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30 March 2021
- 10:2510:25, 30 March 2021 diff hist +3,032 It is the aspiration of a devotee that while he chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra his eyes will fill with tears, his voice falter and his heart throb No edit summary current
- 10:2410:24, 30 March 2021 diff hist +3,103 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu prays in His Siksastaka: O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes..." current
- 10:1710:17, 30 March 2021 diff hist +2,777 N In any condition, even when liberated, we should never think ourselves independent of the spiritual master, but must refer to him as soon as there is some doubt regarding our progressive spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in any condition, even when liberated, we should never think ourselves independent of the spiritual master, but must refer to..."
- 10:1510:15, 30 March 2021 diff hist +2,906 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu said that while chanting and dancing He had developed the kind of mad ecstasy that is possible only for a liberated soul. Yet even in His liberated position, He referred everything to His spiritual master whenever there were doubts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that while chanting and dancing He had developed the kind of mad ecstasy that is possible only..."
- 09:1609:16, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,201 N The regulative principles for worship of the Deity are also simultaneously essential Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the regulative principles for worship of the Deity are also simultaneously essential"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{..." current
- 09:1309:13, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,574 N Srila Rupa Gosvami has described that the holy name of the Lord can be chanted by liberated souls, but almost all the souls we have to initiate are conditioned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has described that the holy name of the Lord can be chanted by liberated souls, but almost all the sou..."
- 09:0909:09, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,809 N Narada and other great sages have sometimes stressed that since every conditioned soul has a bodily concept of life aimed at sense enjoyment, to restrict this sense enjoyment the rules and regulations for worshiping the Deity in the temple are essential Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada, in his pāñcarātrikī-vidhi, and other great sages have sometimes stressed that since every conditioned soul has a..."
- 08:5808:58, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,820 The worship of the Deity in the temple is essential to reduce one’s restlessness due to the contaminations of conditioned life No edit summary current
- 08:5508:55, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,452 N In order to get quick relief from all these contaminations (from previous life), it is required that one engage in the worship of the Lord in the temple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to get quick relief from all these contaminations, it is required that one engage in the worship of the Lord in the t..." current
- 08:5308:53, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,790 N Although it is correct that one who fully engages in chanting the holy name need not depend upon the process of initiation, generally a devotee is addicted to many abominable material habits due to material contamination from his previous life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although it is correct that one who fully engages in chanting the holy name need not depend upon the process of initiation, ge..."
- 08:4508:45, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,960 N To chant the holy name of the Lord, one need not depend upon other paraphernalia, for one can immediately get all the desired results of linking with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To chant the holy name of the Lord, one need not depend upon other paraphernalia, for one can immediately get all the desired..." current
- 08:4008:40, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,323 N Chanting the holy name of the Lord immediately renovates the transcendental relationship of the living being with the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Chanting the holy name of the Lord immediately renovates the transcendental relationship of the living being with the Supreme..." current
- 08:3708:37, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,562 N By the supreme will of the Lord there is a specific potency in each and every mantra chanted by great sages like Narada Muni and other rsis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the supreme will of the Lord there is a specific potency in each and every mantra chanted by great sages like Narada Muni a..."
- 08:3508:35, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,832 N Srila Jiva Gosvami states that the substance of all the Vedic mantras is the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. Every mantra begins with the prefix nama om and eventually addresses by name the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī states that the substance of all the Vedic mantras is the chanting of the holy name of the Lord. Every..."
- 05:3705:37, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,799 N In Dvapara-yuga one could satisfy Krsna or Visnu only by worshiping Him gorgeously according to the pancaratriki system, but in the Age of Kali one can satisfy and worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari simply by chanting the holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Dvāpara-yuga one could satisfy Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu only by worshiping Him gorgeously according to the pāñcarātrik..."
- 05:3105:31, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,367 N In all the Vedas it is seen that to cross the ocean of nescience there is no alternative to the chanting of the holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all the Vedas it is seen that to cross the ocean of nescience there is no alternative to the chanting of the holy name"}} {..."
- 05:2605:26, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,910 The Kali-santarana Upanisad states, "Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare - these sixteen names composed of thirty-two syllables are the only means to counteract the evil effects of Kali-yuga No edit summary current
- 05:2405:24, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,254 N The chanting of the holy name is the only means to cross the ocean of nescience Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The chanting of the holy name is the only means to cross the ocean of nescience"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{compl..."
- 05:0505:05, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,418 N Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods - is included in the eight syllables Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna. This is the reality of all Vedanta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods—is included in the eight syllables Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣ..." current
- 04:5904:59, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,917 Comprehending the three kinds of Vedic activity (karma-kanda, jnana-kanda and upasana-kanda), the chandas, or Vedic hymns, and the processes for satisfying the demigods - is included in the eight syllables Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna No edit summary current
- 04:5004:50, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,276 N In the Age of Kali one can achieve spiritual progress only by chanting the holy name of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Age of Kali one can achieve spiritual progress only by chanting the holy name of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Shar..."
- 04:4704:47, 30 March 2021 diff hist +7,592 N For progress in spiritual life, the sastras recommend meditation in Satya-yuga, sacrifice for the satisfaction of Lord Visnu in Treta-yuga and gorgeous worship of the Lord in the temple in Dvapara-yuga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For progress in spiritual life, the śāstras recommend meditation in Satya-yuga, sacrifice for the satisfaction of Lord Viṣ..."
29 March 2021
- 18:3318:33, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,287 N Unless one properly takes shelter of the holy name, he cannot be relieved from the offensive stage in chanting the holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one properly takes shelter of the holy name, he cannot be relieved from the offensive stage in chanting the holy name"}..."
- 18:3118:31, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,408 N Mayavadis are unable to understand that the holy name is also Brahman. If they regularly chant the maha-mantra, however, they can be relieved from this misconception Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"are unable to understand that the holy name is also Brahman. If they regularly chant the mahā-mantra, however, they can be re..." current
- 17:3717:37, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,467 N Although they (Mayavadis) profess to understand the Vedic mantra sarvam khalv idam brahma (Chandogya Up. 3.14.1), which means "Everything is Brahman," they are unable to understand that the holy name is also Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they profess to understand the Vedic mantra sarvaṁ khalv idaṁ brahma"|"which means"|"Everything is Brahman"|"they..."
- 17:3117:31, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,757 N Although Mayavadis profess monism, they differentiate between the holy name of the Supreme Lord and the Lord Himself. For this offense of namaparadha they gradually glide down from their exalted position of brahma-jnana, as confirmed in SB 10.2.32 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Māyāvādīs profess monism, they differentiate between the holy name of the Supreme Lord and the Lord Himself. For..."
- 17:2617:26, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,284 N In the absolute world a name and its owner, the fame and the famous, are identical, and similarly the qualities, pastimes and everything else pertaining to the Absolute are also absolute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the absolute world a name and its owner, the fame and the famous, are identical, and similarly the qualities, pastimes and..." current
- 17:2117:21, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,602 A name that represents an object of this material world may be subjected to arguments and experimental knowledge, but in the absolute world a name and its owner, the fame and the famous, are identical No edit summary current
- 17:1917:19, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,751 In the present age the vibration of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is the only process that is in a transcendental position, beyond material contamination No edit summary current
- 17:1717:17, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,731 Those who are afflicted by a combination of anxieties cannot understand the Hare Krsna mantra, which is free from all anxiety No edit summary current
- 17:1617:16, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,202 N In the material world everything is full of anxiety (kuntha), whereas in the spiritual world (Vaikuntha) everything is free from anxiety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world everything is full of anxiety (kuṇṭha), whereas in the spiritual world (Vaikuṇṭha) everything is..."
- 17:1417:14, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,082 N The spiritual world is called Vaikuntha, which means - without anxiety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual world is called Vaikuṇṭha, which means"|"without anxiety"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|A..." current
- 17:1017:10, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,332 N It is a fact that simply by chanting the Hare Krsna mantra offenselessly one can be freed from all subtle and gross material conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is a fact that simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra offenselessly one can be freed from all subtle and gross mate..."
- 17:0817:08, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,691 N The transcendental vibration of hari-nama-sankirtana is imported from the spiritual world. Thus materialists who are addicted to experimental knowledge and the so-called scientific method cannot place their faith in the chanting of Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental vibration of hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana is imported from the spiritual world. Thus although materialists who..."
- 17:0117:01, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,263 N The holy name is completely different from material sound, as confirmed by Narottama dasa Thakura: golokera prema-dhana, hari-nama-sankirtana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holy name is completely different from material sound, as confirmed by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura: golokera prema-dhana, h..."
- 16:5816:58, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,473 N Since Krsna and His holy name are identical, the holy name is eternally pure and beyond material contamination. It is the Supreme Personality of Godhead as a transcendental vibration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since Kṛṣṇa and His holy name are identical, the holy name is eternally pure and beyond material contamination. It is th..." current
- 16:2316:23, 29 March 2021 diff hist +5,409 N Argumentative attitude is against the Vedic principles, and it is very difficult for one who adopts it to understand that the holy name of Krsna is as good as Krsna Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"argumentative attitude is against the Vedic principles, and it is very difficult for one who adopts it to understand that the..." current
- 16:0916:09, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,633 N The offenses against the holy name are as follows: (8) to compare the chanting of the holy name with material piety, (9) to be inattentive while chanting the holy name, and (10) to be attached to material things in spite of chanting the holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"(8) to compare the chanting of the holy name with material piety, (9) to be inattentive while chanting the holy name, and (10)..." current
- 16:0716:07, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,752 N The offenses against the holy name are as follows: (4) to minimize the authority of scriptures (Vedas), (5) to interpret the holy name of God, (6) to commit sins on the strength of chanting, (7) to instruct the glories of Lord’s name to the unfaithful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"(4) to minimize the authority of scriptures (Vedas), (5) to interpret the holy name of God, (6) to commit sins on the strength..." current
- 16:0416:04, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,706 N The offenses against the holy name are as follows: (1) to blaspheme a devotee of the Lord, (2) to consider the Lord and the demigods to be on the same level or to think that there are many gods, (3) to neglect the orders of the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"offenses against the holy name are as follows: (1) to blaspheme a devotee of the Lord, (2) to consider the Lord and the demigo..." current
- 15:5415:54, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,262 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra must be understood to be devoid of all offenses No edit summary
- 15:5315:53, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,295 N As soon as He (Caitanya) became a faithful servant of His spiritual master and followed his instructions, He very easily saw the path of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as soon as He became a faithful servant of His spiritual master and followed his instructions, He very easily saw the path of..."
- 15:5015:50, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,478 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented Himself as a fool because prior to accepting the shelter of a spiritual master He could not understand that simply by chanting one can be relieved from all material conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented Himself as a fool because prior to accepting the shelter of a spiritual master He could not unde..."
- 15:4215:42, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,040 N This knowledge, which is achieved by the mercy of the spiritual master, places one on the supreme transcendental platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This knowledge, which is achieved by the mercy of the spiritual master, places one on the supreme transcendental platform"}} {..." current
- 15:4115:41, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,045 N The holy name and the Lord are identical. One who is completely free from the clutches of maya can understand this fact Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holy name and the Lord are identical. One who is completely free from the clutches of māyā can understand this fact"}} {..."
- 15:3115:31, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,785 N One can overcome all misconceptions and entanglement in the material world by practicing bhakti-yoga, and therefore Vyasadeva, acting on the instruction of Narada, has very kindly introduced SB to relieve the conditioned souls from the clutches of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can overcome all misconceptions and entanglement in the material world by practicing bhakti-yoga, and therefore Vyāsadeva..."
- 15:2515:25, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,478 N The material miseries of a living entity can be directly mitigated by the linking process of devotional service. But the mass of people do not know this, and therefore the learned Vyasadeva compiled this Vedic literature - Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material miseries of a living entity, which are superfluous to him, can be directly mitigated by the linking process of de..."
- 15:2215:22, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,810 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented Himself as a grand fool, yet He maintained that all the words that He had heard from His spiritual master strictly followed the principles stated by Vyasadeva in Srimad-Bhagavatam - SB 1.7.6 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented Himself as a grand fool, yet He maintained that all the words that He had heard from His..."
- 14:2914:29, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,742 N Simply addressing the energy of the Supreme Lord as Hare and the Lord Himself as Krsna very soon situates the Lord within the heart of the devotee. By thus addressing Radha and Krsna, one directly engages in His Lordship’s service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply addressing the energy of the Supreme Lord as Hare and the Lord Himself as Kṛṣṇa very soon situates the Lord withi..." current
- 14:2214:22, 29 March 2021 diff hist +7,175 N The grammatical word jugglers cannot bewilder a devotee who engages in chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The grammatical word jugglers cannot bewilder a devotee who engages in chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra"}} {{notes|}..."