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13:4713:47, 18 May 2021 diff hist +3,951 N The Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (1.2.2) gives information about sadhana-bhakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.2) gives the following information about sādhana-bhakti"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..." current
13:2313:23, 18 May 2021 diff hist +1,548 N This verse (CC Madhya 19.176) is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu - 1.2.22 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.22)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-..." current
13:1713:17, 18 May 2021 diff hist +3,174 If one maintains within his heart the desire to enjoy the result of good work, or, being embarrassed by the material world, the desire to get out of material entanglement, one will never be able to attain the transcendental mellows of devotional service No edit summary current
13:0513:05, 18 May 2021 diff hist −12 This verse (CC Madhya 19.171) and the following three verses are quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.29.11-14). They were spoken by Lord Krsna in the form of Kapiladeva No edit summary current
13:0513:05, 18 May 2021 diff hist +1,709 N This verse (CC Madhya 19.171) and the following three verses are quoted from Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.29.11-14). They were spoken by Lord Krsna in the form of Kapiladeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse and the following three verses are quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.29.11-14). They were spoken by Lord Kṛṣ..."
11:3011:30, 18 May 2021 diff hist +1,670 N This verse (CC Madhya 19.170) quoted from the Narada-pancaratra is found in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu - 1.1.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse quoted from the Nārada-pañcarātra is found in the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.12)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ni..." current
11:2311:23, 18 May 2021 diff hist +2,371 N Through discussion, one can create an interest and understanding of the Pancaratra and Bhagavata systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Through discussion, one can create an interest and understanding of the Pañcarātra and Bhāgavata systems"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
11:2011:20, 18 May 2021 diff hist +2,646 N The Pancaratra system includes methods of temple worship, and the Bhagavata system includes the spreading of Krsna conscious philosophy through the recitation of Srimad-Bhagavatam and the discussion of philosophy with people who are interested Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Pañcarātra system includes methods of temple worship, and the Bhāgavata system includes the spreading of Kṛṣṇa co..." current
11:1311:13, 18 May 2021 diff hist +2,714 N One has to develop his devotional service under the directions of a pure devotee, the spiritual master, and in accordance with the Vedic directions given in the Pancaratra and Bhagavata systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to develop his devotional service under the directions of a pure devotee, the spiritual master, and in accordance with..."
10:5410:54, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,765 It has been actually proved that the entire world can accept devotional service without failure. One simply has to follow the instructions of the representative of Krsna No edit summary current
10:5310:53, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,617 N One’s only business should be to satisfy Krsna. This process is completely manifest in the activities of the Krsna consciousness movement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One’s only business should be to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. This process is completely manifest in the activities of the Kṛṣ..." current
10:4410:44, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,428 N If one lives only for the satisfaction of Krsna, it does not matter whether he belongs to this order of life or that order of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one lives only for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa, it does not matter whether he belongs to this order of life or that ord..." current
10:1710:17, 18 May 2021 diff hist +6,014 N He simply wants success in the progress of devotional service. For a devotee, there cannot be worship of others or demigod worship. A pure devotee does not engage himself in such pseudo devotional service. He is interested only in satisfying Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He simply wants success in the progress of devotional service. For a devotee, there cannot be worship of others or demigod wor..."
10:0910:09, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,506 N A pure devotee has no plans other than those for the Lord’s service. He is not interested in attaining success in mundane activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee has no plans other than those for the Lord’s service. He is not interested in attaining success in mundane ac..."
09:5409:54, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,826 N If one can satisfy the spiritual master, Krsna is automatically satisfied - yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasadah. This is the success of devotional service. This is the meaning of the word anukulyena - that is, favorable devotional service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one can satisfy the spiritual master, Kṛṣṇa is automatically satisfied—yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ. This..." current
09:3709:37, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,727 The first business of a pure devotee is to satisfy his spiritual master, whose only business is to spread Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
09:2709:27, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,703 N Without accepting a bona fide spiritual master coming in the disciplic succession, one cannot find out the real purpose of devotional service. Therefore one has to accept the shelter of a bona fide spiritual master and agree to be directed by him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without accepting a bona fide spiritual master coming in the disciplic succession, one cannot find out the real purpose of dev..."
09:0909:09, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,764 N Srila Rupa Gosvami advises, adau gurv-asrayam. One who is serious in wanting to render pure devotional service to the Lord must take shelter of a spiritual master who comes in the disciplic succession from Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī advises, ādau gurv-āśrayam. One who is serious in wanting to render pure devotional service to the..."
08:3408:34, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,908 N From any point of view, human society can be reformed by the Krsna consciousness movement; therefore one who spreads this philosophy of Krsna consciousness for the benefit of all conditioned souls in the universe is perfect in pure devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From any point of view, human society can be reformed by the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement; therefore one who spreads thi..."
08:2808:28, 18 May 2021 diff hist +5,642 N The Bhagavad-gita is spoken by the Lord so that human society can be perfectly organized from all angles of vision - politically, socially, economically, philosophically and religiously Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā is spoken by the Lord so that human society can be perfectly organized from all angles of vision—politic..." current
08:2008:20, 18 May 2021 diff hist −10 The Lord says openly in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.69), na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah: One who preaches the gospel of the Bhagavad-gita for the benefit of all is most dear to Krsna No edit summary current

17:3017:30, 17 May 2021 diff hist +5,525 N The Lord says openly in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.69), na ca tasman manusyesu kascin me priya-krttamah: One who preaches the gospel of the Bhagavad-gita for the benefit of all is most dear to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says openly in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.69), na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ: One who pre..."
17:2517:25, 17 May 2021 diff hist +5,541 N Krsna wants everyone to surrender unto Him, and devotional service means preaching this gospel all over the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa wants everyone to surrender unto Him, and devotional service means preaching this gospel all over the world"}} {{n..." current
17:1517:15, 17 May 2021 diff hist +5,752 N Everyone should offer obeisances, from moment to moment, to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These are the desires of the Supreme Lord, and one who fulfills His desires favorably is actually a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should offer obeisances, from moment to moment, to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These are the desires of the S..." current
17:0817:08, 17 May 2021 diff hist +5,897 N Everyone should engage in His devotional service, including arcana (Deity worship) in the temple. This is the desire of the Supreme Lord, and one who fulfills His desires favorably is actually a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should engage in His devotional service, including arcana (Deity worship) in the temple"|"These are the desires of th..."
17:0117:01, 17 May 2021 diff hist +5,621 N As we can understand from the Bhagavad-gita (9.34 and 18.65), the Supreme Personality of Godhead wants everyone to think of Him always (man-mana bhava mad-bhaktah). Everyone should become His devotee, not the devotee of a demigod Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we can understand from the Bhagavad-gītā"|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead wants everyone to think of Him always (man-..." current
16:5616:56, 17 May 2021 diff hist +5,395 N This verse (CC Madhya 19.167) is also found in Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu - 1.1.11 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse is also found in Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.11)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {..."
16:5016:50, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,321 This crying is the last word in the progressive path of devotional service. One who can cry for the Lord in love is certainly successful in the line of devotional service No edit summary current
16:2016:20, 17 May 2021 diff hist +1,860 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55) it is said, bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan yas casmi tattvatah. One cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in truth unless he takes to devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā"|"it is said, bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ. One cannot understand the Sup..." current
16:0916:09, 17 May 2021 diff hist +4,351 The perfection of the karmis, jnanis, yogis and others remains attractive only as long as one does not come to the point of devotional service, which is so great and significant that it can control the supreme controller, Krsna No edit summary current
16:0816:08, 17 May 2021 diff hist +3,542 N In the material world, the so-called siddhis, or perfections, manifest their brightness only as long as one is not interested in devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, however, the so-called siddhis, or perfections, manifest their brightness only as long as one is not in..." current
15:1515:15, 17 May 2021 diff hist +3,629 N Mother Yasoda was so advanced in devotional service that Krsna agreed to be controlled by her stick. In other words, the five principal mellows are so great and glorious that they are able to control the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mother Yaśodā was so advanced in devotional service that Kṛṣṇa agreed to be controlled by her stick. In other words, t..." current
15:0515:05, 17 May 2021 diff hist +3,828 N The five rasas (mellows) in the transcendental world are practiced by the inhabitants of Goloka Vrndavana in neutrality, servitorship, friendship, parental affection & conjugal love. All these please the Lord so much that He is controlled by the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The five rasas (mellows) in the transcendental world are practiced by the inhabitants of Goloka Vṛndāvana in neutrality, se..."
14:5914:59, 17 May 2021 diff hist +3,445 N Devotional service can control the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme controller of all universal affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service can control the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme controller of all universal affairs"}} {..." current
14:3614:36, 17 May 2021 diff hist +3,877 All these material perfections (siddhis) are certainly very attractive for a mundane person, but their brilliance exists only as long as one does not take to devotional service No edit summary current
14:2214:22, 17 May 2021 diff hist +3,487 N There are different types of perfections known as siddhi-vraja, and also the perfections of achieving brahminical qualifications, yogic trance and merging into the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different types of perfections known as siddhi-vraja, and also the perfections of achieving brahminical qualificatio..." current
14:0914:09, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,731 N The pleasure of the impersonalist, monist philosophers is condemned in the following verse (CC Madhya 19.165), which is also found in Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Lalita-madhava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pleasure of the impersonalist, monist philosophers is condemned in the following verse, which is also found in Śrīla Rū..."
14:0514:05, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,874 N The material perfections, even up to the point of liberation, are very insignificant in comparison; therefore the pure devotee is never interested in such things. His only interest is in perfecting his devotional service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material perfections, even up to the point of liberation, are very insignificant in comparison; therefore the pure devotee..."
13:5613:56, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,831 N These (moksa and the eight material perfections) are nothing compared to the eternal bliss of the devotee who returns back to Godhead and tastes the fruit of devotional service to the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"these are nothing compared to the eternal bliss of the devotee who returns back to Godhead and tastes the fruit of devotional..."
13:4813:48, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,683 N The highest achievements of the yogis are the eight material perfections, such as anima, laghima and prapti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest achievements of the yogīs are the eight material perfections, such as aṇimā, laghimā and prāpti"}} {{notes|}..." current
13:4013:40, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,767 N The highest achievement attained by the jnanis, or impersonalists, is becoming one with the Supreme, generally known as moksa, liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The highest achievement attained by the jñānīs, or impersonalists, is becoming one with the Supreme, generally known as mok..."
13:2313:23, 17 May 2021 diff hist +1,635 N The word tahan indicates (in CC Madhya 19.163) that in the spiritual world one can taste the juice of the fruit of devotional service and thus become blissful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word tāhāṅ indicates that in the spiritual world one can taste the juice of the fruit of devotional service and thus b..." current
13:1413:14, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,374 N Such a person (misled and victimized by unwanted creepers) may be elevated to the higher planetary systems, but because he remains within the material world, he is subjected to the threefold material miseries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person may be elevated to the higher planetary systems, but because he remains within the material world, he is subject..."
11:3311:33, 17 May 2021 diff hist +2,466 N If one is misled by unwanted creepers and is victimized, he cannot make progress back to Godhead. Rather, he remains within the material world and engages in activities having nothing to do with pure devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is misled by unwanted creepers and is victimized, he cannot make progress back to Godhead. Rather, he remains within th..."
11:2911:29, 17 May 2021 diff hist +4,822 N The so-called devotee has become victimized by all the unwanted creepers and the real creeper, the bhakti-lata, has been stunted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the so-called devotee has become victimized by all these unwanted creepers and that the real creeper, the bhakti-latā, has be..."
11:2211:22, 17 May 2021 diff hist +5,055 N Just to cheat some innocent people, one makes a show of advanced spiritual life and becomes known as a sadhu, mahatma or religious person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just to cheat some innocent people, one makes a show of advanced spiritual life and becomes known as a sādhu, mahātmā or re..."
11:1711:17, 17 May 2021 diff hist +4,972 N If one hears and chants without trying to give up offenses, one may desire mundane reputation by making compromises with nondevotees concerning one’s philosophy or spiritual life, or one may become a supporter of a hereditary caste system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one may desire mundane reputation by making compromises with nondevotees concerning one’s philosophy or spiritual life, or o..."
11:0011:00, 17 May 2021 diff hist +4,590 N If one hears and chants without trying to give up offenses, one may become a cheap Vaisnava by trying to chant in a secluded place for material adoration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one may become a cheap Vaiṣṇava by trying to chant in a secluded place for material adoration"|"if one hears and chants wi..."
10:5110:51, 17 May 2021 diff hist +4,908 N If one hears and chants without trying to give up offenses, one may try to carry out a professional business by means of chanting the Hare Krsna mantra or reading Srimad-Bhagavatam, or one may try to increase his monetary strength by illegal means Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may also try to carry out a professional business by means of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra or reading Śrīmad-Bh..."
10:4210:42, 17 May 2021 diff hist +4,721 N If one hears and chants without trying to give up offenses, one may consider Vaisnavas in terms of birth, thinking one a brahmana Vaisnava, another a sudra Vaisnava, another a mleccha Vaisnava and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, one may consider Vaiṣṇavas in terms of birth, thinking one a brāhmaṇa Vaiṣṇava, another a śūdra V..."

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