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15:2815:28, 16 August 2020 diff hist +4,165 N Consciousness acts in three stages under the material conception of life. When we are awake, consciousness acts in a particular way, when we are asleep it acts in a different way, and when we are in deep sleep, consciousness acts in still another way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consciousness acts in three stages under the material conception of life. When we are awake, consciousness acts in a particula..."
13:3213:32, 16 August 2020 diff hist +2,279 N He (a person) should distinguish between the nature of matter and the nature of spirit, and his real identification should be with spirit, not with matter. By this knowledge, one should avoid the false, bodily concept of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should distinguish between the nature of matter and the nature of spirit, and his real identification should be with spirit..."
13:2713:27, 16 August 2020 diff hist +2,038 N A person should see things as the combination of matter and spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person should see things as the combination of matter and spirit"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..." current
13:2413:24, 16 August 2020 diff hist +2,040 N In Sanskrit this (identification with the body) is called aham-mamata, and it is the root cause of all conditional life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Sanskrit this is called aham-mamatā, and it is the root cause of all conditional life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{..."
13:1913:19, 16 August 2020 diff hist +2,174 N The conditioned souls are eager to identify with the body and consider that the body is "myself" and that anything in relationship with the body or possessions of the body is - mine Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned souls are eager to identify with the body and consider that the body is "myself" and that anything in relation..."
13:1013:10, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,164 N He (the devotee) should not ignorantly identify himself with the body or the mind. Atma means the body or the mind, but here (in SB 3.27.8) the word atmavan especially means that one should be self-possessed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he should not ignorantly identify himself with the body or the mind. Ātmā means the body or the mind, but here the word ātm..."
13:0413:04, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,545 A devotee should always remain atmavan, or situated in his spiritual position. He should not forget that his main concern is to make advancement in spiritual consciousness, or Krsna consciousness No edit summary
12:5012:50, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,299 N Next item is maitra, friendliness. A devotee should be friendly to everyone, but his intimate friendship should be with devotees only. With others he should be official. He may say, "Yes, sir, what you say is all right," but he is not intimate with them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The next item is maitra, friendliness. A devotee should be friendly to everyone, but his intimate friendship should be with de..."
12:4112:41, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,541 The devotee should not be agitated. He should be satisfied with his natural income, eat only as much as he needs to keep his health, live in a secluded place and always remain peaceful. Peace of mind is necessary for prosecuting Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
12:3812:38, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,146 N It is recommended that he (the devotee) live in a place where there is no large number of ordinary men. It is very important to live in a secluded place (vivikta-sarana). The next item is santa, or peacefulness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is recommended that he live in a place where there is no large number of ordinary men. It is very important to live in a se..."
12:3012:30, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,520 A devotee should select a place of residence where everyone is interested in devotional service. Generally, therefore, a devotee goes to a sacred place of pilgrimage where devotees live No edit summary
10:2910:29, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,277 N As a materialist is always thoughtful about improving his material condition, a devotee's thoughts should always be engaged in improving his condition in Krsna consciousness; therefore he should be a muni Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a materialist is always thoughtful about improving his material condition, a devotee's thoughts should always be engaged in..."
10:1510:15, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,202 N Innocent foods like grains, vegetables, fruits, flowers and milk preparations are offered to the Lord, and there is no scope for offering foods which are in the modes of passion and ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Innocent foods like grains, vegetables, fruits, flowers and milk preparations are offered to the Lord, and therefore there is..." current
10:0910:09, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,053 N A devotee should eat only prasada, or food which is offered to the Personality of Godhead. His position is to accept the remnants of those foodstuffs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee should eat only prasāda, or food which is offered to the Personality of Godhead. His position is to accept the remn..." current
09:5409:54, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,208 N A very poor man can execute Krsna consciousness as effectively as a very rich man. One should be very satisfied with his position as offered by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A very poor man can execute Kṛṣṇa consciousness as effectively as a very rich man. One should therefore be very satisfie..."
09:4909:49, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,139 N Advancement in Krsna consciousness does not depend on any materially prosperous or distressed condition; it is free from the conditions imposed by material life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not depend on any materially prosperous or distressed condition; it is free from..."
09:4309:43, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,356 N If by predestination one is put into a certain condition of life which is not very prosperous in comparison to another's position, one should not be disturbed. He should simply try to utilize his valuable time to advance in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If by predestination one is put into a certain condition of life which is not very prosperous in comparison to another's posit..." current
09:3609:36, 16 August 2020 diff hist +7,249 N We are advised to let these things come as predestined. We should engage our valuable time in prosecuting Krsna consciousness. In other words, one should be satisfied by his natural condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are advised to let these things come as predestined. We should engage our valuable time in prosecuting Kṛṣṇa consciou..."

19:2719:27, 15 August 2020 diff hist +7,074 N Yadrcchaya, means that every living entity has a predestined happiness and distress in his present body; this is called the law of karma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The exact word used in this connection, yadṛcchayā, means that every living entity has a predestined happiness and distress..."
19:1419:14, 15 August 2020 diff hist +6,984 N A person in the conditioned state who has no money is always found working very hard to earn some with the object of lording it over material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person in the conditioned state who has no money is always found working very hard to earn some with the object of lording i..." current
19:0919:09, 15 August 2020 diff hist +6,953 N He (the devotee) should be satisfied always with such income and should not endeavor to earn more and more simply to accumulate the unnecessary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should be satisfied always with such income and should not endeavor to earn more and more simply to accumulate the unnecess..."
18:5718:57, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,343 N Whatever he (the devotee) earns, whatever he eats and whatever he does, he offers for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever he earns, whatever he eats and whatever he does, he offers for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead..." current
18:5318:53, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,343 N Baliyasa, means "offering the results of all activities to the Supreme Personality of Godhead." A devotee does not act on his personal account for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"balīyasā, means "offering the results of all activities to the Supreme Personality of Godhead." A devotee does not act on hi..."
18:4618:46, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,562 N Another important item described here (in SB 3.27.7) is sva-dharmena, or being exclusively occupied in one's eternal occupation, which is to act as the eternal servitor of the Lord, or to act in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another important item described here is sva-dharmeṇa, or being exclusively occupied in one's eternal occupation, which is t..."
18:3818:38, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,933 N Whenever he (the devotee) speaks, he speaks about Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever he speaks, he speaks about Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-15T18:38:26..." current
18:3118:31, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,763 A serious devotee has no time to speak of nonsense. He is always busy in Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
18:3018:30, 15 August 2020 diff hist +3,983 N A devotee should not speak needlessly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee should not speak needlessly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-08-15T18:30:35Z}} {{last..." current
18:1618:16, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,347 N He (the devotee) has no business mixing with others, for although he does not see anyone as his enemy, his dealings are only with persons who engage in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has no business mixing with others, for although he does not see anyone as his enemy, his dealings are only with persons wh..."
18:1118:11, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,724 A devotee is concerned with his execution of devotional service, and he should therefore mix with devotees only, in order to advance his objective. He has no business mixing with others No edit summary current
17:5517:55, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,363 N Each and every soul is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he (the devotee) does not see any difference. That is the vision of a learned devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"each and every soul is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he does not see any difference. That is the visi..."
17:2117:21, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,018 N One understands the Vedanta aphorism janmady asya yatah (SB 1.1.1) ("the original source of everything"), and then he can become absorbed in bhava, or the preliminary stage of love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one understands the Vedānta aphorism janmādy asya yataḥ (SB 1.1.1) ("the original source of everything"), and then he can..."
17:1517:15, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,807 N When one knows that Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the source of everything and that everything emanates from Him - aham sarvasya prabhavah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one knows that Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the source of everything and that everything emanates..."
17:1017:10, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,247 N Bhavena, or bhava, is a very important factor in the practice of yoga or in any spiritual process. Bhava is explained in Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.8). Budha bhava-samanvitah: one should be absorbed in the thought of love of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhāvena, or bhāva, is a very important factor in the practice of yoga or in any spiritual process. Bhāva is explained in Bh..."
17:0517:05, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,982 N The practice of yoga by physical exercise is not the ultimate goal; the real end is to concentrate and to control the mind and train oneself to be situated in faithful devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The practice of yoga by physical exercise is not the ultimate goal; the real end is to concentrate and to control the mind and..."
16:5816:58, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,989 N Yama and niyama mean practicing the controlling process by following strict regulations, and asana refers to the sitting postures. These help raise one to the standard of faithfulness in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yama and niyama mean practicing the controlling process by following strict regulations, and āsana refers to the sitting post..."
16:5016:50, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,731 N Yoga is practiced in eight different stages: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana and samadhi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yoga is practiced in eight different stages: yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhāraṇā, dhyāna and sam..."
16:4016:40, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,117 N The mind has to be fixed at the eternal lotus feet of the Supreme Lord. Sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayoh (SB 9.4.18). One has to fix the mind at the lotus feet of Krsna; then everything will be very nice. The seriousness of bhakti-yoga is stressed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mind has to be fixed at the eternal lotus feet of the Supreme Lord. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ (SB 9.4.1..."
16:3216:32, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,042 N Prasaktam asatam pathi: the mind is always attracted by asat, the temporary, material existence. Because we have been associated with material nature since time immemorial, we have become accustomed to our attachment to this temporary material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"prasaktam asatāṁ pathi: the mind is always attracted by asat, the temporary, material existence. Because we have been assoc..."
16:2216:22, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,948 N Unless one's mind and consciousness are fully engaged in devotional service, there is always the opportunity for the mind to become occupied with desires for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one's mind and consciousness are fully engaged in devotional service, there is always the opportunity for the mind to b..."
16:1516:15, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,770 N Since the senses are always active, their activities should be engaged in devotional service - one cannot stop their activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the senses are always active, their activities should be engaged in devotional service—one cannot stop their activitie..."
16:0916:09, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,974 N Instead of being absorbed in so-called material lordship, one engages in Krsna consciousness; that is control of consciousness. The yoga process necessitates controlling the senses. Yoga indriya-samyamah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of being absorbed in so-called material lordship, one engages in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; that is control of conscio..."
16:0016:00, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,022 N As soon as one engages in serious devotional service of the Lord, naturally the propensity to falsely claim lordship over material nature disappears. That detachment is called vairagya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as one engages in such serious devotional service of the Lord, naturally the propensity to falsely claim lordship over..."
15:5315:53, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,734 N Not only should he (the conditioned soul) understand these principles himself, but he should try to convince others and propagate Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Not only should he understand these principles himself, but he should try to convince others and propagate Kṛṣṇa conscio..."
15:3615:36, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,880 N One must be firmly convinced of these three principles: one should always think that Krsna is the proprietor, Krsna is the enjoyer and Krsna is the friend Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must be firmly convinced of these three principles: one should always think that Kṛṣṇa is the proprietor, Kṛṣṇ..." current
15:2615:26, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,058 N It is recommended in this verse (in SB 3.27.5) that one engage very seriously in the devotional service of the Lord. This means that one should not think that he is the proprietor, benefactor, friend or enjoyer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is therefore recommended in this verse that one engage very seriously in the devotional service of the Lord. This means tha..."
15:1715:17, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,068 N The so-called national leader or humanist does not serve everyone; he serves his senses only. That is a fact. But the conditioned soul cannot understand this because he is bewildered by the spell of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called national leader or humanist does not serve everyone; he serves his senses only. That is a fact. But the conditio..."
13:1713:17, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,105 N When one thinks that he is the best friend to his countrymen, to society or to humanity and he engages in various nationalistic, philanthropic and altruistic activities, all that is just so much concentration on sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one thinks that he is the best friend to his countrymen, to society or to humanity and he engages in various nationalisti..."
13:0913:09, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,777 N This false thinking (thinking himself the enjoyer) is a result of contemplation on sense enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This false thinking is a result of contemplation on sense enjoyment"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..."
13:0013:00, 15 August 2020 diff hist +5,200 N The process of liberation is very nicely explained in this verse (in SB 3.27.5). The cause of one's becoming conditioned by material nature is his thinking himself the enjoyer, the proprietor or the friend of all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of liberation is very nicely explained in this verse. The cause of one's becoming conditioned by material nature i..."
12:4212:42, 15 August 2020 diff hist +4,342 N There are an unlimited number of living entities, and our resources are limited; therefore we cannot be of any real benefit to the people in general Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are an unlimited number of living entities, and our resources are limited; therefore we cannot be of any real benefit to..."

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