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05:5205:52, 23 November 2017 diff hist +2,085 N If a blind man is walking down the wrong path, how can a gentleman allow him to continue on his way to danger? How can he approve this method? No wise or kind man can allow this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a blind man is walking down the wrong path, how can a gentleman allow him to continue on his way to danger? How can he appr..."
05:4305:43, 23 November 2017 diff hist +2,199 N If someone is ignorant and addicted to the path of samsara, how can one who is actually learned, merciful and advanced in spiritual knowledge engage him in fruitive activity and thus further entangle him in material existence? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone is ignorant and addicted to the path of samsara, how can one who is actually learned, merciful and advanced in spir..."
05:3705:37, 23 November 2017 diff hist +3,596 N For temporary sense gratification, such a person (materialistic) creates a society of envy, and due to this mentality, he plunges into the ocean of suffering. Such a foolish person does not even know about this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For temporary sense gratification, such a person creates a society of envy, and due to this mentality, he plunges into the oce..."
05:3105:31, 23 November 2017 diff hist +3,577 N Due to ignorance, the materialistic person does not know anything about his real self-interest, the auspicious path in life. He is simply bound to material enjoyment by lusty desires, and all his plans are made for this purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to ignorance, the materialistic person does not know anything about his real self-interest, the auspicious path in life. H..."
05:1505:15, 23 November 2017 diff hist +3,280 N Ignorant people who engage in pious and impious activities should be engaged in devotional service by all means. They should always avoid fruitive activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ignorant people who engage in pious and impious activities should be engaged in devotional service by all means. They should a..."
05:1105:11, 23 November 2017 diff hist +3,205 N If he is a father instructing his sons, a spiritual master instructing his disciples, or a king instructing his citizens, he must instruct them as I have advised Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If he is a father instructing his sons, a spiritual master instructing his disciples, or a king instructing his citizens, he m..."

16:0616:06, 15 November 2017 diff hist +4,620 N In this way, to fulfill the desire of His devotee, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifested Himself in His beautiful body before His devotee. This body pleases the mind and eyes of the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, to fulfill the desire of His devotee, the Supreme Personality of Godhead manifested Himself in His beautiful body..."
16:0416:04, 15 November 2017 diff hist +4,586 N The kind Supreme Personality of Godhead, due to His affection for His devotees, appeared before King Nabhi in His unconquerable and captivating form with four hands Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the kind Supreme Personality of Godhead, due to His affection for His devotees, appeared before King Nābhi in His unconquerab..."
15:5315:53, 15 November 2017 diff hist +4,740 N When Maharaja Nabhi, who was a devotee, worshiped and offered prayers to the Lord with great faith and devotion and with a pure uncontaminated mind, superficially performing some yajna in the line of pravargya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Mahārāja Nābhi, who was a devotee, worshiped and offered prayers to the Lord with great faith and devotion and with a..."
15:4615:46, 15 November 2017 diff hist +4,847 N In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme P. of Godhead: However, one cannot always obtain the Supreme Lord through this paraphernalia. Nonetheless, the Lord is affectionate to His devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godh..."
15:4115:41, 15 November 2017 diff hist +4,766 N In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme P. of G: (4) by offering hymns, (5) by going through the priest, (6) by offering gifts to the priests and (7) by observing the regulative principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godh..."
15:3215:32, 15 November 2017 diff hist +4,760 N In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: (1) by sacrificing valuable things or eatables, (2) by acting in terms of place, (3) by acting in terms of time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the performance of a sacrifice, there are seven transcendental means to obtain the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godh..."
14:5414:54, 15 November 2017 diff hist +8,330 N Have full faith in the revealed scriptures, the Vedic literatures, and always observe celibacy. Perform your prescribed duties and avoid unnecessary talks. Always thinking of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, acquire knowledge from the right source Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Have full faith in the revealed scriptures, the Vedic literatures, and always observe celibacy. Perform your prescribed duties..."
14:4114:41, 15 November 2017 diff hist +8,273 N Abandon identifying the self with the body and the home, and practice reading the revealed scriptures. Live in a secluded place and practice the process by which you can completely control your life air, mind and senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Abandon identifying the self with the body and the home, and practice reading the revealed scriptures. Live in a secluded plac..."
14:3714:37, 15 November 2017 diff hist +8,390 N Listen to discussions about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and always associate with devotees. Chant about and glorify the Supreme Lord, and look upon everyone equally on the spiritual platform. Give up enmity and subdue anger and lamentation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Listen to discussions about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and always associate with devotees. Chant about and glorify th..."
14:3114:31, 15 November 2017 diff hist +8,241 N Philosophically inquire about the truth. Then undergo all kinds of austerities and penances for the sake of devotional service. Give up the endeavor for sense enjoyment and engage in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Philosophically inquire about the truth. Then undergo all kinds of austerities and penances for the sake of devotional service..."
14:1814:18, 15 November 2017 diff hist +8,367 N You should detest sense gratification & tolerate the duality of pleasure & pain, which are like the seasonal changes of summer & winter. Try to realize the miserable condition of living entities, who are miserable even in the higher planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You should detest sense gratification and tolerate the duality of pleasure and pain, which are like the seasonal changes of su..."
14:1214:12, 15 November 2017 diff hist +8,201 N O My sons, you should accept a highly elevated paramahamsa, a spiritually advanced spiritual master. In this way, you should place your faith and love in Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O My sons, you should accept a highly elevated paramahaṁsa, a spiritually advanced spiritual master. In this way, you should..."

06:5206:52, 14 November 2017 diff hist +4,912 N As I have advised you, My dear sons, you should act accordingly. Be very careful. By these means you will be freed from the ignorance of the desire for fruitive activity, and the knot of bondage in the heart will be completely severed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As I have advised you, My dear sons, you should act accordingly. Be very careful. By these means you will be freed from the ig..."
06:3306:33, 14 November 2017 diff hist +2,068 N One gives up the basic principle of illusion (I and mine) and becomes liberated. Thus one goes to the transcendental world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One gives up the basic principle of illusion"|"I and mine"|"and becomes liberated. Thus one goes to the transcendental world"}..."
06:2306:23, 14 November 2017 diff hist +2,275 N When the strong knot in the heart of a person implicated in material life due to the results of past action is slackened, one turns away from his attachment to home, wife and children Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the strong knot in the heart of a person implicated in material life due to the results of past action is slackened, one..."
06:1306:13, 14 November 2017 diff hist +3,733 N On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body, home, property, children, relatives and wealth. In this way one increases life's illusions and thinks in terms of "I and mine." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the basis of this misconception, which ties together the hearts of the male and female, one becomes attracted to his body,..."
06:0906:09, 14 November 2017 diff hist +3,237 N The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The attraction between male and female is the basic principle of material existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Anurag}} {{comple..."
06:0306:03, 14 November 2017 diff hist +3,195 N He tries to be happy in the material world, centering his interests around his home, which is based on sexual intercourse & which brings him all kinds of material miseries. In this way one is no better than a foolish animal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being forgetful of his own interest, he tries to be happy in the material world, centering his interests around his home, whic..."
05:5405:54, 14 November 2017 diff hist +3,585 N Until one has love for Lord Vasudeva, who is none other than Myself, he is certainly not delivered from having to accept a material body again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"until one has love for Lord Vāsudeva, who is none other than Myself, he is certainly not delivered from having to accept a ma..."
05:5005:50, 14 November 2017 diff hist +3,616 N When the living entity is covered by the mode of ignorance, he does not understand the individual living being and the supreme living being, and his mind is subjugated to fruitive activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity is covered by the mode of ignorance, he does not understand the individual living being and the supreme..."
05:4405:44, 14 November 2017 diff hist +4,706 N If a person is engaged in any kind of karma, his mind is called karmatmaka, colored with fruitive activity. As long as the mind is impure, consciousness is unclear, and as long as one is absorbed in fruitive activity, he has to accept a material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a person is engaged in any kind of karma, his mind is called karmātmaka, colored with fruitive activity. As long as the mi..."

07:3307:33, 13 November 2017 diff hist +4,634 N As long as one does not inquire about the spiritual values of life, one is defeated and subjected to miseries arising from ignorance. Be it sinful or pious, karma has its resultant actions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one does not inquire about the spiritual values of life, one is defeated and subjected to miseries arising from ign..."
07:1707:17, 13 November 2017 diff hist +3,120 N I think it not befitting an intelligent man to involve himself again in the activities of sense gratification by which he perpetually gets material bodies one after another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I think it not befitting an intelligent man to involve himself again in the activities of sense gratification by which he perp..."
07:1407:14, 13 November 2017 diff hist +2,982 N Actually the living entity should not have taken on a material body, but he has been awarded the material body for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually the living entity should not have taken on a material body, but he has been awarded the material body for sense grati..."
06:5006:50, 13 November 2017 diff hist +3,054 N He does not know that due to his past misdeeds he has already received a body which, although temporary, is the cause of his misery Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He does not know that due to his past misdeeds he has already received a body which, although temporary, is the cause of his m..."
06:1706:17, 13 November 2017 diff hist +3,550 N At the same time, they are not indifferent to the execution of their duties. Such people are interested in collecting only enough money to keep the body and soul together Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the same time, they are not indifferent to the execution of their duties. Such people are interested in collecting only eno..."
05:5605:56, 13 November 2017 diff hist +3,429 N They are not attached to their homes, although they may be householders. Nor are they attached to wives, children, friends or wealth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are not attached to their homes, although they may be householders. Nor are they attached to wives, children, friends or..."
05:1505:15, 13 November 2017 diff hist +4,351 N They are devoid of anger, and they work for the benefit of everyone. They do not behave in any abominable way. Such people are known as mahatmas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They do not see any difference between one living entity and another. They are very peaceful and are fully engaged in devotion..."

03:5503:55, 12 November 2017 diff hist +4,270 N One can attain the path of liberation from material bondage only by rendering service to highly advanced spiritual personalities. These personalities are impersonalists and devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can attain the path of liberation from material bondage only by rendering service to highly advanced spiritual personaliti..."
03:5103:51, 12 November 2017 diff hist +6,427 N One should engage in penance and austerity to attain the divine position of devotional service. By such activity, one's heart is purified, and when one attains this position, he attains eternal, blissful life, which is transcendental to material happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should engage in penance and austerity to attain the divine position of devotional service. By such activity, one's heart..."
03:4603:46, 12 November 2017 diff hist +6,504 N My dear boys, of all the living entities who have accepted material bodies in this world, one who has been awarded this human form should not work hard day and night simply for sense gratification, which is available even for dogs and hogs that eat stool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Ṛṣabhadeva told His sons: My dear boys, of all the living entities who have accepted material bodies in this world, o..."

17:2017:20, 11 November 2017 diff hist +4,636 N By His instructions, He showed how people could remain householders and at the same time become perfect by following the principles of varnasrama-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By His instructions, He showed how people could remain householders and at the same time become perfect by following the princ..."
17:1517:15, 11 November 2017 diff hist +4,837 N He (Rsabhadeva) regulated the general populace in householder life, enabling them to develop religion and economic well-being and to attain reputations, sons and daughters, material pleasure and finally eternal life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He regulated the general populace in householder life, enabling them to develop religion and economic well-being and to attain..."
17:1017:10, 11 November 2017 diff hist +4,850 N In due course of time, the principles of varnasrama-dharma had become neglected; therefore through His personal characteristics and behavior, He taught the ignorant public how to perform duties within the varnasrama-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In due course of time, the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma had become neglected; therefore through His personal characteri..."
17:0417:04, 11 November 2017 diff hist +4,411 N He (Rsabhadeva) strictly followed the principles of varnasrama-dharma and acted accordingly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He strictly followed the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma and acted accordingly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Anurag}} {{complet..."
16:5916:59, 11 November 2017 diff hist +4,785 N He (Rsabhadeva) was unhappy to see others unhappy, and He was the well-wisher of all living entities. Although He was a perfect personality, the Supreme Lord and controller of all, He nonetheless acted as if He were an ordinary conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was unhappy to see others unhappy, and He was the well-wisher of all living entities. Although He was a perfect personality..."
16:3716:37, 11 November 2017 diff hist +4,772 N He eternally had nothing to do with the four principles of material misery (birth, death, old age and disease). Nor was He materially attached. He was always equipoised, and He saw everyone on the same level Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He eternally had nothing to do with the four principles of material misery"|"birth, death, old age and disease"|"Nor was He ma..."
16:2816:28, 11 November 2017 diff hist +4,702 N Being an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Rsabhadeva was fully independent because His form was spiritual, eternal and full of transcendental bliss Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva was fully independent because His form was spi..."
16:1016:10, 11 November 2017 diff hist +2,838 N Within the hearing of the citizens, Rsabhadeva instructed His sons, although they were already very well behaved, devoted and qualified. He instructed them so that in the future they could rule the world very perfectly. Thus he spoke as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At that assembly, within the hearing of the citizens, Ṛṣabhadeva instructed His sons, although they were already very well..."
16:0516:05, 11 November 2017 diff hist +2,669 N Once while touring the world, Lord Rsabhadeva, the Supreme Lord, reached a place known as Brahmavarta. There was a great conference of learned brahmanas at that place, and all the King's sons attentively heard the instructions of the brahmanas there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once while touring the world, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, the Supreme Lord, reached a place known as Brahmāvarta. There was a great..."
10:3110:31, 11 November 2017 diff hist +3,956 N They were executed in holy places according to the proper time by priests who were all young and faithful. In this way Lord Visnu was worshiped, and the prasada was offered to all the demigods. Thus the functions and festivals were all successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were executed in holy places according to the proper time by priests who were all young and faithful. In this way Lord Vi..."
10:2510:25, 11 November 2017 diff hist +3,742 N Lord Rsabhadeva performed all kinds of sacrifices one hundred times according to the instructions of the Vedic literatures. Thus He satisfied Lord Visnu in every respect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Ṛṣabhadeva performed all kinds of sacrifices one hundred times according to the instructions of the Vedic literatures..."
10:1610:16, 11 November 2017 diff hist +3,206 N He (Lord Rsabhadeva) ruled the people according to the system of varnasrama-dharma, which enjoins that the brahmanas instruct the ksatriyas and the ksatriyas administer to the state through the vaisyas and sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He ruled the people according to the system of varṇāśrama-dharma, which enjoins that the brāhmaṇas instruct the kṣatr..."
10:0410:04, 11 November 2017 diff hist +2,187 N Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Anurag}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2017..."

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