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14:4814:48, 15 May 2021 diff hist +2,321 N The people of the world would benefit greatly if such notes (recording Caitanya Mahaprabhu's activities) were available. It is a most unfortunate situation for human society that none of these notebooks is still extant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the people of the world would benefit greatly if such notes were available. It is a most unfortunate situation for human socie..."
14:4214:42, 15 May 2021 diff hist +2,353 Besides Svarupa Damodara and Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, there were many others who also recorded Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's activities No edit summary current
14:4014:40, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,420 N Anyone inventing some new method for worshiping Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is certainly unable to understand the Lord's pastimes, for he is bereft of the real process of approaching the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone inventing some new method for worshiping Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is certainly unable to understand the Lord's pastim..."
14:2914:29, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,334 N Many other methods of worshiping Caitanya Mahaprabhu have also been introduced, but they have all been rejected by stalwart devotees like Bhaktivinoda Thakura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Many other methods of worshiping Caitanya Mahāprabhu have also been introduced, but they have all been rejected by stalwart d..."
14:2514:25, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,190 N In the opinion of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, such worship (of Visnupriya by nadiya-nagari devotees) is a product of the imagination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the opinion of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, such worship is a product of the imagination"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
14:2014:20, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,645 A so-called party of devotees named nadiya-nagari has sprung up and introduced the worship of Visnupriya. This certainly indicates their ignorance concerning Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's pastimes No edit summary current
14:1914:19, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,409 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s transcendental feelings of separation from Krsna and His consequent madness are not at all understandable by a person on the material platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s transcendental feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa and His consequent madness are not at al..."
14:0314:03, 15 May 2021 diff hist +2,497 N Some accept Him, whereas others do not, yet everyone is His servant. One who does not accept Him, however, will be ruined by his sinful activities - CC Adi 6.85 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some accept Him, whereas others do not, yet everyone is His servant. One who does not accept Him, however, will be ruined by h..."
13:5713:57, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,343 N Even if one is serving maya, in a higher sense he is also a servant of Krsna. Because maya is the servant of Krsna, anyone serving maya serves Krsna indirectly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even if one is serving māyā, in a higher sense he is also a servant of Kṛṣṇa. Because māyā is the servant of Kṛṣ..." current
13:5513:55, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,363 N Even if another Vaisnava was actually at fault, Raghunatha Bhatta would not criticize him; he saw only that everyone was engaged in Krsna's service. That is the position of a maha-bhagavata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if another Vaiṣṇava was actually at fault, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa would not criticize him; he saw only that everyone..." current
13:4113:41, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,541 N It is the duty of a Vaisnava acarya to prevent his disciples and followers from violating the principles of Vaisnava behavior. He should always advise them to strictly follow the regulative principles, which will protect them from falling down Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of a Vaiṣṇava ācārya to prevent his disciples and followers from violating the principles of Vaiṣṇava..." current
13:3813:38, 15 May 2021 diff hist +3,427 N Raghunatha Bhatta never did anything harmful to a Vaisnava. In other words, he was never inattentive in the service of the Lord, nor did he ever violate the rules and regulations of a pure Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa never did anything harmful to a Vaiṣṇava. In other words, he was never inattentive in the service o..." current

17:4417:44, 14 May 2021 diff hist +6,054 N An advanced devotee of the Lord is free from material bondage. He personifies Srimad-Bhagavatam in life and action. Therefore we advise that anyone who wants to learn Srimad-Bhagavatam must approach such a realized soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"an advanced devotee of the Lord is free from material bondage. He personifies Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in life and action. Therefo..."
17:3917:39, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,576 N Since these Mayavadis cannot personally know the meaning of Srimad-Bhagavatam, they can never deliver others by reciting it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since these Māyāvādīs cannot personally know the meaning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, they can never deliver others by recitin..."
17:3717:37, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,609 N All this (Mayavadis' reciting Srimad-Bhagavatam and materialistic persons hearing them) is clearly forbidden by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All this is clearly forbidden by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
17:2917:29, 14 May 2021 diff hist +6,398 N Many Mayavadis have recently begun reciting SB in Vrndavana, and because they can present the SB with word jugglery, twisting the meaning by grammatical tricks, materialistic persons who go to Vrndavana as a matter of spiritual fashion like to hear them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Many Māyāvādīs have recently begun reciting Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in Vṛndāvana, and because they can present the Bhāgav..."
17:2517:25, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,726 N There are even many Mayavadis who read Srimad-Bhagavatam to throngs of people Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are even many Māyāvādīs who read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to throngs of people"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{..." current
17:1117:11, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,778 N Nowadays it is fashionable to observe Bhagavata-saptaha and hear Srimad-Bhagavatam from persons who are anything but advanced devotees or self-realized souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nowadays it is fashionable to observe Bhāgavata-saptāha and hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from persons who are anything but adva..." current
17:0817:08, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,920 N No one should hear or take lessons from a person who is not a Vaisnava. Even if he speaks about Krsna, such a lesson should not be accepted, for it is like milk touched by the lips of a serpent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one should hear or take lessons from a person who is not a Vaiṣṇava. Even if he speaks about Kṛṣṇa, such a lesson..."
17:0317:03, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,747 N Concerning the study of Srimad-Bhagavatam, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu clearly advises that one avoid hearing from a non-Vaisnava professional reciter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Concerning the study of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu clearly advises that one avoid hearing from a non-Vai..."
17:0117:01, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,814 N One should perform only those activities - either worldly or prescribed by Vedic rules and regulations - which are favorable for the cultivation of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should perform only those activities"|"either worldly or prescribed by Vedic rules and regulations"|"which are favorable f..."
16:5716:57, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,742 N Any parents who cannot enlighten their offspring in Krsna consciousness cannot be accepted as a real father and mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"any parents who cannot enlighten their offspring in Kṛṣṇa consciousness cannot be accepted as a real father and mother"}..."
16:5316:53, 14 May 2021 diff hist +6,074 N Everyone naturally gets a father and mother at the time of birth, but the real father and mother are those who can release their offspring from the clutches of imminent death. This is possible only for parents advanced in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone naturally gets a father and mother at the time of birth, but the real father and mother are those who can release the..."
16:4616:46, 14 May 2021 diff hist +6,035 N One who cannot deliver his dependent from the path of birth and death should never become a spiritual master, a relative, a father or mother, or a worshipable demigod, nor should such a person become a husband Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who cannot deliver his dependent from the path of birth and death should never become a spiritual master, a relative, a fa..."
16:4016:40, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,876 Without serving a self-realized Vaisnava, no one has ever been released from the materialistic way of life No edit summary current
15:2015:20, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,953 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu would have never advised Raghunatha Bhatta to serve ordinary parents, but since his parents were Vaisnavas, the Lord advised him to serve them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu would have never advised Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa to serve ordinary parents, but since his parents were Vai..." current
15:0915:09, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,587 N Anyone who wishes to advance in Krsna consciousness must try to serve the devotees of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who wishes to advance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness must try to serve the devotees of Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..." current
15:0615:06, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,709 N He (Caitanya) advised Raghunatha Bhatta to serve his mother and father because they were both Lord Caitanya’s devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He also advised Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa to serve his mother and father because they were both Lord Caitanya’s devotees"}} {{n..." current
15:0515:05, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,995 N One should note how Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, advised Raghunatha Bhattacarya to learn Srimad-Bhagavatam. He advised him to understand Srimad-Bhagavatam not from professional men but from a real bhagavata, a devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should note how Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, advised Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya to l..."
14:5914:59, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,573 N Generally a person cannot make much advancement in spiritual consciousness if he is married. He becomes attached to his family and is prone to sense gratification. Thus his spiritual advancement is very slow or almost nil Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally a person cannot make much advancement in spiritual consciousness if he is married. He becomes attached to his family..."
14:5114:51, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,790 N Marriage is a concession for people who are unable to control their senses. Raghunatha, being an advanced devotee of Krsna, naturally had no desire for sense gratification. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised him not to enter the bondage of marriage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Marriage is a concession for people who are unable to control their senses. Raghunātha, however, being an advanced devotee of..."
14:4814:48, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,776 N Raghunatha Bhattacarya had become a greatly advanced devotee while still unmarried. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could see this, and therefore He advised him not to begin the process of material sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Raghunātha Bhaṭṭācārya had become a greatly advanced devotee while still unmarried. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu could se..."
14:2714:27, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,304 N In those days, no one could distinguish between a pure Vaisnava and a pseudo Vaisnava. Therefore Ramadasa Visvasa was known as a Vaisnava because he worshiped Lord Ramacandra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In those days, no one could distinguish between a pure Vaiṣṇava and a pseudo Vaiṣṇava. Therefore Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa..." current
14:2414:24, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,100 N Because Ramadasa Visvasa was a great devotee of Lord Ramacandra, he was almost a Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because Rāmadāsa Viśvāsa was a great devotee of Lord Rāmacandra, he was almost a Vaiṣṇava"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh..." current
14:2214:22, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,278 N Commenting on the word parama-vaisnava (in CC Antya 13.92), Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says that anyone who desires to merge into the existence of the Lord cannot be a pure Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Commenting on the word parama-vaiṣṇava, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says that anyone who desires to merge into the exi..." current
14:1414:14, 14 May 2021 diff hist +1,786 N It is said that anyone working in the government secretariat at this time was a kayastha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that anyone working in the government secretariat at this time was a kāyastha"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK..." current
14:1314:13, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,012 N The words visvasa-khanara kayastha indicate a secretary or clerk belonging to the kayastha caste. Kayasthas were usually secretaries to kings, governors or other important persons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words viśvāsa-khānāra kāyastha indicate a secretary or clerk belonging to the kāyastha caste. Kāyasthas were usuall..." current
14:0014:00, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,436 N A Vaisnava will sometimes accept the sannyasa order just to keep himself below the level of a paramahamsa Vaisnava. This is the instruction of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a Vaiṣṇava will sometimes accept the sannyāsa order just to keep himself below the level of a paramahaṁsa Vaiṣṇava...." current
13:5613:56, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,474 N According to the principles set down by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (trnad api su-nicena), one should always think himself in the lowest stage, not on the level of a paramahamsa Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the principles set down by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu (tṛṇād api su-nīcena), one should always think himsel..." current
13:5113:51, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,116 N A Vaisnava sannyasi does not think himself fit to imitate the dress of a paramahamsa Vaisnava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a Vaiṣṇava sannyāsī does not think himself fit to imitate the dress of a paramahaṁsa Vaiṣṇava"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
13:4913:49, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,132 N Sanatana Gosvami had adopted the dress of a paramahamsa; therefore it was inappropriate for him to wear the saffron cloth on his head Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sanātana Gosvāmī had adopted the dress of a paramahaṁsa; therefore it was inappropriate for him to wear the saffron cloth..."
13:4413:44, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,528 A Vaisnava accepts sannyasa out of humility, not out of pride No edit summary
13:4013:40, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,522 N A Vaisnava accepts the sannyasa order to remain an eternal servant of his spiritual master. He accepts the sannyasa order knowing that he is unequal to his spiritual master, who is a paramahamsa, and he thinks that he is unfit to dress like a paramahamsa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a Vaiṣṇava accepts the sannyāsa order to remain an eternal servant of his spiritual master. He accepts the sannyāsa orde..."
13:3513:35, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5 Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order from a sannyasi of the Mayavada school. Present-day Vaisnava sannyasis, however, never think that by accepting the dress of the sannyasa order they have become equal to Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
13:3413:34, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,700 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order from a sannyasi of the Mayavada school. Present-day Vaisnava sannyasis, however, never think that by accepting the dress of the sannyasa order they have become equal to Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order from a sannyāsī of the Māyāvāda school. Present-day Vaiṣṇava sanny..."
13:3213:32, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,690 N Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura comments on this incident as follows: Vaisnavas are all liberated persons, unattached to anything material. Therefore a Vaisnava need not accept the dress of a sannyasi to prove his exalted position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments on this incident as follows: Vaiṣṇavas are all liberated persons,..."
13:1913:19, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,920 N One should avoid climbing Govardhana Hill to see the Gopala Deity. Since Govardhana Hill itself is identical with Gopala, one should not step on the hill or touch it with his feet. One may see Gopala when He goes elsewhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should also avoid climbing Govardhana Hill to see the Gopāla Deity. Since Govardhana Hill itself is identical with Gopāl..."
13:1613:16, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,710 N Those who have not attained the stage of spontaneous love for Krsna should not live in Vrndavana very long. It is better for them to make short visits Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who have not attained the stage of spontaneous love for Kṛṣṇa should not live in Vṛndāvana very long. It is bet..." current
13:0913:09, 14 May 2021 diff hist +2,508 N In his Amrta-pravaha-bhasya, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura advises that one avoid remaining in Vrndavana for a very long time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In his Amṛta-pravāha-bhāṣya, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura advises that one avoid remaining in Vṛndāvana for a very..." current
13:0413:04, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,035 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed Jagadananda Pandita to remain apart from the residents of Vrndavana, who were spontaneous devotees, so as not to become disrespectful toward them No edit summary current

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