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17:4617:46, 5 January 2021 diff hist +6 King Satyavrata shows us the way to accept the SP of Godhead as the real spiritual master. The Supreme Lord has given full directions in Bhagavad-gita about how to deal with everything in this material world and how to return home, back to Godhead No edit summary
17:4217:42, 5 January 2021 diff hist +1 Unfortunately, people do not take this devotional service. The Lord, being situated in everyone's heart, can give one complete instructions on going back to Godhead No edit summary current
17:3917:39, 5 January 2021 diff hist −30 The Lord says, dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te. In other words, the Lord can give instructions on devotional service by which one can return home, back to Godhead No edit summary current
17:3417:34, 5 January 2021 diff hist +3,572 The Lord lives in the spiritual world in His original personality, and a devotee who follows the instructions of the Lord approaches Him - mam eti No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 5 January 2021 diff hist +120 One cannot become a guru if he does not know what the Personality of Godhead Krsna or His incarnation wants. The mission of the guru is the mission of the Supreme Personality of Godhead: to spread Krsna consciousness all over the world No edit summary current
15:2615:26, 5 January 2021 diff hist +9,720 N As it is said, aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah patanty adho 'nadrta-yusmad-anghrayah: (SB 10.2.32) if one neglects to serve the lotus feet of Krsna, one cannot become free from the material clutches simply by knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As it is said, āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ:"|"if one neglects..."
14:5714:57, 5 January 2021 diff hist −1 Why should one not accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, from whom unlimited numbers of gold mines come into being? Aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate - BG 10.8 No edit summary current
14:3214:32, 5 January 2021 diff hist +8 The word varnam refers to the luster of one's original identity. The original luster of gold or silver is brilliant. Similarly, the original luster of the living being, who is part of the sac-cid-ananda-vigraha, is the luster of ananda, or pleasure No edit summary current
10:3210:32, 5 January 2021 diff hist +197 N Category:A Spiritual Master Is As Good As God Created page with "Category:Spiritual Master Category:A Spiritual Master Is Category:As Good As God Category:Acarya, Guru, Spiritual Master - Umbrella Category Category:All Cat..."
10:2110:21, 5 January 2021 diff hist +11 The Lord is the supreme purifier (param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan (BG 10.12)). The more one is purified and the more he wants to know about the Supreme, the more the Lord reveals to him No edit summary current
10:0710:07, 5 January 2021 diff hist +4,009 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15), sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca: the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Paramatma, is situated in everyone's heart, and from Him come remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness No edit summary current

16:1916:19, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,638 N The word tattvatah, meaning "in reality," is very important. Tato mam tattvato jnatva. Unless one understands Krsna in truth by the mercy of the spiritual master, one is not free to give up his material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word tattvataḥ, meaning"|"in reality"|"is very important. Tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā. Unless one understands Kṛṣ..." current
16:1216:12, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,573 N Krsna stresses in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.9): One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa stresses in Bhagavad-gītā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-01-04T16:12:59Z}} {{la..."
16:0916:09, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,573 N Unless one has attained the stage of devotional service and the mercy of the spiritual master and Krsna, there is a possibility that one may fall down and again accept a material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one has attained the stage of devotional service and the mercy of the spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa, there is a poss..."
16:0516:05, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,668 N Simply by cultivating knowledge as the impersonalists do, one cannot get out of the clutches of maya. One must attain the platform of bhakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by cultivating knowledge as the impersonalists do, one cannot get out of the clutches of māyā. One must attain the pl..." current
16:0316:03, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,432 N The perfection of knowledge is certainly to become transcendentally situated (brahma-bhuta) - SB 4.30.20 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The perfection of knowledge is certainly to become transcendentally situated (brahma-bhūta"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..."
16:0116:01, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,534 N As long as one has a human body, one should fully use it to obtain the highest perfection of life, namely going back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as long as one has a human body, one should fully use it to obtain the highest perfection of life, namely going back home, bac..." current
15:5915:59, 4 January 2021 diff hist +18,292 N In general warfare one must take help from his chariot and horses in order to conquer his enemy, and after conquering his enemies he may give up the chariot and its paraphernalia Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In general warfare one must take help from his chariot and horses in order to conquer his enemy, and after conquering his enem..."
15:5015:50, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,778 N If one seriously desires to return home, back to Godhead, one must therefore become strong enough by pleasing the spiritual master, for thus one gets the weapon with which to conquer the enemy, and one also gets the grace of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one seriously desires to return home, back to Godhead, one must therefore become strong enough by pleasing the spiritual ma..."
15:4615:46, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,697 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu says, guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija: (CC Madhya 19.151) one must first please the spiritual master, and then one automatically pleases Krsna and gets the strength with which to cross the ocean of nescience Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore says, guru-kṛṣṇa-prasāde pāya bhakti-latā-bīja: (CC Madhya 19.151) one must fir..."
15:4315:43, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,715 N A significant word here (in SB 7.15.45) is acyuta-balah. The spiritual master is certainly very merciful to his disciples, and consequently by satisfying him a devotee gets strength from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A significant word here is acyuta-balaḥ. The spiritual master is certainly very merciful to his disciples, and consequently..."
15:4115:41, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,680 N Since the spiritual master is the captain (to guide the boat in plying across the ocean of nescience), one must serve the spiritual master very sincerely so that by his mercy one will be able to get the mercy of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the spiritual master is the captain, one must serve the spiritual master very sincerely so that by his mercy one will be..."
15:3815:38, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,500 N One must use all these facilities to cross over the ocean of nescience - human form of body as a boat, the spiritual master as the captain, the instruction of Krsna as a favorable breeze Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must use all these facilities to cross over the ocean of nescience"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..."
15:2515:25, 4 January 2021 diff hist +9,309 N This (to know the transcendental nature of Krsna's appearance and activities) is the highest perfection of life, and the human body is meant for this purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the highest perfection of life, and the human body is meant for this purpose"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{compl..." current
14:1514:15, 4 January 2021 diff hist +4,780 N If one is fortunate enough to transcend all this so-called goodness and badness and come to the platform of devotional service by the mercy of Krsna and the guru, his life becomes successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is fortunate enough to transcend all this so-called goodness and badness and come to the platform of devotional service..."
14:1014:10, 4 January 2021 diff hist +4,812 N If one is infected by rajo-guna and tamo-guna, he may remain in this world or go down to the animal kingdom. But all of these situations are hindrances on the path of spiritual salvation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one is infected by rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa, he may remain in this world or go down to the animal kingdom. But all of th..."
14:0614:06, 4 January 2021 diff hist +4,766 Elsewhere in Bhagavad-gita the Lord says, urdhvam gacchanti sattva-sthah: (BG 14.18) if one becomes a very good person - in other words, if one is in the mode of goodness - he may be elevated to the higher planetary systems No edit summary current
12:4712:47, 4 January 2021 diff hist +2,421 The Lord assumed one fish incarnation to save the Vedas at the beginning of the Svayambhuva-manvantara, and at the end of the Caksusa-manvantara the Lord again assumed the form of a fish just to favor the great king named Satyavrata No edit summary current
12:1812:18, 4 January 2021 diff hist +218 Category:Krsna and Sudama No edit summary current
11:2911:29, 4 January 2021 diff hist +2,980 When one surrenders unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he surpasses the influence of the illusory energy No edit summary current
11:2511:25, 4 January 2021 diff hist −22 In the Caitanya-caritamrta (CC Adi 2.117) it is said: Anyone trying to become fully Krsna conscious must know the Lord's glories as far as they are possible to understand No edit summary current
10:2710:27, 4 January 2021 diff hist +21 In this regard (SB 8.16.61), Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti remarks, napumsakam anapumsakenety-adinaikatvam. One cannot equate the potent and the impotent No edit summary current

22:5722:57, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,787 N Elsewhere in Bhagavad-gita the Lord says, urdhvam gacchanti sattva-sthah: (BG 14.18) if one becomes a very good person - in other words, if one is in the mode of goodness - he may be elevated to the higher planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Elsewhere in Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says, ūrdhvaṁ gacchanti sattva-sthāḥ: (BG 14.18) if one becomes a very good person..."
22:5422:54, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,829 N In this material world, so-called goodness and badness are the same because they consist of the three modes of material nature. One must transcend this material nature. Even the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies consist of the three modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world, so-called goodness and badness are the same because they consist of the three modes of material nature..."
22:5222:52, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,666 N One should not be attached to being a good man or a bad man in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should not be attached to being a good man or a bad man in this material world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complet..."
22:5022:50, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,879 N To progress toward the target of Visnu, which is our real self-interest, one must become very powerful in conquering these various hindrances or enemies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To progress toward the target of Viṣṇu, which is our real self-interest, one must become very powerful in conquering these..."
22:4822:48, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,651 N How much of a hindrance are hostility, greed, illusion, lamentation and too much attachment to material enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How much more of a hindrance, then, are hostility, greed, illusion, lamentation and too much attachment to material enjoyment"..." current
22:4622:46, 3 January 2021 diff hist +5,087 In the material world, even if one is a philanthropist, a nationalist and a good man according to materialistic estimations, these conceptions of life form a hindrance to spiritual advancement No edit summary current
22:4522:45, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,955 N The actual aim of life is to go back to Godhead, but there are many hindrances created by the three modes of material nature - sometimes by a combination of rajo-guna & tamo-guna, the modes of passion and ignorance, and sometimes by the mode of goodness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The actual aim of life is to go back home, back to Godhead, but there are many hindrances created by the three modes of materi..." current
22:3822:38, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,616 N If with the arrow of chanting the holy name of the Lord one pierces Lord Visnu's lotus feet, by dint of performing this heroic activity of devotional service one receives the benefit of returning home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if with the arrow of chanting the holy name of the Lord one pierces Lord Viṣṇu's lotus feet, by dint of performing this he..."
22:3722:37, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,362 N Arjuna, as a result of piercing the adhara-mina, or the fish within the cakra, achieved the valuable gain of Draupadi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna, as a result of piercing the ādhāra-mīna, or the fish within the cakra, achieved the valuable gain of Draupadī"}} {..."
22:3422:34, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,511 N When the conditioned soul tries to reach the Lord by hurling an arrow at Him, the Lord takes pleasure, and the living entity gains the profit of going back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the conditioned soul tries to reach the Lord by hurling an arrow at Him, the Lord takes pleasure, and the living entity g..."
22:3222:32, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,459 N The Lord fought with Bhisma, and when Bhisma pierced the Lord's body on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, this was a kind of humor or relationship, of which there are twelve Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord fought with Bhīṣma, and when Bhīṣma pierced the Lord's body on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, this was a kind..." current
22:3022:30, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,394 N Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead may become the so-called enemy of the living being, this is His chivalrous pleasure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although the Supreme Personality of Godhead may become the so-called enemy of the living being, this is His chivalrous pleasur..."
22:2922:29, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,663 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has commented that because the words "bow" and "arrow" are used in this verse (SB 7.15.42), one might argue that the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entity have become enemies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura has commented that because the words "bow" and "arrow" are used in this verse, one..."
22:2722:27, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,870 N Then (after giving up his bodily conception of life) he takes the arrow of his purified life, and with the help of the bow - the transcendental chanting of pranava, or the Hare Krsna mantra - he throws himself toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then he takes the arrow of his purified life, and with the help of the bow—the transcendental chanting of praṇava, or the..."
22:2422:24, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,554 When he (the living entity) is purified he gives up his bodily conception of life and his false identity as belonging to a certain community, a certain nation, a certain society, a certain family and so on No edit summary current
22:2322:23, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,626 N When he (the living entity) is purified he gives up his bodily conception of life and his false identity as belonging to a certain community, a certain nation, a certain society, a certain family and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he is purified, however, he gives up his bodily conception of life and his false identity as belonging to a certain commu..."
22:2122:21, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,517 N Na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah (SB 7.5.31). The living entity tries to be happy within this material world, not understanding the target of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ"|"The living entity tries to be happy wit..."
22:1822:18, 3 January 2021 diff hist +4,728 N When the living entity decides to go back home, back to Godhead, his target is Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the conditioned state of life, one does not understand that the goal of life is the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity decides to go back home, back to Godhead, his target is Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godh..."

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