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- 13:10, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Because of this (not giving up bad habits) they are suffering, yet many young boys and girls have given them up, and there is no suffering. This is due to Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because of this they are suffering, yet many young boys and girls have given them up, and there is no suffering. This is due t...")
- 13:05, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The Marquess then said, "Impossible! This is our life." Actually we have seen that in Western countries older men cannot give up these habits - intoxication, illicit sex, meat-eating and gambling (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Marquess then said, "Impossible! This is our life." Actually we have seen that in Western countries older men cannot give...")
- 13:00, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One famous Marquess told one of my Godbrothers, "Please make me a brahmana." My Godbrother said, - Yes, it is not a very difficult thing. Simply give up these bad habits - intoxication, illicit sex, meat-eating and gambling. Then you can become a brahmana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One famous Marquess told one of my Godbrothers, "Please make me a brāhmaṇa." My Godbrother said, "Yes, it is not a very dif...")
- 12:53, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The European and American youths in the KC movement have been accustomed to many bad habits since birth, but now they have given these up. Many people think that it is impossible to live without illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The European and American youths in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement have been accustomed to many bad habits since birth...")
- 12:39, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One's mind should always be absorbed in Krsna consciousness, in thinking of Krsna. It is Krsna's injunction, - Always think of Me (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One's mind should always be absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, in thinking of Kṛṣṇa. It is Kṛṣṇa's injunction,...")
- 12:34, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Years ago, when Stalin had to undergo a surgical operation, he refused the use of chloroform. If this is possible even in an ordinary materialistic life, what to speak of spiritual life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Years ago, when Stalin had to undergo a surgical operation, he refused the use of chloroform. If this is possible even in an o...")
- 12:30, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Even in ordinary life it is possible for the mind to be absorbed in such a way that even a surgical operation may not disturb a man (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even in ordinary life it is possible for the mind to be absorbed in such a way that even a surgical operation may not disturb...")
- 12:06, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This is the business of a devotee - hearing and chanting about the Lord. This is sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam (SB 7.5.23). Now this sravanam kirtanam is taking place all over the world through the Krsna consciousness movement (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the business of a devotee - hearing and chanting about the Lord. This is śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ smara...")
- 12:00, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It was Prahlada Maharaja who said: "My Lord, I am not suffering, for I know the art of being happy." How is this? - Simply by hearing about You and chanting about You I am happy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was Prahlāda Mahārāja who said: "My Lord, I am not suffering, for I know the art of being happy." How is this? "Simply b...")
- 11:54, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page People are always putting a sadhu into difficulties, but he does not give up his job, which is to spread Krsna consciousness so that others may become happy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are always putting a sādhu into difficulties, but he does not give up his job, which is to spread Kṛṣṇa consciou...")
- 11:51, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although a devotee may sometimes have to suffer, he tolerates the suffering. At the same time, he is very kind to conditioned souls and tries to elevate them to Krsna consciousness. This is one of the primary features of a devotee's life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although a devotee may sometimes have to suffer, he tolerates the suffering. At the same time, he is very kind to conditioned...")
- 11:44, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This (ordered Haridasa Thakura to be whipped in twenty-two bazaars) essentially meant that he was to be beaten to death, but because he was such a great devotee he did not actually feel the pain (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This essentially meant that he was to be beaten to death, but because he was such a great devotee he did not actually feel the...")
- 11:36, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Haridasa Thakura mildly replied, "My dear sir, there are many Hindus who have become Muhammadans. Suppose I have become a Hindu? What is wrong with this?" The Kazi became very angry and ordered Haridasa Thakura to be whipped in twenty-two bazaars (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Haridāsa Ṭhākura mildly replied, "My dear sir, there are many Hindus who have become Muhammadans. Suppose I have become a...")
- 11:30, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The Muslim Kazi called him (Haridasa Thakura) forth and said, - You are a Muhammadan, born in a great Muhammadan family, yet you are chanting this Hindu Hare Krsna mantra. What is this (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Muslim Kazi called him forth and said, "You are a Muhammadan, born in a great Muhammadan family, yet you are chanting this...")
- 11:21, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Haridasa Thakura, a Muhammadan by birth, was a very great devotee and was always chanting Hare Krsna. That was his only fault (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Haridasa Thakura, a Muhammadan by birth, was a very great devotee and was always chanting Hare Krsna. That was his only fault"...")
- 10:54, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The boy (Prahlada Maharaja) was trampled by elephants, thrown from a mountain, placed in burning oil and thrown into a snake pit, yet he was silent during this whole ordeal (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The boy was trampled by elephants, thrown from a mountain, placed in burning oil and thrown into a snake pit, yet he was silen...")
- 10:49, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Prahlada Maharaja, a five-year-old boy, had to undergo a great deal of suffering at the hands of his father, who was torturing him for being a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlada Maharaja, a five-year-old boy, had to undergo a great deal of suffering at the hands of his father, who was torturing...")
- 10:41, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In this way (thinking suffering is due to past misdeed), a devotee is not greatly affected by suffering, and this is the difference between a devotee and a nondevotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, a devotee is not greatly affected by suffering, and this is the difference between a devotee and a nondevotee"}}...")
- 10:35, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When a devotee suffers, he thinks, - This is due to my past misdeeds. Actually I should be suffering a great deal, but due to Krsna's grace I am suffering just a little. After all, suffering and enjoyment are in the mind (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee suffers, he thinks, "This is due to my past misdeeds. Actually I should be suffering a great deal, but due to K...")
- 08:22, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When Krsna was leaving, Queen Kunti said "It is better that we again suffer so that we can always remember You." Thus the devotee sometimes welcomes suffering as an opportunity to remember Krsna constantly (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is better that we again suffer so that we can always remember You"|"Thus the devotee sometimes welcomes suffering as an opp...")
- 08:14, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When Krsna was leaving, Queen Kunti said, - My dear Krsna, when we were in a dangerous situation, You were always present as our friend and adviser. Now we are well situated with our kingdom, and now You are leaving for Dvaraka. This is not good (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Kṛṣṇa was leaving, Queen Kuntī said, "My dear Kṛṣṇa, when we were in a dangerous situation, You were always...")
- 07:48, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Those who are Krsna conscious, who are always thinking of Krsna within their minds and within their hearts, are not suffering as much because they know that whatever they might suffer is due to Krsna's desire. Therefore they welcome suffering (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are Krsna conscious, who are always thinking of Krsna within their minds and within their hearts, are not suffering...")
- 07:37, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we reduce the bodily conception, suffering will also be reduced (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we reduce the bodily conception, suffering will also be reduced"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2...")
- 07:31, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page A Krsna conscious person knows that he is neither Hindu nor Muslim but the eternal servant of Krsna. Because people are being educated to become more body conscious, their sufferings are increasing (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Kṛṣṇa conscious person knows that he is neither Hindu nor Muslim but the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. Because peopl...")
- 07:19, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In Calcutta during the 1947 Hindu-Muslim riots, there was more suffering because everyone was thinking, "I am a Hindu" or "I am a Muslim." But, if one is advanced in Krsna consciousness, he will not fight according to such conceptions (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Calcutta during the 1947 Hindu-Muslim riots, there was more suffering because everyone was thinking, "I am a Hindu" or "I a...")
- 07:12, 8 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Presently so many "ism's" are being developed according to the bodily conception - nationalism, communism, socialism, communalism and so on (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Presently so many "ism's" are being developed according to the bodily conception - nationalism, communism, socialism, communal...")
- 14:15, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page According to the Ayur-vedic system, the body is composed of three material elements: kapha-pitta-vayu. The more we are in the bodily conception, the more we suffer (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Āyur-vedic system, the body is composed of three material elements: kapha-pitta-vāyu. The more we are in th...")
- 14:10, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We all have some "skin disease," which is the body, and therefore we are suffering. Because we have become such rascals, we are thinking, - I am this body (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We all have some "skin disease," which is the body, and therefore we are suffering. Because we have become such rascals, we ar...")
- 14:06, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The water and the fire are the same, but sometimes they are pleasing, sometimes they are not. This is due to the touch of the skin (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The water and the fire are the same, but sometimes they are pleasing, sometimes they are not. This is due to the touch of the...")
- 14:03, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In summer we suffer, and in winter we suffer. In the summer, fire brings suffering, and in the winter the same fire is pleasing. Similarly, in the winter, water is suffering, but in the summer it is pleasing (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In summer we suffer, and in winter we suffer. In the summer, fire brings suffering, and in the winter the same fire is pleasin...")
- 13:58, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Because he is more like an animal, a materialist suffers more. The devotee, on the other hand, takes Krsna's advice in Bhagavad-gita - 2.14 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because he is more like an animal, a materialist suffers more. The devotee, on the other hand, takes Kṛṣṇa's advice in B...")
- 13:52, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one thinks, "This is my car," and is very attached to it, he suffers more when it is wrecked than a person who thinks, "It can be repaired, or I can leave it." It is a question of mental absorption (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one thinks, "This is my car," and is very attached to it, he suffers more when it is wrecked than a person who thinks, "It...")
- 08:35, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we properly understand that we are not the body, although we may suffer, we will not feel the suffering as acutely (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we properly understand that we are not the body, although we may suffer, we will not feel the suffering as acutely"}} {{not...")
- 08:05, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Everyone is tolerant to a degree, but a sadhu's tolerance and an ordinary man's tolerance are different. This is because a sadhu knows that he is not the body. According to a Bengali Vaisnava song: deha-smrti nahi yara samsara-bandhana kahan tara (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is tolerant to a degree, but a sādhu's tolerance and an ordinary man's tolerance are different. This is because a s...")
- 07:59, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Obviously we have to tolerate suffering. One of the characteristics of a sadhu is tolerance (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Obviously we have to tolerate suffering. One of the characteristics of a sādhu is tolerance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}...")
- 07:53, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Because we are under the spell of maya, we are thinking that our position is very secure. We are thinking, "Let us enjoy life," but what kind of enjoyment is this (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because we are under the spell of māyā, we are thinking that our position is very secure. We are thinking, "Let us enjoy lif...")
- 07:48, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We are thinking that we are very happy within this material world, although in addition to these threefold miseries there is also birth, old age, disease and death. So where is our happiness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we are thinking that we are very happy within this material world, although in addition to these threefold miseries there is a...")
- 07:27, 7 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There are sufferings called adhidaivika, over which we have no control whatsoever. These are caused by the demigods or acts of nature, and include famine, pestilence, flood, excessive heat or excessive cold, earthquakes, fire and so on (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are sufferings called adhidaivika, over which we have no control whatsoever. These are caused by the demigods or acts of...")
- 17:29, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There are other forms of suffering called adhibhautika, which are sufferings imposed by other living entities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are other forms of suffering called ādhibhautika, which are sufferings imposed by other living entities"}} {{notes|}} {...")
- 17:18, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Adhyatmika refers to the body and mind. Today I have a headache or some pain in my back, or my mind is not very quiet. These are sufferings called adhyatmika (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ādhyātmika refers to the body and mind. Today I have a headache or some pain in my back, or my mind is not very quiet. These...")
- 16:47, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Actually, anyone who has a material body has to accept suffering. There are three types of suffering in the material world: adhyatmika, adhibhautika and adhidaivika (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, anyone who has a material body has to accept suffering. There are three types of suffering in the material world: ā...")
- 16:43, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page On the television they are always advertising tranquilizers and pain killers, and in America and in other Western countries they are so advanced that there are dozens of tablets for various pains. Therefore there must be some suffering (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the television they are always advertising tranquilizers and pain killers, and in America and in other Western countries th...")
- 11:27, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There is no one in the world materially engaged who can boldly say, "I am not suffering." I challenge anyone to say this. Everyone in the material world is suffering in some way or another. If not, why are so many drugs being advertised (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no one in the world materially engaged who can boldly say, "I am not suffering." I challenge anyone to say this. Ever...")
- 11:14, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page That realization (struggling life after life & no real enjoymen) requires knowledge, & that knowledge can be acquired by association with a sadhu. Freedom from this struggle with material existence is further explained by Lord Kapila in the next verse (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That realization requires knowledge, and that knowledge can be acquired by association with a sādhu, a devotee"|"Freedom from...")
- 11:06, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When one realizes that he is simply struggling life after life, that there is actually no real enjoyment in the material world, one becomes a devotee of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one realizes that he is simply struggling life after life, that there is actually no real enjoyment in the material world...")
- 11:00, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He (Krsna) lets us enjoy ourselves to the fullest extent because we have come to this material world to enjoy sense gratification. However, this is called maya, illusion. It is not really enjoyment, but simply struggle (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He lets us enjoy ourselves to the fullest extent because we have come to this material world to enjoy sense gratification. How...")
- 09:30, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Presently we are attached to material enjoyment, and Krsna even gives us a chance to gratify our senses (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"presently we are attached to material enjoyment, and Kṛṣṇa even gives us a chance to gratify our senses"}} {{notes|}} {{...")
- 09:26, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When we associate with a devotee, the day will eventually come when we can give up everything and become liberated persons, fit to return home, back to Godhead (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we associate with a devotee, the day will eventually come when we can give up everything and become liberated persons, fi...")
- 08:40, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we find Krsna's association, we can easily give up our opulent positions - our family, business and everything. However, that requires sadhu-sanga (CC Madhya 22.83), association with a sadhu, a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we find Kṛṣṇa's association, we can easily give up our opulent positions - our family, business and everything. Howev...")
- 08:02, 6 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We cannot simply give up everything. We will become mad if we try to give up everything without having staunch faith in Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot simply give up everything. We will become mad if we try to give up everything without having staunch faith in Kṛ...")