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15:1615:16, 1 October 2018 diff hist +1,595 N To cover my body I use whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, cotton, bark or deerskin, according to my destiny, and I am fully satisfied and unagitated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To cover my body I use whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, cotton, bark or deerskin, according to my destiny, an..."
15:1115:11, 1 October 2018 diff hist +1,799 N Sometimes I eat a very small quantity and sometimes a great quantity. Sometimes the food is very palatable, and sometimes it is stale. Sometimes prasada is offered with great respect, and sometimes food is given neglectfully Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes I eat a very small quantity and sometimes a great quantity. Sometimes the food is very palatable, and sometimes it i..."
15:0815:08, 1 October 2018 diff hist +2,424 N I do not endeavor to get anything, but am satisfied with whatever is achieved in its own way. If I do not get anything, I am patient and unagitated like a python and lie down in this way for many days Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I do not endeavor to get anything, but am satisfied with whatever is achieved in its own way. If I do not get anything, I am p..."
06:0406:04, 1 October 2018 diff hist +1,698 N The bee and the python are two excellent spiritual masters who give us exemplary instructions regarding how to be satisfied by collecting only a little and how to stay in one place and not move Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bee and the python are two excellent spiritual masters who give us exemplary instructions regarding how to be satisfied by..."
05:5705:57, 1 October 2018 diff hist +5,710 N The brahmana continued: I am actually seeing how a rich man, who is a victim of his senses, is very greedy to accumulate wealth, and therefore suffers from insomnia due to fear from all sides, despite his wealth and opulence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brahmana continued: I am actually seeing how a rich man, who is a victim of his senses, is very greedy to accumulate wealt..."
05:5005:50, 1 October 2018 diff hist +6,158 N The living entity tries to achieve happiness and rid himself of the causes of distress, but because the various bodies of the living entities are under the full control of material nature, all his plans in different bodies, one after another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity tries to achieve happiness and rid himself of the causes of distress, but because the various bodies of the..."
05:4705:47, 1 October 2018 diff hist +3,298 N Just as a deer, because of ignorance, cannot see the water within a well covered by grass, but runs after water elsewhere, the living entity covered by the material body doesn't see the happiness within himself, but runs after happiness in material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as a deer, because of ignorance, cannot see the water within a well covered by grass, but runs after water elsewhere, the..."
05:3905:39, 1 October 2018 diff hist +2,913 N In this way the conditioned soul living within the body forgets his self-interest because he identifies himself with the body. Because the body is material, his natural tendency is to be attracted by the varieties of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way the conditioned soul living within the body forgets his self-interest because he identifies himself with the body...."
05:3205:32, 1 October 2018 diff hist +5,118 N In this human form of life, men and women unite for the sensual pleasure of sex, but by actual experience we have observed that none of them are happy. Therefore, seeing the contrary results, I have stopped taking part in materialistic activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this human form of life, men and women unite for the sensual pleasure of sex, but by actual experience we have observed tha..."
05:2905:29, 1 October 2018 diff hist +7,289 N In the course of the evolutionary process, which is caused by fruitive activities due to undesirable material sense gratification, I have received this human form of life, which can lead to the heavenly planets, to liberation, to the lower species Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the course of the evolutionary process, which is caused by fruitive activities due to undesirable material sense gratificat..."
05:2505:25, 1 October 2018 diff hist +3,852 N I was being carried away by the waves of material nature's laws because of insatiable material desires, and thus I was engaging in different activities, struggling for existence in various forms of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of insatiable material desires, I was being carried away by the waves of material nature's laws, and thus I was engagi..."
05:2105:21, 1 October 2018 diff hist +3,269 N My dear King, although you know everything, you have posed some questions, which I shall try to answer according to what I have learned by hearing from authorities. I cannot remain silent in this regard Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, although you know everything, you have posed some questions, which I shall try to answer according to what I hav..."

16:1416:14, 27 September 2018 diff hist +3,114 N Narayana, the SPG, who is full of all opulences, is predominant within the core of your heart because of your being a pure devotee. He always drives away all the darkness of ignorance, as the sun drives away the darkness of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of all opulences, is predominant within the core of your heart b..."
16:1116:11, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,242 N The saintly brahmana said: O best of the asuras, Prahlada Maharaja, who are recognized by advanced and civilized men, you are aware of the different stages of life because of your inherent transcendental eyes, with which you can see a man's character Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The saintly brahmana said: O best of the asuras, Prahlada Maharaja, who are recognized by advanced and civilized men, you are..."
16:0616:06, 27 September 2018 diff hist +1,800 N Narada Muni continued: When the saintly person was thus questioned by Prahlada Maharaja, the King of the Daityas, he was captivated by this shower of nectarean words, and he replied to the inquisitiveness of Prahlada Maharaja with a smiling face Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narada Muni continued: When the saintly person was thus questioned by Prahlada Maharaja, the King of the Daityas, he was capti..."
16:0316:03, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,247 N Your Honor appears learned, expert and intelligent in every way. You can speak very well, saying things that are pleasing to the heart. You see that people in general are engaged in fruitive activities, yet you are lying here inactive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Your Honor appears learned, expert and intelligent in every way. You can speak very well, saying things that are pleasing to t..."
16:0016:00, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,641 N O brahmana, fully in knowledge of transcendence, you have nothing to do, and therefore you are lying down. It is also understood that you have no money for sense enjoyment. How then has your body become so fat? Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O brāhmaṇa, fully in knowledge of transcendence, you have nothing to do, and therefore you are lying down. It is also under..."
15:4315:43, 27 September 2018 diff hist +1,703 N After thus worshiping the saintly person and touching his own head to the saint's lotus feet, Prahlada Maharaja, in order to understand him, inquired very submissively as follows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After thus worshiping the saintly person and touching his own head to the saint's lotus feet, Prahlada Maharaja, in order to u..."
15:4115:41, 27 September 2018 diff hist +1,591 N The advanced devotee Prahlada Maharaja duly worshiped and offered obeisances to the saintly person who had adopted a python's means of livelihood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The advanced devotee Prahlada Maharaja duly worshiped and offered obeisances to the saintly person who had adopted a python's..."
15:3615:36, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,244 N Neither by that saintly person's activities, by his bodily features, by his words nor by the symptoms of his varnasrama status could people understand whether he was the same person they had known Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Neither by that saintly person's activities, by his bodily features, by his words nor by the symptoms of his varnasrama status..."
15:3415:34, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,072 N Prahlada arrived at the bank of the Kaveri, where there was a mountain known as Sahya. There he found a great saintly person who was lying on the ground, covered with dirt and dust, but who was deeply spiritually advanced Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus he arrived at the bank of the Kāverī, where there was a mountain known as Sahya. There he found a great saintly person..."
15:3015:30, 27 September 2018 diff hist +1,933 N Prahlada Maharaja, the most dear servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, once went out touring the universe with some of his confidential associates just to study the nature of saintly persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlada Maharaja, the most dear servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, once went out touring the universe with some..."
15:2615:26, 27 September 2018 diff hist +1,989 N As a historical example of this, learned sages recite the story of an ancient discussion between Prahlada Maharaja and a great saintly person who was feeding himself like a python Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a historical example of this, learned sages recite the story of an ancient discussion between Prahlada Maharaja and a great..."
15:1515:15, 27 September 2018 diff hist +3,745 N A sannyasi must not present allurements of material benefits to gather many disciples, nor should he unnecessarily read many books or give discourses as a means of livelihood. He must never attempt to increase material opulences unnecessarily Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sannyasi must not present allurements of material benefits to gather many disciples, nor should he unnecessarily read many b..."
08:2608:26, 27 September 2018 diff hist +3,807 N Literature that is a useless waste of time - in other words, literature without spiritual benefit - should be rejected. One should not become a professional teacher as a means of earning one's livelihood, nor should one indulge in arguments Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Literature that is a useless waste of time"|"in other words, literature without spiritual benefit"|"should be rejected. One sh..."
06:4606:46, 27 September 2018 diff hist +3,416 N Since the material body is sure to be vanquished and the duration of one's life is not fixed, neither death nor life is to be praised. Rather, one should observe the eternal time factor, in which the living entity manifests himself and disappears Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the material body is sure to be vanquished and the duration of one's life is not fixed, neither death nor life is to be..."
06:3406:34, 27 September 2018 diff hist +3,105 N During unconsciousness and consciousness, and between the two, he should try to understand the self and be fully situated in the self. In this way, he should realize that the conditional & liberated stages of life are only illusory & not actually factual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During unconsciousness and consciousness, and between the two, he should try to understand the self and be fully situated in t..."
06:3106:31, 27 September 2018 diff hist +1,358 N The sannyasi should always try to see the Supreme pervading everything and see everything, including this universe, resting on the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sannyasi should always try to see the Supreme pervading everything and see everything, including this universe, resting on..."
06:2606:26, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,012 N The sannyasi, completely satisfied in the self, should live on alms begged from door to door. Not being dependent on any person or any place, he should always be a friendly well-wisher to all living beings and be a peaceful, unalloyed devotee of Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sannyasi, completely satisfied in the self, should live on alms begged from door to door. Not being dependent on any perso..."
05:5805:58, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,042 N Sri Narada Muni said: A person able to cultivate spiritual knowledge should renounce all material connections, and merely keeping the body inhabitable, he should travel from one place to another, passing only one night in each village Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Narada Muni said: A person able to cultivate spiritual knowledge should renounce all material connections, and merely keep..."
05:4805:48, 27 September 2018 diff hist +1,828 N When the material body is returned to its various material elements, only the spiritual being remains. This spiritual being is Brahman and is equal in quality with Parabrahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the material body is returned to its various material elements, only the spiritual being remains. This spiritual being is..."
05:4405:44, 27 September 2018 diff hist +2,749 N The earth should be merged in water, water in the brightness of the sun this brightness into the air the air into the sky, the sky into the false ego the false ego into the total material energy the total material energy into the unmanifested ingredients Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The earth should be merged in water, water in the brightness of the sun, this brightness into the air, the air into the sky, t..."

05:1605:16, 26 September 2018 diff hist +2,747 N False ego, which is under the influence of the material modes of nature and which induces one to think, "I am this body, and everything connected with this body is mine," should be merged, along with material activities, in Rudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"False ego, which is under the influence of the material modes of nature and which induces one to think"|"I am this body, and e..."
05:1205:12, 26 September 2018 diff hist +2,457 N The mind, along with all material desires, should be merged in the moon demigod. All the subject matters of intelligence, along with the intelligence itself, should be placed in Lord Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mind, along with all material desires, should be merged in the moon demigod. All the subject matters of intelligence, alon..."
05:0305:03, 26 September 2018 diff hist +2,397 N Form, with the power of sight, should be bestowed upon the sun. The tongue, along with the demigod Varuna, should be bestowed upon water, and the power of smell, along with the two Asvini-kumara demigods, should be bestowed upon the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Form, with the power of sight, should be bestowed upon the sun. The tongue, along with the demigod Varuna, should be bestowed..."
05:0105:01, 26 September 2018 diff hist +2,299 N The aural instrument, along with sound vibration, should be given to the deities presiding over the directions. The instrument of touch, along with the sense objects of touch, should be given to Vayu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The aural instrument, along with sound vibration, should be given to the deities presiding over the directions. The instrument..."
04:5804:58, 26 September 2018 diff hist +2,438 N The power of movement and the legs should be given to Lord Visnu. Sensual pleasure, along with the genitals, should be bestowed upon Prajapati. The rectum, with the power of evacuation, should be bestowed, in its proper place, unto Mrtyu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The power of movement and the legs should be given to Lord Visnu. Sensual pleasure, along with the genitals, should be bestowe..."

16:2616:26, 25 September 2018 diff hist +2,237 N The object of speech, along with the sense of speech (the tongue), should be bestowed upon fire. Craftsmanship and the two hands should be given to the demigod Indra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the object of speech, along with the sense of speech"|"should be bestowed upon fire. Craftsmanship and the two hands should be..."
16:2316:23, 25 September 2018 diff hist +2,565 N The holes in the body are caused by the sky, the process of breathing is caused by the air, the heat of the body is caused by fire, and semen, blood and mucus are caused by water. The hard substances, like skin, muscle and bone, are caused by earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holes in the body are caused by the sky, the process of breathing is caused by the air, the heat of the body is caused by..."
16:2116:21, 25 September 2018 diff hist +2,175 N A sober, self-realized person who has full knowledge should merge the various parts of the body in their original sources Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sober, self-realized person who has full knowledge should merge the various parts of the body in their original sources"}} {..."
16:1816:18, 25 September 2018 diff hist +2,402 N He should properly place the fire element in his own self and in this way give up bodily affinity, by which one thinks the body to be one's self or one's own. One should gradually merge the material body into the five elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should properly place the fire element in his own self and in this way give up bodily affinity, by which one thinks the bod..."
16:1416:14, 25 September 2018 diff hist +1,721 N When because of disease or old age one is unable to perform his prescribed duties for advancement in spiritual consciousness or study of the Vedas, he should practice fasting, not taking any food Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When because of disease or old age one is unable to perform his prescribed duties for advancement in spiritual consciousness o..."
16:1216:12, 25 September 2018 diff hist +1,887 N Being very thoughtful, a vanaprastha should remain in the forest for twelve years, eight years, four years, two years or at least one year. He should behave in such a way that he will not be disturbed or troubled by too much austerity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being very thoughtful, a vanaprastha should remain in the forest for twelve years, eight years, four years, two years or at le..."
16:0916:09, 25 September 2018 diff hist +1,903 N The vanaprastha should wear matted locks of hair on his head and let his body hair, nails and moustache grow. He should not cleanse his body of dirt. He should keep a waterpot, deerskin and rod, wear the bark of a tree as a covering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The vanaprastha should wear matted locks of hair on his head and let his body hair, nails and moustache grow. He should not cl..."
15:5915:59, 25 September 2018 diff hist +1,679 N A vanaprastha should prepare cakes to be offered in sacrifice from fruits and grains grown naturally in the forest. When he obtains some new grains, he should give up his old stock of grains Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A vanaprastha should prepare cakes to be offered in sacrifice from fruits and grains grown naturally in the forest. When he ob..."
15:5415:54, 25 September 2018 diff hist +1,962 N O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vanaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following the rules and regulations for the vanaprastha, one can easily be elevated to the upper planetary system known as Maharloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King, I shall now describe the qualifications for a vanaprastha, one who has retired from family life. By rigidly following..."
15:4415:44, 25 September 2018 diff hist +2,474 N By practicing in this way, whether one be in the brahmacari-asrama, grhastha-asrama, vanaprastha-asrama or sannyasa-asrama, one must always realize the all-pervading presence of the Supreme Lord, for in this way it is possible to understand the AT Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By practicing in this way, whether one be in the brahmacārī-āśrama, gṛhastha-āśrama, vānaprastha-āśrama or sannyās..."
15:3915:39, 25 September 2018 diff hist +4,033 N One should realize that in the fire, in the spiritual master, in one's self and in all living entities - in all circumstances and conditions - the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, has simultaneously entered and not entered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should realize that in the fire, in the spiritual master, in one's self and in all living entities"|"in all circumstances..."
05:3205:32, 25 September 2018 diff hist +4,299 N If possible, the student or disciple should reward the spiritual master with the remuneration the spiritual master requests, and then, following the master's order, the disciple should leave and accept one of the other asramas, namely the grhastha-asrama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If possible, the student or disciple should reward the spiritual master with the remuneration the spiritual master requests, a..."
05:2805:28, 25 September 2018 diff hist +4,116 N According to the rules and regulations mentioned above, one who is twice-born, namely a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya, should reside in the guru-kula under the care of the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the rules and regulations mentioned above, one who is twice-born, namely a brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya, should r..."

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