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16 February 2023

• 09:5709:57, 16 February 2023 diff hist +2,957 In the pursuit of self-realization, one has to follow many rules and regulations to control the mind and the senses and to concentrate the mind on the Self. All these procedures are very difficult, bitter like poison. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 09:5309:53, 16 February 2023 diff hist +5,182 In pursuit of false activities, a human being is in the clutches of maya, or illusion No edit summary current
• 09:5109:51, 16 February 2023 diff hist +3,642 In all the Vedic scriptures, faith in the Supreme is advised. In the pursuit of all Vedic instructions, the ultimate goal is the understanding of Krsna. No one can obtain success without following this principle. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 09:4109:41, 16 February 2023 diff hist +11 He (a man who is too materialistic) will sacrifice his spiritual advancement for the pursuit of money to maintain them No edit summary current
• 09:3909:39, 16 February 2023 diff hist +3,196 For the proper pursuit of human happiness, there must be arrangements for the protection of cows. This means that there must be forests and adequate pasturing grounds full of grass and water No edit summary current
• 09:3709:37, 16 February 2023 diff hist +7,734 Foolish men, puffed up by a false sense of scientific advancement, have concentrated their energy in the pursuit of so-called economic development on this planet, not knowing of the variegated economic facilities available on other planets No edit summary current
• 09:3509:35, 16 February 2023 diff hist +3,357 Devotees of the Lord never assert independent individuality; on the contrary, they utilize their individuality in pursuit of the desires of the Lord, and this cooperation of the devotees with the Lord makes a perfect scene of the Lord's pastimes No edit summary current
• 09:2409:24, 16 February 2023 diff hist +3,299 Depending on differences in consciousness, sacrificial activities are sometimes called karma-kanda, fruitive activities, and sometimes jnana-kanda, knowledge in the pursuit of truth. It is better when the end is knowledge. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 09:2209:22, 16 February 2023 diff hist +15,073 Cow protection practically solves the problems of sustenance & the greater portion of time of the devotees, being not engaged in the frantic scramble of materialistic competition for food & shelter, is kept engaged in the pursuit of spiritual perfection No edit summary current
• 09:1709:17, 16 February 2023 diff hist +11 All the different varieties of sacrifice can be placed within two primary divisions: namely, sacrifice of worldly possessions and sacrifice in pursuit of transcendental knowledge. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current

15 February 2023

• 16:0016:00, 15 February 2023 diff hist +2,460 With their words, they offer prayers to the Lord. With their minds, they always remember the Lord. With their bodies, they offer obeisances to the Lord. Despite all these activities, they are still not satisfied. This is the nature of pure devotees No edit summary current
• 15:5015:50, 15 February 2023 diff hist +2,392 The history of the devotees is not different from the history of Lord Krsna's activities. A devotee of the Lord regards both the activities of the Lord and those of His pure devotees on an equal level, for they are all transcendental No edit summary current
• 15:4715:47, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5,561 The complete functional activities of a pure devotee are always engaged in the service of the Lord, and thus the pure devotees exchange feelings of ecstasy between themselves and relish transcendental bliss No edit summary current
• 15:3815:38, 15 February 2023 diff hist +9,493 Pure devotees simply act for the pleasure of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore the results of their activities are spiritual, or permanent. They are not like those of the karmis, which are nonpermanent No edit summary current
• 15:3215:32, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,602 O Lord, You are exceedingly attached to the activities of Your pure devotees, yet You are never attached to the goddesses of fortune who constantly engage in Your transcendental loving service No edit summary current
• 15:2015:20, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5,823 Ordinary yogis can exhibit wonderful material activities, known as asta-siddhi, eight kinds of yogic perfection, but a pure devotee of the Lord can surpass these perfections by performing activities which can make the whole universe tremble No edit summary current
• 14:5514:55, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5 No one can understand the activities of a pure devotee No edit summary current
• 14:5014:50, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,464 It is said by Vaisnava authorities that even the most intelligent person cannot understand the plans and activities of a pure devotee. The exact words are vaisnavera kriya mudra vijne na bujhaya. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 14:4914:49, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,720 It is said by a Vaisnava poet: no one can understand the activities of a pure devotee. A pure devotee's activities may appear like ordinary activities, but behind them there is profound significance - the satisfaction of the Lord No edit summary current
• 14:4714:47, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5 It is said, vaisnavera kriya-mudra vijneha na bujhaya: (CC Madhya 23.39) no one can understand the activities of a pure devotee No edit summary current
• 14:4514:45, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5,519 It is clear from the previous verse (SB 4.31.20) that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Janardana, is very quickly satisfied by the activities of His devotees. The pure devotee is always absorbed in the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
• 14:2614:26, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5,180 His (King Ambarisa's) legs in going to places of pilgrimage and the temple of God, his head in offering obeisances unto God & his desires in executing the mission of God. All these transcendental activities are quite befitting a pure devotee. BG 1972 pur No edit summary current
• 14:2214:22, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,862 He dovetails all material activities for the service of the Lord. Since a pure devotee knows how to utilize everything for the Lord's service, he is never affected by material activities No edit summary current
• 13:5613:56, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,770 By his transcendental plans he (a pure devotee of God) purifies such activities (material activities). This is described in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu No edit summary current
• 13:5213:52, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,733 By His personal features and transcendental attributes, the Lord attracts all psychological activities of a pure devotee. Such is the attractive power of Lord Krsna No edit summary current
• 13:4713:47, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,255 A pure devotee cuts off the limited ties of affection for his family and widens his activities of devotional service for all forgotten souls. The typical example is the band of six Gosvamis, who followed the path of Lord Caitanya No edit summary current
• 13:3313:33, 15 February 2023 diff hist +7,038 A pure devotee, who is attached to the activities of devotional service and who always engages in the service of My lotus feet, never desires to become one with Me. Such a devotee, who is unflinchingly engaged, always glorifies My pastimes and activities No edit summary current
• 13:2713:27, 15 February 2023 diff hist +6,359 A prakrta devotee, or neophyte devotee, is still on the material platform. He certainly engages in worshiping the Deity, but he cannot appreciate the activities of a pure devotee No edit summary current
• 13:2213:22, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5 A devotee gives the nondevotees his association but is not affected by their misbehavior. Thus by the activities of a pure devotee even those who are bereft of love of Godhead get a chance to become devotees of the Lord one day No edit summary current
• 13:2013:20, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,663 As soon as a pure devotee engages himself in the pure devotional service of hearing, chanting and remembering the name, fame and activities of the Lord, at once He becomes visible to the transcendental eyes of the pure devotee No edit summary current
• 12:2412:24, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,662 Anyone who chants this narration or even thinks of this narration about the activities of Maharaja Ambarisa certainly becomes a pure devotee of the Lord No edit summary current
• 12:2012:20, 15 February 2023 diff hist +6,467 Although a pure devotee is by nature inclined to perform pious activities, no one can attain the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by pious activities alone No edit summary current
• 11:3311:33, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,626 When such pure devotees bathe in your water, the sinful reactions accumulated from other people will certainly be counteracted, for such devotees always keep in the core of their hearts the S Personality of Godhead, who can vanquish all sinful reactions No edit summary current
• 11:3011:30, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5,486 When he (the pure devotee) removes the darkness from his heart, everything is provided automatically by the Supreme Lord, for He is pleased by the loving devotional service of the devotee. This is the essence of the Gita's teachings. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 11:2811:28, 15 February 2023 diff hist +11,162 When a devotee is purified like the sun, from his pure heart there is a diffusion of ecstatic love which is more glorious than the sunshine No edit summary current
• 11:2611:26, 15 February 2023 diff hist +39,266 When a devotee is pure in heart the opulence of his worship of the Deity diminishes as spontaneous love for the Personality of Godhead is manifested No edit summary current
• 11:1911:19, 15 February 2023 diff hist +2,630 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of all causes. It is by His will that gross and subtle ingredients interact. He appears in various incarnations just to please the hearts of His pure devotees No edit summary current
• 11:1411:14, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,774 The pure devotee is always within the core of My heart, and I am always in the heart of the pure devotee. My devotees do not know anything else but Me, and I do not know anyone else but them No edit summary current
• 11:1211:12, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5 The pure devotee does not have to worry about the necessities of life; he need not be anxious because when he removes the darkness from his heart, everything is provided automatically by the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 11:1011:10, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5,112 The pure devotee always has Krsna within his heart; therefore he is just like the sun that dissipates the darkness of ignorance. This is the special mercy rendered to the pure devotee by Krsna. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current
• 11:0811:08, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5,172 The Lord sits on the lotus heart of the devotee in the eternal form the pure devotee desires, and thus the Lord does not part from the devotee No edit summary current
• 11:0711:07, 15 February 2023 diff hist +12,497 The Lord being absolute, there is no difference between Him and His service. A pure devotee's heart is always filled with ideas about executing God's service, which is bestowed upon the pure devotee through the transparent medium of the spiritual master No edit summary current
• 11:0511:05, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,574 The Lord always helps the pure devotees by imparting necessary knowledge within their hearts, and thus out of His special favor He dissipates all the darkness of ignorance No edit summary current
• 11:0411:04, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,222 The Lord also does not wish to be separated from the lotus hearts of those pure devotees. That is the transcendental relationship between the pure devotees and the Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
• 10:2810:28, 15 February 2023 diff hist +5 The five primary rasas constantly remain within the heart of the pure devotee, and the seven secondary rasas sometimes appear and disappear to enrich the flavors and tastes of the primary ones. After enriching the primary rasas, they disappear No edit summary current
• 10:1710:17, 15 February 2023 diff hist +2,609 Then (after the living entity in the conditioned stage uncovers his aptitude for serving the Absolute Truth) the Lord reveals Himself within his heart, and he can know that Krsna is seated in the heart of every pure devotee No edit summary current
• 10:1310:13, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,315 Rantideva fixed his mind upon Lord Vasudeva and rendered devotional service unto Him. This is the sign of a pure devotee, whose heart is not adulterated by material desires No edit summary current
• 10:1110:11, 15 February 2023 diff hist +3,349 Pure devotees always think within their hearts of the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead, who awards His devotees liberation No edit summary current
• 10:0710:07, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,535 O my Lord, You always dwell in the vision and hearing of Your pure devotees. You also live in their lotuslike hearts, which are purified by devotional service No edit summary current
• 10:0410:04, 15 February 2023 diff hist +4,943 Only by devotional service is the Supreme Truth, Krsna, pleased, and by His inconceivable energy He can reveal Himself to the heart of the pure devotee. BG 1972 purports No edit summary current