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05:3405:34, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,692 N A Krsna conscious person wants only to serve the foremost yogi, Yogesvara (varimnah sarva-yoginam). Because we are trying to become His devotees, we accept the Supreme Lord, Yogesvara, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Kṛṣṇa conscious person wants only to serve the foremost yogī, Yogeśvara (varimṇaḥ sarva-yoginām). Because we ar..."

12:3512:35, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,589 N We forget that the real yogi, the Supreme Lord Himself, has created millions of gold mines and is floating them in space. Those who are Krsna conscious are not befooled by yogis who claim to be Bhagavan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we forget that the real yogī, the Supreme Lord Himself, has created millions of gold mines and is floating them in space. Tho..."
12:1912:19, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,473 N Who can manage to float even a small stone in the air? Sometimes a yogi may show a little mystic power by manufacturing some gold, and we are so foolish that we accept him as God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Who can manage to float even a small stone in the air? Sometimes a yogī may show a little mystic power by manufacturing some..."
12:0612:06, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,756 N In India there are many yogis who display some magical feats. They can walk on water, make themselves very light or very heavy and so forth. But what is this compared to Krsna's yogic mystic powers? By His potencies, great planets are floating in space Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India there are many yogis who display some magical feats. They can walk on water, make themselves very light or very heavy..."
11:1711:17, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,275 N There are many types of yogis, but he who is devoted to Krsna is the topmost yogi. Sri Krsna is far above all yogic processes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many types of yogīs, but he who is devoted to Kṛṣṇa is the topmost yogī. Śrī Kṛṣṇa is far above all..."
11:0611:06, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,556 N This sounds very simple, but actually understanding Krsna is very difficult. If we become devotees of Krsna, understanding Krsna is easy. However, if we try to understand Him by jnana, karma or yoga, we will be frustrated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This sounds very simple, but actually understanding Kṛṣṇa is very difficult. If we become devotees of Kṛṣṇa, under..."
10:5210:52, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,277 N We should work in such a way that we will not get another material body, How can this be done? We simply have to try to understand Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we should work in such a way that we will not get another material body, How can this be done? We simply have to try to unders..."
10:4810:48, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,321 N In this life we enjoy or suffer the results of our past karma, and in the same way we are creating further karma for our next body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this life we enjoy or suffer the results of our past karma, and in the same way we are creating further karma for our next..."
10:4410:44, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,432 N Yas tv indragopam athavendram aho sva-karma (Bs. 5.54). From Lord Indra to indragopa, an insignificant insect, everyone is reaping the consequences of his karma. We are creating our own karma, our next body, in this life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yas tv indragopam athavendram aho sva-karma (Bs. 5.54). From Lord Indra to indragopa, an insignificant insect, everyone is rea..."
09:0109:01, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,538 N When Krsna orders, "My dear Mr. So-and-So, now please give up your place and leave,', one must go. Therefore everyone is a servant. This is the position of Lord Brahma and the ant as well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Krsna orders, "My dear Mr. So-and-So, now please give up your place and leave,', one must go. Therefore everyone is a ser..."
08:4308:43, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,468 N Beginning with Lord Brahma, Visnu, Mahesvara, Indra, Candra and all the demigods (there are thirty-three million demigods) and the middle and lower species. Everyone is bhrtya, or servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"beginning with Lord Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, Indra, Candra and all the demigods (there are thirty-three million demigod..."
08:3308:33, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,290 N According to Caitanya-caritamrta (CC Adi 5.142), ekale isvara krsna, ara saba bhrtya. There is only one master - Krsna. All others are subservient Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Caitanya-caritāmṛta (CC Adi 5.142), ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, āra saba bhṛtya. There is only one master -..."
08:2308:23, 8 August 2022 diff hist +17,332 N It is further stated, na hy asya varsmanah: "No one is greater than Him." No one is greater than Bhagavan or equal to Him. Everyone is inferior Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is further stated, na hy asya varṣmaṇaḥ: "No one is greater than Him." No one is greater than Bhagavān or equal to H..."

12:2412:24, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,480 N We come onto this planet to enjoy or suffer life for a few days - fifty or a hundred years - but Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, does not come for that purpose (na mam karmani limpanti) - BG 4.14 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We come onto this planet to enjoy or suffer life for a few days - fifty or a hundred years - but Bhagavān, the Supreme Person..."
12:0112:01, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,232 N Bhagavan, the Supreme Lord, is not in this (conditioned) position. It is therefore said: bhagavan atma-mayaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān, the Supreme Lord, is not in this position. It is therefore said: bhagavān ātma-māyayā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
11:4111:41, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,607 N Every moment people are dying, but those who are living are thinking, 'My friend has died, but I shall live forever. - (Mahabharata, Vana-parva 313.116) Soft cow dung thinks the same way. This is typical of conditioned beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every moment people are dying, but those who are living are thinking, 'My friend has died, but I shall live forever.' " (Mahā..."
11:0011:00, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,302 N When Dharmaraja asked Maharaja Yudhisthira what the most wonderful thing in the world was, Maharaja Yudhisthira replied: ahany ahani bhutani gacchantiha yamalayam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Dharmaraja asked Maharaja Yudhisthira what the most wonderful thing in the world was, Maharaja Yudhisthira replied: ahany..."
10:4210:42, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,656 N Real knowledge means knowing that however great one may be, the four principles of material life are present: birth, old age, disease and death. These exist in the highest planetary system (Brahmaloka) and in the lowest - Patalaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real knowledge means knowing that however great one may be, the four principles of material life are present: birth, old age,..."
08:0808:08, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,308 N Foolish people are unaware of the miserable conditions of material life. Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (13.9), janma-mrtyu jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish people are unaware of the miserable conditions of material life. Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (13.9), janma-m..."
07:0707:07, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,286 N One cannot say, "My dear death, please give me some time to adjust." There is no adjustment; one must immediately get out Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot say, "My dear death, please give me some time to adjust." There is no adjustment; one must immediately get out"}} {..."
07:0407:04, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,496 N Krsna states in Bhagavad-gita (10.34), mrtyuh sarva-haras caham: "I am all-devouring death." Krsna comes as death and plunders everything - bank balance, skyscrapers, wife, children and whatever Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa states in Bhagavad-gītā (10.34), mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham: "I am all-devouring death." Kṛṣṇa comes a..."
06:5706:57, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,541 N Eventually everyone will dry up and be thrown in the fire. That is a fact. We may survive for a few years, but we cannot avoid death. In fact, it is said, - As sure as death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Eventually everyone will dry up and be thrown in the fire. That is a fact. We may survive for a few years, but we cannot avoid..."
06:4506:45, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,336 N What is the result of death? One loses everything - all honor, money, position and material life itself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, "As sure as death." And what is the result of death? One loses everything - all honor, money, position and materia..."
06:0906:09, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,834 N It (soft cow dung) does not know that when it dries out, it will be thrown into the fire too. We may laugh because President Nixon is in trouble, and we may think ourselves very safe because we have a big bank balance, but actually no one is safe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It does not know that when it dries out, it will be thrown into the fire too. We may laugh because President Nixon is in troub..."
05:4505:45, 7 August 2022 diff hist +17,549 N There is a Bengali proverb: Dry cow dung is used for fuel, and it is said that when the dry cow dung is being burned, the soft cow dung is laughing, saying, - Oh, you are being burned, but I am safe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a Bengali proverb: Dry cow dung is used for fuel, and it is said that when the dry cow dung is being burned, the soft..."

15:4715:47, 6 August 2022 diff hist −12 We should not think that the only apprehended culprit is President Nixon and that we are safe No edit summary current
15:4715:47, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,260 N We should not think that the only apprehended culprit is President Nixon and that we are safe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not think that the only apprehended culprit is President Nixon and that we are safe"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}..."
15:3515:35, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,580 N Sometimes we may think we are very fortunate, just as President Nixon was thinking, "I am very fortunate. I have become the president of the United States." Then he soon realized that he was most unfortunate. Actually this is the situation for everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes we may think we are very fortunate, just as President Nixon was thinking, "I am very fortunate. I have become the pr..."
15:2315:23, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,517 N Throughout the world there are problems everywhere. One country has one type of problem, and another country has another. There is strife within governments themselves, and even presidents are fraught with problems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Throughout the world there are problems everywhere. One country has one type of problem, and another country has another. Ther..."
15:0915:09, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,583 N The Krsna consciousness movement is an attempt to make people fortunate. In this age, everyone is unfortunate (manda-bhagyah), but now we are trying to reverse the situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an attempt to make people fortunate. In this age, everyone is unfortunate (manda-bh..."
14:5114:51, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,784 N It was Caitanya Mahaprabhu who said to Rupa Gosvami - The living entity is wandering up & down, from one planet to another, & he is very fortunate if by the mercy of the spiritual master & Krsna Himself he can get the seed of devotional service to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was Caitanya Mahāprabhu who said to Rūpa Gosvāmī"|""The living entity is wandering up and down, from one planet to anot..."
14:3614:36, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,708 N The conclusion is that we should not endeavor for so-called happiness or distress, but should try to attain that position whereby we can understand Krsna and get shelter at His lotus feet. This should be the real human endeavor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that we should not endeavor for so-called happiness or distress, but should try to attain that position wher..."
14:2514:25, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,596 N Everyone is thinking, "May my child live happily" or "May I get so much money." We do not ask or pray for catastrophes, yet they come without invitation. Similarly, whatever happiness is there for our enjoyment will also come without our asking for it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is thinking, "May my child live happily" or "May I get so much money." We do not ask or pray for catastrophes, yet th..."
14:0614:06, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,492 N We don't have to endeavor separately for misery. No one says, "Let there be a fire in my house" or "Let my child die." No one aspires after these things, yet they happen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We don't have to endeavor separately for misery. No one says, "Let there be a fire in my house" or "Let my child die." No one..."
13:5813:58, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,576 N Our actual endeavor should be to attain happiness; that is our real struggle for existence. According to the sastras: tal labhyate duhkhavat. The word duhkhavat indicates that although we do not want misery, misery comes anyway Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our actual endeavor should be to attain happiness; that is our real struggle for existence. According to the śāstras: tal la..."
10:3310:33, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,455 N We should not worry about eating and sleeping, for the needs of the body are already arranged. We do not have to work independently to maintain the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not worry about eating and sleeping, for the needs of the body are already arranged. We do not have to work independ..."
10:2910:29, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,689 N According to karma, the living entity sometimes goes up & sometimes goes down. He wanders in this way, thinking how he can become materially happy & satisfy his senses. The sastras say that we should not do this, we should endeavor to understand Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to karma, the living entity sometimes goes up & sometimes goes down. He wanders in this way, thinking how he can bec..."
08:5408:54, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,338 N Within this one universe, there are fourteen planetary systems, and the living entities are wandering in different bodily forms on different planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Within this one universe, there are fourteen planetary systems, and the living entities are wandering in different bodily form..."
08:4808:48, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,206 N The word upari indicates the higher planetary systems. There are seven higher planetary systems, and we are in the middle system, in Bhurloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word upari indicates the higher planetary systems. There are seven higher planetary systems, and we are in the middle syst..."
08:4508:45, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,178 N Human life is actually meant for getting in touch with the lotus feet of Krsna. That should be our only business Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Human life is actually meant for getting in touch with the lotus feet of Krsna. That should be our only business"}} {{notes|}}..."
08:3708:37, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,231 N Tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovidah. The word kovidah means "intelligent." An intelligent person should try to attain shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovidah. The word kovidah means "intelligent." An intelligent person should try to attain shelter at..."
08:2808:28, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,708 N In Bhagavad-gita, Krsna never says, "Do this or that, and I will then maintain you." Rather, He states that not only will He maintain us, but He will also protect us from the results of sin, from sinful karma (BG 18.66). All of this assurance is there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa never says, "Do this or that, and I will then maintain you." Rather, He states that not only w..."
08:2108:21, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,501 N In our Krsna consciousness movement, we have over a hundred centers, and Krsna is maintaining them all. None of our devotees are employed for independent incomes, yet they are all being maintained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we have over a hundred centers, and Kṛṣṇa is maintaining them all. None of ou..."
08:1008:10, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,458 N Those who are devotees of the Lord and have taken shelter at His lotus feet, leaving everything aside simply to render service unto Him, will certainly be cared for Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are devotees of the Lord and have taken shelter at His lotus feet, leaving everything aside simply to render service..."
03:1803:18, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,843 N We cannot conceive how many living entities are being maintained by the Supreme Lord. All the great elephants, all the small ants, all the 8,400,000 species of life are maintained by Bhagavan. Why do we worry that He will not maintain us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot conceive how many living entities are being maintained by the Supreme Lord. All the great elephants, all the small a..."
03:0603:06, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,380 N There is no limit to the jivas; no one can count them. The word ananta means that they are without limit. All these jivas, living entities, are being maintained by the Supreme One Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no limit to the jīvas; no one can count them. The word ananta means that they are without limit. All these jīvas, l..."
02:4702:47, 6 August 2022 diff hist +17,199 N Nitya, bhagavan, is the singular, and nityanam are the plural jivas, or living beings. Nityo nityanam: we are many, but God is one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nitya, bhagavān, is the singular, and nityānāṁ are the plural jīvas, or living beings. Nityo nityānāṁ: we are many,..."

10:0810:08, 5 August 2022 diff hist +17,238 N The word bhaga means "opulence," and van means "one who possesses." All the opulences of the creation are present in Bhagavan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word bhaga means "opulence," and van means "one who possesses." All the opulences of the creation are present in Bhagavan"..."
09:1909:19, 5 August 2022 diff hist +17,273 N In the previous verse (SB 3.25.1), the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead as Devahuti-putra Kapiladeva has been explained as bhagavan atma-mayaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word bhaga means "opulence," and vān means "one who possesses." All the opulences of the creation are present in Bhagavā..."
07:5107:51, 5 August 2022 diff hist +25,601 N If we hear about Krsna, we become purified. Hearing about Krsna means associating with Krsna. In this way we may perfect our lives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we hear about Kṛṣṇa, we become purified. Hearing about Kṛṣṇa means associating with Kṛṣṇa. In this way we..."

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