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14:2014:20, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,128 N Sri Sankaracarya stressed this point: Simply by juggling grammatical suffixes and prefixes one cannot save himself from the clutches of death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by juggling grammatical suffixes and prefixes one cannot save himself from the clutches of death"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
13:4013:40, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,653 N A person who is addicted to the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra very easily gets the opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There is no need for such a person to understand the grammatical jugglery in which Mayavadi sannyasis indulge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who is addicted to the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra very easily gets the opportunity to serve the Supreme..." current
13:3713:37, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,250 N If one adheres to the regulative principles under the order of the spiritual master, he very easily achieves the ultimate goal of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one adheres to the regulative principles under the order of the spiritual master, he very easily achieves the ultimate goal..."
13:3113:31, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,611 N Sambandha-jnana refers to establishing one's relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, abhidheya refers to acting according to that constitutional relationship, and prayojana is the ultimate goal of life, which is to develop love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sambandha-jñāna refers to establishing one's original relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, abhidheya refers..."
13:2513:25, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,513 According to the Vedic principles, there are three stages of spiritual advancement, namely, sambandha-jnana, abhidheya and prayojana No edit summary current
13:2313:23, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,710 N When one realizes that the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Supreme Person, he becomes completely eligible to chant the holy name of the Lord. Such an ecstatic chanter and dancer must be considered to have a direct relationship with the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one realizes that the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Supreme Person, he becomes completely eligible to chant..."
13:2013:20, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,715 N A devotee relates to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of 5 relationships - namely, santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya or madhurya - and he relishes transcendental bliss in that relationship. Such a relationship certainly transcends the body and mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a devotee relates to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in one of five relationships"|"namely, śānta, dāsya, sakhya, vātsa..." current
13:1013:10, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,219 N When one chants the holy name of the Lord offenselessly, one can realize a transcendental position that is completely aloof from the material conception of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one chants the holy name of the Lord offenselessly, one can realize a transcendental position that is completely aloof fr..." current
13:0813:08, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,216 N Unless one serves the Supreme Personality of Godhead Mukunda, one cannot become free from fruitive activities under the external energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one serves the Supreme Personality of Godhead Mukunda, one cannot become free from fruitive activities under the extern..."
13:0413:04, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,475 N Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami says that the actual effect that will be visible as soon as one achieves transcendental knowledge is that he will immediately become free from the clutches of maya and fully engage in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his Anubhāṣya, Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī says that the actual effect that will be visible as soon as o..."
12:5912:59, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,751 In the Gaudiya-sampradaya there is a Vedanta commentary called the Govinda-bhasya, but the sahajiyas consider such commentaries to be untouchable philosophical speculation, and they consider the acaryas to be mixed devotees No edit summary current
12:5712:57, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,467 Cheap Vaisnavas (sahajiyas) do not care to study the Vedanta philosophy as commented upon by the four acaryas No edit summary current
12:5612:56, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,220 N Vedanta means "the end of knowledge." The ultimate end of knowledge is knowledge of Krsna, who is identical with His holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedānta means"|"the end of knowledge"|"The ultimate end of knowledge is knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, who is identical with His h..." current
12:2412:24, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,464 N One should not be a Mayavadi, yet one should not be unaware of the subject matter of Vedanta philosophy. Indeed, Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His knowledge of Vedanta in His discourses with Prakasananda Sarasvati Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should not be a Māyāvādī, yet one should not be unaware of the subject matter of Vedānta philosophy. Indeed, Caitanya..." current
08:0108:01, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,319 N A real Vaisnava should study Vedanta philosophy, but if after studying Vedanta one does not adopt the chanting of the holy name of the Lord, he is no better than a Mayavadi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A real Vaiṣṇava should, however, study Vedānta philosophy, but if after studying Vedānta one does not adopt the chanting..." current
07:5807:58, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,391 N There are some sahajiyas who, taking everything very cheaply, consider themselves elevated Vaisnavas but do not care even to touch the Vedanta-sutra or Vedanta philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are some sahajiyās who, taking everything very cheaply, consider themselves elevated Vaiṣṇavas but do not care even..." current
07:4307:43, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,447 If a person born in a family of dog-eaters takes to the chanting of the holy name of Krsna, it is to be understood that in his previous life he must have executed all kinds of austerities and penances and performed all the Vedic yajnas No edit summary current
07:3907:39, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,254 N A person who always chants the holy name of the Lord is already beyond the ocean of nescience, and thus even a person born in a low family who engages in chanting the holy name of the Lord is considered to be beyond the study of Vedanta philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who always chants the holy name of the Lord, however, is already beyond the ocean of nescience, and thus even a perso..."
07:3507:35, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,238 N Philosophical speculators who want to make Vedanta philosophy an academic career are considered to be within the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"philosophical speculators who want to make Vedānta philosophy an academic career are also considered to be within the materia..."
07:3007:30, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,605 N One who is unfit to chant the holy name of Krsna but thinks that the holy name is different from Krsna and thus takes shelter of Vedanta study in order to understand Him must be considered a number one fool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is unfit to chant the holy name of Kṛṣṇa but thinks that the holy name is different from Kṛṣṇa and thus ta..."
07:2607:26, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,510 N One who has taken shelter of the holy name of the Lord, which is identical with the Lord, does not have to study Vedanta philosophy, for he has already completed all such study Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has taken shelter of the holy name of the Lord, which is identical with the Lord, does not have to study Vedānta phil..."
07:1507:15, 29 March 2021 diff hist +8,838 N Knowledge of the unlimited is actual brahma-jnana, or knowledge of the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Knowledge of the unlimited is actual brahma-jñāna, or knowledge of the Supreme"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{comp..."
07:0907:09, 29 March 2021 diff hist +222 Unless one surpasses the field of activities in service to the limited, one cannot reach the unlimited No edit summary current
07:0807:08, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,166 N An actual follower of Vedanta philosophy is a devotee of Lord Visnu, who is the greatest of the great and the maintainer of the entire universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An actual follower of Vedānta philosophy is a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu, who is the greatest of the great and the maintainer..."
06:4706:47, 29 March 2021 diff hist +9,110 N As long as one is attracted by the inebrieties of this ever-changing material energy, he deviates from devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as long as one is attracted by the inebrieties of this ever-changing material energy, he deviates from devotion to the Supreme..." current

20:5120:51, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,267 N Only fools give up the service of the spiritual master and think themselves advanced in spiritual knowledge. In order to check such fools, Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself presented the perfect example of how to be a disciple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only fools give up the service of the spiritual master and think themselves advanced in spiritual knowledge. In order to check..."
20:4720:47, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,236 N Krsna confirms in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15): 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|"By all the Vedas, I am to be known. Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
20:4420:44, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,447 N In this age, no one is actually competent to study Vedanta, and therefore it is better that one chant the holy name of the Lord, which is the essence of all Vedic knowledge, as Krsna Himself confirms in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age, no one is actually competent to study Vedānta, and therefore it is better that one chant the holy name of the Lo..."
20:4120:41, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,084 N One who is very much attracted to the study of Vedanta philosophy must take lessons from Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is very much attracted to the study of Vedānta philosophy must take lessons from Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu"}} {{note..." current
20:3720:37, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,460 N Caitanya nevertheless took the position of a disciple in order to teach by example how a devotee should strictly follow the orders of a spiritual master in executing the duty of always chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"nevertheless took the position of a disciple in order to teach by example how a devotee should strictly follow the orders of a..."
20:3320:33, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,080 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna, the spiritual master of the entire universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa, the spiritual master of the entire universe"}} {..." current
20:2720:27, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,547 Lacking Krsna consciousness, one is only partially related with Krsna and is therefore not in his constitutional position No edit summary current
20:2520:25, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,181 N Krsna is the origin of everything. Therefore when a person is fully Krsna conscious it is to be understood that his relationship with Krsna has been fully confirmed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is the origin of everything. Therefore when a person is fully Kṛṣṇa conscious it is to be understood that hi..." current
20:1120:11, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,324 N This acceptance of the words of the spiritual master is called srauta-vakya, which indicates that the disciple must carry out the spiritual master’s instructions without deviation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This acceptance of the words of the spiritual master is called śrauta-vākya, which indicates that the disciple must carry ou..."
20:0920:09, 28 March 2021 diff hist +9,269 N One can become perfectly successful in the mission of his life if he acts exactly according to the words he hears from the mouth of his spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can become perfectly successful in the mission of his life if he acts exactly according to the words he hears from the mou..."
20:0420:04, 28 March 2021 diff hist +3,028 N People in general in Kali-yuga are so fallen that it is not possible for them to obtain perfection simply by studying the Vedanta-sutra. One should therefore seriously take to the constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People in general in Kali-yuga are so fallen that it is not possible for them to obtain perfection simply by studying the Ved..."
20:0220:02, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,853 N The sastras strongly recommend: In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no other way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of quarrel and hypocrisy the only means of deliverance is the chanting of the holy names of the Lord. There is no..."
19:5719:57, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,815 N The present age, Kali-yuga, is an age of fools and rascals in which it is not possible to obtain perfection simply by reading Vedanta philosophy and meditating Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the present age, Kali-yuga, is an age of fools and rascals in which it is not possible to obtain perfection simply by reading..."
19:5519:55, 28 March 2021 diff hist +3,237 N When Prakasananda Sarasvati inquired from Lord Caitanya why He neither studied Vedanta nor performed meditation, Lord Caitanya presented Himself as a number one fool in order to indicate that the present age, Kali-yuga, is an age of fools and rascals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī inquired from Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu why He neither studied Vedānta nor performed meditati..."
19:4819:48, 28 March 2021 diff hist +3,255 Vaisnava philosophers understand that after the body dies they are going to have a transcendental, spiritual body in which to associate with Narayana No edit summary current
19:4719:47, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,852 N Mayavadi philosophers think that after giving up their bodies they are going to become Narayana by merging with His body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī philosophers think that after giving up their bodies they are going to become Nārāyaṇa by merging with His bo..."
19:4319:43, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,956 N Prakasananda Sarasvati appreciated that Caitanya Mahaprabhu had already directly become Narayana and did not need to wait until His next life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī appreciated that Caitanya Mahāprabhu had already directly become Nārāyaṇa and did not need to..." current
19:4119:41, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,848 N Mayavadi sannyasis address one another as Narayana because they think that they are all going to be Narayana or merge with Narayana in the next lifes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī sannyāsīs address one another as Nārāyaṇa because they think that they are all going to be Nārāyaṇa or..."
19:3519:35, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,697 N Prakasananda Sarasvati considered Him (Caitanya) to be Narayana Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"considered Him to be Nārāyaṇa Himself"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-03-28T19:35:11Z..." current
19:3119:31, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,888 N Prakasananda Sarasvati, on account of his piety, could understand that Caitanya Mahaprabhu was not an ordinary person but the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, on account of his piety, could understand that Caitanya Mahāprabhu was not an ordinary person but..."
19:2919:29, 28 March 2021 diff hist +3,004 N Due to renunciation, Vedanta study, meditation and the strict regulative principles of their daily routine, Mayavadi sannyasis are certainly in a position to execute pious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to renunciation, Vedānta study, meditation and the strict regulative principles of their daily routine, Māyāvādī sann..."
19:2519:25, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,290 N Prakasananda Sarasvati, like Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, misunderstood Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be a misled young sannyasi, and therefore he asked Him why He indulged in the association of fanatics instead of executing the duty of a sannyasi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prakāśānanda Sarasvatī, like Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, misunderstood Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to be a misled young..."
19:2219:22, 28 March 2021 diff hist +1,849 N Mayavadi sannyasis do not approve of chanting and dancing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī sannyāsīs do not approve of chanting and dancing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{firs..." current
19:1919:19, 28 March 2021 diff hist +3,084 N One must be very humble & meek, more tolerant than a tree & more humble than the grass, should not claim respect for himself but should be prepared to give respect to others. One must have these qualifications to be eligible to understand Vedic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must be very humble and meek, more tolerant than a tree and more humble than the grass. One should not claim respect for h..."
19:1619:16, 28 March 2021 diff hist +2,569 N One can hear or speak about Vedanta philosophy through the disciplic succession Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one can hear or speak about Vedānta philosophy through the disciplic succession"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{comp..." current

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