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• 13:22, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page An elephant bathes in a lake quite thoroughly, but as soon as it comes on the shore it takes some dust from the ground and strews it over its body. Thus there is no meaning to the elephant's bath (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An elephant bathes in a lake quite thoroughly, but as soon as it comes on the shore it takes some dust from the ground and str...")
• 13:18, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one considers the spiritual master an ordinary human being, one is doomed. His study of the Vedas and his austerities and penances for enlightenment are all useless, like the bathing of an elephant (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one considers the spiritual master an ordinary human being, one is doomed. His study of the Vedas and his austerities and p...")
• 13:11, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Acaryam mam vijaniyat (SB 11.17.27). One should consider the acarya to be as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyāt"|"One should consider the ācārya to be as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{no...")
• 13:10, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page It is recommended that one honor the spiritual master as being on an equal status with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Saksad dharitvena samasta-sastraih. This is enjoined in every scripture (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is recommended that one honor the spiritual master as being on an equal status with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Sā...")
• 18:09, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one is a pure devotee acting under the directions of the guru, one easily gets the mercy of the Supreme Lord and thus becomes immediately situated on the transcendental platform (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is a pure devotee acting under the directions of the guru, one easily gets the mercy of the Supreme Lord and thus becom...")
• 18:07, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If the spiritual master is favorably inclined, one naturally receives the mercy of the Supreme Lord, and by the mercy of the Supreme Lord one immediately becomes transcendental, conquering all the influences of sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the spiritual master is favorably inclined, one naturally receives the mercy of the Supreme Lord, and by the mercy of the S...")
• 18:02, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Yogis and jnanis practice in many ways to conquer the senses, but the bhakta immediately attains the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the mercy of the spiritual master (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yogīs and jñānīs practice in many ways to conquer the senses, but the bhakta immediately attains the mercy of the Supreme...")
• 17:58, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Just by treating the root cause of an ailment, one can conquer all bodily pains and sufferings. Similarly, if one is devoted and faithful to the spiritual master, he can conquer the influence of sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna very easily (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just by treating the root cause of an ailment, one can conquer all bodily pains and sufferings. Similarly, if one is devoted a...")
• 17:54, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One can avoid sufferings from the body and mind by practicing mystic hatha-yoga (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can avoid sufferings from the body and mind by practicing mystic haṭha-yoga"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{com...")
• 17:46, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Since I suffer when pinched or killed by others, I should not attempt to pinch or kill any other living entity (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since I suffer when pinched or killed by others, I should not attempt to pinch or kill any other living entity"}} {{notes|}} {...")
• 17:40, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Lord Krsna says, dhiras tatra na muhyati: (BG 2.13) one who is dhira, or sober, who is learned in philosophy and established in knowledge, cannot be unhappy over the transmigration of the soul (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa says, dhīras tatra na muhyat"|"one who is dhīra, or sober, who is learned in philosophy and established in...")
• 17:36, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As the soul transmigrates, one who has taken birth must give up the present body, and then he must certainly accept another body. This should be no cause for lamentation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the soul transmigrates, one who has taken birth must give up the present body, and then he must certainly accept another bo...")
• 17:33, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one's son has died, one may certainly be affected by lamentation and illusion and cry for the dead son, but one may overcome lamentation and illusion by considering the verses of Bhagavad-gita (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one's son has died, one may certainly be affected by lamentation and illusion and cry for the dead son, but one may overcom...")
• 15:13, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one is determined not to have sex, he can automatically conquer lusty desires. The example given is that even if one is hungry, if on a particular day he is determined to observe fasting, he can naturally conquer the disturbances of hunger and thirst (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is determined not to have sex, he can automatically conquer lusty desires. The example given in this regard is that eve...")
• 15:05, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One cannot give up thinking of women, for thinking in this way is natural; even while walking on the street, one will see so many women. However, if one is determined not to live with a woman, even while seeing a woman he will not become lusty (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot give up thinking of women, for thinking in this way is natural; even while walking on the street, one will see so m...")
• 15:01, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has suggested how one can conquer lusty desires for sense gratification (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has suggested how one can conquer lusty desires for sense gratification"}} {{notes...")
• 14:52, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Temple construction is not bad, provided proper care is taken for the propagation of Krsna consciousness. Even if such endeavors are considered greedy, the greed is to satisfy Krsna, and therefore these are spiritual activities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"temple construction is not bad, provided proper care is taken for the propagation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Even if such e...")
• 14:43, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page All the acaryas in South India, especially Sri Ramanujacarya, constructed many big temples, and in North India all the Gosvamis of Vrndavana constructed large temples. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura also constructed large centers (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the acaryas in South India, especially Sri Ramanujacarya, constructed many big temples, and in North India all the Gosvami...")
• 14:29, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One should not be poverty-stricken, but one must try to be fully satisfied with the bare necessities of life and not be greedy. For a devotee to be satisfied with the bare necessities is therefore the best advice for spiritual advancement (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should not be poverty-stricken, but one must try to be fully satisfied with the bare necessities of life and not be greedy...")
• 14:18, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page There are two things that nullify all good qualities. One is poverty. Daridra-doso guna-rasi-nasi. If one is poverty-stricken, all his good qualities become null and void. Similarly, if one becomes too greedy, his good qualifications are lost (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two things that nullify all good qualities. One is poverty. Daridra-doṣo guṇa-rāśi-nāśī. If one is poverty-...")
• 14:13, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page For spiritual advancement, one should be materially satisfied, for if one is not materially satisfied, his greed for material development will result in the frustration of his spiritual advancement (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For spiritual advancement, one should be materially satisfied, for if one is not materially satisfied, his greed for material...")
• 14:06, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one is very greedy to enhance his Krsna consciousness, this is a great boon. Tatra laulyam ekalam mulam. This is the best path available (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is very greedy to enhance his Kṛṣṇa consciousness, this is a great boon. Tatra laulyam ekalaṁ mūlam. This is t...")
• 14:03, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When there is an increase in lobha, or greed, which is the greatest enemy caused by rajo-guna, the mode of passion, how can one advance in Krsna consciousness? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when there is an increase in lobha, or greed, which is the greatest enemy caused by rajo-guṇa, the mode of passion, how can...")
• 14:00, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When strong lusty desires for sense gratification are unfulfilled, one becomes angry. This anger can be satisfied when one chastises his enemy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When strong lusty desires for sense gratification are unfulfilled, one becomes angry. This anger can be satisfied when one cha...")
• 13:57, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.37) it is stated that lust, anger and greed are the causes of the conditioned soul's bondage in this material world. Kama esa krodha esa rajo-guna-samudbhavah (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is stated that lust, anger and greed are the causes of the conditioned soul's bondage in this material...")
• 13:51, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A devotee is never driven by the dictations of the tongue and genitals, and thus he is never victimized by the laws of material nature (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee is never driven by the dictations of the tongue and genitals, and thus he is never victimized by the laws of materia...")
• 13:48, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A devotee is always satisfied because he feels the presence of the Supersoul within his heart and thinks of Him twenty-four hours a day. That is real satisfaction (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee is always satisfied because he feels the presence of the Supersoul within his heart and thinks of Him twenty-four ho...")
• 13:42, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs deleted page A true brahmana is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is only a matter of practice (content was: "#REDIRECT A true brahmana is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is only a matter of practice. Unfortunately, however, no one is educated in how to be satisfied in self-realization", and the only contributor was "SharmisthaK" (talk))
• 13:37, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs moved page A true brahmana is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is only a matter of practice to A true brahmana is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is only a matter of practice. Unfortunately, however, no one is educated in how to be satisfied in self-realization
• 13:28, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A true brahmana is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is only a matter of practice (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A true brāhmaṇa is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is o...")
• 13:23, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page According to the sastras, a brahmana, or a cultured person in Krsna consciousness, will not enter anyone's service to maintain body and soul together, and especially not for satisfaction of the senses (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the śāstras, a brāhmaṇa, or a cultured person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, will not enter anyone's service...")
• 12:59, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One should not desire to do anything else, even to earn his livelihood. There are many, many examples of this attitude. Madhavendra Puri, for instance, would never go to anyone to ask for food (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not desire to do anything else, even to earn his livelihood. There are many, many examples of this attitude. Mādha...")
• 12:46, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One need not try to earn a livelihood to maintain body & soul together. This is illustrated by the example of the great python, which lies in one place, never going here & there to earn a livelihood to maintain itself, & yet is maintained by Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One need not even try to earn a livelihood to maintain body and soul together. This is illustrated here by the example of the...")
• 12:41, 25 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Human life is simply meant for developing Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human life is simply meant for developing Krsna consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|...")
• 12:05, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page We find that even an illiterate person who has lost all intelligence is elected God, and although he has a temple, it has meat-eating sannyasis, and many polluted activities go on there (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we find that even an illiterate person who has lost all intelligence is elected God, and although he has a temple, it has meat...")
• 12:02, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita it is clearly said that one who worships the demigods has lost his intelligence (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā it is clearly said that one who worships the demigods has lost his intelligence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh...")
• 11:56, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If Visnu is not worshiped, the followers of the varnasrama institution manufacture some concocted God (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if Viṣṇu is not worshiped, the followers of the varṇāśrama institution manufacture some concocted God"}} {{notes|}} {{...")
• 11:51, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Everyone should strictly follow the principles of varna and asrama as given in the sastra (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone should strictly follow the principles of varṇa and āśrama as given in the śāstra"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm...")
• 06:29, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One should be extremely careful to avoid these various types of cheating systems (vidharma, para-dharma, upadharma or chala-dharma) of religion (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be extremely careful to avoid these various types of cheating systems of religion"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmist...")
• 06:22, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When Krsna directly says something and some rascal interprets it to mean something different, this is chala-dharma - a religious system of cheating - or sabda-bhit, a jugglery of words (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Krsna directly says something and some rascal interprets it to mean something different, this is chala-dharma"|"a religio...")
• 06:20, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Anything opposed to this religious system of progressive Krsna consciousness is called vidharma, para-dharma, upadharma or chala-dharma. Misinterpretation of Bhagavad-gita is chala-dharma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"anything opposed to this religious system of progressive Kṛṣṇa consciousness is called vidharma, para-dharma, upadharma...")
• 06:17, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page No one can manufacture actual law at home, nor can one manufacture actual religion. Elsewhere it is said, sa vai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhoksaje: (SB 1.2.6) the real religious system is that which leads one to become a devotee of the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can manufacture actual law at home, nor can one manufacture actual religion. Elsewhere it is said, sa vai puṁsāṁ p...")
• 05:11, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The real religious system is described by the Supreme Personality of Godhead: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66). The real religious system is that of surrender to the lotus feet of the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real religious system is described by the Supreme Personality of Godhead"|"sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇa...")
• 05:09, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In Srimad-Bhagavatam, however, such fashionable ideas (creating a new type of dharma) are called vidharma because they go against one's own religious system (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, however, such fashionable ideas are called vidharma because they go against one's own religious syste...")
• 05:01, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Everything but the principle of religion recommended by Krsna-sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66) - should be given up as irreligion (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything but the principle of religion recommended by Kṛṣṇa-sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja"|...")
• 04:59, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One should simply follow the instructions of Krsna and surrender unto Him. To do this, of course, one needs very good intelligence, which may be awakened after many, many births through good association with devotees & the practice of Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should simply follow the instructions of Kṛṣṇa and surrender unto Him. To do this, of course, one needs very good in...")
• 04:54, 24 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Any religious principles opposed to the principle of surrendering to the lotus feet of the SPG, Krsna, are to be considered religious principles of irregularity or cheating, and one who is actually interested in religion must give them up (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any religious principles opposed to the principle of surrendering to the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, K...")
• 15:13, 23 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The members of the Krsna consciousness movement engage daily in transcendental activities - Deity worship, offering food to the Deity and distributing food to the first-class brahmanas and Vaisnavas and even to the people in general (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement engage daily in such transcendental activities. Thus in our Kṛṣṇa...")
• 15:09, 23 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Performance of sacrifice brings complete satisfaction (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"performance of sacrifice brings complete satisfaction"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-12-...")
• 17:05, 22 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The ordinary powers achieved by mystic yoga, austerities and other processes are sometimes vanquished, but the powers obtained by the mercy of the Lord are never vanquished. Hiranyakasipu, therefore, wanted a benediction that would never be vanquished (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ordinary powers achieved by mystic yoga, austerities and other processes are sometimes vanquished, but the powers obtained...")