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10:5710:57, 30 October 2020 diff hist +6,062 N On the whole, when one is too much inclined toward sex, he does not care for the transcendental spiritual life. In this age of Kali especially, no one is interested in spiritual advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the whole, when one is too much inclined toward sex, he does not care for the transcendental spiritual life. In this age of..."
10:5110:51, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,788 N A grhastha enjoys sex life in this life as well as in the next, but a grhamedhi does not know what the next life is about because he is simply interested in sex in this life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A gṛhastha enjoys sex life in this life as well as in the next, but a gṛhamedhī does not know what the next life is about..." current
10:4810:48, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,821 N The grhamedhi engages himself as an advocate of sex life and also allows his sons and daughters to engage in sex and to be deprived of any glorious end in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gṛhamedhī engages himself as an advocate of sex life and also allows his sons and daughters to engage in sex and to be..."
10:4510:45, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,741 N Although the grhastha desires sense gratification, he acts according to Vedic instructions. The grhamedhi, however, who is interested only in sense gratification, does not follow any Vedic instruction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the gṛhastha desires sense gratification, he acts according to Vedic instructions. The gṛhamedhī, however, who i..."
10:4010:40, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,982 N Factually, however, pravrtti-marga is based on sex life. As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 7.9.45), yan maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham. A householder who is too much addicted to pravrtti-marga is actually called a grhamedhi, not a grhastha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Factually, however, pravṛtti-mārga is based on sex life. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-su..."
10:3610:36, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,825 N Without caring for the distresses of birth, old age, disease and death, they (those interested in pravrtti-marga) are addicted to performing the special functions according to the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without caring for the distresses of birth, old age, disease and death, they are addicted to performing the special functions..." current
10:2910:29, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,742 N The material distresses are birth, old age, disease and death, but those who are interested in pravrtti-marga hold various religious functions at the time of birth, old age, disease and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material distresses are birth, old age, disease and death, but those who are interested in pravṛtti-mārga hold various..."
10:2310:23, 30 October 2020 diff hist +6,020 N In this life such a person (a man who follows the Vedic principles) gets all kinds of material opulences, such as sons and grandsons, because he is always engaged in various religious functions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this life such a person gets all kinds of material opulences, such as sons and grandsons, because he is always engaged in v..."
10:1910:19, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,913 N The man who follows the Vedic principles enjoys the materialistic way of life not only by becoming happy in this life, but also in the next life by being promoted to the heavenly planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the man who follows the Vedic principles enjoys the materialistic way of life not only by becoming happy in this life, but als..."
10:1410:14, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,837 N She (the woman) clearly says that the yatis, the transcendentalists, who are concerned only with spiritual life (kaivalya), cannot imagine the happiness of pravrtti-marga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She clearly says that the yatis, the transcendentalists, who are concerned only with spiritual life"|"kaivalya"|"cannot imagin..."
10:1110:11, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,714 N In this verse (SB 4.25.39) the woman is advocating pravrtti-marga only and is discouraging the path of nivrtti-marga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the woman is advocating pravṛtti-mārga only and is discouraging the path of nivṛtti-mārga"}} {{notes|}} {{..." current
10:0810:08, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,556 N In the orders of brahmacarya, vanaprastha and sannyasa, there are no facilities for sex Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the orders of brahmacarya, vānaprastha and sannyāsa, there are no facilities for sex"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{..." current
10:0610:06, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,944 N The social orders are divided into four parts - brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa - and only in the householder life can the pravrtti-marga be encouraged or accepted according to Vedic instructions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The social orders are divided into four parts—brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa—and only in the househol..."
10:0310:03, 30 October 2020 diff hist +6,148 N The Vedas give direction to civilized human beings to enable them to satisfy their propensities for sense gratification. In the nivrtti-marga, however, on the path of transcendental realization, sex is completely forbidden Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedas give direction to civilized human beings to enable them to satisfy their propensities for sense gratification"|"In t..."
09:5909:59, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,849 N Everyone has the propensity for sex life, but in demoniac civilization sex is enjoyed without restriction. According to Vedic culture, sex is enjoyed under Vedic instructions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone has the propensity for sex life, but in demoniac civilization sex is enjoyed without restriction. According to Vedic..."
09:5709:57, 30 October 2020 diff hist +5,902 N Pravrtti-marga maintains that even though one has the propensity for sense gratification, he can gratify his senses according to the directions of the Vedic injunctions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"pravṛtti-mārga maintains that even though one has the propensity for sense gratification, he can gratify his senses accordi..."

20:1820:18, 29 October 2020 diff hist +5,901 N Pravrtti-marga means sense enjoyment, and nivrtti-marga means spiritual advancement. In the life of animals and demons, there is no conception of nivrtti-marga, nor is there any actual conception of pravrtti-marga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pravṛtti-mārga means sense enjoyment, and nivṛtti-mārga means spiritual advancement. In the life of animals and demons,..."
20:1520:15, 29 October 2020 diff hist +6,083 N According to Vedic instructions, there are two paths for human activities. One is called pravrtti-marga, and the other is called nivrtti-marga. The basic principle for either of these paths is religious life. In animal life there is only pravrtti-marga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic instructions, there are two paths for human activities. One is called pravṛtti-mārga, and the other is c..."
20:0920:09, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,710 N The karmis think the other statuses of life are worse than animal life, for animals also have sex, whereas the brahmacari, vanaprastha and sannyasi completely give up sex. The karmis, therefore, abhor these orders of spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The karmīs think the other statuses of life are worse than animal life, for animals also have sex, whereas the brahmacārī,..."
20:0520:05, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,373 N The karmis do not practice brahmacarya, vanaprastha or sannyasa life, for they are very much interested in grhastha life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The karmīs do not practice brahmacarya, vānaprastha or sannyāsa life, for they are very much interested in gṛhastha life"..." current
20:0320:03, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,656 N There is no sex life except in the grhastha, or householder, asrama. The brahmacari is not allowed any sex, a vanaprastha voluntarily refrains from sex, and the sannyasi is completely renounced Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no sex life except in the gṛhastha, or householder, āśrama. The brahmacārī is not allowed any sex, a vānaprast..."
20:0120:01, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,374 N In human life there are also such divisions as brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In human life there are also such divisions as brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..."
19:5619:56, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,291 N Since there are 8,400,000 species of life, there are also many different living conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since there are 8,400,000 species of life, there are also many different living conditions"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {..."
19:4919:49, 29 October 2020 diff hist +2,576 N In the beginning of life a person is trained as a brahmacari and is then allowed to marry a suitable girl and become a householder Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning of life a person is trained as a brahmacārī and is then allowed to marry a suitable girl and become a house..."
19:4519:45, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,275 N The living entity, under the bodily conception of life, utilizes his intelligence to his best capacity in order to satisfy his senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entity, under the bodily conception of life, utilizes his intelligence to his best capacity in order to satisfy his..."
19:4319:43, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,520 N As soon as he enters the human form, the living entity is entrapped by a family tradition, nationality, customs, etc. These are all supplied by the maya of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as he enters the human form, the living entity is entrapped by a family tradition, nationality, customs, etc. These ar..."
19:4019:40, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,549 N King Puranjana represents the ordinary living entity, and the woman represents the ordinary living entity's intelligence. Combined, the living entity enjoys his material senses, and the intelligence supplies all paraphernalia for his enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Purañjana represents the ordinary living entity, and the woman represents the ordinary living entity's intelligence. Com..."
19:3719:37, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,596 N When a devotee is advancing toward spiritual realization, his only aim is the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He does not care for any other material or spiritual activity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee is advancing toward spiritual realization, his only aim is the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. H..." current
19:3319:33, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,677 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.41): "Those who are on the spiritual path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Those who are on the spiritual path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved ch..."
19:3019:30, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,484 N Intelligence comes from the Supersoul, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He gives full facility to the living entity who has come down to this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"intelligence comes from the Supersoul, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He gives full facility to the living entity..."
19:2719:27, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,629 N The living entity comes down into this material world for sense gratification, and his intelligence, represented by the woman, gives him the proper direction by which he can satisfy his senses to their best capacity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity comes down into this material world for sense gratification, and his intelligence, represented by the woman,..."
19:1019:10, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,193 N The snake is described (in SB 4.25.35) as living and eating air to keep the body fit for life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the snake is described as living and eating air to keep the body fit for life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL..."
19:0719:07, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,450 N Even during our sleeping hours we can understand by virtue of our breathing process that the snake lives by eating the air that passes within this body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even during our sleeping hours we can understand by virtue of our breathing process that the snake lives by eating the air tha..."
19:0419:04, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,773 N Actually, there is no death. The vital force always exists with the soul and when the soul is awakened from so-called sleep, he can see his eleven friends, or the active senses and the mind with their various desires (wives). The vital life-force remains Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, there is no death. The vital force always exists with the soul, and when the soul is awakened from so-called sleep,..."
19:0119:01, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,625 N When the living entity gives up this material body, the vital force still remains intact and is carried to another material body. That is called transmigration, or change of the body, and we have come to know this process as death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity gives up this material body, the vital force still remains intact and is carried to another material bo..."
18:5518:55, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,166 N When we sleep, the snake, or the life-force, remains intact and awake. Consequently we dream when we sleep Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when we sleep, the snake, or the life-force, remains intact and awake. Consequently we dream when we sleep"}} {{notes|}} {{com..." current
18:5018:50, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,422 N She (the woman) was obviously without full knowledge of her surrounding men and women and the snake. As stated before, the snake is the vital force of the living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She was obviously without full knowledge of her surrounding men and women and the snake. As stated before, the snake is the vi..."
18:4118:41, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,431 N Puranjana inquired from the woman about those eleven men and their wives and the snake. The woman gave a brief description of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Purañjana inquired from the woman about those eleven men and their wives and the snake. The woman gave a brief description of..."
18:2918:29, 29 October 2020 diff hist +2,792 N This human form of life is especially meant to dissipate ignorance, but without understanding how to dissipate ignorance people are planning and building many things. After death, however, all of this is finished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This human form of life is especially meant to dissipate ignorance, but without understanding how to dissipate ignorance peopl..."
18:2518:25, 29 October 2020 diff hist +2,651 N What then is the value of all this advancement of knowledge (philanthropy, internationalism, science, philosophy) if the basic principle is ignorance? Unless a person comes to Krsna consciousness, all of his activities are defeated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What then is the value of all this advancement of knowledge if the basic principle is ignorance? Unless a person comes to Kṛ..."
18:1818:18, 29 October 2020 diff hist +2,796 N This lack of Krsna consciousness is called ignorance. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.5.5) it is called parabhavas tavad abodha jatah. Everyone is born ignorant. The Bhagavatam therefore says that we are all born ignorant within this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This lack of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is called ignorance. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"it is called parābhavas tāvad abodha j..." current
18:0818:08, 29 October 2020 diff hist +4,057 N There are so many scientists, philosophers and big leaders, but they do not know wherefrom they have come, nor do they know why they are busy within this material world to obtain a position of so-called happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are so many scientists, philosophers and big leaders, but they do not know wherefrom they have come, nor do they know wh..."
18:0418:04, 29 October 2020 diff hist +4,095 N She (the beautiful girl) frankly says that she does not know anything about all this (her father's name, where she is from, what she is doing there). This is the position of the living entity in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She frankly says that she does not know anything about all this. This is the position of the living entity in the material wor..."
18:0018:00, 29 October 2020 diff hist +4,228 N In this verse (SB 4.25.33) the girl is expressing the actual position of the living entity. She cannot tell Puranjana her father's name because she does not know from where she has come. Nor does she know why she is present in that place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the girl is expressing the actual position of the living entity. She cannot tell Purañjana her father's name be..."
17:4417:44, 29 October 2020 diff hist +4,106 N The living entity is ignorant of his origin. He does not know why this material world was created, why others are working in this material world and what the ultimate source of this manifestation is. This is called ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is ignorant of his origin. He does not know why this material world was created, why others are working in t..."
17:1917:19, 29 October 2020 diff hist +2,665 N This attraction (between man and woman) is enacted on the platform of sexual life. Thus the sex impulse is the platform of material engagement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This attraction is enacted on the platform of sexual life. Thus the sex impulse is the platform of material engagement"}} {{no..."
16:3216:32, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,895 N Bhagavad-gita (7.27): "O scion of Bharata (Arjuna), O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, overcome by the dualities of desire and hate." This condition of life is called avidya. Opposed to this avidya is real knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O scion of Bharata"|"Arjuna"|"O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, overcome by the dualities of..."
16:2416:24, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,532 N This attraction (between the lover and the beloved) causes the living entity to fall down in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This attraction causes the living entity to fall down in this material world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}..."
16:2116:21, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,766 N When a man or a woman is attracted by the opposite sex, it does not matter whether the opposite sex is beautiful or not. The lover sees everything beautiful in the face of the beloved and thus becomes attracted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a man or a woman is attracted by the opposite sex, it does not matter whether the opposite sex is beautiful or not. The l..."
16:1716:17, 29 October 2020 diff hist +3,632 N In conditional life the living entity is attracted by a face, eyebrows or eyes, a voice or anything. In short, everything becomes attractive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In conditional life the living entity is attracted by a face, eyebrows or eyes, a voice or anything. In short, everything beco..." current

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