Category:Good Will
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the concept of good will operates on multiple spiritual levels. First, the Supreme Personality of Godhead acts out of His own supreme good will. He is never forced by the laws of material nature; rather, the material energy works under His direction. When He descends to the material world, it is entirely by His causeless mercy and free will, much like a governor visiting a prison house. Second, the living entity must exercise their own individual good will. True devotional service, or bhakti, is not forced by karma but relies on the soul's voluntary choice to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. By consciously sacrificing personal desires and dedicating everything to the good will of the Supreme Lord, a conditioned soul achieves the transcendental position. Finally, good will must be the foundation of all interactions within the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. From the spiritual master correcting his disciples, to devotees cooperating together, the entire mission is an international endeavor to establish spiritual harmony and genuine good will among humanity.
- The Supreme Independence: Kṛṣṇa is never subject to material laws; His appearances, actions, and the execution of cosmic nature are all manifestations of His independent good will.
- The Path of Dependence: Real peace and protection are found only when the living entity stops trying to enjoy independently and becomes completely dependent on the good will of the Supreme Lord.
- Voluntary Surrender: Devotional service cannot be forced. It is activated when a person uses their minute independence and good will to accept Kṛṣṇa's instruction to surrender.
- The Foundation of Service: The entire Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based on the voluntary good will of its members, requiring cooperation, purity, and a genuine desire to serve others.
- Divine Mercy: The seed of devotion is planted in the heart of a conditioned soul exclusively through the combined good will of the bona fide spiritual master and Kṛṣṇa.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: One Has to Sacrifice Everything for the Good Will of the Supreme Lord.
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Pages in category "Good Will"
The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
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- Akrura thought, "Today it will be possible for me to actually see the beauty of the spiritual kingdom of Visnuloka because Krsna is the Supreme Visnu and He has advented Himself out of His own good will"
- All our men have volunteered good service, so the background is good will. So everything should be done on the basis of good will
- All the saintly persons, Pitas (denizens of Pitrloka) and demigods who were present at the meeting and heard Prthu Maharaja expressed their good will with the words sadhu, sadhu. They all accepted the good mission of Prthu, and they were fully satisfied
- Arjuna was ordered by Sri Krsna to fight as if the Lord were his military commander. One has to sacrifice everything for the good will of the Supreme Lord, and at the same time discharge prescribed duties without claiming proprietorship. BG 1972 purports
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- I am going to America on the mission of propagating my publication Srimad Bhagwatam and I am taking with me 200 sets X 3 volumes of books depending solely on the goodwill of Srila Prabhupada
- I do not know how to inquire, for I do not know what is good and what is bad. Seeing me to be poor in knowledge, kindly speak whatever is good for me by your own good will
- In spite of the father's good will, the son is sometimes misguided because of his misuse of personal independence. Every living entity, however small or big he may be, has the choice of independence
- In the Bhagavad-gita it is confirmed that the law of nature is executed under the direction of the Lord. Whenever there is peace in the world, it must be known that it is due to the good will of the Lord
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- Taking advantage of the good will of these administrators (demigods), leave their (perfect yogis') material bodies at will during opportune moments arranged for entrance into the antimaterial universe or into the highest planets of the material sky
- The dowry system is not illegal, as some have tried to prove. The dowry is a gift given to the daughter by the father to show good will, and it is compulsory
- The great sage Maitreya said: After hearing King Prthu speak so nicely, all the demigods, the denizens of Pitrloka, the brahmanas and the saintly persons present at the meeting congratulated him by expressing their good will
- The Lord inspires the individual soul to create what is already created by the Lord, and by the good will of the Lord a discoverer of something in the world is accredited as the discoverer
- The modern elected executive head of the state is just like a puppet because he has no kingly power. Even if he is enlightened like Maharaja Yudhisthira, he cannot do anything out of his own good will due to his constitutional position
- The real fact is that if the Supreme Personality of Godhead protects one, even though one be motherless and fatherless, one can be maintained by the good will of the Lord
- The relationship between the father and the son is always sublime. The father is naturally disposed with good will towards the son, and he is always ready to help the son in his progress in life
- The restrictions of the prison house are applicable to prisoners who are condemned by the king's law, but the king is never affected by such implications, although he may visit the prison house out of his good will
- The Supreme Lord comes by His own good will. Param bhavam ajanantah. Rascals cannot understand what Krsna is; therefore they think that Krsna is a human being
- The transcendental position is achieved in full Krsna consciousness when one is fully dependant on the good will of Krsna. BG 1972 purports
- The transcendental Supreme Lord is eternally the form of transcendental existence, knowledge, and bliss. The material energy works under His good will, and therefore He is never affected by the modes of material nature
- This grace of the Lord was achieved by Devahuti by the good will and satisfaction of her husband. She served her husband, who was a great devotee and saintly person, with great sincerity, love, affection and service, and Kardama Muni was satisfied
- This is not an ordinary temple of worship but it is an international institution for God consciousness based on the Srimad Bhagwatam. This is standard Indian good will mission
- To solve all problems, one must seek the good will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by becoming Krsna conscious and worshiping Him regularly in devotional service
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- When a person speaks very nicely at a meeting, he is congratulated by the audience, who express their good will with the words sadhu, sadhu. This is called sadhu-vada
- When I point out some discrepancy of my disciples, it is always with good will so you can become the best servant of Krishna
- When the governor visits the prison, he is not forced to do so. He is not to be considered a condemned person; rather, he goes by his own good will just to see how things are going on
- With the good will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead there can be enough fruits, grain and other foodstuffs produced so that all the people in the world could not finish them, even if they ate ten times their capacity
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- You have dedicated your life for Krsna and therefore you should be ideal. We are introducing KCM for the harmony and good will of humanity. But if you are suffering from the very ills we are trying to remove, how can the people be influenced favorably
- You have wished me to live until all of my publications are finished, and I thank you very much for these good wishes. May it be fulfilled by the good will of all of my disciples