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12:53, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The Gosvamis never said, "We have seen Krsna." This is the recommended process - worship in separation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Gosvāmīs never said, "We have seen Kṛṣṇa." This is the recommended process - worship in separation"}} {{notes|}} {...")
12:47, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It was possible for Caitanya Mahaprabhu and a few devotees, His immediate disciples like the Six Gosvamis, who were following in His footsteps. They worshiped Krsna in separation and sought Krsna everywhere (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was possible for Caitanya Mahāprabhu and a few devotees, His immediate disciples like the Six Gosvāmīs, who were followi...")
12:42, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Without Krsna, one should see everything as vacant. This is Radharani's frame of mind, but this is not possible for an ordinary living being (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without Kṛṣṇa, one should see everything as vacant. This is Rādhārāṇī's frame of mind, but this is not possible fo...")
12:14, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The love is very far away, but Caitanya Mahaprabhu is so kind that He distributes krsna-prema, love of Krsna, to whomever will take it. In His life, Caitanya Mahaprabhu cried for Krsna and showed how one should be mad after Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The love is very far away, but Caitanya Mahāprabhu is so kind that He distributes kṛṣṇa-premā, love of Kṛṣṇa, to...")
12:06, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page First of all, we cannot even understand Krsna; therefore there is no question of loving Him. If we do not understand someone, how can we love him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First of all, we cannot even understand Kṛṣṇa; therefore there is no question of loving Him. If we do not understand som...")
11:57, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Caitanya Mahaprabhu has been called by Srila Rupa Gosvami "the most munificent avatara" because He distributes love of Krsna free of charge (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu has been called by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī "the most munificent avatāra" because He distributes love of...")
11:49, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is very difficult to be a brahmana in this age, and it is practically impossible to revive the old varnasrama-dharma culture. Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore said that this method (varnasrama-dharma) is not very practical (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very difficult to be a brāhmaṇa in this age, and it is practically impossible to revive the old varṇāśrama-dharma...")
11:41, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied that it is very difficult in this age to execute the rules and regulations of varnasrama-dharma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied that it is very difficult in this age to execute the rules and regulations of varṇāśrama-dhar...")
11:26, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He (Ramananda Raya) said first of all that human life is meant for approaching Lord Visnu through the rules and regulations governing varnasrama-dharma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He said first of all that human life is meant for approaching Lord Viṣṇu through the rules and regulations governing var...")
11:16, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The process of approaching and understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead was also discussed between Ramananda Raya and Caitanya Mahaprabhu. First, Ramananda Raya explained the process in terms of varnasrama-dharma (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of approaching and understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead was also discussed between Rāmānanda Rāya a...")
10:56, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page She approaches Him very humbly saying, - My dear Kapila, You are the SPG, but I am a woman, and my intelligence is not very sharp. Nonetheless, I want to understand these sublime transcendental subjects from You. It is possible by Your mercy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"She approaches Him very humbly saying, "My dear Kapila, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but I am a woman, and my i...")
10:48, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we want to approach God, we have to take shelter of the guru in the beginning. Devahuti is begging the mercy of Kapiladeva in order to understand the way to approach Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we want to approach God, we have to take shelter of the guru in the beginning. Devahūti is begging the mercy of Kapiladeva...")
10:44, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The mercy of Krsna comes down through the parampara system, and the respect offered to Krsna is offered up through the parampara system. One has to learn to approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead in this way (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the mercy of Kṛṣṇa comes down through the paramparā system, and the respect offered to Kṛṣṇa is offered up throug...")
10:34, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is stated in BG that knowledge of Krsna is received through the parampara, the disciplic succession. Evam parampara-praptam (BG 4.2). The guru offers the same respects to his guru, & his guru offers respects to his, & so it goes all the way to Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in Bhagavad-gītā that knowledge of Kṛṣṇa is received through the paramparā, the disciplic succession. Ev...")
10:25, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The guru does not accept respect from his disciple for his personal self but conveys this respect to Krsna. If we cannot receive the mercy of the guru, Krsna is very difficult to approach directly (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The guru does not accept respect from his disciple for his personal self but conveys this respect to Kṛṣṇa. If we cannot...")
10:13, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The bona fide guru tells people to surrender not unto him but unto Krsna. Thus one has to surrender unto Krsna through the via media of the guru, not directly. This is the process (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bona fide guru tells people to surrender not unto him but unto Krsna. Thus one has to surrender unto Krsna through the via...")
09:58, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The guru is the confidential servant of Krsna because he canvasses from door to door, saying, "Please become Krsna conscious and surrender unto Krsna." Krsna tells Arjuna that such a person is very dear to Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The guru is the confidential servant of Kṛṣṇa because he canvasses from door to door, saying, "Please become Kṛṣṇa...")
09:31, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Being the most confidential servant of Krsna, the guru is very dear to Krsna; therefore if he recommends someone to Krsna, Krsna accepts the person (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being the most confidential servant of Kṛṣṇa, the guru is very dear to Kṛṣṇa; therefore if he recommends someone t...")
08:22, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page All the sastras describe the guru as being on an equal basis with Krsna, for he is the representative of Krsna. Therefore he is worshiped as Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the śāstras describe the guru as being on an equal basis with Kṛṣṇa, for he is the representative of Kṛṣṇa....")
08:11, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This is a very great opportunity (satisfy guru by service), for the guru is the confidential servant of Krsna. The guru never claims that he is Krsna, although he is worshiped as Krsna: saksad dharitvena samasta-sastrair uktas tatha bhavyata eva sadbhih (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a very great opportunity, for the guru is the confidential servant of Kṛṣṇa. The guru never claims that he is K...")
07:58, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has greatly stressed the mercy of the guru, and it is an actual fact that if we satisfy the guru by our service, he will give us his blessings (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura has greatly stressed the mercy of the guru, and it is an actual fact that if we satisfy th...")
07:50, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is very important to receive the causeless mercy of Krsna and the spiritual master. By Krsna's mercy, we receive a spiritual master, and by the spiritual master's mercy, we receive Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very important to receive the causeless mercy of Kṛṣṇa and the spiritual master. By Kṛṣṇa's mercy, we receiv...")
07:15, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Devahuti has submissively accepted her son as her guru. She wants to understand Krsna perfectly, by the grace of Kapiladeva (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devahūti has submissively accepted her son as her guru. She wants to understand Kṛṣṇa perfectly, by the grace of Kapila...")
07:10, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The sastras have given us a very easy way to appreciate our transcendental life. That is the Krsna consciousness movement (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the śāstras have given us a very easy way to appreciate our transcendental life. That is the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movem...")
06:48, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Externally He (Krsna) helps as His representative, the spiritual master. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu says: guru-krsna-prasade paya bhakti-lata-bija. - By the grace of Krsna, one gets a bona fide guru, and by the grace of the guru, one gets Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Externally He helps as His representative, the spiritual master. Therefore Caitanya Mahāprabhu says: guru-kṛṣṇa-prasād...")
06:39, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna helps a sincere devotee internally and externally. Internally He helps as paramatma by giving intelligence from within. Dadami buddhi-yogam tam (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa helps a sincere devotee internally and externally. Internally He helps as paramātmā by giving intelligence from...")
06:32, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If Krsna sees that someone is sincerely chanting Hare Krsna, He will help. He is within everyone, and He can understand whether one is sincere or not (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If Kṛṣṇa sees that someone is sincerely chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, He will help. He is within everyone, and He can under...")
06:24, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Ceto-darpana-marjanam bhava-maha-davagni-nirvapanam (CC Antya 20.12, Siksastaka 1). This is the easiest process by which the mirror of the mind can be cleansed (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam (CC Antya 20.12, Śikṣāṣṭaka 1). This is the easiest pro...")
06:13, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We should try to avoid the ten offenses in chanting the holy name, but anyone who chants Hare Krsna sincerely is purified (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should try to avoid the ten offenses in chanting the holy name, but anyone who chants Hare Krsna sincerely is purified"}} {...")
06:01, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page It is with the tongue that we can chant the transcendental names of the Lord. This is not very difficult, and this path is open to everyone - even women, vaisyas and sudras (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is with the tongue that we can chant the transcendental names of the Lord. This is not very difficult, and this path is ope...")
05:27, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna's name, form, qualities and pastimes are all divya, divine. Our present material senses have to be purified by engagement in the Lord's service, and our first engagement begins with the tongue (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa's name, form, qualities and pastimes are all divya, divine. Our present material senses have to be purified by eng...")
05:19, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We have to please the spiritual master by service, and the entire bhakti process depends on the attitude of service. The transcendental nature of Krsna is not possible to understand with our blunt material senses (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to please the spiritual master by service, and the entire bhakti process depends on the attitude of service. The trans...")
05:14, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although Devahuti was the mother of Kapiladeva, she presented herself as a humble woman. It was not that she considered herself superior because she was His mother (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Devahuti was the mother of Kapiladeva, she presented herself as a humble woman. It was not that she considered hersel...")
05:09, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One should not be very proud of his intelligence but should give all respect to others. In this way, one can chant Hare Krsna offenselessly (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not be very proud of his intelligence but should give all respect to others. In this way, one can chant Hare Krsna...")
05:03, 19 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one is interested in advancing in chanting Hare Krsna, Caitanya Mahaprabhu advises that one be humbler than the grass and more tolerant than the trees (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one is interested in advancing in chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu advises that one be humbler than the gras...")
16:17, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In this verse (SB 3.25.30) Devahuti shows us the process for understanding transcendental subject matters. It is not by challenge but by submission. The entire bhakti process is a process of submission (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse Devahūti shows us the process for understanding transcendental subject matters. It is not by challenge but by s...")
16:09, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In this way, one can perfect his life by engaging in devotional service under the directions of the sastras and the spiritual master. Devahuti understands this and is thus submitting to her son just as Arjuna submitted to Sri Krsna on the battlefield (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way, one can perfect his life by engaging in devotional service under the directions of the śāstras and the spiritua...")
16:05, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page This is actual buddhi-yoga. Bhakti-yoga means buddhi-yoga, because one who is highly intelligent decides to take to Krsna consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is actual buddhi-yoga. Bhakti-yoga means buddhi-yoga, because one who is highly intelligent decides to take to Kṛṣṇ...")
15:06, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Tasmat kenapy upayena manah krsne nivesayet: "Somehow or other we have to attach our minds to Krsna consciousness." (SB 7.1.32) Then Krsna will help us and give us intelligence from within, as He indicates in Bhagavad-gita - 10.10 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tasmāt kenāpy upāyena manaḥ kṛṣṇe niveśayet: "Somehow or other we have to attach our minds to Kṛṣṇa consciou...")
14:56, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page After hearing about the many transcendental qualities of Krsna, if we somehow or other become attracted to Krsna consciousness, our lives will be successful (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After hearing about the many transcendental qualities of Kṛṣṇa, if we somehow or other become attracted to Kṛṣṇa c...")
14:49, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When he (Dhruva Maharaja) actually saw Krsna, he said, - I do not want anything from You. I don't want any benediction other than Your service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he actually saw Kṛṣṇa, he said, "I do not want anything from You. I don't want any benediction other than Your serv...")
14:45, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Even if one approaches Krsna with some ulterior motive, one is considered pious. For instance, Dhruva Maharaja initially worshiped Krsna with a motive, but after attaining perfection in devotional service, his ulterior motive vanished (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if one approaches Kṛṣṇa with some ulterior motive, one is considered pious. For instance, Dhruva Mahārāja initial...")
14:25, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Actually bhakti should be automatic and spontaneous. There should be no motive in serving Krsna, but even if there is a motive, service rendered unto Krsna is good (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually bhakti should be automatic and spontaneous. There should be no motive in serving Kṛṣṇa, but even if there is a...")
14:19, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita (4.3), Krsna says that Arjuna is His very dear friend and devotee: bhakto 'si me sakha ceti. If one becomes a devotee, there is no material impediment (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in Bhagavad-gītā (4.3), Kṛṣṇa says that Arjuna is His very dear friend and devotee: bhakto 'si me sakhā ceti. If one...")
14:12, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page People may say, - Oh, Arjuna was not a Vedantist, nor even a brahmana or a sannyasi. How could Krsna accept him as a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People may say, "Oh, Arjuna was not a Vedāntist, nor even a brāhmaṇa or a sannyāsī. How could Kṛṣṇa accept him as...")
12:54, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Arjuna, on the other hand, took Krsna as his most intimate friend. Arjuna was not a Vedantist but a fighter, a warrior. He had no time to study Vedanta because he had to deal with war and politics, but still he was the greatest devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna, on the other hand, took Kṛṣṇa as his most intimate friend. Arjuna was not a Vedāntist but a fighter, a warrior....")
12:40, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Hanuman simply carried out Lord Ramacandra's orders. Hanuman apparently had no education, and he was not capable of teaching Vedanta, but he simply carried out the orders of Lord Ramacandra and attained perfection (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hanumān simply carried out Lord Rāmacandra's orders. Hanumān apparently had no education, and he was not capable of teachin...")
10:41, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We may either hear about Krsna, chant His names, worship Him or offer prayers. In any case, we should work under the directions of our spiritual master or Sri Krsna Himself (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may either hear about Kṛṣṇa, chant His names, worship Him or offer prayers. In any case, we should work under the dir...")
10:34, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When we have understood these nine cantos, we can go on to the tenth. In this way we can understand that Krsna's activities are not ordinary but divine, and we can immediately become liberated (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we have understood these nine cantos, we can go on to the tenth. In this way we can understand that Kṛṣṇa's activit...")
10:31, 18 October 2022 Soham talk contribs created page These dealings (between Krsna and the gopis) are given in the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, and this indicates that we have to understand Krsna as He is by first reading the preceding nine cantos (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These dealings are given in the Tenth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and this indicates that we have to understand Kṛṣṇa...")

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