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14:4914:49, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,252 N Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam: (SB 6.3.19) "Real religion is directly enunciated by Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead." So, Bhagavan, Lord Krsna, says, - surrender unto Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam: (SB 6.3.19) "Real religion is directly enunciated by Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of..."
14:3414:34, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,149 N Religion means how to love God, and any religion which teaches how to love God - that is perfect. It doesn't matter whether you are Christian or Muslim or Hindu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"religion means how to love God, and any religion which teaches how to love God - that is perfect. It doesn't matter whether yo..." current
14:0314:03, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,175 N One religion exists already: how to love God. This is the one religion. Will the Christians say, "No, we don't want to love God"? Will the Muhammadans say, - No, no, we don't want to love God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One religion exists already: how to love God. This is the one religion. Will the Christians say, "No, we don't want to love Go..."
13:4113:41, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,177 N The so-called follower is simply a mano-dharmi, a mental speculator. Mental speculation is not religion. Religion is the order of God, and one who follows that order - he is religious. That's all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The so-called follower is simply a mano-dharmi, a mental speculator. Mental speculation is not religion. Religion is the order..." current
13:3013:30, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,289 N It doesn't matter which mahajana we are discussing. The real mahajana is he who is strictly following the principles enunciated by God. Then he is following a real religious system. Otherwise, there is no question of religion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It doesn't matter which mahājana we are discussing. The real mahājana is he who is strictly following the principles enuncia..."
12:5612:56, 13 April 2022 diff hist +6 Whether you follow the Christian mahajanas or the Vedic mahajanas, it doesn't matter. But you have to follow the mahajanas. If a Christian says, "I don't believe in St. Thomas," what kind of Christian is he No edit summary current
12:5512:55, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,269 N Whether you follow the Christian mahajanas or the Vedic mahajanas, it doesn't matter. But you have to follow the mahajanas. If a Christian says, "I don't believe in St. Thomas," what kind of Christian is he Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"whether you follow the Christian mahājanas or the Vedic mahājanas, it doesn't matter. But you have to follow the mahājanas...."
12:3612:36, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,433 N We must belong to one these sampradayas. Sampradaya-vihina ye mantras te nisphala matah: if you do not belong to a bona fide sampradaya, originating from a mahajana, then your religious process is useless. You cannot concoct some religious system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we must belong to one these sampradāyas. Sampradāya-vihinā ye mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ: if you do not belong to a b..."
12:0612:06, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,393 N Our sampradaya also includes Narada, another mahajana. Sambhu, or Lord Siva, is still another mahajana. He has his own sampradaya, the Rudra-sampradaya. And similarly, Laksmi, the goddess of fortune, has the Sri-sampradaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our sampradaya also includes Narada, another mahajana. Sambhu, or Lord Siva, is still another mahajana. He has his own samprad..."
11:5711:57, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,134 N Just as we are. In these verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam is a list of mahajanas, including Svayambhu, or Lord Brahma. So this sampradaya of ours is called the Brahma-sampradaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as we are. In these verses from Srimad-Bhagavatam is a list of mahajanas, including Svayambhu, or Lord Brahma. So this sa..."
11:4611:46, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,041 N You follow the way Arjuna acted and the way Arjuna understood Krsna. Then mahajano yena gatah sa panthah: (CC Madhya 17.186) you are following the mahajana - you are on the real path Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You follow the way Arjuna acted and the way Arjuna understood Kṛṣṇa. Then mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ: (CC Madh..." current
11:3911:39, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,030 Arjuna learned Bhagavad-gita directly from Krsna. Therefore Arjuna is a mahajana. So you should learn from Arjuna No edit summary current
11:3911:39, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,029 N Arjuna learned Bhagavad-gita directly from Krsna. Therefore Arjuna is a mahajana. So you should learn from Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna learned Bhagavad-gītā directly from Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Arjuna is a mahājana. So you should learn from Arjuna"}}..."
11:2811:28, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,190 N A mahajana is one who strictly follows the original religion and knows things as they are. And that means he must be coming in the parampara, the system of disciplic succession Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A mahājana is one who strictly follows the original religion and knows things as they are. And that means he must be coming i..." current
11:2211:22, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,236 N There are mahajanas among the Christian saints. They include Christ, and in addition to Christ, so many others - St. Matthew, St. Thomas, and so forth. These mahajanas are mentioned in the Bible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are mahajanas among the Christian saints. They include Christ, and in addition to Christ, so many others - St. Matthew,..." current
11:0011:00, 13 April 2022 diff hist −24 We have to understand what God is and what He says, and we have to abide by His orders. Then there is real religion, there is real understanding of God, and everything is complete No edit summary
10:5910:59, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,291 N We have to understand what God is and what He says, and we have to abide by His orders. Then there is real religion, there is real understanding of God, and everything is complete Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we have to understand what God is and what He says, and we have to abide by His orders. Then there is real religion, there is..."
10:5010:50, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,428 N If by following some religious system you come to the platform of loving God, then your religious system is perfect. Otherwise, it is simply a waste of time - bogus religion, without a clear conception of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if by following some religious system you come to the platform of loving God, then your religious system is perfect. Otherwise..."
09:4409:44, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,189 You may call it "Hindu religion" or "Muslim religion" or "Christian religion," but in any case, real religion is that which teaches how to love God No edit summary current
09:3609:36, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,235 N You may call it "Hindu religion" or "Muslim religion" or "Christian religion," but in any case, real religion is that which teaches how to love God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You may call it "Hindu religion" or "Muslim religion" or "Christian religion," but in any case, real religion is that which te..."
09:2209:22, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,089 N These mahajanas-Brahma, Narada, Lord Siva, and so on - they know what the principles of religion are. Religion means bhagavata-dharma, understanding God and our relationship with God. That is religion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"these mahājanas-Brahmā, Nārada, Lord Śiva, and so on - they know what the principles of religion are. Religion means bhāg..."
08:2308:23, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,101 N If you have no clear conception of God, if you do not know who God is, there is no question of accepting His order Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if you have no clear conception of God, if you do not know who God is, there is no question of accepting His order"}} {{notes|..."
08:0808:08, 13 April 2022 diff hist +21,929 N Religion without a clear conception of God is humbug, bogus. Religion means to accept the order of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Religion without a clear conception of God is humbug, bogus. Religion means to accept the order of God"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
07:5507:55, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,410 N The theists should follow the instructions of the Bhagavad-gita and take shelter at Krsna's lotus feet, giving up other, so-called religious principles. That will bring religious unity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the theists should follow the instructions of the Bhagavad-gītā and take shelter at Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet, giving up othe..." current
07:4007:40, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,336 N Even at home - the father may be an atheist like Hiranyakasipu, and the son a theist like Prahlada. So atheists and theists will always exist - in the family, in the community, in the nation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even at home - the father may be an atheist like Hiraṇyakaśipu, and the son a theist like Prahlāda. So atheists and theist..."
05:5405:54, 13 April 2022 diff hist +22,295 N The steps to be taken have already been explained - this Krsna consciousness movement. The atheist class and the theist class will always exist. This is the nature of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The steps to be taken have already been explained - this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. The atheist class and the theist..." current
04:4004:40, 13 April 2022 diff hist +1 We cannot attain the position of predominator. That is not possible No edit summary current
04:3904:39, 13 April 2022 diff hist +9,534 N We cannot attain the position of predominator. That is not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot attain the position of predominator. That is not possible"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..."

16:0116:01, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,919 N We are one with God, since we have God's qualities in minute degree. But God is the master, and we are always subordinate. Eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman: we are protected, we are maintained, we are predominated. That is our position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we are one with God, since we have God's qualities in minute degree. But God is the master, and we are always subordinate. Eko..." current
15:4115:41, 12 April 2022 diff hist +6 As for our general understanding, Caitanya introduced the philosophy of acintya-bhedabheda - simultaneously one with & different from the Lord. That is explained by Krsna in BG (15.7): mamaivamso. jiva-bhutahthe - living entities are part & parcel of God No edit summary current
15:4015:40, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,866 N As for our general understanding, Caitanya introduced the philosophy of acintya-bhedabheda - simultaneously one with & different from the Lord. That is explained by Krsna in BG (15.7): mamaivamso. jiva-bhutahthe - living entities are part & parcel of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as for our general understanding, Lord Caitanya introduced the philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda - simultaneously one with and..."
15:1515:15, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,696 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu especially taught that our relationship with Krsna can be in conjugal love, madhurya-rasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu especially taught that our relationship with Kṛṣṇa can be in conjugal love, madhurya-rasa"}} {{note..." current
15:0415:04, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,901 N Even other Vaisnava philosophies cannot explain the higher relationships with God, which Caitanya Mahaprabhu explained. These are vatsalya-rasa (parenthood), and madhurya-rasa - conjugal love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even other Vaiṣṇava philosophies cannot explain the higher relationships with God, which Caitanya Mahāprabhu explained. T..." current
14:5014:50, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,130 N What is the benefit of becoming one with God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What is the benefit of becoming one with God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-04-12T14:50:07Z}}..." current
14:3614:36, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,517 N Only pure devotees can understand these things - to become the father or mother of God - to control God with love Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only pure devotees can understand these things. What is the benefit of becoming one with God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}..."
14:0714:07, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,722 N These facts (Krsna-Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda Maharaja - is aradhya, worshipable. Then, tad-dhama vrndavanam: His dhama, or abode - Vrndavana - is equally worshipable) pertain to a higher standard of understanding Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"these facts pertain to a higher standard of understanding"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-04-12..." current
13:5713:57, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,635 N Only a devotee can understand that to become one with God is not a sublime idea. In Vrndavana the devotees want to become the father or mother of God - to control God with love. This fact the Mayavadis, or Advaitavadis, cannot understand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vṛndāvana the devotees want to become the father or mother of God - to control God with love"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|So..."
13:1313:13, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,688 N Caitanya taught, aradhyo bhagavan vrajesa-tanayas tad-dhama vrndavanam: First of all, Krsna-Vrajendra-nandana, the son of Nanda Maharaja - is aradhya, worshipable. Then, tad-dhama vrndavanam: His dhama, or abode - Vrndavana - is equally worshipable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught, ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeṣa-tanayas tad-dhāma vṛndāvanam: First of all, Kṛṣṇa-Vrajend..." current
12:4712:47, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,708 N Krsna's family and friends never understood that Krsna is God. Their natural love for Krsna was so intense. Therefore Vrndavana life is so exalted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa's family and friends never understood that Kṛṣṇa is God. Their natural love for Kṛṣṇa was so intense...."
12:2612:26, 12 April 2022 diff hist +10,218 N When Krsna manifested His pastimes on earth some five thousands years ago, He passed through many dangerous situations - so many demons were coming - and Mother Yasoda would chant mantras to protect Krsna, thinking, - He may not be put into some calamity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kṛṣṇa manifested His pastimes on earth some five thousands years ago, He passed through many dangerous situations -..."
12:1812:18, 12 April 2022 diff hist +8,216 m 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 Soham moved page Arjuna said, paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān: (BG 10.12) - You are the Supreme Spirit, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth to 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 current
12:0312:03, 12 April 2022 diff hist +10,210 Sometimes the residents of Vrndavana see Krsna's wonderful activities and think, "Krsna must be some demigod who has come here." They never recognize that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead - or if they do, Krsna makes them immediately forget No edit summary current
12:0212:02, 12 April 2022 diff hist +10,178 N Sometimes the residents of Vrndavana see Krsna's wonderful activities and think, "Krsna must be some demigod who has come here." They never recognize that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead - or if they do, Krsna makes them immediately forget Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the residents of Vṛndāvana see Kṛṣṇa's wonderful activities and think, "Kṛṣṇa must be some demigod wh..."
11:4511:45, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,815 N Everyone's central point is Krsna. Everyone is loving Krsna so much that they do not know He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone's central point is Kṛṣṇa. Everyone is loving Kṛṣṇa so much that they do not know He is the Supreme Person..." current
11:3111:31, 12 April 2022 diff hist +10,073 N The inhabitants of Krsna's abode have such unflinching love for Krsna. That is Vrndavana life. The cows, the calves, the trees, the flowers, the water, the elderly men, Krsna's parents Nanda Maharaja & Yasodamayi - everyone is intensely attached to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inhabitants of Kṛṣṇa's abode have such unflinching love for Kṛṣṇa. That is Vṛndāvana life. The cows, the ca..."
11:0311:03, 12 April 2022 diff hist +32 This is the conception of pure devotional service - that when you go to Goloka Vrndavana, Krsna's abode, you love Krsna so much that you will not distinguish between the Supreme Lord and His subordinates No edit summary current
11:0111:01, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,891 N This is the conception of pure devotional service - that when you go to Goloka Vrndavana, Krsna's abode, you love Krsna so much that you will not distinguish between the Supreme Lord and His subordinates Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this is the conception of pure devotional service - that when you go to Goloka Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa's abode, you love K..."
10:4310:43, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,750 N How have the cowherd boys gotten the position of being able to play with Krsna? Krta-punya-punjah: After many, many lives of pious activities, they have gotten the position of playing with Krsna on equal terms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"how have the cowherd boys gotten the position of being able to play with Kṛṣṇa? Kṛta-puṇya-puñjāḥ: After many, m..." current
10:2510:25, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,545 N The boys are playing with Param Brahman, though to an ordinary man He appears to be an ordinary child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the boys are playing with Param Brahman, though to an ordinary man He appears to be an ordinary child"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
10:0810:08, 12 April 2022 diff hist +9,653 N The cowherd boys are playing with Krsna. And who is Krsna? He is the essence of brahma-sukha, spiritual bliss. He is Param Brahman, the Supreme Spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cowherd boys are playing with Krsna. And who is Krsna? He is the essence of brahma-sukha, spiritual bliss. He is Param Bra..." current

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