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12:0112:01, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,372 N The fallen devotees born in a good family may forget the lotus feet of the Lord because they are less fortunate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fallen devotees born in a good family may forget the lotus feet of the Lord because they are less fortunate"}} {{notes|}}..." current
11:5911:59, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,251 N A devotee in such a (fallen) position is not as fortunate as one who is chastised by the Lord and put into a position seemingly of helplessness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee in such a position is not as fortunate as one who is chastised by the Lord and put into a position seemingly of help..." current
11:5311:53, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,368 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is also said that such fallen devotees are given a chance to take birth in a family of highly qualified brahmanas or in a rich mercantile family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gita it is also said that such fallen devotees are given a chance to take birth in a family of highly qualifie..."
11:4311:43, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,671 N As a special favor, God may remove all material paraphernalia. By such action, the bewildered devotee is forsaken by all friends and relatives, and so he comes to his senses again by the mercy of the Lord and is set right to execute his devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a special favor, He may remove all material paraphernalia. By such action, the bewildered devotee is forsaken by all friend..."
11:3411:34, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,071 N The sufferings of an orphan and the sufferings of a beloved child of a king are not one and the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sufferings of an orphan and the sufferings of a beloved child of a king are not one and the same"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
05:4305:43, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,599 N Even though he (devotee of the Lord) falls down, he is never to be considered the same as a fallen karmi. A karmi suffers the result of his own fruitive reactions, whereas a devotee is reformed by chastisement directed by the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But even though he falls down, a devotee is never to be considered the same as a fallen karmī. A karmī suffers the result of..."
05:4105:41, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,436 N There are certainly many instances where devotees of the Lord have fallen down due to uncongenial association, just like fruitive workers, who are always prone to degradation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are certainly many instances where devotees of the Lord have fallen down due to uncongenial association, just like fruit..."
05:3805:38, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,394 N A devotee of the Lord automatically becomes uninterested in the enchantment of material existence because he is rasa-graha, or one who has tasted the sweetness of the lotus feet of Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee of the Lord automatically becomes uninterested in the enchantment of material existence because he is rasa-graha, or..."
05:3605:36, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,152 N One should only endeavor to go back to Godhead. That should be the mission of everyone's life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should only endeavor to go back to Godhead. That should be the mission of everyone's life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj..." current
05:2905:29, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,333 N The miseries and mixed happiness of all living beings are only of different degree and quality, but no one is free from the miseries of birth, death, old age and disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The miseries and mixed happiness of all living beings are only of different degree and quality, but no one is free from the mi..."
05:2705:27, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,403 N Miseries and mixed happiness are two features of material life, and they are obtained in Brahmaloka and in other lokas also. They are obtained in the life of the demigods and also in the life of the dogs and hogs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Miseries and mixed happiness are two features of material life, and they are obtained in Brahmaloka and in other lokas also. T..."
05:2505:25, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,457 N He (a philosophically inclined person) should try to get into the permanent life of bliss and knowledge where he will not be forced to come back again to the miserable material world, either in this or that planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should try to get into the permanent life of bliss and knowledge where he will not be forced to come back again to the mise..."
05:1405:14, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,523 N In our next birth we get such desirable positions only by good work. Otherwise, it would not so happen that two persons born in the same place at the same time are seen differently placed according to previous work Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, in our next birth we get such desirable positions only by good work. Otherwise, it would not so happen that two per..."
05:1205:12, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,434 N By good work only, as prescribed in the scriptures, can one obtain birth in a good family, opulence, good education and good bodily features. We see also that even in this life one obtains a good education or money by good work Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By good work only, as prescribed in the scriptures, can one obtain birth in a good family, opulence, good education and good b..."
05:0905:09, 2 February 2019 diff hist +4,157 N By the law of the Supreme, different places are meant for different grades of living beings according to the work they have performed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the law of the Supreme, different places are meant for different grades of living beings according to the work they have pe..."

05:5005:50, 31 January 2019 diff hist +4,646 N It is said that on the moon the inhabitants are fit for greater sense enjoyment by drinking soma-rasa & the Pitrloka is obtained by good charitable work. So there are various programs for sense enjoyment, either during this life or in the life after death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that on the moon the inhabitants are fit for greater sense enjoyment by drinking soma-rasa, and the Pitṛloka is o..."
05:4805:48, 31 January 2019 diff hist +4,436 N Some men are busy engaged in trade, industry, economic development, political supremacy, etc., and some of them are engaged in fruitive work to become happy in the next life by attaining higher planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some men are busy engaged in trade, industry, economic development, political supremacy, etc., and some of them are engaged in..."
05:3705:37, 31 January 2019 diff hist +4,104 N Every man everywhere is trying to obtain the greatest amount of sense enjoyment by various endeavors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every man everywhere is trying to obtain the greatest amount of sense enjoyment by various endeavors"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
05:3505:35, 31 January 2019 diff hist +3,361 N Ajamila in his early life was a devotee, but in his youth he fell down. Still he was saved by the Lord at the end Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ajamila in his early life was a devotee, but in his youth he fell down. Still he was saved by the Lord at the end"}} {{notes|}..."
05:3105:31, 31 January 2019 diff hist +3,269 N Once engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, one will continue the service in all circumstances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Once engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, one will continue the service in all circumstances"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..." current
05:3005:30, 31 January 2019 diff hist +3,606 N One will never forget the lotus feet of the Lord even though one falls down from the prescribed duties of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because even though one falls down from the prescribed duties of devotional service, he will never forget the lotus feet of th..."
05:2605:26, 31 January 2019 diff hist +3,830 N Citraketu also fell down due to his offenses at the feet of Siva. But in spite of all this, the stress is given here (in the Srimad-Bhagavatam) to surrendering unto the lotus feet of the Lord, even if there is a chance of falling down Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, Citraketu also fell down due to his offenses at the feet of Śiva. But in spite of all this, the stress is given he..."
05:2005:20, 31 January 2019 diff hist +3,305 N In the next birth he (Bharata Maharaja) became a stag, although he did not forget the incident of his previous birth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As such, in the next birth he became a stag, although he did not forget the incident of his previous birth"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
05:1605:16, 31 January 2019 diff hist +3,568 N There are so many instances of this in the histories. Bharata Maharaja was obliged to take his birth as a stag due to his intimate attachment to a stag. He thought of this stag when he died Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are so many instances of this in the histories. Bharata Maharaja was obliged to take his birth as a stag due to his inti..."
05:1205:12, 31 January 2019 diff hist +3,322 N If one does so and becomes successful in the discharge of his devotional service unto the Lord, it is well and good Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So if one does so and becomes successful in the discharge of his devotional service unto the Lord, it is well and good"}} {{no..."

15:5215:52, 30 January 2019 diff hist +3,360 N It is enjoined in the scriptures that one can relinquish all such duties and surrender unto the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is enjoined in the scriptures that one can relinquish all such duties and surrender unto the service of the Lord"}} {{notes..."
15:5015:50, 30 January 2019 diff hist +3,679 N Every man is duty-bound not only to his parents, family members, society, country, humanity, other living beings, the demigods, etc., but also to the great philosophers, poets, scientists, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every man is duty-bound not only to his parents, family members, society, country, humanity, other living beings, the demigods..."
15:4815:48, 30 January 2019 diff hist +3,215 N As far as the duties of mankind are concerned, there are innumerable duties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the duties of mankind are concerned, there are innumerable duties"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL}..."
15:4615:46, 30 January 2019 diff hist +4,366 N Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His subsequent followers exhibited expert dexterity in this connection. By following the same method, one can bring the materialistic men of this age of quarrel into order for peaceful life and transcendental realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His subsequent followers exhibited expert dexterity in this connection. By following the same..." current
15:4115:41, 30 January 2019 diff hist +3,969 N The expert devotees also can discover novel ways and means to convert the nondevotees in terms of particular time and circumstance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The expert devotees also can discover novel ways and means to convert the nondevotees in terms of particular time and circumst..."
15:3915:39, 30 January 2019 diff hist +4,333 N The literature is the factual literary incarnation of the Lord. So the laymen can hear the narration of the activities of the Lord. Thereby they are able to associate with the Lord and thus gradually become purified from material diseases Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The literature is the factual literary incarnation of the Lord. So the laymen can hear the narration of the activities of the..."
15:1215:12, 30 January 2019 diff hist +4,216 N Vyasadeva is himself a personality expert in this science, and he is unattached to material enjoyment. Therefore he is the right person to describe it, and Sukadeva Gosvami, the son of Vyasadeva, is the right person to receive it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vyasadeva is himself a personality expert in this science, and he is unattached to material enjoyment. Therefore he is the rig..."
15:1015:10, 30 January 2019 diff hist +3,913 N Sri Vyasadeva is advised by Narada to describe the science of God directly by relating His transcendental activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Vyāsadeva is therefore advised by Nārada to describe the science of God directly by relating His transcendental activi..."
15:0815:08, 30 January 2019 diff hist +4,096 N Out of many thousands of such transcendentally realized persons, only a few can understand the theological science specifically dealing with God as a person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And out of many thousands of such transcendentally realized persons, only a few can understand the theological science specifi..."
15:0515:05, 30 January 2019 diff hist +4,042 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly stated that out of many hundreds and thousands of men only one person deserves to enter into transcendental realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly stated that out of many hundreds and thousands of men only one person deserves to enter int..." current
14:4414:44, 30 January 2019 diff hist +3,950 N This (a man attached to fruitive work shouldn't be discouraged from his occupation) is sometimes applicable for those who're only dry empiric philosophers without spiritual realization. But those who're in the devotional line need not be always so advised Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is sometimes applicable for those who are only dry empiric philosophers without spiritual realization. But those who are..."
14:3314:33, 30 January 2019 diff hist +3,305 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is also said that a man attached to fruitive work should not be discouraged from his occupation, for gradually he may be elevated to the position of self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gita it is also said that a man attached to fruitive work should not be discouraged from his occupation, for g..."
05:3505:35, 30 January 2019 diff hist +6,007 N In histories like the Mahabharata, of course, there are topics on transcendental subjects along with material topics. The Bhagavad-gita is there in the Mahabharata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In histories like the Mahabharata, of course, there are topics on transcendental subjects along with material topics. The Bhag..."
05:2705:27, 30 January 2019 diff hist +6,001 N This is (slaughterhouse becomes prominent) because foolish materialistic men do not care to listen to others who are actually in a position to explain the Vedic rites Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is because foolish materialistic men do not care to listen to others who are actually in a position to explain the Vedic..."
05:2405:24, 30 January 2019 diff hist +6,055 N They (animal sacrifices) are so recommended to discourage flesh-eating, but gradually the purpose of such religious activities is forgotten, and the slaughterhouse becomes prominent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are so recommended to discourage flesh-eating, but gradually the purpose of such religious activities is forgotten, and t..."
05:2005:20, 30 January 2019 diff hist +6,184 N The flesh-eaters still continue to perform animal sacrifice before some demigod or goddess in the name of religion because in some of the Vedic literatures such regulated sacrifices are recommended Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The flesh-eaters still continue to perform animal sacrifice before some demigod or goddess in the name of religion because in..."
05:1805:18, 30 January 2019 diff hist +6,415 N At a certain stage of human civilization when such material activities in the name of religion were too much rampant, the Lord incarnated Himself as Buddha and decried the authority of the Vedas in order to stop animal sacrifice in the name of religion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At a certain stage of human civilization when such material activities in the name of religion"|"were too much rampant, the Lo..."
05:1205:12, 30 January 2019 diff hist +6,347 N Vyasadeva's encouragement in sense enjoyment in some form or other is a great barrier for spiritual advancement because the people in general will not agree to renounce material activities which hold them in material bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"his encouragement in sense enjoyment in some form or other is a great barrier for spiritual advancement because the people in..." current
05:0905:09, 30 January 2019 diff hist +5,896 N Srila Vyasadeva is the authority in Vedic explanations in the Mahabharata, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Vyāsadeva is the authority in Vedic explanations in the Mahābhārata, etc"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{compl..."

14:4914:49, 29 January 2019 diff hist +6,125 N One should never be encouraged in making a plan for sense enjoyment in the name of religious functions. Such diversion of the human energy results in a misguided civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the circumstances, one should never be encouraged in making a plan for sense enjoyment in the name of religious function..."
14:3614:36, 29 January 2019 diff hist +4,447 N The human form of life is a chance to get out of this imprisoned life, and as such the only occupation of the human being is to reestablish his lost relationship with God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The human form of life is a chance to get out of this imprisoned life, and as such the only occupation of the human being is t..."
14:3314:33, 29 January 2019 diff hist +5,214 N To revolve in the cycle of transmigration in a series of lives numbering 8,400,000 is an imprisoned life for the condemned conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To revolve in the cycle of transmigration in a series of lives numbering 8,400,000 is an imprisoned life for the condemned con..."
14:3014:30, 29 January 2019 diff hist +5,489 N They (human beings) have no sense of the responsibility of human life. This human form of life is a chance to get out of the clutches of illusory matter. The Vedas are meant for going back to Godhead, going back home Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They have no sense of the responsibility of human life. This human form of life is a chance to get out of the clutches of illu..."
14:1714:17, 29 January 2019 diff hist +3,863 N Srimad-Bhagavatam can give the accurate direction for self-realization in eternal relation with the Personality of Godhead by devotional service in transcendental love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"which alone can give the accurate direction for self-realization in eternal relation with the Personality of Godhead by devoti..."
14:1414:14, 29 January 2019 diff hist +3,970 N The most defective part of worshiping demigods is that it creates a definite conception of pantheism, ending disastrously in many religious sects detrimental to the progress of the principles of the Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most defective part of worshiping demigods is that it creates a definite conception of pantheism, ending disastrously in m..."

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