Category:If One Is Actually Serious
Theme Analysis
The transformation from a material life of birth and death to a spiritual life of immortality depends entirely on the sincerity of the seeker. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that if one is actually serious about understanding the Absolute Truth, Kṛṣṇa, who is situated in everyone's heart, provides the necessary direction and sends His representative to guide the soul. This seriousness is manifested through the acceptance of a bona fide guru, the following of regulative principles, and the constant chanting of the holy names.
- Divine Reciprocity in the Heart: Kṛṣṇa perceives the sincerity of those who are actually serious about seeking Him and provides the internal direction needed to reach the goal of life.
- The Role of the Spiritual Master: A seeker who is actually serious about solving the problems of material existence must approach and take shelter of an ācārya or guru to find the right answers.
- Practical Discipline and Sādhana: Seriousness is proven by the practice of tapasyā, which includes following the four regulative principles and chanting sixteen rounds of the mahā-mantra daily.
- Attaining Ultimate Liberation: For those who are actually serious about stopping the repetition of birth and death, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement offers the only medicine to achieve mukti and enter the kingdom of God.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Solving the Problems of Life If One Is Actually Serious.
Pages in category "If One Is Actually Serious"
The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total.
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- If actually they are after something reality, they must accept. It is natural. They have been disgusted with this Christianity. Useless, that's all. But if they are actually serious, then they'll accept knowledge
- If anyone actually seriously associates with sadhu, the next stage will be bhajana-kriya
- If anyone is serious to understand God, so there is no objection. Just like if one is serious to understand some particular science, he goes to some other university in other country. That does not mean that person is fallen
- If one is actually serious about understanding the goal of life, spiritual knowledge, then Krsna is situated in everyone's heart. He understands how this person is sincerely seeking. Then He'll give direction that "You do this"
- If one is actually serious to attain mukti, he must worship Lord Krsna. That is Sripada Sankaracarya's last instruction
- If one is actually serious to understand the problems of life, he will surely find the right answers in this movement
- If one is actually serious to understand the problems of life, he will surely find the right answers in this movement. Please read carefully our book, Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and you will find yourself getting enlightenment to the fullest extent
- If one is actually serious, then by chanting Hare Krsna 16 rounds daily, following the four regulative principles, and reading my books, certainly you will make advancement
- If one is serious and sincerely follows the regulative principles and chants Hare Krsna, the time will come when the symptoms will appear. Tears will fill his eyes, he will be unable to chant the mahamantra distinctly, and his heart will throb in ecstasy
- If one is serious, then he has to practice these things. This is not possible to be practiced by the animals, but the human life. Therefore it is said, tapasa
- If we actually are serious to understand the Absolute Truth, then one must have the shelter of acarya
- If we actually serious about our life, to get free from all the problems of life, then this is the only medicine. What is that? Tasmad bharata sarvatma bhagavan isvaro harih, srotavyah (SB 2.1.5). One has to hear
- If we are actually serious about Krsna consciousness and going back to home, back to Godhead, make our lives successful in this very life, then... Life successful means mukti, to be not entangled again with this material body
- If you actually serious about advancement of spiritual life, then you cannot encourage illicit connection, no. I request all my young students that - You get yourself married
- If you actually serious of going to the spiritual sky and Vaikunthaloka, then take this simple method, Hare Krsna
- If you are actually serious about becoming immortal, then you should study the Vedic literatures from India
- If you are actually serious about the ultimate goal of life, then you approach a guru
- If you are actually serious student, research worker, then after executing research work for many, many birth, when you are actually wise, jnanavan, then you will surrender to Krsna
- If you are actually serious, then come to the process, adau sraddha. Just like you are hearing me kindly. It is called sraddha. You have got little sraddha. Next stage is sadhu-sanga
- If you, actually, you are serious that "I must stop these inconveniences of birth, death, and old age," then you must join this Krsna consciousness movement. That is my request
- Inquiring about External Religious Principles. In the Naradiya Purana it is said, "If one is actually very serious about devotional service, then all of his purposes will be served without any delay"
- It is possible to understand everything, but we must gain understanding through the right channel. "If one is actually serious about understanding supernatural, transcendental subject matters, one must approach a bona fide spiritual master." - MU 1.2.12
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- Simply, just observe the four regulative principles - no illicit sex, no gambling, no meat-eating, and no intoxication. This much we have to practice if we are actually serious to go..., advance in spiritual life
- So from the very beginning we have to practice Krsna consciousness if we are actually serious to go back to home, back to Godhead
- So here it is suggested that if you are actually serious about tattva-jijnasa, to understand the Absolute Truth, this is the process. What is that? Tat sraddadhanah. Sraddha
- So if you actually are serious about stopping this rascaldom and wish to go back to home, back to Godhead, then you have to take this Krsna consciousness. Because by becoming Krsna conscious, you become fully qualified
- So if you are actually anxious and serious to stop this repetition of birth and death, then we must take to Krsna consciousness, because without Krsna consciousness nobody can stop the repetition of birth and death
- So if you are actually serious about entering into the kingdom of God, Vaikuntha, then you should be very much careful about these four principles of restriction
- So if you are actually serious about Krsna, then Krsna will send you some of His representative and he will take charge of you. That is the process
- So if you are actually serious to understand how God created, why don't you come to Vedic literature? That is the duty of every student
- So if you are actually serious, approaching Krsna - He is param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam (BG 10.12) - you have to cleanse yourself from all sinful activities
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- Tasmad gurum prapadyeta jijnasuh sreya uttamam: (SB 11.3.21) if one is actually serious in inquiring about the solution to material existence, one must approach a bona fide guru
- This is the real business of the yogis: to think of the lotus feet of the Lord. Lord Siva therefore advises that one who is actually serious about purification must engage himself in this type of meditation or in the mystic yoga system