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17 October 2022
- 05:2405:24, 17 October 2022 diff hist +15 Instead of constructing a big building for his sense gratification, he (a businessman) can construct a nice temple for Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 05:1305:13, 17 October 2022 diff hist +16 One may be engaged in business, but to transform that activity into Krsna consciousness, one has to do business for Krsna. If Krsna is the proprietor of the business, then Krsna should enjoy the profit of the business. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 05:1305:13, 17 October 2022 diff hist +2,506 Please go on as you are doing: keep your business separate and wherever you remain keep your family in Krsna Consciousness always chanting Hare Krsna and observing the regulative principles. Cultivate your business for Krsna No edit summary current
- 04:1204:12, 17 October 2022 diff hist +3,405 Sat and asat. These two things are side by side. Just like there is darkness and there is light, you can see merging in the sunlight. You'll see, one side is light, and one side is dark. Similarly, sat and asat, they are existing side by side No edit summary current
15 October 2022
- 04:4704:47, 15 October 2022 diff hist +5,663 I am old man. I will die. If they take it seriously, it will go on, and there will be revolution. Because we are not working whimsically, capriciously. We are taking authoritative version from the sastra No edit summary current
- 04:4604:46, 15 October 2022 diff hist +1,946 Authoritative version of the acaryas No edit summary current
- 04:2804:28, 15 October 2022 diff hist +3,810 The mind of a person in Krsna consciousness also acts in a similar way (activities of the gross body are reactions of the mind). The tongue chants Hare Krsna, the maha-mantra, the hands are raised in ecstasy, and the legs dance in Krsna consciousness No edit summary current
- 04:2604:26, 15 October 2022 diff hist +4,759 When the mind is completely washed of all material contamination, the pure consciousness acts. The sound vibration from the spiritual sky can automatically cleanse all material contaminations, as confirmed by Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
- 04:2604:26, 15 October 2022 diff hist +3,544 The conclusion is that a person without Krsna consciousness acts according to the concept of the material body and senses, but a person in Krsna consciousness acts according to the knowledge that the body is the property of Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 04:2504:25, 15 October 2022 diff hist +5,852 So how Krsna consciousness acts, how this transcendental sound cleanses your heart, you may not understand in the beginning, but if you take to it and if you practice it, then you understand No edit summary current
- 04:2504:25, 15 October 2022 diff hist +3,729 A person without Krsna consciousness acts according to the concept of the material body and senses, but a person in Krsna consciousness acts according to the knowledge that the body is the property of Krsna No edit summary current
- 04:2404:24, 15 October 2022 diff hist +32 A person in Krsna consciousness acts according to the knowledge that the body is the property of Krsna and should therefore be engaged in the service of Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 04:2404:24, 15 October 2022 diff hist +15,264 A person in full Krsna consciousness acts by the dictation of Krsna. In the beginning of Krsna consciousness, dictation is received through the transparent medium of the spiritual master No edit summary current
- 03:1903:19, 15 October 2022 diff hist +3,744 These scriptures of the Buddhists and the Christians may be the words of God, but still the are not always applicable to us No edit summary current
- 03:1903:19, 15 October 2022 diff hist +5,079 These Christian and Buddhist scriptures were delivered for a different class of men, and we needn't spend our time in studying their doctrines No edit summary current
- 03:1903:19, 15 October 2022 diff hist +3,418 There are many rascals who violate their own religious principles. According to Judeo-Christian scriptures, it is clearly said, “Thou shalt not kill” No edit summary current
- 03:1903:19, 15 October 2022 diff hist +4,453 Sometimes the Christians they say that, "According to our scriptures that Christ is the only way. And unless one is worshiping God through Christ, that is heathenism" No edit summary current
- 03:1903:19, 15 October 2022 diff hist +3,999 Sometimes Christian priests come to us inquiring - Why are our followers neglecting our scriptures and accepting yours No edit summary current
- 03:1903:19, 15 October 2022 diff hist +2,760 One of the central teachings of the Christian scriptures, is that if any man says he loves God and does not love his neighbor, then that man is a liar No edit summary current
- 03:1803:18, 15 October 2022 diff hist +8,720 In every scripture... Just like in Christian, their prayascitta is to confess, similarly, there are different types of prayascitta No edit summary current
- 03:1803:18, 15 October 2022 diff hist +7,185 Every civilized nation, every civilized man has got his scripture. May he be a Christian, may be a Hindu, may be a Muhammadan or may be a Buddhist. It doesn't matter. But everyone has got his authority, book of authority, scripture No edit summary current
- 03:1803:18, 15 October 2022 diff hist +34 Every civilized country has some scripture - it may be Christian, Hindu, Moslem or Buddhist. That doesn't matter. The point is that the book of authority, the scripture, is there. One who does not follow its injunctions is considered an outlaw No edit summary current
- 03:1803:18, 15 October 2022 diff hist +3,319 Atonement is prescribed in every scripture; even in Christian Bible there is atonement No edit summary current
14 October 2022
- 13:2213:22, 14 October 2022 diff hist +2,986 This is the Lord's mission (paritranaya sadhunam vinasaya ca duskrtam). After executing His complete mission, the Lord returned to His home, Goloka Vrndavana No edit summary current
- 13:2113:21, 14 October 2022 diff hist +2,313 As stated in Bhagavad-gita, the Lord descended on earth for the protection of the faithful and annihilation of the impious, so after the Battle of Kuruksetra and establishment of Maharaja Yudhisthira, the mission of the Lord was complete No edit summary current
- 05:3805:38, 14 October 2022 diff hist +6,663 The yoga system described in the books of Patanjali is authoritative, and the modern so-called yogis who have manufactured their own ways, not consulting the authorities, are simply ludicrous. The Patanjali yoga system is called astanga-yoga No edit summary current
- 05:3805:38, 14 October 2022 diff hist +4,579 Sastra means you can consult. Just like you consult dictionary, you consult encyclopedia, you consult so many authoritative books for understanding knowledge No edit summary current
- 05:3805:38, 14 October 2022 diff hist +3,618 Sankhya means the stalk of knowledge, and Vedanta is the final stalk of knowledge accepted by all leading acaryas. Even Sankara accepts Vedanta-sutra as such. Therefore such authority should be consulted. BG 1972 purports No edit summary
- 05:3705:37, 14 October 2022 diff hist +2,168 Maharaja Pariksit, as a perfect king, followed the principles by consulting the authorities, even up to the last days of his life No edit summary current
- 05:3705:37, 14 October 2022 diff hist +17 If there is any difficulty to understand, we may consult persons who are in the understanding. We may consult books. We may consult authorities. That we can do because enquiry is always allowed. Tad viddhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya No edit summary current
13 October 2022
- 07:1407:14, 13 October 2022 diff hist −12 Reasons must be expressed (hetu), examples must be given in terms of various facts (udaharana), the theme must gradually be brought nearer for understanding (upanaya), and finally it must be supported by authoritative quotations from the Vedic sastras No edit summary current
- 07:1407:14, 13 October 2022 diff hist +6,475 We have to accept these authorities, quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam, Vedic literature, and quoted by authority, Lord Caitanya. We have to follow in that way. Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah No edit summary current
- 07:1407:14, 13 October 2022 diff hist +5,601 Evidence can be quoted from authoritative sastras showing how a lowborn person can become the spiritual master of the entire world No edit summary current
- 07:1407:14, 13 October 2022 diff hist +2,467 By interpreting the Vedic version one minimizes the value of Vedic evidence. When one quotes from Vedic literature, it is understood that the quotations are authoritative No edit summary current
- 07:1407:14, 13 October 2022 diff hist +8,720 A scholar will not speak anything as he is thinking. No. He will give authoritative quotation to support. That is Vedic system. When you support your proposition with the Vedic version, then it is accepted No edit summary current
- 05:5205:52, 13 October 2022 diff hist +6,817 Undoubtedly the eternal living entity cannot be annihilated at any point No edit summary current
- 05:5105:51, 13 October 2022 diff hist +5,312 The symptoms of life, such as desire, anger, hankerings, feelings of attraction, etc., cannot be annihilated No edit summary current
- 05:5105:51, 13 October 2022 diff hist +10,098 The learned man who knows perfectly well that the anti-material particle is indestructible knows that it cannot be annihilated by any means No edit summary current
- 05:5105:51, 13 October 2022 diff hist +9,042 Living entity cannot be annihilated at any point. But the lower species of life exist in a miserable condition, whereas one who is engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Lord is situated in the pleasurable, or ananda-maya, status of life No edit summary current
- 05:4405:44, 13 October 2022 diff hist +3,973 I am very sorry to learn that our press is lying idle, and your remark in this connection that we have purchased the cart before the horse is appropriate No edit summary current
12 October 2022
- 12:1312:13, 12 October 2022 diff hist +3,540 The living entity is the cause of his own suffering, but he can also be the cause of his eternal happiness No edit summary current
- 12:1212:12, 12 October 2022 diff hist +27,962 The quality of goodness is the cause of material happiness, the quality of passion is the cause of material distress, and the quality of ignorance is the cause of illusion No edit summary current
- 12:1212:12, 12 October 2022 diff hist +2,833 The prajapatis said: O Mahadeva, Supersoul of all living entities and cause of their happiness and prosperity, we have come to the shelter of your lotus feet. Now please save us from this fiery poison, which is spreading all over the three worlds No edit summary current
- 12:0912:09, 12 October 2022 diff hist +2,659 Hearing the poetry of a person who has no transcendental knowledge and who writes about the relationships between man and woman simply causes unhappiness, whereas hearing the words of a devotee fully absorbed in ecstatic love causes great happiness No edit summary current
- 12:0712:07, 12 October 2022 diff hist +4,874 The material modes, which cause happiness, misery and mixtures of the two, do not exist in You (the Lord), for You have no material qualities No edit summary current
- 12:0712:07, 12 October 2022 diff hist +1,717 The material modes, which cause happiness, misery and mixtures of the two, do not exist in You, for You have no material qualities No edit summary current
- 12:0612:06, 12 October 2022 diff hist +7 Because living entities have different kinds of bodies, in terms of the different aspects of nature, they are induced to act according to that nature. This is the cause of the varieties of happiness and distress. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
- 04:0404:04, 12 October 2022 diff hist +6,451 Sahajiyas are amongst the thirteen rejected apa-sampradayas. In the name of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, there are so many apa-sampradayas. Apa-sampradaya means they present themselves as belonging to the Caitanya cult. But they are not at all bona fide No edit summary current
- 04:0404:04, 12 October 2022 diff hist +5,216 The acarya-sampradaya is strictly bona fide. Therefore one must accept the acarya-sampradaya; otherwise one's endeavor will be futile No edit summary current
- 04:0304:03, 12 October 2022 diff hist +22,431 We must belong to one these sampradayas. Sampradaya-vihina ye mantras te nisphala matah: if you do not belong to a bona fide sampradaya, originating from a mahajana, then your religious process is useless. You cannot concoct some religious system No edit summary current