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17:4617:46, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,343 N If one engages himself in his original, spiritual business, acting as the servant of Krsna, then all processes of purification and reformation are fulfilled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one engages himself in his original, spiritual business, acting as the servant of Kṛṣṇa, then all processes of purifi..."
17:4317:43, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,094 That is the teaching of Lord Caitanya: jivera 'svarupa' haya krsnera 'nitya-dasa' (CC Madhya 20.108) - The real identity of the living being is that he is the eternal servant of Krsna No edit summary current
17:4217:42, 10 April 2022 diff hist +1 Krsna is Brahman, or spirit, and I am also Brahman, but He's the Supreme Brahman, while I am minute Brahman. So my business is to serve Krsna No edit summary current
17:4117:41, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,090 N That is the teaching of Lord Caitanya: jivera 'svarupa' haya krsnera 'nitya-dasa' (CC Madhya 20.108) - The real identity of the living being is that he is the eternal servant of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the teaching of Lord Caitanya: jīvera 'svarūpa' haya kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa' (CC Madhya 20.108) - "The real iden..."
15:4715:47, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,211 N Krsna is Brahman, or spirit, and I am also Brahman, but He's the Supreme Brahman, while I am minute Brahman. So my business is to serve Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna is Brahman, or spirit, and I am also Brahman, but He's the Supreme Brahman, while I am minute Brahman. So my business is..."
14:3314:33, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,212 N Arjuna said, param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan: (BG 10.12) - You are the Supreme Spirit, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna said, paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān: (BG 10.12) "You are the Supreme Spirit, the ultimate..."
14:0214:02, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,113 N Aham brahmasmi - "I am a spirit soul." So, we are Brahman, spirit, and Krsna is Param Brahman, the Supreme Spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aham brahmasmi - "I am a spirit soul." So, we are Brahman, spirit, and Krsna is Param Brahman, the Supreme Spirit"}} {{notes|}..."
13:4813:48, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,592 N If one chants the Hare Krsna maha-mantra without any offense, under the guidance of a spiritual master, all these samskaras (ten kinds of purificatory processes) automatically become fulfilled, and one returns to his original, spiritual position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one chants the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra without any offense, under the guidance of a spiritual master, all these saṁ..." current
13:3913:39, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,200 N Altogether there are dasa-vidha-samskarah, ten kinds of purificatory processes. So, in this age it is very difficult to follow them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"altogether there are daśa-vidha-saṁskārah, ten kinds of purificatory processes. So, in this age it is very difficult to fo..." current
13:2913:29, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,301 N Our aim should be to go there (spiritual world), and every human being should be given the chance. That is real education. That is called samskara, the process of purification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"our aim should be to go there, and every human being should be given the chance. That is real education. That is called saṁs..."
13:1613:16, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,003 N We want unending blissful life, but it is not possible in the material world That happiness is in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we want unending blissful life, but it is not possible in the material world That happiness is in the spiritual world"}} {{not..." current
13:0213:02, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,249 N We are part and parcel of God. Somehow or other, we are now in this material existence. So the real aim of life is to return to the spiritual world, where there is no struggle for existence - blissful, happy life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we are part and parcel of God. Somehow or other, we are now in this material existence. So the real aim of life is to return t..."
12:5112:51, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,149 N Human life is the opportunity for understanding what one is and what the aim of one's life is. The aim of life is to go back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human life is the opportunity for understanding what one is and what the aim of one's life is. The aim of life is to go back h..."
12:2412:24, 10 April 2022 diff hist +7,991 N It is said, samskarad bhaved dvijah: by the purificatory processes, one attains spiritual rebirth. That is essential Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, saṁskārād bhaved dvijaḥ: by the purificatory processes, one attains spiritual rebirth. That is essential"}}..." current
12:1412:14, 10 April 2022 diff hist +7,958 N The purpose of samskaras is to gradually bring a person who has no knowledge of spiritual life to the spiritual platform Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the purpose of saṁskāras is to gradually bring a person who has no knowledge of spiritual life to the spiritual platform"}}..." current
12:0212:02, 10 April 2022 diff hist +8,191 N The real aim of samskaras is to bring a rascal to the platform of knowledge. Janmana jayate sudrah: by birth, everyone is the same - sudra. In other words, one is without any knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real aim of samskaras is to bring a rascal to the platform of knowledge. Janmana jayate sudrah: by birth, everyone is the..." current
11:3911:39, 10 April 2022 diff hist +6,016 N By chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra - all one's sins are eradicated and one becomes fully reformed. In other words, one comes to the spiritual platform, and that is success in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra - all one's sins are eradicated and one becomes fully reformed. In other words,..." current
11:3011:30, 10 April 2022 diff hist −9 This is stated in the SB (6.1.15): Just as when the sun rises the all-pervading fog immediately disappears, so in this Kali-yuga, by the process of bhakti-yoga - especially by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra - all one's sins are eradicated No edit summary current
11:2911:29, 10 April 2022 diff hist +6,436 N This is stated in the SB (6.1.15): Just as when the sun rises the all-pervading fog immediately disappears, so in this Kali-yuga, by the process of bhakti-yoga - especially by chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra - all one's sins are eradicated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is stated in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (6.1.15)"|"Just as when the sun rises the all-pervading fog immediately disappears,..."
11:0611:06, 10 April 2022 diff hist +6,101 N All the benefits of practicing austerities, penances, mystic yoga, and so on will be totally achieved simply by the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the benefits of practicing austerities, penances, mystic yoga, and so on will be totally achieved simply by the chanting o..."
09:2709:27, 10 April 2022 diff hist +5,750 N This sankirtana movement is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's gift, and by taking up this chanting one attains kevala-bhakti, unalloyed devotion to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this saṅkīrtana movement is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's gift, and by taking up this chanting one attains kevala-bhakti, unalloye..." current
08:0308:03, 10 April 2022 diff hist +5,856 N Sarvatma-snapanam param vijayate sri-krsna-sankirtanam: all glories to this sankirtana movement, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijāyate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam: all glories to this saṅkīrtana movement, the chant..."
07:3707:37, 10 April 2022 diff hist +6,158 N The next benefit is anandambudhi-vardanam: the ocean of transcendental bliss increases; and purnamrtasvadanam: he tastes the nectar of Krsna consciousness at every step of life. In other words, his life becomes totally blissful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The next benefit is ānandāmbudhi-vardanam: the ocean of transcendental bliss increases; and pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanam: he ta..."
07:2107:21, 10 April 2022 diff hist +6,177 N There is bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam: the process of stopping the blazing fire of material existence. Next, sreyah-kairava-candrika-vitaranam: his life becomes completely auspicious; & vidya-vadhu-jivanam: he becomes filled with transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam: the process of stopping the blazing fire of material existence. Next, śreyaḥ-..." current
07:0607:06, 10 April 2022 diff hist +5,982 N The illusion of wrongly working on the basis of the bodily concept of life is overcome simply by the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra. This is the first installment of benefit from chanting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The illusion of wrongly working on the basis of the bodily concept of life is overcome simply by the chanting of the Hare Krsn..."

18:2318:23, 9 April 2022 diff hist +6,250 N The person who chants Hare Krsna purifies his consciousness. Then his materialistic activity is stopped. He knows, "This is simply a waste of time. I must act spiritually." That is knowledge, which comes from cleansing the heart - CC Antya 20.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the person who chants Hare Kṛṣṇa purifies his consciousness. Then his materialistic activity is stopped. He knows, "This..."
18:1318:13, 9 April 2022 diff hist +6,245 N I (a person free from clutches of maya) can understand that these bodily concerns are not my real business. My real business is how to elevate myself - as a spirit soul - to the spiritual world, back to home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I can understand that these bodily concerns are not my real business. My real business is how to elevate myself - as a spirit..."
17:5817:58, 9 April 2022 diff hist +5,994 N Today, since I am in an American body, I think I have so many duties as an American man. Tomorrow I may be in an American dog body, and immediately my duty would change Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Today, since I am in an American body, I think I have so many duties as an American man. Tomorrow I may be in an American dog..."
17:4617:46, 9 April 2022 diff hist +6,117 N He (a person free from clutches of maya) thinks, - Now I am engaged only in seeking these bodily comforts of life. These are not at all essential, because my body will change Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He thinks, "Now I am engaged only in seeking these bodily comforts of life. These are not at all essential, because my body wi..."
17:3617:36, 9 April 2022 diff hist +5,943 N He (the cleansed heart person who is free from the clutches of maya, or the materialistic way of life) understands that he is not this body - that he's a spirit soul, and that his business is therefore different from merely material concerns Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He understands that he is not this body - that he's a spirit soul, and that his business is therefore different from merely ma..."
16:3016:30, 9 April 2022 diff hist +5,872 N When the heart is cleansed, then a person becomes eligible for being freed from the clutches of maya, or the materialistic way of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the heart is cleansed, then a person becomes eligible for being freed from the clutches of maya, or the materialistic way..."
16:2416:24, 9 April 2022 diff hist +6,001 N Advancement of spiritual life, culture, tapasya - is meant to cleanse the heart. And in this process of chanting the maha-mantra, the first installment of benefit is the cleansing of the heart. Ceto-darpana-marjanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"advancement of spiritual life, culture, tapasya - is meant to cleanse the heart. And in this process of chanting the mahā-man..."
16:1216:12, 9 April 2022 diff hist +5,969 N The beginning is cleansing the heart, because we are impure on account of dirty things within our heart, accumulated lifetime after lifetime in the animalistic way of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The beginning is cleansing the heart, because we are impure on account of dirty things within our heart, accumulated lifetime..." current
15:5715:57, 9 April 2022 diff hist +5,789 N In His Siksastaka, Lord Caitanya describes the progressive benefits of chanting Hare Krsna. First, ceto-darpana-marjanam - CC Antya 20.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His Siksastaka, Lord Caitanya describes the progressive benefits of chanting Hare Krsna. First, ceto-darpana-marjanam (CC A..."
15:2815:28, 9 April 2022 diff hist +5,731 N By constant chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, one automatically becomes purified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by constant chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one automatically becomes purified"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}..."
14:2414:24, 9 April 2022 diff hist +6 In this age, because it is practically impossible to induce people to take up all these ritualistic processes, both the scripture and Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommend, "Chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra." This is the special advantage of this age No edit summary current
14:2314:23, 9 April 2022 diff hist +6,184 N In this age, because it is practically impossible to induce people to take up all these ritualistic processes, both the scripture and Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommend, "Chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra." This is the special advantage of this age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in this age, because it is practically impossible to induce people to take up all these ritualistic processes, both the script..."
14:0414:04, 9 April 2022 diff hist +5,957 N A ritual is a practice based on tapasya, or austerity. Generally, unless one undergoes the ritualistic ceremonies for purification, he remains unclean Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A ritual is a practice based on tapasya, or austerity. Generally, unless one undergoes the ritualistic ceremonies for purifica..." current
13:5013:50, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,854 N Although he (a degree-holder) has learned so many things, nonetheless, maya has taken away his knowledge. He's a rascal. He's an animal. This is the perspective of Vedic civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although he has learned so many things, nonetheless, māyā has taken away his knowledge. He's a rascal. He's an animal. This..." current
13:2713:27, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,675 A degree-holder who has no tapasya and no character - Krsna says he is mayayapahrta-jnana, - his knowledge is stolen by illusion No edit summary current
13:1713:17, 9 April 2022 diff hist +10,050 N In Bhagavad-gita (5.18) Krsna also describes the pandita: "The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees with equal vision a learned and gentle brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater." That is a learned man. Not this degree-holder Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā (5.18) Kṛṣṇa also describes the paṇḍita"|""The humble sage, by virtue of true knowledge, sees wit..."
12:5212:52, 9 April 2022 diff hist +10,005 N The educated person is described by Canakya Pandita: "The educated man sees another's wife as his mother and another's property as untouchable garbage, and he sees all others as equal to himself." That is the pandita, the learned man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The educated person is described by Canakya Pandita"|"The educated man sees another's wife as his mother and another's propert..." current
12:3312:33, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,381 N Even from the standpoint of basic moral instruction, we must ask, Who today is educated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even from the standpoint of basic moral instruction, we must ask, Who today is educated"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{com..." current
12:2512:25, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,577 N Maybe your character is less than an animal's, though you have a degree from the university. "Never mind. You have become a learned man." No - that is not accepted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|""Never mind. You have become a learned man." No - that is not accepted"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
12:0012:00, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,778 N Tapasya begins with brahmacari life, learning to control the senses - that is the beginning of life. Not "A-B-C-D" learning Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"tapasya begins with brahmacārī life, learning to control the senses - that is the beginning of life. Not "A-B-C-D" learning,..."
10:4210:42, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,692 N This is an animal civilization (where the students are even smoking in front of their teacher, and it is tolerated). This is not human civilization. No tapasya, no brahmacari life. Real civilization means tapo divyam (SB 5.5.1), godly austerity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is an animal civilization. This is not human civilization. No tapasya, no brahmacari life. Real civilization means tapo d..."
10:3410:34, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,952 N In today's educational institutions, who is teaching this tapasya? Where is the school or college? The students are even smoking in front of their teacher, and it is tolerated. No offense. What can you expect from such students Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in today's educational institutions, who is teaching this tapasya? Where is the school or college? The students are even smoki..." current
10:1910:19, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,971 N What is the aim of performing tapasya? The aim is to please the Supreme Lord through the spiritual master. Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado: "One can attain the mercy of the Lord only by attaining the mercy of the spiritual master." This is the idea Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"what is the aim of performing tapasya? The aim is to please the Supreme Lord through the spiritual master. Yasya prasādād bh..."
10:0610:06, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,855 N Before Brahma could take part in creation, he had to undergo tapasya. Is it not stated in the sastra? Yes. So tapasya is essential. You cannot avoid it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before Brahma could take part in creation, he had to undergo tapasya. Is it not stated in the śāstra? Yes. So tapasya is ess..."
10:0010:00, 9 April 2022 diff hist +9,791 N Tapo divyam: (SB 5.5.1) if you want to simply be a human being, and especially if you want to make progress in spiritual life, you must act according to the sastric injunctions. That means tapasya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tapo divyam: (SB 5.5.1) if you want to simply be a human being, and especially if you want to make progress in spiritual life,..."

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