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• 08:54, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas ca: (SB 1.1.1) everything emanates from the Supreme Absolute Truth, Krsna. This much knowledge is sufficient. We can then increase this knowledge to understand just how material nature is working under Krsna's direction (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Janmādy asya yato 'nvayād itarataś ca: (SB 1.1.1) everything emanates from the Supreme Absolute Truth, Kṛṣṇa. This mu...")
• 08:45, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One who has real knowledge knows that prakrti, material nature, is working under Krsna's direction. It is not possible to understand how all this is going on, but we can understand it in summary (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has real knowledge knows that prakrti, material nature, is working under Krsna's direction. It is not possible to unde...")
• 08:28, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The material nature belongs to Krsna, and He is its controller. We are under the control of material nature, and that is the difference (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material nature belongs to Kṛṣṇa, and He is its controller. We are under the control of material nature, and that is...")
• 08:25, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we misunderstand Krsna and take Him to be a human being like us, we become mudhas, fools. Krsna's body is not composed of material elements like ours, and if we think this way, we are mistaken (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we misunderstand Kṛṣṇa and take Him to be a human being like us, we become mūḍhas, fools. Kṛṣṇa's body is no...")
• 08:18, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we can simply understand Krsna in part, that is our perfection. Therefore Krsna says: janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah - BG 4.9 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we can simply understand Kṛṣṇa in part, that is our perfection. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says: janma karma ca me divyam...")
• 08:13, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If Krsna cannot comprehend the limit of His own attraction and bliss, it is certainly not possible for us with our limited knowledge (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If Kṛṣṇa cannot comprehend the limit of His own attraction and bliss, it is certainly not possible for us with our limit...")
• 07:56, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page His (Krsna's) attraction is unlimited, and to understand why He is so attractive, He became Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu and took on the ecstatic emotions of Srimati Radharani - radha-bhava-dyuti (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His attraction is unlimited, and to understand why He is so attractive, He became Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu and took on the ec...")
• 07:47, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page With our limited knowledge we cannot understand the unlimited; indeed, even Krsna does not understand Himself (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With our limited knowledge we cannot understand the unlimited; indeed, even Krsna does not understand Himself"}} {{notes|}} {{...")
• 07:44, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is not that we have to understand Krsna fully. That is not possible. We have no capacity to understand the unlimited. Advaitam acyutam anadim ananta-rupam - Bs. 5.33 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that we have to understand Kṛṣṇa fully. That is not possible. We have no capacity to understand the unlimited....")
• 07:39, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The Vedic conclusion is the understanding of Krsna. Vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah: "By all the Vedas, I am to be known." - BG 15.15 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic conclusion is the understanding of Kṛṣṇa. Vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ: "By all the Vedas, I am to be...")
• 07:37, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page People think that if a person can make him successful in business, that person is a guru. The sastras do not confirm this either. A guru is one who knows the Vedas and the Vedic conclusion (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"people think that if a person can make him successful in business, that person is a guru. The sastras do not confirm this eith...")
• 07:32, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One should approach a guru to learn about tattva, the Absolute Truth. One should not search out a guru to cure some material disease; rather, one requires a doctor (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should approach a guru to learn about tattva, the Absolute Truth. One should not search out a guru to cure some material d...")
• 07:26, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One approaches a Mahatmaji and says, "I am suffering from this disease. Please help me." And the Mahatmaji says, "Yes, I have a mantra that will heal you and give you success. Give me a little money and take it." This is not a real guru (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One approaches a Mahātmājī and says, "I am suffering from this disease. Please help me." And the Mahātmājī says, "Yes, I...")
• 07:19, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Unfortunately, at the present moment, the word guru refers to someone who can give bodily medicine (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unfortunately, at the present moment, the word guru refers to someone who can give bodily medicine"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|So...")
• 07:14, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page An ordinary man interested in bodily comforts does not need a guru (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An ordinary man interested in bodily comforts does not need a guru"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2...")
• 07:04, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page To receive Vedic knowledge, we must approach the proper guru. The guru's qualification is given in every sastra. In Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.3.21) it is said: One should not accept a guru unless one is inquisitive to know the ultimate goal of life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To receive this Vedic knowledge, we must approach the proper guru. The guru's qualification is given in every śāstra. In Śr...")
• 06:56, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When the landlord tells the tenant to leave the house, the tenant must do so. Similarly, when the Paramatma says that we have to leave the body, we have to do so (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the landlord tells the tenant to leave the house, the tenant must do so. Similarly, when the Paramātmā says that we hav...")
• 06:53, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In a house, there is a tenant and a landlord. The tenant is the occupant, and the landlord is the proprietor. Similarly, the atma is simply the occupant of the body; the proprietor is Paramatma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In a house, there is a tenant and a landlord. The tenant is the occupant, and the landlord is the proprietor. Similarly, the a...")
• 11:54, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Ksetrajna is the proprietor of the ksetra (the body). The individual soul is actually not the proprietor but the occupant (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ksetrajna is the proprietor of the ksetra (the body). The individual soul is actually not the proprietor but the occupant"}} {...")
• 11:45, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Those who are mistaken say that there is no difference between them (atma and paramatma), but there is a difference. They are one in the sense that both are cognizant and both are living entities, but they are different quantitatively (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are mistaken say that there is no difference between them (atma and paramatma), but there is a difference. They are...")
• 11:15, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page I am atma, a spiritual soul, and you are atma. We are all situated locally, you within your body and I within mine, but the Paramatma is situated everywhere. That is the difference between atma and Paramatma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am ātmā, a spiritual soul, and you are ātmā. We are all situated locally, you within your body and I within mine, but th...")
• 11:05, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is not that Krsna is simply in Vaikuntha or Goloka Vrndavana. He is everywhere; He is even within the atom. Goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhutah (Bs. 5.37). That is the definition of Paramatma, the Supersoul (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that Kṛṣṇa is simply in Vaikuṇṭha or Goloka Vṛndāvana. He is everywhere; He is even within the atom. Go...")
• 11:00, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Just as we surrender unto Krsna, we have to surrender unto His representative, the spiritual master. The guru is Krsna's external representative, and the internal guru is Krsna Himself situated in everyone's heart (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as we surrender unto Kṛṣṇa, we have to surrender unto His representative, the spiritual master. The guru is Kṛṣ...")
• 10:55, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The word nipat means "to fall down," and pra means "without reservation." Transcendental knowledge is based on pranipata. Therefore Krsna says: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja. (BG 18.66) - Just surrender unto Me (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word nipat means "to fall down," and pra means "without reservation." Transcendental knowledge is based on praṇipāta. T...")
• 10:28, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page By going to a spiritual master and asking for his instructions and then not following them, one simply wastes his time. Nor should one approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit, but should go with the aim of rendering service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By going to a spiritual master and asking for his instructions and then not following them, one simply wastes his time. Nor sh...")
• 10:12, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one receives his guru properly and seats him comfortably, and if the guru is pleased with one's behavior, the guru can speak very frankly and freely, and this will be very beneficial to the student (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one receives his guru properly and seats him comfortably, and if the guru is pleased with one's behavior, the guru can spea...")
• 10:04, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is stated that Vidura heard from Maitreya Rsi, and that Maitreya Rsi was very pleased. Unless one satisfies his guru, one cannot receive proper knowledge. That is quite natural (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated that Vidura heard from Maitreya Ṛṣi, and that Maitreya Ṛṣi was very pleased. Unless one satisfies his gur...")
• 09:56, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The words sthane sthitah mean "remaining in the varnasrama-dharma." Even a sudra can understand what is Brahman, and in that case he becomes a brahmana automatically. It is necessary that one hear attentively. That is all (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words sthāne sthitāḥ mean "remaining in the varṇāśrama-dharma." Even a śūdra can understand what is Brahman, and...")
• 09:38, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There are different divisions for the body: the head, the arms, the belly and the legs. Without the four corresponding divisions, no society can be conducted very well. There will simply be chaos (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different divisions for the body: the head, the arms, the belly and the legs. Without the four corresponding divisio...")
• 09:23, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page He (spiritual master) does not have to be a very learned scholar, but he must have heard from the proper authority (content was: "#REDIRECT He (a spiritual master) does not have to be a very learned scholar, but he must have heard from the proper authority", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 09:23, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page He (spiritual master) does not have to be a very learned scholar, but he must have heard from the proper authority to He (a spiritual master) does not have to be a very learned scholar, but he must have heard from the proper authority
• 09:22, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page These are his (spiritual master's) two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession, and he must be established in service to the Supreme Lord (content was: "#REDIRECT These are his (a spiritual master's) two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession, and he must be established in service to the Supreme Lord", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 09:22, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page These are his (spiritual master's) two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession, and he must be established in service to the Supreme Lord to These are his (a spiritual master's) two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession, and he must be established in service to the Supreme Lord
• 09:21, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page He (spiritual master) is also firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead - brahma-nistham (content was: "#REDIRECT He (a spiritual master) is also firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead - brahma-nistham", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
• 09:21, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page He (spiritual master) is also firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead - brahma-nistham to He (a spiritual master) is also firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead - brahma-nistham
• 09:19, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page For this purpose there is the varnasrama-dharma, composed of four varnas and four asramas. Unless society is divided into these eight categories, it is simply an animal civilization. There must be some systematized, regulated arrangement (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For this purpose there is the varṇāśrama-dharma, composed of four varṇas and four āśramas. Unless society is divided i...")
• 09:12, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page God gives us the ears to hear, and simply by hearing we may become great preachers. We don't need Ph.D.'s or academic examinations. One may even remain in his position; no changes are necessary (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God gives us the ears to hear, and simply by hearing we may become great preachers. We don't need Ph.D.'s or academic examinat...")
• 09:07, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He (spiritual master) does not have to be a very learned scholar, but he must have heard from the proper authority (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He does not have to be a very learned scholar, but he must have heard from the proper authority"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham...")
• 08:56, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page These are his (spiritual master's) two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession, and he must be established in service to the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are his two qualifications: he must have heard the Vedic knowledge through the disciplic succession, and he must be esta...")
• 08:46, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He (spiritual master) is also firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead - brahma-nistham (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is also firmly fixed in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (brahma-niṣṭham)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soh...")
• 07:21, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page As stated in Bhagavad-gita (4.2), evam parampara-praptam. A bona fide guru does not impart some self-styled, concocted knowledge; his knowledge is standard and received from the parampara system (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (4.2), evaṁ paramparā-prāptam. A bona fide guru does not impart some self-styled, concocted k...")
• 07:12, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The Upanisads inform us that the guru is one who has received knowledge by hearing the Vedas. Srotriyam brahma-nistham (MU 1.2.12). The Vedas are called sruti, and the bona fide guru is in the line of hearing from the disciplic succession (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Upaniṣads inform us that the guru is one who has received knowledge by hearing the Vedas. Śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭha...")
• 06:43, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Brahmany upasamasrayam. According to Mundaka Upanisad (1.2.12), tad-vijnanartham sa gurum evabhigacchet - In order to understand that transcendental science, one must approach a bona fide spiritual master (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmaṇy upaśamāśrayam. According to Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (1.2.12), tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet: "In...")
• 06:39, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The word guru means "heavy," heavy with knowledge. And what is that knowledge? Tad-vijnana. That heaviness is brahma-nistha - attachment to Brahman and to Para-brahman, Bhagavan. That is the guru's qualification (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word guru means "heavy," heavy with knowledge. And what is that knowledge? Tad-vijñāna. That heaviness is brahma-niṣ...")
• 06:28, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one actually wants to understand spiritual life and spiritual knowledge, one has to approach a guru (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one actually wants to understand spiritual life and spiritual knowledge, one has to approach a guru"}} {{notes|}} {{compile...")
• 06:20, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The various yoga systems are given for the machine of the body, but the process of bhakti is transcendental to mechanical arrangements. It is therefore called tad-vijnana, transcendental to material understanding (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The various yoga systems are given for the machine of the body, but the process of bhakti is transcendental to mechanical arra...")
• 06:13, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In hatha-yoga one undergoes various physical disciplines, but the real purpose is to understand Visnu, the Supreme (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in hatha-yoga one undergoes various physical disciplines, but the real purpose is to understand Visnu, the Supreme"}} {{notes|...")
• 06:07, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page For those who are attached to this bodily machine, the yoga system is recommended. One who is overly attached to the bodily conception is taught to concentrate the mind by some physical gymnastics (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For those who are attached to this bodily machine, the yoga system is recommended. One who is overly attached to the bodily co...")
• 05:20, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He simply studies the mechanical arrangement of the body, which is a machine (yantra) made by nature. The body is actually stated in Bhagavad-gita (18.61) to be a machine (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He simply studies the mechanical arrangement of the body, which is a machine (yantra) made by nature. The body is actually sta...")
• 05:17, 14 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The word tad-vijnana refers to transcendental knowledge, not material knowledge. A medical practitioner may have material knowledge of the body, but he has no knowledge of the spirit soul within (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word tad-vijnana refers to transcendental knowledge, not material knowledge. A medical practitioner may have material know...")