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14:4514:45, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,283 N Narada appears in the same transcendental body, just as a man awakes from sleep in the same body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This means that Nārada appears in the same transcendental body, just as a man awakes from sleep in the same body"}} {{notes|}..."
14:4114:41, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,745 N After the sleeping period of Brahma, when there is again creation by the will of the Lord through the agency of Brahma, all the great rsis again appear from different parts of the transcendental body, and Narada also appears Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus after the sleeping period of Brahma, when there is again creation by the will of the Lord through the agency of Brahma, a..."
14:2314:23, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,632 N The duration of a day in the life of Brahma is 4,320,000,000 solar years. This is stated also in the Bhagavad-gita. So for this period Brahmaji rests in yoga-nidra within the body of the Garbhodakasayi Visnu, the generator of Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The duration of a day in the life of Brahma is 4,320,000,000 solar years. This is stated also in the Bhagavad-gita. So for thi..."
14:2114:21, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,548 N His (Narada Muni's) appearance and disappearance are practically on the same level as that of the Lord. The Lord and His devotees are therefore simultaneously one and different as spiritual entities. They belong to the same category of transcendence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His appearance and disappearance are practically on the same level as that of the Lord. The Lord and His devotees are therefor..."
14:1514:15, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,439 N As it is said in the Bhagavad-gita, the birth and activities of the Lord are all transcendental. Therefore, according to authorized opinion, the birth of Narada as the son of Brahma is also a transcendental pastime Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As it is said in the Bhagavad-gītā, the birth and activities of the Lord are all transcendental. Therefore, according to aut..."
14:1214:12, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,443 N Narada is known as the son of Brahma, as Lord Krsna is known as the son of Vasudeva. The Personality of Godhead and His liberated devotees like Narada appear in the material world by the same process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narada is known as the son of Brahma, as Lord Krsna is known as the son of Vasudeva. The Personality of Godhead and His libera..."
14:0814:08, 8 March 2019 diff hist +3,033 N Only the devotee is exempt from such reactions, by the causeless mercy of the supreme authority, the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only the devotee is exempt from such reactions, by the causeless mercy of the supreme authority, the Personality of Godhead"}}..."
14:0514:05, 8 March 2019 diff hist +3,534 N In the Brahma-samhita it is said that beginning from the indra-gopa germ up to the great Indra, King of heaven, all living beings are subjected to the law of karma and are bound to suffer and enjoy the fruitive results of their own work Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-samhita it is said that beginning from the indra-gopa germ up to the great Indra, King of heaven, all living bei..."
14:0014:00, 8 March 2019 diff hist +3,551 N The influence of transcendental devotional service is like that. Therefore change of the body means stoppage of the reaction of three qualitative modes of material nature upon the pure devotee. There are many instances of this in the revealed scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The influence of transcendental devotional service is like that. Therefore change of the body means stoppage of the reaction o..."
13:5713:57, 8 March 2019 diff hist +3,817 A devotee's body becomes at once surcharged with the transcendental qualities as soon as he is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. It acts like the magnetic influence of a touchstone upon iron No edit summary
13:5313:53, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,980 N The material body is always afflicted with the lack of these (eternity, freedom from material modes, and freedom from reactions of fruitive activities) three qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material body is always afflicted with the lack of these three qualities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{complete|ALL..."
13:4913:49, 8 March 2019 diff hist +3,346 N Informed by the Personality of Godhead that he would be awarded a transcendental body befitting the Lord's association, Narada got his spiritual body as soon as he quitted his material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Informed by the Personality of Godhead that he would be awarded a transcendental body befitting the Lord's association, Narada..."
13:4513:45, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,878 N For the pure devotee such a change takes place exactly like lightning, and illumination follows simultaneously. That is to say a devotee simultaneously changes his material body and develops a spiritual body by the will of the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And for the pure devotee such a change takes place exactly like lightning, and illumination follows simultaneously. That is to..."
13:4213:42, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,624 N In due course of time, when a pure devotee is completely prepared, all of a sudden the change of body occurs which is commonly called death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And in due course of time, when a pure devotee is completely prepared, all of a sudden the change of body occurs which is comm..."
08:2008:20, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,750 N Their (sincere devotees) only business is to chant and remember the holy name, fame and pastimes of the Lord and, according to personal capacity, to distribute the message for others' welfare without motive of material gain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their only business is to chant and remember the holy name, fame and pastimes of the Lord and, according to personal capacity,..."
08:1708:17, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,553 N They (sincere devotees) are never envious of anyone, nor are they proud of being eligible to go back to Godhead because they have the highest aim of life, going back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because they have the highest aim of life, going back to Godhead, they are never envious of anyone, nor are they proud of bein..."
08:1308:13, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,704 N Such (sincere) devotees have no desire for material gain. They are conducted by one single desire: to go back to Godhead. This awaits them in due course on quitting the material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such devotees have no desire for material gain. They are conducted by one single desire: to go back to Godhead. This awaits th..."
08:1008:10, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,823 N A sincere devotee, after his initiation by the Lord or His bona fide representative, takes very seriously chanting of the glories of the Lord and traveling all over the world so that others may also hear the glories of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a devotee, after his initiation by the Lord or His bona fide representative, takes very seriously chanting of the glories..."
08:0608:06, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,412 N The life of a sincere devotee of the Lord is thus explained in a nutshell by Narada Muni by his personal example Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The life of a sincere devotee of the Lord is thus explained in a nutshell by Narada Muni by his personal example"}} {{notes|}}..."
08:0308:03, 8 March 2019 diff hist +2,581 N The Bhagavad-gita is the sound representation of the Lord, and there is no difference in identity. The conclusion is that the Lord can be seen and heard by persistent chanting of the transcendental sound Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That the Personality of Godhead was not seen but only heard does not make any difference. The Personality of Godhead produced..." current
07:5807:58, 8 March 2019 diff hist +1,776 N The Personality of Godhead was not seen but only heard does not make any difference Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That the Personality of Godhead was not seen but only heard does not make any difference"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{..."

15:1315:13, 7 March 2019 diff hist +1,895 N Accumulation of God's service is never vanquished, but increases till fully matured Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such accumulation of God's service is never vanquished, but increases till fully matured"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswaraj}} {{..."
15:1115:11, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,591 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is said that such transcendental service rendered unto the SPG accumulates birth after birth, and when the devotee is fully matured, the total service counted together makes him eligible to enter into the association of the SPG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said that such transcendental service rendered unto the Personality of Godhead accumulates birth..."
15:0915:09, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,758 Devotional service rendered to the Personality of Godhead never goes in vain. Since the Personality of Godhead is eternal, intelligence applied in His service or anything done in His relation is also permanent No edit summary current
15:0515:05, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,586 N By training (in transcendental service to the Lord), even for some days, the neophyte devotee gets intelligence in such transcendental service, which leads him ultimately to get free from perpetual inhabitation in the material worlds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And by such training, even for some days, the neophyte devotee gets intelligence in such transcendental service, which leads h..."
15:0215:02, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,718 N The neophyte devotee has no ability to approach the Absolute Personality of Godhead by the strength of his present imperfect material senses, and therefore under the direction of the spiritual master he is trained in transcendental service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The neophyte devotee has no ability to approach the Absolute Personality of Godhead by the strength of his present imperfect m..."
15:0015:00, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,617 N Serving the Absolute Truth means rendering service unto the Absolute Personality of Godhead under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master, who is a transparent via medium between the Lord and the neophyte devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Serving the Absolute Truth means rendering service unto the Absolute Personality of Godhead under the direction of the bona fi..."
14:5014:50, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,562 N There was no material desire in Narada, and yet just to increase his intense desire for the Lord, he was so advised Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There was no material desire in Narada, and yet just to increase his intense desire for the Lord, he was so advised"}} {{notes..." current
14:4614:46, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,879 N By intense service of the Lord, one can experience the presence of the Lord transcendentally. Therefore seeing the Lord means being engaged in His service because His service and His person are identical Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By intense service of the Lord, one can experience the presence of the Lord transcendentally. Therefore seeing the Lord means..." current
14:3314:33, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,631 N One can go on increasing his hankerings for the loving transcendental service of the Lord, and yet he will not find satiation or end Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can go on increasing his hankerings for the loving transcendental service of the Lord, and yet he will not find satiation..." current
14:3014:30, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,515 N Material service has satiation, whereas spiritual service of the Lord has neither satiation nor end Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material service has satiation, whereas spiritual service of the Lord has neither satiation nor end"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|I..."
14:2714:27, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,825 N When he (living being) thinks, feels and wills materially, he becomes entangled, and conversely when he thinks, feels and wills for the service of the Lord, he becomes gradually freed from all entanglement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But when he thinks, feels and wills materially, he becomes entangled, and conversely when he thinks, feels and wills for the s..."
14:2314:23, 7 March 2019 diff hist +2,558 N A living being cannot be vacant of desires. He is not a dead stone. He must be working, thinking, feeling and willing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A living being cannot be vacant of desires. He is not a dead stone. He must be working, thinking, feeling and willing"}} {{not..." current
14:1914:19, 7 March 2019 diff hist +4,204 N A pure devotee of the Lord follows in the footsteps of the great devotees like Narada and Prahlada and engages his whole time in glorifying the Lord by the process of kirtana. Such a preaching process is transcendental to all material qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee of the Lord, therefore, follows in the footsteps of the great devotees like Nārada and Prahlāda and engages h..."
14:1614:16, 7 March 2019 diff hist +3,927 N By his (Narada Muni) activities he has engaged many devotees like Prahlada Maharaja, Dhruva Maharaja and many others in the transcendental service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By his activities he has engaged many devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja, Dhruva Mahārāja and many others in the transcenden..."
14:1214:12, 7 March 2019 diff hist +3,947 N He (Narada Muni) travels from one planet to another to convert men, gods, Kinnaras, Gandharvas, rsis, munis and all others to become devotees of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He travels from one planet to another to convert men, gods, Kinnaras, Gandharvas, ṛṣis, munis and all others to become dev..."
14:0814:08, 7 March 2019 diff hist +4,166 N In his present life, which is completely freed from all material hankerings, Sri Narada Muni does not go into the forest, although he can turn every place into Vaikuntha by his presence only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his present life, which is completely freed from all material hankerings, Sri Narada Muni does not go into the forest, alth..."
14:0314:03, 7 March 2019 diff hist +3,821 N Devotional service begins from the process of arcana, which is better than going out in the forest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service begins from the process of arcana, which is better than going out in the forest"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Is..."
13:5813:58, 7 March 2019 diff hist +4,621 The best method is that one should live at a place where the transcendental form of the Lord is worshiped. The temple of the Lord is a transcendental place, whereas the forest is a materially good habitation No edit summary current
13:5413:54, 7 March 2019 diff hist +4,243 N To search the audience of God in a lonely forest is considered to be in the mode of goodness. One can go out into the forest to attain spiritual perfection, but that does not mean that one can see the Lord personally there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To search the audience of God in a lonely forest is considered to be in the mode of goodness. One can go out into the forest t..."
13:5013:50, 7 March 2019 diff hist +3,927 N The balanced mode of nature is goodness. And to be completely freed from all material tinges is to become free from the mode of goodness also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The balanced mode of nature is goodness. And to be completely freed from all material tinges is to become free from the mode o..."
13:4713:47, 7 March 2019 diff hist +3,730 N One must be freed from the desires for sense satisfaction and avarice for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is to say, one must be freed from the desires for sense satisfaction and avarice for sense gratification"}} {{notes|}} {{..."

15:3515:35, 6 March 2019 diff hist +3,930 N There is no trace of a tinge of materiality in His person, and thus one who has the slightest tinge of material affection cannot approach Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no trace of a tinge of materiality in His person, and thus one who has the slightest tinge of material affection cann..."
15:3215:32, 6 March 2019 diff hist +3,810 N The Personality of Godhead is described in the Bhagavad-gita as the most pure, the Supreme and the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead is described in the Bhagavad-gita as the most pure, the Supreme and the Absolute Truth"}} {{notes|}..."
15:2015:20, 6 March 2019 diff hist +2,618 N When he (Narada Muni) heard the pleasing words of the Lord, the feelings of separation were to some extent mitigated. A devotee in love with God feels always the pangs of separation and is therefore always enwrapped in transcendental ecstasy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he heard the pleasing words of the Lord, the feelings of separation were to some extent mitigated. A devotee in love with..."
15:1715:17, 6 March 2019 diff hist +2,437 N It is not, however, possible for others to perceive directly the touch of the Lord during the probationary stage of regulative devotional service. It was a special gift for Narada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not, however, possible for others to perceive directly the touch of the Lord during the probationary stage of regulative..."
15:1415:14, 6 March 2019 diff hist +2,472 N One upon whom His mercy is bestowed can hear Him. The Lord was much pleased with Narada Muni, and therefore the necessary strength was invested in him so that he could hear the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One upon whom His mercy is bestowed can hear Him. The Lord was much pleased with Narada Muni, and therefore the necessary stre..."
15:0915:09, 6 March 2019 diff hist +2,569 N In the Vedas it is said that God is beyond the approach of mundane words and intelligence. And yet by His causeless mercy one can have suitable senses to hear Him or to speak to Him. This is the Lord's inconceivable energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedas it is said that God is beyond the approach of mundane words and intelligence. And yet by His causeless mercy one..." current
14:5714:57, 6 March 2019 diff hist +2,686 N When He pleases, being satisfied with the sincere attempt of devotional service depending completely on the mercy of the Lord, then He may be seen out of His own accord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When He pleases, being satisfied with the sincere attempt of devotional service depending completely on the mercy of the Lord,..."
14:5414:54, 6 March 2019 diff hist +2,692 N The Lord is completely independent of all obligations. He can simply be bound up by the tie of unalloyed devotion. Nor is He visible or perceivable by our material senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is completely independent of all obligations. He can simply be bound up by the tie of unalloyed devotion. Nor is He v..."

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