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10:1610:16, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,865 N There are many propounders of sad-dharma, but actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the best propounder because He knows the reality. It is therefore said of the Gosvamis: nana-sastra-vicaranaika-nipunau sad-dharma-samsthapakau Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many propounders of sad-dharma, but actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the best propounder because He kn..."
10:1010:10, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,550 N Real dharma is sad-dharma, that which will not change, and this sad-dharma necessitates surrendering unto Krsna. This dharma will continue eternally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Real dharma is sad-dharma, that which will not change, and this sad-dharma necessitates surrendering unto Kṛṣṇa. This dh..."
06:5706:57, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,698 N We are thinking in terms of these religious designations, which are called asad-dharma, meaning that they may change at any moment. But what is our real dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are thinking in terms of these religious designations, which are called asad-dharma, meaning that they may change at any mo..."
06:5306:53, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,790 N We may be a Hindu or a Muslim or a Christian for fifty or sixty years, or at the utmost one hundred, but again we have to take birth and be something else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may be a Hindu or a Muslim or a Christian for fifty or sixty years, or at the utmost one hundred, but again we have to take..."
06:4506:45, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,820 N There is peace even if we are an inch out of the water. Tava pada-pankaja-sthita-dhuli sadrsam vicintaya (Siksastaka 5). If somehow or other we become one of the particles of dust at Krsna's lotus feet, we will be liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is peace even if we are an inch out of the water. Tava pāda-paṅkaja-sthita-dhūlī sadṛśaṁ vicintaya (Śikṣā..."
06:3706:37, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,665 N Even if we are nonviolent and hurt no one, there will be trouble. However, if somehow or other we manage to reach the shore, we will find peace Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if we are nonviolent and hurt no one, there will be trouble. However, if somehow or other we manage to reach the shore, w..."
06:3106:31, 3 September 2022 diff hist −12 There is no peace in this material world, however expert we may be in dealing with it. There is nothing but struggle. We cannot live here peacefully. It is not possible No edit summary current
06:3106:31, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,709 N There is no peace in this material world, however expert we may be in dealing with it. There is nothing but struggle. We cannot live here peacefully. It is not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no peace in this material world, however expert we may be in dealing with it. There is nothing but struggle. We canno..."
06:2606:26, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,673 N Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, anadi karama-phale, padi 'bhavarnava-jale, taribare na dekhi upaya. If we are thrown into the ocean, there is a great struggle, even if we may be very great swimmers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhaktivinoda Thakura says, anadi karama-phale, padi 'bhavarnava-jale, taribare na dekhi upaya. If we are thrown into the ocean..."
05:5305:53, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,946 N Since our only business is to take shelter of Krsna, Devahuti says, - I am taking shelter of You so that You can cut my attachment to this material life. Why should You do this? Because I am Your eternal servant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since our only business is to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa, Devahūti says, "I am taking shelter of You so that You can cut my..."
05:4005:40, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,906 N When one sees something superior, he immediately rejects that which is inferior. Actually we cannot bring all this about by our own endeavor; therefore we have to take shelter of Krsna, and He will help Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one sees something superior, he immediately rejects that which is inferior. Actually we cannot bring all this about by ou..."
05:3105:31, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,515 N It is not that we think ourselves great devotees and then go ahead and enjoy material things Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that we think ourselves great devotees and then go ahead and enjoy material things"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}..."
05:1105:11, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,847 N Detachment is the sign that one is advancing in bhakti-yoga. Bhaktih paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra ca (SB 11.2.42). That is the test of advancing in bhakti. If we are advanced, we are no longer attached to material enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"detachment is the sign that one is advancing in bhakti-yoga. Bhaktiḥ pareśānubhavo viraktir anyatra ca (SB 11.2.42). That..."
05:0705:07, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,793 N Because they are devotees of Vasudeva, they are no longer attached to these material things. This is the result of bhakti-yoga, which enables one to be detached from material enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because they are devotees of Vāsudeva, they are no longer attached to these material things. This is the result of bhakti-yog..."

15:1415:14, 2 September 2022 diff hist +21,041 N There are many American and European boys and girls in this KC movement who have been born in countries where they can enjoy a good deal of material affluence, but they consider this material happiness and affluence like garbage in the street Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many American and European boys and girls in this KC movement who have been born in countries where they can enjoy a..."
13:4513:45, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,608 N When a person advances in bhakti-yoga, he will automatically become detached from material attractions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person advances in bhakti-yoga, he will automatically become detached from material attractions"}} {{notes|}} {{compile..."
13:4113:41, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,511 N Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was a great logician, and he composed a hundred verses to Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya was a great logician, and he composed a hundred verses to Caitanya Mahāprabhu"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
13:3713:37, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,860 N Vairagya-vidya-nija-bhakti-yoga (CC Madhya 6.254). Bhakti-yoga is the science of detachment. This verse was composed by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya when he understood that Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vairāgya-vidyā-nija-bhakti-yoga (CC Madhya 6.254). Bhakti-yoga is the science of detachment. This verse was composed by Sār..."
13:3313:33, 2 September 2022 diff hist +21,145 N Devahuti herein takes shelter of Kapiladeva and tells Him, "You are the ax capable of making me detached." When our attachment to the material world is severed, we become free. Bhakti is the means by which we can develop this detachment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devahūti herein takes shelter of Kapiladeva and tells Him, "You are the ax capable of making me detached." When our attachmen..."
13:2213:22, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,854 N When we take shelter at the lotus feet of Krsna, we are no longer debtors to anyone. Na kinkaro nayam rni (SB 11.5.41). Krsna assures us, 'aham tvam sarva-papebhyo moksayisyami: "I'll give you all relief." (BG 18.66) This is what we actually want Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we take shelter at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, we are no longer debtors to anyone. Na kiṅkaro nāyam ṛṇī (SB 11..."
12:0812:08, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,775 N Krsna does not want us to suffer, jumping like monkeys from branch to branch. We must come to Him and surrender to Him. When we come to this knowledge, we become perfect in knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa does not want us to suffer, jumping like monkeys from branch to branch. We must come to Him and surrender to Him...."
11:5611:56, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,957 N What, then, is He requesting? He is asking for bhakti, devotion, because He wants us to love Him. We are suffering in this material world, entangled in the tree of material existence, moving from one branch to another, and because of this we are suffering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What, then, is He requesting? He is asking for bhakti, devotion, because He wants us to love Him. We are suffering in this mat..."
11:4911:49, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,896 N The point is that we should offer something to Krsna with devotion. It is not that Krsna is hungry and is asking for food. No, He is feeding everyone, supplying everyone with all the necessities: eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman - Katha Upanisad 2.2.13 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The point is that we should offer something to Krsna with devotion. It is not that Krsna is hungry and is asking for food. No,..."
09:1709:17, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,934 N If we have first-class food, we should offer it to Him. If we have nothing, we can offer Him a leaf, a flower, a little water or fruit. This can he collected by anyone anywhere without having to pay money Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we have first-class food, we should offer it to Him. If we have nothing, we can offer Him a leaf, a flower, a little water..."
09:1109:11, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,768 N Being a mahatma does not mean that one wears a big beard and a particular type of dress. No, this awareness must be there. Whatever we have should be offered to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being a mahātmā does not mean that one wears a big beard and a particular type of dress. No, this awareness must be there. W..."
09:0509:05, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,487 N If one realizes that everything belongs to Krsna, one becomes the greatest mahatma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one realizes that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa, one becomes the greatest mahātmā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{..."
09:0009:00, 2 September 2022 diff hist +21,012 N The Krsna consciousness movement preaches that everything belongs to Krsna & that everything should be utilized for Krsna's benefit. He is the beneficiary of everything, & it is to our benefit that we come to this knowledge. Isavasyam idam sarvam - ISO 1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement preaches that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa and that everything should be utilized..."
08:5208:52, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,664 N Our mission is to teach people that everything belongs to Krsna. Only a thief will occupy something belonging to another and claim it to be his Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our mission is to teach people that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa. Only a thief will occupy something belonging to another..."
08:4908:49, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,763 N We may have many great temples, but we should not be attached to them. It is for Krsna's sake that we construct temples, but we must understand that the temples are Krsna's property Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may have many great temples, but we should not be attached to them. It is for Kṛṣṇa's sake that we construct temples,..."
08:4008:40, 2 September 2022 diff hist +20,731 N We have to live in this material world in such a way that we do everything for Krsna but do not touch the water of the material world. In this way, we will have no attachment to things of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to live in this material world in such a way that we do everything for Krsna but do not touch the water of the materia..."

10:1910:19, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,786 N In America we see many old men on the beach who have retired from their business to waste their time trying to catch fish. They are not very cautious, and they touch the water Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In America we see many old men on the beach who have retired from their business to waste their time trying to catch fish. The..."
10:0010:00, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,617 N There is a Bengali proverb that states: "I'll catch the fish, but I will not touch the water." That type of intelligence is required Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a Bengali proverb that states: "I'll catch the fish, but I will not touch the water." That type of intelligence is re..."
09:4409:44, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,619 N It is essential that we disassociate ourselves from this tree by detachment. Cutting down this tree is very difficult, but it is possible with the weapon of detachment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is essential that we disassociate ourselves from this tree by detachment. Cutting down this tree is very difficult, but it..."
09:3809:38, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,736 N Those who have fallen into the material world are attracted by the tree of samsara, the banyan tree of material existence described in Bhagavad-gita - Fifteenth Chapter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who have fallen into the material world are attracted by the tree of saṁsāra, the banyan tree of material existence d..."
07:0007:00, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,537 N Bhagavad-gita describes two types of living entities, ksara and aksara, those living in the material world and those in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā describes two types of living entities, kṣara and akṣara, those living in the material world and those in..."
06:4806:48, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,746 N The external energy is this material world, the internal energy is the spiritual world, and the marginal energy is the living entity. The living entity is marginal because he can remain in the material world or the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The external energy is this material world, the internal energy is the spiritual world, and the marginal energy is the living..."
06:4306:43, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,937 N Everyone knows that the sun has two types of energy - heat and light. Similarly, Krsna has an external energy and an internal energy, and He also has a marginal energy, which is a mixture of the other two Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone knows that the sun has two types of energy - heat and light. Similarly, Krsna has an external energy and an internal..."
06:3806:38, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,653 N This is the greatest lesson of Bhagavad-gita, Everything is Krsna's energy, and whatever we see is but an exhibition of two types of energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the greatest lesson of Bhagavad-gītā, Everything is Kṛṣṇa's energy, and whatever we see is but an exhibition o..."
06:3206:32, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,858 N It is not very easy, for only after many births of struggle does one come to his real perfection and surrender unto Krsna. At this time he understands perfectly that Vasudeva, Krsna, is everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not very easy, for only after many births of struggle does one come to his real perfection and surrender unto Krsna. At..."
06:2706:27, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,856 N We must accept the principles of Bhagavad-gita, which constitute the ABC'S of dharma. Actually, we only have to accept the principle of surrender unto Krsna, but this acceptance comes after many, many births Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We must accept the principles of Bhagavad-gītā, which constitute the ABC'S of dharma. Actually, we only have to accept the p..."
06:2206:22, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,578 N The real dharma is set forth by Sri Krsna when He says: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66). All other dharmas are simply forms of cheating Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real dharma is set forth by Sri Krsna when He says: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66). All other..."
05:4405:44, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,745 N We cannot manufacture our laws at home, and we cannot manufacture dharma. If one tries, he is simply cheating the public. Such false dharmas are kicked out of Srimad-Bhagavatam (1.1.2): dharmah projjhita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot manufacture our laws at home, and we cannot manufacture dharma. If one tries, he is simply cheating the public. Such..."
05:3305:33, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,879 N The laws are given by Bhagavan and are written in books like Manu-samhita and other Vedic literatures. According to the law, we have to obey the government, and according to dharma, we have to obey Krsna, God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The laws are given by Bhagavan and are written in books like Manu-samhita and other Vedic literatures. According to the law, w..."
05:2005:20, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,609 N If we do not want to be punished, we have to follow the rules and regulations (sad-dharma). Dharma means "the laws given by God." Dharmam tu saksad bhagavat-pranitam - SB 6.3.19 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we do not want to be punished, we have to follow the rules and regulations (sad-dharma). Dharma means "the laws given by Go..."
04:5504:55, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,826 N Krsna does not need to come to punish the petty demons, but when there are great demons like Ravana, Hiranyakasipu and Kamsa, the Lord comes as Lord Ramacandra, Lord Nrsimha-deva or Sri Krsna to punish them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna does not need to come to punish the petty demons, but when there are great demons like Ravana, Hiranyakasipu and Kamsa,..."
04:4504:45, 1 September 2022 diff hist +20,823 N Demons are always subject to be punished, and great demons like Ravana and Hiranyakasipu are personally punished by the Lord. Otherwise, ordinary demons are punished by the laws of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Demons are always subject to be punished, and great demons like Rāvaṇa and Hiraṇyakaśipu are personally punished by the..."

11:1111:11, 31 August 2022 diff hist +20,776 N We do not care for our Father; however, nature is nonetheless working under His direction. If we do not care for Him, nature will reduce her supply, for nature will not allow demons to flourish Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We do not care for our Father; however, nature is nonetheless working under His direction. If we do not care for Him, nature w..."
10:5510:55, 31 August 2022 diff hist −12 It is all right to use our father's property, but at the present moment we are not acting as our Father's sons; we are maya's sons No edit summary current
10:5410:54, 31 August 2022 diff hist +20,627 N It is all right to use our father's property, but at the present moment we are not acting as our Father's sons; we are maya's sons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is all right to use our father's property, but at the present moment we are not acting as our Father's sons; we are māyā'..."
10:3510:35, 31 August 2022 diff hist +21,021 N All of these things are coming from the Supreme Father, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but we are thinking that they are coming from nature, and we are utilizing them without caring whether we pay the bill or not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of these things are coming from the Supreme Father, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but we are thinking that they are..."

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