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11:1011:10, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,572 N In other words, he (a devotee engaged in abominable activities) is not to be considered an ordinary human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, he is not to be considered an ordinary human being"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
11:0511:05, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,897 N Even if a devotee sometimes seems to engage in abominable activities, he should be considered a sadhu, a saintly person, because his actual identity is that of one engaged in the loving service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if a devotee sometimes seems to engage in abominable activities, he should be considered a sādhu, a saintly person, beca..."
10:5710:57, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,745 N Thus he (A madhyama-adhikari) treats the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the devotee and the nondevotee in different ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus he treats the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the devotee and the nondevotee in different ways"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|H..."
10:5310:53, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,989 N He (a kanistha-adhikari) is simply concerned with worshiping the Deity in the temple. A madhyama-adhikari, however, can distinguish between the devotee and nondevotee, as well as between the devotee and the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is simply concerned with worshiping the Deity in the temple. A madhyama-adhikārī, however, can distinguish between the de..."
10:4910:49, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,013 N As explained in the previous verse, there are three types of devotees - kanistha-adhikari, madhyama-adhikari and uttama-adhikari. The kanistha-adhikari cannot distinguish between a devotee and nondevotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As explained in the previous verse, there are three types of devotees—kaniṣṭha-adhikārī, madhyama-adhikārī and uttam..."
10:4610:46, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,982 N One should therefore not see a pure devotee from a materialistic point of view. Unless one is actually a devotee, he cannot see another devotee perfectly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore not see a pure devotee from a materialistic point of view. Unless one is actually a devotee, he cannot se..."
10:4110:41, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,970 N Bhakti-yoga is the proper activity of the soul, and when one actually engages in unalloyed, uncontaminated devotional service, he is already liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-yoga is the proper activity of the soul, and when one actually engages in unalloyed, uncontaminated devotional service,..."
10:3810:38, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,977 N Unalloyed devotional service, which is transcendental to the activities of the body and mind, such as jnana (mental speculation) and karma (fruitive work), is called pure bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unalloyed devotional service, which is transcendental to the activities of the body and mind, such as jñāna (mental speculat..."
10:3410:34, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,264 N A surrendered soul serves Krsna without material considerations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A surrendered soul serves Kṛṣṇa without material considerations"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..."
10:2510:25, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,386 N Suddha-bhakti, the activity of the soul proper - in other words, engagement in the transcendental loving service of the Lord - is performed in a liberated condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śuddha-bhakti, the activity of the soul proper—in other words, engagement in the transcendental loving service of the Lord..."
10:2010:20, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,407 N The Ganges waters do not become polluted. Those who are advanced in spiritual understanding will bathe in the Ganges without considering the condition of the water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Ganges waters do not become polluted. Those who are advanced in spiritual understanding will bathe in the Ganges without c..."
10:1710:17, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,326 N It is exactly like the waters of the Ganges, which sometimes during the rainy season are full of bubbles, foam and mud Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is exactly like the waters of the Ganges, which sometimes during the rainy season are full of bubbles, foam and mud"}} {{no..."
10:1410:14, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,441 N According to ordinary vision, such imperfections may seem prominent in the body of a pure devotee, but despite such seeming defects, the body of a pure devotee cannot be polluted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to ordinary vision, such imperfections may seem prominent in the body of a pure devotee, but despite such seeming de..."
10:0810:08, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,868 N Being situated in his original Krsna conscious position, a pure devotee does not identify with the body. Such a devotee should not be seen from a materialistic point of view Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being situated in his original Kṛṣṇa conscious position, a pure devotee does not identify with the body. Such a devotee..."
09:2509:25, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,252 N One should not become a spiritual master unless he has attained the platform of uttama-adhikari Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not become a spiritual master unless he has attained the platform of uttama-adhikārī"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Han..."
09:2209:22, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,647 N Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has given some practical hints to the effect that an uttama-adhikari Vaisnava can be recognized by his ability to convert many fallen souls to Vaisnavism Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has given some practical hints to the effect that an uttama-adhikārī Vaiṣṇava can be rec..."
09:1909:19, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,258 N The devotee should also know his own position and should not try to imitate a devotee situated on a higher platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee should also know his own position and should not try to imitate a devotee situated on a higher platform"}} {{notes..."
09:1509:15, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,413 N In this verse Srila Rupa Gosvami advises the devotee to be intelligent enough to distinguish between the kanistha-adhikari, madhyama-adhikari and uttama-adhikari Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī advises the devotee to be intelligent enough to distinguish between the kaniṣṭha-adh..."
09:1009:10, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,242 N The brahmacari in particular is supposed to beg alms from others and offer them to the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmacārī in particular is supposed to beg alms from others and offer them to the spiritual master"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
09:0809:08, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,506 N Indeed, the advanced uttama-adhikari Vaisnava devotee should be accepted as a spiritual master. Everything one possesses should be offered to him, for it is enjoined that one should deliver whatever he has to the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, the advanced uttama-adhikārī Vaiṣṇava devotee should be accepted as a spiritual master. Everything one possesses..."
09:0409:04, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,060 N Such a person is to be recognized as an uttama-adhikari, and his association should be immediately accepted according to the six processes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person is to be recognized as an uttama-adhikārī, and his association should be immediately accepted according to the..."
09:0009:00, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,293 N Always thinking of Krsna, devising means by which to spread the holy name of Krsna, he understands that his only business is in spreading the Krsna consciousness movement all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Always thinking of Kṛṣṇa, devising means by which to spread the holy name of Kṛṣṇa, he understands that his only b..."
08:5708:57, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,177 N When a person realizes himself to be an eternal servitor of Krsna, he loses interest in everything but Krsna's service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person realizes himself to be an eternal servitor of Kṛṣṇa, he loses interest in everything but Kṛṣṇa's ser..."
08:5408:54, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,957 N When this process is faithfully followed, the Supreme Lord reveals Himself to the devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When this process is faithfully followed, the Supreme Lord reveals Himself to the devotee"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}}..."
08:5108:51, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,230 N Such service begins with the tongue (sevonmukhe hi jihvadau), which means that we should always chant the holy names of the Lord and accept krsna-prasada. We should not chant or accept anything else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such service begins with the tongue (sevonmukhe hi jihvādau), which means that we should always chant the holy names of the L..."
08:4708:47, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,063 N We cannot realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead by any artificial means. We must engage faithfully in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot realize the Supreme Personality of Godhead by any artificial means. We must engage faithfully in the service of the..."
08:4408:44, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,933 N When one fully engages in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, he gradually realizes his own spiritual identity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one fully engages in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, he gradually realizes his own spiritual identity"}} {{no..."
08:4108:41, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,105 N When one becomes completely faithful in regard to this instruction, one's strong faith becomes the basis for advancing in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one becomes completely faithful in regard to this instruction, one's strong faith becomes the basis for advancing in spir..."
08:2908:29, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,778 N A person whose conclusive knowledge of the sastras is not very strong but who has developed firm faith in chanting the maha-mantra and who is also undeterred in the execution of his prescribed devotional service should be considered a madhyama-adhikari Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person whose conclusive knowledge of the śāstras is not very strong but who has developed firm faith in chanting the Hare..."
08:0508:05, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,253 N While giving instructions to Sanatana Gosvami, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu divided devotional service into three categories Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While giving instructions to Sanātana Gosvāmī, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu divided devotional service into three categories"}..."
08:0008:00, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,419 N The conclusion is that anyone who is trying to advance in Krsna consciousness by regularly chanting the holy name should always be respected by Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that anyone who is trying to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by regularly chanting the holy name should..."
07:5707:57, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,095 N We offer respects to him without reservation, for we are actually seeing that this gentleman is advancing gradually in Krsna consciousness. Such a person should always be shown respect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We offer respects to him without reservation, for we are actually seeing that this gentleman is advancing gradually in Kṛṣ..."
07:5207:52, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,828 N At his home he offers respect to pictures of Krsna and also to the preachers of Krsna consciousness. In all regards, he has a very high estimation for Krsna's name and Krsna's activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At his home he offers respect to pictures of Kṛṣṇa and also to the preachers of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In all regard..."
06:5606:56, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,840 N One of our friends, a famous English musician, has become attracted to chanting the holy names of Krsna, and even in his records he has several times mentioned the holy name of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One of our friends, a famous English musician, has become attracted to chanting the holy names of Kṛṣṇa, and even in his..."
06:5306:53, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,921 N One who is interested in chanting the holy name of Krsna or who by practice likes to chant Krsna's names should be accepted as a Vaisnava and offered respects as such, at least within one's mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is interested in chanting the holy name of Kṛṣṇa or who by practice likes to chant Kṛṣṇa's names should be..."
06:4906:49, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,134 N If one hears a person say even once the word 'Krsna,' that person should be accepted as the best man out of the common group Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one hears a person say even once the word 'Kṛṣṇa,' that person should be accepted as the best man out of the common g..."
06:4006:40, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,824 N The Krsna consciousness movement prescribes sixteen rounds daily because people in the Western countries cannot concentrate for long periods while chanting on beads Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement prescribes sixteen rounds daily because people in the Western countries cannot concentr..."
06:3306:33, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,593 N One who has reached such an understanding (that there is no difference between the holy name of the Lord and the Lord Himself) should be very much respected by neophyte devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has reached such an understanding should be very much respected by neophyte devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanI..."
06:2906:29, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,485 N The chanting of the holy names of Krsna is so sublime that if one chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra offenselessly, carefully avoiding the ten offenses, he can certainly be gradually elevated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The chanting of the holy names of Kṛṣṇa is so sublime that if one chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra offenselessly..."
06:2106:21, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,546 N Generally people are very interested in inquiring about mundane subject matters, but when one has lost such interest and is simply interested in transcendental subject matters, he is quite fit for being initiated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally people are very interested in inquiring about mundane subject matters, but when one has lost such interest and is si..."
06:1306:13, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,344 N One should not accept a spiritual master without following his instructions. Nor should one accept a spiritual master just to make a fashionable show of spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not accept a spiritual master without following his instructions. Nor should one accept a spiritual master just to..."
06:0906:09, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,256 N When one is actually interested in the transcendental science of the Absolute Truth, he should approach a spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is actually interested in the transcendental science of the Absolute Truth, he should approach a spiritual master"}}..."
06:0406:04, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,977 N When a person is serious about accepting diksa, he must be prepared to practice austerity, celibacy & control of the mind and body. If one is so prepared & is desirous of receiving spiritual enlightenment (divyam jnanam), he is fit for being initiated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person is serious about accepting dīkṣā, he must be prepared to practice austerity, celibacy and control of the min..."
05:3505:35, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,462 N When one becomes so disinterested in material enjoyment, he becomes fit for initiation by the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one becomes so disinterested in material enjoyment, he becomes fit for initiation by the spiritual master"}} {{notes|}} {..."
05:3205:32, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,633 N Indeed, for Krsna's sake they are prepared to accept any living condition as long as they can live in the temple and associate with the Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, for Kṛṣṇa's sake they are prepared to accept any living condition as long as they can live in the temple and ass..."
05:2805:28, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,564 N Although they (many students) come from very wealthy families, many of them accept living conditions that are not very comfortable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they come from very wealthy families, many of them accept living conditions that are not very comfortable"}} {{notes|..."
05:2405:24, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,867 N We have seen many practical examples of this, especially in Europe and America. Many students who come to us from rich and respectable families quickly lose all interest in material enjoyment and become very eager to enter into spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have seen many practical examples of this, especially in Europe and America. Many students who come to us from rich and res..."
05:1705:17, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,450 N By diksa one gradually becomes disinterested in material enjoyment and gradually becomes interested in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By dīkṣā one gradually becomes disinterested in material enjoyment and gradually becomes interested in spiritual life"}} {..."
05:1405:14, 14 May 2017 diff hist +5,389 N At the time of initiation, when a devotee fully surrenders to the service of the Lord, Krsna accepts him to be as good as He Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the time of initiation, when a devotee fully surrenders to the service of the Lord, Kṛṣṇa accepts him to be as good a..."
05:0905:09, 14 May 2017 diff hist +6,352 N Such a Vaisnava should be accepted as an uttama-adhikari, a highly advanced devotee, and his association should always be sought Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a Vaiṣṇava should be accepted as an uttama-adhikārī, a highly advanced devotee, and his association should always b..."

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