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06:2806:28, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,273 N Of the many extensions, expansions and incarnations of the Lord, this (internal) pleasure potency is the foremost and chief Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of the many extensions, expansions and incarnations of the Lord, this pleasure potency is the foremost and chief"}} {{notes|}}..."
06:2606:26, 21 May 2017 diff hist +5,058 N Krsna does not take pleasure in this external energy but exhibits His internal energy, His pleasure potency, as Radharani. Thus Krsna manifests Himself as Radharani in order to exhibit His internal pleasure potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, Kṛṣṇa does not take pleasure in this external energy but exhibits His internal energy, His pleasure pote..."
06:2406:24, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,348 N The object of Krsna's pleasure potency is Radharani; Krsna exhibits His potency as Radharani and then engages in loving affairs with Her - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The object of Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure potency is Rādhārāṇī; Kṛṣṇa exhibits His potency as Rādhārāṇī and the..."
06:2206:22, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,750 N Krsna does not take any pleasure in this material world, but He has a pleasure potency. Because we are part and parcel of Krsna, the pleasure potency is within us also, but we are trying to exhibit that pleasure potency in matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa does not take any pleasure in this material world, but He has a pleasure potency. Because we are part and parcel o..."
06:2106:21, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,348 N The pleasure potency of Krsna's internal energy is a most difficult subject matter, and unless one understands what Krsna is, he cannot understand it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa’s internal energy is a most difficult subject matter, and unless one understands what K..."
06:1806:18, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,418 N In order to avoid such errors, we should understand what Radha-Krsna actually is. Radha and Krsna display their pastimes through Krsna's internal energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To avoid such errors, we should understand what Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa actually is. Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa display Their pastime..."
06:1506:15, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,696 N They (ordinary men) incorrectly think that Krsna is like themselves and that He embraces the gopis just as an ordinary man embraces a young girl Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They foolishly think that Kṛṣṇa is like themselves and that He embraces the gopīs just as an ordinary man embraces a yo..."
06:1306:13, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,875 N Krsna's embracing Radharani or His dancing with the cowherd girls in the rasa dance are generally not understood by ordinary men because they consider these pastimes in the light of mundane lust Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa’s embracing Rādhārāṇī or His dancing with the cowherd girls in the rāsa dance are generally not understoo..."
06:1206:12, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,553 N Unfortunately, unintelligent people turn at once to the sports of Krsna in the Dasama-skandha, the Tenth Canto - SB Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, unintelligent people turn at once to the sports of Kṛṣṇa in the Daśama-skandha, the Tenth Canto"}} {{not..."
06:0006:00, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,655 N At present we are trying to enjoy our pleasure potency by means of the body in the material condition - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At present we are trying to enjoy our pleasure potency by means of the body in the material condition"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
05:5905:59, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,760 N All living entities have this pleasure-seeking potency, for all beings are trying to have pleasure. This is the very nature of the living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities have this pleasure-seeking potency, for all beings are trying to have pleasure. This is the very nature of..."
05:5505:55, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,868 N This brings up the question of who Radharani is and what Radha-Krsna is. Actually Radha-Krsna is the exchange of love. This is not ordinary love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This brings up the question of who Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is and what Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is. Actually Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa..."
05:5305:53, 21 May 2017 diff hist +5,133 N Lord Caitanya is Krsna, but He has taken the mood and role of Radharani to show us how to love Krsna. Thus the author writes in the fifth verse, "I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, who is absorbed in Radharani's thoughts" - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Kṛṣṇa, but He has taken the mood and role of Rādhārāṇī to show us how to love Kṛṣṇa...."
05:4905:49, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,163 N In order to study Radharani, Krsna lived in Her role and tried to understand Himself. This is the secret of Lord Caitanya's incarnation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to study Rādhārāṇī, Kṛṣṇa lived in Her role and tried to understand Himself. This is the secret of Lord C..."
05:4705:47, 21 May 2017 diff hist +5,021 N Taking the part of Srimati Radharani, Caitanya Mahaprabhu tried to love Krsna as Radharani loved Him. Krsna was always amazed by Radharani's love. "How does Radharani give Me such pleasure?" He would ask - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Taking the part of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Caitanya Mahāprabhu tried to love Kṛṣṇa as Rādhārāṇī loved Him. K..."
05:4305:43, 21 May 2017 diff hist +5,070 N Although they officially promote love of Godhead, they have no idea how to execute it. But Caitanya Mahaprabhu gives a practical demonstration of how to love God in a conjugal relationship Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|". Although they officially promote love of Godhead, they have no idea how to execute it. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu gives a prac..."
05:4105:41, 21 May 2017 diff hist +5,134 N The Vedic scriptures are different in that they can direct the individual in the proper way to love God. Other scriptures do not give information on how one can love God, nor do they actually define or describe what or who the Godhead actually is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic scriptures, however, are different in that they can direct the individual in the proper way to love God. Other scrip..."
05:3705:37, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,961 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu informs us that in every country and in every scripture there is some hint of love of Godhead. Unfortunately no one knows what love of Godhead actually is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu informs us that in every country and in every scripture there is some hint of love of Godhead. But no one..."
05:3505:35, 21 May 2017 diff hist +3,834 N Krsna says, "Anyone who takes shelter of Me - whether a woman, sudra, vaisya or anyone else of low birth - is sure to achieve My association." This is Krsna's guarantee - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ord Kṛṣṇa says, “Anyone who takes shelter of Me—whether a woman, śūdra, vaiśya or anyone else of low birth—is s..."
05:3105:31, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,462 N Generally a man's life is better than a woman's because a man usually has better facilities for understanding the spiritual science - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally a man’s life is better than a woman’s because a man usually has better facilities for understanding the spiritua..."
05:2905:29, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,481 N If a woman is very much attached to her husband, at the time of death she will think of him, and in the next life she will be promoted to a man's body - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a woman is very much attached to her husband, at the time of death she will think of him, and in the next life she will be..."
05:2705:27, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,434 N Our consciousness at the time of death determines our next life. That is one reason why the Vedic scriptures stress the chastity of women - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our consciousness at the time of death determines our next life. That is one reason why the Vedic scriptures stress the chasti..."
05:2105:21, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,611 N Whatever we find within our experience within this conditioned life is situated in the Supreme Lord, who is the ultimate source of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever we find within our experience within this conditioned life is situated in the Supreme Lord, who is the ultimate sourc..."
05:1805:18, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,796 N Even in this material world we can have a little sense of love. How is this possible? It is due to the presence of our original love of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even in this material world we can have a little sense of love. How is this possible? It is due to the presence of our origina..."
05:1505:15, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,142 N It is the unique and highest development of love of God that is given by Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the unique and highest development of love of God that is given by Caitanya Mahāprabhu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj..."
05:1105:11, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,833 N We have often heard the phrase "love of Godhead." How far this love of Godhead can actually be developed can be learned from the Vaisnava philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have often heard the phrase “love of Godhead.” How far this love of Godhead can actually be developed can be learned fr..."
05:0205:02, 21 May 2017 diff hist +3,773 N Krsnadasa Kaviraja said, "May you always keep Him (Caitnaya) in your hearts. It will be easy to understand Krsna through Him" - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"May you always keep Him in your hearts. It will be easy to understand Kṛṣṇa through Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj..."
04:5604:56, 21 May 2017 diff hist +5,033 N Krsna was so obliged to the gopis, the cowherd girls of Vrndavana, that He felt unable to return their love. "I cannot repay your love," He told them. "I have no more assets to return" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa was so obliged to the gopīs, the cowherd girls of Vṛndāvana, that He felt unable to return their love. “I ca..."
04:5304:53, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,992 N In this relationship (treating Krsna as one's lover) the Lord is so much attached that He expresses His inability to reciprocate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this relationship the Lord becomes so much attached to His devotee that He expresses His inability to reciprocate"}} {{note..."
04:4804:48, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,858 N This is a uniquely high level of friendship, in which the devotee actually believes himself to be the father or mother of Krsna - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a uniquely high level of friendship, in which the devotee actually believes himself to be the father or mother of Kṛ..."
04:4604:46, 21 May 2017 diff hist +5,006 N It was in this relationship that Krsna's mother, Yasoda, told the Lord, "Here, eat this or You'll die. Eat nicely." In this way Krsna, although the proprietor of everything, depends on the mercy of His devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was in this relationship that Kṛṣṇa’s mother, Yaśodā, told the Lord, “Here, eat this or You’ll die. Eat nicel..."
04:4204:42, 21 May 2017 diff hist +4,998 N The son demands, and the father supplies, and in supplying Krsna the devotee becomes like a father. Instead of taking from God, we give to God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The son demands, and the father and mother supply, and in supplying Kṛṣṇa the devotee becomes like a father or mother. I..."

17:0717:07, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,485 N There are different stages of devotional service and God realization. Strictly speaking, anyone who accepts the existence of God is situated in devotional service. To acknowledge that God is great is something, but not much Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different stages of devotional service and God realization. Strictly speaking, anyone who accepts the existence of G..."
17:0417:04, 20 May 2017 diff hist +5,143 N Rupa Gosvami thus praises Caitanya as the most munificent incarnation of all, for He gives the greatest gift by indicating the highest form of devotional service. In other words, He answers the most important inquiries that anyone can make Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rūpa Gosvāmī thus praises Lord Caitanya as the most munificent incarnation of all, for He gives the greatest gift by teachi..."
17:0117:01, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,745 N It is the Vedanta-sutra which begins: athato brahma jijnasa: "Now let us begin to inquire about the Supreme Absolute Truth" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Vedānta-sūtra says at the very beginning, athāto brahma jijñāsā: “Now let us begin to inquire about the Supreme..."
16:5916:59, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,729 N The Mayavadis would have all talk cease there, but at that point the real discussion only begins Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs would have all talk cease there, but at that point the real discussion only begins"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
16:5716:57, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,805 N In Bhagavad-gita Krsna began His teachings by distinguishing the soul from matter and in the Eighteenth Chapter concluded at the point where the soul surrenders to Him in devotion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa begins His teachings by distinguishing the soul from matter, and in the Eighteenth Chapter..."
16:5516:55, 20 May 2017 diff hist +3,265 N Lord Caitanya does not pursue the paths of karma-yoga or jnana-yoga or hatha-yoga but begins at the end of material existence, at the point where one gives up all material attachment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya’s teachings begin from the point of surrender to Kṛṣṇa. He does not pursue the paths of karma-yoga or j..."
16:5316:53, 20 May 2017 diff hist +5,219 N Rupa Gosvami wrote: I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna Caitanya, who is more magnanimous than any other avatara, even Krsna Himself, because He is bestowing freely what no one else has ever given - pure love of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, who is more magnanimous than any other avat..."
16:5016:50, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,993 N It was Rupa Gosvami, a confidential devotee taught for more than ten days continuously by Lord Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, a confidential devotee taught for more than ten days continually by Lord Caitanya, wrote"}} {{notes|}..."
16:4816:48, 20 May 2017 diff hist +5,338 N He (Krsna Caitanya) is full in six opulences: wealth, fame, strength, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. In short, we should know that He is Krsna, God, & that nothing is equal to or greater than Him. There is nothing superior to be conceived - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is full in six opulences: wealth, fame, strength, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. In short, we should know that He is K..."
16:4116:41, 20 May 2017 diff hist +3,509 N The impersonalists do not have the power to go beyond the effulgence of God and arrive at the personality from whom this effulgence is emanating. At the end of Isopanisad, however, there is a hymn to the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalists do not have the power to go beyond the effulgence of God and arrive at the Personality of Godhead, from who..."
16:3916:39, 20 May 2017 diff hist +3,856 N Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 15 - O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives, Your real face is covered by Your dazzling effulgence. Kindly remove that covering and exhibit Yourself to Your pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O my Lord, sustainer of all that lives, Your real face is covered by Your dazzling effulgence. Kindly remove that covering and..."
16:2916:29, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,379 N Generally, in the Upanisads the Supreme Absolute Truth is described in an impersonal way, but the personal aspect of the Absolute Truth is mentioned in the Isopanisad, where we find the following verse - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, in the Upaniṣads the Supreme Absolute Truth is described in an impersonal way, but the personal aspect of the Abs..."
16:2716:27, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,499 N In the Western world, where the glories of Lord Caitanya are relatively unknown, one may inquire, "Who is Krsna Caitanya?" The author of the Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja, answers that question in the third verse of his book - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Western world, where the glories of Lord Caitanya are relatively unknown, one may inquire, “Who is Kṛṣṇa Caitan..."
16:2516:25, 20 May 2017 diff hist +4,333 N In the verse 2 of the CC, the author offers his obeisances to Caitanya & Lord Nityananda. He compares Them to the sun & the moon because They dissipate the darkness of the material world. In this instance the sun & the moon have risen together - CC Intro Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the second verse of the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, the author offers his obeisances to Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda. He..."
16:2216:22, 20 May 2017 diff hist +5,810 N Although all these great scriptures are on the absolute level, for the sake of comparitive study Caitanya-caritamrta is considered to be on the highest platform. Every verse in it is perfectly composed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although all these great scriptures are on the same absolute level, for the sake of comparative study the Caitanya-caritāmṛ..."
16:1416:14, 20 May 2017 diff hist +3,799 N In visistadvaita philosophy, God's energies, expansions and incarnations are considered to be oneness in diversity. In other words, God is not separate from all these; everything together is God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Viśiṣṭādvaita philosophy, God’s energies, expansions and incarnations are considered to be oneness in diversity..."
16:1216:12, 20 May 2017 diff hist +3,730 N Krsna should not be thought of as being alone but should be considered as eternally existing with all His manifestations, as described by Ramanujacarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Kṛṣṇa should not be thought of as being alone but should be considered as eternally existing with all His manifesta..."
16:0716:07, 20 May 2017 diff hist +5,188 N Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu (sometimes called Krsna Caitanya) is the embodiment of all of these; He is God, guru, devotee and the expansion of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu (sometimes called Kṛṣṇa Caitanya) is the embodiment of all of these: He is God, guru, devotee,..."

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