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04:3004:30, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,953 N Sometimes he would take his bath in the River Godavari. After taking his bath he would sit in a secluded place on the bank of the river, and, by practicing the yoga exercises of pranayama, the usual breathing exercise, he would concentrate his mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes he would take his bath in the River Godāvarī. After taking his bath he would sit in a secluded place on the bank o..."
04:2504:25, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,006 N Because the brahmana was not very well-to-do financially, he decided that he would simply meditate on grand, royal devotional activities, and he began this business thusly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the brāhmaṇa was not very well-to-do financially, he decided that he would simply meditate on grand, royal devotion..."
04:2104:21, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,014 N In other words, if a person is unable to actually perform Vaisnava activities physically, he can meditate upon the Vaisnava activities and thereby acquire all of the same results Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, if a person is unable to actually perform Vaiṣṇava activities physically, he can meditate upon the Vaiṣ..."
04:1804:18, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,854 N At one such meeting, while he (the brahmana) was very faithfully hearing about Vaisnava activities, he was informed that these activities can be performed even by meditation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At one such meeting, while he was very faithfully hearing about Vaiṣṇava activities, he was informed that these activities..."
04:1404:14, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,183 N So he (the brahmana) was not at all sorry for his poor material position, and he used to live very peacefully. He was very openhearted, and sometimes he went to hear some lectures delivered by great realized souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So he was not at all sorry for his poor material position, and he used to live very peacefully. He was very openhearted, and s..."
04:1004:10, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,839 N Thinking that because of his past misdeeds, and by the desire of Krsna, he did not get sufficient money and opulence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thinking that because of his past misdeeds, and by the desire of Kṛṣṇa, he did not get sufficient money and opulence"}}..."
04:0704:07, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,208 N In this connection, there is a story in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana that in the city of Pratisthanapura in South India there was once a brahmana who was not very well-to-do, but who was nevertheless satisfied in himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this connection, there is a story in the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa that in the city of Pratiṣṭhānapura in South India..."
04:0004:00, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,534 N In the Padma Purana there is a statement about remembering the activities of the Lord, "A person who is always engaged in meditation on the sweet pastimes and wonderful activities of the Lord surely becomes freed from all material contamination" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who is always engaged in meditation on the sweet pastimes and wonderful activities of the Lord surely becomes freed f..."
03:5603:56, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,526 N In other words, no one can enter into the kingdom of God without being freed from all sinful reactions. Sinful reactions can be avoided simply by remembering the form, qualities, pastimes, etc., of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, no one can enter into the kingdom of God without being freed from all sinful reactions. Sinful reactions can b..."
03:5203:52, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,619 N It is said, "Persons who are constantly engaged in K C, and who remember the transcendental qualities of the Lord, become free from all reactions to sinful activities, and after being so cleansed they become fit to enter into the kingdom of God" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who are constantly engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and who remember the transcendental qualities of the Lord, be..."
03:4703:47, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,126 N In the Visnu-dharma there is a statement about meditation on the transcendental quality of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Viṣṇu-dharma there is a statement about meditation on the transcendental quality of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
03:4403:44, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,719 N Nrsimha Purana said, "By such meditation even one who is grossly miscreant can be delivered from the sinful reactions of his life" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such meditation even one who is grossly miscreant can be delivered from the sinful reactions of his life"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
03:4103:41, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,839 N It is said there, "Meditation focusing on the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead has been accepted as transcendental and beyond the experience of material pain and pleasure" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Meditation focusing on the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead has been accepted as transcendental and beyond the..."
03:2103:21, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,564 N In the Nrsimha Purana there is a statement about meditation on the form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa there is a statement about meditation on the form of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}..."
03:1903:19, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,603 N Meditation does not mean anything impersonal or void. According to Vedic literature, meditation is always on the form of Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Meditation does not mean anything impersonal or void. According to Vedic literature, meditation is always on the form of Viṣ..."
03:1603:16, 5 May 2017 diff hist +3,618 N Meditation means to engage the mind in thinking of the form of the Lord, of the qualities of the Lord, of the activities of the Lord and of the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Meditation means to engage the mind in thinking of the form of the Lord, of the qualities of the Lord, of the activities of th..."
03:1303:13, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,461 N Padma Purana said, "Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Krsna, because if someone remembers Him, either at the time of death or during his span of life, he becomes freed from all sinful reactions" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, because if someone remembers Him, either at the time..."
03:1003:10, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,305 N There is a nice statement in the Visnu Purana, where it is said, "let me always remember the Lord, who is unborn and eternal" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let me always remember the Lord, who is unborn and eternal"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2017-..."
03:0403:04, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,363 N About this remembrance there is a nice statement in the Visnu Purana, where it is said, "Simply by remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead all living entities become eligible for all kinds of auspiciousness" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead all living entities become eligible for all kinds of auspiciousness"}..."
02:5902:59, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,366 N Some way or other, if someone establishes in his mind his continuous relationship with Krsna, this relationship is called remembrance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some way or other, if someone establishes in his mind his continuous relationship with Kṛṣṇa, this relationship is calle..."
02:5402:54, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,915 N By such activities, he earns his claim to enter into the kingdom of God. The exact word used in this verse is dayabhak. Dayabhak refers to a son's becoming the lawful inheritor of the property of the father Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such activities, he earns his claim to enter into the kingdom of God. The exact word used in this verse is dāyabhāk. Dāy..."
02:3802:38, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,575 N Any person who is constantly awaiting Your causeless mercy to be bestowed upon him, & who goes on suffering the resultant actions of his past misdeeds, offering You respectful obeisances from the core of his heart, is surely eligible to become liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any person who is constantly awaiting Your causeless mercy to be bestowed upon him, and who goes on suffering the resultant ac..."
02:3302:33, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,618 N A person who desires unalloyed devotional service to Lord Krsna, who is praised by transcendental sound vibrations, should always hear about His glorification & transcendental qualities. This will surely kill all kinds of inauspiciousness in the heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who desires unalloyed devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is praised by transcendental sound vibrations, shou..."
02:2002:20, 5 May 2017 diff hist +6,083 N Arjuna gave aural reception to such vibrations, and thus he became freed from all the illusions of material problems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna gave aural reception to such vibrations, and thus he became freed from all the illusions of material problems"}} {{note..."
02:1502:15, 5 May 2017 diff hist +6,385 N In the material world everyone is engaged in the illusory activities of inferior energy, but when one is given the opportunity to relish the activities of the superior energy performed by Krsna, then he forgets all his lesser pleasures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world everyone is engaged in the illusory activities of inferior energy, but when one is given the opportunity..."
02:1202:12, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,830 N Unless one finds a superior engagement he will not be able to give up his inferior engagement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one finds a superior engagement he will not be able to give up his inferior engagement"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Hanuman..."
02:0902:09, 5 May 2017 diff hist +6,084 N As is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, "A materialistic person can give up his material hankerings only by becoming situated in Krsna consciousness" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A materialistic person can give up his material hankerings only by becoming situated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}} {{notes|}..."
02:0702:07, 5 May 2017 diff hist +6,243 N If we hear from those who are actually self realized, then the nectarean rivers, like those which are flowing on the moon planet, will flow into our ears. This is the metaphor used in the above verse Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we hear from those who are actually self realized, then the nectarean rivers, like those which are flowing on the moon plan..."
02:0302:03, 5 May 2017 diff hist +6,100 N It is the recommendation of Caitanya Mahaprabhu that one should simply hear from authorities who are actually devotees of the Lord. Hearing from professional men will not help Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the recommendation of Caitanya Mahāprabhu that one should simply hear from authorities who are actually devotees of the..."
00:4400:44, 5 May 2017 diff hist +6,144 N If one gives aural reception to the sound vibrated by great devotees and acaryas, that alone will give him relief from all material contamination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one gives aural reception to the sound vibrated by great devotees and ācāryas, that alone will give him relief from all m..."
00:4100:41, 5 May 2017 diff hist +6,064 N In this age it is very difficult to follow thoroughly the regulative principles and studies of the Vedas which were formerly recommended Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age it is very difficult to follow thoroughly the regulative principles and studies of the Vedas which were formerly r..."
00:3800:38, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,845 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu also recommended this process of hearing as a means of self realization in the present age of Kali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also recommended this process of hearing as a means of self realization in the present age of Kali"..."
00:3500:35, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,239 N If someone eagerly continues to hear such transcendental sounds, then certainly he will become freed from all material hunger, thirst, fear and lamentation, as well as all illusions of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone eagerly continues to hear such transcendental sounds, then certainly he will become freed from all material hunger,..."
00:3100:31, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,318 N My dear King, one should stay at a place where the great acaryas (holy teachers) speak about the transcendental activities of the Lord, & one should give aural reception to the nectarean river flowing from the moonlike faces of such great personalities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, one should stay at a place where the great ācāryas (holy teachers) speak about the transcendental activities o..."
00:2400:24, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,944 N One can be brought back into Krsna consciousness from the deadly unconscious state of material life by hearing of the maha-mantra: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can be brought back into Kṛṣṇa consciousness from the deadly unconscious state of material life by hearing of the ma..."
00:1800:18, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,274 N So materialistic life means that one is bitten by the snake of maya, illusion, and thus, without any Krsna consciousness, he is almost dead. Now the so-called dead man bitten by a snake can be brought back again to life by the chanting of some mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So materialistic life means that one is bitten by the snake of māyā, illusion, and thus, without any Kṛṣṇa consciousne..."
00:1400:14, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,709 N Anyone who is in the material world is also sleeping, as he is ignorant of his actual self or his actual duty and his relationship with God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who is in the material world is also sleeping, as he is ignorant of his actual self or his actual duty and his relation..."
00:1000:10, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,748 N When a man is snake-bitten he does not die immediately, but first becomes unconscious and remains in a comatose condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a man is snake-bitten he does not die immediately, but first becomes unconscious and remains in a comatose condition"}} {..."
00:0800:08, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,857 N In the Garuda Purana the stress on hearing is expressed very nicely. It is said there, "This is because both such unconscious states can be ended by the sound of a mantra" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is because both such unconscious states can be ended by the sound of a mantra"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{comp..."
00:0400:04, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,895 N In the Garuda Purana the stress on hearing is expressed very nicely. It is said there, "The state of conditioned life in the material world is just like a man lying unconscious, having been bitten by a snake" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The state of conditioned life in the material world is just like a man lying unconscious, having been bitten by a snake"}} {{n..."
00:0000:00, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,020 N Lord Caitanya has affirmed that this hearing is very important. It cleanses the heart of the contaminated soul so that he becomes quickly qualified to enter into devotional service and to understand Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya has affirmed that this hearing is very important. It cleanses the heart of the contaminated soul so that he beco..."

23:5623:56, 4 May 2017 diff hist +4,986 N This hearing is very important for progressing in Krsna consciousness. When one links his ears to give aural reception to the transcendental vibrations he can quickly become purified and cleansed in the heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This hearing is very important for progressing in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. When one links his ears to give aural reception t..."
23:5223:52, 4 May 2017 diff hist +4,982 N The beginning of Krsna consciousness and devotional service is hearing, in Sanskrit called sravanam. All people should be given the chance to come and join devotional parties so that they may hear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The beginning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and devotional service is hearing, in Sanskrit called śravaṇam. All people shoul..."
23:4123:41, 4 May 2017 diff hist +5,550 N Kriya-yoga is a system of practice much like practical devotional service, but it is especially meant for the mystic yogis. In other words, by this gradual process, the mystic yogis are eventually elevated to the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kriyā-yoga is a system of practice much like practical devotional service, but it is especially meant for the mystic yogīs...."
23:3723:37, 4 May 2017 diff hist +5,423 N In the Garuda Purana it is stated, "Any person who in gladness sees the worship of the Deity in the temple will obtain the results of kriya-yoga which are described in the Pancaratra scripture" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any person who in gladness sees the worship of the Deity in the temple will obtain the results of kriyā-yoga which are descri..."
23:3423:34, 4 May 2017 diff hist +5,362 N In the Bhavisya Purana it is said, "In such a ceremony, if even a candala (dog-eater), simply out of curiosity, sees the Lord on the cart, he becomes counted as one of the associates of Visnu" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In such a ceremony, if even a caṇḍāla (dog-eater), simply out of curiosity, sees the Lord on the cart, he becomes counted..."
23:3123:31, 4 May 2017 diff hist +5,262 N In all festivals the Lord is seated on the car, and the car moves through different streets of the city so that people may take advantage of visiting the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all festivals the Lord is seated on the car, and the car moves through different streets of the city so that people may tak..."
23:2823:28, 4 May 2017 diff hist +5,268 N The ceremony of Jhulan-yatra with the Lord sitting on a swing, Dola-yatra (the Lord's activities in the month of March), and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ceremony of Jhulan-yātrā with the Lord sitting on a swing, Dola-yātrā (the Lord's activities in the month of March), a..."
23:2523:25, 4 May 2017 diff hist +5,462 N As we have already explained, there are different ceremonies to be observed, such as the birthday of Krsna, the birthday of Lord Ramacandra, the birthday of some prominent Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we have already explained, there are different ceremonies to be observed, such as the birthday of Kṛṣṇa, the birthday..."
23:2023:20, 4 May 2017 diff hist +5,568 N If someone sees the face of the Lord while aratrika is going on, he can be relieved of all sinful reactions coming from many, many thousands and millions of years past. He is even excused from the killing of a brahmana or similar prohibited activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone sees the face of the Lord while ārātrika is going on, he can be relieved of all sinful reactions coming from many..."

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