Category:Real Friend
Theme Analysis
In the material world, conditioned souls frantically search for lasting relationships and dependable allies, only to find themselves repeatedly disappointed by temporary bodily designations. According to Vedic wisdom, this search is misdirected because the only unfailing companion is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Kṛṣṇa resides eternally within the heart as the Supersoul, providing unfathomable love, guidance, and protection. True peace descends upon society only when individuals realize this divine relationship and act as true well-wishers to others by distributing this knowledge.
- The Supreme Well-Wisher: Kṛṣṇa is the ultimate friend of every living entity, unconditionally offering His protection and presence regardless of the soul's fallen condition.
- The Supersoul Within: As the Paramātmā, the Lord accompanies the spirit soul through every species of life, constantly giving guidance and waiting for the soul's return.
- The Illusion of Mundane Relationships: Family, societal, and political friendships are based on the temporary physical body and fail to provide genuine, permanent rescue from the cycle of birth and death.
- The Devotee's Mission: A pure Vaiṣṇava acts as the true friend to humanity by disseminating Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which offers the only factual solution to material suffering.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Attaining True Peace by Recognizing the Supreme Lord as the Real Friend.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Real Friend"
The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total.
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- A devotee knows that simply by rendering service to the Lord, he serves everyone. Therefore devotees are real friends to all living entities. Only a pure devotee can preach the glories of the Lord for the benefit of all conditioned souls
- As stated in Bhagavad-gita, Krsna is the real friend of every living entity, and we have to revive our friendship with Him. The method for reviving this friendship is the process of Krsna consciousness
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- If one wants to enjoy real peace and prosperity, he should give everything to Krsna, who is the real enjoyer, real friend and real proprietor
- If we all agree that Krsna is the friend, real friend . . . Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam. Krsna, if He's not our friend, why He's coming down on this platform where we are living in rotten condition? He's great friend
- If you learn these three things: that God is the proprietor, God is the enjoyer and He is the real friend. . . Actually, He is the real friend. And our godlessness means we are claiming that we are proprietor
- It is confirmed in the Fifth Chapter (5.29) that when one understands that Krsna is the proprietor of all universal manifestations, that He is the real friend of all living entities, then only can one have real peace. BG 1972 purports
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- Krsna is sarvatma. He is situated in everyone's heart as friend. He is the real friend. He is giving me advice. He is within, conscience, or good instruction, counsel
- Krsna is the proprietor of all the lokas. Krsna is the real friend of everyone. We are seeking friendship from so many persons to improve our material condition, but you do not know the real friend is within everyone
- Krsna is the real friend of everyone. We are seeking friendship from so many persons to improve our material condition, but you do not know the real friend is within you, everyone
- Krsna is the real friend. So if the gopis dance with the real friend, what is the wrong there? What is the wrong there? But those who are rascals, who do not know Krsna, they think it is immoral. It is not immoral
- Krsna says that sarva-loka-mahesvaram: "I am the Supreme Lord of every place." And suhrdam sarva-bhutanam (BG 5.29), and He is the real friend of every living entity
- Krsna, He is the enjoyer, He is the proprietor, and He is the real friend. In the Vedic scripture you'll find, He's such a nice friend that I am transmigrating from one body to another, and Krsna is also transmigrating in the same body, Supersoul
- Krsna, or God, is the proprietor and enjoyer of the whole universe or creation, and. . . Bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka-mahesvaram (BG 5.29). He is the proprietor of all universal planets, & suhrdam sarva-bhutanam, & He is the real friend of everyone
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- On account of this dirty position of material contamination, we cannot accept Krsna as the real friend. Therefore we cannot get santi
- One who is giving Krsna consciousness, he is the real friend of the world. All others, leading to the external energy, they cannot give any happiness to this human society. That is the explanation given by Prahlada Maharaja
- One who is interested in Visnu and in showing the path of Visnu is the real friend. One who is giving Krsna consciousness is the real friend of the world. No others can give happiness to human society. That is the explanation given by Prahlada Maharaja
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- Real friend is Krsna. I can work on His behalf. How I can work? You try. If you actually want to do something good to your family, then you try to make all the members of your family Krsna conscious
- Real friend is Krsna. Real father is Krsna. Here husband, imitation husband. Real husband is Krsna. Master, imitation master. Real master is Krsna
- Real love, the friendship is there between Krsna and His cowherds boy. Real love between animal and man is there - Krsna is loving the cows and calves. Real love between trees, flowers, water. Simply that is the platform of love. That is spiritual world
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- Says in the Bhagavad-gita: If you want to stop this chaotic condition, then accept Me (Krsna) that I am the enjoyer and proprietor of this whole world, and I am your real friend. Let the business be done on My account
- Such exalted devotees forget the tiny reflection of so-called material happiness produced from the material senses of sight and sound. Free from all desires, such devotees are the real friends of all living entities
- Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam. They are not selfish, "Now I have become Krsna devotee, that's all right. Let others go to hell." No. They want to see that everyone becomes a devotee of Krsna. Therefore they are real friend
- Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam: He (Krsna) is the real friend of everyone
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- Tamasi ma jyotir gama: "Go to the light." Have real friendship, real fatherhood, real lover, real beloved, real son
- The person who is trying to induce him to be engaged in Krsna's service, that is his friend, real friend
- The real friend is Krsna, and if we want to benefit our family, nation or planet, we will work for Him. If we have our family's welfare in mind, we will try to make all members Krsna conscious
- The real friend is within everyone's heart - Krsna - and if you take shelter of Him... "Shelter of Him'' means simply hear about Him
- The real help for real friend is my Krsna. That is Krsna consciousness. Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam (BG 5.29). He's not only my friend, He's friend of, even of the ant. That is Krsna consciousness
- There's no question of being half-real friend or unreal friend. A friend is a friend
- This is real friendship. He does not take himself. He always carries the message only. Ya idam . . . mad-bhaktesv abhidhasyati - BG 18.68
- This kind of philosophy is never advocated by a pure devotee of the Lord. Suhrdah sarva-dehinam: a true devotee is the friend of all living entities
- Transcendentalists, who are naturally devotees of the Lord, are the real friends of the people in general, not the so-called public leaders who are unable to see what is going to happen five minutes ahead
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- We are trying to become friend of my countrymen, of my society, of my family. But that is a wrong conception. Real friend is Krsna. I can work on His behalf
- We can perceive that "My real friend or my real father, the soul, who is different from this body . . ." And now, at the present moment, "He is my father, he is my friend who is this body" - that is animal vision
- Why should we worship Him (Krsna)? - Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam: He is the real friend of everyone
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- You are seeking after friend: He (Krsna) is the real friend, He is the proprietor, He is the enjoyer. You try to understand these three things, and if peace is there, your life is successful
- You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, completely capable of fulfilling the desires of Your devotees. You are the real friend of everyone. In spite of giving Yourself to Your devotees, You are never depleted of Your original potency