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18:20, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When he gives up his home, he is called a vanaprastha, and after that he may take sannyasa (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he gives up his home, he is called a vānaprastha, and after that he may take sannyāsa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}...")
18:14, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Civilized human beings should strictly follow the varnasrama institution. If one is born a brahmana, he is trained nicely as a brahmacari, and then he becomes a grhastha, a householder (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Civilized human beings should strictly follow the varṇāśrama institution. If one is born a brāhmaṇa, he is trained nice...")
12:47, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It (varnasrama-dharma) is not a Hindu system, for the word "Hindu" is a name given by the Muslims and does not occur in any Vedic literature. However, the varnasrama-dharma is mentioned (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not a Hindu system, for the word "Hindu" is a name given by the Muslims and does not occur in any Vedic literature. Howe...")
12:34, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page According to the system of varnasrama-dharma, one who is over fifty years of age must leave home, go to the forest and completely devote his life to spiritual realization. This is the actual varnasrama-dharma system (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the system of varṇāśrama-dharma, one who is over fifty years of age must leave home, go to the forest and com...")
12:16, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Kapila Muni explained the glories of devotional service to His mother, Devahuti. If we follow Him, we may learn the truth of devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kapila Muni explained the glories of devotional service to His mother, Devahūti. If we follow Him, we may learn the truth of...")
12:11, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We cannot very easily understand the actual truth of religious systems, but if we follow these mahajanas, we can understand (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot very easily understand the actual truth of religious systems, but if we follow these mahājanas, we can understand"}...")
12:07, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page These mahajanas follow the principles set forth by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, in Bhagavad-gita (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These mahājanas follow the principles set forth by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, in Bhagavad-gītā"}} {{n...")
12:03, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page These authorities should be followed if we want to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead and understand the purpose of religious life. Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah - CC Madhya 17.186 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These authorities should be followed if we want to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead and understand the purpose of r...")
11:56, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page According to the Vedic sastras there are twelve authorities. These are Svayambhu, Narada, Sambhu, Kumara, Kapila, Manu, prahlada, Janaka, Bhisma, Bali, Sukadeva Gosvami and Yamaraja. Svayambhu is Brahma, and Sambhu is Lord Siva (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"according to the Vedic śāstras there are twelve authorities. These are Svayambhū, Nārada, Śambhu, Kumāra, Kapila, Manu,...")
11:49, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Kapiladeva was one of the mahajanas. The word mahajana means - authority (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kapiladeva was one of the mahājanas. The word mahājana means "authority"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{...")
11:46, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page By his (Kardama Muni's) wife, Devahuti, he had nine daughters, who were distributed to the prajapatis like Daksa Maharaja and many others. The only son of Kardama Muni was Kapiladeva, an incarnation of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By his wife, Devahuti, he had nine daughters, who were distributed to the prajapatis like Daksa Maharaja and many others. The...")
11:41, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Whatever he (a yogi) wants, he can immediately produce in his hand, and he can travel wherever he desires. Kardama Muni was such a perfected siddhi-yogi (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever he wants, he can immediately produce in his hand, and he can travel wherever he desires. Kardama Muni was such a perf...")
11:37, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page This is the proper way to ask for knowledge. One does not approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit. One should also be inquisitive to understand the spiritual science. It is not that one considers himself superior to the guru. (content was: "#REDIRECT This is the proper way to ask for knowledge. One does not approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit. One should also be inquisitive to understand the spiritual science. It is not that one considers himself superior to the guru", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
11:37, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page This is the proper way to ask for knowledge. One does not approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit. One should also be inquisitive to understand the spiritual science. It is not that one considers himself superior to the guru. to This is the proper way to ask for knowledge. One does not approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit. One should also be inquisitive to understand the spiritual science. It is not that one considers himself superior to the guru
11:35, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs deleted page It is not possible to have cent per cent knowledge of Krsna. Not even Narayana Himself is capable of that. Yet those who follow Krsna's instructions fully are sometimes called Bhagavan. (content was: "#REDIRECT It is not possible to have cent per cent knowledge of Krsna. Not even Narayana Himself is capable of that. Yet those who follow Krsna's instructions fully are sometimes called Bhagavan", and the only contributor was "Soham" (talk))
11:35, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs moved page It is not possible to have cent per cent knowledge of Krsna. Not even Narayana Himself is capable of that. Yet those who follow Krsna's instructions fully are sometimes called Bhagavan. to It is not possible to have cent per cent knowledge of Krsna. Not even Narayana Himself is capable of that. Yet those who follow Krsna's instructions fully are sometimes called Bhagavan
10:37, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is not that one becomes a yogi simply by pressing his nose and performing some gymnastics. One must actually attain the yogic siddhis. By these siddhis, the yogi can become very small or very large, very heavy or very light (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that one becomes a yogi simply by pressing his nose and performing some gymnastics. One must actually attain the yog...")
10:29, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There are different siddhis, or yogic perfections - anima, laghima, prapti, and so on - and whatever yogis choose to do, they can do. That is the real yoga system (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different siddhis, or yogic perfections - aṇimā, laghimā, prāpti, and so on - and whatever yogīs choose to do,...")
10:15, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This spaceship could also travel all over the universe. Modern scientists labor very hard to make a small spaceship to go to the moon, but Kardama Muni could create a great spaceship that could travel to all planets. This is possible by yogic powers (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This spaceship could also travel all over the universe. Modern scientists labor very hard to make a small spaceship to go to t...")
10:07, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He (Kardama Muni) also created a great spaceship as large as a small city. Modern airlines have prepared a 747, & although these are very big, Kardama Muni, by his yogic powers, was able to create a spaceship wherein there were lakes, palaces and gardens (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he also created a great spaceship as large as a small city. Modern airlines have prepared a 747, and although these are very b...")
09:52, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Kardama Muni took compassion upon her, thinking, "This girl has come to me, but now she is not in a very comfortable position." Therefore by his yogic powers, Kardama Muni created a large palace with many servants, gardens and other opulences (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kardama Muni took compassion upon her, thinking, "This girl has come to me, but now she is not in a very comfortable position....")
09:43, 16 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Kardama Muni was a yogi living in a cottage, and Devahuti was a princess, a king's daughter. Not being used to work, she became very skinny (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kardama Muni was a yogī living in a cottage, and Devahūti was a princess, a king's daughter. Not being used to work, she bec...")
18:53, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Being a great yogi, Kardama Muni was not very interested in family life. Nonetheless, he decided to marry, and Svayambhuva Manu brought his daughter Devahuti to him to serve as a wife (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being a great yogi, Kardama Muni was not very interested in family life. Nonetheless, he decided to marry, and Svayambhuva Man...")
18:48, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One must first find a guru to whom one can surrender, and if this is not possible, one shouldn't waste his time. By surrendering to the proper person, one can very quickly come to understand transcendental knowledge (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must first find a guru to whom one can surrender, and if this is not possible, one shouldn't waste his time. By surrenderi...")
18:43, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This is the proper way to ask for knowledge. One does not approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit. One should also be inquisitive to understand the spiritual science. It is not that one considers himself superior to the guru. (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the proper way to ask for knowledge. One does not approach the spiritual master with a challenging spirit. One should...")
18:36, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although Arjuna was a very intimate friend of Krsna's, before receiving Srimad Bhagavad-gita he surrendered himself, saying, sisyas te 'ham sadhi mam tvam prapannam: "Now I am Your disciple and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me." - BG 2.7 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Arjuna was a very intimate friend of Krsna's, before receiving Srimad Bhagavad-gita he surrendered himself, saying, s...")
18:30, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One can please the spiritual master simply by surrendering to him and rendering service, saying, - Sir, I am your most obedient servant. Please accept me and give me instructions (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can please the spiritual master simply by surrendering to him and rendering service, saying, "Sir, I am your most obedient...")
18:23, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Vidura was very eager to receive transcendental knowledge, and because of this, Maitreya was very pleased with him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura was very eager to receive transcendental knowledge, and because of this, Maitreya was very pleased with him"}} {{notes|...")
18:19, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There are many artificial Bhagavan's, but a real Bhagavan is one who knows what Krsna has taught (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many artificial Bhagavān's, but a real Bhagavān is one who knows what Kṛṣṇa has taught"}} {{notes|}} {{compi...")
17:46, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is not possible to have cent per cent knowledge of Krsna. Not even Narayana Himself is capable of that. Yet those who follow Krsna's instructions fully are sometimes called Bhagavan. (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible to have cent per cent knowledge of Kṛṣṇa. Not even Nārāyaṇa Himself is capable of that. Yet those...")
17:39, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The word bhagavan also refers to other powerful persons like Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Vyasadeva or Maitreya. The actual Bhagavan is Krsna Himself, but these great personalities have attained as much knowledge of Krsna as possible (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word bhagavān also refers to other powerful persons like Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Vyāsadeva or Maitreya. The actual Bha...")
17:34, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we are actually interested in understanding, we must approach a representative of Vyasadeva like Maitreya. Maitreya is also addressed as bhagavan, although of course the Supreme Bhagavan is Krsna Himself (krsnas tu bhagavan svayam) - SB 1.3.28 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we are actually interested in understanding, we must approach a representative of Vyasadeva like Maitreya. Maitreya is also...")
17:22, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Vyasadeva accepted Krsna as param brahma, and Vyasadeva began his commentary on Vedanta-sutra with the words om namo bhagavate vasudevaya (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vyāsadeva accepted Kṛṣṇa as paraṁ brahma, and Vyāsadeva began his commentary on Vedānta-sūtra with the words oṁ...")
17:15, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One may say that because Arjuna was a friend of Krsna's, he accepted Him in this way (as Supreme Person), but this is not the case. Arjuna gave evidence that Vyasadeva also accepted Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may say that because Arjuna was a friend of Kṛṣṇa's, he accepted Him in this way, but this is not the case. Arjuna g...")
17:08, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Vyasadeva accepted Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Arjuna also accepted Krsna as Para-brahman, the Supreme Person (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vyāsadeva accepted Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and Arjuna also accepted Kṛṣṇa as Para-brahman, t...")
17:06, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We have to approach a spiritual master who is in the disciplic succession from Vyasadeva. Everyone may claim to be following Vyasadeva, but one must actually follow him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to approach a spiritual master who is in the disciplic succession from Vyāsadeva. Everyone may claim to be following...")
12:58, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is said that Vidura understood transcendental knowledge from Maitreya, and it is stated that Maitreya is a friend of Vyasadeva's. This means that both Vidura and Maitreya know what Vyasadeva knows (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that Vidura understood transcendental knowledge from Maitreya, and it is stated that Maitreya is a friend of Vyāsa...")
12:50, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Both the Mayavada-sampradaya and the Vaisnava-sampradaya have explained the Vedanta-sutra. Without understanding Vedanta-sutra, one cannot understand Brahman (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both the Māyāvāda-sampradāya and the Vaiṣṇava-sampradāya have explained the Vedānta-sūtra. Without understanding Ve...")
12:44, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Transcendental knowledge is therefore very logical. According to the Vedic system, the acarya must understand Vedanta-sutra (also called Brahma-sutra) before he can be accepted as an acarya (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transcendental knowledge is therefore very logical. According to the Vedic system, the ācārya must understand Vedānta-sūtr...")
12:34, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The original commentary is given by the author himself, Vyasadeva, in the form of Srimad-Bhagavatam. To understand the actual meaning of the Vedanta-sutra, we must refer to the commentary made by the author himself (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The original commentary is given by the author himself, Vyāsadeva, in the form of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. To understand the act...")
12:27, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Generally the Mayavadis emphasize the commentary made on the Vedanta-sutra by Sankaracarya, the Sariraka-bhasya, but that is not the original commentary on Vedanta-sutra (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally the Māyāvādīs emphasize the commentary made on the Vedānta-sūtra by Śaṅkarācārya, the Śārīraka-bhāṣ...")
12:22, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Srimad-Bhagavatam was compiled by Vyasadeva, who also compiled the Vedanta-sutra (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was compiled by Vyāsadeva, who also compiled the Vedānta-sūtra"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{comp...")
11:11, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The Bhagavatam (1.1.1) also states, tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye: Krsna instructed Lord Brahma in Vedic knowledge. Unless the ultimate source is a living entity, how can He impart knowledge (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavatam (1.1.1) also states, tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye: Krsna instructed Lord Brahma in Vedic knowledge. Unless th...")
10:54, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Source is abhijna, cognizant. Matter is not cognizant; therefore the theory of modern science that life comes from matter is incorrect. The identity from whom everything emanates is abhijna, cognizant, which means He can understand (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"source is abhijña, cognizant. Matter is not cognizant; therefore the theory of modern science that life comes from matter is...")
10:45, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Srimad-Bhagavatam is a commentary on Vedanta-sutra. Vedanta-sutra explains that the Supreme is the source of everything, and the nature of that source is explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.1.1): janmady asya yato 'nvayad itaratas carthesv abhijnah svarat (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srimad-Bhagavatam is a commentary on Vedanta-sutra. Vedanta-sutra explains that the Supreme is the source of everything, and t...")
10:17, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Human beings are advanced living entities, and they have created modern civilization by utilizing dull, inert matter. This is our superiority. However, we are also prakrti as well as para prakrti. In this way, we have to understand tattva jnana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"human beings are advanced living entities, and they have created modern civilization by utilizing dull, inert matter. This is...")
10:08, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Material energy is inferior, and spiritual energy is superior. Why? Superior energy (jiva-bhuta), the living entity, is controlling material nature. Actually he is not controlling, but is trying to utilize it (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material energy is inferior, and spiritual energy is superior. Why? Superior energy (jīva-bhūta), the living entity, is cont...")
09:44, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Everything - includes living entities and inert matter. Both matter and the living entities come from Krsna. Indeed, the whole world is a combination of matter and spirit, prakrti and the living entity (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|""Everything" includes living entities and inert matter. Both matter and the living entities come from Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, the...")
09:33, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna states in Bhagavad-gita "I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me." The same conclusion is also given in Vedanta-sutra, wherein it is stated, janmady asya yatah - Brahman is He from whom everything emanates (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna states in Bhagavad-gita"|""I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me." The same...")
09:01, 15 August 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Modern scientists mistakenly think that material nature is working independently and that things evolve by some chemical process only. However, life does not merely come from life or some chemical evolution (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Modern scientists mistakenly think that material nature is working independently and that things evolve by some chemical proce...")

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