Category:Absorbed in Krsna
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that being absorbed in Kṛṣṇa is the highest stage of yoga and the perfection of human consciousness. This absorption is not a passive or mental state but a practical science involving the engagement of the mind, senses, and activities in the service of the Lord. When the mind is fixed on Kṛṣṇa’s form, pastimes, and qualities—especially through the chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra—one immediately attains the position of a first-class yogī. Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that this state of samādhi is available even while performing worldly duties, such as talking, painting, or working, provided the attention is focused on the Supreme. Such absorption purifies the heart of material attachment, fear, and anger, and protects the devotee from being carried by the mind to another material body. Ultimately, those who are fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa at the time of death are guaranteed a transfer to the spiritual sky, returning to their original home in Kṛṣṇaloka.
- The Highest Yogī: One who is always absorbed in thought of Kṛṣṇa within the heart is considered greater than all other types of yogīs.
- Practical Samādhi: Engaging the mind, hands, and tongue in Kṛṣṇa’s service constitutes the first-class samādhi and the perfection of yoga.
- Immediate Remembrance: Chanting the holy name is the most effective method to instantly absorb the mind in Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental form and pastimes.
- Spiritual Transfer: Complete absorption in the Lord ensures that the soul transcends the material body and attains a spiritual form in the next life.
- The Goal of Gita: Kṛṣṇa’s central instruction in the Bhagavad-gītā is to remain always absorbed in Him through worship, homage, and constant thought.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Perfection of Yoga - Absorbed in Kṛṣṇa.
Pages in category "Absorbed in Krsna"
The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
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- A person who is always absorbed in thought of Krsna within himself, he is greater than all such big, big yogis. Greater than the greatest yogi
- Absorption in Krsna is the perfect stage, as Krsna Himself confirms: "After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare." - Bg. 7.19
- All these manifestations of the Lord, appearing everywhere in His eternal, transcendental forms, cannot be understood by anyone but the pure devotees, who are always engaged in devotional service to the Lord and are fully absorbed in the Lord
- Always think of Me and become My (Krsna's) devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me
- Are we to despair the mind's ever being controlled? No, it can be controlled, and the process is this Krsna consciousness. The mind must be fixed always in Krsna. Insofar as the mind is absorbed in Krsna it has attained the perfection of yoga
- As for those who are impersonalists and who want to commit spiritual suicide by annihilating the individual existence of the living entity, Krsna helps also by absorbing them into His effulgence. BG 1972 purports
- As soon as one chants Hare Krsna, immediately he remembers Krsna, Krsna's activities, Krsna's pastimes, Krsna's form, Krsna's quality, Krsna's attributes - everything. That is called to absorb the mind in Krsna. You become immediately the first-class yogi
- At the conclusion of the Ninth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, Lord Krsna directly says: "Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me." - BG 9.34
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- Bhaktas know that the form of Krsna, or Brahman, is not at all material. Rather, Brahman has a transcendental form, and when one is absorbed in it, being fully developed in bhakti, one can understand Him
- Bhakti is not a sentiment but a practical science. One may engage in many activities, but in all cases, one's mind must be fully absorbed in Krsna
- Both the internal devotees, who were simply absorbed in love of Krsna, and the external devotees, who were captivated by His unlimited potency, were informed of Krsna's desire to be submissive to His servants
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- Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, offer obeisances to Me and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me
- Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me. BG 9.34 - 1972
I
- If one is transcendentally absorbed in Krsna's service, then his next body will be transcendental (spiritual), not physical. BG 1972 purports
- In Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.10) the Lord says: Being freed from attachment, fear & anger, being fully absorbed in Me & taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me - & thus they all attained transcendental love for Me
- It (bhakti) is not sentiment; it is a practical science when your mind and senses are fully absorbed in Krsna. The senses are engaged in serving Krsna and mind is always thinking of Krsna
O
- One should always be absorbed in thought of Krsna, one should become His devotee, one should always engage in His service and worship Him as the supreme great, and one should always offer Him obeisances
- One should lower his head before the Deity and engage his mind, his body, his activities-everything. That will make one fully absorbed in Krsna without deviation. This will help one transfer into the Krsnaloka. BG 1972 purports
- One's consciousness must always be absorbed in Krsna, and then one's life will be successful. Otherwise the mind will carry the soul to another material body. The soul will be placed in the semen of a father and discharged into the womb of a mother
- One's life is successful if he is absorbed in the attraction of Krsna's strength, beauty and pastimes as described in the Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam
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- The greatest necessity for a human being is the achievement of love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Here (in SB 10.8.45) we see that mother Yasoda is on the highest stage of necessity, for she is completely absorbed in love for Krsna
- The method of devotional service, the service itself, association of pure devotees and the causeless mercy of the Lord all act so wonderfully that one can give up all activities and become absorbed in Krsna
- This is stated in Bhagavad-gita (9.34): Engage your mind always in thinking of Me and become My devotee. Offer obeisances and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me
W
- We should properly utilize this human form of life and take advantage of this knowledge to prepare ourselves in Krsna consciousness, so that twenty-four hours of the day we will be absorbed in Krsna and at death at once transfer to that spiritual sky
- When the mind is somehow or other fully absorbed in Krsna, the material part is very soon vanquished, and the spiritual part - attraction to Krsna - becomes manifest
- When Uddhava was fully absorbed in the transcendental ecstasy of love of God, he actually forgot all about the external world