Category:Awareness
Theme Analysis
This category defines the true nature of awareness in the context of Vedic knowledge. Śrīla Prabhupāda succinctly states that "Awareness means Kṛṣṇa consciousness." It is not merely cognitive alertness but the spiritual realization of one's identity as Brahman (spirit soul) rather than the material body. The quotes establish a hierarchy of awareness within human society: the brāhmaṇa represents full awareness of the Absolute Truth, while the śūdra exists in darkness or unawareness. Furthermore, true leadership and guru-ship require complete awareness of the laws of nature and the science of delivering dependents from the cycle of birth and death.
- The Definition of Awareness: Real awareness is the awakening of the dormant love for Godhead. It is the realization of ahaṁ brahmāsmi—"I am spirit." Without this, one remains on the animal platform, identifying with the temporary body.
- Social Gradations of Awareness: The varṇāśrama system is essentially a graduation of awareness. A brāhmaṇa is defined by his awareness of the Absolute Truth (Brahman), situating him in the mode of goodness. A kṣatriya possesses less awareness (passion), a vaiśya even less, and a śūdra is characterized by a lack of awareness (ignorance).
- The Qualification for Leadership: One cannot be a guru or a leader without being fully aware of the science of Kṛṣṇa. A leader who is not in awareness misguides society, whereas a sad-guru is one who knows how to save their dependents from death.
- The Process of Awakening: This awareness is not artificial; it is dormant within every living entity. By the process of hearing about Kṛṣṇa (śravaṇādi-śuddha-citte), this consciousness is revived, leading to the perfection of life.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Awareness Means Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.
Subcategories
This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
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Pages in category "Awareness"
The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
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- According to His (Caitanya's) method, if people are simply given a chance to hear about Krsna, certainly they will gradually develop their dormant awareness, or love of Godhead. Sravanadi-suddha-citte karaye udaya - CC Madhya 22.107
- Although developing this consciousness is very difficult, by this process one can purify himself and gradually come to an awareness of the Supreme Absolute Truth
- Anyone who takes care of his subordinate, he is guru. The first charge is that you should not become a guru unless you are completely in awareness how to save your dependent from the path of birth and death
- Awareness means Krsna consciousness
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- Being a mahatma does not mean that one wears a big beard and a particular type of dress. No, this awareness must be there. Whatever we have should be offered to Krsna
- Brahma said, "Persons who are not in awareness of things as they are contemplate that I, Brahma, am the creator, Visnu is the maintainer, and Lord Siva is the annihilator"
- Buddha means "one who knows, in perfect awareness"
- Budha means one who is very intelligent, one who is in awareness of everything
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- Every person is actually Brahman, spirit soul. We are not actually the body. Awareness of aham brahmasmi ("I am Brahman") is actual self-realization. According to Vedic culture, one must understand that he is Brahman, not the body
- Everyone has got the gold, but they are not in awareness that what is that gold
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- If you pour water in the root, then the water is distributed everywhere. But if you pour water on the leaves, on the twigs, on the fruits, it will not be successful. So one who is not in awareness of the laws of nature, they commit this mistake
- In the association of such a sadhu as Jada Bharata, Maharaja Rahugana came to the awareness that his activities as a royal authority were simply illusory phenomena
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- One can be saved only by complete knowledge of the eternal life of bliss and awareness. The whole Vedic scheme is meant to educate men in this art of attaining eternal life
- One who is not in awareness of the laws of nature, they commit this mistake. We can say that pouring water on the leaves is also pouring water on the tree
- Our awareness is there. You love somebody. But you are meant to love Krsna, that you have forgotten
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- Simply surrendering at the lotus feet is the cause of all a devotee's enlightenment and awareness
- Srimad-Bhagavatam begins with the surrender of the living entity unto the Absolute Person. This surrender is made with clear consciousness & awareness of the devotee's oneness with the Absolute & at the same time, of his eternal position of servitorship
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- The essential, essence also is there, but it is a question of awareness and not awareness. One who knows, he is brahmana; one who does not know, he is krpana
- The false ego created by material contact is then gradually vanquished, & this dismantling of false egoism causes liberation from all material designations & renewed awareness of our relationship with the Absolute Truth. This is called liberation in life
- The first-class position (brahmana) is one who is aware of the Absolute Truth, he is in the goodness. Less awareness is the ksatriya, or in the modes of passion. Less awareness is the vaisyas. And the sudra, they are in in the darkness, unawareness
- The foolish mundaners are unable to come to an awareness of the immeasurable difficulties that confront them in pursuance of their foolish mundane activities
- The individual soul has awareness in accord with his material body, which he attains by virtue of prakrti, or material nature
- This body is neither eternal nor blissful nor all-awareness. Therefore this body is different from God's body
- To be well versed in the transcendental science necessitates awareness of the techniques of spiritual science
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- When Arjuna at last comes to complete awareness, he accepts, "Krsna, You are param brahma, the Supreme Personality of Godhead." Then Arjuna surrendered, as Krsna advised - sarva-dharman parityajya - BG 18.66
- When he comes to this awareness, that "I have simply suffered and I wanted to maintain myself by jugglery of words," then he comes to the real knowledge