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04:39, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One day Caitanya Mahaprabhu happened to be in a temple nearby, and He could understand that this man was a devotee. He therefore approached him and asked, - My dear brahmana, what are you reading (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One day Caitanya Mahāprabhu happened to be in a temple nearby, and He could understand that this man was a devotee. He theref...")
04:31, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There is the example in CC of a brahmana in South India who was reading BG, although he was illiterate. The people in the neighborhood knew that he was illiterate, and they made jokes, asking him, - Well, how is it you are reading BG (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is the example in Caitanya-caritāmṛta of a brāhmaṇa in South India who was reading Bhagavad-gītā, although he wa...")
04:22, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Some people say that Arjuna was fortunate to have seen Krsna face to face and take instructions from Him, but Krsna can be seen immediately, provided one has the eyes to see (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some people say that Arjuna was fortunate to have seen Kṛṣṇa face to face and take instructions from Him, but Kṛṣṇ...")
03:47, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna was teaching Bhagavad-gita, and Arjuna was seeing Him face to face, but seeing Krsna and reading Bhagavad-gita are the same (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa was teaching Bhagavad-gītā, and Arjuna was seeing Him face to face, but seeing Kṛṣṇa and reading Bhagavad-...")
03:40, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we feed Krsna nice food, we will forget to satisfy our own tongue by going to this or that restaurant (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we feed Kṛṣṇa nice food, we will forget to satisfy our own tongue by going to this or that restaurant"}} {{notes|}} {...")
03:36, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In the material world everyone is very busy dressing himself very nicely in order to be sexually attractive, but if we try to dress Krsna nicely, we will forget our own material dress (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world everyone is very busy dressing himself very nicely in order to be sexually attractive, but if we try to...")
03:27, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This verse states: bhaktya puman jata-viraga aindriyat. The more we serve Krsna, give Him things to eat and dress Him nicely, the less we become interested in our own bodies (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this verse states: bhaktyā pumāñ jāta-virāga aindriyāt. The more we serve Kṛṣṇa, give Him things to eat and dress...")
03:15, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we think of Krsna's virat-rupa, His universal form, what can we do? How can we dress the virat-rupa? His many heads cover the sky, and we cannot even conceive of Him. Krsna can become bigger than the biggest and smaller than the smallest (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we think of Kṛṣṇa's virāṭ-rūpa, His universal form, what can we do? How can we dress the virāṭ-rūpa? His many...")
03:10, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When we see the Deity of Krsna in the temple, we should think that the Deity is Krsna. In this way Krsna has agreed to be seen by us and even dressed by us (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we see the Deity of Kṛṣṇa in the temple, we should think that the Deity is Kṛṣṇa. In this way Kṛṣṇa has...")
03:02, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna-bhakti begins with the tongue, for we can utilize the tongue to chant, and to taste krsna-prasada. In this way we can become a Krsna bhakta (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"kṛṣṇa-bhakti begins with the tongue, for we can utilize the tongue to chant, and to taste kṛṣṇa-prasāda. In this...")
02:56, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When we actually advance in devotional service and chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra offenselessly, we will realize that Krsna and His name are nondifferent (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we actually advance in devotional service and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra offenselessly, we will realize that...")
01:57, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The name of Krsna and Krsna are nondifferent, but we cannot realize this intellectually. We have to practice chanting Hare Krsna to realize it (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The name of Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa are nondifferent, but we cannot realize this intellectually. We have to practice chant...")
01:51, 13 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page People are always asking, "Why are these people chanting Hare Krsna?" They cannot understand, although Krsna realization begins with the name (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People are always asking, "Why are these people chanting Hare Krsna?" They cannot understand, although Krsna realization begin...")
06:02, 12 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Unless one is advanced in krsna-prema, love of Krsna, he cannot see or understand. By the blunt material senses, we cannot even understand the name of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is advanced in kṛṣṇa-premā, love of Kṛṣṇa, he cannot see or understand. By the blunt material senses,...")
05:55, 12 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When our love for Krsna is actually developed, whatever we see, we will see Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When our love for Kṛṣṇa is actually developed, whatever we see, we will see Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}...")
05:52, 12 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If you love your child, when you see your child's shoe, you immediately see your child. Or if you see your child's toy, you immediately see your child and hear his voice. Similarly, if we have actually developed love of Krsna, nothing exists but Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if you love your child, when you see your child's shoe, you immediately see your child. Or if you see your child's toy, you im...")
05:48, 12 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Because his eyes are always smeared with the ointment of devotion, the devotee always sees Krsna and nothing else. He sees Krsna and Krsna's energy everywhere (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because his eyes are always smeared with the ointment of devotion, the devotee always sees Kṛṣṇa and nothing else. He se...")
05:42, 12 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Actually Krsna is Krsna, and at the same time He is everything. We can understand this by bhakti, but not by any other process. When a bhakta sees a tree, he sees Krsna. As explained in Caitanya-caritamrta - CC Madhya 8.274 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"actually Kṛṣṇa is Kṛṣṇa, and at the same time He is everything. We can understand this by bhakti, but not by any o...")
05:35, 12 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Actually, nothing is different from Krsna because everything is Krsna's energy. The Mayavadi philosophers say that since everything is God, the personality of Krsna is finished (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually, nothing is different from Kṛṣṇa because everything is Kṛṣṇa's energy. The Māyāvādī philosophers say...")
12:55, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we are a little thoughtful and philosophical, and if we are at all inclined toward bhakti, we can understand that Krsna is present in stone (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we are a little thoughtful and philosophical, and if we are at all inclined toward bhakti, we can understand that Kṛṣ...")
12:51, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Even if we think that the Deity is a stone, or a piece of metal or some wood, He is still Krsna. The understanding of this requires bhakti on our part (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if we think that the Deity is a stone, or a piece of metal or some wood, He is still Kṛṣṇa. The understanding of th...")
12:45, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Being almighty and omnipotent, Krsna can change matter into spirit and spirit into matter. Therefore we should not think, as the atheists do, that we are worshiping idols. Even if it is an idol, it is still Krsna. That is the absolute nature of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being almighty and omnipotent, Kṛṣṇa can change matter into spirit and spirit into matter. Therefore we should not think...")
12:38, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He (Krsna) can become spiritual or material, however He likes, and it does not make any difference to Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can become spiritual or material, however He likes, and it does not make any difference to Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soh...")
12:34, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Because our eyes & other senses are imperfect, we cannot see Krsna present everywhere in His original spiritual form. Because we are imperfect, we see the difference between things spiritual & material but Krsna, being absolute, knows no such distinctions (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because our eyes and other senses are imperfect, we cannot see Kṛṣṇa present everywhere in His original spiritual form....")
12:26, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Even if it (Deity) is stone, we should think that Krsna has made Himself visible before us like a stone because we cannot see beyond stone. That is Krsna's mercy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if it is stone, we should think that Kṛṣṇa has made Himself visible before us like a stone because we cannot see be...")
12:21, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although Krsna is beyond our vision, He has agreed to be seen by us through the arca-vigraha, the Deity. We should not think that the Deity is made of stone (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Kṛṣṇa is beyond our vision, He has agreed to be seen by us through the arcā-vigraha, the Deity. We should not...")
12:16, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Why are we receiving different bodies? Because we have different tendencies for sense gratification. We actually have to come to detest sense gratification before our spiritual life begins. This is made possible through bhakti (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why are we receiving different bodies? Because we have different tendencies for sense gratification. We actually have to come...")
12:08, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Presently in the Western countries it has become fashionable to run around naked. Therefore nature will give these people an opportunity to stand naked like trees for many years (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Presently in the Western countries it has become fashionable to run around naked. Therefore nature will give these people an o...")
12:03, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We have also stated that material bondage means accepting one body and creating another. Krsna, through nature, will give us full facility to enjoy our senses (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have also stated that material bondage means accepting one body and creating another. Krsna, through nature, will give us f...")
12:00, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page As long as we are interested in sense gratification, there is no question of bhakti. We have to reduce our tendency for sense gratification and increase our devotional activities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as we are interested in sense gratification, there is no question of bhakti. We have to reduce our tendency for sense...")
11:51, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Our material disease lies in wanting to satisfy our senses. We have stated before that advancement of civilization means advancement of sense gratification, but bhakti means just the opposite (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our material disease lies in wanting to satisfy our senses. We have stated before that advancement of civilization means advan...")
11:48, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna can eat through His eyes, or Krsna can go somewhere simply by thinking. The Absolute is advaita. There is no duality in the Absolute. Everything is one (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa can eat through His eyes, or Kṛṣṇa can go somewhere simply by thinking. The Absolute is advaita. There is no...")
11:43, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The different parts of our bodies serve different purposes, but any limb of Krsna's body can serve any purpose (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The different parts of our bodies serve different purposes, but any limb of Krsna's body can serve any purpose"}} {{notes|}} {...")
11:39, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In the material world, there is a difference between our left hand and our right hand, between the nose and the ear, but these dualities do not exist in Krsna. This is the meaning of absolute (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, there is a difference between our left hand and our right hand, between the nose and the ear, but these...")
11:35, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page There is no difference between Krsna's form and Krsna. Krsna's hands and Krsna's legs are nondifferent (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no difference between Kṛṣṇa's form and Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa's hands and Kṛṣṇa's legs are nondifferent...")
11:30, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In the Absolute, there are no contradictions. Krsna's name, form, activities, paraphernalia and attributes are identical with Krsna. This is the meaning of absolute (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Absolute, there are no contradictions. Krsna's name, form, activities, paraphernalia and attributes are identical with...")
11:25, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This is the process (taking up the opportunities offered by the Krsna consciousness movement) for understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Person, the Supreme Being (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is the process for understanding the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Person, the Supreme Being"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham...")
11:20, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna is personally advising us to take up the opportunities offered by the Krsna consciousness movement. We should take them and not run the risk of committing spiritual suicide (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is personally advising us to take up the opportunities offered by the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We shoul...")
11:15, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page These are the chances (taking birth in a very high family or a brahmana family) one takes when one becomes a human being (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are the chances one takes when one becomes a human being"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2022-...")
07:17, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is said that pride precedes a fall. A Vaisnava is by nature very humble (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that pride precedes a fall. A Vaiṣṇava is by nature very humble"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|ALL...")
07:14, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Generally, those who are rich don't care at all for Krsna consciousness, and those who are born in brahmana families generally become puffed-up, thinking, "I am a brahmana. I am born in a very high family." Thinking this brings about their falldown (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, those who are rich don't care at all for Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and those who are born in brāhmaṇa families...")
07:10, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Why take the chance of being born into a rich family or a brahmana family? Actually, such a birth is quite risky because there is really no guarantee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why take the chance of being born into a rich family or a brāhmaṇa family? Actually, such a birth is quite risky because th...")
07:06, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one becomes Krsna conscious, he is assured of a good birth in the next life. However, if one completes his Krsna consciousness in this life, he will not take birth again but will go to Krsna. This is what is actually wanted (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious, he is assured of a good birth in the next life. However, if one completes his Kṛṣṇ...")
07:02, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one renders a little devotional service, he does not fall down into the lower species but again attains a human form. There are 8,400,000 species, but the fallen devotee is guaranteed a human life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one renders a little devotional service, he does not fall down into the lower species but again attains a human form. There...")
06:16, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Maya is very strong, and to begin devotional service is to declare war against maya. Some of the devotees in this Krsna consciousness movement may fall down, but whatever is done sincerely is to their permanent credit. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyā is very strong, and to begin devotional service is to declare war against māyā. Some of the devotees in this Kṛṣ...")
05:21, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is not that we have to wait for another life to cultivate devotional service. We can read The Nectar of Devotion, live with devotees, rise early in the morning to attend mangala-arati, study Vedic literature, take prasada and preach Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that we have to wait for another life to cultivate devotional service. We can read The Nectar of Devotion, live with...")
05:18, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, The Nectar of Devotion, is the actual science of bhakti. Bhakti is not sentiment; it is a great science, and we have to learn it scientifically (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, The Nectar of Devotion, is the actual science of bhakti. Bhakti is not sentiment; it is a great sci...")
05:14, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This book (Nectar of Devotion), which we have translated, has been very well received in European and American universities (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this book, which we have translated, has been very well received in European and American universities"}} {{notes|}} {{compile...")
05:09, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Cultivation means practice, and the great acaryas have given a routine we can cultivate. For instance, The Nectar of Devotion by Srila Rupa Gosvami deals with the cultivation of devotional service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Cultivation means practice, and the great ācāryas have given a routine we can cultivate. For instance, The Nectar of Devotio...")
04:41, 11 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When discussed among devotees, krsna-katha is pleasing to the heart and ear. This requires a little training, and this training is given by the devotees. We should follow the devotees in their practical daily life, in their routine work and behavior (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When discussed among devotees, kṛṣṇa-kathā is pleasing to the heart and ear. This requires a little training, and this...")

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