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17:4717:47, 9 October 2020 diff hist +3,991 The process of devotional service - especially hearing and chanting - is so powerful that it can bring a person to the perfectional stage No edit summary current
17:4617:46, 9 October 2020 diff hist +4,070 N Whether one is without desire (akama) or with desire (sakama), or whether one desires liberation (moksa-kama), he is advised to worship the Supreme Lord and execute devotional service unto Him. By so doing, one attains all perfection in any field of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whether one is without desire (akāma) or with desire (sakāma), or whether one desires liberation (mokṣa-kāma), he is advi..."
17:3917:39, 9 October 2020 diff hist +3,599 N In Srimad-Bhagavatam it is recommended that one should become a devotee regardless of one's condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is recommended that one should become a devotee regardless of one's condition"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
17:3417:34, 9 October 2020 diff hist +4,861 N This type of devotee (the sahajiya class) is not on a very high level; one who sees the devotee and the Lord on the same level has further progressed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This type of devotee is not on a very high level; one who sees the devotee and the Lord on the same level has further progress..."
17:2717:27, 9 October 2020 diff hist +5,177 N It is stated by God Himself that devotional service to His devotees is better than service offered directly to Him. Sometimes the sahajiya class of devotees are interested only in Krsna's personal pastimes to the exclusion of activities of the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also stated by the Lord Himself that devotional service to His devotees is better than service offered directly to Him...."
17:1217:12, 9 October 2020 diff hist +4,820 N Since Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chanted the names of the gopis, worship of the gopis or the devotees of the Lord is as good as devotional service rendered directly to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted the names of the gopīs, worship of the gopīs or the devotees of the Lord is as good..."
17:0317:03, 9 October 2020 diff hist +5,040 N The controversy on this subject (chanting the names of the gopis or Krsna's name) reached a point that after this incident Caitanya Mahaprabhu decided to take sannyasa because He was not taken very seriously in His grhastha-asrama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The controversy on this subject reached a point that after this incident Caitanya Mahāprabhu decided to take sannyāsa becaus..."
16:4416:44, 9 October 2020 diff hist +5,067 N Sometimes Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to chant the names of the gopis. Some of the Lord's students tried to advise Him to chant the name of Krsna instead, but upon hearing this Caitanya Mahaprabhu became very angry with His students Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu used to chant the names of the gopīs. Some of the Lord's students tried to advise Him to..."
16:3816:38, 9 October 2020 diff hist +4,536 The supreme Vaisnava is the spiritual master, and he is nondifferent from the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
16:3516:35, 9 October 2020 diff hist +4,467 There is no duality between Visnu and the Vaisnava, and this is called advaya-jnana. A Vaisnava is as important as Visnu No edit summary current
16:3316:33, 9 October 2020 diff hist +5,110 N Hearing and chanting about a Vaisnava is as good as hearing and chanting about Visnu, for Maitreya has explained that anyone who hears about Prthu Maharaja with attention also attains the planet which Maharaja Prthu attained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"hearing and chanting about a Vaiṣṇava is as good as hearing and chanting about Viṣṇu, for Maitreya has explained that..."
16:2616:26, 9 October 2020 diff hist +4,993 N When we speak of Visnu, we also refer to that which relates to Visnu. In the Siva Purana, Lord Siva recommends Visnu worship to be the topmost worship, and better than Visnu worship is worship of the Vaisnava or anything that is related to Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we speak of Viṣṇu, we also refer to that which relates to Viṣṇu. In the Śiva Purāṇa, Lord Śiva recommends Vi..."
16:1716:17, 9 October 2020 diff hist +4,882 N In the execution of devotional service, sravanam kirtanam visnoh (SB 7.5.23) is especially stressed. This means that bhakti, or devotional service, begins by hearing and chanting about Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the execution of devotional service, śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ (SB 7.5.23) is especially stressed. This means..."
16:1016:10, 9 October 2020 diff hist +2,372 N The word bhagavan should not be used for ordinary persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word bhagavān should not be used for ordinary persons"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-10-..." current
15:5915:59, 9 October 2020 diff hist +2,957 N Sometimes, we see that the word bhagavan is used for great personalities like Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and Narada Muni. This is the case with Prthu Maharaja, who is described here (in SB 4.23.30) as the best of the bhagavans, or the best of the lords Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes, however, we see that the word bhagavān is used for great personalities like Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and Nārada M..."
15:5115:51, 9 October 2020 diff hist +2,752 N In this verse (SB 4.23.30) the word bhagavattamah is very significant, for the word bhagavat is used especially to refer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as the word bhagavan ("the Supreme Personality of Godhead") is derived from the word bhagavat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word bhagavattamaḥ is very significant, for the word bhagavat is used especially to refer to the Supreme P..."

18:3318:33, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,618 N In the ultimate issue, there is actually no material world, but when one forgets the service of the Lord and engages himself in the service of his senses, he is said to be living in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the ultimate issue, there is actually no material world, but when one forgets the service of the Lord and engages himself i..."
18:1918:19, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,512 N One who is advanced in devotional service is never attracted by sex life, and as soon as one becomes detached from sex life and proportionately attached to the service of the Lord, he actually experiences living in the Vaikuntha planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is advanced in devotional service is never attracted by sex life, and as soon as one becomes detached from sex life an..." current
18:0618:06, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,140 N They (in the Vaikuntha planets husbands and wives) will never feel the sex urge. That is the test of advancement in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they will never feel the sex urge. That is the test of advancement in devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{c..."
18:0018:00, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,418 N Being absorbed in Krsna consciousness, even in this world husband and wife can live in Vaikuntha simply by installing the Deity of the Lord within the home and serving the Deity according to the directions of the sastras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, even in this world husband and wife can live in Vaikuṇṭha simply by installin..."
17:0917:09, 8 October 2020 diff hist +3,719 According to Bhaktivinoda Thakura, a husband and wife can turn the home into a place as good as Vaikuntha No edit summary current
17:0617:06, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,458 N They (inhabitants of the Vaikuntha planets) consider sex not to be very relishable because both husband and wife are always absorbed in Krsna consciousness and in glorifying and chanting the glories of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they consider sex not to be very relishable because both husband and wife are always absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and..."
16:4616:46, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,315 N Maharaja Prthu and Queen Arci united in the Vaikuntha planets. In the Vaikuntha planets there are husbands and wives, but there is no question of their giving birth to children or having sex life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahārāja Pṛthu and Queen Arci united in the Vaikuṇṭha planets. In the Vaikuṇṭha planets there are husbands and wiv..."
16:3216:32, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,509 N The word pati-loka does not refer to any planet within this material universe, for Prthu Maharaja, being topmost amongst self-realized souls, certainly returned home, back to Godhead, and attained one of the Vaikuntha planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in this verse the word pati-loka does not refer to any planet within this material universe, for Pṛthu Mahārāja, being top..."
16:2616:26, 8 October 2020 diff hist +4,453 N According to Vedic scriptures, a woman who dies with her husband, or enters into the fire in which her husband is burning, also enters the same planet her husband attains Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic scriptures, a woman who dies with her husband, or enters into the fire in which her husband is burning, als..."
16:1916:19, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,900 The position of all nondevotees, who are not interested in going back to Godhead, is very much lamentable, for the human form of life is meant for executing devotional service and nothing else No edit summary current
16:1516:15, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,834 N The words sa vancitah indicate that once a person has obtained the human form of life, he is actually cheated if he does not make preparations to go back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words sa vañcitaḥ indicate that once a person has obtained the human form of life, he is actually cheated if he does no..."
16:0316:03, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,858 N According to Jiva Gosvami, apavargyam, or the path of liberation, does not refer to merging into the impersonal Brahman but to salokyadi-siddhi, which means attaining the very planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"according to Jīva Gosvāmī, āpavargyam, or the path of liberation, does not refer to merging into the impersonal Brahman bu..."
15:5115:51, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,856 N If one does not take advantage of this opportunity (to follow a spiritual master's guide), one wastes the human form of life. Wasting time and life in this way is the same as committing suicide Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If, however, one does not take advantage of this opportunity, one wastes the human form of life. Wasting time and life in this..."
15:1415:14, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,828 N The bhaktas are not interested in sense gratificatory practices; they are simply satisfied to get an opportunity to serve the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhaktas, however, are not interested in sense gratificatory practices; they are simply satisfied to get an opportunity to..."
15:0415:04, 8 October 2020 diff hist +7,034 N The jnanis are also engaged in sense gratification, for they are simply interested in becoming one with the Supreme. Thus the aim of all these activities is sense gratification to a higher or a lower degree Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the jñānīs are also engaged in sense gratification, for they are simply interested in becoming one with the Supreme. Thus t..."
14:4914:49, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,680 N It is their (the yogis) desire to show some miraculous results through the practice of yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is their desire to show some miraculous results through the practice of yoga"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|A..."
14:3414:34, 8 October 2020 diff hist +7,041 N The results of such activities are temporary. As Krsna Himself proclaims in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.23): "The fruits (of those who worship the demigods) are limited and temporary." The fruits of the activities of the yogis, karmis and jnanis are ephemeral Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the results of such activities are temporary. As Kṛṣṇa Himself proclaims in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.23), antavat tu phala..."
14:1014:10, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,851 N Jnanis are engaged in philosophical speculation in order to gain release from the clutches of material nature. In these ways everyone is engaged in performing very difficult tasks simply for the gratification of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jñānīs are engaged in philosophical speculation in order to gain release from the clutches of material nature. In these way..."
13:4213:42, 8 October 2020 diff hist +6,676 N In this material world people are engaged in different activities simply to achieve a little success in sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world people are engaged in different activities simply to achieve a little success in sense gratification"}}..."
13:2813:28, 8 October 2020 diff hist +5,682 N If it is possible to fall down from the brahmajyoti, which is beyond the higher planetary systems in this material world, then what can be said of the ordinary yogis and karmis who can only be elevated to the higher material planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If it is possible to fall down from the brahmajyoti, which is beyond the higher planetary systems in this material world, then..."
13:1813:18, 8 October 2020 diff hist +5,384 N Even if one is promoted to the impersonal brahmajyoti, he runs every chance of falling down into this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one is promoted to the impersonal brahmajyoti, he runs every chance of falling down into this material world"}} {{note..."
13:1313:13, 8 October 2020 diff hist +5,416 N After exhausting the results of pious activities, one has to come again to the lower planetary systems and begin a new chapter of pious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after exhausting the results of pious activities, one has to come again to the lower planetary systems and begin a new chapter..."
13:0413:04, 8 October 2020 diff hist +5,282 N Even if one goes to the highest planet, Brahmaloka, he has to return to the miseries of birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even if one goes to the highest planet, Brahmaloka, he has to return to the miseries of birth and death"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."

18:2818:28, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,640 N Prthu Maharaja and his wife scorned promotion to the higher planetary systems and even to Brahmaloka because the position which they were attaining was incomparable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja and his wife scorned promotion to the higher planetary systems and even to Brahmaloka because the position..."
18:2118:21, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,767 N The wives of the demigods repented because although they had the opportunity of a birth in a higher planetary system a lifetime spanning millions of years & all material comforts, they were not as fortunate as Prthu and his wife, who were surpassing them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the wives of the demigods repented because although they had the opportunity of a birth in a higher planetary system, a lifeti..."
18:1218:12, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,757 N The processes of jnana, yoga and karma are executed life after life before one gets a chance to render pure devotional service to the Lord. This chance is given by the grace of a pure devotee, and it is in this way only that one can attain liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the processes of jñāna, yoga and karma are executed life after life before one gets a chance to render pure devotional servi..."
18:0518:05, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,157 N The word naiskarmyam, which means "transcendental knowledge," is also significant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word naiṣkarmyam, which means "transcendental knowledge," is also significant"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comple..."
17:5217:52, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,684 N Those devotees who are constantly engaged in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord achieve not only all material benefits but also all spiritual benefits, for at the end of life they go back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those devotees who are constantly engaged in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord achieve not only all material benefits..."
17:4317:43, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,806 N The Lord declares that this material world is full of miseries (asukham) and at the same time is very flickering (anityam). One's only duty is to engage himself in devotional service. This is the best end to which human life can be put Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord here declares that this material world is full of miseries (asukham) and at the same time is very flickering (anityam..."
17:3117:31, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,140 N If she (the wife) simply follows in the footsteps of her husband, who must be a devotee, then both husband and wife attain liberation and are promoted to the Vaikunthalokas. This is evinced by the inconceivable activities of Maharaja Prthu and his wife Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if she simply follows in the footsteps of her husband, who must be a devotee, then both husband and wife attain liberation and..."
17:2217:22, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,020 N A woman does not need to attain high qualifications, but if she simply follows in the footsteps of her husband, who must be a devotee, then both husband and wife attain liberation and are promoted to the Vaikunthalokas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A woman does not need to attain high qualifications, but if she simply follows in the footsteps of her husband, who must be a..."
17:1117:11, 7 October 2020 diff hist +4,891 N Such (inconceivable) activities are not possible for ordinary men. Indeed, ordinary men cannot even take to the devotional service of the Lord, nor can ordinary women maintain such vows of chastity and follow their husbands in all respects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such activities are not possible for ordinary men. Indeed, ordinary men cannot even take to the devotional service of the Lord..."
16:5816:58, 7 October 2020 diff hist +5,061 N Prthu Maharaja was a pure devotee, and his wife, Queen Arci, simply followed her husband. Thus they can both be considered pure devotees, and thus they are capable of performing inconceivable activities. Such activities are not possible for ordinary men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja was a pure devotee, and his wife, Queen Arci, simply followed her husband. Thus they can both be considered..."
16:4816:48, 7 October 2020 diff hist +4,876 N When they (the ladies in the higher planetary systems) looked upward they could see how they were being carried in two airplanes to the Vaikunthalokas. All of this is possible simply by durvibhavyena karmana, inconceivable activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when they looked upward they could see how they were being carried in two airplanes to the Vaikuṇṭhalokas. All of this is..."

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