Category:Constantly Remembering God
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that the essence of all spiritual rules and regulations is to always remember the Supreme Lord and never forget Him (smartavyaḥ satataṁ viṣṇuḥ). This category of quotes establishes that constant remembrance is not just a passive mental state but the dynamic perfection of life. It validates all other spiritual activities—yoga, karma, and jñāna—which are deemed successful only if they lead to the stage of nārāyaṇa-smṛti.
- The Definition of Samādhi: Śrīla Prabhupāda defines true samādhi (trance) not as stopping the mind, but as constantly thinking of the Lord. This state immunizes the devotee against the influence of the material modes of nature.
- The Highest Perfection: While many seek liberation (mukti), a pure devotee desires only constant remembrance. This is termed pañcama-puruṣārtha, the fifth and highest goal of life, surpassing religious duty, economic development, sense gratification, and liberation.
- The Process: Remembrance is the result of hearing (śravaṇam) and chanting. By engaging the senses in service (arcana), the mind becomes fixed on the lotus feet of the Lord.
- Purification: Constant remembrance acts as a powerful purifying agent, nullifying the reactions of past vices and internally cleansing the consciousness.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Constantly Remembering God.
Subcategories
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Pages in category "Constantly Remembering God"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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- Because of constantly remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu, the demons generally attain sayujya-mukti after death
- By cultivation of mystic powers, which ultimately helps the performer to reach any planet of the universe or beyond one can achieve the highest perfection, provided one is able to reach the stage of narayana-smrti, or constant remembrance of God
- By discharge of religious duties, one can achieve the highest perfection, provided one is able to reach the stage of narayana-smrti, or constant remembrance of the Personality of Godhead
- By the speculation of empiric philosophy, which discerns matter from spirit one can achieve the highest perfection, provided one is able to reach the stage of narayana-smrti, or constant remembrance of the Personality of Godhead
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- He (Kuvera) knew that for Dhruva Maharaja there was nothing desirable within the three material worlds. He knew that Dhruva would ask for nothing but to remember the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord constantly
- He who meditates on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his mind constantly engaged in remembering Me, undeviated from the path, he, O Partha (Arjuna), is sure to reach Me. BG 8.8 - 1972
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- If you constantly remember the Supreme Lord, so you become automatically purified, internally and externally. Because the Lord is absolute, so if we chant the Lord's holy name, the name is also Lord. He has no difference between His name and Himself
- In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly stated that a person who is totally engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and who constantly remembers Him at every step, easily obtains the mercy of the Lord by entering into His personal contact
- In the devotional service of the Lord, therefore, these prescribed activities (fixing mind on the lotus feet of the Lord by constant remembrance) are called arcana, or engaging all the senses in the service of the Lord. BG 1972 purports
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- One should first of all hear about the Lord. When one has perfectly and scrutinizingly heard, one must glorify His acts and deeds, and thus it will become possible to remember constantly the transcendental nature of the Lord
- Only the devotee, by his factual experience, can understand the import of this verse (SB 3.5.13) spoken by Vidura. The pure devotee of the Lord enjoys life by constantly remembering the lotus feet of the Lord by hearing krsna-katha
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- The neophyte devotees are advised to engage in devotional service, such as to hear and chant the holy name of God, to remember Him always, to chant on beads Hare Krsna
- The principle of remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead constantly and not forgetting Him at any moment is meant to be followed by everyone without fail
- The purpose of pilgrimages is to remember the Lord constantly, and therefore the Lord is known as tirtha-kirti
- The sastra recommends, smartavyah satatam visnuh: Lord Visnu should be remembered always, constantly. Vismartavyo na jatucit: Visnu should never be forgotten. That is the spiritual way of life
- This program of constant remembrance can be disturbed by many things, but Dhruva Maharaja's life would be so pure, as assured by the Lord Himself, that Dhruva would never forget Him