Category:Becoming Spiritual
Theme Analysis
The process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is an alchemical transformation. Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that "material" and "spiritual" are not fixed geographic locations but states of consciousness defined by their relationship to the Supreme Lord. This category explains how the living entity can spiritualize their body, mind, and environment by re-establishing their connection with Kṛṣṇa.
- The Contact of Fire: The most prominent analogy in this category is the iron rod in fire. Just as iron acquires the qualities of fire (heat and light) through constant contact, the material body acquires spiritual qualities when engaged in the service of the Lord.
- Memory Defines Reality: The distinction between the material and spiritual worlds is memory. When God is forgotten, the atmosphere is material; when He is remembered, the same atmosphere becomes spiritual (Vaikuntha).
- The Role of the Tongue: Spiritualization begins with the tongue. By training the tongue to chant the holy names and taste only food offered to Kṛṣṇa (prasadam), all other senses are automatically controlled and spiritualized.
- Symptoms of Transformation: A spiritualized person is no longer disturbed by the dualities of hankering (akanksa) and lamentation (socana). As one advances, material necessities are minimized, and the heaviness of material existence diminishes, leading to a state of transcendental lightness and bliss.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Process of Becoming Spiritualized.
Subcategories
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Pages in category "Becoming Spiritual"
The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
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- As his activities become spiritualized, the performer automatically attains the qualifications of the highest social order. In fact, one who becomes fully spiritualized is transcendental to the modes of nature, and thus he is more than a brahmana
- Association. By association one can become spiritualized. It is very important thing. We are opening so many branches all over the world with this purpose, to give the facility of association
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- If we vibrate sound Krsna, then I am immediately in contact with Krsna, and if Krsna is whole spirit, then immediately I become spiritualized
- If you always keep yourself in Krsna consciousness then you become spiritualized. You'll act spiritually. No more material demands
- If you always keep yourself in Krsna consciousness, then you will become spiritualized. You will act spiritually. No more material demands
- If you engage this body for the service of the Lord, it becomes spiritualized. As I have already explained, the iron rod, constantly in touch with fire, it becomes, at end, it becomes red hot
- In autumn all the reservoirs of water become enriched with growing lotuses. The muddy water again becomes normally clear and decorated, just as fallen, conditioned souls once more become spiritually enriched in devotional service
- In this material world, when the Krsna consciousness movement expands, the entire material world becomes spiritualized
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- Of all the senses, the tongue is considered to be the principal sense. So tongue, if the tongue is trained, or the tongue is spiritualized, then naturally all the senses become spiritualized
- On account of presence and absence of Krsna things become material and spiritual. If you keep yourself always in Krsna consciousness then you are spiritual, and if you forget Krsna, material
- Our only duty is to think of Krsna, Purusottama, so that we may die at any moment, but we become spiritual salvation. This is our only duty
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- Since the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the original cause of everything, the Vaisnava sees everything in relationship with Krsna, even in this material world. By such advanced knowledge, everything becomes spiritualized
- So if this world become full in Krsna consciousness, nobody is working for sense gratification, only for satisfaction of Krsna, this world becomes spiritual world immediately
- Spiritual life does not mean go on increasing your material necessity and you become spiritual. No. Minimize
- Such opulence (natural gifts such as gold, silver, pearls, fresh flowers, etc) immediately changes the condition of the mind, and the entire atmosphere becomes spiritualized. King Prthu's capital was decorated with such highly opulent decorations
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- That (how offering this capati to Krsna, and Swamiji said namo brahmanya devaya, and it becomes spiritual) we have to understand by the result. Phalena pariciyate. If you eat this spiritual food, you'll get spiritual strength
- The Americans who have joined the KC movement were materially intoxicated before they became devotees, but now that their intoxication is over, their material assets have become spiritual assets that may be helpful in furthering the service of Krsna
- The conclusion is that a devotee engaged in the unalloyed service of the Lord, specifically in hearing and chanting of His transcendental glories, becomes simultaneously spiritually enlightened by the divine grace, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita
- The more you become spiritualized, so the material heaviness is diminished
- This material body becomes spiritualized when one is completely Krsna conscious, because he has no more activity of this material body
- This world is material because God is forgotten here, but once He is remembered the world immediately becomes spiritual. In other words, the spiritual world is that place where Krsna is not forgotten
- Transcendental service to the Personality of Godhead is explained in the twenty-fourth verse of the fourth chapter of Bhagavad-gita. It is explained there that through performance of work with transcendental results, everything becomes spiritualized
- Two business: socana and akanksa. Everyone is trying to be very big man. That is called akanksa. And if he is lost of his possession, then he cries. So these two things will be finished if you become spiritually situated
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- We are taking the conclusion of the sastra: in this age, if one chants Hare Krsna, he becomes spiritualized. That is becoming, practically. It is not theory
- We cannot see Krsna. That is material, forgetfulness of Krsna. But when you remember Krsna even in this material world, then it becomes spiritual
- We have already discussed this transcendental knowledge somewhat. And on the basis of this preliminary discussion, the Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, advises us to become spiritually inclined, to become transcendentalists
- Wealthy people can also be attracted to take part in these activities (construction of the temple, contribute food for prasadam). In this way everyone will become spiritually inclined, and the entire society will be converted to Krsna consciousness
- When all of these elements (the process of offering, the offering itself, the fire, the sacrifice, & the result of the sacrifice) become related with the SS, all of them become spiritualized; & at that time the whole thing becomes really a sacrifice
- When offered to the transcendental service of Sri Krsna, all the above-mentioned five elements (the process of offering, the offering itself, the fire, the sacrifice, etc.) become interrelated with Him, and thus they become totally spiritualized
- When one is freed from material connections in this way, his body immediately becomes spiritual, and Krsna accepts his service
- When one is liberated, one's svadharma - specific duty - becomes spiritual and is not in the material bodily concept. BG 1972 purports
- When the mind, intelligence and ego are purified, all the active senses of the living entity become spiritual. Thus the living entity attains his sac-cid-ananda form
- While living in this gross body, we have to educate our subtle body in such a way that it becomes spiritualized completely. The subtle body is mind, intelligence and ego