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13:5313:53, 25 May 2021 diff hist +4,823 N There is a distinction between the body and the soul of the materially existing living being, but because Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Lord Jagannatha do not possess material bodies, there is no distinction between Their bodies and souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a distinction between the body and the soul of the materially existing living being, but because Śrī Caitanya Mahā..."
13:4813:48, 25 May 2021 diff hist +4,036 N Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.7): The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling very hard with the six senses, which include the mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities in this conditioned world are My eternal fragmental parts. Due to conditioned life, they are struggling ve..."
11:5611:56, 25 May 2021 diff hist +5,116 N Such a person (under the control of the external energy) cannot understand that the Supreme Person is the original great fire, whereas the living entities are simply small fragmental parts of that Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such a person cannot understand that the Supreme Person is the original great fire, whereas the living entities are simply sma..." current
11:5211:52, 25 May 2021 diff hist +4,650 N A person under the control of the external energy cannot understand that distinction - between the Supreme Lord Krsna and the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person under the control of the external energy, however, cannot understand that distinction"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmi..." current
11:5011:50, 25 May 2021 diff hist +5,063 N The living entities are like sparks of fire, & His Lordship the SPG is considered the original great fire. When we hear this sruti-vakya, or message from the Vedas, we should understand the distinction between the Supreme Lord Krsna & the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entities are like sparks of fire, and His Lordship the Supreme Personality of Godhead is considered the original gr..."
11:3911:39, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,362 N There is actually no difference between Lord Jagannatha and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, but the ignorant poet from Bengal applied a material distinction to the body of Lord Sri Jagannatha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is actually no difference between Lord Jagannātha and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, but the ignorant poet from Bengal app..." current
11:3711:37, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,327 N There is no distinction between the body and the soul of Lord Jagannatha, for Lord Jagannatha is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1), just as the body of Krsna is sac-cid-ananda-vigraha Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no distinction between the body and the soul of Lord Jagannātha, for Lord Jagannātha is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha"|"j..." current
11:3311:33, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,157 N The advanced devotee does not see the worshipable Deity as having a soul within a body like an ordinary human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The advanced devotee, therefore, does not see the worshipable Deity as having a soul within a body like an ordinary human bein..."
11:3111:31, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,308 N When one’s eyes are purified by devotional service performed on the spiritual platform, one can actually envision Lord Jagannatha and His body as being completely spiritual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one’s eyes are purified by devotional service performed on the spiritual platform, one can actually envision Lord Jagan..." current
11:2811:28, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,694 N A pure devotee who knows the science of Krsna consciousness makes no distinction between Lord Jagannatha and His body. He knows that they are identical, just as Lord Krsna and His soul are one and the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee who knows the science of Kṛṣṇa consciousness makes no distinction between Lord Jagannātha and His body...."
11:2511:25, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,521 N One who thinks that the body of Lord Jagannatha is made of matter and who distinguishes between Lord Jagannatha’s body and His soul is condemned, for he is an offender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who thinks that the body of Lord Jagannātha is made of matter and who distinguishes between Lord Jagannātha’s body and..." current
11:2211:22, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,203 N According to the direction of the Padma Purana, Anyone who considers the Deity in the temple to be made of stone or wood is a resident of hell Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who considers the Deity in the temple to be made of stone or wood is a resident of hell"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmi..."
11:2011:20, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,204 N If one thinks that the form of Lord Jagannatha is an idol made of wood, he immediately brings ill fortune into his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one thinks that the form of Lord Jagannātha is an idol made of wood, he immediately brings ill fortune into his life"}} {{..."
11:1111:11, 25 May 2021 diff hist +2,844 N For the ordinary living being in material existence there is a division or distinction between the body and the owner of the body. In spiritual existence, there is no such distinction, for the body is the owner himself and the owner is the body itself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the ordinary living being in material existence there is a division or distinction between the body and the owner of the b..."
11:0511:05, 25 May 2021 diff hist +2,065 N As stated in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.13): As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into anoth..."
11:0311:03, 25 May 2021 diff hist +2,068 N Sariri refers to a person who owns the sarira, or body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śarīrī refers to a person who owns the śarīra, or body"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..." current
10:5010:50, 25 May 2021 diff hist +2,439 N Only the poetry and other writings of such devotees (who fully understand pure devotional service and follow the parampara system) are accepted with great happiness by devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only the poetry and other writings of such devotees are accepted with great happiness by devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sha..." current
10:4410:44, 25 May 2021 diff hist +3,070 Vidagdha-atmiya-vakya refers to words written by a devotee who fully understands pure devotional service. Such devotees, who follow the parampara system, are sometimes described as sajatiyasaya-snigdha, or "pleasing to the same class of people" No edit summary current
10:4410:44, 25 May 2021 diff hist +2,221 N Gramya-kavi refers to a poet or writer such as the authors of novels and other fiction who write only about the relationships between man and woman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Grāmya-kavi refers to a poet or writer such as the authors of novels and other fiction who write only about the relationships..." current

17:0217:02, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,281 N If one writes poetry without proper knowledge, there is every possibility that the mellows will overlap. When this occurs, no learned or advanced Vaisnava will like to hear it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one writes poetry without proper knowledge, there is every possibility that the mellows will overlap. When this occurs, no..."
16:5916:59, 24 May 2021 diff hist +1,907 N Writing poetry, especially poetry concerning the Vaisnava conclusion, is very difficult Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Writing poetry, especially poetry concerning the Vaiṣṇava conclusion, is very difficult"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmisth..."
16:5716:57, 24 May 2021 diff hist +1,977 N Yadva-tadva kavi refers to anyone who writes poetry without knowledge of how to do so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yadvā-tadvā kavi refers to anyone who writes poetry without knowledge of how to do so"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}}..." current
16:5116:51, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,275 N When two opposing transcendental mellows overlap, they produce rasabhasa, or an overlapping of transcendental mellows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When two opposing transcendental mellows overlap, they produce rasābhāsa, or an overlapping of transcendental mellows"}} {{n..."
16:5016:50, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,560 N Experts in distinguishing one mellow from another sometimes accept some overlapping transcendental mellows (rasabhasa) as rasas due to their being pleasurable and tasteful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Experts in distinguishing one mellow from another sometimes accept some overlapping transcendental mellows (rasābhāsa) as ra..."
16:4416:44, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,512 If Krsna and the enemies who harbor feelings of opposition toward Him are respectively the object and abodes of the mellow of laughter, the resulting feelings are called aparasa, opposing mellows No edit summary current
16:4416:44, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,254 When the seven indirect transcendental mellows and the dried-up mellow of neutrality are produced by devotees and moods not directly related to Krsna and devotional service in ecstatic love, they are described as anurasa, imitation mellows No edit summary current
16:4216:42, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,619 N When the twelve mellows - such as neutrality, servitorship and friendship - are characterized by adverse sthayi-bhava, vibhava and anubhava ecstasies, they are known as uparasa, submellows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the twelve mellows"|"such as neutrality, servitorship and friendship"|"are characterized by adverse sthāyi-bhāva, vibh..."
16:3916:39, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,347 N The overlapping of transcendental mellows is described as being first grade, second grade or third grade Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the overlapping of transcendental mellows is described as being first grade, second grade or third grade"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
15:4915:49, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,282 N Such mellows (rasabhasa, an overlapping mellow) are called uparasa (submellows), anurasa (imitation transcendental mellows) and aparasa - opposing transcendental mellows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such mellows are called uparasa (submellows), anurasa (imitation transcendental mellows) and aparasa (opposing transcendental..." current
15:4715:47, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,661 N A mellow temporarily appearing transcendental but contradicting mellows previously stated and lacking some of a mellow’s necessities is called rasabhasa, an overlapping mellow, by advanced devotees who know how to taste transcendental mellows Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A mellow temporarily appearing transcendental but contradicting mellows previously stated and lacking some of a mellow’s nec..." current
15:3515:35, 24 May 2021 diff hist +1,903 N The present Krsna consciousness movement is nondifferent from the pastimes performed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu when He was personally present, for the same principles are being followed and the same actions performed without fail Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The present Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is nondifferent from the pastimes performed by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu when..."
15:3015:30, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,873 To inundate the three worlds with nectar is the purpose of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. How this could be possible was exhibited by Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and later by Thakura Narottama dasa and Syamananda Gosvami No edit summary
15:3015:30, 24 May 2021 diff hist +2,546 To inundate the three worlds with nectar is the purpose of the pastimes of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
15:2815:28, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,379 N Any person who knows the science of Krsna and who is fully qualified in spiritual life can become jagad-guru. Thus Caitanya personally took lessons from Sri Ramananda Raya and also sent Pradyumna Misra, an exalted brahmana, to take lessons from him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any person who knows the science of Kṛṣṇa and who is fully qualified in spiritual life can become jagad-guru. Thus Śrī..."
15:2415:24, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,158 N Even people who never see what a jagad-guru is and never talk with other people become puffed-up sannyasis and declare themselves jagad-gurus. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not like this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even people who never see what a jagad-guru is and never talk with other people become puffed-up sannyāsīs and declare thems..." current
15:1815:18, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,618 One cannot become jagad-guru simply by advertising oneself as jagad-guru without knowing the essential principles for becoming jagad-guru. Even people who never see what a jagad-guru is and never talk with other people become puffed-up sannyasis No edit summary current
15:1615:16, 24 May 2021 diff hist +3,970 N This is the principle of the Vaisnava cult, as evinced in the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the principle of the Vaiṣṇava cult, as evinced in the teachings of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
15:1215:12, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,412 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu proved that a person like Ramananda Raya, although born in a sudra family and situated in the grhastha-asrama, can become the spiritual master of such exalted personalities as Himself and Pradyumna Misra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu proved that a person like Rāmānanda Rāya, although born in a śūdra family and situated in the gṛha..."
15:1015:10, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,208 N Highly exalted brahmanas think that unless one is born in a brahmana family, one cannot become a spiritual master and teach the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"highly exalted brahmanas think that unless one is born in a brahmana family, one cannot become a spiritual master and teach th..."
15:0415:04, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,296 N Persons born in brahmana families think that because they execute the ritualistic ceremonies recommended in the Vedas and follow the principles of smrti, they alone can become spiritual masters of society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"persons born in brāhmaṇa families think that because they execute the ritualistic ceremonies recommended in the Vedas and f..."
14:5814:58, 24 May 2021 diff hist +4,237 N Sannyasis in the line of Sankaracarya always think that they have performed all the duties of brahmanas and that, furthermore, having understood the essence of the Vedanta-sutra and become sannyasis, they are the natural spiritual masters of all society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sannyāsīs in the line of Śaṅkarācārya always think that they have performed all the duties of brāhmaṇas and that, fu..."
14:3614:36, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,454 N Kiratas, Hunas, Andhras, Pulindas, Pulkasas, Abhiras, Sumbhas, Yavanas and members of the Khasa races, and even others addicted to sinful acts, can be purified by taking shelter of the devotees of the Lord, due to His being the supreme power Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kiratas, Hunas, Andhras, Pulindas, Pulkasas, Abhiras, Sumbhas, Yavanas and members of the Khasa races, and even others addicte..."
14:3014:30, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,594 N The Krsna consciousness movement is creating pure, exalted Vaisnavas even from those born in families considered lower than those of sudras. This is proof that a Vaisnava may appear in any family, as confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is creating pure, exalted Vaiṣṇavas even from those born in families considered low..." current
14:2614:26, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,694 N Ordinary people cannot understand the essence of sastra, nor can they understand the pure character, behavior and abilities of strict followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s principles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ordinary people cannot understand the essence of śāstra, nor can they understand the pure character, behavior and abilities..."
14:2414:24, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,737 N According to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s philosophy, anyone who knows the science of Krsna can become a spiritual master, without reference to whether or not he is a brahmana or sannyasi Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"anyone who knows the science of Kṛṣṇa can become a spiritual master, without reference to whether or not he is a brāhma..."
14:1914:19, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,850 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself, although belonging to the renounced order, took instruction from Sri Ramananda Raya. In this way Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu exhibited His opulence through Sri Ramananda Raya. That is the special significance of this incident Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself, although belonging to the renounced order, took instruction from Śrī Rāmānanda Rāya. In thi..." current
14:1614:16, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,461 N Ramananda Raya was a grhastha belonging to the sudra class, yet Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu arranged for him to be the master who taught Pradyumna Misra, a highly qualified brahmana born in a brahmana family Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Rāmānanda Rāya was a gṛhastha belonging to the śūdra class, yet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu arranged for him to be the m..."
14:1014:10, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,661 N The brahmana is supposed to be the spiritual master of the other three varnas, namely ksatriya, vaisya and sudra, and the sannyasi is supposed to be the spiritual master even of the exalted brahmanas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The brāhmaṇa is supposed to be the spiritual master of the other three varṇas, namely kṣatriya, vaiśya and śūdra, an..."
14:0114:01, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,464 N Sannyasa, the renounced order of life, is the topmost position for a brahmana, a member of the highest of the four varnas - brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sannyāsa, the renounced order of life, is the topmost position for a brāhmaṇa, a member of the highest of the four varṇa..."
13:5913:59, 24 May 2021 diff hist +5,474 N When a man is greatly learned in the Vedanta-sutras, he is known as a pandita, or learned scholar. Generally this qualification is attributed to brahmanas and sannyasis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a man is greatly learned in the Vedānta-sūtras, he is known as a paṇḍita, or learned scholar. Generally this qualif..." current

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