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06:1606:16, 6 May 2018 diff hist +2,188 N Being bereft of his life's reserved wealth, the conditioned soul loses all enthusiasm. Indeed, it is as though he loses his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being bereft of his life's reserved wealth, the conditioned soul loses all enthusiasm. Indeed, it is as though he loses his li..."
06:0906:09, 6 May 2018 diff hist +2,860 N Being implicated in home life, the conditioned soul is burned by the fire of lamentation. Sometimes he condemns himself as being very unfortunate, and sometimes he claims that he suffers because he performed no pious activities in his previous life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being implicated in home life, the conditioned soul is burned by the fire of lamentation. Sometimes he condemns himself as bei..."
06:0306:03, 6 May 2018 diff hist +2,251 N If he cannot acquire things from his father, son or other relatives, he is prepared to give them all kinds of trouble Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If he cannot acquire things from his father, son or other relatives, he is prepared to give them all kinds of trouble"}} {{not..."
06:0106:01, 6 May 2018 diff hist +2,690 N In this material world, when the conditioned soul cannot arrange for his own maintenance, despite exploiting others, he tries to exploit his own father or son, taking away that relative's possessions, although they may be very insignificant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world, when the conditioned soul cannot arrange for his own maintenance, despite exploiting others, he tries..."
05:5805:58, 6 May 2018 diff hist +4,482 N The misguided conditioned soul also approaches so-called sadhus and svamis who preach against the principles of the Vedas. He does not receive benefit from them, either in the present or in the future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The misguided conditioned soul also approaches so-called sadhus and svamis who preach against the principles of the Vedas. He..."
05:5405:54, 6 May 2018 diff hist +4,641 N Sometimes, to mitigate distresses in this forest of the material world, the conditioned soul receives cheap blessings from atheists. He then loses all intelligence in their association. This is exactly like jumping in a shallow river Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes, to mitigate distresses in this forest of the material world, the conditioned soul receives cheap blessings from ath..."
05:4805:48, 6 May 2018 diff hist +3,190 N He approaches the living dead who possess these things. Such people are compared to impure trees, creepers and poisonous wells Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of this, he approaches the living dead who possess these things. Such people are compared to impure trees, creepers an..."
05:3705:37, 6 May 2018 diff hist +3,501 N Due to his strong bodily conception, his memory is destroyed, and again and again he runs after material enjoyment, just as an animal runs after a mirage in the desert Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, due to his strong bodily conception, his memory is destroyed, and again and again he runs after material enjoyment, j..."
05:3405:34, 6 May 2018 diff hist +3,461 N The conditioned soul sometimes personally appreciates the futility of sense enjoyment in the material world, and he sometimes considers material enjoyment to be full of miseries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul sometimes personally appreciates the futility of sense enjoyment in the material world, and he sometimes..."
05:2105:21, 6 May 2018 diff hist +3,033 N Absorbed in acquiring a variety of necessities, he forgets everything and perpetually runs around the forest of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Absorbed in acquiring a variety of necessities, he forgets everything and perpetually runs around the forest of material exist..."
05:1905:19, 6 May 2018 diff hist +3,094 N Sometimes the conditioned soul is absorbed in finding residential quarters or apartments and getting a supply of water and riches to maintain his body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the conditioned soul is absorbed in finding residential quarters or apartments and getting a supply of water and ric..."
05:1305:13, 6 May 2018 diff hist +3,115 N Those whose minds are overcome by the mode of passion are attracted by the color of gold, just as a man suffering from cold in the forest runs after a phosphorescent light in a marshy land, considering it to be fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those whose minds are overcome by the mode of passion are attracted by the color of gold, just as a man suffering from cold in..."
05:0605:06, 6 May 2018 diff hist +2,618 N Sometimes in this house in the sky (gandharva-pura) the conditioned soul drinks, eats and has sex. Being overly attached, he chases after the objects of the senses just as a deer chases a mirage in the desert Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes in this house in the sky"|"gandharva-pura"|"the conditioned soul drinks, eats and has sex. Being overly attached, he..."
05:0305:03, 6 May 2018 diff hist +2,684 N Due to ignorance he becomes lusty and engages in fruitive activity. Because his mind is absorbed in these activities, he sees the material world as permanent, although it is temporary like a phantasmagoria, a house in the sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to ignorance he becomes lusty and engages in fruitive activity. Because his mind is absorbed in these activities, he sees..."
04:5004:50, 6 May 2018 diff hist +2,715 N Although a miserly man wants to guard his money very carefully, his family members take away all his assets forcibly, even though he is very vigilant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, although a miserly man wants to guard his money very carefully, his family members take away all his assets forcibl..."
04:4604:46, 6 May 2018 diff hist +3,092 N Family members in this material world go under the names of wife and children, but actually they behave like tigers and jackals. A herdsman tries to protect his sheep to the best of his ability, but the tigers and foxes take them away by force Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, family members in this material world go under the names of wife and children, but actually they behave like tig..."
04:3904:39, 6 May 2018 diff hist +4,542 N In the forest of material existence, the uncontrolled senses are like plunderers. The conditioned soul may earn some money for the advancement of Krsna consciousness, but unfortunately the uncontrolled senses plunder his money through sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the forest of material existence, the uncontrolled senses are like plunderers. The conditioned soul may earn some money for..."

16:2016:20, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,116 N Struggling for existence in this way, he cannot get the shelter of pure devotees, who are like bumblebees engaged in loving service at the lotus feet of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Struggling for existence in this way, he cannot get the shelter of pure devotees, who are like bumblebees engaged in loving se..."
16:1416:14, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,391 N He uses his mind & five senses to acquire knowledge, and these bring about the different bodies and different conditions. Using the senses under the control of the external energy, the living entity suffers the miserable conditions of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He uses his mind and five senses to acquire knowledge, and these bring about the different bodies and different conditions. Us..."
16:0916:09, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,230 N These sufferings and pains are sometimes mixed. Sometimes they are very severe, and sometimes they are not. These bodily conditions are acquired due to the conditioned soul's mental speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These sufferings and pains are sometimes mixed. Sometimes they are very severe, and sometimes they are not. These bodily condi..."
16:0416:04, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,254 N In this way the conditioned soul goes sometimes to the heavenly planets, sometimes to the earthly planets and sometimes to the lower planets and lower species. Thus he suffers continuously due to different types of bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way the conditioned soul goes sometimes to the heavenly planets, sometimes to the earthly planets and sometimes to the..."
16:0116:01, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,251 N Once in the bodily conception, he gets different types of bodies one after the other under the influence of material energy and impelled by the modes of material nature (sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once in the bodily conception, he gets different types of bodies one after the other under the influence of material energy an..."
15:5815:58, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,017 N Living independently and bewildered in the forest, he does not attain the association of devotees who are always engaged in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Living independently and bewildered in the forest, he does not attain the association of devotees who are always engaged in th..."
15:5615:56, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,396 N Having entered the material world, the pure soul becomes conditioned by the material atmosphere, which is created by the external energy under the control of Lord Visnu. Thus the living entity comes under the control of the external energy, daivi maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Having entered the material world, the pure soul becomes conditioned by the material atmosphere, which is created by the exter..."
15:5315:53, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,440 N Sometimes he enters the forest to acquire some cheap commodities like wood and earth and sell them in the city at good prices. Similarly, the conditioned soul, being greedy, enters this material world for some material profit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes he enters the forest to acquire some cheap commodities like wood and earth and sell them in the city at good prices...."
15:4815:48, 5 May 2018 diff hist +7,415 N When King Pariksit asked Sukadeva Gosvami about the direct meaning of the material forest, Sukadeva Gosvami replied as follows: My dear King, a man belonging to the mercantile community (vanik) is always interested in earning money Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When King Parīkṣit asked Śukadeva Gosvāmī about the direct meaning of the material forest, Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied a..."
15:4115:41, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,641 N It is not very easy for the unintelligent to understand the purport of this story because it is difficult to extricate the exact meaning from the allegory. I (Pariksit) therefore request Your (Sukadeva's) Holiness to give the direct meaning Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However, it is not very easy for the unintelligent to understand the purport of this story because it is difficult to extricat..."
15:3815:38, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,607 N From these instructions intelligent men can understand that the senses of a person in the bodily conception are like rogues and thieves in that forest, and one's wife and children are like jackals and other ferocious animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From these instructions intelligent men can understand that the senses of a person in the bodily conception are like rogues an..."
15:3515:35, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,566 N King Pariksit then told Sukadeva Gosvami: My dear lord, O great devotee sage, you are omniscient. You have very nicely described the position of the conditioned soul, who is compared to a merchant in the forest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Pariksit then told Sukadeva Gosvami: My dear lord, O great devotee sage, you are omniscient. You have very nicely describ..."
15:3115:31, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,793 N My dear King, whoever takes shelter of the servant of the servant of the Lord is certainly glorified because he can without difficulty give up the bodily conception (CC Madhya 13.80) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, whoever takes shelter of the servant of the servant of the Lord is certainly glorified because he can without di..."
15:2415:24, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,994 N After receiving lessons from the great devotee Jada Bharata, King Rahugana of the state of Sauvira became completely aware of the constitutional position of the soul. He thus gave up the bodily conception completely Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After receiving lessons from the great devotee Jada Bharata, King Rahugana of the state of Sauvira became completely aware of..."
15:1315:13, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,136 N He then forgot the insult because King Rahugana pitifully begged pardon at his lotus feet. After this, he began to wander all over the earth, just as before Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He then forgot the insult because King Rahugana pitifully begged pardon at his lotus feet. After this, he began to wander all..."
15:1015:10, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,228 N Although King Rahugana had insulted him, he was a great paramahamsa. Being a Vaisnava, he was naturally very kindhearted, and he therefore told the King about the constitutional position of the soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although King Rahugana had insulted him, he was a great paramahamsa. Being a Vaisnava, he was naturally very kindhearted, and..."
15:0715:07, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,566 N Srila Sukadeva Gosvami continued: My dear King, O son of mother Uttara, there were some waves of dissatisfaction in the mind of Jada Bharata due to his being insulted by King Rahugana, who made him carry his palanquin, but Jada Bharata neglected this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, O son of mother Uttarā, there were some waves of dissatisfaction in the..."
15:0115:01, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,100 N Even if they are hidden under different guises, I offer my respects to all of them. By their mercy, may there be good fortune in the royal dynasties that are always offending them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if they are hidden under different guises, I offer my respects to all of them. By their mercy, may there be good fortune..."
14:5914:59, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,987 N I offer my respectful obeisances unto the great personalities, whether they walk on the earth's surface as children, young boys, avadhutas or great brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I offer my respectful obeisances unto the great personalities, whether they walk on the earth's surface as children, young boy..."
14:5514:55, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,520 N By associating with you just for a moment, I am now freed from all argument, false prestige and lack of discrimination, which are the roots of entanglement in the material world. Now I am free from all these problems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By associating with you just for a moment, I am now freed from all argument, false prestige and lack of discrimination, which..."
14:5314:53, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,576 N It is not at all wonderful that simply by being covered by the dust of your lotus feet, one immediately attains the platform of pure devotional service to Adhoksaja, which is not available even to great demigods like Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not at all wonderful that simply by being covered by the dust of your lotus feet, one immediately attains the platform o..."
14:4014:40, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,002 N What is the use of the exalted position of a demigod? In the heavenly planets, due to profuse material comforts, there is no possibility of associating with devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What is the use of the exalted position of a demigod? In the heavenly planets, due to profuse material comforts, there is no p..."
14:3814:38, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,049 N King Rahugana said: This birth as a human being is the best of all. Even birth among the demigods in the heavenly planets is not as glorious as birth as a human being on this earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Rahugana said: This birth as a human being is the best of all. Even birth among the demigods in the heavenly planets is n..."
14:2914:29, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,221 N Give up attraction to the sense objects and take up the sword of knowledge sharpened by devotional service. Then you will be able to cut the hard knot of illusory energy and cross to the other side of the ocean of nescience Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Give up attraction to the sense objects and take up the sword of knowledge sharpened by devotional service. Then you will be a..."
14:2514:25, 5 May 2018 diff hist +3,253 N My dear King Rahugana, you are also a victim of the external energy, being situated on the path of attraction to material pleasure. So that you may become an equal friend to all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King Rahūgaṇa, you are also a victim of the external energy, being situated on the path of attraction to material p..."
14:2214:22, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,558 N Under the spell of the Lord's material energy, he continues to loiter in the forest of material existence. He does not discover his real interest even at the point of death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus, under the spell of the Lord's material energy, he continues to loiter in the forest of material existence. He does not d..."
14:1814:18, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,617 N O killer of enemies, Maharaja Rahugana, if the conditioned soul somehow or other gets out of his dangerous position, he again returns to his home to enjoy sex life, for that is the way of attachment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O killer of enemies, Maharaja Rahugana, if the conditioned soul somehow or other gets out of his dangerous position, he again..."
14:1014:10, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,330 N He becomes afraid of death, which is like the elephant in the back of that cave, and he remains stranded, grasping at the twigs and branches of a creeper Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He becomes afraid of death, which is like the elephant in the back of that cave, and he remains stranded, grasping at the twig..."
14:0814:08, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,354 N Unable to gain release, he remains helplessly in that position. Sometimes he falls victim to an incurable disease, which is like falling into a mountain cave Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unable to gain release, he remains helplessly in that position. Sometimes he falls victim to an incurable disease, which is li..."
14:0514:05, 5 May 2018 diff hist +2,421 N When the living entity becomes exactly like a monkey jumping from one branch to another, he remains in the tree of household life without any profit but sex Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity becomes exactly like a monkey jumping from one branch to another, he remains in the tree of household l..."

16:1916:19, 4 May 2018 diff hist +3,606 N He derives satisfaction by associating with sense gratifiers and enjoying sex and intoxication. In this way he spoils his life simply by indulging in sex and intoxication. Looking into the faces of other sense gratifiers, he becomes forgetful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He derives satisfaction by associating with sense gratifiers and enjoying sex and intoxication. In this way he spoils his life..."
16:1416:14, 4 May 2018 diff hist +4,051 N Due to misfortune he cannot follow the instructions of the spiritual master or advanced devotees; therefore he gives up their company and again returns to the association of monkeys who are simply interested in sense gratification and women Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being cheated by them, the living entity in the forest of the material world tries to give up the association of these so-call..."
16:1016:10, 4 May 2018 diff hist +4,029 N Being cheated by them, the living entity in the forest of the material world tries to give up the association of these so-called yogis, svamis and incarnations and come to the association of real devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being cheated by them, the living entity in the forest of the material world tries to give up the association of these so-call..."

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