Category:Abide By the Orders of Krsna
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda simplifies the vast complexity of spiritual life into a single, potent instruction: abide by the orders of Kṛṣṇa. This act is the definition of true religion (dharma) and the essence of morality. While ordinary morality is based on social conventions, spiritual morality is defined solely by the Lord's command—even if that command seems contradictory, as in the case of Arjuna fighting. The conditioned souls are in the material world precisely because they disobeyed Kṛṣṇa, choosing to follow the dictation of their senses. Therefore, the return path, or liberation, is achieved the moment one voluntarily agrees to be dictated by Kṛṣṇa. This agreement creates "oneness" (kaivalya) not by merging, but by having no disagreement with the Lord's will.
- The Definition of Religion: Real religion is not a sectarian formula but simply knowing God and abiding by His orders. Since God is one, religion is also one.
- Spiritual Morality: Morality is not a fixed list of do's and don'ts but dynamic obedience. Whatever Kṛṣṇa orders—whether it is fighting or surrendering—is the highest morality.
- True Oneness: Oneness with God does not mean becoming God; it means reaching a state of consciousness where one has no disagreement with Kṛṣṇa and follows His orders perfectly.
- The Cause of Bondage: The living entities are imprisoned in the material world because they refused to abide by Kṛṣṇa's order. Reversing this choice is the key to liberation.
- Conquering the Senses: Success in life means changing one's master: instead of abiding by the dictation of the senses, one must learn to abide by the dictation of Kṛṣṇa or His representative.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Religion Means to Abide by Orders of Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Abide By the Orders of Krsna"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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- Arjuna, for example, thinking that violence was adharma, was declining to fight, but Krsna urged him to fight. Arjuna abided by the orders of Krsna, and therefore he is actually a dharmi because the order of Krsna is dharma
- At last I may say that you can forget the great loss. Do work sincerely in Krishna Consciousness abiding by the order of Krishna and everything will be in order
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- If we simply agree to abide by the orders of Krsna and have no disagreement with Him, we are situated in actual oneness
- In order to be freed from the wrath of Varunadeva, as well as to fulfill the desired end of their (the gopis') vows and ultimately to please their worshipable Lord, Krsna, they immediately abided by His order
- In this way (thinking waves cannot go beyond limit by Krsna's order) one can immediately remember Krsna, or God, who is so powerful that even the Pacific Ocean abides by His order. In this way one can think of Krsna, and that is Krsna consciousness
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- One must execute his duty as ordered by Krsna or His representative, the spiritual master. Anukulyena krsnanusilanam bhaktir uttama (CC Madhya 19.167). In first-class devotional service, one always abides by the orders and will of Krsna
- One who understands Krsna and abides by His order is a candidate for returning home, back to Godhead
- Our philosophy is also the same, kaivalya. But we depend on Krsna. We do not become one with, one with Krsna. That is oneness. If we simply agree to abide by the order of Krsna, there is no disagreement, that is oneness
- Our pravrtti is to abide by the dictation of the senses, and when we learn not to abide by the dictation of the senses but to abide by the orders of Krsna or His representative, then your life are successful
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- So in this sense the real guru is Krsna. Krsna is guru - not only for Arjuna, for everyone. So if we take instruction from Krsna and abide by that order, instruction, then our life is successful. That is our mission
- Sometimes, to show special favor, Krsna takes away one's great accumulations of materialistic wealth and thus makes one a great devotee. But Satrajit refused to abide by the order of Krsna and did not deliver the jewel
- Spiritual morality means to abide by the order of Krsna. That is morality. Whatever Krsna says, if we accept
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- The conditioned souls within this material world are only a fraction of all the living entities in the creation of God, and because they have disobeyed God - because they did not abide by the order of Krsna - they have been put into this material world
- The Lord (Krsna) makes all the laws and orders, and these laws and orders are generally called dharma or religion. No one can create any religious formula. Bona fide religion is to abide by the orders of the Lord
- There is great necessity to propagate God consciousness to the people. It doesn't matter what religion is there. Religion is one. That is God consciousness, to abide by the orders of God
- This teaching (abiding Krsna's orders), this learning, means Krsna consciousness. It is not difficult. Everyone can do it. Simply he has to change: instead of being dictated by the senses, one should be dictated by Krsna. That requires qualification
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- We don't say, "I am Krsna; follow my order." We never say that. We simply ask people, - Please abide by the order of Krsna
- When the gopis saw that Krsna was strong and determined, they had no alternative but to abide by His order ("please come here alone, one after another, and take away your garments")
- When you agree to abide by the orders of Krsna, then your life is perfect. That is Krsna consciousness, that you have to agree. Krsna does not force; He says, "Do this like this," and if we agree, then we are Krsna conscious