Category:With Intelligence
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category focuses on the proper utilization of human intelligence for spiritual emancipation. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while all living entities possess some degree of intelligence according to their karma, the human being is endowed with a higher capacity meant specifically for self-realization. True intelligence is not meant for temporary material accumulation, but for distinguishing the eternal soul from the material body, mind, and false ego. By applying this higher intelligence, a sincere soul engages in buddhi-yoga, controls the restless mind and senses, and works enthusiastically in pure devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- The Purpose of Human Intelligence: The human form is granted a superior level of intelligence not for animalistic pursuits, but for understanding the indications of the Almighty Father and recognizing the distinction between spirit and matter.
- Controlling the Mind and Senses: Intelligence sits above the mind and senses. Through proper guidance and practice, one must use their intelligence to direct the mind away from material illusions and focus it on the Supreme Truth.
- The Process of Buddhi-yoga: Executing one's duties with intelligence and full knowledge in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the supreme yoga system, enabling the soul to transcend material entanglement and return back to Godhead.
- Sincere Endeavor in Devotion: An intelligent devotee does not work blindly like a beast of burden, but enthusiastically applies their intellect to plan and execute practical devotional service for the pleasure of the Lord.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: With Intelligence - The Key to Spiritual Advancement.
Pages in category "With Intelligence"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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- Bhakti-yoga, or buddhi-yoga, executed with intelligence and full knowledge, is the only successful method for going back home, back to Godhead
- Brahma also entered His heart with intelligence, but even then the Cosmic Being could not be prevailed upon to get up. Lord Rudra also entered His heart with the ego, but even then the Cosmic Being did not stir
- By further transformation of the mode of passion, the sense organs like the ear, skin, nose, eyes, tongue, mouth, hands, genitals, legs, and the outlet for evacuating, together with intelligence and living energy, are all generated
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- If a man is in good consciousness, he consults with his religious wife, and as a result of this consultation, with intelligence, one advances in his ability to estimate the value of life
- In modern so-called scientific society the idea is very prevalent that there is no life on other planets but that only on this earth do living entities with intelligence and scientific knowledge exist
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- One has to consider things carefully, with intelligence, in the association of a bona fide spiritual master. Thus one can change his position to a higher mode of nature. BG 1972 purports
- One has to understand the differences with intelligence. Everyone knows that his material body has developed from a spiritual spark, and similarly the universal body has developed from the supreme spark, Supersoul
- One should control the sitting posture, regulate the breathing process by the yogic pranayama and thus control the mind and senses and with intelligence apply the mind to the gross potencies of the Lord
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- Some of the nonsense philosophers, they are identifying the soul with the mind, with intelligence, with ego, but they are all material. The soul is different. So this is daivi prakrti, spiritual nature
- Suppose I am a businessman and have worked very hard with intelligence and have amassed a great bank balance. Then I am an enjoyer. But then say I have lost all my money in business; then I am a sufferer. BG 1972 Introduction
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- The actual creator, the original creator, is the Personality of Godhead. Only in the interim does someone create something with intelligence supplied by the Lord, and later the creation again becomes a problem
- The buddhi-yoga process of self-realization with intelligence transcendental to the mind (devotional service) can alone elevate one from the conditioned state of material entanglement in the cosmic construction
- The human being is the elder brother of all other living beings. He is endowed with intelligence more powerful than animals for realizing the course of nature and the indications of the Almighty Father
- The meditative devotee should slowly push up the life air from the navel to the heart, from there to the chest and from there to the root of the palate. He should search out the proper places with intelligence
- Then she raised her life air, mixed with intelligence, to the heart and then gradually towards the pulmonary passage and from there to between her eyebrows
- There are six circles of the movement of the life air, and the intelligent bhakti-yogi should search out these places with intelligence and in a meditative mood. Among these, mentioned above is the svadhisthana-cakra, or the powerhouse of the life air
- To escape the entanglement, he (the living entity) has only to perform his duty and to surrender unto the Supreme Lord with intelligence and devotion and with sincere Krsna consciousness
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- We have to work very hard and with intelligence and sincerity for this movement. It is a great movement undoubtedly but it takes a little time to convince the higher section of the society
- When a person properly utilizes his initiative, or active nature, with intelligence, understanding that everything is the Lord's potency, he can revive his original consciousness, which was lost due to association with maya, the external energy
- With intelligence one has to seek out the constitutional position of the soul and then engage the mind always in Krsna consciousness. That solves the whole problem. BG 1972 purports