Category:Authentic
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that authentic spiritual knowledge is not a product of mental speculation but is received through the authorized Vedic literatures and the disciplic succession. He emphasizes that to know Kṛṣṇa, one must hear from Kṛṣṇa Himself in the Bhagavad-gita or from a confidential person who is in His confidence. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that the Vedic way of understanding is more authentic because it is accepted by the acaryas, who are liberated souls free from the flaws of conditioned human beings. Authentic books of knowledge, such as the Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Surya-siddhanta, provide scientific and accurate information about the activities of the Lord, the calculation of time, and the nature of the spiritual sky. He warns against "sahajiyas" and "veda-vada-rata" people who mislead others through misinterpretation or imitation. Ultimately, the incarnations of God are determined by authentic sastras rather than popular votes. By hearing from authentic sources and following strict regulative principles, a devotee becomes a factual realist, develops a pure relationship with the Lord, and is benefited by going back home, back to Godhead.
- The Definition of Authenticity: Knowledge is authentic when it is received directly from the Lord or His authorized confidential representatives through the disciplic succession.
- Sastra-caksurvat: Authentic sages look through the pages of authorized books of knowledge (sastra) to understand the reality of both the material and spiritual worlds.
- Scientific and Palatable Essence: Srimad-Bhagavatam is the palatable essence of milk, containing the most instructive and authentic versions of the Lord’s activities.
- Incarnations Determined by Sastra: Genuine incarnations of God are identified by authentic scriptural evidence and not by the whimsical claims of common men or fanatics.
- The Role of the Acarya: Authentic instructions must be taken from the acarya, who is a liberated soul, and then assimilated to achieve spiritual advancement.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Hearing Spiritual Knowledge from Authentic Sources.
Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
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Pages in category "Authentic"
The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
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- All devotees in the Gaudiya-sampradaya accept the activities of Lord Ananta related in the Srimad-Bhagavatam as authentic, and they are thus benefited by going back home, back to Godhead
- Although the sahajiyas do not think much of Vedic knowledge, they nonetheless have accepted Lord Krsna as the Supreme Lord. Unfortunately, they mislead others from authentic devotional service
- As far as Indian sages are concerned, knowledge is received from the Vedic literatures, and the authorities accept without any hesitation that we should look through the pages of authentic books of knowledge (sastra-caksurvat)
- As we get information from the most authentic book of knowledge, the Bhagavad-gita (BG 8.17), Brahmaji's one day and night is calculated to be some hundreds of thousands of years on our planet
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- If matter is destructible or separable, antimatter must be indestructible and inseparable. We shall try to discuss these propositions from the angle of authentic scriptural vision
- If you want to know about me, then you must know from me. That is authentic. That is authentic. Or from a confidential person who is confidence of me. Similarly, if you want to know Krsna, then here is Bhagavad-gita, spoken by Krsna
- In order to advance in spiritual understanding, one has to hear from authentic sources about spiritual knowledge. One can understand the reality of spiritual life by following strict regulative principles and by controlling the senses
- In this material world also, one who is unable to pay to go to a far distant place by motorized conveyances can only understand about that place from authentic books. Similarly, the Vaikuntha planets in the spiritual sky are beyond this material sky
- Is (matter) also another form of the Lord's manifested energy. Thus the Bhagavad-gita, or any authentic scriptural sound representation of the Lord, is also the incarnation of the Lord
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- Of course, those who are Krsna’s servants cannot kill such imitation gods, but they should try their best to defeat them through the evidence of sastra, authentic knowledge received through the disciplic succession
- One should hear from authentic sources how to advance in spiritual life; such instructions should be taken from the acarya and should be assimilated
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- Scientifically try to understand what is God. And if you consult Vedic literature you'll get very accurate, scientific, authentic information
- Such (veda-vada-rata) people misguide others by misinterpreting the Vedic literature. Sometimes they even condemn the Puranas, which are authentic Vedic explanations for laymen
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- The authentic biographies also mention that Lord Caitanya accepted the danda (rod) and begging pot, symbolic of the sannyasa order, at the time He took sannyasa
- The authentic biographies mention that Lord Caitanya accepted the danda (rod) and begging pot, symbolic of the sannyasa order, at the time He took sannyasa
- The first process in the routine work of devotional service - hearing - is the essential point. Hearing by all classes of devotees from the authentic sources like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam is essential
- The four divisions of the original sources of knowledge (the Vedas) were made separately. But the historical facts and authentic stories mentioned in the Puranas are called the fifth Veda
- The incarnations of God are determined by authentic sastras and not by popular votes of foolish fanatics. Because Lord Caitanya was an incarnation of God in fact, foolish fanatics have proclaimed so many so-called incarnations
- The kingdom of God in the spiritual sky can be understood only through the authentic descriptions of the Vedas and Puranas
- The most authentic evidence is sruti; out of three evidences, the sruti, hearing from the authority
- The Puranas are old, authentic histories, but nondevotees cannot understand them, especially Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is the essence of Vedic knowledge
- The reign of fourteen Manus equals the length of one day (twelve hours) in the life of Brahma, and the night of Brahma is of the same duration. These calculations are given in the authentic astronomy book known as the Surya-siddhanta
- The relationship of the pure devotees with the Lord develops because of devotional service to the Lord on the authentic basis of Vedic authority. Such pure devotees are not mundane sentimentalists, but are factually realists
- The Vedic way of understanding is more authentic because it has been accepted by the acaryas, who are not only faithful and learned men, but are also liberated souls without any of the flaws of conditioned souls
- The Western learned circle, they are admitting that the greatest contribution of Hare Krsna movement is these authentic translation of Vedic literature
- The word sruta-purvaya is significant. We get experience by directly seeing or by hearing. If it is not possible to see someone directly, we can hear about him from authentic sources
- There is an authentic statement in the Bhagavatam regarding the positive concentration of the mind on the factual form of the Lord
- This (the system of giving the original verse, its English transliteration, word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents, translations and purports) makes the book very authentic and scholarly and makes the meaning self-evident. BG 1972 Preface
- This highest stage of relationship with the Lord can be attained simply by hearing about Him (His name, form, quality, etc.) from authentic sources like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, recited by pure, unalloyed devotees of the Lord
- This quotation is very important: "One professor went on to explain that the other books were mostly dealing with speculations in contrast to our books which presented religion as a way of life based on authentic writings"
- Today it is fashionable for common men to write whimsical words as so-called incarnations of God and be accepted as authentic by other common men