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00:0500:05, 6 May 2017 diff hist +6,009 N The impersonalists who try to avoid everything material may undergo severe austerities, but they miss the opportunity of being engaged in the service of the Lord. Thus their renunciation is not sufficient for perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalists who try to avoid everything material may undergo severe austerities, but they miss the opportunity of being..."
00:0000:00, 6 May 2017 diff hist +5,829 N This vow of rejecting anything which is not offered to Krsna is actually renunciation. And by such renunciation one is able to satisfy the demands of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This vow of rejecting anything which is not offered to Kṛṣṇa is actually renunciation. And by such renunciation one is a..."

23:5723:57, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,723 N Let the palatable dishes be prepared, but unless they are offered to Krsna one should not accept them for eating Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let the palatable dishes be prepared, but unless they are offered to Kṛṣṇa one should not accept them for eating"}} {{no..."
23:5423:54, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,967 N For example, eating is necessary, & one wants some palatable dishes to satisfy his sense of taste. So in that case, for the satisfaction of Krsna rather than for the satisfaction of the tongue, some palatable dishes may be prepared and offered to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, eating is necessary, and one wants some palatable dishes to satisfy his sense of taste. So in that case, for the..."
23:4923:49, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,779 N Srila Rupa Gosvami, then, recommends that one should not be attached to material sense enjoyment, but accept everything enjoyable which is in relationship to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, then, recommends that one should not be attached to material sense enjoyment, but accept everything e..."
23:4623:46, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,361 N Actually a person who is developing Krsna consciousness and still has some attachment to material enjoyment will soon be freed from such a tendency by regularly discharging devotional service under the instruction of a bona fide spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually a person who is developing Kṛṣṇa consciousness and still has some attachment to material enjoyment will soon be..."
23:4323:43, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,188 N Krsna says, "If ever a devotee should desire some material profit - to be promoted to the heavenly planets - or some spiritual profit - to go to the Vaikunthas - by My causeless mercy their desires are very easily fulfilled" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If ever a devotee should desire some material profit—to be promoted to the heavenly planets—or some spiritual profit—to..."
23:3923:39, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,138 N Krsna says, "Those who are simply attached to Me by loving service. These devotees have everything at their disposal, but they desire nothing outside of My devotional service" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are simply attached to Me by loving service. These devotees have everything at their disposal, but they desire nothi..."
23:3523:35, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,330 N My dear friend, the profits derived from fruitive activities, austerities, the culture of philosophical knowledge, renouncement, the practice of mystic yoga, charity and all similar auspicious activities are automatically achieved by My devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear friend, the profits derived from fruitive activities, austerities, the culture of philosophical knowledge, renouncemen..."
23:2923:29, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,242 N That is the test of advancement in devotional service. A devotee cannot be in darkness because the Lord shows him special favor and enlightens him from within Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the test of advancement in devotional service. A devotee cannot be in darkness because the Lord shows him special favo..."
23:2623:26, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,318 N Krsna says, "When a person becomes My devotee he automatically attains the fruits of the renunciation of material enjoyment, and he gets sufficient knowledge to understand the absolute truth" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person becomes My devotee he automatically attains the fruits of the renunciation of material enjoyment, and he gets su..."
23:2323:23, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,435 N Krsna says, "My dear Uddhava, for persons who are seriously engaged in My service, the cultivation of philosophical speculation and artificial renunciation are not very favorable" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Uddhava, for persons who are seriously engaged in My service, the cultivation of philosophical speculation and artific..."
23:2023:20, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,539 N Mental speculators neglect the process of devotional service, and by simply trying to defeat others in philosophical research they fail to develop the ecstasy of devotion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mental speculators neglect the process of devotional service, and by simply trying to defeat others in philosophical research..."
23:1723:17, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,800 N Vedic knowledge means ultimately to understand the Supreme Lord, and the process of entering into His kingdom is devotional service. That is accepted by all authentic scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic knowledge means ultimately to understand the Supreme Lord, and the process of entering into His kingdom is devotional se..."
23:1423:14, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,835 N In beginning His teaching of the Gita, the Lord said to Arjuna, "Because you are My devotee I shall teach these secrets to you" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because you are My devotee I shall teach these secrets to you"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..."
23:1023:10, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,605 N This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita by the Lord Himself, "One can understand Me only through devotional service" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can understand Me only through devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2017-05-05..."
23:0823:08, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,876 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause and effect of all that be, and to approach Him, the absolute, the process of devotional service - which is also absolute - has to be adopted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause and effect of all that be, and to approach Him, the absolute, the process of d..."
23:0323:03, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,078 N They (mental speculation and artificial austerities) will not help at all in the progress of devotional service. These processes are, therefore, not favorable for entering into the transcendental loving service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They will not help at all in the progress of devotional service. These processes are, therefore, not favorable for entering in..."
22:5822:58, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,034 N It is the opinion of expert devotees that mental speculation and the artificial austerities of yoga practice may be favorable for becoming liberated from material contamination, but they will also make one's heart harder and harder Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the opinion of expert devotees that mental speculation and the artificial austerities of yoga practice may be favorable..."
22:5522:55, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,723 N For devotional service is dependent on nothing other than the sentiment or desire for such service. It requires nothing more than sincerity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For devotional service is dependent on nothing other than the sentiment or desire for such service. It requires nothing more t..."
22:5222:52, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,952 N Actually, the cultivation of knowledge or renunciation, which are favorable for achieving a footing in Krsna consciousness, may be accepted in the beginning, but ultimately they may also come to be rejected Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, the cultivation of knowledge or renunciation, which are favorable for achieving a footing in Kṛṣṇa consciousne..."
22:4822:48, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,136 N Some scholars recommend that knowledge and renunciation are important factors for elevating oneself to devotional service. But actually that is not a fact Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some scholars recommend that knowledge and renunciation are important factors for elevating oneself to devotional service. But..."
22:2122:21, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,525 N Skanda Purana said, "Anyone who comes in touch with the tulasi tree in the above-mentioned ways lives eternally in the Vaikuntha world" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who comes in touch with the tulasī tree in the above-mentioned ways lives eternally in the Vaikuṇṭha world"}} {{no..."
22:1722:17, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,763 N Skanda Purana said, "Tulasi is auspicious in all respects. Simply by seeing, simply by touching, simply by remembering, simply by praying to, simply by bowing before, simply by hearing about or simply by sowing this tree, there is always auspiciousness" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tulasī is auspicious in all respects. Simply by seeing, simply by touching, simply by remembering, simply by praying to, simp..."
22:1322:13, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,426 N They (even those who are not Vaisnavas) water it and offer obeisances to it, because worship of the tulasi tree is very important in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They water it and offer obeisances to it, because worship of the tulasī tree is very important in devotional service"}} {{not..."
22:1022:10, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,816 N In India every Hindu, even those not belonging to the Vaisnava group, take special care of the tulasi tree. Even in great cities where it is very difficult to keep a tulasi tree, people are to be found very carefully keeping this plant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India every Hindu, even those not belonging to the Vaiṣṇava group, take special care of the tulasī tree. Even in great..."
22:0622:06, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,747 N If someone sows a tulasi tree somewhere, certainly he becomes devoted to Lord Krsna. And when the tulasi leaves are offered in devotion at the lotus feet of Krsna, there is the full development of love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone sows a tulasī tree somewhere, certainly he becomes devoted to Lord Kṛṣṇa. And when the tulasī leaves are of..."
22:0222:02, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,583 N Skanda Purana said, "Simply by offering obeisances to and pouring water on the tulasi tree, one can become freed from the fear of being sent to the court of Yamaraj" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by offering obeisances to and pouring water on the tulasī tree, one can become freed from the fear of being sent to th..."
21:5921:59, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,874 N Skanda Purana said, "Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the tulasi tree, which can immediately vanquish volumes of sinful activities. Simply by seeing or touching this tree one can become relieved from all distresses and diseases" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the tulasī tree, which can immediately vanquish volumes of sinful activities. Simp..."
21:5521:55, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,058 N In the Nrsimha Purana, Lord Nrsimhadeva says, "Anyone who prays unto Me and takes shelter from Me becomes My ward, and I protect him always from all sorts of calamities" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who prays unto Me and takes shelter from Me becomes My ward, and I protect him always from all sorts of calamities"}} {..."
21:5121:51, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,217 N Hari-bhakti-vilasa said, "My dear Lord, a person who has surrendered himself unto You, and who is in firm conviction that he is Yours, and actually acts in that way by his body, mind and words, can actually relish transcendental bliss" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord, a person who has surrendered himself unto You, and who is in firm conviction that he is Yours, and actually acts..."
21:4621:46, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,013 N For example, a devotee who has a great establishment, or factory, may offer the fruits of such a material possession for the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, a devotee who has a great establishment, or factory, may offer the fruits of such a material possession for the s..."
21:4321:43, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,182 N In other words, a devotee should engage himself not only in the prescribed duties of devotional service which are mentioned in the revealed scriptures, but he should also perform the duties of his practical life in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, a devotee should engage himself not only in the prescribed duties of devotional service which are mentioned in..."
12:4912:49, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,391 N It is stated there that a person who is actually in devotional service must be engaged in all kinds of activities, those prescribed in the revealed scriptures and also those which are accepted for livelihood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated there that a person who is actually in devotional service must be engaged in all kinds of activities, those presc..."
12:4612:46, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,012 N In the Narada-pancaratra there is a statement of how one can act in all spheres of life for the satisfaction of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Nārada-pañcarātra there is a statement of how one can act in all spheres of life for the satisfaction of the Lord"}}..."
12:4312:43, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,421 N Lord Krsna tells Uddhava, "My dear friend, if someone offers Me the best thing in his possession, or anything which is very pleasing to him, he will be eternally benefitted" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear friend, if someone offers Me the best thing in his possession, or anything which is very pleasing to him, he will be e..."
12:3812:38, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,714 N Only for the advanced devotees are these two processes easily executed. The purport is that it is very rare to see surrender which is mixed with sincere ecstatic devotion. One must give himself completely to the will of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only for the advanced devotees are these two processes easily executed. The purport is that it is very rare to see surrender w..."
12:3012:30, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,516 N Srila Rupa Gosvami says that devotional service in friendship and devotional service in self-surrender are two difficult processes. Therefore such relationships with the Lord can very rarely be seen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says that devotional service in friendship and devotional service in self-surrender are two difficult..."
12:2712:27, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,384 N In other words, one should not bother about his personal or family maintenance or sustenance. If one is actually surrendered in body and soul, he should always remember that his only concern is to be engaged in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, one should not bother about his personal or family maintenance or sustenance. If one is actually surrendered i..."
12:2312:23, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,321 N There the devotee says, "My dear Lord, as a sold-out animal has no need to think about his maintenance and sustenance, so, because I have given up my body and soul unto You, I am no longer concerned with my maintenance and sustenance" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord, as a sold-out animal has no need to think about his maintenance and sustenance, so, because I have given up my b..."
12:1912:19, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,562 N In the Hari-bhakti-viveka, there is a statement regarding how one can offer his body in self-surrender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Hari-bhakti-viveka, there is a statement regarding how one can offer his body in self-surrender"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
12:1612:16, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,771 N Yamunacarya said, "because these bodies are simply by-products of the three modes of material nature, and I, who am in possession of these bodies, am surrendering myself unto You" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because these bodies are simply by-products of the three modes of material nature, and I, who am in possession of these bodies..."
12:1212:12, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,874 N Sri Yamunacarya, in his prayers to the Lord, has expressed a similar idea in the following words, "My dear Lord, I may be living within some body as a human being or as a demigod, but whatever mode of life, I do not mind" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Lord, I may be living within some body as a human being or as a demigod, but whatever mode of life, I do not mind"}} {..."
12:0712:07, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,211 N The surrendered soul said, "You are the supreme possessor of everything, so if You like You can kill me, or if You like You can give me protection. All authority belongs to You. I have nothing to claim as my own" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You are the supreme possessor of everything, so if You like You can kill me, or if You like You can give me protection. All au..."
12:0212:02, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,200 N While offering himself as a fully surrendered soul, he said, "My mind, my household affairs, my body, whatever is in my possession, my dear Lord, I offer to You for Your service. Now You can do with them as You like" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My mind, my household affairs, my body, whatever is in my possession, my dear Lord, I offer to You for Your service. Now You c..."
09:2609:26, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,242 N Full self-surrender, therefore, means not only surrendering one's self as spirit soul, but also surrendering one's mind and body to the service of the Lord. Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur has sung a nice song in this connection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Full self-surrender, therefore, means not only surrendering one's self as spirit soul, but also surrendering one's mind and bo..."
09:1909:19, 5 May 2017 diff hist +5,207 N This self-surrender is called atma-nivedana. According to different authorities, "self" is differently defined. "Self" is sometimes considered to refer to the spirit self, or soul, and "self" is sometimes considered to refer to the mind or to the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This self-surrender is called ātma-nivedana. According to different authorities, self is differently defined. Self is sometim..."
09:1309:13, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,789 N He (Krsna) also instructs from within, so that the devotee may very quickly make advancement towards spiritual perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He also instructs from within, so that the devotee may very quickly make advancement towards spiritual perfection"}} {{notes|}..."
09:1009:10, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,962 N It is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita that as soon as a person surrenders unto the lotus feet of Krsna, Krsna takes charge of him and gives him a guarantee of protection from all sinful reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā that as soon as a person surrenders unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇ..."
09:0709:07, 5 May 2017 diff hist +4,949 N The Lord says, "In other words, I wish to help him become more and more advanced in spiritual life. Such a person is to be understood as having already achieved sarsti" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, I wish to help him become more and more advanced in spiritual life. Such a person is to be understood as havin..."

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