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15:3115:31, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,936 N Bhagavan pumsam isvarah. Bhagavan is isvara, the controller. We are not independent. No one can actually say, - I am independent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān puṁsām īśvaraḥ. Bhagavān is īśvara, the controller. We are not independent. No one can actually say, "I am..."
15:2215:22, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,082 N First of all we have to try to see God. It is as easy as ABCD. When we see God everywhere, we will see the personal God. Then we will understand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First of all we have to try to see God. It is as easy as ABCD. When we see God everywhere, we will see the personal God. Then..."
15:1215:12, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,230 N What is the easy way? Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita, "I am the taste of water." Is there anyone who has not tasted water? He also says, "I am the light of the sun." Is there anyone who has not seen sunshine? Then why are people saying, - I have not seen God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What is the easy way? Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā, "I am the taste of water." Is there anyone who has not tasted water..."
15:0115:01, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,186 N He (God) is within the universe and within our heart, and He is even within the atom. Why are we saying that we cannot see Him? God says, - Try to see Me in this way, but if you are too dull, then try to see Me another way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is within the universe and within our heart, and He is even within the atom. Why are we saying that we cannot see Him? God..."
14:5414:54, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,952 N People who are asses, mudhas, duskrtis, cannot see God, but those who are intelligent can see God everywhere because God is omnipresent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People who are asses, mūḍhas, duṣkṛtīs, cannot see God, but those who are intelligent can see God everywhere because G..."
11:5011:50, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,870 N Any intelligent man can see God while walking down the beach. However, this requires a little intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any intelligent man can see God while walking down the beach. However, this requires a little intelligence"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
11:2711:27, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,150 N If one is a little thoughtful, he will see that the great ocean stays in its place. The ocean has received its orders not to go beyond such and such a limit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is a little thoughtful, he will see that the great ocean stays in its place. The ocean has received its orders not to g..."
11:1811:18, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,032 N We can see God everywhere and at all times. We will see God and nothing but God. We will see God not only within our hearts. If we go to the ocean, we will see God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can see God everywhere and at all times. We will see God and nothing but God. We will see God not only within our hearts. I..."
11:1211:12, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,894 N By this knowledge we can develop or awaken our dormant love for God. Then we can see God when our eyes are anointed with love for Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By this knowledge we can develop or awaken our dormant love for God. Then we can see God when our eyes are anointed with love..."
11:0711:07, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,079 N Everyone should know what is Bhagavan and take lessons from Bhagavan. Lord Kapila is Bhagavan, and He personally instructed His mother in Sankhya philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone should know what is Bhagavān and take lessons from Bhagavān. Lord Kapila is Bhagavān, and He personally instructed..."
09:3809:38, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,346 N Devahuti was not an ordinary woman. She was the wife of Kardama Muni, a great yogi. She had obviously learned something from her husband, for had she not been very exalted, how could Bhagavan Kapiladeva have become her son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devahūti was not an ordinary woman. She was the wife of Kardama Muni, a great yogī. She had obviously learned something from..."
06:5406:54, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,940 N In order to understand the Absolute Truth, we have to understand the meaning of Bhagavan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to understand the Absolute Truth, we have to understand the meaning of Bhagavān"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{c..."
06:2206:22, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,302 N It is better to be God's father, God's controller. This is bhakti-marga, the path of devotional service. A devotee does not want to be equal to God or one with God. He simply wants to render service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is better to be God's father, God's controller. This is bhakti-mārga, the path of devotional service. A devotee does not w..."
06:0606:06, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,312 N Krsna's friends, the cowherd boys, did not consider Him the Supreme Lord either. The gopis even used to chastise Krsna. If a devotee can have such a relationship with Krsna, why should he want to become one with God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa's friends, the cowherd boys, did not consider Him the Supreme Lord either. The gopīs even used to chastise Kṛ..."
06:0006:00, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,336 N If she (Yasoda) had thought of Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the relationship between mother and son would have been destroyed. Therefore Krsna was playing just like an ordinary child, and Mother Yasoda was treating Him as her son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If she had thought of Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the relationship between mother and son would have be..."
05:3005:30, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,890 N She (Yasoda) began to thank some other God, some devata. She did not know that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She then began to thank some other God, some devata. She did not know that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{no..."
05:1705:17, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,363 N Yasoda became mad when she saw Krsna taken away by the Trnavarta demon. However, Krsna became so heavy that the demon could not fly in the sky, and thus the demon fell to the earth and died. Yasoda immediately said, - God has saved my Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yaśodā became mad when she saw Kṛṣṇa taken away by the Tṛṇāvarta demon. However, Kṛṣṇa became so heavy that..."
05:0505:05, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,997 N Actually Krsna protects the entire universe, but Yasoda was giving protection to Krsna. This is Vaisnava philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually Kṛṣṇa protects the entire universe, but Yaśodā was giving protection to Kṛṣṇa. This is Vaiṣṇava phi..."
04:5504:55, 27 August 2022 diff hist +10,847 N Yasodamayi got Krsna as her son, and she was always anxious that He not be in danger. Thus she was always protecting Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yaśodāmayī got Kṛṣṇa as her son, and she was always anxious that He not be in danger. Thus she was always protecting..."
04:4904:49, 27 August 2022 diff hist +11,186 N Everyone wants to take something from the father. One is always saying, "Father, give me this. Father, give me that." However, accepting the Supreme Lord as one's son means rendering service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone wants to take something from the father. One is always saying, "Father, give me this. Father, give me that." However,..."

09:4709:47, 26 August 2022 diff hist +11,108 N The Christian conception of God as the Supreme Father is not very perfect because if we conceive of God as a father, our position will be to take things from Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Christian conception of God as the Supreme Father is not very perfect because if we conceive of God as a father, our posit..."
09:4209:42, 26 August 2022 diff hist +11,063 N When one is more advanced, he wants to render service to Krsna as a father or a mother, and this is vatsalya. Being a father or a mother means serving the son Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is more advanced, he wants to render service to Krsna as a father or a mother, and this is vatsalya. Being a father o..."
09:3209:32, 26 August 2022 diff hist +11,195 N When one appreciates the Supreme fully, he wishes to render some service, and that is called dasya. When one becomes more intimate, he becomes a friend of Krsna's, and that is called sakhya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one appreciates the Supreme fully, he wishes to render some service, and that is called dasya. When one becomes more inti..."
09:2709:27, 26 August 2022 diff hist +11,161 N We all have some relationship with Krsna, but presently that is covered. Therefore we have to revive it. Simple appreciation of the Supreme is called santa-rasa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We all have some relationship with Krsna, but presently that is covered. Therefore we have to revive it. Simple appreciation o..."

13:2013:20, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,596 N It is said that Krsna was born of Vasudeva, but this simply means that Krsna accepted Vasudeva as His father. Sri Krsna deals with His devotees in different relationships, or rasas - santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya and madhurya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that Kṛṣṇa was born of Vasudeva, but this simply means that Kṛṣṇa accepted Vasudeva as His father. Śr..."
12:3112:31, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,218 N Lord Brahma also worships Krsna by saying, govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. He says, "I worship that original person, Govinda." Adi-purusam, Krsna, has no one preceding Him; therefore He is called original Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahma also worships Krsna by saying, govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. He says, "I worship that original person, Go..."
12:1212:12, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,032 N It is not surprising that newspapers report that faith in a personal God is decreasing. Nonetheless, God is a person. Ya adyo bhagavan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is not surprising that newspapers report that faith in a personal God is decreasing. Nonetheless, God is a person. Ya ādyo..."
12:0412:04, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,103 N They are also asuras, demons who simply defy God, saying, - I am God, you are God. Why are you searching for God? There are many Gods loitering in the street. Take care of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are also asuras, demons who simply defy God, saying, - I am God, you are God. Why are you searching for God? There are ma..."
11:4811:48, 25 August 2022 diff hist +10,937 N There are also those who are scholarly and well educated, but their knowledge is taken away by maya, illusion. Although they may superficially hold degrees, they have no real knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are also those who are scholarly and well educated, but their knowledge is taken away by maya, illusion. Although they m..."
11:2911:29, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,200 N People today do not even know the meaning of God, so there is no question of surrender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, people today do not even know the meaning of God, so there is no question of surrender. There are also those who are..."
11:2011:20, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,431 N Because everything is diminishing, God consciousness is diminishing also; therefore it is natural to receive news that faith in a personal God is diminishing. In BG (7.15), one who does not accept a personal God is described as a mudha, a fool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because everything is diminishing, God consciousness is diminishing also; therefore it is natural to receive news that faith i..."
11:0611:06, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,364 N We actually see that the present generation is not as strong as the previous. People also have short memories. We also understand that sometimes people are killed while other people pass by, not caring. Thus mercy is also diminishing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We actually see that the present generation is not as strong as the previous. People also have short memories. We also underst..."
11:0011:00, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,267 N Recently newspapers are reporting that faith in a personal God is diminishing. This means that people are becoming more and more foolish. This is natural in Kali-yuga, for as the age of Kali progresses, bodily strength, memory and mercy diminish Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Recently newspapers are reporting that faith in a personal God is diminishing. This means that people are becoming more and mo..."
10:4710:47, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,242 N He (Brahma) is the original creature within this universe, yet he is not the most intelligent being. It is said that in the beginning, Brahma received knowledge from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the original creature within this universe, yet he is not the most intelligent being. It is said that in the beginning,..."
10:4010:40, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,101 N One person is more intelligent or opulent than another. If we analyze things in this way, we will come to the demigods, and among them we will find that the most important demigod is Lord Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One person is more intelligent or opulent than another. If we analyze things in this way, we will come to the demigods, and am..."
09:0109:01, 25 August 2022 diff hist +11,270 N The Supreme Lord is very great, and we are very small. He is all-pervading and infinite, and we are finite and infinitesimal. Even if we analyze the creation, we will find that not everyone is on the same level Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is very great, and we are very small. He is all-pervading and infinite, and we are finite and infinitesimal...."

15:1615:16, 24 August 2022 diff hist +10,760 N The Supreme Lord is eternal, and we are also eternal. But the Supreme Lord is one, and we are many Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is eternal, and we are also eternal. But the Supreme Lord is one, and we are many"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|So..."
15:0515:05, 24 August 2022 diff hist +11,132 N Where did this chunk come from? The fact is that there must be a brain, a leader, behind anything organized. We have information of this leader from the Vedas: nityo nityanam cetanas cetananam - Katha Upanisad 2.2.13 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"where did this chunk come from? The fact is that there must be a brain, a leader, behind anything organized. We have informati..."
03:2703:27, 24 August 2022 diff hist +11,248 N Foolish philosophers say that the universe automatically came into being by nature. They say that in the beginning there was a chunk, and this cosmic manifestation came out of that chunk of matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Foolish philosophers say that the universe automatically came into being by nature. They say that in the beginning there was a..."

11:1311:13, 23 August 2022 diff hist +11,134 N Devahuti also addresses her son as Bhagavan. Bhagavan is the Supreme Person. If we could just use a little common sense we could understand that an organization requires a leader. Without a leader, we cannot organize anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devahūti also addresses her son as Bhagavān. Bhagavān is the Supreme Person. If we could just use a little common sense we..."
11:0511:05, 23 August 2022 diff hist +9,599 N If we lead a pious life, we can understand God. This Krsna consciousness movement is engaged in training people to this end so that their lives will be successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we lead a pious life, we can understand God. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is engaged in training people to this..."
10:5910:59, 23 August 2022 diff hist +9,662 N Unless one is free from the reactions of sin, one cannot understand bhakti or Bhagavan. Therefore we must act piously by giving up illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is free from the reactions of sin, one cannot understand bhakti or Bhagavān. Therefore we must act piously by givi..."
10:5210:52, 23 August 2022 diff hist +9,346 N By Krsna's mercy one can receive the bhakti-lata-bija, the seed of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By Kṛṣṇa's mercy one can receive the bhakti-latā-bīja, the seed of devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}..."
10:4910:49, 23 August 2022 diff hist −12 The seed of devotional service is received by a most fortunate person. Those who are cultivating bhakti in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are the most fortunate people in the world No edit summary current
10:4810:48, 23 August 2022 diff hist +9,607 N The seed of devotional service is received by a most fortunate person. Those who are cultivating bhakti in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are the most fortunate people in the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The seed of devotional service is received by a most fortunate person. Those who are cultivating bhakti in the International S..."
10:4410:44, 23 August 2022 diff hist +9,593 N We are so foolish that we do not take advantage of them (devotees of God and Bhagavad-gita). We do not take advantage of His devotee, who hankers to give this knowledge, sacrificing everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we are so foolish that we do not take advantage of them. We do not take advantage of His devotee, who hankers to give this kno..."

15:4615:46, 22 August 2022 diff hist +9,773 N One can be enlightened by the mercy of God because Krsna Himself comes to give us information. If He does not come personally, He sends His devotee, or He leaves behind Him Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can be enlightened by the mercy of God because Kṛṣṇa Himself comes to give us information. If He does not come perso..."
15:3815:38, 22 August 2022 diff hist +9,476 N It is not possible for us to go to that paravyoma by material means. It is impossible to penetrate the material universe unless one understands Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible for us to go to that paravyoma by material means. It is impossible to penetrate the material universe unles..."
15:3215:32, 22 August 2022 diff hist +9,293 N The Upanisads and Bhagavad-gita describe another world, beyond this material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Upanisads and Bhagavad-gita describe another world, beyond this material nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complet..."
15:2715:27, 22 August 2022 diff hist +9,537 N It has become a fashion to keep a guru as if he were a dog or a cat. This is of no use. We must inquire about that portion of God's creation which is beyond this darkness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It has become a fashion to keep a guru as if he were a dog or a cat. This is of no use. We must inquire about that portion of..."

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