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• 11:49, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page I am a spiritual soul, but I have been given the opportunity to utilize a certain type of material body. Because I wanted it, Krsna is so kind that He has given it to me (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am a spiritual soul, but I have been given the opportunity to utilize a certain type of material body. Because I wanted it,...")
• 11:42, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although we do not know the details of how the body works, we are using this body, which actually belongs not to us but to Krsna. This is the real fact. The body consists of the senses and the mind, and therefore the senses and mind also belong to Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although we do not know the details of how the body works, we are using this body, which actually belongs not to us but to K...")
• 11:29, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page A tenant in an apartment may pay rent and somehow or other occupy the apartment and enjoy its utilities, although he may not actually know how the heat and tap water are working (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A tenant in an apartment may pay rent and somehow or other occupy the apartment and enjoy its utilities, although he may not a...")
• 11:24, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna claims, "All these eight elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence, and false ego) are My separated energy." Then how are the body and mind ours? Although I claim that the body is mine, I do not even know how it is working (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa claims, "All these eight elements are My separated energy." Then how are the body and mind ours? Although I claim...")
• 11:18, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Everything belongs to Krsna. What is the body? It is a combination of material elements - earth, water, fire, air, and the subtle, psychological elements mind, intelligence, and false ego (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa. What is the body? It is a combination of material elements - earth, water, fire, air, and t...")
• 11:14, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The bhakta, the devotee, knows that everything belongs to Krsna and should therefore be offered to Krsna. This is real service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the bhakta, the devotee, knows that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa and should therefore be offered to Kṛṣṇa. This is...")
• 11:12, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page One who takes the note for himself and one who leaves the note where it is are both useless. Similarly, the bhogi and tyagi are both useless (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who takes the note for himself and one who leaves the note where it is are both useless. Similarly, the bhogī and tyāgī...")
• 11:08, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When a hundred-dollar note is found, the person who acts most properly is the one who takes it and says, "Someone has lost this note. Let me find its owner." Upon returning that note, one renders real service (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when a hundred-dollar note is found, the person who acts most properly is the one who takes it and says, "Someone has lost thi...")
• 11:01, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Mostly, people are bhogis; that is, they are trying to use everything to enjoy sense gratification. But still there are those who are baffled in sense gratification and who therefore say, - No, no, we don't need these things (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mostly, of course, people are bhogīs; that is, they are trying to use everything to enjoy sense gratification. But still ther...")
• 10:52, 7 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The tyagis, those who are unable to steal, have a "sour grapes" philosophy - Oh, these things are useless. There is no need of them (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the tyāgīs, those who are unable to steal, have a "sour grapes" philosophy: "Oh, these things are useless. There is no need...")
• 12:03, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The bhogis are the karmis, those who are working very hard to exploit the resources of the material nature, like the scientists, for example, who are doing research to further such exploitation. Their intention, actually, is to steal (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhogīs are the karmīs, those who are working very hard to exploit the resources of the material nature, like the scienti...")
• 11:58, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although the hundred-dollar note is the same, one person is trying to enjoy it while another is trying to give it up. But both of them - the bhogi and the tyagi - are fools (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although the hundred-dollar note is the same, one person is trying to enjoy it while another is trying to give it up. But both...")
• 11:52, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Someone else may think, "Oh, why shall I touch it (a hundred dollar note)? It belongs to someone else. Let it remain there. I have nothing to do with it." This is called tyaga, renunciation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"someone else may think, "Oh, why shall I touch it? It belongs to someone else. Let it remain there. I have nothing to do with...")
• 11:40, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Suppose in an assembly one finds a hundred-dollar note that has fallen from someone's pocket. If one takes that note and puts it in one's own pocket, one is a thief because that note does not belong to him. This is called bhoga, false enjoyment (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"suppose in an assembly one finds a hundred-dollar note that has fallen from someone's pocket. If one takes that note and puts...")
• 11:28, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page He (an intelligent person) rightly concludes that because there is an intimate relationship between the senses and Krsna, as long as the senses are active it is one's duty to use the senses in the service of Krsna. This is bhakti (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He rightly concludes that because there is an intimate relationship between the senses and Kṛṣṇa, as long as the senses...")
• 11:21, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page An intelligent person, knows that without Krsna his senses have no value, and therefore he becomes a devotee (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An intelligent person, therefore, knows that without Kṛṣṇa his senses have no value, and therefore he becomes a devotee"...")
• 11:15, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In this material world we desire sense enjoyment, but without Krsna or without KC there is no possibility of sense enjoyment. We may have strong arms and legs, but when there is no consciousness - when there is no KC - we cannot even utilize them (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world we desire sense enjoyment, but without Kṛṣṇa or without Kṛṣṇa consciousness there is no pos...")
• 11:05, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Bhavato 'darsanam yarhi hrsikanam ivesituh (SB 1.8.38). She (Kuntidevi) gives the example that without Krsna they would be like the senses without life (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhavato 'darśanaṁ yarhi hṛṣīkāṇām iveśituḥ (SB 1.8.38). She gives the example that without Kṛṣṇa they wou...")
• 11:02, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Because Krsna is bidding farewell, Kunti laments, - You will go, and we shall not be able to see You. What then will be the value of our name and fame (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because Kṛṣṇa is bidding farewell, Kuntī laments, "You will go, and we shall not be able to see You. What then will be...")
• 10:47, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Devotees like Kunti have this intelligence (consciousness means Krsna consciousness) and understanding. Therefore Kunti says, - The Pandavas and Yadus are so important, but what is actually our value? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"devotees like Kuntī have this intelligence and understanding. Therefore Kuntī says, "The Pāṇḍavas and Yadus are so impo...")
• 10:36, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Without the sun, how can there be sunshine? Therefore we say "sunshine," and not just "shine." Similarly, "consciousness" means Krsna consciousness. This requires a little intelligence to understand (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without the sun, how can there be sunshine? Therefore we say "sunshine," and not just "shine." Similarly, "consciousness" mean...")
• 10:14, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We all have consciousness, but what is this consciousness? It is KC. We have forgotten Krsna, and therefore we simply say "consciousness," but really "consciousness" means KC, because without Krsna we cannot have consciousness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We all have consciousness, but what is this consciousness? It is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We have forgotten Kṛṣṇa, and...")
• 10:02, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The American body or Indian body may have a good name, but if it has no consciousness, what is its value? No value (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The American body or Indian body may have a good name, but if it has no consciousness, what is its value? No value"}} {{notes|...")
• 09:58, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we subtract Krsna, everything is zero. This is a fact, but people are such rascals that they do not understand this fact. But who can deny it (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we subtract Kṛṣṇa, everything is zero. This is a fact, but people are such rascals that they do not understand this f...")
• 09:48, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page They think, "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am German," and so on. But what is all this? These are simply bogus names and bogus forms with no value (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They think, "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am German," and so on. But what is all this? These are simply bogus names and b...")
• 09:46, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page People do not understand this (without Krsna everything is useless). They are very proud of having a nice body and a nice name (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"People do not understand this. They are very proud of having a nice body and a nice name"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{co...")
• 09:32, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The Yadu dynasty was famous because Krsna took His birth in that family. But Kuntidevi says, ke vayam: "What are we? What is our value?" Ke vayam nama-rupabhyam: (SB 1.8.38) - We have our name and form, but without You it is all useless. It has no value (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Yadu dynasty was famous because Kṛṣṇa took His birth in that family. But Kuntīdevī says, ke vayam: "What are we? W...")
• 09:26, 6 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna was the friend of the Pandavas and specifically the friend of Arjuna, and therefore Arjuna was a great and valorous warrior. But Kuntidevi knew, - People say, 'Oh, the Pandavas are such great warriors and heroes,' but what is the value of my sons (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa was the friend of the Pāṇḍavas and specifically the friend of Arjuna, and therefore Arjuna was a great and va...")
• 14:55, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Kuntidevi says, - We Pandavas have become famous, and people say that we are very important. Why? Because You are our friend (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kuntīdevī says, "We Pāṇḍavas have become famous, and people say that we are very important. Why? Because You are our fr...")
• 14:45, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The engine gives the motion and pushes one car, which then pushes another and another, and so on. Similarly, who set up the motion of the cosmic manifestation? That original motion-giver is Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The engine gives the motion and pushes one car, which then pushes another and another, and so on. Similarly, who set up the mo...")
• 14:40, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page How is she (Prakrti) working? Just like a shadow. Below our hand is its shadow, and as our hand moves, the shadow moves. Behind all manifestations there is motion. I have sometimes given the example of the shunting of the big cars in a railway line (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How is she working? Just like a shadow. Below our hand is its shadow, and as our hand moves, the shadow moves. Behind all mani...")
• 14:16, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Icchanurupam api yasya ca cestate sa. The Brahma-samhita (5.44) says that Prakrti, or Durga - the deity of material nature - is working under the direction of Govinda, Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Icchānurūpam api yasya ca ceṣṭate sā. The Brahma-saṁhitā (5.44) says that Prakṛti, or Durgā - the deity of materi...")
• 13:59, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah (Bs. 5.1). The word isvara means "controller." Nature is not controlling itself; the real controller is Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ (Bs. 5.1). The word īśvara means "controller." Nature is not...")
• 13:49, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The idea that everything is zero or impersonal is foolish. Behind the impersonal feature and the so-called voidness is the supreme form - Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the idea that everything is zero or impersonal is foolish. Behind the impersonal feature and the so-called voidness is the sup...")
• 13:24, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If we go to the ocean, there also we shall find a form, like that of a big circle. Without form there is nothing; everything has form, even that which is supposedly impersonal (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we go to the ocean, there also we shall find a form, like that of a big circle. Without form there is nothing; everything h...")
• 13:19, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page That which is avyakta, unmanifested, also has murti, a form. The sky, for example, is avyakta, unmanifest, but it also has a form - the round form of the universe (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That which is avyakta, unmanifested, also has mūrti, a form. The sky, for example, is avyakta, unmanifest, but it also has a...")
• 13:12, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna says, mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sa-caracaram: (BG 9.10) - You are seeing the energy displayed in the wonderful actions and reactions of this material cosmic manifestation, but don't think that they are working independently. No, I am behind them (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa says, mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram: (BG 9.10) "You are seeing the energy displayed in the...")
• 13:06, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page How can He be impersonal? That which is impersonal has no intelligence. We have invented so many very wonderful machines, but the machines are not intelligent. The intelligence belongs to the operator (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How can He be impersonal? That which is impersonal has no intelligence. We have invented so many very wonderful machines, but...")
• 12:41, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Although the electricity is impersonal and even the powerhouse is impersonal, the man behind everything is a person. Similarly, God is a person. This is a logical conclusion (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the electricity is impersonal and even the powerhouse is impersonal, the man behind everything is a person. Similarly...")
• 12:37, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page If one studies further to find out who is running the powerhouse, one will find a human being (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one studies further to find out who is running the powerhouse, one will find a human being"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}}...")
• 12:33, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We should inquire where this electricity comes from. This is intelligence, and if one inquires in this way he will eventually find the powerhouse itself (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we should inquire where this electricity comes from. This is intelligence, and if one inquires in this way he will eventually...")
• 12:29, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page God exists, and God's energy also exists, so if we cannot see God we can at least see His energy. We may not see the electric powerhouse and the engineer within it generating power, but we use electricity in so many ways (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God exists, and God's energy also exists, so if we cannot see God we can at least see His energy. We may not see the electric...")
• 12:24, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page In Bhagavad-gita those who do not accept God are called mudhah - rascals and fools (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā those who do not accept God are called mūḍhāḥ - rascals and fools"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{...")
• 12:21, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page God comes to this world in person, He leaves behind His instructions like those of Bhagavad-gita, and He leaves behind His devotees who can explain who God is, but still we are so stubborn that we do not accept God. This is foolishness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God comes to this world in person, He leaves behind His instructions like those of Bhagavad-gītā, and He leaves behind His d...")
• 12:11, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page When we contemplate the form of God, we think that because God created millions and millions of years ago, He must be a very old man. Therefore God personally comes before us so that we can see what He is. This is His kindness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we contemplate the form of God, we think that because God created millions and millions of years ago, He must be a very o...")
• 12:07, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page Krsna Himself personally comes because we do not have the eyes to see Krsna and cannot understand Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa Himself personally comes because we do not have the eyes to see Kṛṣṇa and cannot understand Him"}} {{notes|}...")
• 03:56, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page They simply see the power of this cosmic manifestation, but they do not understand that behind this power is the powermaker, the source of power. Therefore Krsna comes and says, - I am the powermaker. I am behind this power (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They simply see the power of this cosmic manifestation, but they do not understand that behind this power is the powermaker, t...")
• 00:38, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page We are using electric power, but behind this power are the powerhouse and the engineer. Rascals do not understand this (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we are using electric power, but behind this power are the powerhouse and the engineer. Rascals do not understand this"}} {{no...")
• 00:34, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page The cosmic manifestation consists of earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence, and false ego. These eight material elements are separated material energies, and we can understand that behind these energies there must be an energetic source (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The cosmic manifestation consists of earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence, and false ego. These eight material e...")
• 00:28, 5 December 2022 Soham talk contribs created page While the energy works, the energetic remains aloof, just as the sunshine spreads everywhere while the sun itself remains apart. Similarly, there is energy working throughout the cosmic manifestation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While the energy works, the energetic remains aloof, just as the sunshine spreads everywhere while the sun itself remains apar...")