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28 March 2021

• 04:1304:13, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,693 As of this writing, salagrama-sila worship has not yet been introduced in our Krsna consciousness movement, but soon it will be introduced in all our temples as an essential function of deity worship No edit summary current
• 04:1104:11, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,242 N Accepting disciples born in brahmana families, they (Thakura Raghunandana Acarya, Thakura Krsnadasa, Navani Hoda and Rasikananda-deva (a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu)) are bona fide spiritual masters who have the facility to worship the salagrama-sila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Accepting disciples born in brāhmaṇa families, they are bona fide spiritual masters who have the facility to worship the ś..."
• 04:0204:02, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,378 In the families of Thakura Raghunandana Acarya, Thakura Krsnadasa, Navani Hoda and Rasikananda-deva (a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu), the sacred thread ceremony is performed, as it is for the caste Gosvamis No edit summary current
• 03:5803:58, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,113 N At the present day the same biases (of caste system) are still being followed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present day the same biases are still being followed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
• 03:5503:55, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,461 N Although some brahmanas approved of Ballal Sena’s actions, others did not. Thus the brahmanas also became divided amongst themselves, and those who supported the suvarna-vanik class were rejected from the brahmana community Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although some brāhmaṇas approved of Ballāl Sena’s actions, others did not. Thus the brāhmaṇas also became divided amo..."
• 03:5203:52, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,245 N He (Ballal Sena) tried to induce the brahmanas not to accept the suvarna-vaniks as followers of the instructions of the Vedas under the brahminical directions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He tried to induce the brāhmaṇas not to accept the suvarṇa-vaṇiks as followers of the instructions of the Vedas under t..."
• 03:4603:46, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,098 N Ballal Sena used to borrow money from a suvarna-vanik banker. Ballal Sena's bankruptcy later obliged the suvarna-vanik banker to stop advancing money to him & Ballal Sena became angry & condemned the entire suvarna-vanik society as belonging to the sudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ballāl Sena used to borrow money from a suvarṇa-vaṇik banker. Ballāl Sena’s bankruptcy later obliged the suvarṇa-va..."
• 03:4003:40, 28 March 2021 diff hist +4,595 N In Bengal the suvarna-vanik class are always very rich, for they are bankers and dealers in gold and silver Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bengal the suvarṇa-vaṇik class are always very rich, for they are bankers and dealers in gold and silver"}} {{notes|}}..."
• 03:3803:38, 28 March 2021 diff hist +4,687 N Before the time of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the suvarna-vanik class was condemned by Ballal Sena, who was then the King of Bengal, due to a personal grudge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before the time of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the suvarṇa-vaṇik class was condemned by Ballāl Sena, who was then the King of B..."
• 03:3403:34, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,279 N Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, did not accept this artificial principle, which was introduced in society by self-interested men, and later the kayasthas, vaidyas and vaniks all began to accept the sacred thread, despite objections from the so-called brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, however, did not accept this artificial principle, which was introduced in society by self-interest..."
• 03:3003:30, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,192 N Five hundred years ago, vaisyas, especially those of the suvarna-vanik community, were accepted as sudras in Bengal, and even the vaidyas, who were generally physicians, were also considered sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"vaiśyas, especially those of the suvarṇa-vaṇik community, were accepted as śūdras in Bengal, and even the vaidyas, who..."
• 03:2503:25, 28 March 2021 diff hist +4,954 N Although Sri Candrasekhara was a clerk from a kayastha family in upper India, he was considered a sudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Śrī Candraśekhara was a clerk from a kāyastha family in upper India, he was considered a śūdra"}} {{notes|}} {{..." current
• 03:1803:18, 28 March 2021 diff hist +5,264 N Five hundred years ago, it was the system that persons who were born in the families of brahmanas were accepted as brahmanas & all those who took birth in other families - even the higher castes, namely, the ksatriyas and vaisyas - were considered sudras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Five hundred years ago, especially in Bengal, it was the system that persons who were born in the families of brāhmaṇas wer..."
• 03:1503:15, 28 March 2021 diff hist +4,954 N Lord Caitanya stayed at the house of Candrasekhara, a clerk, although a sannyasi is not supposed to reside in a sudra’s house Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya stayed at the house of Candraśekhara, a clerk, although a sannyāsī is not supposed to reside in a śūdra’s..."
• 02:5502:55, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,057 N Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not talk with the Mayavadi philosophers when He first visited Varanasi, but He returned there from Mathura to convince them of the real purport of Vedanta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not talk with the Māyāvādī philosophers when He first visited Vārāṇasī, but He returned..."
• 02:4802:48, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,963 N Although everyone admires the ecstatic chanting and dancing of the devotees, who are therefore popularly known as “the Hare Krsna people,” Mayavadis cannot appreciate these activities because of their poor fund of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although everyone admires the ecstatic chanting and dancing of the devotees, who are therefore popularly known as"|"the Hare K..."
• 02:4302:43, 28 March 2021 diff hist +3,161 N After understanding the Bhagavata philosophy, or bhagavata-dharma, they (those who are Krsna conscious) become fully spiritually conscious or Krsna conscious, and therefore their chanting and dancing is not material but is on the spiritual platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After understanding the Bhāgavata philosophy, or bhāgavata-dharma, they become fully spiritually conscious or Kṛṣṇa co..."
• 02:3902:39, 28 March 2021 diff hist +3,106 N Those who are Krsna conscious actually have full knowledge of the essence of Vedanta philosophy, for they study the real commentary on the Vedanta philosophy, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and follow the actual words of the SPG as found in Bhagavad-gita As It Is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are Kṛṣṇa conscious actually have full knowledge of the essence of Vedānta philosophy, for they study the rea..."

27 March 2021

• 22:5022:50, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,000 N Lord Caitanya bestowed His mercy upon these Mayavadi (in Varanasi) sannyasis and delivered them by means of His Vedanta discourses with Prakasananda Sarasvati and Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya, however, bestowed His mercy upon these Māyāvādī sannyāsīs and delivered them by means of His Vedānta dis..."
• 22:4622:46, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,572 N The Mayavadis in Varanasi blasphemed Lord Caitanya because His behavior did not follow these (accepting the renounced order very strictly and wearing nothing more than a loincloth) principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs in Vārāṇasī blasphemed Lord Caitanya because His behavior did not follow these principles"}} {{notes|}}..."
• 22:3822:38, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,740 N A sannyasi, accepting the renounced order very strictly and wearing nothing more than a loincloth, should always enjoy the philosophical statements in the Vedanta-sutra. Such a person in the renounced order is to be considered very fortunate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sannyāsī, accepting the renounced order very strictly and wearing nothing more than a loincloth, should always enjoy the p..." current
• 22:2222:22, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,597 N Since they (the Mayavadis') think that reading Vedanta philosophy is the only function of a sannyasi and they did not find Caitanya Mahaprabhu engaged in such direct study, they criticized the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since they think that reading Vedānta philosophy is the only function of a sannyāsī and they did not find Caitanya Mahāpra..."
• 22:1922:19, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,632 N The Mayavadis' accusation that devotees do not study Vedanta is false. The Mayavadis do not know that chanting, dancing and preaching the principles of Srimad-Bhagavatam, called bhagavata-dharma, are the same as studying Vedanta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs' accusation that devotees do not study Vedānta is false. The Māyāvādīs do not know that chanting, danci..."
• 17:0017:00, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,438 N Srimad-Bhagavatam is bhasyo ’yam brahma-sutranam; in other words, all the Vedanta philosophy in the aphorisms of the Brahma-sutra is thoroughly described in the pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is bhāṣyo ’yaṁ brahma-sūtrāṇām; in other words, all the Vedānta philosophy in the aphorisms..."
• 16:3616:36, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,763 N Although they are lacking the knowledge of Vedanta presented by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the transcendental form of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Mayavadis are very proud of their study Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they are lacking the knowledge of Vedānta presented by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the transcendental form..."
• 16:3016:30, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,279 N Lord Krsna is the actual compiler of Vedanta, and whatever He speaks is Vedanta philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa is the actual compiler of Vedānta, and whatever He speaks is Vedānta philosophy"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh..."
• 16:2716:27, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,457 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15) Krsna says, vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedanta-krd veda-vid eva caham: By all the Vedas I am to be known; indeed I am the compiler of Vedanta, and I am the knower of the Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā"|"Kṛṣṇa says, vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyo vedānta-kṛd veda-vid eva cāham"|"By all the V..." current
• 15:4015:40, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,131 N Such men (Mayavadi sannyasis) do not understand what is meant by Vedanta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"such men do not understand what is meant by Vedānta"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-03-2..."
• 15:2815:28, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,669 N Mayavadi sannyasis neither chant nor dance. Their technical objection is that this method of chanting and dancing is called tauryatrika, which indicates that a sannyasi should completely avoid such activities and engage his time in the study of Vedanta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mayavadi sannyasis neither chant nor dance. Their technical objection is that this method of chanting and dancing is called ta..."
• 15:2215:22, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,140 N Although we study, we do not study the nonsense of the Mayavadis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although we study, we do not study the nonsense of the Māyāvādīs"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {..." current
• 15:1915:19, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,001 No Mayavadi school can present as many books as we have; nevertheless, they accuse us of not being fond of study. Such accusations are completely false No edit summary current
• 15:1715:17, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,259 N We are writing and printing books, and our students study them and distribute them all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are writing and printing books, and our students study them and distribute them all over the world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..." current
• 15:1215:12, 27 March 2021 diff hist +5,639 N We meet such Mayavadis who criticize our method of chanting & accuse us of not being interested in study. They do not know that we have translated volumes & volumes of books into English & that the students in our temples regularly study them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we also meet such Māyāvādīs who criticize our method of chanting and accuse us of not being interested in study. They do n..."
• 13:0813:08, 27 March 2021 diff hist +2,613 N While preaching KC with full vigor, Caitanya faced many Mayavadi philosophers. Similarly, we are facing opposing svamis, yogis, impersonalists, scientists, philosophers & other mental speculators & by the grace of Krsna we successfully defeat all of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness with full vigor, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu faced many Māyāvādī philosophers. Si..." current
• 12:5512:55, 27 March 2021 diff hist +7,312 Their (the Mayavadis) imaginative mental speculation cannot deter the progress of the Krsna consciousness movement, which is completely spiritual and is never under the control of such Mayavadis No edit summary current
• 12:5412:54, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,624 N However expert such quarrelsome impersonalists (the Mayavadis) are in putting forward their so-called logic, we defeat them in every respect and go forward with our Krsna consciousness movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"However expert such quarrelsome impersonalists are in putting forward their so-called logic, we defeat them in every respect a..."
• 09:4909:49, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,752 N As stated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, mayavadi krsne aparadhi: “All the Mayavadis are offenders to Lord Krsna.” (CC Madhya 17.129) It is not possible for them to understand the Krsna consciousness movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as stated by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, māyāvādī kṛṣṇe aparādhī"|"All the Māyāvādīs are offenders to Lord K..."
• 09:4409:44, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,917 N Theorizing as if devotional service were subject to their mental speculation, both kinds of Mayavadi impersonalists conclude that the subject matter of bhakti-yoga is a creation of maya and that Krsna, devotional service and the devotee are also maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Theorizing as if devotional service were subject to their mental speculation, both kinds of Māyāvādī impersonalists conclu..." current
• 09:3609:36, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,851 N We sometimes feel inconvenienced by the hindrances offered by the impersonalists, but we do not care about their so-called philosophy, for we are propagating our own philosophy as presented in Bhagavad-gita As It Is and getting successful results Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We sometimes feel inconvenienced by the hindrances offered by these impersonalists, but we do not care about their so-called p..."
• 09:3009:30, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,901 N Since impersonalists who do not have perfect spiritual knowledge cannot understand the principles of bhakti-yoga, they must be classified among the nondevotees who are against the Krsna consciousness movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since these impersonalists who do not have perfect spiritual knowledge cannot understand the principles of bhakti-yoga, they m..."
• 08:3508:35, 27 March 2021 diff hist +7,149 Actually, neither the Varanasi nor Saranatha Mayavadis accept the principles of the Bhagavad-gita, due to a poor fund of knowledge No edit summary current
• 08:3008:30, 27 March 2021 diff hist +7,427 The Saranatha impersonalists do not even believe that the Absolute Truth, or Brahman, can be understood as the opposite of maya, or illusion. According to their vision, materialism is the only manifestation of the Absolute Truth No edit summary current
• 08:2508:25, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,963 The impersonalists of Saranatha differ from those of Varanasi No edit summary current
• 08:2508:25, 27 March 2021 diff hist +7,377 Outside the city of Varanasi is a place known as Saranatha, where there is a big Buddhist stupa. Many followers of Buddhist philosophy live there, and they are known as Saranatha Mayavadis No edit summary current
• 08:2208:22, 27 March 2021 diff hist +7,112 Near Varanasi there is another group of impersonalists, who are known as Saranatha Mayavadis No edit summary current
• 08:2208:22, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,916 These impersonalists, who are followers of Sankaracarya, are generally known as Kasira Mayavadis (impersonalists residing in Varanasi) No edit summary current
• 08:1508:15, 27 March 2021 diff hist +7,028 Although they (Kasira Mayavadis) have their own arguments, which are not very strong, they have no conception of the variegated activities of the Absolute Truth No edit summary current
• 06:3606:36, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,912 N Persons who are bewildered by empiric knowledge or direct sensual perception, & who consider that this limited material world can be gauged by their material estimations, conclude that anything that one can discern by direct sense perception is but maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"persons who are bewildered by empiric knowledge or direct sensual perception, and who thus consider that even this limited mat..."
• 05:5205:52, 27 March 2021 diff hist +6,774 N The worst offenders, the impersonalists, were extremely difficult to convert, for they very tactfully escaped the devices of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the worst offenders, the impersonalists, were extremely difficult to convert, for they very tactfully escaped the devices of L..."
• 05:4705:47, 27 March 2021 diff hist 0 After accepting the renounced order of life, Caitanya converted pasandis (nondevotees) like Jagai and Madhai, and adhama paduyas (degraded students) like Mukunda & his friends. All of them gradually became devotees of the Lord, even the Pathans (Muslims) No edit summary current