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2 December 2022
- 23:0923:09, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 When there are very forceful currents in the river and some animal is thrown in, it will be washed away. Similarly, we are being washed away by the currents of material nature, which come one after another like big waves in the Pacific Ocean No edit summary current
- 23:0923:09, 2 December 2022 diff hist +20,031 N When there are very forceful currents in the river and some animal is thrown in, it will be washed away. Similarly, we are being washed away by the currents of material nature, which come one after another like big waves in the Pacific Ocean Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there are very forceful currents in the river and some animal is thrown in, it will be washed away. Similarly, we are bei..."
- 23:0423:04, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,544 When one sees God, Krsna, what is the effect? Bhava-pravahoparamam. The word pravaha means - current No edit summary current
- 23:0023:00, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,789 N When one sees God, Krsna, what is the effect? Bhava-pravahoparamam. The word pravaha means - current Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one sees God, Kṛṣṇa, what is the effect? Bhava-pravāhoparamam. The word pravāha means "current." When there are v..."
- 22:5222:52, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,790 N Those who are cultivating Krsna consciousness have to hear about Krsna, speak about Krsna, and deal only in relationship with Krsna. "By this process," Kuntidevi tells the Lord, - one will one day come to see You Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness have to hear about Kṛṣṇa, speak about Kṛṣṇa, and deal only in..."
- 19:1319:13, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,596 N In this way (hearing Visnu as He is and meditating upon Him) one becomes jubilant (nandanti). The word nandana means "pleasing," and one comes in touch with the reservoir of pleasure in this way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way one becomes jubilant (nandanti). The word nandana means "pleasing," and one comes in touch with the reservoir of p..."
- 19:0819:08, 2 December 2022 diff hist −7 Our policy, therefore, should be to hear the original, as it is. Then it will be effective. Sravanam kirtanam visnoh: (SB 7.5.23) Visnu should be heard as He is. Then one can meditate upon Visnu and remember Him - smaranti No edit summary current
- 19:0719:07, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,662 N Our policy, therefore, should be to hear the original, as it is. Then it will be effective. Sravanam kirtanam visnoh: (SB 7.5.23) Visnu should be heard as He is. Then one can meditate upon Visnu and remember Him - smaranti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our policy, therefore, should be to hear the original, as it is. Then it will be effective. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇ..."
- 19:0319:03, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,838 The Mayavadis never accept the direct meaning. Even big political leaders who are influenced by the Mayavada philosophy cover the meaning of the Vedic literature by speculating, - Kuruksetra means this, and dharma-ksetra means that No edit summary current
- 19:0219:02, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,834 N The Mayavadis never accept the direct meaning. Even big political leaders who are influenced by the Mayavada philosophy cover the meaning of the Vedic literature by speculating, - Kuruksetra means this, and dharma-ksetra means that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādīs never accept the direct meaning. Even big political leaders who are influenced by the Māyāvāda philosophy..."
- 16:5116:51, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 No one needs a lamp to see the sun. Everyone can see it. But if the sun is covered by a cloud, it is very difficult to see. Similarly, the Vedanta-sutra is like the sun, but the Mayavada interpretations cover the real meaning No edit summary current
- 16:5116:51, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,783 N No one needs a lamp to see the sun. Everyone can see it. But if the sun is covered by a cloud, it is very difficult to see. Similarly, the Vedanta-sutra is like the sun, but the Mayavada interpretations cover the real meaning Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one needs a lamp to see the sun. Everyone can see it. But if the sun is covered by a cloud, it is very difficult to see. Si..."
- 16:4516:45, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,633 N He (Caitanya Mahaprabhu) indirectly said, "You are explaining the meaning foolishly." Later He said, - The verses of Vedanta-sutra are just like sunshine, but your explanations are like clouds that cover them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He indirectly said, "You are explaining the meaning foolishly." Later He said, "The verses of Vedanta-sutra are just like suns..."
- 16:4016:40, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,762 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu answered, - Yes, I understand. But I am silent because you are explaining the Vedanta-sutra in a speculative way. Therefore I am simply listening to the verses of Vedanta-sutra but not actually listening to you Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu answered, "Yes, I understand. But I am silent because You are explaining the Vedānta-sūtra in a specula..."
- 16:3316:33, 2 December 2022 diff hist +3 Finally Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said to Him (Caitanya Mahaprabhu), - My dear boy, You are hearing, but You do not ask any questions. Why is this? Is it that You can't understand? What is the reason You are silent No edit summary current
- 16:3316:33, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,845 N Finally Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya said to Him (Caitanya Mahaprabhu), - My dear boy, You are hearing, but You do not ask any questions. Why is this? Is it that You can't understand? What is the reason You are silent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Finally Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said to Him, " My dear boy, You are hearing, but You do not ask any questions. Why is t..."
- 16:2716:27, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 Although Caitanya Mahaprabhu agreed to hear Vedanta from Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, He simply went on hearing it for many days but did not ask any questions No edit summary current
- 16:2616:26, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,576 N Although Caitanya Mahaprabhu agreed to hear Vedanta from Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, He simply went on hearing it for many days but did not ask any questions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although Caitanya Mahāprabhu agreed to hear Vedānta from Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, He simply went on hearing it for ma..."
- 16:2116:21, 2 December 2022 diff hist +7 If one speculatively interprets the Vedanta-sutra or Bhagavad-gita, saying, "The word krsna means this, and kuruksetra means that," one is simply wasting one's time. One should hear this literature as it is No edit summary current
- 16:2016:20, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,705 N If one speculatively interprets the Vedanta-sutra or Bhagavad-gita, saying, "The word krsna means this, and kuruksetra means that," one is simply wasting one's time. One should hear this literature as it is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one speculatively interprets the Vedanta-sutra or Bhagavad-gita, saying, "The word krsna means this, and kuruksetra means t..."
- 16:1516:15, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,753 N The Vaisnavas actually hear Vedanta-sutra, because they do not interpret it. When Krsna says, "I am the Supreme," the Vaisnavas accept it, and that is the proper way of hearing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaiṣṇavas actually hear Vedānta-sūtra, because they do not interpret it. When Kṛṣṇa says, "I am the Supreme,"..."
- 16:1116:11, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 The Vaisnavas, the devotees of Krsna, also hear Vedanta-sutra, but not from the Mayavadis, who falsely interpret it and spoil the process of hearing No edit summary current
- 16:1116:11, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,531 N The Vaisnavas, the devotees of Krsna, also hear Vedanta-sutra, but not from the Mayavadis, who falsely interpret it and spoil the process of hearing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaiṣṇavas, the devotees of Kṛṣṇa, also hear Vedānta-sūtra, but not from the Māyāvādīs, who falsely interpr..."
- 16:0516:05, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya belonged to the Mayavada school, and this indicates that hearing is important even among the Mayavadis, who stress the importance of hearing Vedanta-sutra No edit summary current
- 16:0416:04, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,566 N Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya belonged to the Mayavada school, and this indicates that hearing is important even among the Mayavadis, who stress the importance of hearing Vedanta-sutra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya belonged to the Māyāvāda school, and this indicates that hearing is important even among the..."
- 15:1715:17, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 For a young man the world has so many attractions. So You (Caitanya) should hear Vedanta-sutra No edit summary current
- 15:1615:16, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,536 N For a young man the world has so many attractions. So You (Caitanya) should hear Vedanta-sutra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for a young man the world has so many attractions. So You should hear Vedānta-sūtra"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{compl..."
- 15:1315:13, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,928 Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was on the level of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's grandfather. Thus he said to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, - You are a boy only twenty-four years old, and now You have taken sannyasa. Sannyasa is very difficult to keep No edit summary current
- 15:0815:08, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,925 N Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was on the level of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's grandfather. Thus he said to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, - You are a boy only twenty-four years old, and now You have taken sannyasa. Sannyasa is very difficult to keep Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya was on the level of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's grandfather. Thus he said to Caitanya Mahaprabhu, - You are..."
- 14:5614:56, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 After Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order of life, he was criticized by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, who had been a schoolfriend of Nilambara Cakravarti, the father-in-law of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's father, Jagannatha Misra No edit summary current
- 14:5614:56, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,866 N After Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order of life, he was criticized by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, who had been a schoolfriend of Nilambara Cakravarti, the father-in-law of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's father, Jagannatha Misra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After Caitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the renounced order of life, he was criticized by Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, who had been a s..."
- 14:4914:49, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 One may not know Sanskrit grammar, but bhakti is apratihata, unimpedable. Nothing can check the progress of bhakti. Therefore one should simply adopt this process of hearing, as recommended by Caitanya Mahaprabhu No edit summary current
- 14:4914:49, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,719 N One may not know Sanskrit grammar, but bhakti is apratihata, unimpedable. Nothing can check the progress of bhakti. Therefore one should simply adopt this process of hearing, as recommended by Caitanya Mahaprabhu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may not know Sanskrit grammar, but bhakti is apratihatā, unimpedable. Nothing can check the progress of bhakti. Therefore..."
- 14:4514:45, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 Even if you do not understand, please hear. The vibration, the mantra, will help you. Grammatical or scholarly understanding is not very important No edit summary current
- 14:4514:45, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,560 N Even if you do not understand, please hear. The vibration, the mantra, will help you. Grammatical or scholarly understanding is not very important Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if you do not understand, please hear. The vibration, the mantra, will help you. Grammatical or scholarly understanding i..."
- 14:4214:42, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 If one simply hears, without doing anything else, if one simply sits down in the temple and whenever there is talk of Bhagavad-gita one goes on hearing, that will be enough No edit summary current
- 14:4114:41, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,657 N If one simply hears, without doing anything else, if one simply sits down in the temple and whenever there is talk of Bhagavad-gita one goes on hearing, that will be enough Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one simply hears, without doing anything else, if one simply sits down in the temple and whenever there is talk of Bhagavad..."
- 14:2114:21, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,843 N One may perform all the methods of devotional service or may accept only one. Simply hearing is enough. Pariksit Maharaja did not do anything else but sit down before Sukadeva Gosvami and hear for the last seven days of his life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may perform all the methods of devotional service or may accept only one. Simply hearing is enough. Parīkṣit Mahārāja..."
- 14:1514:15, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,507 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu recommends, kirtaniyah sada harih: (CC Adi 17.31) one should engage in chanting twenty-four hours a day. That is the business of Krsna conscious devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore recommends, kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ: (CC Adi 17.31) one should engage in chanting twenty-f..."
- 14:0914:09, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,592 N The word abhiksnasah indicates that these engagements (hearing, chanting and preaching) should go on continuously, twenty-four hours a day without stopping Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word abhīkṣṇaśaḥ indicates that these engagements should go on continuously, twenty-four hours a day without stopp..."
- 14:0214:02, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,742 N The preachers of the Krsna consciousness movement go from town to town, village to village. Why? What is their purpose? To preach, to chant, so that people may get the opportunity to hear this philosophy and take it seriously - grnanti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The preachers of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement go from town to town, village to village. Why? What is their purpose?..."
- 13:3913:39, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,406 N If one has actually heard about Krsna, one's next engagement in bhakti-yoga will be to chant - gayanti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one has actually heard about Kṛṣṇa, one's next engagement in bhakti-yoga will be to chant (gāyanti)"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
- 13:3613:36, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 For those who are cultivating Krsna consciousness, the first business is hearing No edit summary current
- 13:3613:36, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,238 N For those who are cultivating Krsna consciousness, the first business is hearing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For those who are cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the first business is hearing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{comp..."
- 13:3413:34, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,561 N Why do we pay a college fee and go to college? To hear. By sitting down and hearing from the learned professor, we get knowledge. Therefore a devotee always engages in hearing about Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why do we pay a college fee and go to college? To hear. By sitting down and hearing from the learned professor, we get knowled..."
- 13:2813:28, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,421 N By the word srnvanti Kuntidevi indicates that our first concern should be to hear about Krsna. One must be eager to hear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the word śṛṇvanti Kuntīdevī indicates that our first concern should be to hear about Kṛṣṇa. One must be eager..."
- 13:2413:24, 2 December 2022 diff hist +1 It is the duty of the spiritual master to engage his disciples always in worshiping the Deity in this way, and it is to such a guru, or spiritual master, that we offer our obeisances No edit summary current
- 13:2313:23, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,613 N It is the duty of the spiritual master to engage his disciples always in worshiping the Deity in this way, and it is to such a guru, or spiritual master, that we offer our obeisances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is the duty of the spiritual master to engage his disciples always in worshiping the Deity in this way, and it is to such a..."
- 13:0913:09, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,678 N At the present moment we are accustomed to seeing and appreciating our own clothing. I think, "What costly clothing I have," and in this way I become satisfied. But when we dress Krsna we shall feel spiritual satisfaction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the present moment we are accustomed to seeing and appreciating our own clothing. I think, "What costly clothing I have," a..."
- 13:0113:01, 2 December 2022 diff hist +19,554 N The more one cleanses the temple, the more one's heart becomes cleansed. This is the process of devotional service. The more we dress Krsna, the more satisfied we become Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The more one cleanses the temple, the more one's heart becomes cleansed. This is the process of devotional service. The more w..."