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14:4014:40, 9 October 2018 diff hist +3,287 N O King, one should perform his occupational duties according to these instructions, as well as other instructions given in the Vedic literature, just to remain a devotee of Lord Krsna. Thus, even while at home, one will be able to reach the destination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King, one should perform his occupational duties according to these instructions, as well as other instructions given in the..."

16:1716:17, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,997 N In normal conditions, in the absence of danger, O Yudhisthira, a man should perform his prescribed activities according to his status of life with the things, endeavors, process and living place that are not forbidden for him, and not by any other means Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In normal conditions, in the absence of danger, O King Yudhiṣṭhira, a man should perform his prescribed activities accordi..."
16:1416:14, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,832 N When the ultimate goal and interest of one's self, one's wife, one's children, one's relatives and all other embodied living beings is one, this is called dravyadvaita, or oneness of interest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the ultimate goal and interest of one's self, one's wife, one's children, one's relatives and all other embodied living b..."
16:1116:11, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,852 N My dear Yudhisthira (Partha), when all the activities one performs with his mind, words and body are dedicated directly to the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one reaches oneness of activities, called kriyadvaita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear Yudhiṣṭhira"|"when all the activities one performs with his mind, words and body are dedicated directly to the ser..."
16:0616:06, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,263 N After considering the oneness of existence, activity and paraphernalia and after realizing the self to be different from all actions and reactions, the mental speculator (muni), according to his own realization, gives up the three states Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After considering the oneness of existence, activity and paraphernalia and after realizing the self to be different from all a..."
16:0216:02, 8 October 2018 diff hist +4,305 N When a substance and its parts are separated, the acceptance of similarity between one and the other is called illusion. While dreaming, one creates a separation between the existences called wakefulness and sleep Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a substance and its parts are separated, the acceptance of similarity between one and the other is called illusion. While..."
15:5315:53, 8 October 2018 diff hist +1,609 N The body cannot exist without the subtle sense objects because it is formed of the five elements. Therefore, since the body is false, the sense objects are also naturally false or temporary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the body is formed of the five elements, it cannot exist without the subtle sense objects. Therefore, since the body i..."
15:5015:50, 8 October 2018 diff hist +4,219 N In this world there are five elements - namely earth, water, fire, air and ether - but the body is not a reflection of them, nor a combination or transformation of them. Because the body and its ingredients are neither distinct nor amalgamated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this world there are five elements"|"namely earth, water, fire, air and ether"|"but the body is not a reflection of them, n..."
15:4615:46, 8 October 2018 diff hist +5,718 N Although one may consider the reflection of the sun from a mirror to be false, it has its factual existence. Accordingly, to prove by speculative knowledge that there is no reality would be extremely difficult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although one may consider the reflection of the sun from a mirror to be false, it has its factual existence. Accordingly, to p..."
15:4215:42, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,933 N He who exists internally and externally, at the beginning and end of everything and of all living beings, as that which is enjoyable and as the enjoyer of everything, superior and inferior, is the Supreme Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He who exists internally and externally, at the beginning and end of everything and of all living beings, as that which is enj..."
15:3415:34, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,260 N Even though situated in a material body, one who is fully aware of the paths known as pitr-yana and deva-yana, and who thus opens his eyes in terms of Vedic knowledge, is never bewildered in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even though situated in a material body, one who is fully aware of the paths known as pitr-yana and deva-yana, and who thus op..."
15:1415:14, 8 October 2018 diff hist +1,940 N This gradual process of elevation for self-realization is meant for those who are truly aware of the Absolute Truth. After repeated birth on this path, which is known as deva-yana, one attains these consecutive stages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This gradual process of elevation for self-realization is meant for those who are truly aware of the Absolute Truth. After rep..."
15:0515:05, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,243 N When he enters Brahmaloka, he enjoys life for many millions of years, and finally his material designation comes to an end. He then comes to a subtle designation, from which he attains the causal designation, witnessing all previous states Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he enters Brahmaloka, he enjoys life for many millions of years, and finally his material designation comes to an end. He..."
15:0115:01, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,232 N On his path of ascent, the progressive living entity enters the different worlds of fire, the sun, the day, the end of the day, the bright fortnight, the full moon, and the passing of the sun in the north, along with their presiding demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On his path of ascent, the progressive living entity enters the different worlds of fire, the sun, the day, the end of the day..."
14:5614:56, 8 October 2018 diff hist +3,900 N Then one's words should be offered into the aggregate of all alphabets, which should be offered into the concise form omkara. Omkara should be offered into the point bindu, bindu into the vibration of sound, and that vibration into the life air Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then one's words should be offered into the aggregate of all alphabets, which should be offered into the concise form oṁkār..."
14:5114:51, 8 October 2018 diff hist +3,788 N The mind is always agitated by waves of acceptance and rejection. Therefore all the activities of the senses should be offered into the mind, which should be offered into one's words Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mind is always agitated by waves of acceptance and rejection. Therefore all the activities of the senses should be offered..."
14:4314:43, 8 October 2018 diff hist +4,074 N In due course a qualified brahmana becomes uninterested in materialistic activities and sacrifices, but he offers the sensual sacrifices, in full knowledge, into the working senses, which are illuminated by the fire of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus in due course a qualified brāhmaṇa becomes uninterested in materialistic activities and sacrifices, but he offers the..."
14:3914:39, 8 October 2018 diff hist +4,163 N A twice-born brahmana gains his life by the grace of his parents through the process of purification known as garbhadhana. There are also other processes of purification, until the end of life, when the funeral ceremony (antyesti-kriya) is performed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A twice-born brāhmaṇa"|"gains his life by the grace of his parents through the process of purification known as garbhādhā..."
14:3614:36, 8 October 2018 diff hist +5,093 N The performers of sacrifice descend again to earth to become herbs, creepers, vegetables and food grains. These are eaten by different living entities and turned to semen, which is injected into female bodies. Thus one takes birth again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then, however, the performers of sacrifice descend again to earth to become herbs, creepers, vegetables and food grains. These..."
14:3014:30, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,568 N Performing such sacrifices, worshiping Vaisvadeva, and performing the ceremony of Baliharana, which all supposedly constitute the goal of life, as well as constructing temples for demigods - these are all symptomized by attachment to material desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Performing such sacrifices, worshiping Vaiśvadeva, and performing the ceremony of Baliharaṇa, which all supposedly constitu..."
14:2614:26, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,328 N The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices known as agni-hotra-yajna, darsa-yajna, purnamasa-yajna, caturmasya-yajna, pasu-yajna and soma-yajna are all symptomized by the killing of animals and the burning of many valuables Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices known as agni-hotra-yajna, darsa-yajna, purnamasa-yajna, caturmasya-yajna, pasu-yajn..."
14:2214:22, 8 October 2018 diff hist +4,164 N According to the Vedas, there are two kinds of activities-pravrtti and nivrtti. Pravrtti activities involve raising oneself from a lower to a higher condition of materialistic life, whereas nivrtti means the cessation of material desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedas, there are two kinds of activities-pravrtti and nivrtti. Pravrtti activities involve raising oneself fr..."
06:3306:33, 8 October 2018 diff hist +3,654 N When one is thus attracted again by the rogues of visaya - eating, sleeping and mating - the horses and chariot driver are thrown into the blinding dark well of material existence, and one is again put into a dangerous and extremely fearful situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is thus attracted again by the rogues of viṣaya"|"eating, sleeping and mating"|"the horses and chariot driver are t..."
06:2906:29, 8 October 2018 diff hist +3,601 N If one does not take shelter of Acyuta and Baladeva, then the senses, acting as the horses, and the intelligence, acting as the driver, both being prone to material contamination, inattentively bring the body to the path of sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one does not take shelter of Acyuta and Baladeva, then the senses, acting as the horses, and the intelligence, acting as th..."
06:1606:16, 8 October 2018 diff hist +2,203 N By their mercy, one can sharpen the sword of knowledge, and with the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's mercy one must then conquer the enemies mentioned above Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By their mercy, one can sharpen the sword of knowledge, and with the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's mercy one m..."
06:0906:09, 8 October 2018 diff hist +9,695 N As long as one has to accept a material body, with its different parts and paraphernalia, which are not fully under one's control, one must have the lotus feet of his superiors, namely his spiritual master and the spiritual master's predecessors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one has to accept a material body, with its different parts and paraphernalia, which are not fully under one's cont..."
05:5105:51, 8 October 2018 diff hist +6,768 N The senses are like the horses; the mind, is like the reins; the objects of the senses are the destinations; intelligence is the chariot driver; and consciousness, which spreads throughout the body, is the cause of bondage in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are like the horses; the mind, the master of the senses, is like the reins; the objects of the senses are the desti..."
05:3905:39, 8 October 2018 diff hist +6,387 N Transcendentalists who are advanced in knowledge compare the body, which is made by the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to a chariot Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transcendentalists who are advanced in knowledge compare the body, which is made by the order of the Supreme Personality of Go..."
05:2505:25, 8 October 2018 diff hist +4,206 N Sannyasis who first consider that the body is subject to death, when it will be transformed into stool, worms or ashes, but who again give importance to the body and glorify it as the self, are to be considered the greatest rascals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sannyasis who first consider that the body is subject to death, when it will be transformed into stool, worms or ashes, but wh..."
05:2105:21, 8 October 2018 diff hist +3,155 N One who first accepts sannyasa but then returns to such materialistic activities is to be called a vantasi, or one who eats his own vomit. He is indeed a shameless person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who first accepts sannyasa but then returns to such materialistic activities is to be called a vantasi, or one who eats hi..."
05:1805:18, 8 October 2018 diff hist +3,315 N One who accepts the sannyasa order gives up the three principles of materialistic activities in which one indulges in the field of household life - namely religion, economic development and sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who accepts the sannyāsa order gives up the three principles of materialistic activities in which one indulges in the fie..."

09:3009:30, 6 October 2018 diff hist +3,108 N When one's consciousness is uncontaminated by material lusty desires, it becomes calm and peaceful in all activities, for one is situated in eternal blissful life. Once situated on that platform, one does not return to materialistic activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one's consciousness is uncontaminated by material lusty desires, it becomes calm and peaceful in all activities, for one..."
09:2609:26, 6 October 2018 diff hist +2,789 N When the yogi regularly practices in this way, in a short time his heart becomes fixed and free from disturbance, like a fire without flames or smoke Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the yogi regularly practices in this way, in a short time his heart becomes fixed and free from disturbance, like a fire..."
06:2406:24, 6 October 2018 diff hist +5,023 N My dear King, in a sacred and holy place of pilgrimage one should select a place in which to perform yoga. The place must be level and not too high or low. There one should sit very comfortably, being steady and equipoised, keeping his body straight Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, in a sacred and holy place of pilgrimage one should select a place in which to perform yoga. The place must be l..."
06:0506:05, 6 October 2018 diff hist +2,824 N One who desires to conquer the mind must leave the company of his family and live in a solitary place, free from contaminated association. To maintain the body and soul together, he should beg as much as he needs for the bare necessities of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who desires to conquer the mind must leave the company of his family and live in a solitary place, free from contaminated..."
05:5505:55, 6 October 2018 diff hist +3,994 N Ritualistic ceremonies, regulative principles, austerities & the practice of yoga are all meant to control the senses & mind, but even after that, if he does not come to the point of meditation upon the SL, all activities are simply labor in frustration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ritualistic ceremonies, regulative principles, austerities and the practice of yoga are all meant to control the senses and mi..."
05:4305:43, 6 October 2018 diff hist +4,025 N Lord Krsna is the master of all other living entities and of the material nature. His lotus feet are sought and worshiped by great saintly persons like Vyasa. Nonetheless, there are fools who consider Lord Krsna an ordinary human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, is the master of all other living entities and of the material nature. H..."
05:3605:36, 6 October 2018 diff hist +3,401 N For one who maintains the material conception that the spiritual master is an ordinary human being, everything is frustrated. His enlightenment and his Vedic studies and knowledge are like the bathing of an elephant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consequently, for one who maintains the material conception that the spiritual master is an ordinary human being, everything i..."
05:3405:34, 6 October 2018 diff hist +3,071 N The spiritual master should be considered to be directly the Supreme Lord because he gives transcendental knowledge for enlightenment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master should be considered to be directly the Supreme Lord because he gives transcendental knowledge for enligh..."
05:2605:26, 6 October 2018 diff hist +3,008 N One must conquer the modes of passion and ignorance by developing the mode of goodness, and then one must become detached from the mode of goodness by promoting oneself to the platform of suddha-sattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must conquer the modes of passion and ignorance by developing the mode of goodness, and then one must become detached from..."
05:2305:23, 6 October 2018 diff hist +3,056 N By practicing hatha-yoga, pranayama and so forth one should counteract sufferings due to the body and mind. Similarly, by developing the mode of goodness, especially in regard to eating, one should conquer sleep Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by practicing haṭha-yoga, prāṇāyāma and so forth one should counteract sufferings due to the body and mind. Similarly,..."
05:1505:15, 6 October 2018 diff hist +2,802 N By good behavior and freedom from envy one should counteract sufferings due to other living entities, by meditation in trance one should counteract sufferings due to providence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By good behavior and freedom from envy one should counteract sufferings due to other living entities, by meditation in trance..."

05:3405:34, 5 October 2018 diff hist +2,674 N By discussing spiritual knowledge one can conquer lamentation and illusion, by serving a great devotee one can become prideless, by keeping silent one can avoid obstacles on the path of mystic yoga, by stopping sense gratification one can conquer envy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By discussing spiritual knowledge one can conquer lamentation and illusion, by serving a great devotee one can become prideles..."
05:3205:32, 5 October 2018 diff hist +3,006 N By making plans with determination, one should give up lusty desires for sense gratification. Similarly, by giving up envy one should conquer anger, by discussing the disadvantages of accumulating wealth one should give up greed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By making plans with determination, one should give up lusty desires for sense gratification. Similarly, by giving up envy one..."
05:2905:29, 5 October 2018 diff hist +3,468 N O King Yudhisthira, many persons with varied experience, many legal advisers, many learned scholars and many persons eligible to become presidents of learned assemblies fall down into hellish life because of not being satisfied with their positions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O King Yudhisthira, many persons with varied experience, many legal advisers, many learned scholars and many persons eligible..."
05:2505:25, 5 October 2018 diff hist +1,734 N The spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a devotee or brahmana who is not self-satisfied dwindle, and his knowledge gradually vanishes because of greed for the sake of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of greed for the sake of the senses, the spiritual strength, education, austerity and reputation of a devotee or brāh..."
05:2205:22, 5 October 2018 diff hist +2,627 N My dear King, a self-satisfied person can be happy even with only drinking water. However, one who is driven by the senses, especially by the tongue and genitals, must accept the position of a household dog to satisfy his senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"My dear King, a self-satisfied person can be happy even with only drinking water. However, one who is driven by the senses, es..."
05:1905:19, 5 October 2018 diff hist +1,975 N For a person who has suitable shoes on his feet, there is no danger even when he walks on pebbles and thorns. For him, everything is auspicious. Similarly, for one who is always self-satisfied there is no distress; indeed, he feels happiness everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a person who has suitable shoes on his feet, there is no danger even when he walks on pebbles and thorns. For him, everyth..."
05:1705:17, 5 October 2018 diff hist +1,857 N One who is content and satisfied and who links his activities with the Supreme Personality of Godhead residing in everyone's heart enjoys transcendental happiness without endeavoring for his livelihood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is content and satisfied and who links his activities with the Supreme Personality of Godhead residing in everyone's h..."

16:3016:30, 4 October 2018 diff hist +3,600 N A pretentious religious system manufactured by one who willfully neglects the prescribed duties of his order of life is called abhasa (a dim reflection or false similarity) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pretentious religious system manufactured by one who willfully neglects the prescribed duties of his order of life is called..."

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