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13:5213:52, 13 May 2021 diff hist +2,666 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, as an ideal teacher, or acarya, explained Srimad-Bhagavatam very elaborately Himself. He sometimes also empowered His devotees to speak while He listened. This is the way an acarya should train his disciples Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, as an ideal teacher, or ācārya, explained Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam very elaborately Himself. He some..."
13:4313:43, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,450 N The followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu may take this movement (Krsna consciousness movement) seriously and broadcast it throughout the world, from village to village and from town to town, just as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself did Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The followers of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu may therefore take this movement seriously and broadcast it throughout the world,..."
13:3413:34, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,585 N Our books are extensively distributed in the Western countries, especially in America & Europe. Even the ecclesiastical orders in these countries are appreciating the value of the KC movement & are ready to unite for the highest benefit of human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Indeed, our books are extensively distributed in the Western countries, especially in America and Europe. Even the ecclesiasti..."
13:0113:01, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,399 N Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are trying to broadcast His message throughout the world. By His mercy, people are taking this movement very seriously Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following in the footsteps of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, we are trying to broadcast His message throughout the world. By His..." current
12:5512:55, 13 May 2021 diff hist +414 In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard - Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya 4.126 No edit summary current
12:5412:54, 13 May 2021 diff hist +3,435 N In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard - Caitanya-bhagavata, Antya 4.126 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In every town and village, the chanting of My name will be heard"|"Caitanya-bhāgavata, Antya 4.126"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|S..."
12:4912:49, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,010 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wanted His mission spread all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu also wanted His mission spread all over the world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete..." current
12:4612:46, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,391 N He (Prahlada Maharaja) did not want to be delivered alone; rather, he wanted to deliver all fallen souls, who are bereft of knowledge of bhakti and who misuse their intelligence for the temporary benefit of the material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He did not want to be delivered alone; rather, he wanted to deliver all fallen souls, who are bereft of knowledge of bhakti an..."
12:4412:44, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,078 N A Vaisnava is especially interested in para-upakara, doing good to others. Prahlada Maharaja was also interested in this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Vaiṣṇava is especially interested in para-upakāra, doing good to others. Prahlāda Mahārāja was also interested in th..." current
12:4212:42, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,402 N All Indians should seriously take up the cult of Caitanya & should perfect their lives by adopting the process of devotional service. After perfecting their lives, they should broadcast this message all over the world for the welfare of all human beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All Indians should seriously take up the cult of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and should perfect their lives by adopting the pro..." current
07:1807:18, 13 May 2021 diff hist +4,409 N One should broadcast the cult of devotional service. He (Caitanya) specifically instructed His devotees to enjoin all Indians to broadcast this message throughout the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should broadcast the cult of devotional service. He specifically instructed His devotees to enjoin all Indians to broadcas..." current
06:5606:56, 13 May 2021 diff hist +2,392 N After meeting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Benares, he (Sanatana Gosvami) was ordered to proceed to Vrndavana along the public road leading to Mathura. In other words, he was advised not to fear for his political situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After meeting Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu at Benares, however, he was ordered to proceed to Vrndavana along the public road leadin..."
06:5306:53, 13 May 2021 diff hist +2,159 N When Sanatana Gosvami went from Bengal to Benares, due to the political situation he did not go along the public road Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Sanatana Gosvami went from Bengal to Benares, due to the political situation he did not go along the public road"}} {{not..."
06:4806:48, 13 May 2021 diff hist +2,098 N Subuddhi Raya was elderly, yet while he was living in Mathura he showed Rupa Gosvami the twelve forests of Vrndavana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Subuddhi Rāya was elderly, yet while he was living in Mathurā he showed Rūpa Gosvāmī the twelve forests of Vṛndāvana"}..."
06:4506:45, 13 May 2021 diff hist +2,145 N Srila Rupa Gosvami had been a minister in the government of Hussain Shah, and Subuddhi Raya was also known to Hussain Shah because, as a boy, the Shah had been Subuddhi Raya’s servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī had been a minister in the government of Hussain Shah, and Subuddhi Rāya was also known to Hussain Sh..."
06:2206:22, 13 May 2021 diff hist +3,333 As soon as Subuddhi Raya saw a Bengali Vaisnava arriving in Mathura, he would try to supply him with cooked rice. Bengalis are also accustomed to taking a massage with mustard oil No edit summary current
06:2106:21, 13 May 2021 diff hist +3,011 N Bengalis are habituated to eating cooked rice as their staple food. When they went to Mathura in the north, they found that the people generally ate capatis or rotis made of wheat. The Bengalis could not digest this food Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bengalis are habituated to eating cooked rice as their staple food. When they went to Mathurā in the north, they found that t..."
06:1106:11, 13 May 2021 diff hist +3,015 N Most of the devotees of Lord Caitanya were Gaudiyas and Oriyas, inhabitants of Bengal and Orissa. There are still many hundreds of thousands of His followers in Bengal and Orissa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Most of the devotees of Lord Caitanya at that time were Gauḍīyas and Oriyās, inhabitants of Bengal and Orissa. There are s..."

17:1917:19, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,070 N There is a special reference for the maintenance of Bengali Vaisnavas. A Gaudiya Vaisnava is a Bengali Vaisnava. Most of the devotees of Lord Caitanya at that time were Gaudiyas and Oriyas, inhabitants of Bengal and Orissa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a special reference for the maintenance of Bengali Vaisnavas. A Gaudiya Vaisnava is a Bengali Vaisnava. Most of the d..." current
16:5916:59, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,485 N These are the approved methods (saving money for the service of the Lord or a Vaisnava) recommended in the Caitanya-caritamrta. Whether in the renounced order or in the grhastha order, a Vaisnava should follow these principles set forth by the acaryas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are the approved methods recommended in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Whether in the renounced order or in the gṛhastha..." current
16:5316:53, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,776 N He (Rupa Gosvami) gave twenty-five percent of his money to relatives, and twenty-five percent he deposited in the custody of a merchant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He gave twenty-five percent of his money to relatives, and twenty-five percent he deposited in the custody of a merchant"}} {{..."
16:5216:52, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,969 N Srila Rupa Gosvami also followed this principle (saving money for the service of the Lord or a Vaisnava) by spending fifty percent of his money in order to serve Krsna through brahmanas and Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī also followed this principle by spending fifty percent of his money in order to serve Kṛṣṇa thro..."
16:4616:46, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,943 N If one saves money for the service of the Lord or a Vaisnava, that is accepted. These are the dealings of Subuddhi Raya, who is one of the confidential devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one saves money for the service of the Lord or a Vaiṣṇava, that is accepted. These are the dealings of Subuddhi Rāya,..." current
16:4216:42, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,961 When one is in the renounced order, saving money is not recommended. However, if one saves money for the service of the Lord or a Vaisnava, that is accepted No edit summary current
16:4016:40, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,711 N Subuddhi Raya would deposit his extra money with a mercantile man and spend it when necessary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Subuddhi Rāya would deposit his extra money with a mercantile man and spend it when necessary"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmi..." current
16:3916:39, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,946 N In those days there was no banking system like the one now found in Western countries. If one had excess money, he would deposit it with some merchant, usually a grocer. That was the banking system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In those days there was no banking system like the one now found in Western countries. If one had excess money, he would depos..." current
16:3016:30, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,166 N By the power of the Hare Krsna mantra, we will gradually be relieved from all material contamination and will get shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna, the ultimate goal of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the power of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, we will gradually be relieved from all material contamination and will get shelte..."
16:2816:28, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,368 N According to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s instructions, one should not wait to purify himself before chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. Whatever our condition may be, we should begin chanting immediately Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"according to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s instructions, one should not wait to purify himself before chanting the Hare Kṛ..." current
16:1916:19, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,406 N Chanting the holy name of the Lord inoffensively will help one get immediate shelter at Krsna’s lotus feet. This means that by chanting purely, one will immediately be situated on the transcendental platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Chanting the holy name of the Lord inoffensively will help one get immediate shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet. This means..."
16:1516:15, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,069 N He (the chanter) has to purify himself so that the holy names will be perfectly effective Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has to purify himself so that the holy names will be perfectly effective"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|..." current
16:0916:09, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,302 N The devotee should very carefully try to avoid offenses and chant purely. This does not mean that the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is sometimes pure and sometimes impure. Rather, the chanter is impure due to material contamination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the devotee should very carefully try to avoid these offenses and chant purely. This does not mean that the Hare Kṛṣṇa m..."
14:5914:59, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,465 Chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, be freed from all the complexities of life, and realize Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Engage in His devotional service and perfect your life so that you can return home, back to Godhead No edit summary current
14:5714:57, 12 May 2021 diff hist +3,116 N We should constantly chant the holy names of the Lord, the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. Following in the footsteps of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Krsna consciousness movement is recommending this process all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should constantly chant the holy names of the Lord, the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. Following in the footsteps of Śrī..." current
14:5514:55, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,980 N One should be situated in his spiritual identity and return home, back to Godhead. The simplest method for this is recommended herein by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should be situated in his spiritual identity and return home, back to Godhead. The simplest method for this is recommended..." current
14:4714:47, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,991 N In this Age of Kali everyone is perplexed by so many inconveniences - social, political and religious - and naturally no one is happy. Due to the contamination of this age, everyone has a very short life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this Age of Kali everyone is perplexed by so many inconveniences"|"social, political and religious"|"and naturally no one i..."
14:4414:44, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,660 N This is a solution to all sinful activities - Go to Vrndavana and chant the Hare Krsna mantra constantly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a solution to all sinful activities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-05-12T14:44:2..."
14:3414:34, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,108 N This is another instance of Hindu custom. One brahmana would give advice condoning a particular fault, and another would give advice to the contrary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is another instance of Hindu custom. One brāhmaṇa would give advice condoning a particular fault, and another would gi..."
13:5213:52, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,929 N The system of varnasrama-dharma is very scientific. If one is directed by the varnasrama institution, he will naturally think of retiring from family life at the end of his life. Therefore sannyasa is compulsory at the age of fifty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The system of varṇāśrama-dharma is very scientific. If one is directed by the varṇāśrama institution, he will naturall..."
13:3613:36, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,543 N Subuddhi Raya was thinking of taking sannyasa, and by the grace of Krsna, he received this opportunity. He therefore left his family and went to Varanasi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Subuddhi Rāya was thinking of taking sannyāsa, and by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, he received this opportunity. He therefore l..." current
13:3313:33, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,381 N Hindu culture recommends four divisions - brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hindu culture recommends four divisions"|"brahmacarya, gṛhastha, vānaprastha and sannyāsa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmis..."
13:0313:03, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,801 N He (Subuddhi Raya) could not, however, avoid the social misconception that one becomes a Muslim when water is sprinkled on one’s face from a Muslim’s pitcher. Actually he was planning to give up his material life and leave his family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He could not, however, avoid the social misconception that one becomes a Muslim when water is sprinkled on one’s face from a..." current
13:0013:00, 12 May 2021 diff hist +2,360 N Subuddhi Raya was a big landholder and a responsible, respectable gentleman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Subuddhi Raya was a big landholder and a responsible, respectable gentleman"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|..." current
09:2909:29, 12 May 2021 diff hist +5,855 Recently we had talks with Christian leaders in Australia, including the Catholic Bishop of Melbourne, and everyone there was pleased with our philosophy of oneness in religious consciousness No edit summary current
08:2708:27, 12 May 2021 diff hist +5,468 All living entities in different life forms are sons of Krsna. Therefore they are all meant to serve Krsna, the original supreme father No edit summary current
08:2608:26, 12 May 2021 diff hist +5,177 N As Lord Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (15.7), mamaivamso jiva-loke jiva-bhutah sanatanah: The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Lord Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā"|" mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ"|"The living entitie..."
08:1908:19, 12 May 2021 diff hist +5,150 N So-called caste systems and national divisions are artificial. According to our Vaisnava philosophy, these are all external bodily designations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So-called caste systems and national divisions are artificial. According to our Vaiṣṇava philosophy, these are all externa..."
08:1508:15, 12 May 2021 diff hist +5,268 N In such a society (where people would accept one God, Krsna; one scripture, the Bhagavad-gita; and one activity, devotional service), there would be no question of scarcity, famine or cultural or religious degradation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In such a society, there would be no question of scarcity, famine or cultural or religious degradation"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
08:1108:11, 12 May 2021 diff hist +5,324 N People should accept one God, Krsna; one scripture, the Bhagavad-gita; and one activity, devotional service to the Lord. Thus people may live happily upon this earth and combine to produce sufficient food Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People should accept one God, Krsna; one scripture, the Bhagavad-gita; and one activity, devotional service to the Lord. Thus..."
08:0308:03, 12 May 2021 diff hist −28 Now the earth is divided into many countries, religions and political parties. Despite these political and religious divisions, we advocate that everyone should unite again under one culture - Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
08:0208:02, 12 May 2021 diff hist +5,386 N Now the earth is divided into many countries, religions and political parties. Despite these political and religious divisions, we advocate that everyone should unite again under one culture - Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now the earth is divided into many countries, religions and political parties. Despite these political and religious divisions..."

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