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12:0512:05, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,121 N After the baby's body I had a boy's body; then I had a youthful body, and now I am in this body. Where are those bodies? They are gone now. This is a different body. It is explained in BG that when I give up this body, I will have to accept another body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the baby's body I had a boy's body; then I had a youthful body, and now I am in this body. Where are those bodies? They..."
12:0012:00, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,084 N I still remember when I was about six months old; I was lying down on the lap of my elder sister, who was knitting, and I was playing. I can remember that, so it is possible for everyone to remember that he had a small body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I still remember when I was about six months old; I was lying down on the lap of my elder sister, who was knitting, and I was..." current
11:5411:54, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,964 N All of us had at one time the body of a small baby. Where is that body? That body is gone. Presently I am an old man, but I remember that I was once a small baby Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of us had at one time the body of a small baby. Where is that body? That body is gone. Presently I am an old man, but I re..."
11:4111:41, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,820 N Actually, we are all spirit soul. From Bhagavad-gita we understand that we are transmigrating from one body to another, even in our present lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, we are all spirit soul. From Bhagavad-gita we understand that we are transmigrating from one body to another, even i..." current
11:3311:33, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,770 N In the hundreds and thousands of universities all over the world there is no department of knowledge where the science of the soul is taught Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the hundreds and thousands of universities all over the world there is no department of knowledge where the science of the..." current
11:0411:04, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,864 N Men are not very powerful; their duration of life is very short. We are always disturbed, and we have practically no knowledge about spiritual science Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Men are not very powerful; their duration of life is very short. We are always disturbed, and we have practically no knowledge..."
10:5010:50, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,841 N The duration of life will be reduced. There are predictions in the scriptures that in this age, man's duration of life, his mercy and his intelligence are being reduced Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The duration of life will be reduced. There are predictions in the scriptures that in this age, man's duration of life, his me..." current
10:4510:45, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,248 N In this age people are very short-lived. In India the average duration of life is thirty-five years. In your country it may be more than that. But actually, whereas your grandfather lived for 100 years, you cannot. These things are changing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age people are very short-lived. In India the average duration of life is thirty-five years. In your country it may be..."
10:2010:20, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,179 N We have to think, then: 5,000 years ago a personality like Arjuna expressed his inability to practice this eightfold yoga system, so how can we follow it now Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to think, then: 5,000 years ago a personality like Arjuna expressed his inability to practice this eightfold yoga syst..."
10:1310:13, 23 June 2022 diff hist +3 He (Arjuna) flatly admitted, - For me these rules and regulations and practice for controlling the mind are not possible No edit summary current
10:1310:13, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,717 N He (Arjuna) flatly admitted, - For me these rules and regulations and practice for controlling the mind are not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He flatly admitted, "For me these rules and regulations and practice for controlling the mind are not possible"}} {{notes|}} {..."
10:0510:05, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,446 N A great personality, Arjuna, belonged to the royal family & was a great warrior & an intimate friend of Krsna's, constantly living with Him, after hearing this process of yoga from Krsna face-to-face, said, - My dear Krsna, it is not possible to follow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even such a great personality as Arjuna, who belonged to the royal family and was a great warrior and an intimate friend of K..."
09:4509:45, 23 June 2022 diff hist −1 Even 5,000 years ago, when circumstances in the world were different, this yoga system was not practicable No edit summary current
09:4409:44, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,861 N Even 5,000 years ago, when circumstances in the world were different, this yoga system was not practicable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even 5,000 years ago, when circumstances in the world were different, this yoga system was not practicable"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
09:4009:40, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,152 N You have to select a sacred place; then you have to sit with half-closed eyes and concentrate on the tip of your nose. You cannot change your posture. There are many rules and regulations which cannot possibly be followed at the present Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You have to select a sacred place; then you have to sit with half-closed eyes and concentrate on the tip of your nose. You can..."
09:3209:32, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,322 N Rules and regulations must be followed very strictly. Simply to make a show of gymnastics is not perfection of yoga. Yoga means control of the senses. If you indulge your senses unrestrictedly but make a show of yoga practice, you will never be successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"rules and regulations must be followed very strictly. Simply to make a show of gymnastics is not perfection of yoga. Yoga mean..." current
09:2609:26, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,265 N In India, those who are very serious about practicing yoga go to Hardwar, a very secluded place in the Himalayas, where they remain alone and follow a very restrictive process for eating and sleeping. There is no question of mating Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India, therefore, those who are very serious about practicing yoga go to Hardwar, a very secluded place in the Himalayas, w..."
09:1909:19, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,211 N Krsna, the supreme authority, recommended the eightfold yoga system. The first step of this yoga system is to select a very secluded and sacred place. Eightfold meditation cannot be performed in a fashionable city. It is not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna, the supreme authority, recommended the eightfold yoga system. The first step of this yoga system is to select a very se..."
07:2607:26, 23 June 2022 diff hist +16,213 N The bhakti-yoga system is authorized, and if you want to know about God, then you have to adopt this bhakti-yoga system because in the Sixth Chapter of BG it is concluded that the topmost yogi is he who is always thinking of Krsna within himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhakti-yoga system is authorized, and if you want to know about God, then you have to adopt this bhakti-yoga system becaus..."
07:1407:14, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,888 N Please remember that we are preaching this Krsna consciousness movement on the authority of Bhagavad-gita. It is nothing manufactured Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Please remember that we are preaching this Krsna consciousness movement on the authority of Bhagavad-gita. It is nothing manuf..." current
07:0807:08, 23 June 2022 diff hist +15,895 N Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, speaks about the topmost system of yoga in the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita. There He has explained the hatha-yoga system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, speaks about the topmost system of yoga in the Sixth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita...." current
06:3906:39, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,916 N Our lives have meaning and direction only in so far as we strive to attain this transcendental knowledge of Krsna consciousness, raja-vidya, which is the king of all knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our lives have meaning and direction only in so far as we strive to attain this transcendental knowledge of Krsna consciousnes..."
06:3506:35, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,574 N Jnanagni-dagdha-karmanam: the fire of knowledge burns up all reactions of sinful activities. It is the most potent of purifiers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jnanagni-dagdha-karmanam: the fire of knowledge burns up all reactions of sinful activities. It is the most potent of purifier..." current
06:2806:28, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,681 N Everyone is working in the material world due to lust (kama), but the wise man is free from the dictations of this lust (kama-sankalpa-varjitah). How is this possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is working in the material world due to lust (kama), but the wise man is free from the dictations of this lust (kama-..." current
06:2406:24, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,730 N One who knows that he must work in Krsna consciousness, who no longer desires to enjoy this material world, is actually learned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who knows that he must work in Krsna consciousness, who no longer desires to enjoy this material world, is actually learne..." current
06:1506:15, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,972 N For millions and millions of years sunshine has been emanating from the sun, and yet the sun is as it is. Similarly, all material and spiritual energies are coming from Krsna. As a result of knowing this, one becomes a devotee of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For millions and millions of years sunshine has been emanating from the sun, and yet the sun is as it is. Similarly, all mater..." current
05:5805:58, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,783 N The well-versed person or budhah is one who has understood that Krsna is the origin of all emanations. Whatever we happen to see is but an emanation of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The well-versed person or budhah is one who has understood that Krsna is the origin of all emanations. Whatever we happen to s..." current
05:5005:50, 23 June 2022 diff hist 0 The word budhah specifically refers to one who is well-versed in the study of scripture. The results of such realization and scriptural learning are thus described in Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
05:4905:49, 23 June 2022 diff hist +26,036 N The word budhah specifically refers to one who is well-versed in the study of scripture. The results of such realization and scriptural learning are thus described in Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word budhāḥ specifically refers to one who is well-versed in the study of scripture. The results of such realization an..."
05:3805:38, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,950 N It is to be understood that one is to be considered educated in accordance with his vision of life and his activity in accordance with that vision, not by his academic degrees. This is the understanding of the word pandita from Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is therefore to be understood that one is to be considered educated in accordance with his vision of life and his activity..."
05:2705:27, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,739 N Lord Buddha taught that we should not even hurt animals by word or deed. This is the qualification for a pandita, and this should be the standard of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Buddha taught that we should not even hurt animals by word or deed. This is the qualification for a pandita, and this sho..." current
05:0505:05, 23 June 2022 diff hist +26,114 N Canakya Pandita gives the standard for education - The learned man sees all women, except his wife, as his mother; he sees all material possessions as garbage in the street, & he looks on the sufferings of others as he would look on them in himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cāṇakya Paṇḍita gives the standard for education or the qualification for a paṇḍita in this way: "The learned man s..."
05:0005:00, 23 June 2022 diff hist +6 Whenever we see any living entity we should think, "Here is a spirit soul." Anyone who can understand such a spiritual vision of life is pandita No edit summary current
04:5304:53, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,848 N Whenever we see any living entity we should think, "Here is a spirit soul." Anyone who can understand such a spiritual vision of life is pandita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever we see any living entity we should think, "Here is a spirit soul." Anyone who can understand such a spiritual vision..."
04:1204:12, 23 June 2022 diff hist +26,013 N An honored man may come in a very shabby dress, but this does not mean that he should be dishonored. In Bhagavad-gita these material bodies are likened unto dresses which are worn by the spirit soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An honored man may come in a very shabby dress, but this does not mean that he should be dishonored. In Bhagavad-gītā these..."
04:0504:05, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,724 N In actuality every living being is a spiritual spark, part and parcel of the complete spirit whole. The spiritual spark is the same in all, but it is covered by different dresses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in actuality every living being is a spiritual spark, part and parcel of the complete spirit whole. The spiritual spark is the..."
04:0004:00, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,715 One who has learned the art of seeing the same spirit soul within every living being is considered to be a pandita No edit summary current
03:5703:57, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,973 N One who has learned the art of seeing the same spirit soul within every living being is considered to be a pandita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has learned the art of seeing the same spirit soul within every living being is considered to be a pandita, for in act..."
03:4903:49, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,630 N The pandita sees them (a learned brahmana and a dog) as the same because he does not see the skin but the spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the paṇḍita sees them as the same because he does not see the skin but the spirit"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{compl..." current
03:2403:24, 23 June 2022 diff hist +25,782 N He (pandita) sees no distinctions between the highest and the lowest. Is this to say that being a learned brahmana is no better than being a dog? No, that is not so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he sees no distinctions between the highest and the lowest. Is this to say that being a learned brāhmaṇa is no better than..." current

15:1315:13, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,898 N In India, according to Vedic civilization, a brahmana who is learned is considered to be the topmost man in human society. The pandita, who is learned and gentle, sees such a brahmana on the same level with a dog or an outcaste who eats dogs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India, according to Vedic civilization, a brahmana who is learned is considered to be the topmost man in human society. The..." current
15:0615:06, 22 June 2022 diff hist +26,084 N According to Bhagavad-gita, one may not be a learned man just because he has received a lot of education from a university. Bhagavad-gita says that he is a learned man who can see everything on an equal level - BG 5.18 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Bhagavad-gītā, one may not be a learned man just because he has received a lot of education from a university...."
14:4414:44, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,900 N The word panditam means learned, and budhah means well-versed. In the Tenth Chapter we also find the word budhah in the verse budha bhava-samanvitah - BG 10.8 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word panditam means learned, and budhah means well-versed. In the Tenth Chapter we also find the word budhah in the verse..." current
14:2514:25, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,986 N In the material world some of us are A-class, B-class or C-class prisoners, but in any case we are all prisoners. Real knowledge does not consist in simply getting an MA or PhD but in understanding these basic problems of existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world some of us are A-class, B-class or C-class prisoners, but in any case we are all prisoners. Real knowled..."
14:0314:03, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,953 N In prison a man may want to improve his condition to become a first class prisoner, and the government may give him A-status, but no sane man will become satisfied by becoming an A-class prisoner. He should desire to get out of the prison altogether Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In prison a man may want to improve his condition to become a first class prisoner, and the government may give him A-status,..."
13:5013:50, 22 June 2022 diff hist +26,026 If we leave this material body in Krsna consciousness, we will no longer have to return to the material world. The point is to avoid this material existence altogether. It is not a question of improving our condition in the material world No edit summary current
13:0913:09, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,868 N If we leave this material body in Krsna consciousness, we will no longer have to return to the material world. The point is to avoid this material existence altogether. It is not a question of improving our condition in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we leave this material body in Krsna consciousness, we will no longer have to return to the material world. The point is to..."
12:4712:47, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,648 N We are eternal, and we have to attain our eternal life. That we have not attained it is our whole problem. That problem can be solved when we are Krsna conscious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are eternal, and we have to attain our eternal life. That we have not attained it is our whole problem. That problem can be..."
12:3112:31, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,746 N We may remain learned, rich and beautiful for fifty, sixty or at most a hundred years, but real life is not for fifty or a hundred years, nor a thousand years nor even a million years Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may remain learned, rich and beautiful for fifty, sixty or at most a hundred years, but real life is not for fifty or a hun..." current
12:2712:27, 22 June 2022 diff hist +25,604 N It may be very nice to be a rich man or a beautiful man, but how long shall we remain such? That is not our permanent life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It may be very nice to be a rich man or a beautiful man, but how long shall we remain such? That is not our permanent life"}}..."

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