Category:Without Cares
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category contrasts the transcendental freedom of a pure devotee with the reckless ignorance of a materialist. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that a true devotee is entirely without material cares because they depend solely on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, making them peaceful, blissful, and fearless in all circumstances. Conversely, ordinary human beings act like animals, enjoying the facilities of material nature without caring for the supreme laws or the eternal soul (ātmā). Such careless neglect of spiritual life inevitably leads to suffering. The Vedic literatures emphasize that instead of living without care for the future, one must take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master who carefully guides the soul back to Godhead.
- The Peaceful State of a Devotee: Because pure devotees do not strive for material results and depend entirely on Kṛṣṇa, they live blissfully without cares, anxieties, or pains, making them very dear to the Lord.
- Neglecting the Soul: Foolish materialists unnecessarily work day and night to maintain the temporary body while completely neglecting the soul, which is as foolish as polishing a birdcage without feeding the bird inside.
- Disregarding Worldly Impediments: Empowered by their attraction and love for the Supreme Lord, advanced devotees pass over social conventions, enemies, and worldly impediments without any care for material consequences.
- The Necessity of Spiritual Care: Just as a child cannot grow properly without the attentive care of parents, a spiritual seeker cannot rise to the platform of transcendental loving service without the careful guidance of a spiritual master.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Without Cares - The Peaceful State of a Pure Devotee.
Pages in category "Without Cares"
The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
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- A devotee who is not dependant on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and who does not strive for some result, is very dear to Me. BG 12.16 - 1972
- A devotee who is not dependent on others but is dependent solely on Me, who is clean inwardly, outwardly, who is expert, indifferent to material things, without cares, free from all pains, who rejects all pious, impious activities is very dear to Me
- After accepting the feature of avadhuta, a great saintly person without material cares, Lord Rsabhadeva passed through human society like a blind, deaf and dumb man, an idle stone, a ghost or a madman
- All of these things are coming from the Supreme Father, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but we are thinking that they are coming from nature, and we are utilizing them without caring whether we pay the bill or not
- As described in Bhagavad-gita: A devotee who is not dependent on the ordinary course of activities, who is pure, expert, without cares, free from all pains, and who does not strive for some result, is very dear to Me
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- Brahma said, "They (Krsna's devotees) know they are always protected by You (Krsna), and so they can matter-of-factly pass over the heads of their enemies without any care"
- By taking care of the cage of the bird without taking any care of the bird within the cage, certainly the bird will be restless and unhappy and create disturbances
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- If by taking care of the cage of the bird without taking any care of the bird within the cage, certainly the bird will be restless and unhappy and create disturbances
- Ignorance is no excuse. Therefore human life is distinct from animal life. If we live in human life without caring for the supreme laws, then we are destined to suffer
- It has become a system in their country, the young boys and girls they live as friends without parents taking care of their being married. That has become a system, regular system in Europe and America
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- Karmis, they have been described in the Bhagavad-gita: mudha, ass, simply unnecessarily working day and night, whole day and night. You see. Without taking care of the atma, without taking care of the religion
- Krsna consciousness devotees, they are transferred directly to the Goloka Vrndavana-dhama, without any care for this Devi-dhama, Mahesa-dhama, Hari-dhama
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- The home is considered to be a dark well covered by grass, and if one falls within this well, he simply dies without anyone's caring. One should therefore not be too much attached to family life, for it will spoil one's development of Krsna consciousness
- The husbands began to discuss this amongst themselves: "How wonderful is the attraction for Krsna, that it has made these women leave us without any care!" This is the influence of Krsna
- The sudras were walking with the palanquin without at all caring for the ants on the ground, but Jada Bharata could not act like a sudra, and therefore difficulty arose
- They (people) are going on, doing all nonsense without any care. And there is no question of consulting physician or learned brahmana
- They (the Siddhas) simply merge in the transcendental discussions of the pastimes of the Lord. That makes them completely happy, without care for pious or impious activities
- This kind of parental love is generated in a devotee out of his conviction, in love, that he himself is superior to Krsna and that without being taken care of by such devotee Krsna could not possibly live
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- While in material existence, he (the devotee) lives very peacefully and blissfully, without cares and anxieties, and after quitting this body he goes back home, back to Godhead
- Without being cared for by a man, a woman cannot be happy. Indeed, she is just like a she-goat that has fallen into a well and is struggling for existence
- Without the attentive service of his parents, a child cannot grow to manhood; similarly, without the care of the spiritual master one cannot rise to the plane of transcendental service