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17:0717:07, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,645 N In this way (by distributing prasada to all living entities) the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in everyone's heart, will be worshiped. This is the Vedic system of offering prasada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in everyone's heart, will be worshiped. This is the Vedic syst..."
17:0517:05, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,658 N To distribute prasada to all living entities, the process is that we must first offer prasada to the brahmanas and the Vaisnavas, for the demigods are represented by the brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To distribute prasāda to all living entities, the process is that we must first offer prasāda to the brāhmaṇas and the Va..."
16:3316:33, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,944 N Krsna's prasada is offered to the brahmanas and Vaisnavas, and the prasada of the brahmanas and Vaisnavas is offered to the general populace Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa's prasāda is offered to the brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas, and the prasāda of the brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇava..."
16:3016:30, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,117 N In our sankirtana movement, or Hare Krsna movement, we offer sumptuous prasada to the Deity and later distribute the same prasada to the brahmanas, the Vaisnavas and then to the people in general Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In our saṅkīrtana movement, or Hare Kṛṣṇa movement, we offer sumptuous prasāda to the Deity and later distribute the..." current
16:2716:27, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,891 N Everyone should join the sankirtana movement, offering to the fire of this movement the oblations of his knowledge and riches Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should join the saṅkīrtana movement, offering to the fire of this movement the oblations of his knowledge and rich..." current
16:2416:24, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,270 N Under the circumstances, the sastras enjoin, yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah: (SB 11.5.32) in this age, those who are intellectual offer yajna, or perform sacrifices, through the sankirtana movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under the circumstances, the śāstras enjoin, yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ"|"in this age, those..."
16:1716:17, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,382 N Especially in India, there is practically no ghee; for everything that should be done with ghee, people use a certain type of oil preparation. Oil, however, is never recommended for offering in a sacrificial fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Especially in India, there is practically no ghee; for everything that should be done with ghee, people use a certain type of..."
16:1416:14, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,107 N At the present time there is very little chance to offer sacrifices by pouring oblations of food grains and ghee into the fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at the present time there is very little chance to offer sacrifices by pouring oblations of food grains and ghee into the fire..."
16:1016:10, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,321 N Although sacrifice may be offered to please Krsna, He is more pleased when grains and ghee, instead of being offered in the fire, are prepared as prasada & distributed, first to the brahmanas and then to others. This system pleases Him more than anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although sacrifice may be offered to please Kṛṣṇa, He is more pleased when grains and ghee, instead of being offered in..."
16:0616:06, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,900 N As stated elsewhere in Bhagavad-gita (BG 5.29), bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka-mahesvaram: He (Krsna) is the Supreme Lord and enjoyer of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated elsewhere in Bhagavad-gītā"|"bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram: He is the Supreme Lord and enj..." current
16:0416:04, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,059 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.9), yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah: all fruitive activities should be performed for sacrifice, which should be directed toward pleasing Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ: all fruitive activities should b..."
14:3014:30, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,501 N The wealthy man and the educated man should sacrifice their knowledge and opulence by dedicating them for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord and joining this sankirtana movement (yajnaih sankirtana-prayair yajanti hi sumedhasah) - SB 11.5.32 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the wealthy man and the educated man should sacrifice their knowledge and opulence by dedicating them for the satisfaction of..." current
14:2614:26, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,534 N The education of so-called scientists, philosophers and poets is now engaged in the service of maya, and the wealth of the rich is also engaged in maya's service. The service of maya, however, creates a chaotic condition in the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The education of so-called scientists, philosophers and poets is now engaged in the service of māyā, and the wealth of the r..."
13:2913:29, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,537 If money and education are not engaged in the service of the Lord, these valuable assets must be engaged in the service of maya No edit summary current
13:2713:27, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,420 N All educated and wealthy persons must join this movement, since money and education are meant for service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All educated and wealthy persons must join this movement, since money and education are meant for service to the Supreme Perso..."
13:2213:22, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,426 N The same goal (satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead) could be achieved in Dvapara-yuga by worship of the Lord in the temple, and in this age of Kali one can achieve the same goal by performing sankirtana-yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The same goal could be achieved in Dvāpara-yuga by worship of the Lord in the temple, and in this age of Kali one can achieve..."
13:1813:18, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,573 N The entire Vedic civilization aims at satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This was possible in Satya-yuga by meditation upon the Supreme Lord within the core of one's heart and in Treta-yuga by the performance of costly yajnas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire Vedic civilization aims at satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This was possible in Satya-yuga by medita..." current
12:2912:29, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,394 N If one is fortunate enough to possess transcendental knowledge as well as the money with which to perform sacrifices, one must do it according to the directions given in the sastras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is fortunate enough to possess transcendental knowledge as well as the money with which to perform sacrifices, one must..."
12:2712:27, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,673 N Bhagavad-gita (BG 3.9) clearly says, yajnarthat karmano 'nyatra loko 'yam karma-bandhanah: everyone may be engaged in his occupational duties, but the result of these duties should be offered for sacrifice to satisfy the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā"|"clearly says, yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ: everyone may be engaged in his..."
12:2412:24, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,848 N If a grhastha, or householder, is sufficiently educated in Vedic knowledge and has become sufficiently rich to offer worship to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he must perform yajnas as directed by the authorized scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a gṛhastha, or householder, is sufficiently educated in Vedic knowledge and has become sufficiently rich to offer worship..."
12:1812:18, 28 December 2020 diff hist +131 One should not be very much anxious about economic development and unnecessarily waste time and energy with the risk of falling down in the cycle of birth and death No edit summary current
12:1712:17, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,847 N All created things in the sky, in the air, on land and in the sea belong to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and every living being is provided with food Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All created things in the sky, in the air, on land and in the sea belong to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and every livi..."
12:1312:13, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,117 N Nature already has an arrangement to feed us. By the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is an arrangement for eatables for every living entity within the 8,400,000 forms of life. Eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nature already has an arrangement to feed us. By the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is an arrangement for..." current
12:0812:08, 28 December 2020 diff hist +3,070 N The body may perish at any moment, but the soul is eternal. If one gives up attachment for the body and increases his attachment for the spirit soul, his life is successful. It is merely a matter of deliberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the body may perish at any moment, but the soul is eternal. If one gives up attachment for the body and increases his attachme..."
12:0212:02, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,825 N Sometimes the body is merely abandoned, and in that case the body is consumed by small insects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the body is merely abandoned, and in that case the body is consumed by small insects"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..." current
11:5911:59, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,859 N If one is intelligent, he can think of his wife's body as nothing but a lump of matter that will ultimately be transformed into small insects, stool or ashes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is intelligent, he can think of his wife's body as nothing but a lump of matter that will ultimately be transformed int..."
11:5711:57, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,885 N Here (in SB 7.14.13) also, the same point is stressed: one should give up attachment for his wife - or, in other words, for sex life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here also, the same point is stressed: one should give up attachment for his wife—or, in other words, for sex life"}} {{note..."
11:5111:51, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,484 N Householder life means attachment for one's wife, whereas sannyasa means detachment from one's wife and attachment to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Householder life means attachment for one's wife, whereas sannyāsa means detachment from one's wife and attachment to Kṛṣ..."
11:4911:49, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,864 N If the Lord is pleased with a devotee, what is there that is unobtainable? Why should one not give up his affection for his wife and children and take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Where is the loss of anything material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the Lord is pleased with a devotee, what is there that is unobtainable? Why should one not give up his affection for his wi..."
11:4611:46, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,787 N If one can somehow or other give it (the connection with one's wife) up for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then the Lord Himself, although not able to be conquered by anyone, comes very much under the control of the devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one can somehow or other give it up for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then the Lord Himself, although..."
11:4211:42, 28 December 2020 diff hist +2,505 N Every husband is too much attached to his wife. Therefore, to give up one's connection with his wife is extremely difficult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every husband is too much attached to his wife. Therefore, to give up one's connection with his wife is extremely difficult"}}..."
11:3711:37, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,506 N The idea of giving even one's wife to the service of the public is that one's intimate relationship with his wife by which one thinks his wife to be his better half or to be identical with himself, must gradually be given up Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The idea of giving even one's wife to the service of the public is that one's intimate relationship with his wife, or one's ex..."
11:2211:22, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,169 N The Bhagavatam's principles are so broad that it recommends that the necessities of life be supplied to everyone, man or animal, regardless of good or bad qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhāgavatam's principles are so broad, however, that it recommends that the necessities of life be supplied to everyone, m..."
11:2011:20, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,032 N The communists of the present day are in favor of supplying the necessities of life to everyone, but they consider only the human beings and not the lower animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The communists of the present day are in favor of supplying the necessities of life to everyone, but they consider only the hu..." current
11:1811:18, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,543 N Men with the lowest qualities cannot do any work that requires higher intelligence. However, although such a division of men must exist according to their quality and work, it is suggested here (SB 7.14.11) that everyone must have the necessities of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Men with the lowest qualities cannot do any work that requires higher intelligence. However, although such a division of men m..."
11:1411:14, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,180 N As mentioned in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.13), catur-varnyam maya srstam guna-karma-vibhagasah: there must be four divisions of human society according to the work and qualities of men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As mentioned in Bhagavad-gītā"|"cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ: there must be four divi..."
11:1111:11, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,490 N At the present moment low-class men are generally paid quite amply, but instead of using their money to cultivate knowledge and advance in life, such low-class men use their extra money for wine-drinking and similar sinful activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, for example, low-class men are generally paid quite amply, but instead of using their money to cultivat..."
11:0711:07, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,266 N The word used in this connection is yatha, which means "as much as deserved." The outcastes should not be given money with which to indulge in more than they need, for otherwise they will misuse it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word used in this connection is yathā, which means"|"as much as deserved"|"The outcastes should not be given money with w..." current
11:0411:04, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,339 N As mentioned here (in SB 7.14.11), a dog may be maintained with proper food, but it cannot be allowed to enter one's house, what to speak of the bedroom. Outcastes or untouchable candalas should also be provided with the necessities for life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as mentioned here, a dog may be maintained with proper food, but it cannot be allowed to enter one's house, what to speak of t..."
11:0111:01, 28 December 2020 diff hist +4,236 Although in modern society the dog is accepted as part of one's household paraphernalia, in the Vedic system of household life the dog is untouchable No edit summary current
10:4710:47, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,785 N Only one fourth of the population should be grhastha, and that should be according to laws of restricted sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only one fourth of the population should be gṛhastha, and that should be according to laws of restricted sense gratification..."
10:4510:45, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,967 N Three fourths of the entire population (the brahmacaris, vanaprasthas and sannyasis) should stop sense gratification and simply be engaged in the advancement of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"three fourths of the entire population should stop sense gratification and simply be engaged in the advancement of Kṛṣṇa..."
10:4210:42, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,800 N As for those who are not grhasthas - the brahmacaris, vanaprasthas and sannyasis - they don't have to do anything but strive for advancement in spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for those who are not gṛhasthas—the brahmacārīs, vānaprasthas and sannyāsīs—they don't have to do anything but s..."
10:3410:34, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,738 N One's means of livelihood should be extremely simple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One's means of livelihood should be extremely simple"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-12-28T10:..." current
10:3210:32, 28 December 2020 diff hist −3 In all of these activities (opening slaughterhouses, breweries, etc.) householders are involved, and therefore it is advised with the use of the word api, that even though one is a householder, one should not engage himself in severe hardships No edit summary current
10:3110:31, 28 December 2020 diff hist +6,245 N In all of these activities (opening slaughterhouses, breweries, etc.) householders are involved, and therefore it is advised with the use of the word api, that even though one is a householder, one should not engage himself in severe hardships Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all of these activities, of course, householders are involved, and therefore it is advised here, with the use of the word a..."
10:2010:20, 28 December 2020 diff hist +6,247 N These (of SB 7.14.10) are the different occupational duties by which men should earn their livelihood, and in this way human society should be simple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are the different occupational duties by which men should earn their livelihood, and in this way human society should be..."
10:0710:07, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,967 N As for the ksatriyas, they are supposed to be the kings of the land, and the land should be distributed to the vaisyas for agricultural activities, cow protection and trade Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As for the kṣatriyas, they are supposed to be the kings of the land, and the land should be distributed to the vaiśyas for..." current
10:0210:02, 28 December 2020 diff hist +6,084 N Brahmana grhasthas should be satisfied with a life of adhyayana, adhyapana, yajana & yajana - being learned scholars, teaching others to be scholars, learning how to worship the SPG, Visnu, & also teaching others how to worship Him, or even the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brāhmaṇa gṛhasthas should be satisfied with a life of adhyayana, adhyāpana, yajana and yājana—being learned scholars,..."
09:5809:58, 28 December 2020 diff hist +5,346 N Economic development is necessary for grhasthas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Economic development is necessary for gṛhasthas"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-12-28T09:58:..." current

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