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14:5814:58, 3 January 2021 diff hist +3,135 N As soon as one comes to the platform of bhakti-yoga, one understands fully the Supreme Personality of God, Vasudeva, is the goal of life (vasudevah samam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah). This is the instruction of all the Vedic literature - BG 15.15, 18.66 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as one comes to the platform of bhakti-yoga, one understands fully the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, is t..." current
14:5014:50, 3 January 2021 diff hist +3,039 N By the will of the Supreme, one must take different bodies with different means for lying down Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the will of the Supreme, one must take different bodies with different means for lying down"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..." current
14:4914:49, 3 January 2021 diff hist +3,288 N The living entity, according to his material desires, receives different types of bodies, which are nothing but machines offered by material nature according to the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity, according to his material desires, receives different types of bodies, which are nothing but machines offer..."
14:4614:46, 3 January 2021 diff hist +3,293 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.61): The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of all living entities, who are seated as on a machine, made of the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā"|"The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone's heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of..."
14:4114:41, 3 January 2021 diff hist +3,119 N Such facilities (first-class rooms in huge palaces decorated with beds and other furniture) are not available, however, at the sweet will of the living entity; rather, they are available by the supreme will (parecchaya), or by the arrangement of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such facilities are not available, however, at the sweet will of the living entity; rather, they are available by the supreme..."
14:3614:36, 3 January 2021 diff hist +3,222 N When he takes birth as an animal he must lie down on the ground, and when he takes birth as a king or a very rich man he is allowed to lie in first-class rooms in huge palaces decorated with beds and other furniture Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he takes birth as an animal he must lie down on the ground, and when he takes birth as a king or a very rich man he is al..."
14:3214:32, 3 January 2021 diff hist +3,301 N The learned brahmana's description indicates different types of births, for one lies down according to one's body. Sometimes one takes birth as an animal and sometimes as a king Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The learned brāhmaṇa's description indicates different types of births, for one lies down according to one's body. Sometime..."
14:2214:22, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,388 N The learned brahmana gave instructions (in SB 7.13.37) gained from two creatures, namely the bumblebee and the python Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the learned brāhmaṇa gave instructions gained from two creatures, namely the bumblebee and the python"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
14:1814:18, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,693 N One should learn from the bumblebee not to keep more money than one needs. Similarly, one should learn from the python to stay in one place for many, many days without food and then eat only if something comes in its own way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should learn from the bumblebee not to keep more money than one needs. Similarly, one should learn from the python to stay..." current
14:0814:08, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,647 N One should learn detachment from the bumblebees, for they collect drops of honey here and there and keep it in their honeycomb, but then someone comes and by force takes all the honey away, leaving the bumblebees with nothing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should learn detachment from the bumblebees, for they collect drops of honey here and there and keep it in their honeycomb..."
13:5513:55, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,632 N One should own as much as he immediately needs. There is no need to keep a big balance at hand, along with the fear that it may be plundered by the government or by thieves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should own as much as he immediately needs. There is no need to keep a big balance at hand, along with the fear that it ma..."
13:5213:52, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,828 N Especially in this age of Kali-yuga, it is said that instead of protecting the money of the citizens, the government itself will take away the money with the force of law. The learned brahmana had therefore decided that he should not accumulate any money Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Especially in this age of Kali-yuga, it is said that instead of protecting the money of the citizens, the government itself wi..."
13:4913:49, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,660 N The honey gathered in the comb is taken away by force. Therefore one who accumulates money should realize that he may be harassed by the government or by thieves or even killed by enemies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The honey gathered in the comb is taken away by force. Therefore one who accumulates money should realize that he may be haras..."
11:5111:51, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,690 N Whatever money is collected should be spent for Krsna, and not a farthing for sense gratification. This is the Bhagavata principle Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever money is collected should be spent for Kṛṣṇa, and not a farthing for sense gratification. This is the Bhāgavat..." current
11:4911:49, 3 January 2021 diff hist +6,183 N When I went to foreign countries, I lived according to the same principle (never attempting to construct mathas), but when Europeans & Americans began to give money profusely, I started temples & Deity worship. The same principle should still be followed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When I went to foreign countries, I lived according to the same principle, but when Europeans and Americans began to give mone..." current
11:2711:27, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,865 When I was alone in Vrndavana, I never attempted to construct mathas or temples; rather, I was fully satisfied with the small amount of money I could gather by selling Back to Godhead, and thus I would provide for myself and also print the literature No edit summary current
10:5710:57, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,707 N A sannyasi should have an institution meant to preach Krsna consciousness; he need not accumulate money for himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sannyāsī should have an institution meant to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness; he need not accumulate money for himself"}}..." current
10:5310:53, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,954 N Sannyasa does not mean begging from door to door to accumulate money for sense gratification. However, because in Kali-yuga people are more or less prone to sense gratification, immature sannyasa is not recommended Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sannyāsa does not mean begging from door to door to accumulate money for sense gratification. However, because in Kali-yuga p..." current
10:5010:50, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,892 N One begins as a brahmacari then becomes a grhastha, a vanaprastha and finally a sannyasi to take advantage of the duration of one's life by engaging oneself fully in self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One begins as a brahmacārī then becomes a gṛhastha, a vānaprastha and finally a sannyāsī to take advantage of the durat..."
10:4710:47, 3 January 2021 diff hist +6,113 One does not accept sannyasa to escape from responsibility to society. Generally one accepts sannyasa at the fourth stage of spiritual life No edit summary current
10:3710:37, 3 January 2021 diff hist +6,148 N In the demoniac civilization of the present day there is no question of brahmanas or ksatriyas; there are only so-called workers and a flourishing mercantile class who have no goal in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the demoniac civilization of the present day, however, there is no question of brāhmaṇas or kṣatriyas; there are only..."
10:3410:34, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,884 N The sudras were also happy, for they would get food and shelter from the three higher classes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The śūdras were also happy, for they would get food and shelter from the three higher classes"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirma..."
10:3110:31, 3 January 2021 diff hist +6,259 N Because the ksatriyas had to rule the people, it was necessary for them to have money and prestige. But the vaisyas were satisfied with agricultural produce and milk from the cow, and if by chance there were excess, trade was allowed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the kṣatriyas had to rule the people, it was necessary for them to have money and prestige. But the vaiśyas were sa..."
10:2610:26, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,714 N Here (in SB 7.13.34) is the difference between Vedic civilization and the modern demoniac civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here is the difference between Vedic civilization and the modern demoniac civilization"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..."
10:0610:06, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,525 N One should understand the position of the living entity in this material world and understand how to return home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should understand the position of the living entity in this material world and understand how to return home, back to Godh..."
10:0310:03, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2 There is no need to accumulate wealth or unnecessarily endeavor for more and more money. The real business of life is to ask "Who am I?" and to understand one's self No edit summary current
10:0110:01, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,574 N There is no need to accumulate wealth or unnecessarily endeavor for more and more money. The real business of life is to ask "Who am I?" and to understand one's self Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no need to accumulate wealth or unnecessarily endeavor for more and more money. The real business of life is to ask "..."
09:5909:59, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,607 N Sometimes these (rich man's) relatives (who are always thinking of how to take advantage of him and take away his money) are described as sva janaka-dasyu, which means "rogues and thieves in the guise of relatives" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes these relatives are described as sva janaka-dasyu, which means"|"rogues and thieves in the guise of relatives"}} {{n..." current
09:5309:53, 3 January 2021 diff hist +2,399 N The word svasmat means "from one's self" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word svasmāt means"|"from one's self"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-01-03T09:53:28Z}} {{..."
09:4909:49, 3 January 2021 diff hist −3 Money is Laksmi, or the goddess of fortune, the companion of Narayana. Laksmiji must always remain with Narayana, and then there need be no fear of degradation No edit summary current
09:4709:47, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,576 N Money is Laksmi, or the goddess of fortune, the companion of Narayana. Laksmiji must always remain with Narayana, and then there need be no fear of degradation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Money is Lakṣmī, or the goddess of fortune, the companion of Nārāyaṇa. Lakṣmījī must always remain with Nārāyaṇ..."
09:4509:45, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,501 N It (the money needed to spread this movement) should be used for Krsna, and that will cause our eternal happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it should be used for Kṛṣṇa, and that will cause our eternal happiness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|}} {..."
09:3209:32, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,464 N As soon as he (a preacher) spends even a single cent of the collection for his personal sense gratification, he becomes a fallen victim Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as soon as he spends even a single cent of the collection for his personal sense gratification, he becomes a fallen victim"}}..."
09:3009:30, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,112 There is danger for a preacher when he receives great quantities of money No edit summary current

20:2520:25, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,720 N Money is undoubtedly coming in great quantities, but we should not be attached to this money for sense gratification; every cent should be spent for spreading the Krsna consciousness movement, not for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Money is undoubtedly coming in great quantities, but we should not be attached to this money for sense gratification; every ce..."
20:2320:23, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,695 N Srila Rupa Gosvami advises: "When one is not attached to anything, but at the same time accepts everything in relation to Krsna, one is rightly situated above possessiveness." - Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.255 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī advises"|"When one is not attached to anything, but at the same time accepts everything in relation to..."
20:2120:21, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,663 Money that can help in spreading the Krsna consciousness movement is not a part of the material world, and we should not give it up, thinking that it is material No edit summary current
20:2020:20, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,795 N Srila Rupa Gosvami says in his Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.256): "When persons eager to achieve liberation renounce things which are related to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, though they are material, this is called incomplete renunciation" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī says in his Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.256)"|"When persons eager to achieve liberation renounce th..."
20:1720:17, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,708 N According to the advice of Srila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, we should not give up attachment to money that can spread the Krsna consciousness movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"according to the advice of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, we should not give up attachment to money that can spread the..."
20:1520:15, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,450 N The mission of Krsna is to spread Krsna consciousness all over the world, and for this purpose we naturally must have sufficient money Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mission of Kṛṣṇa is to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world, and for this purpose we naturally must h..." current
20:1220:12, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,632 As far as our Krsna consciousness movement is concerned, we are getting money naturally, by the grace of God, by selling our literature No edit summary current
20:1120:11, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,853 N Such a life (of a greedy capitalist) is certainly not very happy, but because of the spell of the illusory energy, materialistic persons engage in such activities - being concerned with how to save his money and invest it properly to get more and more Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a life is certainly not very happy, but because of the spell of the illusory energy, materialistic persons engage in such..."
20:0820:08, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,826 N The result of the greedy capitalist's unnecessary accumulation of wealth is that he must suffer from a blazing fire of anxiety and always be concerned with how to save his money and invest it properly to get more and more Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The result of the greedy capitalist's unnecessary accumulation of wealth is that he must suffer from a blazing fire of anxiety..." current
20:0020:00, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,748 N Narottama dasa Thakura has sung: "I am suffering from the poisonous effect of material enjoyment. Thus my heart is always burning and is almost on the verge of failure" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has therefore sung"|"I am suffering from the poisonous effect of material enjoyment. Thus my heart..."
19:5819:58, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,769 N The result of having accumulated money by so much labor is certainly not happiness, but only distress. What is the value of acquiring a comfortable position if one's mind is always disturbed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the result of having accumulated money by so much labor is certainly not happiness, but only distress. What is the value of ac..."
19:5619:56, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,769 N Thus they (greedy capitalists) are unable to sleep at night (because their minds are always agitated), and they have to take pills for mental tranquillity to invite sleep. And sometimes even the pills are a failure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus they are unable to sleep at night, and they have to take pills for mental tranquillity to invite sleep. And sometimes eve..."
19:5319:53, 2 January 2021 diff hist +5,740 N Greedy capitalists accumulate wealth under so many miserable conditions, the result being that because they collect money by questionable means, their minds are always agitated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Greedy capitalists accumulate wealth under so many miserable conditions, the result being that because they collect money by q..."
19:3619:36, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,727 N There were many politicians, social reformers and philosophers who died very miserably, without deriving any practical value from their material plans Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There were many politicians, social reformers and philosophers who died very miserably, without deriving any practical value f..."
19:3419:34, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,606 N Material plans for material happiness have no value, but under the spell of the illusory energy we consider them extremely valuable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material plans for material happiness have no value, but under the spell of the illusory energy we consider them extremely val..."
19:3319:33, 2 January 2021 diff hist +3,866 N Everyone must die in this way (in great bereavement), and after one's mental condition is taken into account by the laws of material nature, he is given another chance to fulfill his desires in a different body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone must die in this way, and after one's mental condition is taken into account by the laws of material nature, he is gi..."

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