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17:0917:09, 23 November 2020 diff hist +4,781 N Because we cannot see the Supreme Lord with our present blunt eyes, the Lord has kindly consented to come before us in a form we can see. Therefore the Deity in the temple should not be considered material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because we cannot see the Supreme Lord with our present blunt eyes, the Lord has kindly consented to come before us in a form..." current
17:0417:04, 23 November 2020 diff hist +4,586 N From our present position, the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be personally seen as the Deity in the temple. The Deity of the Lord is not different from the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From our present position, the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be personally seen as the Deity in the temple. The Deity of..."
16:5816:58, 23 November 2020 diff hist +4,512 N The lowest of men, who are called candalas, are less than sudras, but they also can be purified simply by hearing the holy name of the Lord, not to speak of personally seeing the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"who are called caṇḍālas, are less than śūdras, but they also can be purified simply by hearing the holy name of the Lor..."
16:1416:14, 23 November 2020 diff hist +4,621 N Samsara, material existence, is a result of sinful actions. Everyone in this material world is condemned, yet as there are different grades of prisoners, there are different grades of men. All of them, in all statuses of life, are suffering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Saṁsāra, material existence, is a result of sinful actions. Everyone in this material world is condemned, yet as there are..."
16:0916:09, 23 November 2020 diff hist +4,226 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu introduced this chanting of the holy name five hundred years ago Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduced this chanting of the holy name five hundred years ago"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..." current
16:0616:06, 23 November 2020 diff hist +4,395 N In this age of Kali, when all people are very contaminated, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is recommended as the only means of improvement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in this age of Kali, when all people are very contaminated, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord is recommended as the on..."
16:0416:04, 23 November 2020 diff hist +4,276 N As stated in the Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 9.5.16), yan-nama-sruti-matrena puman bhavati nirmalah: simply by hearing the holy name of the Lord, one is immediately purified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"yan-nāma-śruti-mātreṇa pumān bhavati nirmalaḥ: simply by hearing the holy name..."
15:5415:54, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,050 N One should try to follow Bhagavad-gita as it is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should try to follow Bhagavad-gītā as it is"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-23T15:54:..." current
15:4815:48, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,367 N The Krsna consciousness movement strictly follows bhagavata-dharma, the instructions of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam for the complete welfare of human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, however, strictly follows bhāgavata-dharma, the instructions of Bhagavad-gītā and..."
15:3415:34, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,380 N When Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65) - "Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me" - they (fools and rascals) comment that it is not Krsna to whom we must surrender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru"|"Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship..."
15:1315:13, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,310 N We are presenting Bhagavad-gita as it is and kicking out all kinds of mental concoction. Fools and rascals interpret Bhagavad-gita in their own way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are therefore presenting Bhagavad-gītā as it is and kicking out all kinds of mental concoction. Fools and rascals interpr..."
15:0715:07, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,397 N This verse (SB 6.16.43) advises that everyone become a member of the Aryan civilization and accept the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse, therefore, advises that everyone become a member of the Āryan civilization and accept the instructions of the Sup..."
15:0515:05, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,423 N Their (demonaic people's and non-Aryans) method of civilization is condemned in the previous verse (SB 6.16.43). Kah ksemo nija-parayoh kiyan varthah sva-para-druha dharmena: "What is the meaning of a civilization that kills oneself and others" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their method of civilization is condemned in the previous verse. Kaḥ kṣemo nija-parayoḥ kiyān vārthaḥ sva-para-druh..."
14:5914:59, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,609 N Their (demoniac people's) only business is to indulge in all kinds of forbidden activities for sense gratification. Yad indriya-pritaya aprnoti: they deviate in this way because they want to gratify their senses. They have no other occupation or ambition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"their only business is to indulge in all kinds of forbidden activities for sense gratification. Yad indriya-prītaya āpṛṇ..."
14:5214:52, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,609 N Non-Aryans and other demoniac people fail to follow the instructions of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam because they have been trained in sense gratification at the cost of all other living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"non-Āryans and other demoniac people fail to follow the instructions of Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"because th..."
14:4714:47, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,654 N One should acquire the qualities of a brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya or sudra and act accordingly. This is the civilization accepted by the Aryans. Why do they accept it? They accept it because they are very much eager to satisfy Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should acquire the qualities of a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra and act accordingly. This is the civilizatio..."
14:4214:42, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,417 N The brahmanas should follow the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as stated in Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic literatures. The criterion must be guna and karma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇas should follow the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as stated in Bhagavad-gītā and other V..." current
14:3714:37, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,602 N Apart from the lower living entities, those who have come to the platform of human civilization should be divided into a society of brahmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Apart from the lower living entities, those who have come to the platform of human civilization should be divided into a socie..."
14:2814:28, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,465 The word aprthag-dhiyah indicates that Aryans do not distinguish between lower and higher grades of life No edit summary current
12:1912:19, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,656 N Panditah sama-darsinah: (BG 5.18) because they (humble sages) are completely educated in Krsna consciousness, they see all living beings equally. Aryans do not kill even a small plant unnecessarily, not to speak of cutting trees for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ"|"because they are completely educated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, they see all living bein..."
12:0912:09, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,623 N The Puranas and other Vedic literatures set forth four asramas, which are the divisions of spiritual life. Therefore bhagavata-dharma means the varnasrama-dharma of the four social and four spiritual divisions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Purāṇas and other Vedic literatures set forth four āśramas, which are the divisions of spiritual life. Therefore bhā..."
12:0512:05, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,656 N He (Prahlada Maharaja) said that from the very beginning of life, from the age of five, children should be instructed about bhagavata-dharma because the human form of life, which is very rarely obtained, is meant for understanding this subject Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He said that from the very beginning of life, from the age of five, children should be instructed about bhāgavata-dharma beca..."
12:0012:00, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,336 N Prahlada Maharaja preached bhagavata-dharma among his classmates as soon as an opportunity was afforded by the absence of his teachers from the classroom Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja preached bhāgavata-dharma among his classmates as soon as an opportunity was afforded by the absence of..."
11:5811:58, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,043 N Aryans, who are advanced in civilization, follow bhagavata-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Āryans, who are advanced in civilization, follow bhāgavata-dharma"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..."
11:5611:56, 23 November 2020 diff hist +8,358 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted everyone to become a guru and preach the instructions of Krsna everywhere from Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Puranas, Vedanta-sutra and similar Vedic literatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu wanted everyone to become a guru and preach the instructions of Kṛṣṇa everywhere from Bhagava..."
11:5411:54, 23 November 2020 diff hist +7,948 N Bhagavata-dharma and krsna-katha are identical Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhāgavata-dharma and kṛṣṇa-kathā are identical"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-11-2..."
11:1911:19, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,771 N Following a system of religion that does not awaken one's Krsna consciousness, or God consciousness, is merely a waste of time and labor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following a system of religion that does not awaken one's Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or God consciousness, is merely a waste o..."
11:1611:16, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,952 N Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.2.8) says: "Duties (dharma) executed by men, regardless of occupation, are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Supreme Lord" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"|"Duties (dharma) executed by men, regardless of occupation, are only so much useless labor if they do no..."
11:0911:09, 23 November 2020 diff hist +7,017 N One must follow the instructions of the Supreme Lord: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66). If one follows any other system of religion, he is subject to punishment by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in many different ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must follow the instructions of the Supreme Lord: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja"|"If one follow..."
11:0611:06, 23 November 2020 diff hist +7,136 N If one transgresses the laws of a man-made government, he may escape being killed by the state, but one cannot escape the laws of God. A killer of any animal must be killed in his next life by the same animal. This is the law of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one transgresses the laws of a man-made government, he may escape being killed by the state, but one cannot escape the laws..."
11:0111:01, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,886 N A person who commits murder is envious of himself and also the person he has killed, for the result of committing murder is that he will be arrested and hanged Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who commits murder is envious of himself and also the person he has killed, for the result of committing murder is th..."
10:5910:59, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,927 N These persons (envious demons) are condemned by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as indicated by the words tava kopah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These persons are condemned by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as indicated by the words tava kopaḥ"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
10:5310:53, 23 November 2020 diff hist +7,067 N It is recommended that in this age specifically, yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah: (SB 11.5.32) those who have good intelligence satisfy the yajna-purusa, Visnu, by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is recommended that in this age specifically, yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ: (SB 11.5.32) those..."
10:4210:42, 23 November 2020 diff hist +7,327 N Sometimes animal sacrifices are performed very gorgeously with grand arrangements for worshiping the goddess Kali, but such festivals, although performed in the name of yajna, are not actually yajna, for yajna means to satisfy the SP of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes animal sacrifices are performed very gorgeously with grand arrangements for worshiping the goddess Kālī, but such..."
10:3810:38, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,906 N A system of religion in which animal sacrifices are recommended is inauspicious for those who perform the sacrifices and for the animals. Envious persons who perform ostentatious animal sacrifices are condemned in Bhagavad-gita - BG 16.17 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a system of religion in which animal sacrifices are recommended is inauspicious for those who perform the sacrifices and for t..."
10:3310:33, 23 November 2020 diff hist +7,120 N To restrict this (slaughterhouses and meat shops), sometimes the Vedas say that one may eat meat after sacrificing an insignificant animal like a goat before the goddess Kali Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To restrict this, sometimes the Vedas say that one may eat meat after sacrificing an insignificant animal like a goat before t..."
10:2710:27, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,764 N One may argue that the sacrifice of animals is recommended in the Vedas. This recommendation, however, is a restriction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may argue that the sacrifice of animals is recommended in the Vedas. This recommendation, however, is a restriction"}} {{n..."
10:1910:19, 23 November 2020 diff hist +7,369 N It (animal sacrifice to goddess Kali) is meant to restrict his desire for unrestricted meat-eating. Such a religious system is condemned. Therefore Krsna says, "Give up all other duties and surrender unto Me." (BG 18.66) That is the last word in religion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is meant to restrict his desire for unrestricted meat-eating. Such a religious system is condemned. Therefore Kṛṣṇa s..."
10:1410:14, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,993 N Although one is sometimes permitted to sacrifice an animal before the goddess Kali and eat it instead of purchasing meat from a slaughterhouse, this is not the order of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although one is sometimes permitted to sacrifice an animal before the goddess Kālī and eat it instead of purchasing meat fro..."
09:5609:56, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,138 N This (bhagavata-dharma) is the best of all religious systems. Whereas so-called religions are meant for a particular type of person who believes in a particular way, such discrimination has no place in Krsna consciousness, or bhagavata-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this is the best of all religious systems. Whereas so-called religions are meant for a particular type of person who believes..."
09:4809:48, 23 November 2020 diff hist +6,123 N Pure bhagavatas, pure devotees, invite everyone, without envy, to join the Krsna consciousness movement. A devotee is therefore exactly like the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam: (BG 5.29) he is the friend of all living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pure bhāgavatas, pure devotees, invite everyone, without envy, to join the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. A devotee is t..."

22:3922:39, 22 November 2020 diff hist +5,948 N Bhagavata-dharma is called sarvotkrsta, the best of all religious systems, because those who follow bhagavata-dharma are not envious of anyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhāgavata-dharma is called sarvotkṛṣṭa, the best of all religious systems, because those who follow bhāgavata-dharma a..."
22:3622:36, 22 November 2020 diff hist +5,977 N Everything is Brahman because everything can be used for the service of the Supreme Lord. Nothing is mithya, false; everything is factual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything is Brahman because everything can be used for the service of the Supreme Lord. Nothing is mithyā, false; everythin..."
22:3122:31, 22 November 2020 diff hist +6,028 N Bhagavata-dharma does not consider everything in the world to be false. Because everything emanates from the Supreme, nothing can be false; everything has some use in the service of the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhāgavata-dharma does not consider everything in the world to be false. Because everything emanates from the Supreme, nothing..."
22:2922:29, 22 November 2020 diff hist +5,958 N According to the Vedic injunctions, sarvam khalv idam brahma: Brahman, the Supreme, is present in everything. Bhagavata-dharma captures this presence of the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic injunctions, sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma: Brahman, the Supreme, is present in everything. Bhāgavata-d..."
22:2522:25, 22 November 2020 diff hist +5,875 N Bhagavata-dharma is not a concocted sectarian belief, for it entails research to find how everything is connected with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhāgavata-dharma is not a concocted sectarian belief, for it entails research to find how everything is connected with Kṛ..."
22:2322:23, 22 November 2020 diff hist +5,640 N Everyone should believe in God and surrender unto Him. That is bhagavata-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should believe in God and surrender unto Him. That is bhāgavata-dharma"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{comple..."
22:2122:21, 22 November 2020 diff hist +5,954 N There are many activities directed against such religious systems (religions that do not concentrate upon service to the Supreme), and therefore one must give up the idea of "my belief" and "your belief" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many activities directed against such religious systems, and therefore one must give up the idea of"|"my belief"|"yo..."
22:1622:16, 22 November 2020 diff hist +6,004 N Systems of religion that do not concentrate upon service to the Supreme are temporary and cannot last for long because they are full of envy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"systems of religion that do not concentrate upon service to the Supreme are temporary and cannot last for long because they ar..."
22:0622:06, 22 November 2020 diff hist +6,165 N If one advocates the Hindu religion, the Muslim religion, the Christian religion, this religion or that religion, there will be conflicts. History shows that the followers of religious systems without a clear conception of God have fought with one another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one advocates the Hindu religion, the Muslim religion, the Christian religion, this religion or that religion, there will b..."

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