User contributions for Madana Mohana

27 October 2023

• 15:1015:10, 27 October 2023 diff hist +25 Nonviolence does not mean that in right causes also you will remain nonviolent. No. You do not attack anybody unnecessarily. You do not kill unnecessarily animal even, not even an ant No edit summary current
• 15:0815:08, 27 October 2023 diff hist +25 Killing is sinful activity, even if we do not kill willingly. When you walk down the street you are killing many animals. Whenever you drink water, you are also killing. Below a water pot there are many ants and microbes that are being killed No edit summary current
• 15:0615:06, 27 October 2023 diff hist +7,759 Just like the Christians. Jesus is guiding them, “Thou shalt not kill,” but they are killing. Where is the Jesus guidance? Simply saying, “I am guided by Jesus Christ” - will that do? No edit summary current
• 15:0515:05, 27 October 2023 diff hist +19,697 Jesus is guiding them, "Thou shalt not kill," but they are killing. Where is the Jesus guidance? Simply saying, "I am guided by Jesus Christ" - will that do? "But I don't care for his words." Is that guidance No edit summary current
• 15:0315:03, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,276 In the Bible also it is said, "Thou shall not kill." Why it is forbidden? Because if he kills, he'll have to suffer. But they do not care for it. Therefore they suffer No edit summary current
• 11:2511:25, 27 October 2023 diff hist +25 In every sastra, every scripture, every law book, man is warned, "Don't commit theft; you'll be punished. Don't tell lie; you'll be punished. Don't do this; you'll be punished. Thou shall not kill, otherwise you'll be punished." But nobody is caring No edit summary current
• 11:2411:24, 27 October 2023 diff hist +6,668 If Lord Jesus Christ said "Thou shalt not kill'', or "Thou shalt do no murder'' to the people, it does not reflect very good social structure of the audience. Our philosophy is above all these things No edit summary current
• 11:2211:22, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,291 Even you do ordinary killing, vegetable killing, you are killing so many germs. So in higher sense, if you take this principle of Bible, "Thou shall not kill," that means you must eat krsna-prasadam, otherwise you will be killing No edit summary current
• 11:0911:09, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,858 Even if we do not kill animals, simply by eating vegetables, they are also life. It does not mean that vegetarians are not killing. They are also killing No edit summary current
• 11:0611:06, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,926 Devaki said "You are not to be killed by any female child. That was the prophecy. You are to be killed by a male child, so please do not kill her. My dear brother, you have killed so many of my children who were just born, shining like the sun" No edit summary current
• 10:5810:58, 27 October 2023 diff hist +6,582 You don't require to labor and pay somewhere some five dollars, ten dollars, and practice this gymnastic. No. It is not possible. And as soon as you come out, you'll again engage yourself in all nonsense activities No edit summary current
• 10:4710:47, 27 October 2023 diff hist +6,309 This seeking for solitude is simply a reaction on our past nonsense activities, or it is negation, voidism. Our sound position is always being engaged in service of Krishna, that is the positive standing No edit summary current
• 10:3410:34, 27 October 2023 diff hist +8 Nirvana means stop nonsense, but take to spiritual life. That is next, athato brahma jijnasa. Nirvana does not mean to stop activities; to stop nonsense activities. Come to the real activity No edit summary current
• 10:3210:32, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,497 Lord Buddha propounded the philosophy, "Make all your nonsense activities zero, so much. First of all make zero, then positive we shall say" No edit summary current
• 10:2810:28, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,704 I am very much disturbed to hear of Kanupriya's activities, and I advise you that so long he is engaged in these nonsense activities, you should not have any association with him. Best thing is that you remain in the association of devotees No edit summary current
• 10:2110:21, 27 October 2023 diff hist +7,456 In yoga one should have not only theoretical knowledge but practical knowledge. Simply understanding "I am not this body" and at the same time acting in a nonsensical way will not help No edit summary current
• 10:1810:18, 27 October 2023 diff hist +18,957 If we perform some nonsensical action and think, "I am doing this for Krsna," that will not be accepted. The work must be verified by Krsna's acceptance or by the acceptance of Krsna's representative No edit summary current
• 10:1710:17, 27 October 2023 diff hist +7,800 If we don't adopt the process and simply waste our time by intoxication and speculation and all nonsensical activities, oh, that is not possible ever. You'll never understand what is God No edit summary current
• 10:1110:11, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,849 For a person to disregard the order of the spiritual master and act by concoction, accepting his nonsensical activities to be spiritual, is maya No edit summary current
• 10:0010:00, 27 October 2023 diff hist +7,792 When it is chanted by a pure devotee of the Lord in love, it has the greatest efficacy on hearers, and as such this chanting should be heard from the lips of a pure devotee of the Lord, so that immediate effects can be achieved No edit summary current
• 09:5809:58, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,500 Sri Yamunacarya, a great devotee in KC, said: Since I have been engaged in the transcendental loving service of Krsna, realizing ever-new pleasure in Him, whenever I think of sex pleasure, I spit at the thought, and my lips curl with distaste. BG 1972 p No edit summary current
• 09:5709:57, 27 October 2023 diff hist +2,606 When a devotee becomes affected with this mental condition, his love is expressed through the lips No edit summary current
• 09:5509:55, 27 October 2023 diff hist +1,398 Such words from the lips of a sincere devotee cannot be false. All possibilities abide in Him, for He is the primeval Lord No edit summary current
• 09:5509:55, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,456 Others who are associating with them (the Europeans and Americans who have taken to Krsna consciousness) and hearing the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra from the lips of pure devotees are also becoming captivated by the transcendental vibration No edit summary current
• 09:4809:48, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,602 Now, namanta eva san-mukharitam bhavadiya-vartam. "Just hear the message of God." "From whom?" San-mukharitam: "through the mouth of the devotees." Not professional, not gramophone - through the mouth of, through the lips of real devotee No edit summary current
• 09:2809:28, 27 October 2023 diff hist −13 When Brahma described the situation of pure devotees freed from the culture of empiric philosophy and fruitive actions, he recommended the process of hearing from persons who are on the path of devotion No edit summary current
• 09:2509:25, 27 October 2023 diff hist +6,239 Those who are addicted to the pursuit of empiric philosophy are also advised to act in such a way that they will realize bhakti. Karma-yoga is therefore different from ordinary karma, and jnana-yoga is different from ordinary jnana No edit summary current
• 09:1609:16, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,864 The purport is that any transaction, either in the field of fruitive work or in empiric philosophy, which is not ultimately aimed at transcendental realization of the Supreme Lord, is considered to be useless No edit summary current
• 09:1409:14, 27 October 2023 diff hist +8,909 The process of being liberated from the misconception of material identification is called, in different stages, fruitive activity, empiric philosophy and devotional service, up to transcendental realization No edit summary current
• 09:1309:13, 27 October 2023 diff hist +4,853 The culture of empiric philosophy helps one realize the impersonal brahmajyoti, which is the glaring effulgence of the transcendental body of Lord Sri Krsna No edit summary current
• 09:0909:09, 27 October 2023 diff hist +4,718 These dirty things of fruitive work and empiric philosophy can be removed only by association with the Supreme Lord. The Lord, being omnipotent, can offer His association by His inconceivable potencies No edit summary current
• 09:0809:08, 27 October 2023 diff hist +8,517 Such transcendental realization is made possible by dovetailing all the above items (fruitive activity, empiric philosophy and devotional service) in relation with the Lord No edit summary current
• 09:0609:06, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,434 Pure devotional service cannot be attained by empiric philosophy, nor can perfection be attained simply by good association No edit summary current
• 09:0309:03, 27 October 2023 diff hist +81,479 Foolish mundaners actually envy Sri Krsna and deride Him as one who is like other mundaners. The truth about Sri Krsna does not easily enter into the perverted brain of such mundaners infected with the empiric approach to philosophy No edit summary current
• 09:0209:02, 27 October 2023 diff hist +12,872 Empiric philosophy No edit summary current
• 09:0109:01, 27 October 2023 diff hist +4,373 Culture of empiric philosophy No edit summary current
• 09:0009:00, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,891 By the speculation of empiric philosophy, which discerns matter from spirit one can achieve the highest perfection, provided one is able to reach the stage of narayana-smrti, or constant remembrance of the Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
• 08:5908:59, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,614 Brahma created four principles of knowledge: sankhya, or empirical philosophy for the analytical study of material conditions; and yoga, or mysticism for liberation of the pure soul from material bondage No edit summary current
• 08:5508:55, 27 October 2023 diff hist +2,987 All fruitive activity, empirical philosophy and mysticism are more or less against the sense of subordination to the Lord No edit summary current
• 08:5008:50, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,126 When one firmly realizes Krsna as the supreme goal, he is no longer attracted by mystic yoga practice or the speculative empirical methods of knowledge No edit summary current
• 08:4908:49, 27 October 2023 diff hist +10 When it comes to the real standard, yada, jnanam yada, when the knowledge or speculative empiric knowledge, pratinivrtta-gunormi-cakram, no more affected by the waves of these modes of nature No edit summary current
• 08:4908:49, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,781 When a person who is a little advanced (in devotional service) and is therefore called a jnani advances even more, he is in the category of a jnana-misra-bhakta, or a devotee whose love is mixed with empiric knowledge No edit summary current
• 08:4708:47, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,687 The cleansing of the polluted heart by other methods (like the culture of empiric knowledge or mystic gymnastics) can simply cleanse one's own heart, but devotional service to the Lord is so powerful that it can cleanse the hearts of the people in general No edit summary current
• 08:4208:42, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,593 Such devotees (who are essentially very advanced but still not able to understand the personal features or variegatedness of the spiritual world) are known as jnana-misra-bhaktas, or devotees whose devotional service is mixed with empiric knowledge No edit summary current
• 08:3908:39, 27 October 2023 diff hist −13 Persons who are bewildered by empiric knowledge or direct sensual perception, & who consider that this limited material world can be gauged by their material estimations, conclude that anything that one can discern by direct sense perception is but maya No edit summary current
• 08:3708:37, 27 October 2023 diff hist +5,662 Naradhitah: if Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is not worshiped, there is no point in practicing meditational yoga, performing karma-yoga or culturing empiric knowledge No edit summary current
• 08:3508:35, 27 October 2023 diff hist +4,394 However perfect an empiric philosopher may be in presenting a philosophical thesis, such knowledge is never perfect because it is produced by an imperfect mind No edit summary current
• 08:1808:18, 27 October 2023 diff hist +4,095 After hearing Ramananda Raya speak in this way, Caitanya Mahaprabhu again rejected his statement and said, "Go ahead and say something more." Ramananda Raya then replied, "Devotional service mixed with empiric knowledge is the essence of perfection" No edit summary current
• 08:1008:10, 27 October 2023 diff hist +3,025 The sages (the four Kumaras) tried with wide open ears to understand the words from the lips of the Supreme Lord, but although His speech was very concise and meaningful, the sages could not completely comprehend what He was saying No edit summary current
• 08:0908:09, 27 October 2023 diff hist +2,766 The Lord's excellent speech was difficult to comprehend because of its momentous import & its most profound significance. The sages heard it with wide-open ears & pondered it as well. But although hearing, they could not understand what He intended to do No edit summary