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19 July 2022

• 07:5507:55, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,237 This condition of Kamsa's mind reveals an instance of pride, lamentation, humility, determination, remembrance, doubtfulness, anger and fear No edit summary current
• 07:5507:55, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,254 This material world, in which there is fear and danger at every step (padam padam yad vipadam), is not meant for those who have taken shelter at Krsna's lotus feet. Such persons are delivered from this fearful world No edit summary current
• 07:5307:53, 19 July 2022 diff hist +6,154 When these five (adoration, service, friendship, paternal affection, and conjugal love) are absent, love is present indirectly in anger, wonder, comedy, chivalry, fear, shock and so on No edit summary current
• 07:5107:51, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,522 The mind is the root cause of lust, anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear. Combined, these constitute bondage to fruitive activity. What learned man would put faith in the mind No edit summary current
• 07:5007:50, 19 July 2022 diff hist +1,937 The mind is the root cause of lust, anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear No edit summary current
• 07:5007:50, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,625 The mind is always accompanied by six enemies - namely, kama, krodha, mada, moha, matsarya and bhaya - that is, lust, anger, intoxication, illusion, envy and fear No edit summary current
• 07:4907:49, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,629 One who is not disturbed in spite of the threefold miseries, who is not elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind. BG 2.56 - 1972 No edit summary current
• 07:4807:48, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,185 Mind is the original cause of material bondage. It is followed by many enemies, such as anger, pride, greed, lamentation, illusion and fear No edit summary current
• 07:4707:47, 19 July 2022 diff hist −9 Kampa, trembling of the body, is mentioned in the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu as a result of a special kind of fear, anger and joy. This is called vepathu, or kampa No edit summary current
• 07:4707:47, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,692 Kama (desires), krodha (anger) and bhaya (fear) are always present in the material world, but in the spiritual, or transcendental, world one can use them for Krsna No edit summary current
• 07:4707:47, 19 July 2022 diff hist +7,995 If we constantly in Krsna consciousness, being transcendental to these stages of bhaya, fear, and attachment, and krodha, anger, if we put ourself, completely under Krsna consciousness, then it will be very easy to attain the superior nature of Krsna No edit summary current
• 07:4607:46, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,877 In addition to the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows, known as laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, anger, disaster and fear No edit summary current
• 07:4307:43, 19 July 2022 diff hist +1,543 He by whom no one is put into difficulty or anxiety and who is not disturbed by anyone, who is liberated from jubilation, anger, fear and anxiety, is very dear to Me No edit summary current
• 07:4307:43, 19 July 2022 diff hist +6,087 Besides the five direct mellows, there are seven indirect mellows, known as laughter, wonder, chivalry, compassion, anger, disaster and fear No edit summary current
• 07:4207:42, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,266 As stated in Bhagavad-gita (2.56): "One who is not disturbed in spite of the threefold miseries, who is not elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind" No edit summary current
• 07:3807:38, 19 July 2022 diff hist +5,209 We hope that all of you who are present here will try to cooperate with this movement, and let us meet at least so long as I am here. That will be very beneficial No edit summary current
• 07:3507:35, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,379 Simply quoting verses, like parrot, will not be very much beneficial. One must apply, jnanam vijnana-sahitam No edit summary current
• 07:3507:35, 19 July 2022 diff hist −13 It is very beneficial to chant the names sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda before chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra No edit summary current
• 07:3507:35, 19 July 2022 diff hist +13,177 For the mass of people, this chanting of holy name of God is very easy and very beneficial, for the mass of people. Mass of people do not understand very much philosophy No edit summary current
• 07:3407:34, 19 July 2022 diff hist −13 For one who understands that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the pure and transcendental Personality, these (Six to Twelve) chapters (of Bhagavad-gita) will be very beneficial. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 07:1507:15, 19 July 2022 diff hist +5,712 There is necessity of change in the makeshift laws of man, but there is no change in the God-made laws because they are made perfect by the all-perfect Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
• 07:1007:10, 19 July 2022 diff hist +7,126 If one transgresses the laws of a man-made government, he may escape being killed by the state, but one cannot escape the laws of God. A killer of any animal must be killed in his next life by the same animal. This is the law of nature No edit summary current
• 07:1007:10, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,418 In Vedic civilization the husband and wife were not separated by such man-made laws as divorce. We should understand the necessity for maintaining family life in human society and should thus abolish this artificial law known as divorce No edit summary
• 07:1007:10, 19 July 2022 diff hist +5,162 Man-made laws are always defective because they are made by men who are prone to committing mistakes, being illusioned, cheating and having imperfect senses. The Vedic instructions are different because they do not have these four defects No edit summary current
• 07:0907:09, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,464 Man-made laws cannot work any rupture in Krsna's plan. Better let us remain now under Krsna's shelter fully dependent, and we shall remain unaffected by all the man-made difficulties No edit summary current
• 06:5906:59, 19 July 2022 diff hist +11,870 The transcendental devotees of the Lord are not only free from material envy, but are well-wishers to everyone, and they strive to establish a competitionless society with God in the center No edit summary current
• 06:5906:59, 19 July 2022 diff hist −16 The paramahamsa is free from envy No edit summary current
• 06:5906:59, 19 July 2022 diff hist +18,575 The Blessed Lord said: Modesty & steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy & the passion for honor-these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature. BG 16.1-3 - 1972 No edit summary current
• 06:5506:55, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,210 O King Pariksit, anyone who aurally receives the narrations concerning the characteristics of Lord Ramacandra's pastimes will ultimately be freed from the disease of envy and thus be liberated from the bondage of fruitive activities No edit summary current
• 06:5506:55, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,955 One who is not free from the contamination of envy cannot advance in Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
• 06:5406:54, 19 July 2022 diff hist +5,107 No one should be astonished to see the activities of the most exalted devotees of Narayana, for they are free from attachment and envy. They are always peaceful, and they are equal to everyone No edit summary current
• 06:5106:51, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,051 In Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that the Bhagavata philosophy is meant for people who are completely free from envy (SB 1.1.2) - paramo nirmatsaranam No edit summary current
• 06:5106:51, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,846 He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady in both success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions No edit summary current
• 06:4706:47, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,733 He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady both in success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions. BG 4.22 - 1972 No edit summary current
• 06:4606:46, 19 July 2022 diff hist +28 Free from pride and envy, they (the devotees) easily gain the mercy of the Lord and go back home, back to Godhead No edit summary current
• 06:4606:46, 19 July 2022 diff hist +2,846 By good behavior and freedom from envy one should counteract sufferings due to other living entities, by meditation in trance one should counteract sufferings due to providence No edit summary current
• 06:4406:44, 19 July 2022 diff hist +28 A devotee must therefore be completely free from envy, especially of other devotees. To envy other devotees is a great offense, a vaisnava-aparadha No edit summary current
• 06:3606:36, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,831 God-made varnasrama-dharma is strictly meant for developing animal consciousness into human consciousness and human consciousness into godly consciousness No edit summary current
• 06:3606:36, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,074 Human consciousness into godly consciousness No edit summary current
• 06:3506:35, 19 July 2022 diff hist −13 Human consciousness should be used for elevation to Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
• 06:2606:26, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,985 The breathing exercises and disciplines to keep health in proper order are not the ultimate goals of yoga perfection. The yoga system as generally understood is astanga-yoga, or siddhi, eightfold perfection in yoga No edit summary current
• 06:2506:25, 19 July 2022 diff hist −13 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 No edit summary current
• 06:2406:24, 19 July 2022 diff hist −8 The activities (the path of knowledge, the practice of the eightfold system or by bhakti-yoga) whereby he can reestablish the lost link and achieve the highest perfectional stage of Krsna consciousness. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 06:2306:23, 19 July 2022 diff hist +12 Self-realization is sought by the path of knowledge, the practice of the eightfold system or by bhakti-yoga. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 06:2306:23, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,070 One may sincerely accept the path of self-realization, but the process of cultivation of knowledge and the practice of the eightfold yoga system are generally very difficult for this age. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 06:2206:22, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,445 In this chapter (of BG 5) the Lord explains that the process of the eightfold yoga system is a means to control the mind and the senses. However, this is very difficult for people in general to perform, especially in the age of Kali. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 06:2206:22, 19 July 2022 diff hist +4,035 In each of these processes (the path of knowledge, the practice of the eightfold system or by bhakti-yoga) one has to realize the constitutional position of the living entity, his relationship with God. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 06:1706:17, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,119 For one who is a neophyte in the eightfold yoga system, work is said to be the means; and for one who is already elevated in yoga, cessation of all material activities is said to be the means No edit summary current
• 06:1606:16, 19 July 2022 diff hist +3,087 For one who is a neophyte in the eightfold yoga system, work is said to be the means; and for one who has already attained to yoga, cessation of all material activities is said to be the means. BG 6.3 - 1972 No edit summary current
• 06:1506:15, 19 July 2022 diff hist +12 Following any of the above-mentioned 3 methods (the path of knowledge, the practice of the eightfold system or by bhakti-yoga), one is sure to reach the supreme goal sooner or later. This was asserted by God in the 2nd Chapter (of BG). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current