User contributions for Soham
13 March 2022
- 08:0908:09, 13 March 2022 diff hist +23,566 N They (members of the modern civilization) think the four-wheel race is advancement of civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they think the four-wheel race is advancement of civilization"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-0..."
- 07:5707:57, 13 March 2022 diff hist +24,266 N The members of the modern so-called civilization do not know of varnasrama. Therefore they have created a society that is simply a dog's race. The dog is running on four legs, and thay are running on four wheels. That's all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the members of the modern so-called civilization do not know of varnasrama. Therefore they have created a society that is simp..."
10 March 2022
- 13:4013:40, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,532 N The ultimate goal is visnur aradhyate - the worship of the Supreme Lord, Visnu , by all. That is the idea Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate goal is visnur aradhyate - the worship of the Supreme Lord, Visnu , by all. That is the idea"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
- 13:3413:34, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,680 N The spiritual divisions are the brahmacaris - students, grhasthas - householders, vanaprasthas - retirees, and sannyasis - renunciants Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual divisions are the brahmacaris (students), grhasthas (householders), vanaprasthas (retirees), and sannyasis (renu..."
- 13:3113:31, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,993 N The varnasrama system has four social and four spiritual divisions. the social divisions are the brahmanas - teachers and priests, ksatriyas - administrators and military men, vaisyas - farmers and merchants, and sudras - laborers and craftsmen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The varṇāśrama system has four social and four spiritual divisions. the social divisions are the brāhmaṇas (teachers an..."
- 09:0209:02, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,859 N Everyone should offer up the fruits of his occupational duty to the lotus feet of the Lord Visnu , or Krsna." That is why the Vedic system is called varnasrama - literally, "social organization with a spiritual perspective Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should offer up the fruits of his occupational duty to the lotus feet of the Lord Viṣṇu , or Kṛṣṇa." That i..."
- 08:3108:31, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,993 N The materialistic workers - they see, "These men are not working like us, like dogs & asses. So they are escaping." Yes, escaping your fruitless endeavor.The Vedic civilization of self-realization begins from the varnasrama system of social organization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the materialistic workers - they see, "These men are not working like us, like dogs and asses. So they are escaping." Yes, es..."
- 07:4807:48, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,711 N Busy-ness is so important that Prahlada Maharaja says, kaumara acaret prajno: (SB 7.6.1) "Beginning from childhood, one should work for self-realization." One should not lose a second's time. So that is Vedic civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Busy-ness is so important that Prahlada Maharaja says, kaumara acaret prajno: (SB 7.6.1) "Beginning from childhood, one should..."
- 07:3607:36, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,714 N Vedic civilization is different. The accusation implied in the question is not correct. In the Vedic system, people are not lazy. They are very busy working for a higher purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic civilization is different. The accusation implied in the question is not correct. In the Vedic system, people are not la..."
- 07:2307:23, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,448 N They (karmis) work like asses, without any real aim of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They work like asses, without any real aim of life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-03-10T07:23:..."
- 07:1707:17, 10 March 2022 diff hist +24,224 N He (mundane worker) will have the same two pieces of bread and one cup of tea, even though he has increased his balance from one thousand to two thousand. And still he'll work hard. This is why karmis are called mudhas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he will have the same two pieces of bread and one cup of tea, even though he has increased his balance from one thousand to tw..."
- 06:5806:58, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,840 N He (mundane worker) is busy all day simply so that in the evening he can look at his account books and say, "Oh, the balance had been one thousand dollars - now it has become two thousand." That is his satisfaction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he is busy all day simply so that in the evening he can look at his account books and say, "Oh, the balance had been one thous..."
- 06:4206:42, 10 March 2022 diff hist +24,042 N What is the result of your being so busy? "Well, I take two pieces of toast and one cup of tea. That's all." (Laughter.) And for this purpose you are so busy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"what is the result of your being so busy? "Well, I take two pieces of toast and one cup of tea. That's all." (Laughter.) And f..."
- 06:2306:23, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,674 N The mundane workers are like that (no sense to think). They're busy at the office, very busy. If you want to see the fellow - I am very busy now Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mundane workers are like that. They're busy at the office, very busy. If you want to see the fellow, "I am very busy now"}..."
- 05:5905:59, 10 March 2022 diff hist +24,092 N The ass stands at the washerman's door, eating the grass, while the washerman loads him up again. The ass has no sense to think - If I get out of the clutches of this washerman, I can get grass anywhere. Why am I carrying so much Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ass stands at the washerman's door, eating the grass, while the washerman loads him up again. The ass has no sense to thin..."
- 05:4305:43, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,909 N The ass works very hard for no tangible gain. He carries on his back tons of cloth for the washerman, and the washerman in return gives him a little morsel of grass Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the ass works very hard for no tangible gain. He carries on his back tons of cloth for the washerman, and the washerman in ret..."
- 05:3005:30, 10 March 2022 diff hist +24,141 N We are escaping their reality. But their reality is a dog's race, and our reality is to advance in self-realization, Krsna consciousness. That is the difference. Therefore the mundane, materialistic workers have been described as mudhas, asses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are escaping their reality. But their reality is a dog's race, and our reality is to advance in self-realization, Krsna con..."
- 05:1405:14, 10 March 2022 diff hist +4 We are sometimes labeled "escapists." What is the charge No edit summary current
- 05:1305:13, 10 March 2022 diff hist +23,898 N We are sometimes labeled "escapists." What is the charge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are sometimes labeled "escapists." What is the charge"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-03-10T..."
8 March 2022
- 09:5009:50, 8 March 2022 diff hist +24,289 N He's thinking, "I am so busy & working so hard, yet I am not getting a good salary. And this man is just sitting on the bench, and he's getting such a fat salary." The criticism of Hinduism as "inhibiting progress" is like that: it comes out of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He's thinking, "I am so busy and working so hard, yet I am not getting a good salary. And this man is just sitting on the benc..."
- 09:3209:32, 8 March 2022 diff hist +47,466 N The Vedic civilization is for self-realization. It is meant for the intelligent person, the person who will not just work like an ass but who will try for that thing which he did not achieve in so many other lives - namely, self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic civilization is for self-realization. It is meant for the intelligent person, the person who will not just work like..."
- 07:3307:33, 8 March 2022 diff hist +24,238 N In a high-court a judge is sitting soberly, apparently doing nothing, and he is getting the highest salary. And another man in the same court - he's working hard all day long, rubber-stamping, and he is getting not even one-tenth of the judge's salary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another man in the same court - he's working hard all day long, rubber-stamping, and he is getting not even one-tenth of the j..."
7 March 2022
- 10:4610:46, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,858 N Sometimes people misunderstand, thinking that sages who try for self-realization are lazy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People misunderstand, thinking that sages who try for self-realization are lazy. In a high-court a judge is sitting soberly, a..."
- 06:5606:56, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,806 A dog is not afraid of having sex on the street, in front of everyone. We hide it in a nice apartment. That's all. But the activity is the same. There is no difference No edit summary
- 06:3106:31, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,597 N Vedic civilization says, No, this (living in a skyscraper building) is not advancement. Real advancement is self-realization - how much you have realized your relationship with god Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedic civilization says, "No, this is not advancement. Real advancement is self-realization - how much you have realized your..."
- 05:1805:18, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,773 N The uncivilized men in the jungle are having the same sex pleasure as the so-called civilized men who boast, "Instead of living in that hut made of leaves, we are living in a skyscraper building. This is advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|""Instead of living in that hut made of leaves, we are living in a skyscraper building. This is advancement"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
- 05:1205:12, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,879 N Prahlada Maharaja says that everything about material pleasure is already fixed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlada Maharaja says that everything about material pleasure is already fixed. The uncivilized men in the jungle are having..."
- 04:5804:58, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,834 N The soul has a particular type of body, he must eat a particular type of food. Can anyone, any scientist, improve the standard of living of a pig? Is it possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the soul has a particular type of body, he must eat a particular type of food. Can anyone, any scientist, improve the standard..."
- 04:3404:34, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,757 N A pig has a certain type of body, and his eatable is stool. This is destined. You cannot change it - "Let the pig eat halava." That is not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pig has a certain type of body, and his eatable is stool. This is destined. You cannot change it - "Let the pig eat halavā...."
- 04:2604:26, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,939 N Naturally, according to the different types of body, there are some external differences in the pleasure, but the basic amount and quality of this pleasure has very well defined limitations. That is called destiny Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Naturally, according to the different types of body, there are some external differences in the pleasure, but the basic amount..."
- 04:2104:21, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,737 N Prahlada Maharaja says we are imagining that there are different types of pleasure on account of different types of body, but the pleasure is fundamentally the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja says we are imagining that there are different types of pleasure on account of different types of body, b..."
- 04:1504:15, 7 March 2022 diff hist +23,942 N People are taking this sex pleasure between a man and woman in a nice decorated apartment as very advanced. But this is not advanced. And yet they are making a dog's race for this - advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"people are taking this sex pleasure between a man and woman in a nice decorated apartment as very advanced. But this is not ad..."
6 March 2022
- 13:0513:05, 6 March 2022 diff hist +23,921 N Just as misery comes without our trying for it, so the happiness we deserve will also come, by higher arrangement. A dog has a material body, and I have a material body. So my sex pleasure and the dog's sex pleasure is the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as misery comes without our trying for it, so the happiness we deserve will also come, by higher arrangement. A dog has a..."
- 06:2806:28, 6 March 2022 diff hist +23,992 N Prahlada Maharaja advises his friends (SB 7.6.3): My dear friends, material pleasure which is due simply to this material body - is essentially the same in any body. And just as misery comes without our trying for it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlada Maharaja advises his friends (SB 7.6.3), sukham aindriyakam daitya"|"My dear friends, material pleasure - which is du..."
- 05:5605:56, 6 March 2022 diff hist +23,850 N If we don't get out of this struggle (Where is food? Where is sex? Where is shelter? How to defend?) for existence, we'll have to do them again in many, many future lives. So these things should be stopped Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we don't get out of this struggle for existence, we'll have to do them again in many, many future lives. So these things sh..."
- 05:3205:32, 6 March 2022 diff hist +23,957 N Bird, beast, insect, fish - everywhere the same struggle: "Where is food? Where is sex? Where is shelter? How to defend?" So the sastra (scripture) says we have done these things in many, many past lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bird, beast, insect, fish - everywhere the same struggle: "Where is food? Where is sex? Where is shelter? How to defend?" So t..."
5 March 2022
- 11:4011:40, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,770 N This struggle for existence is going on, life after life. Even a small insect is engaging in the same struggle - ahara-nidra-bhaya-maithunam - eating, sleeping, defending, and mating Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this struggle for existence is going on, life after life. Even a small insect is engaging in the same struggle - āhāra-nidr..."
- 11:0211:02, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,769 N The dog is busy for sense gratification: "Where is food? Where is shelter? Where is a mate? How to defend?" And the man is also doing the same business, in different ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The dog is busy for sense gratification: "Where is food? Where is shelter? Where is a mate? How to defend?" And the man is als..."
- 10:4510:45, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,740 N There are 8,400,000 material forms. So this transmigration is going on, but in every one of these millions of forms, the business is sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are 8,400,000 material forms. So this transmigration is going on, but in every one of these millions of forms, the busin..."
- 10:3110:31, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,907 N The human being should exert his energy for that thing which he did not get in many, many lives. Through many, many lives the soul has been in the forms of dogs or demigods or cats or birds or insects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The human being should exert his energy for that thing which he did not get in many, many lives. Through many, many lives the..."
- 10:0910:09, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,711 N Spiritually uncultured people think the dog race is life. But actual life is spiritual progress. Therefore the SB (1.5.18) says, tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovido Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Spiritually uncultured people think the dog race is life. But actual life is spiritual progress. Therefore the Śrīmad-Bhāga..."
- 09:4409:44, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,732 N Sometimes those who have no idea of religion notice that the Indian saintly persons are not working hard like dogs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes those who have no idea of religion notice that the Indian saintly persons are not working hard like dogs"}} {{notes|..."
- 09:3109:31, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,610 N The whole Vedic system is meant for spiritual advancement. Human energy is employed in a more exalted direction than to compete with the dog Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the whole Vedic system is meant for spiritual advancement. Human energy is employed in a more exalted direction than to compet..."
- 08:2108:21, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,667 N The Vedic system is this: The human being has a certain amount of energy - better energy than the animals', better consciousness - and that energy should be utilized for spiritual advancement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic system is this: The human being has a certain amount of energy - better energy than the animals', better consciousne..."
- 08:0608:06, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,299 A dog is running here and there on four legs, and you are running on four wheels. Is that progress? No edit summary
- 07:4207:42, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,718 N It is a false charge that the Vedic system inhibits the progress of mankind. What is that "progress"? A dog's jumping is progress Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is a false charge that the Vedic system inhibits the progress of mankind. What is that "progress"? A dog's jumping is progr..."
- 07:3007:30, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,910 N The Vedic scriptures make no mention of such a thing as "Hinduism." but they do mention sanatana-dharma, the eternal and universal religion, and also varnasrama-dharma, the natural organization of human society. That we can find in the Vedic scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedic scriptures make no mention of such a thing as "Hinduism." but they do mention sanātana-dharma, the eternal and univ..."
- 06:3506:35, 5 March 2022 diff hist +23,480 N The charge is false. Those who have made that charge do not know what "Hinduism" is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The charge is false. Those who have made that charge do not know what "Hinduism" is"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complet..."
- 06:0006:00, 5 March 2022 diff hist +7,209 N People have no conception of God, and therefore there is no understanding of religion. As a result, the whole human civilization is declining. And because it is declining, human beings are becoming more and more like animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People have no conception of God, and therefore there is no understanding of religion. As a result, the whole human civilizati..."