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09:5509:55, 28 December 2020 diff hist +6,314 N As for economic development, the responsibility for this should be entrusted mainly to the vaisyas and grhasthas. Human society should be divided into varnas and asramas - brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for economic development, the responsibility for this should be entrusted mainly to the vaiśyas and gṛhasthas. Human soc..."
09:5109:51, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,851 N The most important ceremony for sense gratification is marriage because sexual intercourse is one of the principal necessities of the material body. Yan maithunadi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham - SB 7.9.45 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most important ceremony for sense gratification is marriage because sexual intercourse is one of the principal necessities..."
09:4809:48, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,817 N In human life there are four principles to be fulfilled - dharma, artha, kama and moksa - religion, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In human life there are four principles to be fulfilled-dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa (religion, economic development, sens..."

09:4709:47, 24 December 2020 diff hist +6,150 Pure devotees are always designing ways and means to serve the Supreme Lord No edit summary current

18:3818:38, 23 December 2020 diff hist +3,581 N Even in the communistic countries the poor animals are killed without consideration, although they also should have the right to take their allotted food with which to live Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even in the communistic countries the poor animals are killed without consideration, although they also should have the right..."
18:3318:33, 23 December 2020 diff hist +3,843 N In modern days people are very much inclined toward communistic ideas of society, but we do not think that there can be any better communistic idea than that which is explained in this verse of Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 7.14.9 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In modern days people are very much inclined toward communistic ideas of society, but we do not think that there can be any be..."
18:3218:32, 23 December 2020 diff hist +3,603 N If everyone is fully satisfied by eating food that is a gift from the Lord, why should there be envy between one living being and another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If everyone is fully satisfied by eating food that is a gift from the Lord, why should there be envy between one living being..." current
18:2918:29, 23 December 2020 diff hist +3,496 N In this verse (SB 7.14.9) even the snake is mentioned, indicating that a householder should not be envious even of a snake Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse even the snake is mentioned, indicating that a householder should not be envious even of a snake"}} {{notes|}} {..."
18:2618:26, 23 December 2020 diff hist +131 Every living entity should be nourished by the food given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
18:2518:25, 23 December 2020 diff hist +3,586 Unfortunately, modern society has devised many means for killing animals in different forms of life No edit summary current
18:1818:18, 23 December 2020 diff hist +3,789 N Like children, the unintelligent animals are also sons of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore a Krsna conscious person, even though a householder, should not discriminate between children and poor animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Like children, the unintelligent animals are also sons of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore a Kṛṣṇa cons..."
18:1218:12, 23 December 2020 diff hist +3,457 N Even in ordinary life, it is our practical experience that a household dog or cat is regarded on the same level as one's children, without any envy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even in ordinary life, it is our practical experience that a household dog or cat is regarded on the same level as one's child..." current
18:0218:02, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,880 A devotee, because of full knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is immediately transcendental, although he may superficially appear to be engaged in materialistic activities No edit summary
17:1617:16, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,951 N By the laws of nature one is offered another body to fulfill his unsatisfied desires, and upon taking birth again, accepting another material body, one voluntarily accepts the threefold miseries of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the laws of nature one is then offered another body to fulfill his unsatisfied desires, and upon taking birth again, accept..."
17:0517:05, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,976 N Materialists are inventing so many artificial necessities, and those who have money, being allured by such artificial necessities, try to accumulate money to possess more and more. This is the idea of modern economic development Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialists are inventing so many artificial necessities, and those who have money, being allured by such artificial necessit..."
17:0217:02, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,657 N One who acquires more money than necessary becomes desirous of enjoying material comforts more and more Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who acquires more money than necessary becomes desirous of enjoying material comforts more and more"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..." current
16:5916:59, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,894 N This verse is very important. As stated here (in SB 7.14.8), one who accumulates more money than needed is a thief, and by the laws of nature he will be punished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is very important. As stated here, one who accumulates more money than needed is a thief, and by the laws of nature..."
16:5216:52, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,708 N In India especially we see hundreds and thousands of temples that were constructed by the wealthy men of society who did not want to be called thieves and be punished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India especially we see hundreds and thousands of temples that were constructed by the wealthy men of society who did not w..." current
16:4716:47, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,701 N The Krsna consciousness movement affords one an opportunity to spend his extra earnings for the benefit of all human society by expanding Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement therefore affords one an opportunity to spend his extra earnings for the benefit of all..."
16:4316:43, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,908 N In the sastras - the puranas and other Vedic literatures - there are so many narrations describing the transcendental activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and everyone should hear them again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the śāstras—the purāṇas and other Vedic literatures—there are so many narrations describing the transcendental act..." current
15:4815:48, 23 December 2020 diff hist +5,890 N The grhasthas should give contributions for constructing temples of the Supreme Lord and for preaching of Srimad Bhagavad-gita, or Krsna consciousness, all over the world. Srnvan bhagavato'bhiksnam avatara-kathamrtam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gṛhasthas should give contributions for constructing temples of the Supreme Lord and for preaching of Śrīmad Bhagavad-..."
15:4615:46, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,230 N BG 9.27: "O son of Kunti, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering unto Me." Grhasthas should spend extra money only for the KC movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O son of Kuntī, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may..."
15:2715:27, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,090 N By God's favor we sometimes get large quantities of food grains or suddenly receive some contribution or unexpected profit in business. In this way we may get more money than needed. So, how should that be spent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By God's favor we sometimes get large quantities of food grains or suddenly receive some contribution or unexpected profit in..." current
15:1115:11, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,301 N An intelligent person should try to spread Krsna consciousness through the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, and all the necessities of life will automatically follow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An intelligent person should try to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness through the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, and al..." current
15:0815:08, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,230 N Grhasthas, or householders, should take the responsibility for organizing such natural production. It is therefore said, tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovidah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gṛhasthas, or householders, should take the responsibility for organizing such natural production. It is therefore said, tas..."
15:0615:06, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,527 N Consequently (by taking to the Krsna Consciousness Movement and chanting the Supreme Personality of Godhead's name and fame) food grains, fruits and flowers will be properly produced, and all the necessities of life will be easily obtained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"consequently food grains, fruits and flowers will be properly produced, and all the necessities of life will be easily obtaine..." current
14:5814:58, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,678 N If people throughout the world take to the Krsna consciousness movement and chant the easy sound vibration of the transcendental name and fame of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there will be no scarcity of rainfall Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If people throughout the world take to the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and chant the easy sound vibration of the transc..."
14:5414:54, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,441 N People should take to Krsna consciousness and chant the Hare Krsna mantra, as recommended in the sastras (yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah) - SB 11.5.32 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"people should take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, as recommended in the śāstras (yajña..."
14:5214:52, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,568 N Yajnas were previously performed with offerings of oblations of ghee and food grains, but in this age, of course, this is no longer possible, for the production of ghee and food grains has diminished because of the sinful life of human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yajñas were previously performed with offerings of oblations of ghee and food grains, but in this age, of course, this is no..."
14:4814:48, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,297 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita, yajnad bhavati parjanyah (BG 3.14). So that rainfall will be regulated, humanity should perform yajnas, sacrifices Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, yajñād bhavati parjanyaḥ"|"So that rainfall will be regulated, humanity should perform yajñ..." current
14:4614:46, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,424 N Human society should properly utilize the gifts of God, especially the food grains that grow because of rain falling from the sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human society should properly utilize the gifts of God, especially the food grains that grow because of rain falling from the..." current
14:4214:42, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,489 N The householders are specifically responsible for seeing that the laws of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are maintained, without fighting between men, communities, societies or nations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The householders are specifically responsible for seeing that the laws of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are maintained, w..."
14:3914:39, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,499 N Prakrteh kriyamana-ni gunaih karmani sarvasah (BG 3.27). Everyone is acting under the influence of material nature, and only fools think they can improve upon what God has created Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇa-ni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ (BG 3.27). Everyone is acting under the influence of material n..."
14:3514:35, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,404 N In Bhagavad-gita it is said: "All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by performance of yajna (sacrifice), and yajna is born of prescribed duties" - BG 3.14 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā it is said"|"All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rains. Rains are produced by..."
14:3214:32, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,613 N As stated in the Upanisads, tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma grdhah kasya svid dhanam (ISO 1). Everyone should be satisfied with the things allotted him by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; no one should encroach upon another's rights or property Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Upaniṣads, tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam"|"Everyone should be satisfied with..."
07:4307:43, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,985 N Everything belongs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for everything is created by Him. All living entities, being the Lord's sons, His eternal parts and parcels, have the right to use their father's property by nature's arrangement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything belongs to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for everything is created by Him. All living entities, being the Lor..." current
07:3907:39, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,362 N Although Mayavadi philosophers say that the material creation is false, actually it is not false; it is factual, but the idea that everything belongs to human society is false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Māyāvādī philosophers say that the material creation is false, actually it is not false; it is factual, but the i..."
07:3207:32, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,511 N Srila Rupa Gosvami says in this regard (everything within the material and spiritual worlds belonging to God): "One who rejects anything without knowledge of its relationship to Krsna is incomplete in his renunciation" - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.256 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says in this regard:"|"One who rejects anything without knowledge of its relationship to Kṛṣṇa i..."
07:2707:27, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,396 N Everything within the material and spiritual worlds is the property of the Supreme Lord (isavasyam idam sarvam (ISO 1)), and therefore everything has a relationship with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything within the material and spiritual worlds is the property of the Supreme Lord (īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam (ISO 1)),..."
07:2307:23, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,800 N The Supreme Lord, Krsna, is the father of all living entities in different species and forms. One who is intelligent can see that all living entities in the 8,400,000 bodily forms are part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and are His sons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, is the father of all living entities in different species and forms. One who is intelligent can..." current
07:1607:16, 23 December 2020 diff hist +6,652 N We living entities in different forms are all children of the SPG, as confirmed in BG 14.4: "It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kunti, are made possible by birth in this material nature, & that I (Krsna) am the seed-giving father" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It should be understood that all species of life, O son of Kuntī, are made possible by birth in this material nature, and tha..." current
06:5806:58, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,617 N One should be satisfied with whatever means of life comes automatically. The modern materialistic civilization is just the opposite of the ideal civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be satisfied with whatever means of life comes automatically. The modern materialistic civilization is just the opp..."
06:5606:56, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,630 N Earning one's livelihood is not a problem. The real problem is how to get free from the bondage of birth, death and old age. Attaining this freedom, and not inventing unnecessary necessities, is the basic principle of Vedic civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Earning one's livelihood, therefore, is not a problem. The real problem is how to get free from the bondage of birth, death an..."
06:5206:52, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,420 N Certainly one requires some means of livelihood, and according to one's varna and asrama this means of livelihood is prescribed in the sastras. One should be satisfied with this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Certainly one requires some means of livelihood, and according to one's varṇa and āśrama this means of livelihood is presc..."
06:4506:45, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,665 N He (a wise man) concludes that in the human form of life he should not endeavor for unnecessary necessities, but should live a very simple life, just maintaining body and soul together Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He therefore concludes that in the human form of life he should not endeavor for unnecessary necessities, but should live a ve..."
06:4206:42, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,588 N A wise man, however, learns from the sastras and guru that we living entities are all eternal but are put into troublesome conditions because of associating with different modes under the laws of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A wise man, however, learns from the śāstras and guru that we living entities are all eternal but are put into troublesome c..."
06:3906:39, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,691 N Being completely under the grip of material nature, the living entity must evolve again from the lower species to the higher species until he at last returns to human life and gets the chance to be freed from the material clutches Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being completely under the grip of material nature, the living entity must evolve again from the lower species to the higher s..."
06:3606:36, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,239 N The clutches of maya subjects one to repeated birth, death, old age and disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the clutches of māyā, which subjects one to repeated birth, death, old age and disease"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{c..." current
06:3506:35, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,713 N When one misuses the gift of the human form by unnecessarily indulging in animal propensities of eating, sleeping, mating & defending he is again punished by being forced to descend to the lower species & undergo evolution according to the laws of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one misuses the gift of the human form by unnecessarily indulging in the animal propensities of eating, sleeping, mating..."
06:2206:22, 23 December 2020 diff hist +4,729 N Sri Ramananda Raya explained that one may stay in his own position, whether as a brahmana, a sudra, a sannyasi or whatever, but one must try to inquire about life's goal (athato brahma jijnasa). This is the proper utilization of the human form of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya explained that one may stay in his own position, whether as a brāhmaṇa, a śūdra, a sannyāsī or..."

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