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04:5504:55, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,227 N Just as this planet is predominately composed of earth, there are other planets which are predominately composed of fire, water and air Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as this planet is predominately composed of earth, there are other planets which are predominately composed of fire, wate..." current
04:5204:52, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,490 N It is not even possible to approach the sun very closely with these bodies. However, from the Vedic literatures we can understand that the sun is a planet just like this one but that everything there is composed of fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not even possible to approach the sun very closely with these bodies. However, from the Vedic literatures we can underst..."
04:4604:46, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,697 N Many ages ago Krsna imparted the divine knowledge of Bhagavad-gita to Vivasvan, the god of the sun. To the best of our knowledge, the sun is a very hot place, and we do not consider it possible for anyone to live there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Many ages ago Krsna imparted the divine knowledge of Bhagavad-gita to Vivasvan, the god of the sun. To the best of our knowled..." current
04:3504:35, 8 June 2022 diff hist +19,061 N It (hearing submissively) is the way Arjuna received it from Krsna, and it is the way we must receive it from the disciplic succession stemming from Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the way Arjuna received it from Kṛṣṇa, and it is the way we must receive it from the disciplic succession stemming..." current
04:2804:28, 8 June 2022 diff hist +19,449 N In this age it is impossible to practice sacrifice, speculation or yoga. There is no way open to us but the way of hearing submissively from authoritative sources. This is the way the mahatmas received the most confidential knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age it is impossible to practice sacrifice, speculation or yoga. There is no way open to us but the way of hearing sub..."
04:2204:22, 8 June 2022 diff hist +19,288 N If we try to repeat what we hear, we become established in knowledge. By the process of sravanam kirtanam (SB 7.5.23), hearing and chanting, we can become free from material conditioning and attain to the kingdom of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we try to repeat what we hear, we become established in knowledge. By the process of sravanam kirtanam (SB 7.5.23), hearing..."
04:1604:16, 8 June 2022 diff hist +19,116 N Whatever we learn of God from authoritative sources can be described, and that will help us make spiritual progress. This description is called kirtana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever we learn of God from authoritative sources can be described, and that will help us make spiritual progress. This desc..."
04:1204:12, 8 June 2022 diff hist +18,986 N The representative of God or the incarnation of God never claims to be God but the servant of God. This is the sign of the bona fide representative Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The representative of God or the incarnation of God never claims to be God but the servant of God. This is the sign of the bon..." current
04:0904:09, 8 June 2022 diff hist +19,126 N Instead of trying to become God by some meditational process or other, we had better hear about God submissively and try to understand Him and our relationship to Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of trying to become God by some meditational process or other, we had better hear about God submissively and try to un..."
04:0404:04, 8 June 2022 diff hist 0 No one can be equal to God, and no one can be above Him. Even Lord Brahma and Siva, the most exalted demigods, are subservient to Him and pay their respectful obeisances No edit summary current
04:0304:03, 8 June 2022 diff hist +19,148 N No one can be equal to God, and no one can be above Him. Even Lord Brahma and Siva, the most exalted demigods, are subservient to Him and pay their respectful obeisances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can be equal to God, and no one can be above Him. Even Lord Brahma and Siva, the most exalted demigods, are subservient..."

23:2923:29, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,313 N We should not be fooled by one who claims to be God; following in the footsteps of Arjuna, we should request to see the universal form before accepting anyone as God. Only a fool would accept another fool as God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not be fooled by one who claims to be God; following in the footsteps of Arjuna, we should request to see the univer..."
23:2423:24, 7 June 2022 diff hist +18,904 N Krsna showed this awesome form in order to discourage people who would claim to be God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna showed this awesome form in order to discourage people who would claim to be God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{comp..." current
23:2123:21, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,329 N We cannot claim to be God without being able to display the powers of God. As far as Krsna is concerned, He proved that He was God by displaying so much power and by revealing His universal form to Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot claim to be God without being able to display the powers of God. As far as Kṛṣṇa is concerned, He proved that..."
23:1523:15, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,202 N This (learning something of God) does not mean that we understand the quantity of God. This self-realization process is one way of understanding God, but in no case can we preach, - I am God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This does not mean that we understand the quantity of God. This self-realization process is one way of understanding God, but..." current
23:0923:09, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,118 N Because we are part and parcel of God, our qualities are the same as His, and therefore if we study these qualities in ourselves, we come to learn something of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because we are part and parcel of God, our qualities are the same as His, and therefore if we study these qualities in ourselv..." current
23:0423:04, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,045 No one can become a representative of God without being a devotee of God's. One who thinks, "I am God," cannot be a representative No edit summary current
23:0323:03, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,053 N No one can become a representative of God without being a devotee of God's. One who thinks, "I am God," cannot be a representative Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can become a representative of God without being a devotee of God's. One who thinks, "I am God," cannot be a representa..."
22:5422:54, 7 June 2022 diff hist +18,902 N Krsna made Arjuna His representative because Arjuna was His devotee: bhakto 'si me sakha ceti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna made Arjuna His representative because Arjuna was His devotee: bhakto 'si me sakha ceti"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}..." current
22:5222:52, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,233 N Our attempt to understand the Absolute Truth by our faulty senses and experience is futile. We must hear from a representative of Krsna who is a devotee of Krsna's Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"our attempt to understand the Absolute Truth by our faulty senses and experience is futile. We must hear from a representative..."
22:4822:48, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,278 N As long as we are conditioned, we are subject to four kinds of imperfections: we are sure to commit mistakes, to become illusioned, to have imperfect senses and to cheat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as we are conditioned, we are subject to four kinds of imperfections: we are sure to commit mistakes, to become illusi..."
22:4122:41, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,119 N Submissive hearing is so powerful that simply by hearing from authoritative sources we can become completely perfect. In becoming submissive, we become aware of our own imperfections Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Submissive hearing is so powerful that simply by hearing from authoritative sources we can become completely perfect. In becom..."
22:3722:37, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,423 N By ascending knowledge, one tries to elevate himself by his own effort, but by descending knowledge one receives the knowledge from a superior source. In the Vedic tradition, knowledge is imparted to the student from the spiritual master, as in BG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By ascending knowledge, one tries to elevate himself by his own effort, but by descending knowledge one receives the knowledge..."
22:2822:28, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,190 N The knowledge is received, not manufactured. Some people think, "Why should I listen to Him? I can think for myself. I can manufacture something new." This is not the Vedic process of descending knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The knowledge is received, not manufactured. Some people think, "Why should I listen to Him? I can think for myself. I can man..."
22:2322:23, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,361 N In Bhagavad-gita, for example, we see that Arjuna is listening to Krsna on the battlefield. He is not engaged in the study of Vedanta philosophy. We can hear from the Supreme Authority in any place, even in the battlefield Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita, for example, we see that Arjuna is listening to Krsna on the battlefield. He is not engaged in the study of..." current
22:1422:14, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,081 Formerly, the Vedas were heard by the student from the spiritual master, and thus the Vedas became known as sruti, meaning - that which is heard No edit summary current
09:3409:34, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,057 N Formerly, the Vedas were heard by the student from the spiritual master, and thus the Vedas became known as sruti, meaning - that which is heard Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Formerly, the Vedas were heard by the student from the spiritual master, and thus the Vedas became known as sruti, meaning"}}..."
09:2909:29, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,123 N We don't need any material qualifications in order to attain the Supreme. All we have to do is hear from authoritative sources and repeat accurately what we hear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We don't need any material qualifications in order to attain the Supreme. All we have to do is hear from authoritative sources..."
09:2609:26, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,160 N Kirtanam actually means "describing." We can describe with music, words, pictures, etc. Sravanam goes hand in hand with kirtanam, for unless we hear, we cannot describe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kirtanam actually means "describing." We can describe with music, words, pictures, etc. Sravanam goes hand in hand with kirtan..." current
09:2209:22, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,041 N There are nine different processes of devotional service, of which sravanam kirtanam (SB 7.5.23), hearing and chanting, are the most important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are nine different processes of devotional service, of which sravanam kirtanam (SB 7.5.23), hearing and chanting, are th..."
09:1809:18, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,410 N This process of kirtana (kirtayantah), always chanting the glories of the Lord, is the beginning of mahatma. That process is simplified by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu who imparted to mankind this chanting of Hare Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This process of kīrtana (kīrtayantaḥ), always chanting the glories of the Lord, is the beginning of mahātmā. That proces..." current
09:1309:13, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,090 N Service we cannot stop, but we do have to redirect our service from the illusion to the reality. When this is done, we become mahatma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Service we cannot stop, but we do have to redirect our service from the illusion to the reality. When this is done, we become..." current
09:1009:10, 7 June 2022 diff hist +6 There is no question of stopping service, for we are meant for service. Is there anyone who does not serve? If we ask the President, "Who are you serving?" he will tell us that he is serving the country. No one is devoid of service No edit summary current
09:1009:10, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,318 N There is no question of stopping service, for we are meant for service. Is there anyone who does not serve? If we ask the President, "Who are you serving?" he will tell us that he is serving the country. No one is devoid of service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no question of stopping service, for we are meant for service. Is there anyone who does not serve? If we ask the Pres..."
09:0209:02, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,489 N To become Brahman means to be completely engaged in rendering devotional service to the Lord. Thus the mahatma understands that if service is to be rendered, it is to be to Krsna & no one else. We have so long served our senses; now we should serve Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To become Brahman means to be completely engaged in rendering devotional service to the Lord. Thus the mahātmā understands t..."
08:5608:56, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,157 N To become Brahman does not mean to become void but to establish ourselves in the superior nature, which means superior energy and superior activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To become Brahman does not mean to become void but to establish ourselves in the superior nature, which means superior energy..."
08:5008:50, 7 June 2022 diff hist +19,078 N Realizing "I am Brahman" means engagement in spiritual activity because we are spirit, and our activities are exhibited even though we are contaminated by matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Realizing "I am Brahman" means engagement in spiritual activity because we are spirit, and our activities are exhibited even t..."

23:1223:12, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,242 N If we are active despite our contact with material nature, do we cease to be active when we purify ourselves of the material contamination and establish ourselves in our proper identity as pure Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we are active despite our contact with material nature, do we cease to be active when we purify ourselves of the material c..." current
23:0923:09, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,247 N If one becomes Brahman, he must show his activities in Brahman. Spirit is active, and to become Brahman is not to become inactive. Brahman is spirit, and these material bodies are active only because Brahman is within them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one becomes Brahman, he must show his activities in Brahman. Spirit is active, and to become Brahman is not to become inact..."
23:0523:05, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,305 N By serving the great, the mahatmas also become great through identifying with the superior energy: (aham brahmasmi) "I am Brahman-spirit." It is not that they become puffed up and think that they are God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By serving the great, the mahatmas also become great through identifying with the superior energy: (aham brahmasmi) "I am Brah..."
22:5922:59, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,138 N The mahatmas see this distinction (between spiritual energy and material energy) and so take shelter under the spiritual energy - daivim prakrtim Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mahātmās see this distinction and so take shelter under the spiritual energy (daivīṁ prakṛtim)"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
22:5422:54, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,223 N Of course all energies are His, and He does not make distinctions between spiritual energy and material energy, but for the conditioned soul who is situated marginally between material energy and spiritual energy, there is a distinction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of course all energies are His, and He does not make distinctions between spiritual energy and material energy, but for the co..." current
22:4622:46, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,273 N Mahatma is not a stamp for a political leader. One cannot be stamped mahatma by votes. The standard for mahatma is given in Bhagavad-gita: the mahatma is he who has taken shelter of the superior energy of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahatma is not a stamp for a political leader. One cannot be stamped mahatma by votes. The standard for mahatma is given in Bh..."
22:4122:41, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,118 N Such mahatmas are not under the control of material nature (mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah (BG 9.13)). God is great and the mahatma's heart also becomes great by serving the great Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such mahatmas are not under the control of material nature"|"mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah"|"God is great a..." current
22:3622:36, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,210 N Those who are mahatmas, whose hearts have become magnified, understand that - everything belongs to God, and I also belong to God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are mahatmas, whose hearts have become magnified, understand that"|"everything belongs to God, and I also belong to..." current
22:3022:30, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,374 N Nonetheless, the raksasas are prepared to sacrifice everything to satisfy their whimsical desires. It is very difficult for them to understand the real situation because they are overly enamored with material civilization. Who then can understand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nonetheless, the raksasas are prepared to sacrifice everything to satisfy their whimsical desires. It is very difficult for th..." current
22:2622:26, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,231 N Now great regimes have been created to smash so many people for the satisfaction of the raksasas senses, but they do not realize that their senses will never be satisfied in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now great regimes have been created to smash so many people for the satisfaction of the raksasas senses, but they do not reali..."
13:0313:03, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,046 N At present, this world is being managed by the raksasas. The raksasas are man-eaters who eat their own sons for the satisfaction of their senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At present, this world is being managed by the raksasas. The raksasas are man-eaters who eat their own sons for the satisfacti..." current
12:5712:57, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,257 N We should not be puffed up, falsely thinking that our knowledge is great or that we are very learned. We need only become a little gentle and submissive to hear the messages from Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not be puffed up, falsely thinking that our knowledge is great or that we are very learned. We need only become a li..."
12:5212:52, 6 June 2022 diff hist +19,252 N For this age Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given an easy process for God realization. All that is necessary is careful listening. We have to listen to Bhagavad-gita, and we have to chant the names of Krsna and listen to them carefully Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For this age Caitanya Mahaprabhu has given an easy process for God realization. All that is necessary is careful listening. We..."

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