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Absolute Truth

humans must be educated to understand, 54
Kṛṣṇa consciousness concerned with, 63
See also Kṛṣṇa

America

self-indulgence as way of life in, 52

Animals

as parts of supreme whole, 87
distinction between humans and, 27-28
do not need education to eat, etc., 34
God realization not possible for, 69
killing of as serious as killing humans, 31
materialists compared to, 4
modern education preparing men to be, 41-42
no restrictions for, 53
one is food for another, 35

Arjuna

agreed to execute Kṛṣṇa’s order, 24
Kṛṣṇa’s final instructions to, 68
Kṛṣṇa imparted spiritual knowledge to, 5

Atheists

deny God due to sinful activities, 25

Atonement

different types of, 26
liberation not achieved by, 49
necessitates thoughtfulness, sobriety and meditation, 57-58
performed in knowledge, 50-51
required for sinful activities, 44
sinning again after, 44-46, 49

Austerity

Kṛṣṇa consciousness based on, 9-10
no one completely purified by, 82
principles of, 53-55
sins liquidated by, 66
See also Tapasya

Authority

acceptance of, 6-8
forced on all by material nature, 11
Kṛṣṇa as best and ultimate, 11

Āyur Veda

on composition of material body, 42

Bhagavad-gītā

a perfect book of knowledge, 10
a principal book of knowledge, 6
hearing Kṛṣṇa’s glories from, 11
on becoming free from birth, 29
on brahma-bhutah stage of liberation, 86-87
on charity, 56
on divisions of human society, 63-64
on fate of unsuccessful yogis, 90-91
on happiness in mode of goodness, 89
on immortality of soul, 26-27
on Kṛṣṇa as seed-giving father, 32
on Kṛṣṇa in everyone’s heart, 24
on law of karma, 81-82
on lowest of mankind, 76
on offering food to Kṛṣṇa, 35-36
on personal surrender to Kṛṣṇa, 77
on rareness of devotional service, 69
on rareness of great souls, 75
on reaching supreme destination, 17
on real renunciation, 62
on returning to Kṛṣṇa in this life, 91
on seeing Kṛṣṇa everywhere, 96-97
on total dependence on Kṛṣṇa, 68
on transcending modes of nature, 46-47
on twenty-four hour a day devotional service, 88
peace formula clearly given in, 38-39
quoted, 2, 3, 8-9, 11
spiritual knowledge given by Kṛṣṇa in, 5

Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura

executed devotional service in family life, 18

Bhakti-yoga

See Devotional service

Bible

atonement for sins in, 26
God called supreme father in, 92
See also Scriptures

Blasphemy

of devotees a great offense, 14

Body, material

as result of sinful activities, 82
becomes useless in time, 34
components of, 43
gotten according to karma, 44
liberation as knowing oneself separate from, 85
one in knowledge doesn’t see, 58
soul as proprietor of, 5

Body, spiritual

dancing with Kṛṣṇa in, 98
how to prepare, 29

Brahmā

accepts Kṛṣṇa as supreme controller, 7
as spiritual master of Narada, 7

Brahmacarya (celibate student life)

principles of defined, 54-55

Brahmanas

prescribe atonement for sins, 26
qualifications of, 63-64

Brahma-saṁhitā

on greatness of God, 84
on seeing Kṛṣṇa always, 97
spiritual world described in, 15

Caitanya-caritāmṛta

Kṛṣṇa compared to sun in, 80

Caitanya Mahāprabhu

as chief exponent of Kṛṣṇa consciousness in this age, 15-16
Kṛṣṇa consciousness by His mercy, 69
on seed of devotional service, 66-67
six Gosvamis His chief disciples, 21
Vasudeva Datta His associate, 40

Cāṇakya Paṇḍita

on real teacher, 70-71

Celibacy

defined, 54-55

Chanting

discussed by Sukadeva and Pariksit, 13
perfection of life achieved by, 11
See also Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra

Charity

in three modes of nature, 56
Kṛṣṇa asks for, 56
making best use of, 59-60

Christianity

teaches man’s relationship with God, 70

Civilization, modern

doesn’t understand control of Kṛṣṇa, 4
for temporary happiness only, 17
in dire need of God consciousness, 88
need of proper education in, 27
operates on animal propensities, 69

Civilization, Vedic

saintly kings in, 9
teaches tapasya, 52
to free one from material life, 18

Death

demons recognize God as, 95
devotees know destination after, 98
material world as place of, 94
need for instructions on life after, 27
no one can protect himself from, 28-29
one should atone for sins before, 41

Devotees

always compassionate for others’ distress, 40
by offering food to Kṛṣṇa we become, 60
do not eat meat, 35-36
engaged always in Kṛṣṇa’s service, 71
formerly kings were, 9
freed from all sins, 77
go to Kṛṣṇa without fail, 91
know destination after death, 98
Kṛṣṇa visible only to, 97
manifest all good qualities, 87-88
neither hanker nor lament, 44
see God in His personal form, 95
simply happy serving Kṛṣṇa, 93
their mission to save sinful men, 16-17
See also Vaisnavas

Devotional service

attained by mercy of pure devotee, 78
can solve real problems of life, 73
executed in family life, 18-19
executed morning to night, 88
executed with no anxiety, 18
leads to highest knowledge, 74-75
must be rendered with love, 89
nine processes of, 88-89
only fortunate take to, 71
perfection of life by, 79
receiving seed of, 66-67
sins negated by, 82
transcending modes of nature by, 46-47
See also Kṛṣṇa consciousness

Dhruva Maharaja

executed devotional service in family life, 18-19
his history, 9
took to devotional service for material profit, 67
we cannot imitate, 10

Disciplic succession

knowledge received through, 8-9
See also Spiritual master

Disease

no scientific solution for, 28
sinful activities compared to, 26

Education

defective in modern civilization, 27
for sense gratification only, 81
improvement of, 35
none without spiritual knowledge, 34, 73
preparing men to become animals, 41-42

Energy

material works under Kṛṣṇa’s control, 2-4
of Kṛṣṇa sustains everything, 36
properly used when directed to Kṛṣṇa, 55

Family life

devotional service executed in, 18-19

God

See Kṛṣṇa

Gopala Bhatta Gosvami

as one of Lord Caitanya’s chief disciples, 21

Gopis

Gosvamis always absorbed in mood of, 21

Gosvamis, six

as chief disciples of Lord Caitanya, 21

Happiness

comes automatically in devotional service, 67-68
in mode of goodness, 89
modern civilization for temporary, 17
not obtained by imitating God, 76
of knowing oneself to be Brahman, 44
workinghardf or illusory, 94

Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra

cleanses dust from mind, 80-81
one never grows tired of, 89
Vaisnava bestows gift of, 88

Hare Kṛṣṇa movement

See Kṛṣṇa consciousness

Haridasa Thakura

as example of undisturbed man, 65-66

Hell

devotee willing to go, 17

Hiranyakasipu

killed by Lord Nrsimhadeva, 28
saw Kṛṣṇa as death personified, 95

Human beings

duty of, 70
milk intended for, 59
must be educated to know Absolute Truth, 54
problems created by, 72
restriction is for, 53
sinful sent to hellish planets, 14
See also Human life

Human life

for knowledge and detachment, 75
meant for asking about problems of life, 27-28, 50, 57
meant for austerity, 51
meant for victory over laws of nature, 34
meant for tapasya, 54
See also Human beings

Indians

automatically taught tapasya, 52
examples of severe austerities among, 51-52

Isopanisad

on completeness of Kṛṣṇa, 72-73
on proprietorship of Kṛṣṇa, 58-59

Jesus Christ

aggrieved by miserable conditions of people, 14
died for our sins, 40

Jiva Gosvami

as one of Lord Caitanya's chief disciples, 21

Jnanis (speculators)

reject material world, 94

Kali, age of

people unfortunate in, 15

Kalidasa Pandita

gives example of sober man, 65

Karma, law of

binds one, 81-82
described. 25-26
See also Work

Karmis (fruitive workers)

take material world as everything, 94
their problems never solved, 51
try to enjoy this world, 61

Killing

animals same as killing humans, 31-32

Kings

knowledge passed down by saintly, 9

Knowledge

as realization of spirit soul, 43
austerity necessary for, 52, 58
Bhagavad-gita as principal book of, 6
comes from Kṛṣṇa, 24
devotional service leads to, 74-75
difference between man's and animal's, 4-5
human life meant for, 54
liberation through, 86
miseries due to lack of, 49-50
perfect, 85
real atonement performed in, 50-51
See also Knowledge, spiritual

Knowledge, spiritual

from perfect books of knowledge, 10
imparted in Bhagavad-gita, 5
no real education without, 34
received in disciplic succession, 8-9
through Kṛṣṇa, 1-11

Koran

God called supreme father in, 92
teaches man’s relationship with God, 70
See also Scriptures

Kṛṣṇa

accepted as God by Vedic authorities, 6-9
as best and ultimate authority, 11
as center of all creation, 85
as death personified, 95
as our eternal well-wisher, 11
as perfect person, 6, 91-92
as supreme controller, 7
as supreme enjoyer, 85
as supreme eternal, 39
as supreme father, 32, 37, 38, 87
as Supreme Personality of Godhead, 2, 6-7, 77
as supreme proprietor, 56, 86
as the supreme witness, 23-24
beyond our sensual range, 10
by grace of spiritual master one gets, 78
compared to sun, 78, 80
His body full of eternity, knowledge and bliss, 98
His energy sustains everything, 36
how to see Him everywhere, 95-97
imparted spiritual knowledge to Arjuna, 5
is behind cosmic manifestation, 3, 6
is perfect and complete, 73
living beings as parts and parcels of, 2, 32, 37, 38, 84, 92
necessity of bowing down before, 20-21
never tolerates offenses to devotees, 14
not an ordinary man, 77
realized through ears and tongue, 10
reveals Himself in heart of devotee, 88
rises like thousands of suns, 66
treats us like small children, 62
understood by surrender, 10-11
visible only to devotees, 97

Kṛṣṇa consciousness

aim of defined, 1-2
allows one to make friends with Kṛṣṇa, 37
anyone can adopt, 10
as goal of real education, 75
as real solution to problems of life, 28-29
based on austerity, 9-10
bestowed on disciple by pure devotee, 15
compared to big hammer, 79-80
concerned with Absolute Truth, 63
executed in family life, 18-19
exemplified by Arjuna, 24
guarantees reaching supreme destination, 17
ideas to be studied in, 57-58
learning steadiness in, 61-68
Lord Caitanya as chief exponent of, 15, 69
meant for fortunate, 67
one’s spiritual nature invoked by, 46
peace only through, 80
philosophy elaborated in Srimad-Bhdgavatam, 13
Prahlada describes art of remaining in, 19-20
progress never lost in, 90
to awaken mankind to normal condition, 4, 93
world accepted as real but temporary in, 83
See also Devotional service

Kṛṣṇaloka

described in Brahma-sam-hita, 15
how to go to, 29
See also World, spiritual

Laws of nature

affect only those who identify with body, 44
human life meant for victory over, 34
living beings eat other living beings by, 59
one cannot save himself from, 23, 31-32
stronger exploits weaker by, 35

Liberation

as knowing oneself as separate from body, 85
by knowledge, 86
means serving, 88
not achieved by atonement, 49
Mayavadis and saints anxious for their own, 16-17, 19-20

Living Beings

afflicted by madness in material world, 1
as parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, 2, 32, 37, 38, 76, 84, 92
as subordinate eternals, 39
eat other living beings, 59
8,400,000 species of, 15
in different bodies, 32
moving and nonmoving, 3-4
rewarded and punished according to work, 33
transmigration of, 15, 33-34, 55, 75
who want to become God, 83-84
See also Soul

Love

begins with give and take, 36-37
devotional service rendered in, 47, 89
ground for universal, 38
learning to, 31-47
veil of maya dissolved by, 97

Maha-mantra

perfection of life by chanting, 10
See also Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra

Maha-Visnu

exhales and inhales universes, 77

Manu-samhita

sanctions life for life, 31
Materialists
compared to animals, 4
considered haunted, 1

Material nature

forces authority on all, 11
living beings impregnated in, 32
See also World, material

Maya (illusion)

false independence as, 11
Kṛṣṇa obscures Himself with veil of, 97
last snare of, 86
material scientists haunted by, 1

Mayavadi philosophers

anxious for their personal salvation, 16-17
Meditation defined, 5

Mercy

Vaisnava as ocean of, 88

Mind

living beings struggling with, 2
sins committed by, 22-23

Miseries

due to lack of knowledge, 49-50
God conscious person not subject to, 87
material world meant for, 94

Modes of nature

charity in, 56
habits formed by association with, 46
people maddened by, 4
See also Material nature; World, material

Narada

accepts Kṛṣṇa as God, 7
as spiritual master of Dhruva Maharaja, 9
as Vyasadeva’s spiritual master, 7

Nrsimhadeva, Lord

killed Hiranyakasipu, 28
Prahlada’s prayer to, 16-17

Padma Purana

estimates 8,400,000 species of life, 15

Pariksit Maharaja

anxious to save fallen souls, 40
as Vaisnava devotee, 14
discussed chanting holy names, 13
his Vaisnava compassion, 21
on sinning after atonement, 44-45, 49

Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

constant glorification of, 19
described in Srimad-Bhagavatam, 13

Peace

formula given in Bhagavad-gita, 38-39
impossible in material world, 94
only through Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 80

Penance

prescribed in Bible, 26
See also Atonement; Austerity; Tapasya

Planetary systems

explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam, 13-14
heavenly and hellish, 13-14, 15

Prahlada Maharaja

describes art of remaining in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, 19-20
executed devotional service in family life, 18-19
his mission, 17
his prayer to Lord Nrsimha-deva, 16-17
saw Kṛṣṇa as beloved Lord, 95

Prasadam

as food offered to Kṛṣṇa, 9, 10

Prayers

of Prahlada to Lord Nrsimhadeva, 16-17
Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21
Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21

Religion

sober man knows principles of, 65-66
superior and inferior approaches to, 71-72
See also Devotional service

Rupa Gosvami

as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21

Salvation

See Liberation

Sanatana Gosvami

as chief disciple of Lord Caitanya, 21

Sannyasis

fall down to welfare work, 83

Scientists

claim they will stop death, 28
engaged in animal technology, 4
haunted by illusion, 1
postulate theories of creation, 6

Scriptures

all forbid killing, 45
all Vedic prescribe vegetarianism, 59
atonement described in, 25-26, 44-45
describe heavenly and hellish planets, 13
give dimension of spirit soul, 32-33
on illusion of living beings, 43
prescribe atonement for sins, 31
scrutinizingly studied by six Gosvamis, 21
See also Bible; Koran; Bhagavad-gita; Srimad-Bhagavatam; Vedas
to develop love of God, 71

Sense gratification

educational systems for, 81
fallen people work hard for, 20
work for entangles one, 82

Senses

living beings struggling with, 2
one can’t imagine soul with, 84
tongue most difficult to control, 10

Sex

as pivot of material attraction, 58
in spiritual world, 92
restriction of in spiritual life, 9, 53, 54-55

Sins

all problems created by, 73-74
atheists deny God due to 25
atonement for, 25-26, 31, 40-41, 44
cancelled by surrender to Kṛṣṇa, 77
Jesus Christ died for our, 40
everyone responsible for his own, 40
in material life we are forced to commit, 51
liquidated by austerity, 66
negated by devotional service, 82
various ways of committing, 22-23

Siva, Lord

as example of undisturbed man, 65

Soul

as proprietor of material body, 5
cannot be seen by microscope, 5
dimensions of, 32-33
has no connection with material activities, 93
immortality of, 26-27
in diseased condition, 26-27
knowledge as realization of, 43
smaller than atom, 84
takes body according to work, 33
transmigration of, 55
See also Living Beings

Spiritual Master

devotional service by mercy of, 77-78
seed of devotional service received from, 66-67
See also Devotees

Sridhara Svami

as original commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam, 79

Srimad-Bhagavatam

as perfect book of knowledge, 10
describes men who are like asses and cows, 42
describes one living being as food for another, 35
describes people in age of Kali, 15
hearing Kṛṣṇa’s glories from, 11
on knowledge and liberation, 85-86
on real atonement, 57
planetary systems explained in, 13-14
prescribes austerity, 51
Sridhara Svami as original commentator on, 79

Srinivasa Acarya

his description of six Gosvamis, 21

Sukadeva Gosvami

discussed chanting holy names, 13
recommends atonement for sins, 40-41, 44
recommends tapasya, 51

Supreme Lord

See Kṛṣṇa

Surrender to Kṛṣṇa

brings freedom from fear, 87
clears path to kingdom of God, 20-21
Kṛṣṇa understood by, 10-11

Tapasya (austerity)

human life meant for, 51, 54
required for advancement of knowledge, 52, 58
severe examples of, 51-52

Ten Commandments

forbid all killing, 32

Transmigration

in material world, 15
of soul, 33-34, 55, 75

United Nations

cannot stop war, 49-50
can’t solve real problems, 73

Universes

Maha-Visnu exhales and inhales, 77
planetary systems within, 13-14

Universities

ignore real problems of life, 4-6
See also Education

Vaisnavas (devotees)

always compassionate for others’ distress, 14, 21
as oceans of mercy, 88
do not eat meat, 35-36
emphasize surrender to Kṛṣṇa, 20-21
their mission to save sinful men, 16-17, 40
willing to go to hell, 17
See also Devotees

Vamana

as incarnation of Kṛṣṇa, 56

Vasudeva Datta

as associate of Lord Caitanya, 40

Vedanta-sutra

confirms Absolute Truth is original father, 92

Vedas

God called supreme father in, 92
Kṛṣṇa accepted as God in, 6-7
Kṛṣṇa consciousness based on, 80
on animal technology, 4
on Kṛṣṇa as maintainer of all, 72
on regulated life of tapasya, 54
teach man’s relationship with God, 70
Vyasadeva as author of, 7
See also Srimad-Bhagavatam, Bhagavad-gita, Scriptures

Vegetarianism

not important in itself, 36
one in knowledge naturally takes to, 58
prescribed in all Vedic scriptures, 59
Vimudhas described, 18

Visnu

work done as sacrifice for, 41, 82
See also Kṛṣṇa

Visvamitra Muni

falldown of, 82-83

Vrndavana

attitude of residents of, 93-94

Vyasadeva

accepts Kṛṣṇa as God, 7
as author of Srimad-Bhagavatam, 13
as author of Vedas, 7

Work

binds one to material world, 41
done as sacrifice for Visnu, 41, 82
of a brahmana, 64
soul takes body according to, 33
See also Karma, laws of

World, material

as great machine, 3, 6
controlled by external energy of Kṛṣṇa, 2
creation of artificial comforts in, 18
devotees don’t return to, 98
equipped as complete whole, 73
fruitive workers try to enjoy, 61
God forgotten in, 92
living beings afflicted by madness in, 1
living beings transmigrating in, 15
rejected by mental speculators, 94
work binds one to, 41, 82
See also Material nature, Modes of nature

World, spiritual

described in Brahma-samhita, 15
full of desire trees, 14-15
Kṛṣṇa remembered in, 92

Yoga

based on regulation and control, 64
See also Devotional service

Yogis

fate of unsuccessful, 90-91
greatest of, 89
not completely purified by austerities, 82
unaware of their illusory condition, 94