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04:4104:41, 23 January 2021 diff hist +3,488 N For sense gratification practically everyone is engaged in materialistic activities, which prolong the process of janma-mrtyu jara-vyadhi (BG 13.9) - birth, death, old age and disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For sense gratification practically everyone is engaged in materialistic activities, which prolong the process of janma-mṛty..."
04:3604:36, 23 January 2021 diff hist +3,926 N When the devotees aurally receive the activities of the SPG as enacted in Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, they immediately achieve a transcendental vision in which they are no longer interested in materialistic activities. Thus they achieve freedom Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the devotees aurally receive the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as enacted in Bhagavad-gītā and Śrī..."

14:0614:06, 22 January 2021 diff hist +2,466 N The Lord's activities of saving the devotees and killing the demons (paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam (BG 4.8)) take place side by side Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's activities of saving the devotees and killing the demons"|"paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛt..."
13:5413:54, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,035 N Simply for sense gratification, people make plans for material happiness. Maya-sukhaya bharam udvahato vimudhan (SB 7.9.43). They do this because they are all vimudhas, rascals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply for sense gratification, people make plans for material happiness. Māyā-sukhāya bharam udvahato vimūḍhān"|"They..."
13:4513:45, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,262 N One who understands the purpose of Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, should seriously understand the importance of the Krsna consciousness movement and seriously take part in it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who understands the purpose of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, should seriously understand the importance..."
13:4213:42, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,001 N Demons have created many plans for industry and hard labor so that people will work day and night like animals. Ksayaya: such activities lead to annihilation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṣayāya"|"such activities lead to annihilation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-01-22T1..."
13:3113:31, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,625 N Although demons have created many plans for industry and hard labor so that people will work day and night like animals, this is not the purpose of civilization. Such endeavors are jagato'hitah; that is, they are meant for the misfortune of the people Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although demons have created many plans for industry and hard labor so that people will work day and night like animals, this..."
13:2413:24, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,611 N Demons are very much interested in advancing a plan by which people will labor hard like cats, dogs and hogs, but Krsna's devotees want to teach Krsna consciousness so that people will be satisfied with plain living and Krsna conscious advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Demons are very much interested in advancing a plan by which people will labor hard like cats, dogs and hogs, but Kṛṣṇa'..."
13:1213:12, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,260 N If one understands the purpose of Krsna's coming to this earth and performing His activities, one is immediately liberated. This liberation is the purpose of the creation and Krsna's descent upon the surface of the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one understands the purpose of Krsna's coming to this earth and performing His activities, one is immediately liberated. Th..."
13:0713:07, 22 January 2021 diff hist +5,740 N Everyone must understand Krsna's activities - janma karma ca me divyam - BG 4.9 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone must understand Krsna's activities"|"janma karma ca me divyam"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}}..." current
12:3112:31, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,722 N This is (the four divisions of human society) the arrangement of the SPG so that the conditioned souls will be released from the material condition and return home, back to Godhead. This is the purpose of Krsna's descent on the surface of the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the arrangement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead so that the conditioned souls will be released from the material..."
12:2512:25, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,637 N The ksatriyas and the government should be advised by the brahmanas. The vaisyas should produce enough foodstuffs, and the sudras should serve the three higher classes (the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas). This is the arrangement of SPG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The kṣatriyas and the government should be advised by the brāhmaṇas. Next, the vaiśyas should produce enough foodstuffs,..."
12:1812:18, 22 January 2021 diff hist +5,972 N There should be an ideal class of men who are bona fide brahmanas, and they should be given all protection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There should be an ideal class of men who are bona fide brāhmaṇas, and they should be given all protection"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
12:1312:13, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,147 N Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (4.13), According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were created by Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were create..."
08:0208:02, 22 January 2021 diff hist +6,358 N The asuras, the demons, impede the advancement of the Krsna consciousness movement, and therefore Krsna arranges occasional fights between different asuras who are very much interested in increasing their military power Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the asuras, the demons, impede the advancement of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and therefore Kṛṣṇa arranges o..."
07:5507:55, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,759 N One must stop the repetition of birth and death. Every human being, therefore, should take advantage of this creation by understanding Krsna and his relationship with Krsna and in this way return home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must stop the repetition of birth and death. Every human being, therefore, should take advantage of this creation by under..."
07:5307:53, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,738 N In the material world the conditioned soul is given a chance to satisfy his senses, but at the same time he is informed by Vedic knowledge that this material world is not his actual place for happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world the conditioned soul is given a chance to satisfy his senses, but at the same time he is informed by Ved..."
07:4607:46, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,802 N The fact is that there is a purpose for this creation: to give the conditioned soul a chance to return to his original consciousness, Krsna consciousness, and then return home, back to Godhead, and be completely happy in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is that there is a purpose for this creation: to give the conditioned soul a chance to return to his original conscio..."
04:2404:24, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,843 N Atheistic rascals think that there is no God and that the creation has taken place by chance, just as a man and woman meet by chance and the woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child. Actually, however, this is not the fact Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Atheistic rascals think that there is no God and that the creation has taken place by chance, just as a man and woman meet by..."
04:0604:06, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,720 N The creation does not arise whimsically, as atheistic men think. They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and that there is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire and has no cause other than lust - BG 16.8 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The creation does not arise whimsically, as atheistic men think"|"They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundat..."
03:5503:55, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,565 N This verse (SB 9.24.58) says, anugrahas tan-nivrtteh, indicating that the false life of repeated birth and death must be stopped and the conditioned soul should be educated. This is the purpose of the creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this verse says, anugrahas tan-nivṛtteḥ, indicating that the false life of repeated birth and death must be stopped and th..."
03:5203:52, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,341 N Every conditioned soul is struggling, but human life provides the best chance for him to understand his position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every conditioned soul is struggling, but human life provides the best chance for him to understand his position"}} {{notes|}}..."
03:4603:46, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,687 N All these Vedic literatures are meant to enable the human being to understand what he is, what his actual position is, and what his relationship is with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is called brahma-jijnasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these Vedic literatures are meant to enable the human being to understand what he is, what his actual position is, and wha..."
03:4003:40, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,507 N Bhagavad-gita and similar Vedic literatures are presented so that the living being may understand his relationship with Krsna. Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah - BG 15.15 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā and similar Vedic literatures are presented so that the living being may understand his relationship with Kṛ..."
03:3503:35, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,576 The real dharma is to surrender unto Krsna, but the rebellious living entity, instead of surrendering to Krsna, engages in adharma, in a struggle for existence to become like Krsna No edit summary current
03:3403:34, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,382 N The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.7): Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion - at that time I descend Myself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion"..."
03:2903:29, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,368 N The conditioned soul undergoes a great struggle for existence in this material world, and therefore the Lord, out of compassion for him, appears in this world and instructs him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the conditioned soul undergoes a great struggle for existence in this material world, and therefore the Lord, out of compassio..."
03:2503:25, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,541 N Aruhya krcchrena param padam tatah patanty adhah (SB 10.2.32). Even having attained that param padam, having merged into the impersonal Brahman, the living entity falls again to the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adhaḥ"|"Even having attained that paraṁ padam, having merged into th..."
03:2103:21, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,855 N The living entity is actually under the full control of material nature, but still he thinks himself independent. Even when he is elevated by speculative knowledge and tries to merge into the existence of Brahman, the same disease continues Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is actually under the full control of material nature, but still he thinks himself independent (ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā..."
03:1503:15, 22 January 2021 diff hist +7,624 N There is a great struggle for existence because the living entity conditioned by material nature is under nature's full control - prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah - BG 3.27 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a great struggle for existence because the living entity conditioned by material nature is under nature's full contro..."

19:2419:24, 21 January 2021 diff hist +7,903 N When the part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead unfortunately wants to enjoy independently, without Krsna, he is put into the material world, where he begins his life as Brahma and is gradually degraded to the status of an ant or a worm in stool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead unfortunately wants to enjoy independently, without Kṛṣṇa, he is put..."
19:2119:21, 21 January 2021 diff hist +7,574 N Both the Lord and the living entity, being qualitatively spirit soul, have the tendency for peaceful enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both the Lord and the living entity, being qualitatively spirit soul, have the tendency for peaceful enjoyment"}} {{notes|}} {..."
19:1119:11, 21 January 2021 diff hist +7,817 N The Lord confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.7): The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling v..."
19:0619:06, 21 January 2021 diff hist +7,560 N The material creation is certainly meant for the suffering of the conditioned souls, who are part of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita - 15.7 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material creation is certainly meant for the suffering of the conditioned souls, who are part of the Supreme Personality o..."
18:5918:59, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,788 N When Krsna comes the word maya refers to His compassion or mercy upon the devotees and fallen souls. By His potency, the Lord can deliver everyone, whether sinful or pious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Kṛṣṇa comes the word māyā refers to His compassion or mercy upon the devotees and fallen souls. By His potency, t..."
18:5518:55, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,792 N For an ordinary living being, the body in which he appears is his punishment. As the Lord says in BG 7.14, daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya: This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For an ordinary living being, the body in which he appears is his punishment. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā"|"daivī hy..."
18:3618:36, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,710 N Foolish people who because of a poor fund of knowledge think that one can equal Krsna or become Krsna are condemned in every way. No one can equal or surpass Krsna, who is therefore described as asamordhva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish people who because of a poor fund of knowledge think that one can equal Kṛṣṇa or become Kṛṣṇa are condemne..."
18:3318:33, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,650 N The Supreme Lord is not forced to appear. Indeed, no one can subject Him to force, for He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Everyone is under His control, and He is not under the control of anyone else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is not forced to appear. Indeed, no one can subject Him to force, for He is the Supreme Personality of Godhea..."
18:2718:27, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,395 N The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.8): To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself millennium after millennium Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To deliver the pious and to annihilate the miscreants, as well as to reestablish the principles of religion, I advent Myself m..."
18:2318:23, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,584 N When Krsna descends, however, He does so out of His merciful compassion for the fallen souls. As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.8): paritranaya sadhunam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa descends, however, He does so out of His merciful compassion for the fallen souls. As the Lord says in Bhagav..."
18:1918:19, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,448 N One must accept whatever body is offered by the material energy. This is the position of the ordinary living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must accept whatever body is offered by the material energy. This is the position of the ordinary living being"}} {{notes|..."
18:1418:14, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,697 N The living entity must accept a particular type of body awarded to him by maya, the material energy, according to his karma. One cannot independently say, Give me a body like this or Give me a body like that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entity must accept a particular type of body awarded to him by māyā, the material energy, according to his karma...."
18:1118:11, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,575 N The body is a kind of machine created and offered to the living entity by the material energy under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body is a kind of machine created and offered to the living entity by the material energy under the direction of the Supre..." current
17:4417:44, 21 January 2021 diff hist +4,620 N This verse (SB 9.24.57) points out the difference between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and an ordinary living being. An ordinary living being receives a particular type of body according to his past activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse points out the difference between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and an ordinary living being. An ordinary livi..."
16:0616:06, 21 January 2021 diff hist +3,201 N If one associates with the Hare Krsna movement, he directly associates with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one associates with this movement, he directly associates with the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
16:0216:02, 21 January 2021 diff hist +3,295 N In Kali-yuga, people are extremely sinful and bad, they are misusing the benefits of the human form to live like cats and dogs. Under these circumstances Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has inaugurated the Hare Krsna movement, which is not different from Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under these circumstances Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has inaugurated the Hare Krsna movement, which is not different from Krsna,..."
15:5415:54, 21 January 2021 diff hist +3,301 N At the present time, in Kali-yuga, people are extremely sinful and bad (manda). They have no idea of spiritual life and are misusing the benefits of the human form to live like cats and dogs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present time, in Kali-yuga, people are extremely sinful and bad (manda). They have no idea of spiritual life and are mi..."
15:5115:51, 21 January 2021 diff hist +3,124 N In the present age, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has appeared as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to inaugurate the Hare Krsna movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the present age, the Supreme Personality of Godhead has appeared as Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to inaugurate the Hare Kṛ..." current
15:4715:47, 21 January 2021 diff hist +3,458 N The principles by which an incarnation of the SPG descends explained (in BG 4.7) by Lord Himself: Whenever & wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion - at that time I descend Myself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion"..."
15:4115:41, 21 January 2021 diff hist +3,184 N The principles by which an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead descends upon earth are explained in this verse - SB 9.24.56 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The principles by which an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead descends upon earth are explained in this verse"}..."

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