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14:3514:35, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,007 N I am thinking, "I am Indian, and my senses are Indian senses, and therefore they should be used for India." In ignorance, one does not know that the senses belong to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am thinking, "I am Indian, and my senses are Indian senses, and therefore they should be used for India." In ignorance, one..."
14:1614:16, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,030 N At the present moment, our senses are contaminated. I am thinking, - I am American, so my senses should be used for the service of my country, my society, my nation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment, our senses are contaminated. I am thinking, "I am American, so my senses should be used for the service..."
14:1014:10, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,311 N To get relief from tedious business of accepting one body & then giving it up to accept another & again another in continued material existence, just give up this process of sense gratification & surrender unto Me. Then you will be saved. - This is KC Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to get relief from tedious business of accepting one body & then giving it up to accept another & again another in continued m..."
14:0514:05, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,002 N You are misusing your senses and are therefore being entrapped in different types of bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"You are misusing your senses and are therefore being entrapped in different types of bodies"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {..."
10:2410:24, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,314 N Eventually one will become exasperated by using one's senses. Ultimately one will become senseless. Therefore Krsna says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja (BG 18.66): "Don't act like this. Your senses are meant for serving Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"eventually one will become exasperated by using one's senses. Ultimately one will become senseless. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says..."
10:1610:16, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,024 N There are 8,400,000 forms of life, and if one wants to engage one's senses in a particular type of body, Krsna will give one the chance: - Come on. Here is the body you want. Take it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are 8,400,000 forms of life, and if one wants to engage one's senses in a particular type of body, Kṛṣṇa will give..."
10:1210:12, 4 November 2022 diff hist +17,714 N If one wants to become a demigod, Krsna will give one a chance to do that also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one wants to become a demigod, Kṛṣṇa will give one a chance to do that also"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{comple..."
10:0810:08, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,009 N The master is present - Krsna. He will give us an appropriate body and remind us, - My dear living entity, you wanted to eat stool. Now you have the proper body in which to do so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The master is present - Kṛṣṇa. He will give us an appropriate body and remind us, "My dear living entity, you wanted to..."
10:0110:01, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,009 N Each of us has a tongue, and suppose we want to eat stool. We may say, "Krsna, I want to taste stool," and Krsna will say, - Yes, take this body of a hog and eat stool Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"each of us has a tongue, and suppose we want to eat stool. We may say, "Kṛṣṇa, I want to taste stool," and Kṛṣṇa w..."
09:4109:41, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,171 N Krsna is so merciful that if we want to use our senses in a certain way, He will give us the chance to do so. The senses are not ours; they are Krsna's, but Krsna gives us the opportunity to use them according to our desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is so merciful that if we want to use our senses in a certain way, He will give us the chance to do so. The senses..."
09:3309:33, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,140 N In the Bhagavad-gita (15.15) the Lord says, sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto: "I am seated in everyone's heart." Mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca: - And from Me come remembrance, knowledge, and forgetfulness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) the Lord says, sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo: "I am seated in everyone's heart." Matt..."
07:3507:35, 4 November 2022 diff hist +17,929 N One should come to understand, "My senses are meant to serve the master of the senses, Hrsikesa." The master of the senses is sitting within everyone's heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should come to understand, "My senses are meant to serve the master of the senses, Hṛṣīkeśa." The master of the sens..."
07:2407:24, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,036 N When one comes to Krsna consciousness, when one becomes purified and understands that these senses are actually meant for satisfying Krsna, then he is a liberated person - mukta-purusa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, when one becomes purified and understands that these senses are actually meant fo..."
07:1907:19, 4 November 2022 diff hist +17,967 N In this material world, everyone is generally using his senses for sense gratification. That is maya, illusion, and that is the cause of one's bondage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world, everyone is generally using his senses for sense gratification. That is māyā, illusion, and that is..."
06:4406:44, 4 November 2022 diff hist +17,992 N When we use our senses for sense gratification, we are in maya, illusion, but when we use our senses for the gratification of the master of the senses, that service is called bhakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we use our senses for sense gratification, we are in maya, illusion, but when we use our senses for the gratification of..."
06:3206:32, 4 November 2022 diff hist +17,841 N Hrsikesa-sevanam, not hrsika-sevanam - service to the supreme master of the senses, not to the senses themselves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Hṛṣīkeśa-sevanam, not hṛṣīka-sevanam - service to the supreme master of the senses, not to the senses themselves"}}..."
06:2906:29, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,408 N Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate: (CC Madhya 19.170) when by our senses (hrsikena) we serve Hrsikesa, the real master of the senses, that service is called bhakti. This is a very simple definition of bhakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate: (CC Madhya 19.170) when by our senses (hṛṣīkeṇa) we serve Hṛ..."
06:1806:18, 4 November 2022 diff hist +18,239 N Everyone is part and parcel of Krsna (mamaivamso jiva-loke jiva-bhutah (BG 15.7)), and therefore everyone's senses are also Krsna's. When we use the senses for Krsna's service, we attain the perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone is part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa (mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ (BG 15.7)), and therefore everyone's sen..."

18:5618:56, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,109 N If everything ultimately belongs to Krsna, why not use everything for Krsna?" This is intelligence, and this is Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if everything ultimately belongs to Kṛṣṇa, why not use everything for Kṛṣṇa?" This is intelligence, and this is K..."
18:5318:53, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,197 N A sane man always consciously thinks, "Whatever I have in my possession, beginning with this body and my senses, is actually not mine. I have been given all these possessions to use Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a sane man always consciously thinks, "Whatever I have in my possession, beginning with this body and my senses, is actually n..."
18:4618:46, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,036 N Because I wanted to use my hand in so many ways, Krsna has given it to me: "All right, take this hand and use it." So it is a gift from Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because I wanted to use my hand in so many ways, Kṛṣṇa has given it to me: "All right, take this hand and use it." So it..."
18:4118:41, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,125 N If we ask a child, "What is this?" he will say, "It is my hand." But regardless of what we claim, actually it is not our hand; it is given to us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we ask a child, "What is this?" he will say, "It is my hand." But regardless of what we claim, actually it is not our hand;..."
18:3518:35, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,170 N A sane man will think, "If this hand is ultimately controlled by Krsna, then it is meant for Krsna." This is a commonsense understanding. I claim, "This is my hand, this is my leg, this is my ear." Even a child will speak this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A sane man will think, "If this hand is ultimately controlled by Kṛṣṇa, then it is meant for Kṛṣṇa." This is a com..."
18:3018:30, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,296 N Although I claim, "It is my hand, and I shall use it," when it is paralyzed I cannot do anything. Therefore, I should understand that although I possess this hand by the grace of Krsna, I am not its controller. This is Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although I claim, "It is my hand, and I shall use it," when it is paralyzed I cannot do anything. Therefore, I should understa..."
18:2818:28, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,299 N Consider my hand, for example. I claim, "This is my hand. I can fight you with a good fist." I am very much proud. But I am not the controller; the controller is Krsna, because if He withdraws my hand's power to act, the hand will be paralyzed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consider my hand, for example. I claim, "This is my hand. I can fight you with a good fist." I am very much proud. But I am no..."
18:2318:23, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,167 N Above all others, the supreme controller is Krsna, who is known as Hrsikesa. The word hrsika means "senses." We are enjoying our senses, but ultimately the controller of the senses is Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"above all others, the supreme controller is Kṛṣṇa, who is known as Hṛṣīkeśa. The word hṛṣīka means "senses."..."
18:2018:20, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,145 N Just as the superintendent of a jail is not a prisoner but the controlling officer, so Lord Siva, Lord Visnu, and Lord Brahma control these three gunas and are not under the control of the gunas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|". Just as the superintendent of a jail is not a prisoner but the controlling officer, so Lord Śiva, Lord Viṣṇu, and Lord..."
15:5715:57, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,291 N Lord Visnu, Lord Brahma, and Lord Siva have each taken charge of one of these modes - Lord Visnu of sattva-guna, Lord Brahma of rajo-guna, and Lord Siva of tamo-guna. Yet these three controllers are not under the influence of the gunas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu, Lord Brahmā, and Lord Śiva have each taken charge of one of these modes - Lord Viṣṇu of sattva-guṇa, L..."
15:4715:47, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,136 N For the maintenance of this material world there are three gunas, or modes of material nature - sattva-guna (the mode of goodness), rajo-guna (the mode of passion), and tamo-guna - the mode of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the maintenance of this material world there are three guṇas, or modes of material nature - sattva-guṇa (the mode of g..."
15:3615:36, 3 November 2022 diff hist +17,920 N Lord Brahma is the creator of this universe, Lord Siva is its destroyer, and Lord Visnu, who is Krsna Himself, is its maintainer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahma is the creator of this universe, Lord Siva is its destroyer, and Lord Visnu, who is Krsna Himself, is its maintain..."
15:3015:30, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,109 N Above the human beings there are demigods. As we human beings are above the lower animals, above us there are demigods, the most important of whom are Lord Brahma and Lord Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Above the human beings there are demigods. As we human beings are above the lower animals, above us there are demigods, the mo..."
10:0410:04, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,108 N Siva-virinci-nutam (SB 11.5.33). In the sastra, the Vedic scriptures, it is said that Lord Krsna is offered respect even by Lord Siva and Lord Brahma, the topmost demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Siva-viriñci-nutam (SB 11.5.33). In the śāstra, the Vedic scriptures, it is said that Lord Kṛṣṇa is offered respect e..."
09:5409:54, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,288 N No one is equal to Him; everyone is lower. Ekale isvara krsna ara saba bhrtya: (CC Adi 5.142) the only master is Krsna, God, and everyone else is His servant, including even great demigods like Brahma, Visnu, and Siva, not to speak of others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one is equal to Him; everyone is lower. Ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa āra saba bhṛtya: (CC Adi 5.142) the only master is K..."
08:3708:37, 3 November 2022 diff hist +17,863 N One cannot say, "I am God, you are God, he is God, we are all God." No. One who says this is a dog, not God, for God is great, and He has no competitor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot say, "I am God, you are God, he is God, we are all God." No. One who says this is a dog, not God, for God is great,..."
08:2308:23, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,025 N Where can there be another person equal to God? That is not possible. God is asamordhva; that is, no one can be equal to or greater than Him. There cannot be any competition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"where can there be another person equal to God? That is not possible. God is asamordhva; that is, no one can be equal to or gr..."
07:4707:47, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,300 N In their previous lives, Devaki and her husband underwent severe austerities, and when Krsna therefore appeared before them, wanting to give them a benediction, they told Him that they wanted a son like God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In their previous lives, Devakī and her husband underwent severe austerities, and when Kṛṣṇa therefore appeared before..."
07:3207:32, 3 November 2022 diff hist +18,250 N Devaki, the devotee who became the mother of Krsna, was not an ordinary woman. After all, who can become the mother of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Krsna agrees to become the son only of the most advanced devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devakī, the devotee who became the mother of Kṛṣṇa, was not an ordinary woman. After all, who can become the mother of..."
07:2307:23, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,294 N We shall engage ourselves as Krsna's servants (dasyam), we shall become Krsna's friends (sakhyam), and we shall surrender everything to Krsna (atma-nivedanam). This is the process of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We shall engage ourselves as Kṛṣṇa's servants (dāsyam), we shall become Kṛṣṇa's friends (sakhyam), and we shall s..."
06:5806:58, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,273 N We shall engage in the temple worship (arcanam) and offering prayers - vandanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we shall engage in the temple worship (arcanam) and offering prayers (vandanam)"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{complete|AL..."
06:5106:51, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,448 N Sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam (SB 7.5.23). The word smaranam means "remembering." If we chant and hear, then remembrance will automatically come, and then we shall engage in worshiping Krsna's lotus feet - sevanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sravanam kirtanam visnoh smaranam"|"The word smaraṇam means "remembering." If we chant and hear, then remembrance will autom..."
06:4106:41, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,309 Punya-sravana-kirtanah (SB 1.2.17). That meditation can be possible by hearing and chanting, and then thinking of Krsna will automatically come. That is the process of Krsna consciousness No edit summary
06:3506:35, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,353 N Punya-sravana-kirtanah (SB 1.2.17). That meditation can be possible by hearing and chanting, and then thinking of Krsna will automatically come. That is the process of Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ (SB 1.2.17). That meditation can be possible by hearing and chanting, and then thinking of Kṛ..."
06:2806:28, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,464 N We have to be purified. Param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan (BG 10.12). Because Krsna is pure, we cannot approach Krsna impurely. But if we think of Krsna always and meditate upon Krsna, then we shall be purified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to be purified. Paraṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma pavitraṁ paramaṁ bhavān (BG 10.12). Because Kṛṣṇa is pure, we..." current
06:2306:23, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,169 Meditation means thinking of Krsna always (satatam cintayanto mam (BG 9.14)) and endeavoring to advance in Krsna consciousness with a firm vow - yatantas ca drdha-vratah No edit summary current
06:1606:16, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,176 N Meditation means thinking of Krsna always (satatam cintayanto mam (BG 9.14)) and endeavoring to advance in Krsna consciousness with a firm vow - yatantas ca drdha-vratah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Meditation means thinking of Krsna always (satatam cintayanto mam (BG 9.14)) and endeavoring to advance in Krsna consciousness..."
06:0406:04, 3 November 2022 diff hist +6 After meditation they say, "Come on, give me a cigarette. Come on, my throat is now dry. Give me a cigarette." That is not meditation No edit summary current
06:0306:03, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,165 N After meditation they say, "Come on, give me a cigarette. Come on, my throat is now dry. Give me a cigarette." That is not meditation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after meditation they say, "Come on, give me a cigarette. Come on, my throat is now dry. Give me a cigarette." That is not med..."
05:5505:55, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,388 N Those who think of something impersonal are not yogis. Their meditation simply involves undergoing more and more labor (kleso 'dhikataras tesam avyaktasakta-cetasam (BG 12.5)), and they cannot reach anything substantial Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who think of something impersonal are not yogis. Their meditation simply involves undergoing more and more labor (kleso..." current
05:4805:48, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,078 N Dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti 'yam yoginah (SB 12.13.1). A yogi is one who always thinks of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti 'yam yoginah"|"A yogi is one who always thinks of Krsna"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soh..." current
02:0802:08, 3 November 2022 diff hist +13,637 N If we simply think of only this one verse, which describes Krsna's body with reference to the lotus, we can meditate our whole life on how beautiful Krsna is, how wise Krsna is, and how Krsna manifests His creation. This is meditation - thinking of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we simply think of only this one verse, which describes Kṛṣṇa's body with reference to the lotus, we can meditate our..." current

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