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01:4501:45, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,492 N Different dharmas are created due to ignorance, which causes people to think in terms of Hindu dharma, Muslim dharma, Christian dharma, this dharma or that dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Different dharmas are created due to ignorance, which causes people to think in terms of Hindu dharma, Muslim dharma, Christia..."
01:3901:39, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,600 N The simplest definition of dharma is that dharma is the order of the Supreme Being. Since the Supreme Being, God, is one, His order must be one. How, then, can there be different dharmas? It is not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The simplest definition of dharma is that dharma is the order of the Supreme Being. Since the Supreme Being, God, is one, His..."
01:3101:31, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,612 Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam: (SB 6.3.19) no one actually knows what dharma is, and no one can manufacture dharma. Dharma is the order of the Supreme Being. No one can manufacture state laws; they are given by the government No edit summary current
01:3001:30, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,632 N Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam: (SB 6.3.19) no one actually knows what dharma is, and no one can manufacture dharma. Dharma is the order of the Supreme Being. No one can manufacture state laws; they are given by the government Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam: (SB 6.3.19) no one actually knows what dharma is, and no one can manufacture dha..."
01:2301:23, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,523 N The Krsna consciousness movement is meant for the propagation of this message. We are not preaching a particular sectarian religious system but a real religion, dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is meant for the propagation of this message. We are not preaching a particular sectari..."
01:1901:19, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,723 N On this earth we have created so many dharmas - Hindu dharma, Muslim dharma, Christian dharma. These are all manufactured dharmas, but real dharma is attained when we come to the conclusion that Sri Krsna is everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On this earth we have created so many dharmas - Hindu dharma, Muslim dharma, Christian dharma. These are all manufactured dhar..."
01:1301:13, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,801 N Understanding one's spiritual identity is called dharma. The ultimate goal of dharma is enunciated by Sri Krsna Himself in BG (18.66). Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: - Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Understanding one's spiritual identity is called dharma. The ultimate goal of dharma is enunciated by Śrī Kṛṣṇa Himsel..."
01:0301:03, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,254 N Unless one is enlightened by spiritual knowledge, he remains animalistic Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"unless one is enlightened by spiritual knowledge, he remains animalistic"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..."
01:0001:00, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,646 N We are all Brahman, spirit soul, but somehow or other we have come in contact with these material elements (bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh (BG 7.4)), and we have acquired bodily coverings. Consequently we think, "I am this body." This is ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we are all Brahman, spirit soul, but somehow or other we have come in contact with these material elements (bhūmir āpo 'nalo..."
00:5600:56, 1 August 2022 diff hist +25,279 N Gold is gold, even if it is covered with some dirt, which can certainly be removed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Gold is gold, even if it is covered with some dirt, which can certainly be removed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete..."

14:2514:25, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,352 N When one comes to spiritual understanding, he understands aham brahmasmi, "I am Brahman." This is called Brahman realization. It is not that we become Brahman by some practice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one comes to spiritual understanding, he understands ahaṁ brahmāsmi, "I am Brahman." This is called Brahman realizatio..."
09:0809:08, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,811 N We should not remain in ignorance like cats and dogs, thinking, "I am this body, I am American, I am Indian, I am brahmana, I am ksatriya, I am Hindu, I am Muslim," and so on. These are all bodily designations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not remain in ignorance like cats and dogs, thinking, "I am this body, I am American, I am Indian, I am brāhmaṇa,..."
08:5808:58, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,719 N Every person is actually Brahman, spirit soul. We are not actually the body. Awareness of aham brahmasmi ("I am Brahman") is actual self-realization. According to Vedic culture, one must understand that he is Brahman, not the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every person is actually Brahman, spirit soul. We are not actually the body. Awareness of ahaṁ brahmāsmi ("I am Brahman") i..."
08:4708:47, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,367 N After hearing Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna addressed Krsna as param brahma param dhama (BG 10.12), - the Supreme Brahman and supreme abode Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After hearing Bhagavad-gītā, Arjuna addressed Kṛṣṇa as paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma (BG 10.12), "the Supreme Brahman..."
08:4108:41, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,448 N Arjuna was in perfect knowledge, yet Krsna instructed him for our benefit. Arjuna requested Krsna's instructions, which are set forth for all human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna was in perfect knowledge, yet Kṛṣṇa instructed him for our benefit. Arjuna requested Kṛṣṇa's instructions,..."
06:2506:25, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,574 N Yet there are mahatmas, great souls, who can understand Krsna. Arjuna could understand that although Krsna was playing the part of his friend, He was nonetheless the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet there are mahatmas, great souls, who can understand Krsna. Arjuna could understand that although Krsna was playing the par..."
06:1406:14, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,538 N Avajananti mam mudhah: (BG 9.11) because Bhagavan Sri Krsna appeared as a human being, fools and rascals (mudhas) consider Krsna an ordinary human Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Avajānanti māṁ mūḍhāḥ: (BG 9.11) because Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa appeared as a human being, fools and rascals (m..."
06:0506:05, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,748 N It is said of Kapiladeva: kapilas tattva-sankhyata bhagavan. Lord Kapila is Bhagavan. Nowadays Bhagavan is taken very cheaply because the word is misused, but actually Bhagavan is not an ordinary man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said of Kapiladeva: kapilas tattva-saṅkhyātā bhagavān. Lord Kapila is Bhagavān. Nowadays Bhagavān is taken very c..."
05:5705:57, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,529 N After his son grew up, Kardama Muni, being a strict follower of the Vedas, left home and put his wife in the charge of his grown son, Kapiladeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After his son grew up, Kardama Muni, being a strict follower of the Vedas, left home and put his wife in the charge of his gro..."
05:5205:52, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,732 N It is not that one should rot in this material world throughout one's whole life. Pancasordhvam vanam vrajet. According to the Vedic injunctions, there are four asramas and four varnas, and these used to be followed very strictly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that one should rot in this material world throughout one's whole life. Pañcāśordhvaṁ vanaṁ vrajet. According..."
05:4605:46, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,809 N Some hundreds & thousands years ago Lord Krsna appeared as Devahuti-putra Kapiladeva. His father's name was Kardama Muni. After Kapiladeva grew up, His father, according to the Vedic system, retired, took sannyasa & left home to cultivate spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some hundreds and thousands of years ago Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared as Devahūti-putra Kapiladeva. His father's name was Kardam..."
05:3005:30, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,508 N Since everyone in this age is an unintelligent, unfortunate and disturbed sudra, how can anyone understand the Absolute Truth or the aim of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since everyone in this age is an unintelligent, unfortunate and disturbed sudra, how can anyone understand the Absolute Truth..."
05:2605:26, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,578 N This process is not Caitanya Mahaprabhu's invention, but is advised by the sastras, the puranas. The process for this Kali-yuga is very simple. One need only chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This process is not Caitanya Mahaprabhu's invention, but is advised by the sastras, the puranas. The process for this Kali-yug..."
05:0205:02, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,867 N The characteristics of this age predicted by Srimad-Bhagavatam are already being experienced to some degree. Since Kali-yuga is a very miserable age, Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Sri Krsna Himself, advises everyone simply to chant Hare Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The characteristics of this age predicted by Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam are already being experienced to some degree. Since Kali-yug..."
04:5504:55, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,374 N According to Srimad-Bhagavatam there will eventually be no rain and consequently a scarcity of food. The governments will also levy very heavy taxes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam there will eventually be no rain and consequently a scarcity of food. The governments will a..."
04:5004:50, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,497 N The word manda means both slow and bad, and everyone in this age is either bad or slow or a combination of both. People are unfortunate and disturbed by so many things Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word manda means both slow and bad, and everyone in this age is either bad or slow or a combination of both. People are un..."
04:4504:45, 31 July 2022 diff hist +25,629 N Actually human life is meant for understanding spiritual values, but because everyone in this age is a sudra, no one is interested. People have forgotten life's real purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually human life is meant for understanding spiritual values, but because everyone in this age is a śūdra, no one is inte..."

16:0816:08, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,257 N The people in this age are very short-lived and slow in understanding spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The people in this age are very short-lived and slow in understanding spiritual life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{comple..."
16:0116:01, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,749 N It is said that at the present moment in Kali-yuga everyone is a sudra (kalau sudra-sambhavah), and it is very difficult in this age to find qualified brahmanas, for they are very rare. There is practically not a single qualified brahmana in this age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that at the present moment in Kali-yuga everyone is a śūdra (kalau śūdra-sambhavāḥ), and it is very difficul..."
15:4715:47, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,726 N According to the Vedic conception, there must be men in society who are factually brahmanas, capable of expounding the real truth. If everyone becomes a sudra, the Absolute Truth cannot be understood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic conception, there must be men in society who are factually brāhmaṇas, capable of expounding the real..."
15:2815:28, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,444 N According to Bhagavad-gita (18.42), those possessing brahminical qualifications are situated in sattva-guna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Bhagavad-gītā (18.42), those possessing brahminical qualifications are situated in sattva-guṇa"}} {{notes|}}..."
15:2215:22, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,339 N Only those who are situated in sattva-guna (the mode of goodness) are fit to understand the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only those who are situated in sattva-guṇa (the mode of goodness) are fit to understand the Absolute Truth"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
15:1515:15, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,622 N We cannot understand the Absolute Truth or the Supreme Person by mental speculation, especially when we are under the influence of the three modes of material nature - sattva-guna, rajo-guna and tamo-guna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot understand the Absolute Truth or the Supreme Person by mental speculation, especially when we are under the influenc..."
15:0315:03, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,401 N The word sankhyata means "expounder," and tattva means "the Absolute Truth." The Absolute Truth is Bhagavan Sri Krsna Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word saṅkhyātā means "expounder," and tattva means "the Absolute Truth." The Absolute Truth is Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣ..."
14:5314:53, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,843 N Bhagavan, Krsna or His incarnation, occasionally visits the earth to give humanity information about the aim of life. Thus the Supreme Lord descended as Kapiladeva, tattva-sankhyata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān, Kṛṣṇa or His incarnation, occasionally visits the earth to give humanity information about the aim of life. T..."
14:4414:44, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,740 N Concerning Kapiladeva, Saunaka Rsi says, kapilas tattva-sankhyata. Kapila is the Supreme Person; therefore He can explain the Absolute Truth. Actually only Bhagavan can know the true position of the ultimate truth. No one else can know it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Concerning Kapiladeva, Śaunaka Ṛṣi says, kapilas tattva-saṅkhyātā. Kapila is the Supreme Person; therefore He can exp..."
14:2514:25, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,199 N Later, another Kapiladeva appeared who expounded atheistic Sankhya philosophy, which dealt with the twenty-four elements but gave no information about God. The original Kapila is called the Devahuti-putra Kapila, and the other is called the atheist Kapila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later, another Kapiladeva appeared who expounded atheistic Sāṅkhya philosophy, which dealt with the twenty-four elements bu..."
14:0714:07, 30 July 2022 diff hist +25,260 N For the propagation of this transcendental knowledge, Kapiladeva, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, gave instructions in Sankhya philosophy to His mother, Devahuti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the propagation of this transcendental knowledge, Kapiladeva, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, gave..."

20:0020:00, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,940 N The result is that this bondage of birth and death, disease and old age comes to an end. This end is in union with the true identity, Krsna, the reservoir of pleasure and eternal bliss. There, indeed, is the true happiness for which we are intended Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The result is that this bondage of birth and death, disease and old age comes to an end. This end is in union with the true id..." current
19:5619:56, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,650 N As is commanded in the Bhagavad-gita by Sri Krsna, the thoughtful give up the reaction of work, being situated on the level of pure consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As is commanded in the Bhagavad-gītā by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the thoughtful give up the reaction of work, being situated on th..." current
19:5319:53, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,647 N Suppose I am made unconscious by chloroform, and I don't feel the pain of an operation. That does not mean that I am not having an operation. This is artificial. Real pleasure, real life exists Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Suppose I am made unconscious by chloroform, and I don't feel the pain of an operation. That does not mean that I am not havin..." current
19:4919:49, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,848 N We seek happiness by some extraneous, artificial means, but how long does it last? It will not endure. We again come back to sorrow. Suppose, by intoxication, we feel happy. That is not our actual happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We seek happiness by some extraneous, artificial means, but how long does it last? It will not endure. We again come back to s..." current
19:4519:45, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,833 N There is no happiness in material life. It is impossible to have happiness here. In this condition, we do not know the meaning of happiness. That's why this very word is used, manisinah - thoughtful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no happiness in material life. It is impossible to have happiness here. In this condition, we do not know the meaning..." current
19:4019:40, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,835 N Lying in bed uncomfortably taking bitter medicine, and unable to move! Yet despite all these inconveniences he says, "I am well." Similarly, in our material conception of life, if we think, "I am happy," that is foolishness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lying in bed uncomfortably taking bitter medicine, and unable to move! Yet despite all these inconveniences he says, "I am wel..."
19:3719:37, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,634 N While he is lying in this condition some friends come to him and ask how he is feeling. "Yes, I am feeling well." What is this well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While he is lying in this condition some friends come to him and ask how he is feeling. "Yes, I am feeling well." What is this..." current
19:3319:33, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,995 N Suppose one is suffering from some disease. He is lying in bed, eating, passing nature's call uncomfortably, and taking bitter medicines. He always has to be kept clean by the nurses; otherwise there is an obnoxious smell Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Suppose one is suffering from some disease. He is lying in bed, eating, passing nature's call uncomfortably, and taking bitter..." current
19:2719:27, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,493 N We should not be hankering after good or bad things Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not be hankering after good or bad things"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-07-28T19:27..." current
19:2519:25, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,719 N We must not be concerned with pious activities or impious activities. We must be concerned with transcendental activities only. That will save us from this bondage of birth, death, old age and disease. That should be our aim in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we must not be concerned with pious activities or impious activities. We must be concerned with transcendental activities only..."
15:1715:17, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,705 N Even if I am a rich man, a beautiful man, an educated man, born in an aristocratic family, etc., I still cannot avoid death, old age, and disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if I am a rich man, a beautiful man, an educated man, born in an aristocratic family, etc., I still cannot avoid death, o..." current
15:0615:06, 28 July 2022 diff hist +25,842 N Suppose that by good action I get a good birth, fine bodily features, and a good education. All these good things I may have, but that does not mean that I am free from material pains. The material pains are birth, death, old age and disease Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Suppose that by good action I get a good birth, fine bodily features, and a good education. All these good things I may have,..."

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