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11:5111:51, 10 September 2022 diff hist +3,905 Lord Jesus Christ is a saktyavesa Avatara, an empowered living entity or jiva. In order to attain such a position one must be pure, so in this sense Lord Jesus Christ was a pure devotee No edit summary current

09:5709:57, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,008 We are all ruled by the senses. Senses dictate and we follow. This is the general condition, and we have to become ruler of the senses. Then it is successful. Generally people are ruled by the senses No edit summary current
09:5609:56, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,316 The nitya-baddha, or the eternally conditioned souls, have the sense of individuality or ahankara, which dictates them sense enjoyment, which they are unable to have constitutionally No edit summary current
09:5609:56, 7 September 2022 diff hist +37 Since a devotee eats only prasadam, he conquers the dictations of the tongue, belly and genitals. One can control the dictates of the senses when situated in the position of santa-rasa. Then one’s advancement in Krsna consciousness is assured No edit summary current
09:5509:55, 7 September 2022 diff hist +81,373 He (Krsna) says that the foolish mundaner considers himself the author or doer of all his activities by a sense dictated by his false egoism, without knowing that it is the modes of nature that lead him to do everything in all his engagements No edit summary current
09:5509:55, 7 September 2022 diff hist +16 He (living being) is obliged to serve by force the dictates of illusory material energy in different phases of sense gratification. And in serving the senses he is never tired No edit summary current
06:0606:06, 7 September 2022 diff hist +10,225 Unless you conquer over, senses will always ask you, "Please eat, please sleep, please have sexual intercourse. Please have this, please have this." This is material life. This is material life, subjected to the dictation of the senses No edit summary current
06:0406:04, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,733 He (God) is not directed by the dictation of the senses, but the conditioned souls or the individual living entities are servants of the senses No edit summary current
06:0406:04, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,408 By the dictation of the senses we are committing sinful activities life after life; therefore we are in different grades of bodily presentation. Don't think that everyone is of the same standard No edit summary current
06:0306:03, 7 September 2022 diff hist +4,409 Sometimes these living entities want to enjoy their senses, and therefore they are placed in the material world to become false lords under the dictation of the senses No edit summary
06:0206:02, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,097 One who has no inner knowledge, who does not know that he is actually the spirit soul living within the body, who is simply enamored by the dictation of the senses, is called a materialist No edit summary current
06:0206:02, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,788 Most people are servants of the senses and are thus directed by the dictation of the senses . BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
05:4805:48, 7 September 2022 diff hist +6,246 The plans of the devotee never go in vain, and all this is due to the faithful attachment of the devotee for the service of the Lord. This is the standard of perfection and liberation No edit summary current
05:4705:47, 7 September 2022 diff hist +5,225 The more you restrict your material sense gratification, the more you are advanced. This is the standard. Not that "Because I've got tendency to act like this, let me do it unrestrictedly." That's not human civilization; that's cats' & dogs' civilization No edit summary current
05:4705:47, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,506 Not only should one give up his past bad habits, but he must always regret his past sinful acts. This is the standard of pure devotion No edit summary current
05:4605:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,170 We should be prepared to do anything and everything to please the Lord, even at the risk of violating the Vedic principles or ethical laws. That is the standard of love of Godhead. Such activities in pure love of Godhead are as spotless as white linen No edit summary current
05:4605:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,452 The Lord (Krsna) accepts the least qualification of the living entity and awards him the highest reward. That is the standard of His character. Therefore, who but the Lord can be the ultimate shelter? No edit summary current
05:4605:46, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,850 They have standardized their happiness on these principles - illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling. That is the standard. And if you deny that, they say, "Oh, it is impossible. These are the primary principles of life" No edit summary current
05:4405:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist +3,392 One's only concern should be to satisfy the Lord by one's activities. If the Lord is satisfied by an action, whatever it may be, then it is successful. Otherwise, it is simply a waste of time. That is the standard of all sacrifice, penance, austerity No edit summary current
05:4405:44, 7 September 2022 diff hist +2,132 Anything that is presented before Lord Krsna should be so done after due presentation of respectful prayers. That is the standard procedure & Arjuna, although an intimate friend of the Lord, is observing this method for general information No edit summary current

02:4202:42, 6 September 2022 diff hist +16 There must be some duty. What then is the duty for a sannyasi, for one who has renounced family life and no longer has material obligations No edit summary current
02:4202:42, 6 September 2022 diff hist +14,914 The Lord replied to Bhattacarya, I am simply listening to you because you said that it is the duty of every sannyasi to hear Vedanta-sutra. But as far as the meaning you are conveying is concerned - I cannot understand that No edit summary current
02:4102:41, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,137 This is the duty of a sannyasi, to travel amongst all of our centres for elevating the standard of devotional service No edit summary current
02:4102:41, 6 September 2022 diff hist +6,819 You are taking this pledge for serving (as a sannyasi) in front of Krsna, Vaisnava, guru and fire. So you shall be very much cautious not to forget your duty No edit summary current
01:5701:57, 6 September 2022 diff hist +34 A mendicant sannyasi should not live anywhere for more than three days. He must be always moving because his duty is to move from door to door and enlighten people about Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
01:5701:57, 6 September 2022 diff hist +3,252 As a Sannyasi and GBC your first duty is to read my books No edit summary current
01:5601:56, 6 September 2022 diff hist +1,380 After accepting sannyasa, it is not the duty of a sannyasi to remain at his birthplace, encircled by relatives No edit summary current
01:5601:56, 6 September 2022 diff hist +34 A brahmacari is supposed to assist a sannyasi; therefore a brahmacari should not try to instruct a sannyasi. That is the etiquette. Consequently Damodara should not have advised Caitanya Mahaprabhu of His duty No edit summary current
01:5501:55, 6 September 2022 diff hist +10 Prakasananda Sarasvati, like Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, misunderstood Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to be a misled young sannyasi, and therefore he asked Him why He indulged in the association of fanatics instead of executing the duty of a sannyasi No edit summary current
01:5401:54, 6 September 2022 diff hist +7,615 Nobody is working uselessly. He must have some gain. But one who does not utilize that gain for his sense gratification but works as a matter of duty, karyam karma karoti sa sannyasi sa yogi ca. Such person is actually a sannyasi and yogi No edit summary current
01:5401:54, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,580 It is the duty of a sannyasi to travel everywhere just to favor the householders, who are generally ignorant of the values of spiritual life No edit summary current
01:5301:53, 6 September 2022 diff hist −30 It is the duty of a sannyasi to remember Krsna No edit summary current
01:5301:53, 6 September 2022 diff hist +4,568 It is the duty of a sannyasi to be very cautious because, as stated by Lord Caitanya, sannyasira alpa chidra sarva-loke gaya: a little spot in a sannyasi's character will be magnified by the public No edit summary current
01:5201:52, 6 September 2022 diff hist +10 It is the duty of a sannyasi, a person in the renounced order, to be always equipoised, and that is also the duty of a learned man and a Vaisnava No edit summary current

13:0613:06, 5 September 2022 diff hist +34 His duty (sannyasi's duty) is a most responsible one; it is to work for Krsna. Moreover, this is the real duty for everyone in all stages of life No edit summary current
11:2311:23, 5 September 2022 diff hist +5,734 Asuram bhavam (in BG 7.15) refers to not accepting the existence of God or the transcendental instructions of the Personality of Godhead. Bhagavad-gita clearly consists of transcendental instructions imparted directly by the Supreme Personality of God No edit summary current
11:2311:23, 5 September 2022 diff hist +4,304 That is the difference between a pure devotee and a so-called learned scholar of Vedic knowledge. The devotees, being always situated in the core of the Lord's heart, surely get all instructions directly from the Lord No edit summary current
11:2211:22, 5 September 2022 diff hist +7,302 Krsna gives His instruction directly to an associate like Arjuna, just so that the people in general may take advantage of this spiritual knowledge No edit summary current
11:2211:22, 5 September 2022 diff hist +3,922 I have no particular instructions, save and except the instruction which I have also heard from my Spiritual Master. So all instructions in the disciplic succession directly comes from the Supreme Person No edit summary current
11:2211:22, 5 September 2022 diff hist +3,502 Following the instructions of a devotee is more valuable than following the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead directly No edit summary current
11:1211:12, 5 September 2022 diff hist +3,855 With such an artist I can dictate stories for books; if you can assist me in such a project when we are ready to begin it, then I think that you can come here to take direct instructions No edit summary current
11:1011:10, 5 September 2022 diff hist +33 The Pandavas were guided by the direct instructions of Lord Krsna on the battlefield (of Kuruksetra). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
11:0911:09, 5 September 2022 diff hist +3,768 The Lord is the Supersoul seated in everyone's heart, and He acts as the caitya-guru, the spiritual master within. However, He gives direct instructions only to the advanced, pure devotees No edit summary current
11:0911:09, 5 September 2022 diff hist +9,420 The Lord, out of His causeless mercy upon the devotee, gives direct instructions so that the devotee may make accurate progress on the path returning home, back to Godhead No edit summary current
11:0911:09, 5 September 2022 diff hist +4,924 The cream of these (Vedic) instructions appears in the form of Bhagavad-gita. One should not take shelter of any other instructions, for Bhagavad-gita gives direct instructions on how to fulfill the aim of human life No edit summary
11:0811:08, 5 September 2022 diff hist +4,694 The conditioned soul has to take direct instruction from the spiritual master, and thus he gradually becomes enlightened to the path of Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
11:0811:08, 5 September 2022 diff hist +3,821 Sometimes foolish people argue that since Krsna is not present at the moment, one cannot take direct instructions from Him No edit summary current
11:0811:08, 5 September 2022 diff hist +4,239 One who has taken birth in the land of Bharata-varsa has a full opportunity to study the direct instructions given by Krsna in Bhagavad-gita and thus finally decide what to do in his human form of life No edit summary
11:0811:08, 5 September 2022 diff hist +4,760 One should not take shelter of any other instructions, for Bhagavad-gita gives direct instructions on how to fulfill the aim of human life No edit summary
11:0811:08, 5 September 2022 diff hist +3,960 One should act very diligently, under the expert guidance of a devotee of Lord Krsna, or under the direct instruction of Lord Krsna Himself (under whom Arjuna had the opportunity to work). BG 1972 purports No edit summary current

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