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08:5508:55, 16 May 2021 diff hist +4,637 N The bhakti-lata continues to grow until it reaches the topmost planetary system, Goloka Vrndavana, where Krsna lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhakti-latā continues to grow until it reaches the topmost planetary system, Goloka Vṛndāvana, where Kṛṣṇa lives..."
08:3908:39, 16 May 2021 diff hist +4,873 N In this way (By the grace of the spiritual master and Krsna) the seed of the bhakti-lata sprouts and grows up and up through the whole universe until it penetrates the covering of the material universe and reaches the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way the seed of the bhakti-latā sprouts and grows up and up through the whole universe until it penetrates the coveri..." current
08:1908:19, 16 May 2021 diff hist +4,833 N Out of many millions of living entities, one may be fortunate enough to receive the seed of the bhakti-lata, the creeper of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of many millions of living entities, one may be fortunate enough to receive the seed of the bhakti-latā, the creeper of d..." current

16:1316:13, 15 May 2021 diff hist +4,732 N Every living entity is wandering within this universe in different species and on different planetary systems according to his fruitive activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every living entity is wandering within this universe in different species and on different planetary systems according to his..." current
15:2815:28, 15 May 2021 diff hist +4,647 N It is said, vaisnavera kriya-mudra vijneha na bujhaya (CC Madhya 23.39). The activities of a pure Vaisnava cannot be understood even by a learned scholar in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, vaiṣṇavera kriyā-mudrā vijñeha nā bujhaya"|"The activities of a pure Vaiṣṇava cannot be understood eve..." current
15:2415:24, 15 May 2021 diff hist +4,772 N Although seen within this material world, the pure devotee always engages in the confidential service of the Lord. An ordinary neophyte devotee cannot realize this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although seen within this material world, the pure devotee always engages in the confidential service of the Lord. An ordinary..." current
15:1915:19, 15 May 2021 diff hist +5,282 N The conditioned soul within the material world can neither understand nor appreciate how a pure devotee in the material world can render confidential service to Him out of feelings of ecstatic love and always engage in pleasing the Supreme Lord’s senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul within the material world can neither understand nor appreciate how a pure devotee in the material world..."
15:1015:10, 15 May 2021 diff hist −14 The fruit of the devotional creeper is the pure desire to serve and please the senses of the SP of Godhead. Krsnendriya-priti-iccha dhare ‘prema’ nama. (CC Adi 4.165) In the spiritual world one has no desire other than to please the senses of the SPG No edit summary current
15:0815:08, 15 May 2021 diff hist +5,144 N The fruit of the devotional creeper is the pure desire to serve and please the senses of the SP of Godhead. Krsnendriya-priti-iccha dhare ‘prema’ nama. (CC Adi 4.165) In the spiritual world one has no desire other than to please the senses of the SPG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fruit of the devotional creeper is the pure desire to serve and please the senses of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. K..."
15:0415:04, 15 May 2021 diff hist +4,524 N Great ecstatic love was exhibited personally by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His teachings to the people of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"great ecstatic love. Such love was exhibited personally by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His teachings to the people of the ma..." current
14:5614:56, 15 May 2021 diff hist +4,868 N In Goloka Vrndavana the devotees have very intimate relationships with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The devotee engages in the Lord's service in great ecstatic love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Goloka Vṛndāvana the devotees have very intimate relationships with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The devotee enga..." current
14:3014:30, 15 May 2021 diff hist +5,869 N These five rasas (santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya-rasa) are fully exhibited in the spiritual world in one’s relationship with the Lord. Therefore in the spiritual world the bhakti creeper finds its resting place at the lotus feet of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These five rasas are fully exhibited in the spiritual world in one’s relationship with the Lord. Therefore in the spiritual..." current
14:2314:23, 15 May 2021 diff hist +5,307 N Above that (the mellow of fraternity) is service to the Lord in vatsalya-rasa (parental love), and above all is the relationship with the Lord in the madhurya-rasa - conjugal love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Above that is service to the Lord in vātsalya-rasa (parental love), and above all is the relationship with the Lord in the m..." current
14:1614:16, 15 May 2021 diff hist +5,809 N As far as the mellow of fraternity is concerned, in Vaikuntha this rasa is represented by gaurava-sakhya, friendship in awe & veneration. The other fraternity rasa, exhibited as visrambha (friendship in equality), is found in the Goloka Vrndavana planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as the mellow of fraternity is concerned, in Vaikuṇṭha this rasa is represented by gaurava-sakhya, friendship in aw..."
14:0714:07, 15 May 2021 diff hist +5,136 N On these (Vaikuntha) planets santa-rasa is prevalent, and some of the devotees are also connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead in dasya-rasa, the mellow of servitorship Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On these planets śānta-rasa is prevalent, and some of the devotees are also connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhea..."
14:0114:01, 15 May 2021 diff hist +4,899 N Goloka Vrndavana is the highest planet in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Goloka Vṛndāvana is the highest planet in the spiritual world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..."
13:3813:38, 15 May 2021 diff hist +5,092 N Isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese "rjuna tisthati: (BG 18.61) He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is also present within the heart of all living entities. This is His all-pervasive potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe"|"He is also present within the heart of all living entities. This is His all-perv..." current

18:1818:18, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,050 N Andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham (BS 5.35). He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is present within all the universes, although they are innumerable, and He is also present within the atom Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham (BS 5.35). He is present within all the universes, although they are innumera..." current
18:1518:15, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,093 N The idea is that although the Supreme Personality of Godhead exists on His own planet, Goloka Vrndavana, He is also present everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The idea is that although the Supreme Personality of Godhead exists on His own planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana, He is also present..."
18:1318:13, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,084 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is expanded throughout the spiritual world, and when that cinmaya-rasa potency expands through the material potency, it becomes all-pervading Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead is expanded throughout the spiritual world, and when that cinmaya-rasa potency expands thro..." current
18:0918:09, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,000 N The relationship between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His servitor is cinmaya-rasa. Krsna and His entourage and paraphernalia are of the same cinmaya potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The relationship between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His servitor is cinmaya-rasa. Kṛṣṇa and His entourage an..." current
18:0618:06, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,082 N Everything in the Goloka Vrndavana planet is a spiritual expansion of sac-cid-ananda. Everyone there is of the same potency - ananda-cinmaya-rasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything in the Goloka Vṛndāvana planet is a spiritual expansion of sac-cid-ānanda. Everyone there is of the same potenc..."
18:0018:00, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,282 N In the spiritual world, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, has expanded Himself by His spiritual potency. He has His eternal form of bliss and knowledge (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha) - BS 5.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the spiritual world, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, has expanded Himself by His spiritual potency. He has..." current
17:4917:49, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,982 N The bhakti-lata has no shelter in the material world, nor has it shelter in Brahma-loka, although Brahma-loka is beyond the material world. The bhakti-lata grows until it reaches the spiritual sky, where Goloka Vrndavana is situated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhakti-latā, however, has no shelter in the material world, nor has it shelter in Brahma-loka, although Brahma-loka is be..." current
17:4717:47, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,881 N On this platform (of the causal ocean), a living entity is completely free from material entanglement. For the jnanis who want to merge into the Brahman effulgence, there is Brahma-loka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On this platform, a living entity is completely free from material entanglement. For the jñānīs who want to merge into the..."
17:4217:42, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,726 This river (the causal ocean) is free from the influence of the three modes of material nature; therefore it is called Viraja. The prefix vi means vigata (completely eradicated), and rajas means - the influence of the material world No edit summary current
17:3717:37, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,650 There is a river, or causal ocean, between the spiritual and material natures, and this river is free from the influence of the three modes of material nature; therefore it is called Viraja No edit summary current
17:3217:32, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,509 Devotional service is especially meant for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and it is beyond this material range No edit summary current
17:2717:27, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,643 N Sometimes men with a poor fund of knowledge maintain that bhakti can be applied to material things also. In other words, they say that devotional service can be rendered to one's country or to the demigods, but this is not a fact Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes men with a poor fund of knowledge maintain that bhakti can be applied to material things also. In other words, they..."
17:2217:22, 14 May 2021 diff hist +3,441 Devotional service cannot be utilized for any material purpose. Devotional service is meant only for the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
15:1015:10, 14 May 2021 diff hist +6,156 One who has not listened carefully to the instructions of the spiritual master is unfit for chanting or for preaching the cult of devotional service. One has to water the bhakti-lata-bija by receiving instructions from the spiritual master No edit summary current
15:0615:06, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,949 N One who has not properly heard from the spiritual master or who does not follow the regulative principles is not fit for chanting (kirtana). This is explained in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.41): vyavasayatmika buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has not properly heard from the spiritual master or who does not follow the regulative principles is not fit for chant..." current
15:0115:01, 14 May 2021 diff hist +6,120 N The bhakti-lata-bija is received when one is initiated by the bona fide spiritual master. After receiving the spiritual master’s mercy, one must repeat his instructions, and this is called sravana-kirtana - hearing and chanting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This bhakti-latā-bīja is received when one is initiated by the bona fide spiritual master. After receiving the spiritual mas..." current
14:5514:55, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,842 N Unless one satisfies the spiritual master, he gets the bija, or root cause, of karma, jnana and yoga without the benefit of devotional service. But one who is faithful to his spiritual master gets the bhakti-lata-bija Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one satisfies the spiritual master, he gets the bīja, or root cause, of karma, jñāna and yoga without the benefit of..." current
14:4814:48, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,680 N One has to satisfy the spiritual master to get the bhakti-lata-bija (yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadah). The bhakti-lata-bija is the origin of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to satisfy the spiritual master to get the bhakti-latā-bīja (yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ). The bhakti-lat..." current
14:4414:44, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,514 N The bhakti-lata-bija can be received only through the mercy of the spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhakti-latā-bīja can be received only through the mercy of the spiritual master"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comp..."
14:3714:37, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,824 N If one is not fortunate enough to receive the bhakti-lata-bija from the spiritual master, he instead cultivates seeds as karma-bija, jnana-bija, or political, social or philanthropic bijas. However, the bhakti-lata-bija is different from these others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is not fortunate enough to receive the bhakti-latā-bīja from the spiritual master, he instead cultivates such seeds a..." current
14:2814:28, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,717 N The bhakti-lata-bija is received from the spiritual master by the grace of Krsna. Other seeds, called anyabhilasa-bija, include karma-bija and jnana-bija Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This bhakti-latā-bīja is received from the spiritual master by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. Other seeds, called anyābhilāṣa..." current
14:2214:22, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,819 N The methods, rules and regulations by which one is perfectly trained in devotional service constitute the bhakti-lata-bija, or seed of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The methods, rules and regulations by which one is perfectly trained in devotional service constitute the bhakti-latā-bīja,..." current
14:1914:19, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,964 N Bhakti-lata-bija means “the seed of devotional service.” Everything has an original cause, or seed. For any idea, program, plan or device, there is first of all the contemplation of the plan, and that is called the bija, or seed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-latā-bīja means “the seed of devotional service.” Everything has an original cause, or seed. For any idea, progra..." current
14:1214:12, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,645 N By the mercy of Krsna, one meets the bona fide spiritual master, and by the mercy of the spiritual master, the disciple is fully trained in the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, one meets the bona fide spiritual master, and by the mercy of the spiritual master, the disciple..." current
14:0314:03, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,840 N The spiritual master trains his disciples to render devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is called guru-krpa. It is krsna-prasada, Krsna's mercy, that He sends a bona fide spiritual master to the deserving disciple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the spiritual master trains his disciples to render devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is called..." current
13:4913:49, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,639 N Those with a background of pious life are eligible to receive life's supreme benefit, and to bestow this benefit, the Supreme Personality of Godhead sends His representative to impart His mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those with a background of pious life are eligible to receive life's supreme benefit, and to bestow this benefit, the Supreme..."
13:3913:39, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,754 N The word guru-prasada indicates that the spiritual master is very merciful in bestowing the boon of devotional service upon the disciple. That is the best possible gift the spiritual master has to offer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word guru-prasāda indicates that the spiritual master is very merciful in bestowing the boon of devotional service upon t..."
13:2213:22, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,988 N Haridasa Thakura engaged in the sravana-kirtana process without worshiping the Deity. However, one should not falsely imitate him and abandon Deity worship just to try to engage in sravana-kirtana. This is not possible for neophyte devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"who engaged in the śravaṇa-kīrtana process without worshiping the Deity. However, one should not falsely imitate Haridāsa..." current
13:1413:14, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,980 N Sometimes neophyte devotees think that they can continue the sravana-kirtana process without worshiping the Deity, but the execution of such sravana-kirtana is meant for highly developed devotees like Haridasa Thakura Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes neophyte devotees think that they can continue the śravaṇa-kīrtana process without worshiping the Deity, but the..."
12:5312:53, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,919 N Dormant devotional service to Krsna is within everyone. Simply by associating with devotees, hearing their good instructions and chanting the Hare Krsna mantra, dormant love for Krsna is awakened. In this way one acquires the seed of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dormant devotional service to Kṛṣṇa is within everyone. Simply by associating with devotees, hearing their good instruct..."
12:3812:38, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,823 N If one is fortunate, he becomes intimately related with this movement. Then, by the grace of Krsna, one’s life becomes successful. Everyone has dormant krsna-bhakti - love for Krsna - and in the association of good devotees, that love is revealed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is fortunate, he becomes intimately related with this movement. Then, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, one’s life becomes..."
12:3312:33, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,647 N Following in the footsteps of Narada Muni, this Krsna consciousness movement is rendering service to humanity by giving everyone a chance to come in contact with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following in the footsteps of Nārada Muni, this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is rendering service to humanity by giving..."
12:2712:27, 14 May 2021 diff hist +5,878 N In the next life he (the maidservant's son) was Narada Muni, the most exalted of Vaisnavas and the most important guru and acarya of Vaisnavas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the next life he was Nārada Muni, the most exalted of Vaiṣṇavas and the most important guru and ācārya of Vaiṣṇa..."

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