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03:1203:12, 27 May 2022 diff hist +23,169 N If a living being does not understand his position, he is stonelike, although dwelling in a human body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If a living being does not understand his position, he is stonelike, although dwelling in a human body"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."

15:1715:17, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,261 N Trees, grass, plants, stones, etc., do not move because they do not have sufficiently developed consciousness. Their consciousness is there, but is covered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Trees, grass, plants, stones, etc., do not move because they do not have sufficiently developed consciousness. Their conscious..." current
15:1215:12, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,189 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu divided the living entities into two major categories: those that are moving and those that are not moving Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu divided the living entities into two major categories: those that are moving and those that are not movin..."
15:0615:06, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,762 N This kind of knowledge (we are spiritual) may not seem to be so easily attainable, but it is made very easy by the mercy of Krsna and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu who made this knowledge easily available through the process of chanting Hare Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This kind of knowledge may not seem to be so easily attainable, but it is made very easy by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa and Lord..." current
14:2214:22, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,012 N Action based on this knowledge (we are not these material bodies, we are spiritual) - spiritual activity - is work in Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Action based on this knowledge - spiritual activity - is work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{..."
14:1514:15, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,405 N If we are mistaken about our identity, we will also be mistaken about our activities. Simply knowing that we are not these material bodies is not sufficient; we must act according to the conviction that we are spiritual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we are mistaken about our identity, we will also be mistaken about our activities. Simply knowing that we are not these mat..."
14:0614:06, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,128 N Raja-vidya may be further defined as not only knowing what one is, but acting accordingly. If we do not know who we are, how can our activities be proper Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Raja-vidya may be further defined as not only knowing what one is, but acting accordingly. If we do not know who we are, how c..." current
13:3313:33, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,215 N Only after realizing that we are not these bodies can we enter into real knowledge and understand what we actually are. This then, is the beginning of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only after realizing that we are not these bodies can we enter into real knowledge and understand what we actually are. This t..." current
12:5512:55, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,372 N We may be proud of our academic education, but if asked what we are, we are not able to say. Everyone is under the conception that this body is the self, but we learn from Vedic sources that this is not so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may be proud of our academic education, but if asked what we are, we are not able to say. Everyone is under the conception..."
08:2108:21, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,578 N He (Sanatana Goswami) went on to tell the Lord: "When they call me a great scholar, I am satisfied, but in truth I am such a great fool that I know not what I am." Sanatana Gosvami was actually speaking for all of us, for this is our present situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He then went on to tell the Lord"|"When they call me a great scholar, I am satisfied, but in truth I am such a great fool that..."
08:1708:17, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,587 He (Sanatana Gosvami) went on to tell the Lord - I do not wish to suffer, but these material miseries are forced upon me. I neither know where I've come from nor where I'm going, but people are calling me educated No edit summary current
08:0908:09, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,585 N He (Sanatana Gosvami) went on to tell the Lord - I do not wish to suffer, but these material miseries are forced upon me. I neither know where I've come from nor where I'm going, but people are calling me educated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He then went on to tell the Lord: "I do not wish to suffer, but these material miseries are forced upon me. I neither know whe..."
07:4707:47, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,513 N The Lord replied (to Sanatana Gosvami), "Why should you not think you're well educated? You're a great scholar in Sanskrit and Persian." "That may be," Sanatana Gosvami said, - but I do not know what I am Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord replied, "Why should you not think you're well educated? You're a great scholar in Sanskrit and Persian." "That may..."
07:1907:19, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,202 N The general populace calls me highly educated, - Sanatana Gosvami told the Lord, - and I am such a fool that I actually believe them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|""The general populace calls me highly educated," Sanātana Gosvāmī told the Lord, "and I am such a fool that I actually beli..."
07:0907:09, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,536 N When Sanatana Gosvami left his government post and came to Caitanya Mahaprabhu for the first time, he asked the Lord, "What is education?" Although Sanatana Gosvami knew a number of languages, including Sanskrit, he still inquired about real education Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Sanatana Gosvami left his government post and came to Caitanya Mahaprabhu for the first time, he asked the Lord, "What is..."
07:0507:05, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,070 Real knowledge is understanding "what I am." Unless we come to the point of understanding what we are, we cannot attain real knowledge No edit summary current
07:0307:03, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,079 N Real knowledge is understanding "what I am." Unless we come to the point of understanding what we are, we cannot attain real knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real knowledge is understanding "what I am." Unless we come to the point of understanding what we are, we cannot attain real k..."
06:5906:59, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,117 N What is this raja-vidya, the king of education, the summum bonum of knowledge? It is this Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"what is this raja-vidya, the king of education, the summum bonum of knowledge? It is this Krsna consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {{..." current
06:1606:16, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,336 N In the material world there are so many gradations of education. Some people never finish grammar school or high school, whereas others go on and receive a university education, a BA, MA, PhD, and so on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world there are so many gradations of education. Some people never finish grammar school or high school, where..."
06:0706:07, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,357 N Everyone wants to dance, to sing, to eat and to hear the truth. This process is truly susukham - very happy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone wants to dance, to sing, to eat and to hear the truth. This process is truly susukham - very happy"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
06:0206:02, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,489 N There are no stringent rules and regulations that we have to sit so straight for so long or do so many gymnastics, or control our breath. No, the process is very easily and happily done Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are no stringent rules and regulations that we have to sit so straight for so long or do so many gymnastics, or control..."
05:5205:52, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,577 N We can easily see that activities in Krsna consciousness are joyfully done. There is chanting and dancing, eating prasadam (food that has been offered to Krsna) and discussing Bhagavad-gita. These are the main processes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can easily see that activities in Krsna consciousness are joyfully done. There is chanting and dancing, eating prasadam (fo..." current
05:4805:48, 26 May 2022 diff hist +23,169 N Sri Krsna indicates that this king of knowledge is also happily performed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Krsna indicates that this king of knowledge is also happily performed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..."

15:3615:36, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,076 N We are actually spirit, and therefore our spiritual activities will go with us wherever we go Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are actually spirit, and therefore our spiritual activities will go with us wherever we go"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}..." current
15:3215:32, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,486 N Knowledge that pertains to designations does not endure. I am thinking that I am a man or a woman, an American or Indian, a Christian or Hindu - these are all designations pertaining to the body, and when the body is finished, they will also be finished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Knowledge that pertains to designations does not endure. I am thinking that I am a man or a woman, an American or Indian, a Ch..."
15:2915:29, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,302 N Actions performed in Krsna consciousness are durable. On the other hand, material achievements, because they pertain to the body, are vanquished at death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"actions performed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are durable. On the other hand, material achievements, because they pertain to..." current
15:2415:24, 25 May 2022 diff hist 0 Knowledge in Krsna consciousness is so perfect that if one performs work in Krsna consciousness and yet does not attain perfection, in his next life he takes up from wherever he left off No edit summary current
15:2315:23, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,359 N Knowledge in Krsna consciousness is so perfect that if one performs work in Krsna consciousness and yet does not attain perfection, in his next life he takes up from wherever he left off Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Knowledge in Krsna consciousness is so perfect that if one performs work in Krsna consciousness and yet does not attain perfec..."
15:1415:14, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,430 N With death, our education, advanced degrees, bank balances, family - everything - are all finished. Whatever we're doing in this material world is not eternal. However, this knowledge (raja-vidya) is not like that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With death, our education, advanced degrees, bank balances, family - everything - are all finished. Whatever we're doing in th..."
15:1115:11, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,297 N We may work in this material world for education or riches, but these things are not avyayam, for as soon as this body is finished, everything else is also finished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may work in this material world for education or riches, but these things are not avyayam, for as soon as this body is fini..."
13:3213:32, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,093 N Su-sukham kartum indicates that this (raja-vidya) knowledge is very happy and joyful to execute. And avyayam indicates that this knowledge is permanent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Su-sukhaṁ kartum indicates that this knowledge is very happy and joyful to execute. And avyayam indicates that this knowledg..." current
13:2313:23, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,387 N It (raja-vidya) is the knowledge of light, and darkness has been separated from it. If one follows this path of knowledge, he will personally understand how far he has progressed down the path of perfection - pratyaksavagamam dharmyam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the knowledge of light, and darkness has been separated from it. If one follows this path of knowledge, he will personal..." current
12:5712:57, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,377 This knowledge (subject matter of ninth chapter of Bhagavad-gita) is also uttamam; ud means "transcend," and tama means "darkness," and that knowledge which surpasses this world and the knowledge of this world is called uttamam No edit summary current
12:5412:54, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,400 N This knowledge (subject matter of ninth chapter of Bhagavad-gita) is also uttamam; ud means "transcend," and tama means "darkness," and that knowledge which surpasses this world and the knowledge of this world is called uttamam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This knowledge is also uttamam; ud means "transcend," and tama means "darkness," and that knowledge which surpasses this world..."
12:4912:49, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,213 N The word raja-guhyam indicates that this sovereign knowledge is very confidential, and the word pavitram means that it is very pure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word raja-guhyam indicates that this sovereign knowledge is very confidential, and the word pavitram means that it is very..." current
12:4012:40, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,281 N In ordinary life we find one person king in one subject and another in another subject. This knowledge, however, is sovereign over all others, and all other knowledge is subject or relative to it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In ordinary life we find one person king in one subject and another in another subject. This knowledge, however, is sovereign..." current
12:3312:33, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,076 The subject matter of the Ninth Chapter is raja-vidya. Raja means "king," and vidya means - knowledge No edit summary current
12:3212:32, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,091 N The subject matter of the Ninth Chapter is raja-vidya. Raja means "king," and vidya means - knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The subject matter of the Ninth Chapter is rāja-vidyā. Rāja means "king," and vidyā means "knowledge"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
12:2412:24, 25 May 2022 diff hist 0 Our repetition of birth can be checked only by God. No one can check his repetition of birth and death without the causeless mercy of God No edit summary current
12:2312:23, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,298 N Our repetition of birth can be checked only by God. No one can check his repetition of birth and death without the causeless mercy of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our repetition of birth can be checked only by God. No one can check his repetition of birth and death without the causeless m..."
12:2012:20, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,417 In order to rectify this misgiving (I am independent. I shall work independently), we have to work for many births. In this regard, the name of Krsna is especially significant. Krs means "repetition of birth," and na means - one who checks No edit summary current
12:1812:18, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,433 N In order to rectify this misgiving (I am independent. I shall work independently), we have to work for many births. In this regard, the name of Krsna is especially significant. Krs means "repetition of birth," and na means - one who checks Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in order to rectify this misgiving, we have to work for many births. In this regard, the name of Kṛṣṇa is especially sig..."
11:5511:55, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,431 Generally this (to accept God is great & surrender to Him) is not our position in the material world. We are characteristically envious and consequently think, - Oh, why should I surrender unto God? I am independent. I shall work independently No edit summary current
11:4211:42, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,376 N Generally this (to accept God is great & surrender to Him) is not our position in the material world. We are characteristically envious and consequently think, - Oh, why should I surrender unto God? I am independent. I shall work independently Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"generally this is not our position in the material world. We are characteristically envious and consequently think, "Oh, why s..."
11:2011:20, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,374 N As long as we do not surrender, we cannot understand God. Surrender to God may take many births, but if we accept that God is great, it is possible to surrender unto Him immediately Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as we do not surrender, we cannot understand God. Surrender to God may take many births, but if we accept that God is..." current
10:3710:37, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,618 N The perfection of knowledge is (BG 7.19) - After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The perfection of knowledge is"|"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me..." current
10:3310:33, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,233 N As long as we go on speculating about God but do not surrender, it is understood that we have not attained the perfection of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as we go on speculating about God but do not surrender, it is understood that we have not attained the perfection of k..." current
10:3110:31, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,406 N According to Bhagavad-gita, the topmost knowledge (raja-vidya raja-guhyam) is Krsna consciousness because in Bhagavad-gita we find that the symptom of one who is actually in knowledge is that he has surrendered unto Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Bhagavad-gītā, the topmost knowledge (rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyam) is Kṛṣṇa consciousness because in Bhagav..."
09:0709:07, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,443 N Moksa means liberation, and the promise is that by dint of understanding this knowledge (jnana and vijnana, theoretical wisdom and scientific knowledge) one will attain liberation from all miseries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Moksa means liberation, and the promise is that by dint of understanding this knowledge one will attain liberation from all mi..."
08:5108:51, 25 May 2022 diff hist +23,040 N Life in this material world is by nature inauspicious and miserable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Life in this material world is by nature inauspicious and miserable"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..."

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