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12:1612:16, 11 May 2020 diff hist +10,100 N The fruits grown there (Goloka) in the form of love of God are tangibly tasted by the devotee, even though he is here in this material world. The ripe fruits of love of God are relished only by the devotees constantly engaged in the watering process Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the fruits grown there in the form of love of God are tangibly tasted by the devotee, even though he is here in this material..."
11:2811:28, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,999 N When one reaches the lotus feet of Lord Krsna at Goloka Vrndavana, the watering process of hearing and reading, as also chanting of the holy name in the pure devotional stage, fructifies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one reaches the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa at Goloka Vṛndāvana, the watering process of hearing and reading, as al..."
11:1611:16, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,650 N Above all of them (the spiritual planets) is Krsnaloka, or Goloka Vrndavana, wherein the growing creeper enters and takes repose at the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna, the original Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Above all of them is Kṛṣṇaloka, or Goloka Vṛndāvana, wherein the growing creeper enters and takes repose at the lotus..."
11:0811:08, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,960 N By systematic nurturing, the creeper will grow to such an extent that it will 2) reach the effulgent sky, the brahmajyoti, and go farther and farther and reach the spiritual sky, where there are innumerable spiritual planets called Vaikunthalokas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"reach the effulgent sky, the brahmajyoti, and go farther and farther and reach the spiritual sky, where there are innumerable..."
10:4310:43, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,265 N By systematic nurturing, the creeper will grow to such an extent that it will penetrate the coverings of the universe, as we have heard in the previous verses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By systematic nurturing, the creeper will grow to such an extent that it will penetrate the coverings of the universe, as we h..."
10:1610:16, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,735 N When we speak of hearing and chanting, it means that not only should one chant and hear of the holy name of the Lord as Rama, Krsna - or the sixteen names Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we speak of hearing and chanting, it means that not only should one chant and hear of the holy name of the Lord as Rāma,..."
10:0810:08, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,695 N In the offenseless stage (of chanting the Holy Name of God), one actually enters into the kingdom of God, although physically he may apparently be within the material world. To attain the offenseless stage, one must be on guard in the following manner Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the offenseless stage, one actually enters into the kingdom of God, although physically he may apparently be within the mat..." current
10:0010:00, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,459 N In the second stage (of chanting the Holy Name of God) only, the stage of reflection, between the offensive and offenseless stages, one automatically attains the stage of emancipation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the second stage only, the stage of reflection, between the offensive and offenseless stages, one automatically attains the..." current
09:5409:54, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,716 N There are three stages in chanting the holy name of God. The first stage is the offensive chanting of the holy name, and the second is the reflective stage of chanting the holy name. The third stage is the offenseless chanting of the holy name of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three stages in chanting the holy name of the Lord. The first stage is the offensive chanting of the holy name, and..." current
09:4709:47, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,416 N The simple process of offenselessly chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord will gradually promote one very soon to the stage of emancipation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The simple process of offenselessly chanting and hearing the holy name of the Lord will gradually promote one very soon to the..."
09:4209:42, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,763 Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommends that the devotee sow the seed of bhakti-yoga in his heart and nurture it by the watering of hearing and chanting the holy name, fame, etc., of the Lord No edit summary current
09:4009:40, 11 May 2020 diff hist +9,574 N A sincere soul is helped by the Lord through meeting a bona fide spiritual master, the representative of the Lord. By the instruction of such a spiritual master, one gets the seed of bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sincere soul is helped by the Lord through meeting a bona fide spiritual master, the representative of the Lord. By the inst..."

18:4718:47, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,560 N In the execution of different activities, one who secures some resources in bhakti-yoga can understand the importance of service to the Lord through the causeless mercy of the Lord, as well as that of the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the execution of different activities, one who secures some resources in bhakti-yoga can understand the importance of servi..."
18:2618:26, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,224 N The living beings in different species of life are undergoing different terms of encagement according to their fruitive actions and reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living beings in different species of life are undergoing different terms of encagement according to their fruitive action..."
18:1918:19, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,552 The first and foremost point is that one must understand the prime importance of bhakti-yoga No edit summary
18:1718:17, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,285 N Lord Sri Caitanya made it easier for the prospective devotee of the present age in the following specific manner. Ultimately there is no difference in the result Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Caitanya, therefore, made it easier for the prospective devotee of the present age in the following specific manner..." current
18:1118:11, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,711 N Everyone, and especially the brahmana and ksatriya, was trained in the transcendental art under the care of the spiritual master far away from home, in the status of brahmacarya. Modern man, however, is incompetent to understand it perfectly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone, and especially the brāhmaṇa and kṣatriya, was trained in the transcendental art under the care of the spiritual..."
17:5717:57, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,413 N The so-called yoga practice by the professional protagonists may be physiologically beneficial, but such small successes cannot help one in the attainment of spiritual emancipation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called yoga practice by the professional protagonists may be physiologically beneficial, but such small successes canno..."
17:4817:48, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,648 N We may also remember in this connection that the process of gradual emancipation by the devotees in the manner mentioned above, although authoritative, is not viable in the present age because of people's being primarily unaware of yoga practice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may also remember in this connection that the process of gradual emancipation by the devotees in the manner mentioned above..."
17:3717:37, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,465 N Simple attainment of goodness is also a material mode; one has to surpass this stage of material goodness and reach the point of purified goodness, or vasudeva-sattva. This vasudeva-sattva helps one to enter into the kingdom of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"simple attainment of goodness is also a material mode; one has to surpass this stage of material goodness and reach the point..."
17:3117:31, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,671 N The mind belongs to the mode of goodness and therefore is called devamaya, or godly. Perfect purification of the mind is made possible when one is fixed in the conviction of being the eternal servitor of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mind belongs to the mode of goodness and therefore is called devamaya, or godly. Perfect purification of the mind is made..." current
17:1717:17, 8 May 2020 diff hist +9,340 N One is reinstated in his original position of transcendental loving service to the Lord, as will be clearly explained in the following verse Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one is reinstated in his original position of transcendental loving service to the Lord, as will be clearly explained in the f..." current
17:0717:07, 8 May 2020 diff hist +2,221 N Beyond the sky there are subtle coverings, resembling the elementary coverings of the universes. The gross coverings are a development of partial ingredients of the subtle causes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beyond the sky there are subtle coverings, resembling the elementary coverings of the universes. The gross coverings are a dev..."
13:5013:50, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,270 N Beyond this (attain one of the Vaikuntha planets) there is nothing to be desired or achieved by the perfect yogi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beyond this there is nothing to be desired or achieved by the perfect yogī"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
13:4213:42, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,480 The fearless devotee of the Lord penetrates each one of them and ultimately reaches the absolute atmosphere where everything is of one and the same spiritual identity No edit summary current
13:2913:29, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,331 A fractional portion of the mahat-tattva is called the false ego. A portion of the ego is the vibration of sound, and a portion of sound is atmospheric air No edit summary current
13:1013:10, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,454 The watery portion (the water of the Causal Ocean) is beyond the sevenfold coverings (of the universe), and each covering is ten times more expansive than the previous covering No edit summary current
12:5712:57, 8 May 2020 diff hist +21 Ultimately disclose his (one's who has attained Brahmaloka) spiritual identity in the absolute atmosphere of supreme existence No edit summary current
12:5712:57, 8 May 2020 diff hist +4,985 N Ultimately disclose his (one's who has attained Brahmaloka) spiritual identity in the absolute atmosphere of supreme existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ultimately disclose his spiritual identity in the absolute atmosphere of supreme existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {..."
12:5112:51, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,237 N One who attains the place (Brahmaloka) by dint of devotional service is specifically mentioned here (in SB 2.2.28), in relation to how he can penetrate into the different coverings of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who attains the place by dint of devotional service is specifically mentioned here, in relation to how he can penetrate in..."
11:1211:12, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,663 N He (the intelligent person) occasionally comes before the materialistic men to teach them the necessity of going back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he occasionally comes before the materialistic men to teach them the necessity of going back to Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
11:0711:07, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,785 N He (the intelligent person) is happy because he has no anxieties of material existence, but as a compassionate sympathizer he feels unhappiness for the suffering materialistic men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is actually happy because he has no anxieties of material existence, but as a compassionate sympathizer he feels unhappines..."
10:5110:51, 8 May 2020 diff hist +6,099 N All plans of materialistic happiness will automatically come to an end. The intelligent person makes a plan to return home, back to Godhead. Such an intelligent person surpasses all the pangs of material existence, like birth, death, disease and old age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then all plans of materialistic happiness will automatically come to an end. The intelligent person therefore makes a plan to..."
10:2710:27, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,780 N They (materialistic men) should know for certain that any amount of materialistic adjustment for becoming happy in a place which is meant for distress cannot benefit the misguided man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they should know for certain that any amount of materialistic adjustment for becoming happy in a place which is meant for dist..."
10:0910:09, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,784 N They (materialistic men) want to make a plan to become happy in a place where there is no happiness. For false happiness they try to reach other planets, either by Vedic rituals or by spacecraft Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"hey want to make a plan to become happy in a place where there is no happiness. For false happiness they try to reach other pl..."
09:4409:44, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,871 N Vedic knowledge is misinterpreted by those who are not qualified brahmanas. A qualified brahmana is one who has undergone strict training under the guidance of a bona fide spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic knowledge is misinterpreted by those who are not qualified brāhmaṇas. A qualified brāhmaṇa is one who has undergon..."
09:3509:35, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,718 N Such a stricture (to become a brahmana) is not an impediment in the path of progress for anyone and everyone, but it is necessary for an unqualified understanding of a particular science Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a stricture is not an impediment in the path of progress for anyone and everyone, but it is necessary for an unqualified..."
09:2009:20, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,916 N It is said that one should become a brahmana before one can understand the Vedic statements, and this stricture is as important as the stricture that no one shall become a lawyer who has not qualified himself as a graduate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that one should become a brāhmaṇa before one can understand the Vedic statements, and this stricture is as impor..."
09:1109:11, 8 May 2020 diff hist +6,273 N They (fools) create instead their own interpretations, which are as foolish as they themselves, and thereby only help to put a stumbling block on the path of real understanding, misdirecting the innocent followers who are less intelligent, or the sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They create instead their own interpretations, which are as foolish as they themselves, and thereby only help to put a stumbli..."
08:5408:54, 8 May 2020 diff hist +6,190 N Bhagavad-gita, as it was understood by Arjuna, is also explained (BG 10.12-13), but there are many foolish men who do not follow in the footsteps of Arjuna in understanding the spirit of Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā, as it was understood by Arjuna, is also explained (BG 10.12-13), but there are many foolish men who do not fo..."
08:4608:46, 8 May 2020 diff hist +6,180 N In due course of time the authorized succession was broken and just to reestablish the true spirit of the knowledge, God again explained the same knowledge to Arjuna, who was a bona fide candidate for understanding due to his being a pure devotee of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in due course of time the authorized succession was broken, and therefore, just to reestablish the true spirit of the knowledg..."
08:2408:24, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,824 N From Manu to King Iksvaku (the forefather of Lord Ramacandra), and thus the system of knowledge was explained down the line of great sages, one after another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"from Manu to King Ikṣvāku (the forefather of Lord Rāmacandra), and thus the system of knowledge was explained down the lin..."
08:1908:19, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,876 N Lord Krsna affirmed that the system of knowledge as explained in the Bhagavad-gita was explained to the sun-god, and the knowledge descended by disciplic succession from the sun-god to his son Manu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa affirmed that the system of knowledge as explained in the Bhagavad-gītā was explained to the sun-god, and t..."
08:0508:05, 8 May 2020 diff hist +5,550 N Foolish men of materialistic temperament do not take advantage of successive authorized knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish men of materialistic temperament do not take advantage of successive authorized knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ang..."

19:0119:01, 7 May 2020 diff hist +4,301 N The Vedic way of understanding is more authentic because it has been accepted by the acaryas, who are not only faithful and learned men, but are also liberated souls without any of the flaws of conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic way of understanding, however, is more authentic because it has been accepted by the ācāryas, who are not only fai..."
18:5618:56, 7 May 2020 diff hist +3,990 N The alternative for a common man is to believe either of them or both of them - modern science and Vedic wisdom Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The alternative for a common man is to believe either of them or both of them"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL..."
18:5218:52, 7 May 2020 diff hist +4,172 N For a common man, both modern science and Vedic wisdom are simply to be accepted because none of the statements either of modern science or of Vedic literature can be verified by him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a common man, both modern science and Vedic wisdom are simply to be accepted because none of the statements either of mode..."
18:4718:47, 7 May 2020 diff hist +4,226 N We should not depend on the fragmentary authority of materialistic science for knowing things beyond the range of scientific purview Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not, therefore, depend on the fragmentary authority of materialistic science for knowing things beyond the range of..." current
18:2718:27, 7 May 2020 diff hist +4,309 N No sane man can ignore the statements of Srimad-Bhagavatam when it is spoken by the self-realized soul Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, who follows in the footsteps of his great father, Srila Vyasadeva, the compiler of all Vedic literatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"no sane man can ignore the statements of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam when it is spoken by the self-realized soul Śrīla Śukadeva Go..."
17:5417:54, 7 May 2020 diff hist +4,314 N The residents of Maharloka, where the purified living entities or demigods possess a duration of life calculated to be 4,300,000,000 solar years, have airships by which they reach Satyaloka, the topmost planet of the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is indicated herein that the residents of Maharloka, where the purified living entities or demigods possess a duration of l..."

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