Category:Wanting to Enter
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda establishes a very logical and practical principle: to enter any specific environment, one must acquire the necessary qualifications and a suitable body. Just as one needs the body of a fish to enter the water or an adjusted suit to enter outer space, one must be completely purified to enter the spiritual kingdom. God is pure, and therefore anyone wanting to enter His supreme abode must also be pure, humble, and free from material desires. While some transcendentalists are satisfied merely entering the spiritual effulgence, the pure Vaiṣṇava wants to enter the highest spiritual planet, Goloka Vṛndāvana, to engage in the Lord's intimate pastimes. Conversely, the conditioned soul originally wanted to enter the material world for independent enjoyment, effectively entering a prison house. Even at the time of death, a deeply materially attached soul may refuse to enter a new physical body, resulting in a miserable ghostly existence.
- The Law of Environmental Adjustment: To enter a specific atmosphere—whether water, fire, or another planet—one must have a corresponding body and constitutional adjustment.
- Purity and Humility: The kingdom of God is pure and is reserved for the meek and humble. Therefore, anyone wanting to enter must undergo complete spiritual purification.
- Entering the Highest Planet: Pure devotees are not satisfied with merging into the Brahman effulgence; they specifically want to enter Kṛṣṇaloka to associate with the Lord personally.
- Following in the Footsteps: To enter into the most confidential pastimes of the Lord, such as the rasa dance, one must perfectly follow the mood and devotion of the pure residents of Vṛndāvana.
- Material Attachment and Ghostly Life: Materialistic life is like choosing to enter a prison. When deeply attached to this temporary arrangement, a soul may not want to enter its next physical body at death, forcing it to linger as a ghost.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Wanting to Enter the Spiritual Kingdom.
Pages in category "Wanting to Enter"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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- Although the Yogendras were already conversant in Vedic knowledge, they became very jubilant in Krsna consciousness just by listening to Brahma. Thus they wanted to enter Dvaraka, the abode of Lord Krsna
- As we understand that even on this planet there are different kinds of bodies for living in particular places, so, similarly, if we want to enter another planet, we have to prepare ourselves to get a suitable body
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- I have given this example many times. Just like if you want to enter into certain place, then you must be adjusted with the conditions. Just like people are going to the moon planet. There it is supposed to be it is very cold
- If I want to enter into the kingdom of God, or Krsna, if we want to be Krsna consciousness, there is no impediment. There is no impediment. Ahaituky apratihata
- If you want to enter fire, you must be fire. And if you are not fire, then you will burn. So first of all we have to revive, because Krsna . . . the example is given that Krsna is the big fire and we are sparks of fire. We are also fire, very small
- If you want to enter into spiritual life, you must know that you, spirit soul, you are eternal. You don't die; you are not finished. That after the destruction of this body, you accept another body, tatha dehantara praptir
- If you want to enter into the rasa-lila, if you desire like that, so you love Krsna in that way, as the gopis. Then you'll have the same perfection. There is no difficulty. It is not at all difficult. Simply you practice
- If you want to enter into the spiritual kingdom, as Lord Jesus Christ also said: "The kingdom of God is for the meek and the . . ." Huh? Meek and mild, yes. So that is the qualification. You have to become humble
- If you want to enter into the spiritual kingdom, the abode, the planet where Krsna lives, so you must be purified. Adjust yourself. Not only to the spiritual kingdom of Krsna - any planet you want to enter, you must adjust yourself
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- The living being has attachment for the present body and does not want to enter another, and thus in the interim he remains a ghost
- There are philosophers groups, scientists groups, religious persons groups, hippies groups. So similarly, in everywhere you will find groups. That is natural. So Krsna also said that if you want to enter this group, yanti deva-vrata devan, you can do so
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- We must be pure to approach Krsna. Just like if we want to enter fire we must be also highly tempered, almost like fire, same degree. Apapa-viddham
- When Maharaja Bharata wanted to enter the forest to collect kusa grass, flowers, wood, leaves, fruits, roots and water, he would fear that dogs, jackals, tigers and other ferocious animals might kill the deer
- When Mother Yasoda arrived, she wanted to enter the river Yamuna, and being checked, she fainted. Her friends, who were equally aggrieved, were shedding tears like torrents of rain or waves of the river
- When you go to God, you must have a body like God. Just like if you want to enter into the water, then you must have a body like a fish. Otherwise you cannot enter into the water