Category:Submission
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category establishes that true spiritual enlightenment is impossible without the fundamental principle of submission (praṇipāta). Through these instructions, Śrīla Prabhupāda rigorously dismantles the conditioned soul's tendency to approach the Absolute Truth with an arrogant or challenging mentality. He clarifies that authentic submission is not blind or dogmatic faith, but a deeply scientific process combining sincere inquiry and practical devotional service (sevā). By humbly receiving descending knowledge through the authorized paramparā system, a devotee gradually attains the highest perfection of pure, transcendental desire (lālasā-mayī vijñapti).
- Overcoming the Challenging Attitude: The Supreme Personality of Godhead and His transcendental pastimes cannot be subjected to mundane speculation or academic research. One must abandon the challenging mentality and embrace humility to perceive spiritual reality.
- The Science of Praṇipāta and Sevā: Genuine surrender requires both submission and clear understanding. It is a dynamic relationship where submissive hearing is perfectly balanced with active service to the spiritual master.
- Knowledge through Paramparā: Access to absolute knowledge is strictly reserved for those who submit to the unbroken chain of disciplic succession, rejecting the flawed mental concoctions of so-called philosophers.
- The Perfection of Devotion: As the soul achieves spiritual maturity, foundational submission blossoms into intense transcendental longing, marking the ultimate difference between pure devotees and impersonalists.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Achieving the Perfection of Bhakti through Complete Submission.
Subcategories
This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
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Pages in category "Submission"
The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
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- A wife is always supposed to be submissive to her husband. Submission, mild behavior and subservience are qualities in a wife which make a husband very thoughtful of her
- Arjuna teaches us submission by giving up his friendly relationship with Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He says, - I have now become Your disciple. Please instruct me
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- Because He is the omniscient Personality of Godhead, Krsna knew that the cowherd men were preparing for the Indra sacrifice, but as a matter of etiquette He began to inquire with great honor and submission from elder personalities like Maharaja Nanda
- Because you have submitted, it is not that you have to understand something dogmatic. No. Submission must be there, but at the same time, you should have clear understanding
- Being pleased by the full surrender and submission of Lord Bharata, Lord Ramacandra then accepted the throne of the state
- Bhattatharis know many tantric black arts, such as the art of killing a person, of bringing him under submission, and of destroying or devastating him
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- In the Narada-pancaratra there is a statement of submission accompanied by the desire for perfection
- In the Skanda Purana there is a statement about submission unto the lotus feet of the Lord
- In this verse (BG 4.34), both blind following and absurd inquiries are condemned. One should not only hear submissively from the spiritual master; but one must also get a clear understanding from him, in submission and service and inquiries. BG 1972 pur
- In this verse (SB 3.25.30) Devahuti shows us the process for understanding transcendental subject matters. It is not by challenge but by submission. The entire bhakti process is a process of submission
- Inquiry must be guided by two things: submission and seva
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- One day Pradyumna Misra came to see Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, offering his respects and inquiring from Him with great submission
- Only through devotion, submission, surrender you can understand Krsna, not by your so-called scholarship or research work
- Our only business is to present Krishna Consciousness to the ignorant mass of people, and if such people agree to hear in consideration of our important position in the material world, it is a great opportunity to place our submission
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- Submission means I must approach somebody who is actually in better position or higher position. Otherwise, what is the use of approaching? Tad viddhi pranipatena pariprasnena sevaya. And seva means service. You cannot challenge
- Submission, mild behavior and subservience are qualities in a wife which make a husband very thoughtful of her
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- The Absolute Truth, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is realized by hearing about Him in all submission and love from a bona fide authority who is a representative of the twelve great authorities mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam
- The gopis in the water told Krsna: "Kindly deliver our garments immediately; otherwise we shall suffer." They then began to appeal to Krsna with great submission
- The process of bhakti-marga is the process of submission. There is no question of subjecting God to our imagination
- The process of understanding transcendental subject matter is not by challenge but by submission. The whole bhakti process is submission. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's preaching
- They (the gopis) welcomed him (Uddhava) with polite words, in great submissiveness, "We know that you are a most confidential associate of Krsna and that He has therefore sent you to Vrndavana to give solace to His father and mother"
- This lalasa-mayi stage of submission comes in the stage of perfect liberation, which is technically called svarupa-siddhi, when the living entity understands, by perfect spiritual advancement and revelation, his original relationship with the Lord
- This submission (to Krsna) marks the difference between Krsna-ites and Mayavadis
- This submission with transcendental desire, or lalasa-mayi vijnapti, is the highest perfectional stage of spiritual realization
- This whole process is submission. Krsna wants this. Sarva-dharman parityajya (BG 18.66). So if you want to approach Krsna, you have to become very submissive
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- You are the proprietor of the three creations and the maintainer of the entire universe. Therefore Your potency is not reduced by Your submissive behavior. Rather, by submission You exhibit Your transcendental pastimes
- You have to go in the parampara system, submission, tapasya, jnana. Bahavo jnana-tapasa puta mad-bhavam agatah. So by jnana, by knowledge, by tapasya, you have to make progress. This is Krsna consciousness movement
- You have to understand by pranipatena, by submission, not by challenging. If you challenge, then you will never be able to understand. This whole process is submission. Sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja