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07:0507:05, 7 September 2022 diff hist +20,339 N The attempt in this material world to maximize happiness and minimize distress is called the struggle for existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The attempt in this material world to maximize happiness and minimize distress is called the struggle for existence"}} {{notes..."
06:4106:41, 7 September 2022 diff hist +14,326 N If you can get Krsna to smile upon you just once, your life's goal is fulfilled. Thus smiling, Kapiladeva began to enlighten His mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If you can get Kṛṣṇa to smile upon you just once, your life's goal is fulfilled"|"Thus smiling, Kapiladeva began to enli..."
06:0406:04, 7 September 2022 diff hist +14,516 N When a devotee with all his heart and soul serves Krsna, dresses Him in nice garments and gives Him a flower, Krsna smiles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee with all his heart and soul serves Krsna, dresses Him in nice garments and gives Him a flower, Krsna smiles"}}..."
05:5005:50, 7 September 2022 diff hist +14,179 N Krsna is also very beautiful, but when a devotee serves Him and comes to Him, He becomes even more beautiful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is also very beautiful, but when a devotee serves Him and comes to Him, He becomes even more beautiful"}} {{notes|..."

16:2216:22, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,231 N When He answered this question, He became even more beautiful, and He smiled because He was pleased at His mother's question Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When He answered this question, He became even more beautiful, and He smiled because He was pleased at His mother's question"}..."
16:1116:11, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,284 N Kapiladeva was very glad, and He began to speak. Kapiladeva was an incarnation of God and was a young boy; therefore His face was very beautiful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kapiladeva was very glad, and He began to speak. Kapiladeva was an incarnation of God and was a young boy; therefore His face..."
15:5915:59, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,473 N When Kapiladeva or His representative sees someone a little interested, he becomes very glad and thanks him. When Kapiladeva saw His mother interested, He thanked her from within, not openly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Kapiladeva or His representative sees someone a little interested, he becomes very glad and thanks him. When Kapiladeva s..."
15:5215:52, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,214 N Being contaminated by Kali-yuga, however, we are unfortunate and therefore we have no attraction to the holy names of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being contaminated by Kali-yuga, however, we are unfortunate and therefore we have no attraction to the holy names of Kṛṣ..."
14:1514:15, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,149 N To perfect this chanting of Hare Krsna, there is no hard-and-fast rule. Simply by chanting, we will attain perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To perfect this chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, there is no hard-and-fast rule. Simply by chanting, we will attain perfection"}}..."
14:0114:01, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,527 N Krsna is more interested in leading us down the path of liberation than we are in going. He has given us a very simple method: harer nama harer nama harer namaiva kevalam (CC Adi 17.21). We need only chant Hare Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is more interested in leading us down the path of liberation than we are in going. He has given us a very simple m..."
08:4808:48, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,380 N All we have to do is spare a little time and chant Hare Krsna, but we are not even ready for this much tapasya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All we have to do is spare a little time and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, but we are not even ready for this much tapasya"}} {{note..."
08:4408:44, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,409 N When one engages in spiritual realization, one has to undergo tapasya. However, this has been made very easy by Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam - CC Antya 20.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one engages in spiritual realization, one has to undergo tapasya. However, this has been made very easy by Caitanya Mahā..."
08:4008:40, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,285 N Hogs very readily eat stool, and they do so without discrimination. They have no idea of tapasya, penance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hogs very readily eat stool, and they do so without discrimination. They have no idea of tapasya, penance"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
08:3108:31, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,305 N Generally people are interested in things that give immediate pleasure. We want to taste something tasty to the tongue, regardless of whether it is edible or not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally people are interested in things that give immediate pleasure. We want to taste something tasty to the tongue, regard..."
07:1807:18, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,805 N When a student hears spiritual subjects attentively, the spiritual master becomes very happy. Kapiladeva was very happy to see His mother eager to understand spiritual subject matters. He therefore thanked His mother for her inquiry Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a student hears spiritual subjects attentively, the spiritual master becomes very happy. Kapiladeva was very happy to see..."
07:1207:12, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,609 N It is regrettable that in India, where these literatures are available, people are not interested. They are interested in Marxist literature but not Srimad-Bhagavatam, and this is India's misfortune Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is regrettable that in India, where these literatures are available, people are not interested. They are interested in Marx..."
07:0307:03, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,365 N If the mango is tasted by the parrot, it becomes doubly tasty. The word suka means parrot, and Sukadeva Gosvami spoke Srimad-Bhagavatam. It is therefore more relishable from his lips Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the mango is tasted by the parrot, it becomes doubly tasty. The word śuka means parrot, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī spoke Śr..."
06:5206:52, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,518 N From the Vedas we can receive education of all kinds. On a mango tree, there are ripened mangoes and green mangoes. The Srimad-Bhagavatam is the ripened mango of the desire tree of Vedic knowledge: nigama-kalpa-taror galitam phalam - SB 1.1.3 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Vedas we can receive education of all kinds. On a mango tree, there are ripened mangoes and green mangoes. The Śrīm..."
06:3906:39, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,363 N Of course we have to maintain the body; it is not that we should neglect it. But we should not unnecessarily engage in the maintenance of the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of course we have to maintain the body; it is not that we should neglect it. But we should not unnecessarily engage in the mai..."
06:3606:36, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,577 N If we do not go forward to liberation, we promote a civilization of cats and dogs. Eating, sleeping, mating, defending, fearing and dying are all experienced by cats and dogs, but human life is meant for another purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we do not go forward to liberation, we promote a civilization of cats and dogs. Eating, sleeping, mating, defending, fearin..."
06:2906:29, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,264 N A father and mother should educate their son in Krsna consciousness. Then he can be saved. They should educate the son in such a way that there is no pavarga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A father and mother should educate their son in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Then he can be saved. They should educate the son i..."

14:2114:21, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,595 N Pita na sa syaj janani na sa syat... na mocayed yah samupeta-mrtyum: one should not become a father or a mother unless one is able to save his children from the impending clutches of death. That is the duty of the father and mother. How can this be done Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pitā na sa syāj jananī na sā syāt... na mocayed yaḥ samupeta-mṛtyum: one should not become a father or a mother unles..."
13:3313:33, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,146 N A real father is one who does not allow his son to chew the chewed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A real father is one who does not allow his son to chew the chewed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2..."
13:2613:26, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,593 N Material life means chewing the chewed. A father educates his son to earn a livelihood, get married and settle down, but he himself already knows that by doing this he has not become satisfied. Why, then, is he engaging his son in this same business Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material life means chewing the chewed. A father educates his son to earn a livelihood, get married and settle down, but he hi..."
12:5412:54, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,463 N We must know that the juice has already been taken out of that sugarcane. What will one get by chewing it? However, there are animals who are simply interested in chewing the chewed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We must know that the juice has already been taken out of that sugarcane. What will one get by chewing it? However, there are..."
12:5012:50, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,638 N Those who are interested in trying to get pleasure out of this material world are actually chewing the chewed. Punah punas carvita-carvananam (SB 7.5.30). If one picks up a piece of sugarcane which has already been chewed, he is a fool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are interested in trying to get pleasure out of this material world are actually chewing the chewed. Punaḥ punaś..."
10:0910:09, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,444 N People should not waste their time associating with crows; they should associate with swans. When garbage is thrown out, crows and dogs come to see what is there, but no sane man will go Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People should not waste their time associating with crows; they should associate with swans. When garbage is thrown out, crows..."
10:0510:05, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,489 N God gives food to animals, birds and aquatics. Why should He not give it to one who is interested in apavarga? Unfortunately people have no faith, and therefore good association is required Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God gives food to animals, birds and aquatics. Why should He not give it to one who is interested in apavarga? Unfortunately p..."
09:5709:57, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,455 N As far as material maintenance is concerned, the sastras never stress it. Rather, they say that one's maintenance will come automatically Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as material maintenance is concerned, the śāstras never stress it. Rather, they say that one's maintenance will come..."
09:4909:49, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,237 N The questions are raised by Devahuti, and the answers are given by Kapiladeva. That is apavarga-vardhanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The questions are raised by Devahuti, and the answers are given by Kapiladeva. That is apavarga-vardhanam"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
09:4609:46, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,491 N At the present moment, human beings have become exactly like animals. They do not know the meaning of apavarga, liberation. Yet there was a time when people understood that human life was meant for apavarga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, human beings have become exactly like animals. They do not know the meaning of apavarga, liberation. Ye..."
09:3809:38, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,356 N People have become so dull that they do not understand the meaning of liberation. They have become just like animals. If an animal is informed that there is such a thing as liberation, how will he understand it? It is not possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People have become so dull that they do not understand the meaning of liberation. They have become just like animals. If an an..."
09:3509:35, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,452 N In this material world, people are laboring very hard simply to earn some money. This creates a hellish situation, and this is the way of material life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world, people are laboring very hard simply to earn some money. This creates a hellish situation, and this is..."
09:2909:29, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,385 N Kapiladeva was very glad that His mother was interested only in spiritual advancement. This material world is called pavarga, and to nullify it is called apavarga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kapiladeva was very glad that His mother was interested only in spiritual advancement. This material world is called pavarga,..."
09:2509:25, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,639 N They (American boys and girls) do not know what is happening from day to day, and it does not matter. All of this is a waste of time. It is better that they read literatures like Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita. Why waste one's valuable time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They do not know what is happening from day to day, and it does not matter. All of this is a waste of time. It is better that..."
09:1909:19, 5 September 2022 diff hist +14,567 N Newspapers are very popular in the West. Each day the papers are published in three or four editions, and they are all selling. However, these American boys and girls who have come to Krsna consciousness have stopped reading newspapers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Newspapers are very popular in the West. Each day the papers are published in three or four editions, and they are all selling..."

13:1913:19, 4 September 2022 diff hist +14,385 N One may ask, - How is it that in the modern age these Europeans and Americans of the Krsna consciousness movement do not take interest in newspapers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may ask, "How is it that in the modern age these Europeans and Americans of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement do not..."
12:4512:45, 4 September 2022 diff hist +14,437 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu advised His disciples never to eat palatable food, never to talk about village topics and never to read ordinary novels, poems and newspapers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu advised His disciples never to eat palatable food, never to talk about village topics and never to read o..."
12:3412:34, 4 September 2022 diff hist +14,737 N 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..."
12:2512:25, 4 September 2022 diff hist +14,088 N 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..."

13:1713:17, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,618 N 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..."
13:0813:08, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,516 N 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..."
13:0213:02, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,378 N 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..."
12:5312:53, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,648 N 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..."
12:4712:47, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,420 N 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..."
12:4412:44, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,516 N 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..."
12:3912:39, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,599 N 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..."
11:2011:20, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,420 N 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..."
11:1411:14, 3 September 2022 diff hist +14,399 N 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..."
10:2710:27, 3 September 2022 diff hist +20,941 N 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..."

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