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Tag - Bhagavad Gita

Falling from the Spiritual World?

Digest 743: How did Maya make jiva fall down from...

Garbhodakashayi Vishnu • The Qualitative Avatars

Digest 735: Who is Hiranyagarbha?

Demigod Worship

Digest 732: Can we continue to pray to demigods in...

Varnashrama

Digest 721: What is the significance of Makara...

Anecdotes from Mahabharata

Digest 716: The word-for-word meaning of BG 1.26...

Maya or Material Energy

Digest 708: How to understand from BG 7.4 purport...

Causes of Suffering • Laws of Karma • Misuse of Free-will

Digest 694: What is the root cause of suffering...

Fruits of Surrender

Digest 681: What are the reasons and results of...

Cultivating Loving Relationships • Vaishnava Etiquette

Digest 676: How to Converse in a Conflicting...

Importance of Reading

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  • [+]Anartha Nivrtti (20)
    • Developing Good Habits (9)
    • Overcoming False Ego (6)
    • Overcoming Fault-finding Tendency (2)
    • Overcoming Lust (3)
  • [+]Archa-Vigraha or Deity (24)
    • Attachment to Deities (1)
    • Definition of Archa-vigraha (1)
    • Deity Worship (11)
    • Personal Exchanges (1)
    • Worship of Gaura Nitai (3)
    • Worship of Radha Krishna (7)
  • [+]Attributes of Krishna (64)
    • All-knowing Krishna (3)
    • All-merciful Krishna (7)
    • All-powerful Krishna (4)
    • Bhava-grahi Krishna (1)
    • Krishna – The Cause of All Causes (5)
    • Krishna – The Infallible (2)
    • Krishna – The Original Person (7)
    • Krishna – The Supreme Enjoyer (11)
    • Krishna – The Supreme Proprietor (5)
    • Names of Krishna (3)
    • Supremely Independent Krishna (6)
    • The All-attractive (5)
    • Unlimited Krishna (5)
  • [+]Avatar or Expansion of Krishna (44)
    • Different Levels of Expansion (9)
    • Garbhodakashayi Vishnu (6)
    • Hayagriva (1)
    • Kalki (2)
    • Kshirodakashayi Vishnu (4)
    • Lord Nrsimhadeva (4)
    • Maha-Vishnu (7)
    • Sankarshan (1)
    • The Qualitative Avatars (2)
    • Transcendental Nature of Avatars (3)
    • Vamana (1)
    • Vasudeva Krishna (3)
  • [+]Brahmacharya Ashram (3)
    • Characteristics of a Brahmachari (1)
    • Entering into Grihastha Ashram (2)
  • [+]Brahmana (5)
    • Character of a Brahmana (3)
    • Definition of a Brahmana (2)
  • [+]Caste System (1)
    • Origin of Caste System (1)
  • [+]Chanting (93)
    • Attentive Chanting (6)
    • Benefits of Chanting (8)
    • Chanting on Beads (4)
    • Chanting Pancha-tattva Mantra (2)
    • Chanting with Concentration (1)
    • Chanting without Offenses (9)
    • Importance of Chanting (9)
    • Improving Chanting (9)
    • Mood of Chanting (3)
    • Potency of Chanting (27)
    • Proper Pronunciation (3)
    • Stages of Chanting (4)
    • Taste for Chanting (2)
    • Time for Chanting (6)
  • [+]Common Impediments (83)
    • Blind Acceptance or Rejection (4)
    • Challenging Spirit (2)
    • Complacency (3)
    • Depression (5)
    • Desire for Recognition (2)
    • Doership Mentality (4)
    • Doubts (3)
    • Fault-finding Tendency (2)
    • Fear (6)
    • Imitation (6)
    • Independent-mindedness (4)
    • Inertia (1)
    • Lamentation (6)
    • Material Attachments (6)
    • Material Conceptions (9)
    • Mechanical Execution (1)
    • Misleaders (4)
    • Over-endeavor (2)
    • Pride (6)
    • Propensity to Enjoy (3)
    • Self-Love (1)
    • Self-pity (1)
    • Sentimentality (1)
    • Speculative Interpretation (1)
  • [+]Common Indecisions (8)
    • Attending to Material Obligations (4)
    • Brahmachari or Grihastha (2)
    • Preaching to the Faithless (2)
  • [+]Common Misconceptions (87)
    • Are Women Less Intelligent? (3)
    • Atheism (3)
    • Bad things happen to Good People? (3)
    • Concept of Trinity (1)
    • Consciousness – Material or Spiritual? (1)
    • Falling from the Spiritual World? (9)
    • Gender Inequality? (1)
    • Impersonalism (16)
    • Is Krishna Advocating Violence? (1)
    • Love in the Material World (2)
    • One God or Many Gods? (7)
    • One Guru or Many Gurus? (2)
    • Our Effort or Krishna’s Mercy (3)
    • Pastimes of Radha Krishna (2)
    • Quantity of Offering vs. Quality of Devotion (1)
    • Real Religion – Not a Belief System? (3)
    • Self-realization vs. God realization (2)
    • Serve God or Humanity? (1)
    • Soul and Supersoul (4)
    • Source of Evil? (2)
    • Vedas – Man-made or God-given? (1)
    • Voidism (3)
    • Who is greater – Brahmana or Vaishnava? (1)
    • Who is Responsible – God or Myself? (7)
    • Who’s the Doer? (8)
  • [+]Consciousness (10)
    • Cause of Consciousness (2)
    • Covered Consciousness (4)
    • Evolution of Consciousness (4)
  • [+]Creation (12)
    • Age of the Earth (1)
    • Lord Brahma’s Creation (4)
    • Need for Creation (7)
  • [+]Demigods (18)
    • Definition of a Demigod (2)
    • Demigod Worship (11)
    • Demigods and Pure Devotees (2)
    • Roles of Demigods (3)
  • [+]Demons (10)
    • Definition of a Demon (2)
    • Demoniac Nature (4)
    • Destination of a Demon (2)
    • Kamsa (2)
  • [+]Devotee Relationships (61)
    • Appreciating Devotees (3)
    • Cultivating Loving Relationships (8)
    • Eternality of Devotee Relationships (1)
    • Mercy of a Devotee (4)
    • Opening the Heart (9)
    • Power of Association (25)
    • Respecting Devotees (7)
    • Serving Devotees (2)
    • Six Loving Exchanges (2)
  • [+]Devotees (69)
    • Arjuna (10)
    • Bali Maharaja (3)
    • Bharath (1)
    • Bhishma (8)
    • Dhruva Maharaja (5)
    • Draupadi (1)
    • Garuda (1)
    • Hanuman (4)
    • Haridas Thakur (3)
    • Kolavecha Sridhar (1)
    • Maharaja Parikshit (4)
    • Nanda and Yashoda (1)
    • Narada (7)
    • Prahlad (8)
    • Queen Kunti (3)
    • Sukadev Goswami (3)
    • Sungod (1)
    • Uddhava (1)
    • Vasistha (1)
    • Visvamitra (1)
    • Yamaraja (2)
  • [+]Devotional Service (36)
    • Absolute Nature of Devotional Service (3)
    • Glories of Devotional Service (26)
    • Nine Processes of Devotional Service (5)
    • Qualifications for Devotional Service (2)
  • [+]Dharma or Religious Principles (60)
    • Definition of Dharma (3)
    • Morality (10)
    • Non-violence (3)
    • Occupational Duty (19)
    • Pillars of Dharma (1)
    • Prescribed Duties (18)
    • Sanatana Dharma (1)
    • The Ultimate Dharma (5)
  • [+]Divine Qualities (179)
    • Cleanliness (3)
    • Commitment (2)
    • Compassion (14)
    • Confidence (5)
    • Consistency (2)
    • Determination (6)
    • Discrimination (2)
    • Eagerness (5)
    • Enthusiasm (8)
    • Equanimity (4)
    • Forgiveness (5)
    • Gratitude (13)
    • Gravity (1)
    • Honesty (4)
    • Humility (22)
    • Love (5)
    • Mercifulness (3)
    • Mood of Devotion (5)
    • Patience (8)
    • Regret (9)
    • Respect for Others (9)
    • Self-control (5)
    • Selflessness (3)
    • Service Attitude (7)
    • Simplicity (6)
    • Sincerity (8)
    • Submission (4)
    • Tolerance (11)
  • [+]Ego (3)
    • Function of False Ego (2)
    • True Ego vs. False Ego (1)
  • [+]Ekadashi (4)
    • Benefits of Ekadashi Vrata (1)
    • Glories of Ekadashi Vrata (1)
    • Rules for Ekadashi Vrata (2)
  • [+]Enemies of a Jiva (10)
    • Conquering the Six Enemies (2)
    • Envy (8)
  • [+]Food (21)
    • Avoiding Onion and Garlic (3)
    • Cow’s Milk (4)
    • Eating Eggs (1)
    • Eating Meat (7)
    • Eating Plants (1)
    • Food Krishna Likes (2)
    • Vegetarian Food (3)
  • [+]Forbidden Activities (2)
    • Illicit Sex (1)
    • Intoxication (1)
  • [+]Free-will (37)
    • Misuse of Free-will (13)
    • Scope of Free-will (24)
  • [+]Glories of Vedic Scriptures (24)
    • Glories of Bhagavad Gita (10)
    • Glories of Srimad Bhagavatam (14)
  • [+]Grihastha Ashram (38)
    • Duties of a Grihastha (3)
    • Finding a Marriage Partner (4)
    • Responsibilities of a Grihastha (3)
    • Role of a Husband (4)
    • Role of a Wife (8)
    • Setting an Example (8)
    • Training Children (2)
    • Training in Grihastha Ashram (5)
  • [+]Guru Disciple Relationship (101)
    • Accepting Guidance (36)
    • Characteristics of Submission (2)
    • Eternal Guru Disciple Relationship (1)
    • Instructions from Guru (10)
    • Mood of Service (13)
    • Power of Shelter (8)
    • Respect for Guru (2)
    • Submission to Guru and Krishna (29)
  • [+]Hare Krishna Mahamantra (14)
    • Glories of Mahamantra (3)
    • Meaning of Mahamantra (4)
    • Significance of Mahamantra (5)
    • Special Feature of Mahamantra (2)
  • [+]Hearing (26)
    • Careful Hearing (3)
    • Effective Hearing (2)
    • Glories of Hearing (21)
  • [+]Heavenly Planets (10)
    • Satya Loka (3)
    • The Universal Planetary System (7)
  • [+]Human Beings (25)
    • Duties of Human Beings (2)
    • Gift of Human Birth (7)
    • Purpose of Human Life (5)
    • Responsibility of Human Life (5)
    • Role of a Man (2)
    • Role of a Woman (4)
  • [+]Inconceivable Topics (24)
    • Extreme Behavior of the Lord (2)
    • Guru Representing Krishna (2)
    • Impartial God Favoring Devotees (1)
    • Krishna Never Leaves Vrindavan (4)
    • Krishna’s Inconceivable Potencies (3)
    • Nature of Spiritual Dimensions (1)
    • No Time in the Spiritual World (3)
    • Vishnu and Krishna (8)
  • [+]Initiation (21)
    • Aspiring for Initiation (1)
    • Initiation Standards (4)
    • Preparation for Initiation (2)
    • Process of Initiation (7)
    • Significance of Initiation (5)
    • Two levels of Initiation (2)
  • [+]Intelligence (6)
    • Material vs. Spiritual Intelligence (3)
    • Source of Intelligence (1)
    • Thoughtful Action (2)
  • [+]Ishvara or God (28)
    • Completeness of God (4)
    • Conception of God (2)
    • Existence of God (10)
    • God’s Sanction vs. His Desire (1)
    • Revelation of God (1)
    • The Absolute Truth (8)
    • The Supreme Controller (2)
  • [+]Jiva or Living Entity (23)
    • Chiranjiva (1)
    • Controlled Position of a Jiva (5)
    • Dependent Position of a Jiva (5)
    • Entanglement of a Jiva (4)
    • Falldown of a Jiva (5)
    • Respecting All Living Entities (3)
  • [+]Kali Yuga (12)
    • Benediction of Kali Yuga (2)
    • Concessions of Kali Yuga (1)
    • Defects of Kali Yuga (7)
    • End of Kali Yuga (1)
    • Kali Yuga in Other Planets (1)
  • [+]Karma (73)
    • Collective Karma (4)
    • Counteracting Karma (4)
    • Definition of Karma (3)
    • Detached Karma (5)
    • Fate (13)
    • Five Factors of Action (4)
    • Freedom From Reactions (8)
    • Interfering with Karma (1)
    • Judging Karma (5)
    • Karma in Other Realms (1)
    • Laws of Karma (15)
    • Pious Activities (2)
    • Principle of Karma (6)
    • Three Types of Karma (1)
    • Unused Karma (1)
  • [+]Krishna Consciousness (97)
    • Acting from the Spiritual Platform (6)
    • Becoming Mature in Krishna Consciousness (8)
    • Cultivating Divine Qualities (10)
    • Eligibility for Krishna Consciousness (2)
    • Essence of Krishna Consciousness (1)
    • Pleasing Krishna (32)
    • Practicing Krishna Consciousness (28)
    • Taking up Krishna Consciousness (1)
    • Transcendental Realizations (3)
    • Yukta-vairagya Principle (6)
  • [+]Krishna’s Energies (35)
    • Internal Energy (10)
    • Marginal Energy (6)
    • Maya or Material Energy (13)
    • Time (6)
  • [+]Leadership (1)
    • Role of a Leader (1)
  • [+]Levels of Devotees (8)
    • Kanistha Adhikari (1)
    • Madhyama Adhikari (4)
    • Uttama Adhikari (3)
  • [+]Liberation (16)
    • Brahman Platform (7)
    • Love of God – The Ultimate Goal (9)
  • [+]Lord Brahma (16)
    • Abode of Lord Brahma (2)
    • Age of Lord Brahma (1)
    • Brahma’s Realization of Krishna (2)
    • Kalpa or One Day of Brahma (4)
    • Liberation of Lord Brahma (1)
    • Position of Lord Brahma (5)
    • Temple of Lord Brahma (1)
  • [+]Lord Buddha (3)
    • Purpose of Buddha’s Appearance (3)
  • [+]Lord Chaitanya (46)
    • A Hidden Incarnation (2)
    • Achintya-bheda-abheda-tattva (9)
    • Appearance of Lord Chaitanya (4)
    • Color of Lord Chaitanya (1)
    • Hearing Chaitanya Lila (1)
    • Lord Chaitanya taking Sannyasa (2)
    • Mercy of Lord Chaitanya (10)
    • Mission of Lord Chaitanya (4)
    • Pastimes of Lord Chaitanya (5)
    • Position of Lord Chaitanya (4)
    • Reference to Lord Chaitanya in Scriptures (4)
  • [+]Lord Jagannath (2)
    • Form of Lord Jagannath (1)
    • Manifestation of Lord Jagannath (1)
  • [+]Lord Krishna (177)
    • Appearance of Lord Krishna (3)
    • Color of Lord Krishna (2)
    • Energies of Lord Krishna (10)
    • Form of Lord Krishna (7)
    • Krishna’s Sweet Will (5)
    • Loving Nature of Lord Krishna (7)
    • Mercy of Lord Krishna (18)
    • Pastimes of Lord Krishna (42)
    • Personal Nature of Lord Krishna (10)
    • Promise of Krishna (7)
    • Protection of Lord Krishna (14)
    • Qualities of Lord Krishna (12)
    • Reciprocation of Lord Krishna (14)
    • Supremacy of Lord Krishna (17)
    • Svayam Bhagavan Krishna (4)
    • Universal Form of Lord Krishna (5)
  • [+]Lord Rama (20)
    • Pastimes of Lord Rama (20)
  • [+]Lord Shiva (18)
    • Honoring Lord Shiva (3)
    • Position of Lord Shiva (9)
    • Qualities of Lord Shiva (1)
    • Worshipping Lord Shiva (5)
  • [+]Lord Vishnu (9)
    • Avatars of Vishnu (8)
    • Color of Vishnu (1)
  • [+]Mahabharata (28)
    • Anecdotes from Mahabharata (11)
    • Character of Karna (3)
    • Disqualifications of Ekalavya (3)
    • Dronacharya Taking Revenge on Drupada (2)
    • Evil-minded Duryodhana (2)
    • Gambling Match (2)
    • Pandavas After the War (2)
    • Rajasuya Yajna (1)
    • Reasons for Mahabharata War (1)
    • Significance of Conchshell Names (1)
  • [+]Mantra (5)
    • Gayatri Mantra (2)
    • Om (1)
    • Om Tat Sat (1)
    • Potency of a Mantra (1)
  • [+]Material Energy (6)
    • Material Conditioning (4)
    • Maya or Nescience (2)
  • [+]Material Existence (9)
    • Dualities of Material Existence (3)
    • Nature of Material Existence (2)
    • Temporality of Material Existence (4)
  • [+]Material Situation (5)
    • Solving all Problems (3)
    • Understanding the Circumstances (2)
  • [+]Mayavadi or Impersonalists (3)
    • Defeating a Mayavadi (1)
    • Lord Chaitanya’s Mercy to Mayavadis (1)
    • Transforming a Mayavadi (1)
  • [+]Mind (24)
    • Engaging the Mind (1)
    • Functions of the Mind (5)
    • Mind Control (16)
    • Mind – The Cause of Dualities (2)
  • [+]Modes of Material Nature (42)
    • Faith in Three Modes (3)
    • Influence of the Modes (7)
    • Mode of Goodness (11)
    • Mode of Ignorance (6)
    • Mode of Passion (5)
    • Puranas in Three Modes (2)
    • Transcending the Modes (8)
  • [+]Mood of Loving Krishna (8)
    • Bhibatsa Rasa (1)
    • Constitutional Rasa (3)
    • Definition of Rasa (1)
    • Love in Separation (3)
  • [+]Offenses (28)
    • Offenses Against Devotees (10)
    • Offenses Against the Holy Name (11)
    • Rectifying Offenses (7)
  • [+]Other Religious Prophets (3)
    • Jesus Christ (2)
    • Mohammed (1)
  • [+]Prasadam (12)
    • Consciousness Behind Cooking (3)
    • Glories of Prasadam (6)
    • Honoring Prasadam (3)
  • [+]Preaching (15)
    • Benefits of Preaching (1)
    • Importance of Preaching (1)
    • Importance of Time and Circumstances (2)
    • Qualities of a Preacher (4)
    • Thoughtful Preaching (4)
    • Training before Preaching (2)
    • Types of Preaching (1)
  • [+]Process of Devotional Service (55)
    • Archanam or Worshipping (3)
    • Atma-nivedanam or Surrendering (5)
    • Dasyam or Becoming a Servant (4)
    • Kirtanam or Chanting (8)
    • Role of Mercy (1)
    • Shravanam or Hearing (8)
    • Smaranam or Remembering (14)
    • Vandanam or Praying (12)
  • [+]Pure Devotion (16)
    • Cause of Pure Devotion (1)
    • Characteristics of Pure Devotion (5)
    • Definition of Pure Devotion (2)
    • Freedom from Fruitive Mentality (2)
    • Freedom from Material Designations (1)
    • Freedom from Material Desires (3)
    • Freedom from Speculative Tendency (1)
    • Rarity of Pure Devotion (1)
  • [+]Purification (13)
    • Purification of the Actions (1)
    • Purification of the Heart (9)
    • Purification of the Senses (3)
  • [+]Reading Scriptures (17)
    • Importance of Reading (10)
    • Levels of Instructions (1)
    • Seeing through the Eyes of Scriptures (1)
    • Understanding the Context (5)
  • [+]Reference to Acharyas (195)
    • Six Goswamis (1)
    • Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushana (4)
    • Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur (14)
    • Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur (10)
    • Srila Jayadev Goswami (1)
    • Srila Jiva Goswami (9)
    • Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami (2)
    • Srila Prabhupada (131)
    • Srila Rupa Goswami (7)
    • Srila Vishwanath Chakravarti Thakur (16)
  • [+]Reincarnation (4)
    • Intricacies of Reincarnation (1)
    • Past Life Memories (1)
    • Understanding Reincarnation (2)
  • [+]Religion (15)
    • Definition of Religion (1)
    • Essence of Religion (5)
    • Perfection of Religion (1)
    • Unity in Diversity (8)
  • [+]Remembering Srila Prabhupada (18)
    • Connecting with Srila Prabhupada (2)
    • Understanding the Mood of Srila Prabhupada (14)
    • Writings of Srila Prabhupada (2)
  • [+]Sacrifice (8)
    • Need for Sacrifice (2)
    • Process of Sacrifice (4)
    • Sankirtan Yajna (2)
  • [+]Sadhana Bhakti (22)
    • Deriving Spiritual Strength (3)
    • Regulative Sadhana Bhakti (11)
    • Rules and Regulations of Sadhana Bhakti (8)
  • [+]Sampradaya or Disciplic Succession (58)
    • Connection with Disciplic Succession (3)
    • Four Bonafide Disciplic Succession (7)
    • Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya (3)
    • Hearing in Disciplic Succession (14)
    • Importance of Disciplic Succession (10)
    • Receiving the Descending Mercy (13)
    • Representing the Disciplic Succession (4)
    • Transparency in Disciplic Succession (4)
  • [+]Sankhya Philosophy (16)
    • Difference Between Body and Soul (5)
    • Elements of Sankhya (8)
    • Material Creation (3)
  • [+]Sannyasa Ashram (3)
    • False Renunciation (2)
    • Position of a Sannyasi (1)
  • [+]Selected Pastimes of Krishna (2)
    • Pastimes of Lord Rsabhdeva (2)
  • [+]Self-realization (2)
    • Definition of Self-realization (2)
  • [+]Shishya or Disciple (12)
    • Executing Guru’s Instructions (5)
    • Qualifications of a Disciple (2)
    • Receiving Empowerment (5)
  • [+]Simple Living (4)
    • Cow Protection (3)
    • Engaging Lower Animals (1)
  • [+]Sin (24)
    • Counteracting Sin (13)
    • Definition of Sin (1)
    • Effects of Committing Sin (2)
    • Reactions of Sin (5)
    • Sinful Tendencies (3)
  • [+]Social Orders (12)
    • Brahmana or Intelligent Class (4)
    • Kshatriya or Administrative Class (6)
    • Shudra or Labor Class (2)
  • [+]Spirit Soul (99)
    • Activity of the Soul (5)
    • Attribute of the Soul (5)
    • Completeness of the Soul (1)
    • Constitutional Position (14)
    • Destination of the Soul (4)
    • Eternality of the Soul (6)
    • Form of the Soul (3)
    • Function of the Soul (2)
    • Individuality of the Soul (3)
    • Meanings of Atma (1)
    • Mind and Soul (4)
    • Nature of the Soul (20)
    • Nitya-baddha (2)
    • Nitya-baddha vs. Nitya-siddha (1)
    • Nitya-siddha (3)
    • Origin of the Soul (1)
    • Three Kinds of Liberated Souls (1)
    • Transmigration of the Soul (16)
    • Ultimate Goal of the Soul (2)
    • Understanding Spirit Soul (5)
  • [+]Spiritual Advancement (4)
    • Measuring Advancement (2)
    • Secret of Advancement (1)
    • Symptoms of Advanced Devotees (1)
  • [+]Spiritual Happiness (4)
    • Happiness from Liberation (1)
    • Happiness of a Devotee (1)
    • Material Happiness vs. Spiritual Happiness (2)
  • [+]Spiritual Practitioners (3)
    • Brahmavadi (3)
  • [+]Spiritual World (16)
    • Absolute Realm (1)
    • Characteristics of the Spiritual World (4)
    • Description of the Spiritual World (4)
    • Goloka Vrindavan (3)
    • Rasas in Vaikuntha (1)
    • Variety in the Spiritual World (3)
  • [+]Guru or Spiritual Master (46)
    • Accepting a Disciple (1)
    • Adjustments by a Guru (2)
    • Association of Guru (2)
    • Diksha Guru (4)
    • Finding a Guru (4)
    • Guru’s Gift (3)
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