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- 13:5213:52, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,399 N It (Chanting the maha-mantra - Hare Krsna) goes beyond that, to the point where the pure spirit soul engages in his eternal, blissful, all-knowing activities in the loving service of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it goes beyond that, to the point where the pure spirit soul engages in his eternal, blissful, all-knowing activities in the l..."
- 13:4413:44, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,344 N Chanting the maha-mantra - Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare - is the process not merely of putting an end to this false conception of the self Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Chanting the mahā-mantra - Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, R..."
- 13:4013:40, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,105 N There is the beginning of loss, and there is one point where he forgets. That beginning point is called ahankara, or false ego Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is the beginning of loss, and there is one point where he forgets. That beginning point is called ahaṅkāra, or false..." current
- 13:3613:36, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,249 N Just as, in delirium, a man is diseased and his brain becomes puzzled, and gradually he forgets himself and becomes a madman. He is gradually forgetting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is just as, in delirium, a man is diseased and his brain becomes puzzled, and gradually he forgets himself and becomes a ma..."
- 13:3213:32, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,265 N False ego I have already explained. It is neither matter nor spirit, but the junction - where the spirit soul comes into contact with matter and forgets himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"False ego I have already explained. It is neither matter nor spirit, but the junction - where the spirit soul comes into conta..."
- 13:2913:29, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,086 N Spiritual world means to be working in Krsna consciousness. That spiritual world, that functioning of our real life, is Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"spiritual world means to be working in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That spiritual world, that functioning of our real life, is..." current
- 13:2713:27, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,545 N The impersonalist, the void philosopher, simply thinks of the negative, that I am not this matter, I am not this body. This will not stay. You have to not only realize that you are not matter, but you have to engage yourself in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalist, the void philosopher, simply thinks of the negative, that I am not this matter, I am not this body. This wi..."
- 13:2413:24, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,191 N Simply understanding ahankara means no more than understanding the false identification. Simply understanding that I am not matter, I am soul, is not perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"simply understanding ahaṅkāra means no more than understanding the false identification. Simply understanding that I am not..." current
- 13:2113:21, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,084 N The airplane goes high, seven miles, eight miles up from the earth, but it comes down immediately Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The airplane goes high, seven miles, eight miles up from the earth, but it comes down immediately"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|und..." current
- 13:1913:19, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,245 N If you want to go high, you must have permanent shelter. If you can take rest there, then you cannot fall down. But if you have no rest, then you will have to fall down Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If you want to go high, you must have permanent shelter. If you can take rest there, then you cannot fall down. But if you hav..." current
- 12:5912:59, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,412 N There is so much talk of aeronautics: crowds and meetings and conferences. But what have they done? What are 240,000 miles in that vast sky? If you go 240 million miles, still you are limited. So this will not do Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is so much talk of aeronautics: crowds and meetings and conferences. But what have they done? What are 240,000 miles in..." current
- 12:4012:40, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,455 N Simply flying very high is no solution to the problem of going to the moon. Nowadays the fools are trying to go to the moon, but they simply go 240,000 miles up from the Earth, touch the moon, and return. They are very proud Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply flying very high is no solution to the problem of going to the moon. Nowadays the fools are trying to go to the moon, b..."
- 12:3312:33, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,404 N This (forgetting bodily identification) is only a negative conception. When you actually realize yourself, simply understanding that you are Brahman will not do. You have to engage in the activities of Brahman. Otherwise you will fall down Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is only a negative conception. When you actually realize yourself, simply understanding that you are Brahman will not do...."
- 12:2712:27, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,326 N Everyone is trying to think, "I am not this body." They have experience that they are suffering so much on account of bodily identification, and so, - If only I could forget my bodily identification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"everyone is trying to think, "I am not this body." They have experience that they are suffering so much on account of bodily i..."
- 12:2312:23, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,331 N You can forget for one hour or two, by intoxication, and think that I am not this body. But unless you are actually on the platform of understanding yourself by knowledge, it is not possible to continue Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You can forget for one hour or two, by intoxication, and think that I am not this body. But unless you are actually on the pla..." current
- 12:1812:18, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,229 N In the West now there is some propaganda for taking intoxication. The people want to forget the bodily existence. But how long will you forget? There will be a relapse Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the West now there is some propaganda for taking intoxication. The people want to forget the bodily existence. But how long..."
- 11:5911:59, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,378 N If you stick to this point (rejecting false ahankara identification), and continue - just as you might continue your activities and keep your temperature at 98.6 degrees - then you are a healthy man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If you stick to this point, and continue - just as you might continue your activities and keep your temperature at 98.6 degree..."
- 11:5511:55, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,352 Simply purifying the mind, rejecting this false ahankara identification - I am not this body, I am not this matter; I am soul - this is not liberation. It is only the beginning of liberation No edit summary current
- 11:5311:53, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,386 N Simply purifying the mind, rejecting this false ahankara identification - I am not this body, I am not this matter; I am soul - this is not liberation. It is only the beginning of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, simply purifying the mind, rejecting this false ahaṅkāra identification - I am not this body, I am not this matt..."
- 11:3511:35, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,266 N Suppose for two days he has a 98.6 degree temperature, but with a slight change of diet, a slight change of behavior, the temperature rises immediately to 100. Relapse Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Suppose for two days he has a 98.6 degree temperature, but with a slight change of diet, a slight change of behavior, the temp..." current
- 11:2311:23, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,246 N One may be suffering from disease, from fever, and the temperature may come down to normal, 98.6 degrees. So he is now normal, but that is not the cure Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one may be suffering from disease, from fever, and the temperature may come down to normal, 98.6 degrees. So he is now normal,..." current
- 10:1610:16, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,187 N Liberation means when you are out of this false ego. What is that status? Aham brahmasmi. I am Brahman, I am spirit. That is the beginning of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"liberation means when you are out of this false ego. What is that status? Ahaṁ brahmāsmi. I am Brahman, I am spirit. That i..." current
- 10:0710:07, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,196 N Soul is permanently existing, while matter is changing. This misconception, this illusion, is called ahankara, false ego Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Soul is permanently existing, while matter is changing. This misconception, this illusion, is called ahaṅkāra, false ego"}}..." current
- 10:0310:03, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,239 N Our nescient life has begun from this false identification - thinking that I am this matter, although I am seeing every day, at every moment, that I am not this matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our nescient life has begun from this false identification - thinking that I am this matter, although I am seeing every day, a..." current
- 09:5309:53, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,309 N Krsna says that these are the eight material elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego. False ego means false identification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa says that these are the eight material elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego...." current
- 09:5009:50, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,215 N Ahankara means the point where the pure soul touches matter. That junction is called ahankara. Ahankara is still finer than intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ahaṅkāra means the point where the pure soul touches matter. That junction is called ahaṅkāra. Ahaṅkāra is still fine..."
- 09:3209:32, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,294 N I am pure soul, but I am identifying falsely. For example, I am identifying with the land, thinking that I am Indian, or that I am American. This is called ahankara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am pure soul, but I am identifying falsely. For example, I am identifying with the land, thinking that I am Indian, or that..." current
- 09:3009:30, 12 July 2022 diff hist −6 We should inquire into the existence of the ego, the finest material substance. What is ego? I am pure soul, but with my intelligence and mind I am in contact with matter, and I have identified myself with matter. This is false ego No edit summary current
- 09:2009:20, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,311 N We should inquire into the existence of the ego, the finest material substance. What is ego? I am pure soul, but with my intelligence and mind I am in contact with matter, and I have identified myself with matter. This is false ego Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we should inquire into the existence of the ego, the finest material substance. What is ego? I am pure soul, but with my intel..."
- 09:1109:11, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,475 N Bhagavan, Lord Krsna, says that, out of many, many millions of people, one may understand it. But still, the knowledge is there. If you want to understand it, it is not difficult. You can understand it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān, Lord Kṛṣṇa, says that, out of many, many millions of people, one may understand it. But still, the knowledge..."
- 09:0609:06, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,405 N This is the beginning of the Bhagavad-gita, when the preliminary knowledge of the soul is there. And you will find that there are only a few who can understand the existence of the soul as permanent, and of the body as changeable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the beginning of the Bhagavad-gītā, when the preliminary knowledge of the soul is there. And you will find that ther..."
- 07:5007:50, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,466 N When my cloth is too worn out or old, I cannot put it on; I have to take a new cloth. It is similar with the soul. When the body is too old or unworkable, I have to change to another body. This is called death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when my cloth is too worn out or old, I cannot put it on; I have to take a new cloth. It is similar with the soul. When the bo..."
- 07:4007:40, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,266 N At every moment, every second, every day, every hour, the body is changing, so the last change is when one cannot act with the body, and so he has to take another one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"at every moment, every second, every day, every hour, the body is changing, so the last change is when one cannot act with the..."
- 06:5506:55, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,191 N The soul is permanent, and only the body has changed. This is a very easy thing to understand. And the last change of this body is death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the soul is permanent, and only the body has changed. This is a very easy thing to understand. And the last change of this bod..." current
- 06:5006:50, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,339 N By intelligence, you can understand that although the body is changed, the soul is there. The same soul which was existing in the body of the child is still continuing in the body of the old man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by intelligence, you can understand that although the body is changed, the soul is there. The same soul which was existing in..."
- 06:4206:42, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,367 N How does knowledge of the soul begin? It is just like a child is playing. You can understand this child's body is now so small, but one day this child will be grown up, like you or me. But the same soul will continue Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How does knowledge of the soul begin? It is just like a child is playing. You can understand this child's body is now so small..."
- 06:3106:31, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,506 N The Bhagavad-gita begins at the point after intelligence. When Arjuna was perplexed at the outset, his intelligence was perplexed - whether to fight or not to fight. Krsna begins the Gita from the point where intelligence fails Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā begins at the point after intelligence. When Arjuna was perplexed at the outset, his intelligence was perp..."
- 06:2106:21, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,003 N Beyond intelligence, they do not know what exists. But here in the Bhagavad-gita you can find this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beyond intelligence, they do not know what exists. But here in the Bhagavad-gītā you can find this"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
- 06:1606:16, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,361 N What about the soul? Is there any science of the soul? The materialists have none. Material science has advanced to the study of the ether, or the mind and intelligence, but there is no advancement beyond that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"what about the soul? Is there any science of the soul? The materialists have none. Material science has advanced to the study..." current
- 06:0906:09, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,498 N Next comes the study of the ethereal: electronics, ethereal transformations from one thing to another. Then, finer still, is the mind-psychology and psychiatry. But for intelligence, rationalism, there is only a little philosophical speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Next comes the study of the ethereal: electronics, ethereal transformations from one thing to another. Then, finer still, is t..." current
- 06:0306:03, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,181 N We have so much advancement in our airplanes; we are studying how they move, how they are made - now sputniks and jets - so many things are being discovered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have so much advancement in our airplanes; we are studying how they move, how they are made - now sputniks and jets - so ma..." current
- 05:5805:58, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,096 N If you study electricity, you have to study all sorts of books. And, from this finer fire, you will come to air Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If you study electricity, you have to study all sorts of books. And, from this finer fire, you will come to air"}} {{notes|}}..." current
- 05:5305:53, 12 July 2022 diff hist +15,281 N If you go to finer substances, then you study water, or liquid things, such as petrol and alcohol. Go still finer, and from water you will go to fire and electricity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If you go to finer substances, then you study water, or liquid things, such as petrol and alcohol. Go still finer, and from wa..." current
11 July 2022
- 13:5613:56, 11 July 2022 diff hist +15,084 N Somebody seeks out silver, somebody seeks out gold, somebody seeks out mica. This is knowledge of gross things - the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Somebody seeks out silver, somebody seeks out gold, somebody seeks out mica. This is knowledge of gross things - the earth"}}..."
- 13:5413:54, 11 July 2022 diff hist −3 There are many scientists, for example, who are soil experts; they can say, by analyzing a particular type of earth, what kind of minerals are there No edit summary current
- 13:5213:52, 11 July 2022 diff hist +15,201 N There are many scientists, for example, who are soil experts; they can say, by analyzing a particular type of earth, what kind of minerals are there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many scientists, for example, who are soil experts; they can say, by analyzing a particular type of earth, what kind..."
- 13:4913:49, 11 July 2022 diff hist +15,232 N If you go beyond intelligence to understand the soul, it is finer still. From these elements people have discovered so many sciences Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if you go beyond intelligence to understand the soul, it is finer still. From these elements people have discovered so many sc..."
- 13:4613:46, 11 July 2022 diff hist +15,277 N After fire or electricity the air is still finer; and after air, the sky, ether, is finer still. Beyond ether, the mind is still finer; and beyond the mind, intelligence is still finer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After fire or electricity the air is still finer; and after air, the sky, ether, is finer still. Beyond ether, the mind is sti..."
- 13:4413:44, 11 July 2022 diff hist +15,352 N Land is gross. If you touch it, you can feel its hardness. But, as soon as the land becomes still finer, it is water, and the touch is soft. And then again, from water to fire, still finer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Land is gross. If you touch it, you can feel its hardness. But, as soon as the land becomes still finer, it is water, and the..." current
- 09:5509:55, 11 July 2022 diff hist +15,036 N Knowledge begins not from Krsna, but from things which we are accustomed to see every day Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Knowledge begins not from Kṛṣṇa, but from things which we are accustomed to see every day"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham..." current