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• 13:20, 29 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One who has this understanding (the person himself - is the soul, not the body) may take sannyasa, for he is situated in the "aham brahmasmi" position (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has this understanding may take sannyāsa, for he is situated in the"|"ahaṁ brahmāsmi"|"position"}} {{notes|}} {{co...")
• 18:16, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In our Krsna consciousness movement it is advised, therefore, that the sannyasis and brahmacaris keep strictly aloof from the association of women so that there will be no chance of their falling down again as victims of lusty desires (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement it is advised, therefore, that the sannyāsīs and brahmacārīs keep strictly aloof...")
• 18:13, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Such a person (a so-called grhastha or a victim of women) is most shameless, and he is called vantasi, or one who eats that which he has already vomited. He certainly leads a condemned life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person is most shameless, and he is called vāntāśī, or one who eats that which he has already vomited. He certainly...")
• 18:11, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If one accepts sannyasa at an immature stage, there is every possibility of his being attracted by women and lusty desires and thus again becoming a so-called grhastha or a victim of women (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one accepts sannyasa at an immature stage, there is every possibility of his being attracted by women and lusty desires and...")
• 17:25, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In brahma-sukha one is no longer attracted by lusty desires. Indeed, when one is no longer disturbed, especially by lusty desires for sexual indulgence, he is fit to become a sannyasi. Otherwise, one should not accept the sannyasa order (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In brahma-sukha one is no longer attracted by lusty desires. Indeed, when one is no longer disturbed, especially by lusty desi...")
• 17:23, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Only by the renounced order can one be situated in brahma-sukha, or transcendental bliss (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"only by the renounced order can one be situated in brahma-sukha, or transcendental bliss"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}...")
• 17:19, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Even in human life, while observing the principles of varna and asrama-brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra, brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa - one must ultimately accept sannyasa, the renounced order (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even in human life, while observing the principles of varṇa and āśrama-brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, brahmaca...")
• 17:16, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Materialistic activities are regulated by the institution of varnasrama-dharma. Without varnasrama-dharma, materialistic activities constitute animal life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic activities are regulated by the institution of varṇāśrama-dharma. Without varṇāśrama-dharma, materialist...")
• 16:47, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One may rise to the platform of brahma-sukha, transcendental bliss, but even from that platform one may fall down to the material platform if he does not engage himself in devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one may rise to the platform of brahma-sukha, transcendental bliss, but even from that platform one may fall down to the mater...")
• 16:44, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Generally, once elevated to the transcendental platform of brahma-sukha, transcendental bliss, one never comes down. But if one does not engage in devotional service, there is a chance of his returning to the material platform (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, once elevated to the transcendental platform of brahma-sukha, transcendental bliss, one never comes down. But if on...")
• 16:39, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have anything; he is equally disposed toward every living entity. In this situation, he begins transcendental activities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desir...")
• 13:37, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page For one who cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the practice of yoga is recommended (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for one who cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the practice of yoga is recommended"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler...")
• 13:33, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page For those who are not very advanced, the practice of yoga is recommended in order to stop the mind from being agitated by material desires, but if one fixes his mind on the lotus feet of Krsna, his mind naturally becomes peaceful very soon (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For those who are not very advanced, the practice of yoga is recommended in order to stop the mind from being agitated by mate...")
• 13:26, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Nirvana means the cessation of all material desires. Sometimes desirelessness is understood to imply an end to the workings of the mind, but this is not possible (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nirvāṇa means the cessation of all material desires. Sometimes desirelessness is understood to imply an end to the workings...")
• 13:17, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Lord says: Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{co...")
• 13:13, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A devotee can immediately become a perfect yogi because he practices keeping Krsna constantly within the core of his heart. This is another way to practice yoga easily (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee can immediately become a perfect yogī because he practices keeping Kṛṣṇa constantly within the core of his he...")
• 13:09, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Supreme Lord says: Of all yogis, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all yogīs, he who always abides in Me with great faith, worshiping Me in transcendental loving service, is most intimately...")
• 13:02, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When this practice of yoga is perfect, one sees the Supersoul, the Paramatma feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, within the core of one's heart (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When this practice of yoga is perfect, one sees the Supersoul, the Paramātmā feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,...")
• 07:46, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Especially in this age, Kali-yuga, it is very difficult to find a suitable place according to the recommendations of Bhagavad-gita. The Hare Krsna maha-mantra, however, may be chanted at any place and any time, and this will bring results very quickly (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Especially in this age, Kali-yuga, it is very difficult to find a suitable place according to the recommendations of Bhagavad-...")
• 07:38, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The injunction niyamitah smarane na kalah includes desa, kala and patra - place, time and the individual. Therefore anyone may chant the Hare Krsna mantra, without consideration of the time and place (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The injunction niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥ includes deśa, kāla and pātra"|"place, time and the individual. Therefore...")
• 07:32, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra there are no particular injunctions regarding one's sitting place (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra there are no particular injunctions regarding one's sitting place"}} {{notes|}} {{compi...")
• 07:30, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Hare Krsna mantra may be chanted by anyone, without consideration of the place or how one sits. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has openly declared, niyamitah smarane na kalah (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra may be chanted by anyone, without consideration of the place or how one sits. Śrī Caitanya Mahā...")
• 06:38, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In all Vedic literatures, the sound vibration omkara is the beginning. Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all Vedic literatures, the sound vibration oṁkāra is the beginning. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya"}} {{notes|}} {{com...")
• 06:38, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page There is no difference between the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and omkara because both of them are sound representations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. pranavah sarva-vedesu (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no difference between the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and oṁkāra because both of them are sound representations...")
• 06:32, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The chanting of omkara is recommended because in the beginning of transcendental realization, instead of chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one may chant omkara - pranava (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the chanting of oṁkāra is recommended because in the beginning of transcendental realization, instead of chanting the Hare...")
• 06:25, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Unless one is fully convinced of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has the tendency to become an impersonalist yogi searching for the Supreme Lord within the core of his heart (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is fully convinced of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one has the tendency to become an impersonalist yogī sea...")
• 06:14, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As stated in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.2.11): Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān"}} {{note...")
• 06:10, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Generally the chanting of om is recommended because in the beginning one cannot understand the Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally the chanting of oṁ is recommended because in the beginning one cannot understand the Personality of Godhead"}} {{n...")
• 05:55, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One is recommended to take leave of his family and live alone, maintaining body and soul together by begging alms and eating only as much as needed to keep himself alive. Without such a process, one cannot conquer lusty desires (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One is recommended to take leave of his family and live alone, maintaining body and soul together by begging alms and eating o...")
• 05:28, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Making a show of religion without Krsna consciousness may make one popular in the estimation of unintelligent men, but factually such a materialistic display of spiritual advancement does not help one at all; it will not prevent one from missing the goal (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Making a show of religion without Kṛṣṇa consciousness may make one popular in the estimation of unintelligent men, but f...")
• 05:24, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Since people are contaminated by the lower qualities, they will lead their next lives either as animals or in other degraded forms of life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since people are contaminated by the lower qualities, they will lead their next lives either as animals or in other degraded f...")
• 05:12, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the higher planets; those in the mode of passion live on the earthly planets; & those in the mode of ignorance go down to the hellish worlds (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those situated in the mode of goodness gradually go upward to the higher planets; those in the mode of passion live on the ear...")
• 05:07, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Material engagements lead one to be attracted to many unnecessary necessities, which are accompanied by the risk that one may be born in a degraded condition (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material engagements lead one to be attracted to many unnecessary necessities, which are accompanied by the risk that one may...")
• 04:58, 28 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although the purpose of life is to become spiritually rich, unfortunate men, misguided as they are, are always engaged in trying to become materially rich. Such material engagements, however, do not help one in the actual fulfillment of the human mission (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the purpose of life is to become spiritually rich, unfortunate men, misguided as they are, are always engaged in tryi...")
• 18:23, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The ultimate goal of yoga is to come in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless this point is achieved, one's so-called yoga practice is simply labor without any benefit (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate goal of yoga is to come in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless this point is achieved, one's...")
• 18:20, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Simply by rendering service to the spiritual master, one crosses the ocean of nescience and returns home, back to Godhead. Thus he gradually sees the Supreme Lord face to face and enjoys life in association with the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by rendering service to the spiritual master, one crosses the ocean of nescience and returns home, back to Godhead. Thu...")
• 16:54, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord & the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic knowledge automatically revealed (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of the Vedic...")
• 14:30, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page By staunch faith in the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one not only controls the senses but also realizes the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by staunch faith in the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one not only controls the senses but also rea...")
• 14:28, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page By various practices, one may come to the point of controlling the senses, but simply controlling the senses does not bring one to a substantial conclusion (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By various practices, one may come to the point of controlling the senses, but simply controlling the senses does not bring on...")
• 14:24, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page A person in meditation achieves the perfection of yoga practice when he can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a person in meditation achieves the perfection of yoga practice when he can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|...")
• 14:22, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page By practicing yoga one must come to the platform of meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by practicing yoga one must come to the platform of meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compile...")
• 14:15, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The spiritual master is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore one who is very serious about spiritual advancement must regard the spiritual master in this way. Even a slight deviation from this understanding can create disaster (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore one who is very serious about spiritual a...")
• 14:11, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If the family members of the spiritual master, who is the bona fide representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, consider the spiritual master an ordinary human being, this does not mean that he becomes an ordinary human being (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if the family members of the spiritual master, who is the bona fide representative of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, cons...")
• 14:04, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If someone considers the Supreme Personality - Krsna or Lord Ramacandra - to be an ordinary human being, this does not mean that the Lord becomes an ordinary human being (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone considers the Supreme Personality"|"Kṛṣṇa or Lord Rāmacandra"|"to be an ordinary human being, this does not...")
• 13:42, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Bhagavad-gita, which constitutes the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is presented by the spiritual master as it is, without deviation. Therefore the Absolute Truth is present in the spiritual master (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā, which constitutes the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is presented by the spiritual maste...")
• 13:31, 27 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The spiritual master is the worshiper God, whereas the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the worshipable God. This is the difference between the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master is the worshiper God, whereas the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is the worshipable God. Th...")
• 14:16, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The spiritual master is called sevaka-bhagavan, the servitor Personality of Godhead, and Krsna is called sevya-bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is to be worshiped (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master is called sevaka-bhagavān, the servitor Personality of Godhead, and Kṛṣṇa is called sevya-bhagavā...")
• 14:13, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The example of Lord Krsna's being the Supreme Personality of Godhead is appropriate in regard to understanding the spiritual master (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example of Lord Kṛṣṇa's being the Supreme Personality of Godhead is appropriate in regard to understanding the spiri...")
• 13:30, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The spiritual master should never be considered an ordinary man. One should strictly adhere to the instructions of the spiritual master, for if he is pleased, certainly the Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the spiritual master should never be considered an ordinary man. One should strictly adhere to the instructions of the spiritu...")
• 13:27, 26 December 2020 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page One may argue by saying that since the spiritual master's relatives and the men of his neighborhood consider him an ordinary human being, what is the fault on the part of the disciple who considers the spiritual master an ordinary human being? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may argue by saying that since the spiritual master's relatives and the men of his neighborhood consider him an ordinary h...")