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• 12:34, 4 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page A person who is interested in inquiring about transcendental subjects, krsna-katha, makes a paramahamsa very glad. Therefore Kapiladeva was very glad to hear that His mother was eager to receive information on how to be delivered from material bondage (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who is interested in inquiring about transcendental subjects, kṛṣṇa-kathā, makes a paramahaṁsa very glad. Th...")
• 12:25, 4 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The paramahamsas are not interested in subjects fit for crows (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The paramahaṁsas are not interested in subjects fit for crows"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022...")
• 13:17, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page According to an old English proverb, Birds of a feather flock together. Crows mix with crows, and swans mix with swans. Since devotees are like swans (hamsas), a most advanced devotee is called paramahamsa (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to an old English proverb, Birds of a feather flock together. Crows mix with crows, and swans mix with swans. Since...")
• 13:08, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Swans prefer nice clear water with lotus flowers, and it is in such places that they take their pleasure. Similarly, there are men who are like crows and men like swans. That is a natural division (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"swans prefer nice clear water with lotus flowers, and it is in such places that they take their pleasure. Similarly, there are...")
• 13:02, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Worldly literatures are like places where crows take pleasure. In the bird society, there are crows and swans, and crows are interested in places where filthy things are thrown (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Worldly literatures are like places where crows take pleasure. In the bird society, there are crows and swans, and crows are i...")
• 12:53, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There is, another kind of katha-krsna-katha. There are literatures which may be nicely presented from the literary point of view, but if there is no glorification of the Supreme Lord, they are useless (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is, however, another kind of kathā-kṛṣṇa-kathā. There are literatures which may be nicely presented from the lit...")
• 12:47, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Now there is a paper scarcity. Why are they uselessly killing trees just for gramya-katha? They are only interested in making a profit (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now there is a paper scarcity. Why are they uselessly killing trees just for gramya-katha? They are only interested in making...")
• 12:44, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Newspapers, for instance, are filled with gramya-katha. There is no spiritual understanding in them. In the United States there are many newspapers, and simply to publish the New York Times many trees have to be killed (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Newspapers, for instance, are filled with gramya-katha. There is no spiritual understanding in them. In the United States ther...")
• 12:39, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised His disciples: gramya-katha na sunibe. The word gramya refers to that pertaining to one's village, society or neighborhood. People are interested in talking about gramya-katha (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised His disciples: grāmya-kathā nā śunibe. The word grāmya refers to that pertaining to on...")
• 11:20, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Transcendentalists are not interested in worldly talks. Indeed, worldly talks are very disgusting to them, and they avoid the company of those who talk about nonsensical worldly affairs (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transcendentalists are not interested in worldly talks. Indeed, worldly talks are very disgusting to them, and they avoid the...")
• 11:14, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Those who are sat are thus transcendentalists advanced in spiritual life, and when they hear questions from those who want to understand spiritual life, they become very happy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are sat are thus transcendentalists advanced in spiritual life, and when they hear questions from those who want to...")
• 10:27, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's direct disciples, the Gosvamis, tried to establish sad-dharma, and we are trying to follow in their footsteps by establishing real dharma throughout the world with this Krsna consciousness movement (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's direct disciples, the Gosvāmīs, tried to establish sad-dharma, and we are trying to follow in t...")
• 10:16, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 10:10, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:57, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:53, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:45, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:37, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:31, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:26, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 05:53, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 05:40, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 05:31, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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}}...")
• 05:11, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 05:07, 3 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 15:14, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 13:45, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 13:41, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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|}} {{...")
• 13:37, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 13:33, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 13:22, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 12:08, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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....")
• 11:56, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 11:49, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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,...")
• 09:17, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 09:11, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 09:05, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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}} {{...")
• 09:00, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 08:52, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 08:49, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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,...")
• 08:40, 2 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 10:19, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 10:00, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 09:44, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 09:38, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 07:00, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:48, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:43, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:38, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")
• 06:32, 1 September 2022 Soham talk contribs created page 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...")