all living entities are acting and moving by the direction of the Supersoul sitting within the living entity's heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, His hands and legs are everywhere, for He is all-pervasive. The hands, legs, ears and eyes o..."
07:5307:53, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,370 N Thus the Vedic statements describe that the Absolute has no legs, no hands, no eyes, no ears and no mind, and yet He can act through His potencies and fulfill the needs of all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus the Vedic statements describe that the Absolute has no legs, no hands, no eyes, no ears and no mind, and yet He can act t..."
07:4907:49, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,571 N In another part of the Vedas it is said, "You have nothing to do. You are so perfect in Your knowledge & potency that everything becomes manifest simply by Your will. There is no one equal to or greater than You, & everyone acts as Your eternal servant" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, in another part of the Vedas it is said, “You have nothing to do. You are so perfect in Your knowledge and potenc..."
07:4407:44, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,300 N The personified Vedas said, "Although You have no mind, You know everyone and everyone's activities, past, present & future, and yet no one knows who You are. You know everyone, but no one knows You; therefore, You are the oldest & supreme personality" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although You have no mind, You know everyone and everyone’s activities, past, present and future, and yet no one knows who Y..."
07:3807:38, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,214 N The personified Vedas continued, "Although You have no eyes, You can see whatever happens in the past, present and future. Although You have no ears, You can hear everything that is said" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although You have no eyes, You can see whatever happens in the past, present and future. Although You have no ears, You can he..."
07:3407:34, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,426 N The personified Vedas continued their prayers, "Dear Lord, Your impersonal feature is explained in the Vedas. You have no hands, but You can accept all sacrifices offered to You. You have no legs, but You can walk more swiftly than anyone else" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personified Vedas continued their prayers: “Dear Lord, Your impersonal feature is explained in the Vedas. You have no ha..."
07:0007:00, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,070 N An intelligent person gives up all stereotyped ideas and joins the Krsna consciousness movement for factual liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An intelligent person, therefore, gives up all stereotyped ideas and joins the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement for factual..."
06:5406:54, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,236 N Sridhara Swami said in his verse "It is a fact that unless one is Krsna conscious, unless one is engaged in devotional service, and unless one has the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he cannot cross over this material ocean" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is a fact that unless one is Kṛṣṇa conscious, unless one is engaged in devotional service, and unless one has the mer..."
06:5006:50, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,169 N Sridhara Swami said in his verse, "Let the mystic yogis engage in their meditational service, and let the different sects engage in unnecessary arguing as to which is the best" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let the mystic yogīs engage in their meditational service, and let the different sects engage in unnecessary arguing as to wh..."
06:4506:45, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,317 N Sridhara Swami said in his verse, "Let others travel to many holy places of pilgrimage for salvation, or let them engage in deep study of philosophy and Vedic literature" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let others travel to many holy places of pilgrimage for salvation, or let them engage in deep study of philosophy and Vedic li..."
06:4106:41, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,385 N Srila Sridhara Svami has composed a nice verse in this regard - Let others engage in severe austerities, let others fall to the land from the tops of hills and give up their lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī has composed a nice verse in this regard: “Let others engage in severe austerities, let others fa..."
06:3506:35, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,442 N In other words, if one is not in Krsna consciousness, he is not eligible for liberation from the contamination of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, if one is not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is not eligible for liberation from the contamination of materi..."
06:3006:30, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,441 N The purpose of all religion is to understand God and develop one's dormant love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of all religion is to understand God and develop one’s dormant love of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanI..."
06:2706:27, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,567 N A person who cannot overcome the jurisdiction of stereotyped religious principles is compared to an animal chained up by his master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who cannot overcome the jurisdiction of stereotyped religious principles is compared to an animal chained up by his m..."
06:2406:24, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,998 N The Krsna consciousness movement issues a supreme call to all kinds of religionists, asking them with great authority to join this movement, by which one can learn how to love God and thus surpass all formulas and formalities of scriptural injunction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement therefore issues a supreme call to all kinds of religionists, asking them with great au..."
06:1906:19, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,501 N Actual Brahman realization means Krsna consciousness and engagement in devotional service. The devotees are therefore real brahmacaris because their activities are always in Krsna consciousness, devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actual Brahman realization means Kṛṣṇa consciousness and engagement in devotional service. The devotees are therefore re..."
06:1506:15, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,525 N This transcendental position beyond the Vedic ritualistic performances is devotional service. In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord clearly says that persons who are engaged in His devotional service without adulteration are situated in Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This transcendental position beyond the Vedic ritualistic performances is devotional service. In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord..."
06:0606:06, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,130 N The Lord says in the Bhagavad-gita, nistrai-gunyo bhavarjuna - My dear Arjuna, just try to become transcendental to the Vedic rituals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says in the Bhagavad-gītā, nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna: “My dear Arjuna, just try to become transcendental to the..."
06:0206:02, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,252 N As Lord Krsna advised Arjuna, one has to go beyond the jurisdiction of the duties prescribed in the Vedas and take to Krsna consciousness, devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Lord Kṛṣṇa advised Arjuna, one has to go beyond the jurisdiction of the duties prescribed in the Vedas and take to K..."
05:5705:57, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,310 N They (contaminated persons) cannot understand that the Vedas deal with activities of the material modes of nature - goodness, passion and ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They cannot understand that the Vedas deal with activities of the material modes of nature—goodness, passion and ignorance"}..."
05:5305:53, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,374 N Such nondevotees are compared to chained animals, for they are not able to go beyond the jurisdiction of the formalities of a certain type of faith. In the Bhagavad-gita they are condemned as veda-vada-rata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such nondevotees are compared to chained animals, for they are not able to go beyond the jurisdiction of the formalities of a..."
05:4605:46, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,265 N Such contaminated persons, although apparently advanced in self-realization, cannot even liberate themselves, what to speak of those who follow them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such contaminated persons, although apparently advanced in self-realization, cannot even liberate themselves, what to speak of..."
05:4205:42, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,305 N On the other hand, those who are not devotees but are engaged in uncertain processes of self-realization, such as jnana, yoga and karma, are understood to be still contaminated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the other hand, those who are not devotees but are engaged in uncertain processes of self-realization, such as jñāna, yog..."
05:3805:38, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,653 N Anyone who follows in the footsteps of recognized devotees, such as Brahma, Siva, the Kumaras, Manu, Kapila, King Prahlada, King Janaka, Sukadeva Gosvami, Yamaraja & their followers in disciplic succession, very easily finds the door of liberation open Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who follows in the footsteps of recognized devotees, such as Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, the Kumāras, Manu, Kapila, King..."
05:3305:33, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,289 N The instructions of a pure devotee to his disciple are also very simple. No one feels any difficulty in following in the footsteps of a pure devotee of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The instructions of a pure devotee to his disciple are also very simple. No one feels any difficulty in following in the foots..."
05:2505:25, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,152 N Not only does a pure devotee purify his own personal existence, but whoever becomes his disciple also becomes purified and is ultimately able to enter the kingdom of God without difficulty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not only does a pure devotee purify his own personal existence, but whoever becomes his disciple also becomes purified and is..."
05:2105:21, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,013 N Even though a devotee slips in one birth, the continuation of his Krsna consciousness elevates him further and further, until he goes back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though a devotee slips in one birth, the continuation of his Kṛṣṇa consciousness elevates him further and further,..."
05:1705:17, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,997 N The Bhagavad-gita affirms that a devotee is never vanquished. A devotee's path to the spiritual kingdom, back home, back to Godhead, is guaranteed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā affirms, therefore, that a devotee is never vanquished. A devotee’s path to the spiritual kingdom, back..."
05:1305:13, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,071 N A vivid example is Bharata Maharaja. Although in his next life he became a deer, in the life after that he became completely free from all material contamination and was elevated to the kingdom of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A vivid example is Bharata Mahārāja. Although in his next life he became a deer, in the life after that he became completely..."
05:0205:02, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,653 N The personified Vedas continued, "Such pure devotees, thoroughly engaged in Krsna consciousness, very easily overcome the cycle of birth and death, and they as much as jump over the head of death" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such pure devotees, thoroughly engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, very easily overcome the cycle of birth and death, and th..."
04:5804:58, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,560 N The personified Vedas continued, "Because a devotee understands the all-pervasive feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is the most practical philanthropist and altruist" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because a devotee understands the all-pervasive feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is the most practical philan..."
04:5304:53, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,342 N The personified Vedas continued, "By devotional service one satisfies not only the Personality of Godhead but also all others, because everyone is maintained and supported by Him" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By devotional service, therefore, one satisfies not only the Personality of Godhead but also all others, because everyone is m..."
04:4604:46, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,545 N The personified Vedas continued, "In other words, You are the root of the whole creation. Therefore those who engage in Your devotional service without deviation, who always worship You, actually pour water on the root of the universal tree" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, You are the root of the whole creation. Therefore those who engage in Your devotional service without deviatio..."
04:4004:40, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,487 N The personified Vedas continued, " Your Lordship is the supporter and maintainer of all living entities - demigods, human beings and animals. Everyone is supported by You, and You are also situated in everyone's heart" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Your Lordship is the supporter and maintainer of all living entities—demigods, human beings and animals. Everyone is support..."
04:3404:34, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,194 N The personified Vedas continued, "Dear Lord, everything rests on Your different potencies, and everyone is supported by You, as stated in the Vedas: eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dear Lord, everything rests on Your different potencies, and everyone is supported by You, as stated in the Vedas: eko bahūn..."
04:2904:29, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,272 N The personified Vedas continued, "Actually there is no chance of becoming purified from material contamination or of stopping the repeated cycle of birth and death unless one is a thoroughly pure devotee" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually there is no chance of becoming purified from material contamination or of stopping the repeated cycle of birth and de..."
04:0204:02, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,084 N The personified Vedas continued, "Dear Lord, less intelligent men take to other ways of self-realization" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personified Vedas continued: “Dear Lord, less intelligent men take to other ways of self-realization"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
03:5803:58, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,108 N This is actual realization of the Vedic aphorism sarvam khalv idam brahma, "Everything is Brahman" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is actual realization of the Vedic aphorism sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: “Everything is Brahman"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
03:3903:39, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,340 N The conception of the falsity of this material world is due to a lack of knowledge, but a person advanced in Krsna consciousness sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead in everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conception of the falsity of this material world is due to a lack of knowledge, but a person advanced in Kṛṣṇa consc..."
03:3603:36, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,475 N Sridhara Svami has composed a nice verse in this regard, "I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always manifested as reality even within this material world, which is considered by some to be false" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīdhara Svāmī has composed a nice verse in this regard: “I worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is always ma..."
03:3203:32, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,342 N Thus a devotee is always in the transcendental position, and everything he uses becomes spiritually purified by being used in the Lord's service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus a devotee is always in the transcendental position, and everything he uses becomes spiritually purified by being used in..."

22 April 2017

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