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• 15:21, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the chief exponent of Krsna consciousness in this age, has explained that the living entities in various planetary systems all over the universe are rotating in different species of life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the chief exponent of Kṛṣṇa consciousness in this age, has explained that the living entities...")
• 15:17, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page A Vaisnava is addressed as maha-bhaga, which means "fortunate." One who becomes a Vaisnava and is God conscious is understood to be greatly fortunate (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Vaiṣṇava is addressed as mahā-bhāga, which means"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-02...")
• 15:09, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page That is described in the Brahma-samhita (cintamani prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vrksa (Bs. 5.29)). A pure Vaisnava is compared to such a wish-fulfilling tree, for he can bestow a matchless gift upon a sincere disciple - Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā (cintāmaṇi prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa (Bs. 5.29)). A pure Vaiṣṇava is c...")
• 14:37, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page In this material world a particular type of fruit can only be gotten from a particular type of tree, but in Krsnaloka, as well as in all the other planets in the spiritual sky, all the trees are spiritual and will yield whatever one desires (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world a particular type of fruit can only be gotten from a particular type of tree, but in Kṛṣṇaloka, a...")
• 14:30, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Vanca-kalpa-taru: Everyone has desires, but a Vaisnava can fulfill all desires. Kalpa-taru refers to a tree in the spiritual world which is called a wish-fulfilling tree (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vāñcā-kalpa-taru: Everyone has desires, but a Vaiṣṇava can fulfill all desires. Kalpa-taru refers to a tree in the spir...")
• 14:23, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Krsna never tolerates offenses committed at the lotus feet of a pure Vaisnava. A Vaisnava, however, is always ready to forgive such offenses. Krpambudhi: A Vaisnava is an ocean of mercy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa never tolerates offenses committed at the lotus feet of a pure Vaiṣṇava. A Vaiṣṇava, however, is always re...")
• 14:17, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Regardless of the country or sect to which they belong, all Vaisnavas or devotees - any people who are God conscious or Krsna conscious - are thus compassionate. Therefore to blaspheme a Vaisnava, a preacher of God's glories, is a great offense (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regardless of the country or sect to which they belong, all Vaiṣṇavas or devotees - any people who are God conscious or K...")
• 14:10, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Pariksit Maharaja was a Vaisnava (devotee), and a Vaisnava always feels compassion for others' distress. For instance, when Lord Jesus Christ appeared, he was greatly aggrieved by the miserable conditions of the people (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Parīkṣit Mahārāja was a Vaiṣṇava (devotee), and a Vaiṣṇava always feels compassion for others' distress. For inst...")
• 14:05, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page After hearing a description of such (hellish and heavenly) planets from Sukadeva Gosvami, Pariksit Maharaja said: "Sir, I have heard from you about the hellish planets. Men who are very sinful are sent to those planets." (SB 6.1.6) (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After hearing a description of such planets from Śukadeva Gosvāmī, Parīkṣit Mahārāja said"|"Sir, I have heard from you...")
• 13:59, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Just as there are environmental differences on this planet, there are other planets which have far different atmospheres and environments (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as there are environmental differences on this planet, there are other planets which have far different atmospheres and e...")
• 13:35, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Even on this planet we experience different climatic conditions. In temperate countries such as the United States, the climate is different from that of a tropical country like India (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even on this planet we experience different climatic conditions. In temperate countries such as the United States, the climate...")
• 13:24, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The Bhagavatam contains descriptions of the various planets (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Bhāgavatam contains descriptions of the various planets"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|202...")
• 13:15, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Srimad-Bhagavatam gives evidence of where these planets (hellish and heavenly planetary systems) are and indicates how far they are from this planet, just as astronomers have calculated how far the moon and other heavenly bodies are from earth (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam gives evidence of where these planets are and indicates how far they are from this planet, just as astron...")
• 12:52, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Actually, not only the Bhagavatam but all religious scriptures contain descriptions of hellish or lower planetary systems and heavenly or higher systems (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, not only the Bhāgavatam but all religious scriptures contain descriptions of hellish or lower planetary systems and...")
• 12:48, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page In the Fifth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the universal planetary systems are very fully explained. Within the universe there are lower, middle and higher planetary systems (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Fifth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, the universal planetary systems are very fully explained. Within the universe ther...")
• 12:44, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page This (the glorification of the holy name of God) is found in the Sixth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, an epic work by Vyasadeva describing the pastimes of Lord Krsna and elaborating on the philosophy of Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"an epic work by Vyāsadeva describing the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa and elaborating on the philosophy of Kṛṣṇa consci...")
• 12:37, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page This subject (glorification of the holy name of God) was discussed by Pariksit and Sukadeva Gosvami, who noted that a brahmana, who was very fallen and addicted to all kinds of sinful activities, was saved simply by chanting the holy names of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This subject was discussed by Mahārāja Parīkṣit and Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who noted that a brāhmaṇa, who was very falle...")
• 12:29, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Our subject matter is most sublime: the glorification of the holy name of God (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our subject matter is most sublime: the glorification of the holy name of God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{complete|...")
• 10:24, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Since we have to accept some authority, why not accept His (Krsna's)? Simply by hearing of His glories from Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam and by chanting His names - Hare Krsna - we can swiftly perfect our lives (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since we have to accept some authority, why not accept His? Simply by hearing of His glories from Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad...")
• 10:20, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The best and ultimate authority is Krsna, for He is our eternal well-wisher, and He always speaks for our benefit (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best and ultimate authority is Kṛṣṇa, for He is our eternal well-wisher, and He always speaks for our benefit"}} {{n...")
• 10:16, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page We are all under authority, yet we say that we don't want authority. This is called maya, illusion. We do, however, have a certain independence - we can choose to be under the authority of our senses or the authority of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are all under authority, yet we say that we don't want authority. This is called māyā, illusion. We do, however, have a c...")
• 10:12, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page What can be more pathetic than a man who claims to answer to no authority but who follows his senses blindly wherever they lead him? Our false claim to independence is simply foolishness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What can be more pathetic than a man who claims to answer to no authority but who follows his senses blindly wherever they lea...")
• 10:08, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Unfortunately, our disease is that we are rebellious - we automatically resist authority. Yet although we say that we don't want authority, nature is so strong that it forces authority upon us. We are forced to accept the authority of nature (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, our disease is that we are rebellious - we automatically resist authority. Yet although we say that we don't wa...")
• 10:03, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Krsna recommends this process: "Give up all varieties of religiousness, and just surrender unto Me; and in return I shall protect you from all sinful reactions. Therefore, you have nothing to fear." (BG 18.66) (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Give up all varieties of religiousness, and just surrender unto Me; and in return I shall protect you from all sinful reaction...")
• 09:47, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page We cannot understand Krsna by sensual perception or by speculation. It is not possible, for Krsna is so great that He is beyond our sensual range. But He can be understood by surrender (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot understand Kṛṣṇa by sensual perception or by speculation. It is not possible, for Kṛṣṇa is so great that...")
• 09:41, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Of all the senses, the tongue is the most voracious and difficult to control, but it can be controlled simply by chanting Hare Krsna and tasting Krsna prasadam, food offered to Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all the senses, the tongue is the most voracious and difficult to control, but it can be controlled simply by chanting Hare...")
• 09:38, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page By hearing His (Krsna's) message, we learn to control the tongue, and after the tongue is controlled, the other senses follow (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By hearing His message, we learn to control the tongue, and after the tongue is controlled, the other senses follow"}} {{notes...")
• 09:35, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Krsna has given us a tongue and two ears, and we may be surprised to know that Krsna is realized through the ears and tongue, not through the eyes (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa has given us a tongue and two ears, and we may be surprised to know that Kṛṣṇa is realized through the ears...")
• 09:31, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page If someone says, "I'm not educated at all, & I cannot read books," he is still not disqualified. He can still perfect his life by simply chanting the maha-mantra: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he is still not disqualified. He can still perfect his life by simply chanting the mahā-mantra: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛ...")
• 09:24, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page This (accepting knowledge from perfect books of knowledge such as Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam) then is the process of Krsna consciousness. It is very easy, and anyone can adopt it and make his life perfect (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This then is the process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. It is very easy, and anyone can adopt it and make his life perfect"}} {...")
• 09:14, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page His (a realized student of Krsna consciousness) knowledge is perfect because it is coming from perfect books of knowledge such as Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His knowledge is perfect because it is coming from perfect books of knowledge such as Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam...")
• 09:09, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page What is the use in becoming a scientist or a philosopher if we cannot say what our next life will be? A realized student of KC can very easily say what his next life is, what God is, what the living entity is and what his relationship with God is (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What is the use in becoming a scientist or a philosopher if we cannot say what our next life will be? A realized student of K...")
• 08:38, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page It is not possible in these days to imitate Dhruva Maharaja, but by following certain basic Vedic principles, we can make advancement in spiritual consciousness, Krsna consciousness. As we advance, we become perfect in knowledge (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible in these days to imitate Dhruva Mahārāja, but by following certain basic Vedic principles, we can make ad...")
• 08:23, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There (in the process of KC) are restrictions governing eating and sex life (only prasadam, food first offered to Krsna, is taken, and sex is restricted to married life), and there are other regulations which facilitate and foster spiritual realization (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are restrictions governing eating and sex life (only prasādam, food first offered to Kṛṣṇa, is taken, and sex is...")
• 08:03, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The Krsna consciousness process is based on austerity, but it is not very difficult (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness process is based on austerity, but it is not very difficult"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}}...")
• 08:01, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page It is not necessary for us to practice such severe austerities (like Dhruva Maharaja), but simply by following in the footsteps of Vedic authorities we also can see God eye to eye. This vision of God is the perfection of life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not necessary for us to practice such severe austerities, but simply by following in the footsteps of Vedic authorities...")
• 07:39, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page He (Dhruva Maharaja) finally restricted his inhalation of air and stood for six months on one leg only. After he executed these severe austerities for half a year, God became manifest before him, eye to eye (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He finally restricted his inhalation of air and stood for six months on one leg only. After he executed these severe austeriti...")
• 07:24, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The first month Dhruva Maharaja was in the forest, he simply ate some fruits and vegetables once every three days and drank a little water every six days. He finally restricted his inhalation of air and stood for six months on one leg only (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first month Dhruva Mahārāja was in the forest, he simply ate some fruits and vegetables once every three days and drank...")
• 07:15, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Although he (Dhruva Maharaja) was only a five-year-old prince with a very delicate body, he was successful because he followed the directions of his spiritual master, Narada (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although he was only a five-year-old prince with a very delicate body, he was successful because he followed the directions of...")
• 07:11, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page There are many instances in Vedic civilization of kings who attained perfection as devotees of God. For example, Dhruva Maharaja went to the forest to search out God and by practice of severe penance and austerity found God within six months (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many instances in Vedic civilization of kings who attained perfection as devotees of God. For example, Dhruva Mahār...")
• 07:06, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page In previous ages, however, these (great saintly) kings were rsis - great learned scholars and devotees - and because they were not ordinary men the government which they headed worked very nicely (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In previous ages, however, these kings were ṛṣis - great learned scholars and devotees - and because they were not ordinar...")
• 07:00, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page Formerly knowledge was passed down by great saintly kings who were the authorities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly knowledge was passed down by great saintly kings who were the authorities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nabakumar}} {{comp...")
• 06:58, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita Krsna recommends this process of knowledge: "This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way." (BG 4.2) (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa recommends this process of knowledge"|"This supreme science was thus received through the chain...")
• 06:54, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The process of parampara or disciplic succession is this very process of hearing from Krsna or from authorities who have accepted Krsna and repeating exactly what they have said (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of paramparā or disciplic succession is this very process of hearing from Kṛṣṇa or from authorities who hav...")
• 06:49, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page If we receive information from the perfect source, Krsna, and if we repeat that information, then what we are speaking can also be accepted as perfect and authoritative (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we receive information from the perfect source, Kṛṣṇa, and if we repeat that information, then what we are speaking c...")
• 06:44, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page The process of induction, by which, reasoning from particular facts or individual cases, one can arrive at a general conclusion, is never a perfect process. Because we are limited and our experience is limited, it will always remain imperfect (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of induction, by which, reasoning from particular facts or individual cases, one can arrive at a general conclusio...")
• 06:39, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page If we attempt to reach conclusions by dint of our own speculative powers, however, we are subject to fall into error (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we attempt to reach conclusions by dint of our own speculative powers, however, we are subject to fall into error"}} {{note...")
• 06:35, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page A good father and mother never cheat when their son inquires from them; they give exact and correct information. Similarly, if we get spiritual information from an authority and if the authority is not a cheater, then our knowledge is perfect (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A good father and mother never cheat when their son inquires from them; they give exact and correct information. Similarly, if...")
• 06:30, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page He (the child) learns the names of things and the basic relations of one thing to another by questioning his parents. A good father and mother never cheat when their son inquires from them; they give exact and correct information (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He learns the names of things and the basic relations of one thing to another by questioning his parents. A good father and mo...")
• 06:23, 19 February 2022 Navakishora Mukunda talk contribs created page In our childhood we asked, "Father, what is this?" and father would say, "This is a pen," "These are spectacles," or "This is a table." In this way from the very beginnings of life a child learns from his father and mother (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In our childhood we asked"|"Father, what is this"|"and father would say"|"This is a pen"|"These are spectacles"|"This is a tab...")