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31 March 2021

• 14:5014:50, 31 March 2021 diff hist +3,072 N By discharging devotional service under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master, or acarya, he (the living entity) develops love of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By discharging devotional service under the direction of the bona fide spiritual master, or ācārya, he develops love of Godh..."
• 14:4514:45, 31 March 2021 diff hist +2,970 N One who is fortunate meets a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Krsna and comes to understand the meaning of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who is fortunate meets a bona fide spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa and comes to understand the meaning of dev..."
• 14:4314:43, 31 March 2021 diff hist +3,089 N There are millions of living entities who have become conditioned by the laws of material nature, and they are wandering throughout the planetary systems of this universe in different bodily forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are millions of living entities who have become conditioned by the laws of material nature, and they are wandering throu..."
• 14:4014:40, 31 March 2021 diff hist +2 One who is actually very fortunate can begin Krsna consciousness, as stated by Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
• 14:3714:37, 31 March 2021 diff hist +3,088 N One who is actually very fortunate can begin Krsna consciousness, as stated by Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is actually very fortunate can begin Kṛṣṇa consciousness, as stated by Caitanya Mahāprabhu"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
• 14:3214:32, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,668 N We should follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya as far as possible and try to convince the opposition by quoting from the sastras and presenting the conclusion of the acaryas. It is in this way that we should try to defeat all the enemies of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should therefore follow in the footsteps of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu as far as possible and try to convince the opposition..."
• 14:2914:29, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,358 N They (the Mayavadi sannyasis) are already enemies, and if we talk with them harshly or impolitely their enmity will merely increase Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are already enemies, and if we talk with them harshly or impolitely their enmity will merely increase"}} {{notes|}} {{com..." current
• 14:1914:19, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,364 All preachers will have to meet opponents, but they should not make them more inimical No edit summary current
• 14:1814:18, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,497 N The original purpose of the Mayavadi sannyasis of Benares in meeting Caitanya Mahaprabhu was to defeat His personal conception of God. Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as a preacher, turned the minds of the Mayavadis. They were melted by the sweet words of Caitanya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the original purpose of the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs of Benares in meeting Caitanya Mahāprabhu was to defeat His personal con..." current
• 14:1114:11, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,572 N Vaisnavas accept the SP as the supreme cause and want to serve Him, talk with Him and see Him, just as the Lord is also eager to see His devotees and talk, eat and dance with them. These personal exchanges of love do not appeal to the Mayavadi sannyasis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vaiṣṇavas accept the Supreme Personality as the supreme cause and want to serve Him, talk with Him and see Him, just as th..."
• 14:0714:07, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,022 N Impersonalist Mayavadis always try to defy Vaisnavas because Vaisnavas accept the Supreme Personality as the supreme cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonalist Māyāvādīs always try to defy Vaiṣṇavas because Vaiṣṇavas accept the Supreme Personality as the supre..." current
• 13:5913:59, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,248 N Although they (the Mayavadis) present themselves as great Vedantists, they are factually mayayapahrta-jnana; in other words, they seem to be very learned scholars, but the essence of their knowledge has been taken away Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although they present themselves as great Vedāntists, they are factually māyayāpahṛta-jñāna; in other words, they seem..."
• 13:5513:55, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,662 The Mayavadis' proposition that God has no legs, no eyes, no ears and no hands is an indirect way of insulting Him by defining Him as blind, deaf, dumb, lame, helpless, etc No edit summary current
• 13:5313:53, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,308 N A person who cannot see is called blind, one who cannot walk is called lame, one who has no hands is called helpless, one who cannot speak is called dumb, and one who cannot hear is called deaf Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who cannot see is called blind, one who cannot walk is called lame, one who has no hands is called helpless, one who..." current
• 13:5113:51, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,454 N Saying that there is no God is direct denial of God, and saying that God exists but has no head, legs or hands and cannot speak, hear or eat is a negative way of denying His existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Saying that there is no God is direct denial of God, and saying that God exists but has no head, legs or hands and cannot spea..." current
• 08:4208:42, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,336 The Mayavadis say that the ultimate source of everything is impersonal, and in this way they deny the existence of God No edit summary current
• 08:4108:41, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,033 N The Mayavadi sannyasis are asuram bhavam asritah, which means that they have taken the path of the asuras (demons), who do not believe in the existence of the form of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī sannyāsīs are āsuraṁ bhāvam āśritāḥ, which means that they have taken the path of the asuras (demo..." current
• 08:3808:38, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,280 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.15) the Lord says: Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons do not surrender unto Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those miscreants who are grossly foolish, who are lowest among mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake..."
• 08:3308:33, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,539 N This demonic nature of opposition to the sankirtana movement existed even in the time of Prahlada Maharaja. He used to chant in sankirtana although his father did not like it, and that was the reason for the misunderstanding between the father and son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it existed long before that, even in the time of Prahlāda Mahārāja. He used to chant in saṅkīrtana although his father d..."
• 08:3108:31, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,143 N This demonic nature of opposition to the sankirtana movement perpetually exists. As it existed in the time of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This demonic nature of opposition to the saṅkīrtana movement perpetually exists. As it existed in the time of Śrī Caitany..."
• 08:2808:28, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,573 N The Mayavadi sannyasis met Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Varanasi to criticize the Lord regarding His participation in the sankirtana movement, which they did not like. This demonic nature of opposition to the sankirtana movement perpetually exists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mayavadi sannyasis met Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Varanasi to criticize the Lord regarding His participation in the sankirtana..."
• 08:1708:17, 31 March 2021 diff hist +2,303 N The transcendental bliss enjoyed in pure devotional service is like an ocean, whereas material happiness and even the happiness to be derived from the realization of impersonal Brahman are just like the water in the hoofprint of a calf Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The transcendental bliss enjoyed in pure devotional service is like an ocean, whereas material happiness and even the happines..."
• 08:1308:13, 31 March 2021 diff hist +2,529 N If the transcendental bliss derived from understanding impersonal Brahman, were multiplied a million times, such a quantity of brahmananda could not compare with even an atomic portion of the pleasure relished in pure devotional service - BRS 1.1.38 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If brahmānanda, the transcendental bliss derived from understanding impersonal Brahman, were multiplied a million times, such..."
• 08:0708:07, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,820 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, I deserve very little credit for these activities of chanting and dancing, for they are being done automatically by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I deserve very little credit for these activities of chanting and dancing, for they are being done automatically by the grace..." current
• 08:0308:03, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,643 N Although the Mayavadi philosophers do not like this chanting and dancing, I (Caitanya) nevertheless perform it on the strength of his words Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Mayavadi philosophers do not like this chanting and dancing, I nevertheless perform it on the strength of his wor..." current
• 07:5807:58, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,993 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, "I never chanted and danced to make an artificial show. I dance and chant because I firmly believe in the words of My spiritual master" No edit summary current
• 07:5707:57, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,849 N One who has attained love of Godhead chants and dances by his nature, not caring for the public. This stage of life is known as bhagavata-jivana, or the life of a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has attained love of Godhead chants and dances by his nature, not caring for the public"|"This stage of life is known..."
• 07:5407:54, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,272 N Instead of striving for achievement in the 4 principles of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation, it is better if somehow or other one develops transcendental love of Godhead. That is the greatest success in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after inquiring from My spiritual master I have come to the conclusion that instead of striving for achievement in the four pr..."
• 07:5107:51, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,701 N By chanting the holy name, Lord Caitanya continued, I became almost mad Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By chanting the holy name"|"Lord Caitanya continued"|"I became almost mad"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|AL..."
• 07:4407:44, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,938 N In this age of quarrel and disagreement, the chanting of the holy names is the only way to liberation from the material clutches Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of quarrel and disagreement, the chanting of the holy names is the only way to liberation from the material clutch..."
• 07:4107:41, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,084 N Caitanya said: I firmly believe that simply chanting the holy name of the Lord can remove all misconceptions of the material world. I believe that simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord one can attain the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I firmly believe that simply chanting the holy name of the Lord can remove all misconceptions of the material world. I believe..."
• 07:3807:38, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,061 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented himself in this way: I’m very much afraid of the illogical arguments of the Mayavadi philosophers. Therefore I think I have no authority regarding their explanations of the Vedanta-sutra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I’m very much afraid of the illogical arguments of the Māyāvādī philosophers. Therefore I think I have no authority rega..." current
• 07:3607:36, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,282 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu presented himself in this way: I am a great fool & do not have knowledge of right & wrong. In order to understand the real meaning of the Vedanta-sutra, I never followed the explanation of the Sankara-sampradaya or Mayavadi sannyasis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu presented himself in this way: “I am a great fool and do not have knowledge of right and wrong. In orde..."
• 07:2707:27, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,623 N If one chants the holy name of the Lord just to make a show, not knowing the secret of success, he may increase his bile secretion, but he will never attain perfection in chanting the holy name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one chants the holy name of the Lord just to make a show, not knowing the secret of success, he may increase his bile secre..." current
• 07:2307:23, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,693 Lord Caitanya never tried to be the master of the holy name; rather He taught us how to be servants of the holy name No edit summary current
• 07:2107:21, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,188 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu never considered the holy name of the Lord to be a material vibration, nor does any pure devotee mistake the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra to be a material musical manifestation No edit summary current
• 07:1807:18, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,124 N We believed in the words of our spiritual master and started in a humble way - in a helpless way - but due to the spiritual force of the order of the supreme authority, this movement (sankirtana movement) has become successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We believed in the words of our spiritual master and started in a humble way"|"in a helpless way"|"but due to the spiritual fo..."
• 07:1407:14, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,065 N Some self-interested, foolish disciples disobeyed his orders. Each one of them wanted to become head of the mission, and they fought in the courts, neglecting the order of the spiritual master, & the entire mission was defeated. We are not proud of this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"some self-interested, foolish disciples disobeyed his orders. Each one of them wanted to become head of the mission, and they..."
• 05:4405:44, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,196 Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, at the time of his passing away, ordered all his disciples to work conjointly to preach the mission of Caitanya Mahaprabhu all over the world No edit summary current
• 05:4305:43, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,025 N Faith in the words of the spiritual master and in the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the secret of success. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu never disobeyed the orders of His spiritual master and stopped propagating the sankirtana movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"faith in the words of the spiritual master and in the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the secret of success. Śrī Caitanya..."
• 05:3505:35, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,816 N Believing in the words of His (Caitanya's) spiritual master, He introduced the sankirtana movement, just as the present Krsna consciousness movement was started with belief in the words of our spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Believing in the words of His spiritual master, He introduced the saṅkīrtana movement, just as the present Kṛṣṇa cons..."
• 05:0405:04, 31 March 2021 diff hist +7,094 N Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed. This Vedic injunction is very important, and Sri Caitanya supported it by His personal behavior Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only unto those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic kno..."
• 05:0105:01, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,389 N A person who cannot keep his faith in the words of his spiritual master but acts independently never receives the authority to chant the holy name of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who cannot keep his faith in the words of his spiritual master but acts independently never receives the authority to..." current
• 04:5104:51, 31 March 2021 diff hist +2,289 N In order to teach others, he (Vasudeva) desired to hear from Sri Narada Muni to be enlightened in the process of bhagavata-dharma. This is the humbleness of a great devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in order to teach others, he desired to hear from Śrī Nārada Muni to be enlightened in the process of bhāgavata-dharma. Th..."
• 04:4904:49, 31 March 2021 diff hist +2,176 N Vasudeva had already achieved the result of bhagavata-dharma because Lord Krsna appeared in his house as his son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vasudeva had already achieved the result of bhāgavata-dharma because Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared in his house as his son"}} {{n..."
• 04:4704:47, 31 March 2021 diff hist +1,992 N This verse (of CC Adi 7.93) from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.2.40) was spoken by Sri Narada Muni to Vasudeva to teach him about bhagavata-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.2.40) was spoken by Śrī Nārada Muni to Vasudeva to teach him about bhāgavata-d..."
• 04:3804:38, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,434 N One should not imitate the activities of great personalities. One should be detached from material enjoyment and should accept everything in connection with Krsna's service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not imitate the activities of great personalities. One should be detached from material enjoyment and should accept..."
• 02:4602:46, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,834 N A devotee gives the nondevotees his association but is not affected by their misbehavior. Thus by the activities of a pure devotee even those who are bereft of love of Godhead get a chance to become devotees of the Lord one day Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee gives the nondevotees his association but is not affected by their misbehavior. Thus by the activities of a pure dev..."
• 02:3702:37, 31 March 2021 diff hist +6,743 One who is not very expert in preaching may chant in a secluded place, avoiding bad association, but for one who is actually advanced, preaching and meeting people who are not engaged in devotional service are not disadvantages No edit summary current
• 02:3202:32, 31 March 2021 diff hist +5,857 N Those who are not advanced prefer to chant the Hare Krsna mantra in a solitary place. Such activities constitute a type of cheating process in the sense that they imitate the activities of exalted personalities like Haridasa Thakura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are not advanced prefer to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra in a solitary place"|"Such activities constitute, in th..."