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• 14:16, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We must enter into the spirit of Bhagavad-gita and not approach it simply from the viewpoint of erudition (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We must enter into the spirit of Bhagavad-gītā and not approach it simply from the viewpoint of erudition"}} {{notes|}} {{co...")
• 14:12, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page A person may be a very good scholar from the material point of view, but that does not qualify him to comment on Bhagavad-gita. In order to understand Bhagavad-gita, we have to accept the principle of disciplic succession - parampara (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person may be a very good scholar from the material point of view, but that does not qualify him to comment on Bhagavad-gīt...")
• 13:55, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Scholars may give their own interpretation of Bhagavad-gita, analyzing it according to their own whims, but that is not Bhagavad-gita. This is the point that Sri Krsna is stressing, and a student of Bhagavad-gita should note it (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Scholars may give their own interpretation of Bhagavad-gītā, analyzing it according to their own whims, but that is not Bhag...")
• 13:50, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There were many sages present at the time. By "lost" it is meant that the purport of Bhagavad-gita was lost (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there were many sages present at the time. By "lost" it is meant that the purport of Bhagavad-gītā was lost"}} {{notes|}} {{...")
• 11:48, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsna was speaking to Arjuna? No, there were many sages present at the time (content was: "#REDIRECT In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsna was speaking to Arjuna", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 11:47, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsna was speaking to Arjuna? No, there were many sages present at the time to In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsna was speaking to Arjuna
• 11:43, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsna was speaking to Arjuna? No, there were many sages present at the time (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsn...")
• 11:40, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting with God or re-establishing our relationship with Him. (content was: "#REDIRECT The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting with God or re-establishing our relationship with Him", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 11:40, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting with God or re-establishing our relationship with Him. to The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting with God or re-establishing our relationship with Him
• 11:39, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting with God or re-establishing our relationship with Him. (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting w...")
• 11:31, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita a number of yoga systems are delineated - bhakti-yoga, karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, hatha-yoga - and therefore it is here called yoga (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita a number of yoga systems are delineated - bhakti-yoga, karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, hatha-yoga - and therefore it...")
• 11:28, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page From the Mahabharata we understand that Bhagavad-gita was spoken to Arjuna some 5,000 years ago. Before Arjuna, the teachings were handed down by disciplic succession, but over such a long period of time, the teachings became lost - BG 4.2-3 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Mahabharata we understand that Bhagavad-gita was spoken to Arjuna some 5,000 years ago. Before Arjuna, the teachings...")
• 11:16, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is not that Krsna is speaking Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna for the first time. It is estimated by Vedic authorities that the Lord imparted these divine instructions to Vivasvan some 400 million years ago (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that Kṛṣṇa is speaking Bhagavad-gītā to Arjuna for the first time. It is estimated by Vedic authorities that...")
• 11:12, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one wants to learn Bhagavad-gita and profit by it, there is a process for understanding it, and that process is described here (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one wants to learn Bhagavad-gita and profit by it, there is a process for understanding it, and that process is described h...")
• 10:52, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Vivasvan, in his turn, repeated these teachings to his son, Manu. In turn, Manu imparted the knowledge to his disciple Iksvaku. Maharaja Iksvaku was a great king and forefather of Lord Ramacandra (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vivasvan, in his turn, repeated these teachings to his son, Manu. In turn, Manu imparted the knowledge to his disciple Iksvaku...")
• 10:41, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Sri Krsna, who imparts the teachings of Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, here indicates that these teachings are not at all new but were enunciated many ages ago on a different planet (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Krsna, who imparts the teachings of Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, here indicates that these teachings are not at all new but we...")
• 10:36, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page From this first verse of the Fourth Chapter we learn that millions of years ago Sri Krsna imparted the knowledge of karma-yoga to the sun-god Vivasvan (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From this first verse of the Fourth Chapter we learn that millions of years ago Śrī Kṛṣṇa imparted the knowledge of ka...")
• 10:16, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Subsequently (after rule of Maharaja Bharata) the earth has become divided into so many different countries. In this way there is usually one and sometimes many controllers of the various planets in the universe (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Subsequently the earth has become divided into so many different countries. In this way there is usually one and sometimes man...")
• 10:02, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page From the history called the Mahābhārata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Mahārāja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him (content was: "#REDIRECT From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 10:02, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page From the history called the Mahābhārata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Mahārāja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him to From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him
• 10:01, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata (content was: "#REDIRECT From the history called the Mahābhārata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Mahārāja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 10:01, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata to From the history called the Mahābhārata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Mahārāja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him
• 09:55, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him (content was: "#REDIRECT From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 09:55, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him to From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata
• 09:53, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maha...")
• 09:43, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page On all planets there are principal personalities, just as in the United States the chief person is the President (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On all planets there are principal personalities, just as in the United States the chief person is the President"}} {{notes|}}...")
• 09:38, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Of all beings on the sun, the principal personality is a god by the name of Vivasvan. He is known as the sun-god - surya-narayana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all beings on the sun, the principal personality is a god by the name of Vivasvān. He is known as the sun-god (sūrya-nār...")
• 09:30, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The living entities on these various planets acquire bodies composed of elements in accordance with the predominating element on the planet; therefore those beings who live on the sun have bodies which are composed of fire (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities on these various planets acquire bodies composed of elements in accordance with the predominating element...")
• 04:55, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:52, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:46, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:35, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:28, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:22, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:16, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:12, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:09, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 04:03, 8 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 23:29, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 23:24, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 23:21, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 23:15, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 23:09, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 23:03, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 22:54, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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}}...")
• 22:52, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 22:48, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 22:41, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 22:37, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 22:28, 7 June 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")