Category:Whole Life
Theme Analysis
The category Whole Life shows how Śrīla Prabhupāda evaluates the entire span of human existence from the standpoint of spiritual purpose. A whole life can be wasted in bodily maintenance, family attachment, economic struggle, speculation, or material construction, but the same whole life can become perfect when it is used for Kṛṣṇa consciousness. These quotes repeatedly remind us that human life is temporary, examined at the time of death, and meant for solving the real problem of material existence. Lifelong habits matter deeply, because what one practices throughout life naturally shapes the final consciousness and the next destination. Therefore the proper use of the whole life is to hear and read about Kṛṣṇa, follow spiritual discipline, serve the Supreme Lord with all one's capacity, and prepare to return back to Godhead.
- Human Life Must Not Be Wasted: Śrīla Prabhupāda warns that a person may labor throughout life for temporary buildings, family maintenance, or economic development, yet still be forced to leave everything behind. Such a life is unsuccessful if it forgets the real purpose of the soul.
- Practice Determines the Final Test: The consciousness cultivated throughout life is tested at the time of death. If one practices chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa and remembering Kṛṣṇa during life, there is a strong chance of remembering Him when everything becomes disordered at the final moment.
- Scripture Can Guide the Whole Life: Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam are inexhaustible guides that can be read repeatedly for one's whole life. They give ever-fresh realization and purify the devotee's understanding until the final destination is reached.
- Service Makes Life Perfect: A sane person should engage the whole life, wealth, intelligence, speech, and strength in the service of the Supreme Lord. Even if one does not reach full perfection immediately, whatever devotional service is performed becomes a permanent spiritual asset.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Whole Life Should Be Used for Kṛṣṇa Consciousness.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Whole Life"
The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total.
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- A brahmana is supposed to devote his whole life to understanding Brahman. BG 1972 purports
- A man has served the family with heart and soul throughout the whole life, and when he is old man, if he asks permission from his wife, "My dear wife, now I have served so much. Let me take sannyasa now," the wife will never give permission
- A sane man should come to the point of Krsna consciousness and engage in the service of the Supreme Lord, applying his whole life, all of his wealth, his entire intelligence and his full power of speaking
- After executing your ritualistic performances in particular type of religion throughout the whole life, if you do not see that you have no love for God, then simply you have wasted your time. Srama eva hi kevalam
- Akrura thought, "Certainly Krsna and Balarama will call me ‘Akrura, Uncle,’ and at that time my whole life will be glorious. Unless one is recognized by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his life cannot be successful"
- Although they (human beings) go on making such questions and answers for their whole lives, they are not at all satisfied. Satisfaction of the soul can only be obtained by questions and answers on the subject of Krsna
- Anyone may read Bhagavad-gita or the Srimad-Bhagavatam repeatedly throughout his whole life and yet find in them new light of information
- Aquatic animals have particular bodies suitable for living their whole lives in water. Similarly, if one takes a fish out of water and puts it on the land, it will die instantly
- At the end of life, a person thinks of what he has done throughout his whole life; thus he gets another body (dehantara) according to his thoughts and desires at the end of life
- At the mature age say after 50 years old age, everyone should separate from wife. Married life does not mean that one should continue to live with wife throughout the whole life
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- Because Krsna had expanded Himself as everything and because the whole life of everyone in Vrndavana was meant for Krsna, the men increased in their affection for their sons
- Bhagavata is the only guide. Read Bhagavata, repeatedly whole life. Safe. Always. Always, whenever there is time, read, read, read
- Brahmacari is instructed in such a way that he'll remain brahmacari throughout the whole life. A brahmacari is open to accept either a grhastha asrama or vanaprastha asrama or sannyasa asrama
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- For me, personally, I had the opportunity to talk with my spiritual master not more than ten times in my whole life, not more. It may be less than that. But I tried to follow his instruction, that's all, although I was a grhastha
- Formerly husband and wife used to live together peacefully throughout their whole lives, but nowadays it is a very difficult task
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- He (a person) may live in a hut and become very advanced in self-realzation. But if he wastes his time turning his hut into a skyscraper, then his whole life is wasted, finished
- He gets a skyscraper building, throughout his whole life laboring. But he cannot stay there. He'll be kicked out. Is it not ass? Is he not an ass? He cannot stay there. Anitya samsare. Anitya. Because it is not the permanent settlement
- How you are becoming KC, that you'll be tested at your time of death - That is wanted. If we practice throughout whole life "Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna," then there is good chance of chanting HK, because at the time of death everything becomes disordered
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- If it is possible to divert the whole attention for Krishna's service it is quite possible to remain single even for the whole life
- If one has to ultimately surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but instead takes the trouble to understand what is Brahman and what is not Brahman and spends his whole life in that way, the result is simply troublesome. BG 1972 purports
- If the exact moment is there, by mathematical calculation, he (a scientist) can give you the exact history of your whole life. This is standard, all standard. Niyamitah. Yasyajnaya bhramati kala-cakrah
- If we pass the examination (at the time of death), we are transferred to the spiritual world. Our whole life is examined at the time of death
- If we properly utilize the instructions of Bhagavad-gita, then our whole life will become purified, and ultimately we will be able to reach the destination which is beyond this material sky. BG 1972 Introduction
- If we simply think of only this one verse, which describes Krsna's body with reference to the lotus, we can meditate our whole life on how beautiful Krsna is, how wise Krsna is, and how Krsna manifests His creation. This is meditation - thinking of Krsna
- If you can execute cent percent, then the whole life is perfect. But even if you do not come to the perfectional point, whatever you have done, that is your permanent asset. Next life you begin from that point
- If you go back to Krsna and if you get permanent life, most probably you will not come back again. Just like a person left his home, and throughout the whole life he's loitering. After being fatigued, if he comes back home again, he doesn't go again
- If you want to know through science and philosophy, we have got our books. You can read. And even if you read the complete set, it will take your whole life to finish it
- In His (Caitanya's) whole life these (when Sacimata, was searching for something, Caitanya jokingly said, "Maybe your daughter-in-law has taken it.") are the only joking words we find in relation to women (with His wife). He was very strict
- In this way his (an unalloyed devotee's) whole life is engaged in the service of the Lord, with not a moment wasted on any other engagement
- Insects biting my delicate body, I cannot protest. I am simply suffering. After coming out of the womb, still there is suffering. The whole life is suffering - but I do not know how to compensate the suffering. That is ignorance
- It is best to remain alone as a brahmacari, sannyasi or vanaprastha and cultivate Krsna consciousness throughout one's whole life
- It is not that because one is a grhastha he may marry as many times as he likes and indulge in sex life as he likes. This is not spiritual life. In spiritual life, one must conduct one's whole life under the guidance of the guru
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- On zero some great swami spoke four hours. And he was very proud that on zero one can speak throughout his whole life. But if you can speak on some subject matter for four hours, how it is zero? Just see the contradiction
- One may remain naisthika-brahmacari for his whole life. But a brahmacari can marry
- One should not remain a householder throughout his whole life; he must always remember that there are four divisions of life, brahmacarya, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa. So after grhastha, householder life, one should retire. BG 1972 purports
- Only students unable to accept such a vow in life (celibacy) were allowed to go home and marry a suitable wife. Otherwise, the student would remain a permanent brahmacari, observing complete abstinence from sex life for his whole life
- Our whole trouble of life, this material existence, it is, according to Vedic literature, this is our condemned life, material, because I am put into a different atmosphere, this body, which I am not
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- Sanatana Gosvami said, "I was born in a low family, and my associates are all low-class men. I myself am fallen and am the lowest of men. Indeed, I have passed my whole life fallen in the well of sinful materialism"
- So far we are concerned, we have all our obeisances for Lord Jesus Christ because His whole life was devoted to the service of the Lord
- So it is my misfortune; if I get a cheater mother, then my whole life is spoiled
- So you are reading Bhagavad-gita throughout the whole life, but when the Lord speaks something which does not tally with our imagination, we reject it. That is not the process of Bhagavad-gita reading
- Suffering, suffering, suffering - the whole life is suffering - but I do not know how to compensate the suffering. That I do not know. That is ignorance
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- Take some regular income. Be comfortably situated. Advance in Krsna consciousness. Bas. That is happiness. In your whole life you'll never be disturbed for economic condition. That I am arranging
- Ten minutes if you drive you have to follow so many rules and regulations. It is a ten-minutes' affair. And throughout your whole life you are irresponsible - you will not follow any rules and regulations? Is that very nice proposal? Is good intelligence?
- The aquatics live within water for their whole life-span. Certain favorable conditions are created to enable them to live within water
- The Bhagavata says that you can make economic development as far as it maintains your body and soul together. Not that making whole life economic development and real purpose of life forget
- The principle of brahmacarya is celibacy. There are two kinds of brahmacaris. One is called naisthika-brahmacari, which means one who takes a vow of celibacy for his whole life
- The Vedanta philosophy, Mahabharata, each and every verse if you study, you can study for the whole life
- The whole life of Brahma is contained within one breath of the Maha-Visnu. Thus it is not possible for us to imagine the breathing power of the Supreme Lord. That Maha-Visnu is but a partial manifestation of Krsna
- Their whole life is miserable condition, tri-tapa-yatana, adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika, but we are so foolish, we have accepted this miserable condition of life as customary
- Their whole life is miserable condition, tri-tapa-yatana, adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika, but we are so foolish, we have accepted this miserable condition of life as customary. So they have become accustomed
- There are four types of brahmacaris. The next stage is called naisthika, which refers to a brahmacari who is celibate throughout his whole life
- This increase of affection was not maya; rather, because Krsna had expanded Himself as everything and because the whole life of everyone in Vrndavana was meant for Krsna, the cows, because of affection for Krsna, had more affection for the older calves
- This is unsuccessful life, laboring whole life, and he does not know where he is going. Next life, what is, whether cat or dog or animal or this or that, he does not know. He's in the darkness
- This mental condition naturally is there what I practice throughout my whole life. So if we practice this chanting of Hare Krsna name, then there is chance of chanting Hare Krsna at the time of death. That is the examination
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- Unfortunately, his (a qualified person's) whole life can be disturbed by a wife who divorces him. When the husband is disturbed, the whole family is ruined, the children are dispersed, or the business is closed, and everything is affected
- Unfortunately, his whole life can be disturbed by a wife who divorces him; when the husband is disturbed, the whole family is ruined, the children are dispersed or the business is closed, and everything is affected
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- We are preaching Krsna consciousness. Suppose I have to preach Krsna consciousness in Europe or America. So because a sannyasi has to walk, therefore I shall walk throughout the whole life to go to America? This is foolishness
- We must know that we have to leave this body, and we must prepare for that. Unless we don't prepare for that, all of a sudden, if death comes, then our whole life is spoiled. That is the whole system
- We should not be disappointed in our muddy life of material existence, for as soon as we voluntarily take to the devotional service of the Lord our whole life becomes clear, like water in autumn
- When I get married our boys and girls, the boy takes this vow that "I take responsibility of your maintenance throughout your whole life," and the girl promises that "I desire to serve you throughout my whole life"
- When the boys and girls become ten or twelve years and above, then should be separated. At that time special care should be taken, because once they become a victim of sex their whole life becomes spoiled
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- Yogis, Their whole life they devote, maybe impersonal Brahman, so he can be merged into the impersonal feature of the Lord. Paramatma
- You cannot directly approach God. That is useless. You have no power to approach God directly. That is not possible. Let them study this philosophy. We have got books, enough books. One cannot read all these books even throughout whole life
- You study Caitanya Mahaprabhu's behavior, character - He's ideal. Throughout His whole life you'll not find a spot. You read CC. Find out some fault, that "Here is Caitanya . . . Sri Krsna Caitanya is faulty." No. That is susila. And that is sadhu
- You study Caitanya's behavior, character - He's ideal. Throughout His whole life you'll not find a spot. You read Caitanya-caritamrta. Find out some fault, that "Here is Caitanya . . . Sri Krsna Caitanya is faulty." No. That is susila. And that is sadhu