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Who is a Sadhu? (31,015)
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How big is the universe? (23,417)
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Energies of Supreme Lord. (23,299)
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One can rectify one’s position by dedicating one’s hard-earned money. (21,106)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 9
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What is Bhakti? (18,682)
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Who is Brahmana? (18,606)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 5
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Soma beverage is not an ordinary intoxicating liquor. (18,399)
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Qualities of a Vaishnava. (17,470)
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Never place your faith in a woman or a politician. (16,640)
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Duration of life on other planets. (16,317)
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Who is Yamaraja. (15,976)
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The story of he-goat and she-goat. (15,658)
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Descent of Ganges in the universe. (15,178)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 10
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Don’t speculate about God. (14,832)
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Vedic scriptures describes the primary purpose indirectly conceding the actual purpose. (13,945)
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Is God a person? (13,583)
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Why God name is Krishna? (12,506)
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Who is Lord Caitanya? (12,443)
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Everyone is trying to be happy. (12,344)
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What is Svarupa? (10,797)
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Why six sons of Devaki & Vasudeva before the birth of Balram & Krishna were killed by kamsa? (9,582)
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The Supreme living entity, Krishna, eternally manifests Himself as the catur-vyuha or quadruple plenary expansion. (9,490)
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Why people worship demigods? (9,450)
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One should practice seeing all things and all people as part and parcel of Krishna. (9,374)
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Water is the source of life for everyone. (9,005)
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Excessive suffering or excessive enjoyment is thus impediments to spiritual advancement. (8,858)
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Who is Lord Shiva? (8,854)
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Those who are not situated in pure Krishna consciousness are always inclined toward material sense gratification. (8,767)
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Marriage between devotees. (8,090)
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Lords Purusha avatar’s. (7,906)
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The Hare Krishna movement is not a new movement. (7,905)
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What is dandavat? (7,842)
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Lord Krishna is the original creator and Lord Brahma is the secondary creator. (7,642)
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If I am unsuccessful in achieving success in Krishna conciousness in this life, what will happen in my next life? (7,483)
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How material world was created? (7,453)
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What is aksauhini? (7,389)
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How are mahajans? (7,339)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 1
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Who is Shrimati Radharani? (7,120)
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Human beings are given a chance to revive their original status of life with the help of revealed scriptures. (7,070)
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Material life means sex. (6,964)
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Movements of the sun. (6,926)
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How Lord Shiva was attracted to Mohini Murti avatar of Lord Vishnu? (6,898)
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What is the difference between Veda’s and Puranas? (6,674)
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Sometimes great personalities such as demigods like Lord Brahma,Narada or Lord Shiva are also addressed as Bhagavan. (6,561)
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Who was Lord Buddha and why Buddhist philosophy is considered as atheistic? (6,547)
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Is there life on other planets? (6,506)
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Types of Devotees. (6,329)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 6
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Prthu maharaj ruled the world. (6,244)
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Divisions of the Vedas. (6,201)
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What is the meaning of Hare Krishna mantra, how does chanting Hare Krishna mantra helps anyone? (6,197)
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Importance of chanting. (6,167)
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When Srimad-Bhagavatam & Mahabharata were compiled? (6,146)
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The eight mystic potencies. (6,127)
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Mahat-tattva is a shadow of pure consciousness from where the false ego of the living entity is generated. (6,126)
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Who am I? (5,913)
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The ten effects of cupid. (5,755)
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The soul is eternal. (5,719)
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Location of planets in the universe. (5,650)
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The Supreme Lord is the seer of all worlds. (5,638)
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What is Religion? (5,621)
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The tendency of modern civilization is to give money in charity to the poor. (5,621)
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On the spiritual platform of purified goodness one establishes a direct loving relationship with the Absolute truth. (5,552)
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Idol worship. (5,397)
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What is the difference between lords incarnation and lords expansion? (5,386)
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The age of Kaliyuga. (5,317)
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Moon is the source of food grains. (5,290)
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Why sraddha is performed? (5,244)
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How peace can be achieved in this world? (5,225)
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Who wrote Vedas and when were they written? (5,172)
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Did god created religion? (5,076)
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Why Ajamila’s chanting was inoffensive? (5,049)
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The forest of material existence. (4,950)
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Why association of devotees is important? (4,937)
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It is not necessary for one to see God before he can accept God. (4,884)
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What is pure love? (4,878)
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Why the Supreme Personality of Godhead could not detect Rahu. (4,828)
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What is expanded false ego? (4,808)
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The superiority of association with pure devotees, in awarding the fruit of love of Godhead does not mean that one should give up other processes. (4,740)
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A woman is not supposed to take sannyasa. (4,703)
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One cannot attain the goal of life without the mercy of Balarama. (4,677)
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Krishna is the real husband of all living entities. (4,609)
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Authentic methods of yoga, all aim at meditation on the Supersoul (Paramatma). (4,606)
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One should not be accepted as a brahmana, kshatriya, vaishya, or shudra according to birth. (4,599)
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Why do Lord incarnate? (4,595)
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30 Qualifications that must be acquired in the human form of life. (4,594)
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The material body is ultimately consumed by others. (4,593)
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Which Manu currently rules? (4,583)
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Why personal interpretations of Vedic scriptures can obscure the real meaning? (4,575)
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Do not board the boat of stone. (4,564)
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The human body is the ideal facility for reviving one’s spiritual consciousness. (4,560)
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Everyone fears death. (4,464)
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There is no difference between the Lord’s Self and the Lord’s transcendental body. (4,462)
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Lord Krishna’s pastime of removing the yadu dynasty is ultimately auspicious. (4,448)
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If a living entity were subject to the results of his previous activities there would be no scope for free will. (4,441)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 3
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The ultimate shelter is Lord only. (4,384)
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What is the difference between Hare Krishna mantra and Omkara? (4,379)
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What is spiritual sex? (4,367)
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Penance for self realization or sense gratification? (4,365)
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How to pray for benedictions? (4,341)
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What is transmigration of soul? (4,336)
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Does every action has reaction? (4,330)
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God is one. (4,320)
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How one can understand the symptoms of an incarnation? (4,305)
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Is it possible to see God? (4,279)
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By mere humanitarism or altruism, people do not actually become free from unhappiness. (4,257)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 4
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Why human form of life is considered valuable? (4,217)
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Is there one disciplic succession or more? (4,185)
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Not a blade of grass moves without the will of the Lord. (4,149)
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Of all types of worship, worship of Lord Vishnu is best. (4,135)
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Vedic transcendental knowledge descends directly from the personality of Godhead. (4,126)
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Everyone has to perform the prescribed duties. (4,125)
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Yajna means Vishnu. (4,123)
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How long the Hare Krishna sankirtan movement will continue? (4,114)
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Material modes of nature. (4,112)
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Disciplic succession from Brahma-Sampradya. (4,104)
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Lord Shiva is always meditating upon Lord Sankarsana in trance. (4,095)
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Characteristics of pure devotional service. (4,081)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 11
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Devotional service (Bhakti) dissolves the subtle body of the living entity. (4,034)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 8
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Symptoms of the age of kali. (3,995)
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Is there any difference between Dharma and Religion? (3,980)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 2
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Arjuna was the medium for the Bhagvad Gita while his grandson Pariksit became the medium for Srimad Bhagvatam. (3,966)
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Whom should we give charity? (3,957)
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How Universe was populated? (3,951)
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Detailed description of the universe. (3,931)
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The four legs of religion. (3,929)
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GOD is not impersonal. (3,923)
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How the dissolution of the universe takes place? (3,921)
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Material songs describe love between men and women. (3,920)
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The curse of daksa (father-in-law of Shiva) was indirectly a blessing for Shiva. (3,907)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 7
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Who are Demigods? Are Demigods also human beings? (3,864)
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In the present day there are many sampradayas which are not bonafide. (3,846)
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Devotee does not desire material opulences. (3,839)
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When a neophyte in Krishna consciousness eats too much he falls down. (3,833)
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How one can control the mind? (3,808)
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God is worshipped differently in different yuga. (3,805)
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Why am I suffering? (3,791)
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Why followers of Krishna do chanting? (3,755)
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Bhakti with motive. (3,752)
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Time & Space. (3,745)
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The devotee of the Lord does not see anything as separate from Lord Krishna. (3,720)
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The Sun is like the eye of the Supreme Lord. (3,702)
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What is the origin of Hindu religion? (3,696)
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Types of liberation. (3,664)
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Distinction between yogmaya & mahamaya. (3,663)
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How God can be realized? (3,663)
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Lord Krishna gave knowledge of Bhagavad-gita to the sun-god. (3,656)
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What is the difference between the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (3,655)
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Within the material world we do not find absolute happiness or unhappiness. (3,655)
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The body fully engaged in Krishna’s service should not be neglected as material. (3,616)
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How can one become pious? (3,571)
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We actually do not die. (3,566)
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Are followers of different religions also vaishnavas? (3,541)
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The Lord is like a herdsman. (3,540)
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Chanting of the Vedic mantras beginning with Omkara is directly chanting of Krishna’s name. (3,529)
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The senses of the living entity become active when the gross body and the subtle body are developed. (3,519)
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Difference between a mayawadi and a pure devotee. (3,515)
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The Absolute cannot lack any of the beautiful things of this world. (3,510)
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There is no difference between Balrama and Lord Rama (3,505)
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In Bhagavata-dharma there is no question of “what you believe” and “what i believe”. (3,498)
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The present so called Hindu law is out of sync from scriptures? (3,482)
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People are not interested in spiritual life. (3,476)
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Which of the three chief Lords – Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva – is the greatest? (3,462)
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What is Sankhya Philosophy? (3,435)
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Śrīmad-Bhāgvatam – Canto 12
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Why drinking & flesh eating by sacrifices is permitted in scriptures? (3,411)
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Living entity first accepts a body that is human in form. (3,398)
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The perfection of life is to remember Narayana (Krishna) at the time of death. (3,379)
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Woman’s sex desire is nine times stronger than a man’s. (3,376)
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People should learn to take advantage of the actual luminaries of the sky – instead of the glowworms’ light. (3,374)
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What should be the object of our meditation? (3,373)
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Why Bhakti is better than Mukti? (3,367)
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Lord Vishnu performs material activities through Lord Shiva. (3,354)
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Lord Ramchandra, as an ideal king, accepted only one wife. (3,340)
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Lord expansion as the four Personalities of Godhead. (3,334)
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The process of punishment in the abode of Yamaraja. (3,334)
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Lakshmidevi does not bestow her favour on any materialistic person. (3,333)
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The difference between the demigods and the demons. (3,319)
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Who are nitya-siddha devotees? (3,317)
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Sankirtana-yajna is the sacrifice recommended in scriptures (shastra) for kaliyuga. (3,312)
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Why does Krishna gives us permission to do something wrong. (3,289)
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The Lord left in His own body. (3,284)
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It is yamaraja who decides what kind of body one gets next in accordance with one’s past actions. (3,276)
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In the beginning of creation Brahma created not only saintly sons but also demonic offspring. (3,275)
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Why associating with spiritual life/God calls for austerity (3,273)
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Are there any regulations for chanting? What is the process of chanting? (3,269)
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Intercaste marriage was current even in the olden days. (3,263)
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The Law book for the entire human society is the Manu-samhita. (3,252)
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The beauty of transcendental literatures like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam is that they never become old. (3,232)
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The senses are powered by the ten kinds of air within the body. (3,226)
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The false ego is born because of misuse of independence. (3,225)
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Isn’t chanting the same thing monotonus? (3,220)
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In kaliyuga, taxes are exacted from the citizens for the personal comforts of the administrators. (3,220)
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How seven oceans & seven islands were created? (3,209)
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Absolute Personality of Godhead has neither lust nor anger. (3,203)
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In satya-yuga there was only one Veda and the only mantra was Omkara. (3,203)
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What are various varnas & asramas given in Bhagavad-gita? (3,202)
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What is the difference between sadhana-siddha and kripa-siddha devotees? (3,202)
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Bharat-varsa (India) is the special land. (3,192)
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The population has a right to use goods only after offering them to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (3,185)
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The ultimate purpose of Vedic literatures is to bring the living entity back to his original consciousness. (3,178)
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Man is restricted to enjoy sex only once in a month. (3,175)
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Chanting the name of the lord can alone free one from the reactions of all sinful life. (3,161)
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Spontaneous attraction towards Krishna. (3,150)
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Those who seek gold and silver can worship Lord Shiva. (3,140)
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One should not remain in a secluded place with a woman. (3,139)
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Why should we believe in whats written in Vedas? (3,138)
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In kali-yuga the relationship between husband and wife will be based on sexual power. (3,122)
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Devotional service to the Lord is uncheckable in all circumstances. (3,122)
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Lord Buddha did not give any information about the soul. (3,119)
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Some of the followers of Lord Shiva imitate him and try to take intoxicants like ganja (marijuana). (3,118)
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Why Lord Krishna took Satyabhama to the heavenly planets and not other wifes. (3,117)
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Krishna is the real enjoyer. (3,115)
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The human form is a special gift of material nature. (3,109)
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The power of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra. (3,099)
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Why God created this material world? (3,097)
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There is a difference between the understanding of a male and that of a female. (3,092)
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Goddess Kali never accepts non-vegetarian food because she is the chaste wife of Lord Shiva. (3,088)
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Whatever luminaries we see in the sky is within this one universe. (3,063)
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How the planets and stars are floating in the sky. (3,048)
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What is the difference between material love and spiritual love? (3,042)
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The demigods cannot accept the sacrificial offerings. (3,028)
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Who can approach Lord Krishna? (3,027)
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One who indulges in praising or criticizing the qualities and behaviour of others will quickly become deviated from his own best interest. (3,024)
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Why eating non-veg is prohibitive, eating veg will also involve killing of non-moving creatures such as plants? (3,006)
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Lord Shiva is the spiritual master of everyone, both the dull and demoniac and the highly learned vaisnavas. (3,000)
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Illicit sex is the most prominent sin due to lusty desire. (2,998)
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Supreme Lord as the universal person. (2,997)
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Who is a pure devotee? (2,996)
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Heavenly places of enjoyment in material world. (2,989)
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Does Krishna fulfills material desires of his devotees? (2,987)
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The Supreme will is the ultimate judgement. (2,979)
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After giving up material enjoyment how can one live? (2,953)
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The Lord’s actual four armed form was never touched by the arrow of jara (The hunter). (2,947)
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Atonement must be according to the gravity of one’s sinful acts. (2,946)
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People do not know about their real home in the spiritual world. (2,942)
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Neither death nor life is to be praised. (2,935)
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Anything used in the Lord’s loving service is understood to be spiritual. (2,934)
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Generally, a man’s tendency is to enjoy many women. (2,921)
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Lord’s glance is the original cause of material creation. (2,905)
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Why hearing (sravanam) is recommended for devotional service? (2,893)
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How one can attain devotional service unto Lord Krishna? (2,888)
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Why is the Lord perceived differently by different persons, although He is one? (2,887)
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The brahmanas or vaisnavas do not live at other cost. (2,887)
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Why sense gratification is considered bad? (2,884)
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Only the most fortunate persons come in contact with the guru. (2,877)
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It is our constitutional position to serve. (2,870)
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Why it is important to marry a partner of like disposition? (2,869)
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The human necessities of life are fully supplied by the Lord. (2,867)
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To get material benedictions from Lord Shiva is not difficult. (2,860)
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Household life is also meant for advancement in spiritual understanding. (2,854)
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There is no happiness in the material world. (2,854)
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If God Krishna has not created any religion then why Bhagavad Gita talks about caste system (2,839)
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The Lords exemplary behaviour is to teach us. (2,835)
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Material advancement is not bad, use it in the service of Lord. (2,834)
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Demigods who reside with Lord Brahma in satyaloka go to vaikunthaloka. (2,832)
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After being freed from the material body where does the soul go? (2,830)
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Benedictions of the demigods are condemned in Bhagavad-gita. (2,822)
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The marginal position of the jiva soul. (2,815)
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The Lord does not create the material world for His own satisfaction. (2,805)
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How bhakti can reduce our allurement for sense gratification? (2,794)
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Chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra is more powerful than Deity worship. (2,793)
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Charateristics of a Purana and types of Purana. (2,790)
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Everyone, regardless of whether he is a karmi, gyani, yogi or bhakta, should invariably take shelter of the lotus feet of Vasudeva. (2,789)
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What are main prescribed religious duties for the members of different orders of varnashrama system? (2,787)
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Sankirtana is more important than the vedic ritualistic ceremonies. (2,786)
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The attachment to the family is the strongest illusion. (2,778)
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Is it possible to become desireless? (2,777)
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Five levels of ego covering the self. (2,772)
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Where is the proof that I am suffering and enjoying the resultant actions of past karma? (2,769)
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The material world is not false. (2,768)
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How sex desires can be reduced? (2,765)
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Transcendental qualities of Lord. (2,764)
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Nothing connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is material. (2,762)
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Literature without spiritual benefit should be rejected. (2,758)
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Why it is recommended to bath in the Ganges? (2,749)
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Why conditioned living entities are false enjoyer? (2,749)
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How do Lord offers His help to clear false detachment? (2,744)
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Four categories of universal annihilation. (2,741)
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Is everything predestined according to laws of karma? (2,740)
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One should not waste semen on sensual pleasure. (2,737)
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Even great demigods like Brahma and Lord Shiva are captivated by the beauty of woman. (2,732)
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The common materialistic conditioned souls speculate that the Lord is one of them. (2,724)
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Everyone is blessed with hidden treasure. (2,722)
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Characteristics of spiritual world. (2,717)
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A child generally follows the principles of his maternal uncle’s house. (2,715)
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Why human beings are attracted towards opposite sex? (2,709)
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How sound representation of God is same as God himself? (2,708)
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The process of understanding the Lord is bhakti. (2,706)
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Materialistic education expands the influence of maya. (2,697)
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In former ages such as Satya-yuga human beings were perfectly qualified and easily performed even the most difficult spiritual processes. (2,692)
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Is it wrong to reach out guru for fulfilling material desire? (2,691)
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In material world a man suffers at every step, he will not cease his attempts to enjoy. (2,688)
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Sex life is insignificant in the spiritual world. (2,687)
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One who is very powerful should be understood to be faultless. (2,681)
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How soul is transferred into female body? (2,680)
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Who is eligible to live in Vrindavana? (2,672)
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The mind is the storehouse of various thoughts and experiences undergone during our past lives. (2,669)
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Being self-sufficient, the Supreme Lord does not need huge sacrifices. (2,663)
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No one can know the plan of the Lord. (2,662)
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One cannot fully appreciate the beauty and perfection of bhakti-yoga unless one sees its superiority to all other processes. (2,656)
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In Krishna conciousness nothing is prohibited, but everything is made yukta, regulated. (2,656)
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All living beings are stated to be the parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord. (2,655)
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What scriptures advice to promote religion? (2,654)
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Lord Krishna nitya-lila (eternal pastimes) are going on without ending. (2,651)
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Supreme God has all the power to direct the way we live, then why He is not doing it? (2,646)
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A devotee is never disturbed by reverses, when something is arranged by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (2,640)
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The Supreme Lord Sri Krishna is the father of all living entities. (2,638)
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Materialistic persons are not interested in the transcendental activities of the Supreme Lord. (2,637)
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What are principles of religion according to scriptures? (2,635)
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The Lord’s body illuminates our consciousness with perfect knowledge. (2,633)
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The inhabitants of Bharat-varsa (India) are gradually becoming degraded. (2,632)
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How money should be spent according to scriptures (sashtras)? (2,628)
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Accumulation of wealth is not permitted by the scriptures. (2,626)
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Vaisnava-aparadha is one kind of impediment to devotional service. (2,626)
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The unintelligent animals are also sons of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (2,609)
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Foolish people deny the existence of the soul. (2,608)
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Woman will automatically get the opportunity to enter the spiritual world, if her husband is spiritually advanced. (2,605)
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How material world influence us? (2,604)
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The Lord is situated in everyones heart as the witness. (2,603)
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Lord Ramchandra is as good as Krishna. (2,587)
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After the results of one’s sacrifices, charity and other pious activities are over, one must return to the lower planetary systems. (2,585)
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The weak are the subsistence of the strong. Why we should offer food to Lord? Can we offer meat to Lord? (2,581)
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Everyone is endowed with different levels of intelligence. (2,573)
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An increase in the mode of goodness strengthens religious principles. (2,571)
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Why did Krishna had more than 16,000 wives? (2,567)
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Everyone is under the control of the Supreme Lord. (2,558)
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How a human being is attached to this material world? (2,556)
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All indirect authorities become obsolete when one is directly in touch with the Absolute truth. (2,554)
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Without the help of the body, one cannot follow a system of religion. (2,552)
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Songs that has not been approved or sung by bonafide devotees are not allowed. (2,535)
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The realization of the personal form of the Lord is the highest perfectional stage of yoga. (2,535)
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Difference between religious activities & devotional service. (2,530)
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The reverse order, how creation is wound up? (2,528)
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How devotee is always distinct from the karmis. (2,528)
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The binding effects of the three modes of material nature are never to be conquered. (2,524)
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Lord Vishnu (Krishna) is known as tri-yuga. (2,522)
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Even if devotee falls down circumstantially, Krishna gives them protection in all circumstances. (2,522)
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Mind is a product of egoism in goodness and intelligence is a product of egoism in passion. (2,520)
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God is not responsible for the living entity’s accepting different types of bodies. (2,519)
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What is bondage for the ordinary creature is freedom for the Personality of Godhead. (2,519)
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The western countries have reached the summit of material civilization. (2,519)
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Lord Krishna is free from the modes of nature. (2,512)
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Why this Krishna conciousness movement simply advocates worship of Krishna. (2,511)
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The Supreme lord is always Supreme. (2,510)
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When the discharge of the male is greater, male children are begotten. (2,509)
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So called love within this material world is nothing but sexual satisfaction. (2,508)
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How false ego traps a living entity into the bondage of forgetfulness. (2,507)
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Why is it wrong to enjoy household life? (2,506)
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The Paramatma is not bound by karmic entanglement as the jiva is. (2,502)
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Why renounce order of life will not work if you are not attached in devotional services? (2,496)
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What is shraddha? The devotee of the Lord does not need to perform such ritualistic ceremonies. (2,496)
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The activities of the world are being carried on by the central attraction of male & female. (2,492)
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The goddess of fortune (Lakshmi) could not receive the same favour as the gopis. (2,487)
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The tree of material existence. (2,486)
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Lord Krishna is not merely a supreme being; He is the absolute being. (2,479)
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The Lord and His associates appear and disappear by the will of the Lord. (2,477)
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The pure devotee is always engaged in increasing the transcendental happiness of the lord. (2,470)
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The unhappiness suffered by a sincere devotee is not technically a karmic reaction. (2,470)
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How long we will have to accept a material body? (2,462)
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Orthodox philosophies of Vedic tradition. (2,461)
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Its in our nature to love someone. (2,459)
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If the desires of the non devotees are fulfilled, why not those of the devotees? (2,454)
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Lord sometimes comes to the material world as an incarnation in order to manifest His fighting spirit. (2,453)
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Devotional service to Lord Krishna eradicates all karmic reactions. (2,440)
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Qualities that are desirable for persons advancing in human life. (2,437)
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Variety is the mother of enjoyment. Absoulte Truth is full of variegatedness. (2,436)
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Without the living energy, there is no possibility that matter can take shape. (2,430)
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The difference between sakama and akama devotees. (2,429)
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As body cannot continue eternally, one should use the body for advancement in spiritual life. (2,427)
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Changes in the mode of worship is permitted according to particular time, country & conveniences. (2,421)
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Birth in the Lord’s family or in the Acharya’s family cannot constitute the qualification for a respectable person. (2,421)
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Sometimes, when there is no alternative, a pure devotee prays for some benediction. (2,420)
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Those who come to the human form through the quality of tamo guna were monkeys in their last life. (2,418)
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One can understand Krishna only by serving a pure devotee. (2,415)
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A devotee should lead a very simple life and not be disturbed by the duality of opposing elements. (2,415)
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Astronomical influence on our life. (2,412)
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A devotee is naturally so humble & meek that he accepts any condition of life as a blessing from the Lord. (2,412)
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This world belongs to God and is therefore not meant for our selfish gratification. (2,411)
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Yoga practice can be successfully performed by persons who have a very long duration of life. (2,404)
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Why Supeme Lord created human life? (2,402)
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Do impersonalist & atheist also achieves place in Gods abode? (2,402)
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How can a devotee be affected by his past misconduct and vicious activities. (2,394)
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Highly advanced spiritualists recommends that one should not enter the grhastha-ashrama. (2,389)
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The beginning of the Jain dharma. (2,388)
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Misuse of power is ultimately dangerous not for society but for the person who misuses it. (2,380)
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Who is a guru and why it is important to have a guru? How should we reach out a guru? (2,379)
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Lord Krishna is cent percent. (2,377)
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Mayadevi/ Durga is known in different places of the earth with different names. (2,375)
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Can we realize God through Yoga? (2,374)
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According to the Vedic law, there is no such thing as divorce. (2,374)
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No one understands his real self-interest. (2,374)
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Lord Caitanya is Lord Krishna Himself. (2,369)
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In the rare circumstance when there is no supply of grains, the government may sanction the eating of meat. (2,369)
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Material prosperity depends on the mercy of the Lord. (2,368)
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Does spiritual life means voluntarily accepting poverty? (2,366)
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Churning of ocean initially produced huge amount of poison. (2,364)
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Only Lord can change resultant actions of the law of karma. (2,364)
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Material opulence may be accepted as yukta-vairagya, that is, for renunciation. (2,361)
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At the time of death one will be absorbed in the thoughts which he cultivated during his lifetime. (2,343)
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The difference between jñāna (ordinary vedic knowledge) and vijñāna (self realization). (2,341)
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Philosophy which does not aim for devotional service to the Lord is considered as mental speculation. (2,337)
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How one can perceive the presence of Lord in our heart? (2,336)
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Our real home is in the kingdom of God. (2,334)
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Why the incarnation of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is revealed in Vedic literature in a confidential discrete way. (2,332)
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According to vedic principles, a woman cannot have many husbands. (2,328)
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The more one is addicted to sexual enjoyment, the more susceptible he is to a quick death. (2,319)
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The Supremacy of Krishna consciousness. (2,312)
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The process of liberation is not meant for the devotess. (2,311)
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Relative purity and impurity of different places, times and material objects. (2,307)
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The difference between mayavadis and vaishnavas philosophy. (2,303)
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You lose everything if you defy the order of spiritual master. (2,298)
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Krishna says that He takes everything away from the devotee whom He especially favors. (2,298)
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Absolute truth is permanently beautiful (2,294)
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No one can give anything to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for He is full in everything. (2,291)
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No Material scientific advancement can produce life. (2,285)
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The most important aspect of the Supreme Lord’s self-sufficiency is that He depends on His devotees. (2,273)
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Life is independent of all material elements. (2,272)
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Why human beings are placed under maya? (2,271)
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The earth is never overburdened due to an increase in population. (2,270)
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Non devotees cannot understand the contradictions present in the Supreme Lord or His devotees. (2,268)
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The polestar, called Dhruvaloka, is the pivot of the universe, and all planets move around this polestar. (2,267)
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It is impossible to improve people’s material conditions. (2,260)
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There are two ways of constantly thinking of Krishna – as a devotee and as an enemy. (2,257)
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One who chants the holy name of the Lord constantly is guaranteed to return home. (2,253)
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Why it is important to receive knowledge from the authoritative sources? (2,249)
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A devotee welcomes distress as another feature of the Lord. (2,244)
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The arrangement for sense gratification is ultimately meant to bring the living entities to the single purpose of going back to Godhead. (2,243)
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Why should we worship Lord when everything is nothing but the Lord Himself? (2,243)
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The nature of a material cause cannot be perceived without perception of the effect. (2,242)
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An intelligent person should never take to literatures that do not contain descriptions of Lord Krishna activities. (2,240)
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What happens to individual souls after dissolution of the universe? (2,238)
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A devotee must try his best to serve the purpose of Krishna. (2,237)
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Is Lord partial in offering His mercy? (2,236)
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The human being is a social animal and his unrestricted mixing with fair sex leads to downfall. (2,234)
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How Krishna consciousness is different than Buddhist philosophy & Mayavadis? (2,234)
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The illusory material nature attracts the minute living entity to embrace her. (2,231)
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A devotee should always be attentive to executing his personal devotional service properly. (2,229)
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Time (Kala) controls everything. (2,228)
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Lord Krishna is direct incarnation. (2,228)
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The living entity can live merely by his own power. (2,226)
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The Lord can perfectly play the part of any living entity. (2,225)
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The dowry is a gift given to the daughter by the father to show goodwill. (2,225)
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The gopi’s are the internal energy of the Lord and can never belong to any other living being. (2,222)
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No one can maintain his body or material achievements forever. (2,221)
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One should be happy to see others happy. (2,219)
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Why it is important to follow the perfect? (2,216)
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The inhabitants of Satya-yuga and other ages eagerly desire to take birth in this age of kali. (2,215)
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The people in the democratic nations of the world should elect Krishna concious leaders. (2,215)
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Those who desire to eat meat may satisfy the demands of their tongues by eating lower animals. (2,214)
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Both man and women should be attracted to the service of the Lord. (2,213)
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How do material world inflicts miseries on the conditioned soul ? (2,213)
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The devotee is first transferred to that particular universe where the pastimes of the Lord are current. (2,212)
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Without contentment one could not be happy even if he possessed the property of the entire world. (2,210)
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Why is it that Laksmi, being such a chaste wife, wants to associate with Krishna? (2,208)
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Modern medical science has not yet discovered how to bring a dead body back to life. (2,208)
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Anything material seen for a number of times ultimately becomes unattractive by the law of satiation. (2,207)
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Glorification of the Lord eradicates the dirt from one’s heart completely. (2,200)
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A devotee regards danger as a good opportunity. (2,199)
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A sincere devotee always prays to the Lord “Please help me to love You purely”. (2,196)
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Those whose minds are distorted by material desires surrender unto demigods. (2,194)
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Many devotees fall down due to illicit sex. (2,193)
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How duration of life is different for different species? (2,192)
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I have all the material opulences then why should i go to God? (2,191)
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Whatever is most dear to oneself – one should offer that very thing to Krishna. (2,186)
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It has become fashionable for modern scholars and politicians to interpret Bhagavad Gita. (2,183)
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The Godless civilization can be destroyed at any moment. (2,181)
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The acharya’s duty is to find the means by which devotees may render service. (2,177)
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It is natural for a person facing untimely death to try his best to save himself. (2,175)
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A secluded place is also not secure unless there is good association. (2,174)
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Lord Ramacandra is a full incarnation with six opulences. (2,170)
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The mother brings forth twins in a reverse order to that in which they were first conceived. (2,167)
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The woman created by the lord is the representation of maya. (2,164)
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The ten secondary mystics perfection. (2,163)
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The result the demigods award to living beings correspond exactly to the living beings actions. (2,159)
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Life comes from matter or matter comes from life? (2,158)
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The material mode of goodness is not itself spiritual. (2,152)
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By misusing his independence, the living entity falls down from the service of the Lord. (2,148)
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The purity and impurity of all objects can be ascertained by combination with other substances. (2,148)
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One should have complete faith in transcendental literatures. (2,144)
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Lord Krishna can present Himself before the worshiper in five different manifestations. (2,140)
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As mother is naturally attached to the baby, similarly, the Lord is always affectionate to every living entity. (2,140)
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In the heavenly planets, although men and women enjoy sex pleasure, there is no pregnancy. (2,136)
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Material relationship are not perfect (2,136)
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In the age of Kali, a living being does not become a victim of sinful act until the act is actually performed. (2,136)
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What are the principles for executing devotional services? (2,134)
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We must be careful in the discharge of devotional service. (2,126)
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A saintly person should not store foodstuffs acquired by begging. (2,125)
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Why household life is compared with dark well? (2,124)
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In kaliyuga extreme austerities are not appreciated. (2,123)
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If one offers one’s activities to Lord Krishna without trying to enjoy the results, one’s mind becomes purified. (2,122)
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The whole process of creation is an act of gradual evolution. (2,121)
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Some of the Srimad-Bhagavatam’s predictions for kaliyuga. (2,113)
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In our routine life we kill so many insects and animals unconsciously, do we have to suffer reaction of that? (2,112)
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Constant remembrance is possible for one who always chants and hears the glories of Lord Krishna. (2,109)
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The so-called relationships are illusions. (2,108)
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It is impossible to escape material bondage without devotional service in the association of devotees. (2,104)
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One should turn one’s face to the Lord within the heart. (2,103)
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Activities of liberated soul are to be accepted as the continuation of past activities. (2,094)
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Krishna is complete in Himself. He does not lust after anything material or spiritual. (2,092)
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What are the guidelines for surrender? (2,090)
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Vedic civilization prefers monarchy. (2,089)
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Husband & wife should not separate under any condition. (2,087)
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In the human form of life a man & women unite for the sensual pleasure of sex. (2,086)
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The illusory material energy is cheating everyone. (2,085)
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One will not derive the benefit by rendering service to false Brahmana. (2,084)
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Human life is not meant for so-called economic development or advancement of materialistic science. (2,084)
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Even if one eats only the foods authorized in the Vedas, there is still danger. (2,077)
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Among the four ages – Satya, Treta, Dvapara and Kali, Kali-yuga is the best. (2,072)
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Material piety and sin are always relative considerations. (2,069)
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The actual purpose of the Lords creation is only one. (2,068)
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The entire cosmic manifestation is modelling clay in the hands of the Supreme lord. (2,064)
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Our involvement in sense gratification drags our consciousness into the material body. (2,060)
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Do devotee of Lord Krishna have to suffer for their past misdeeds? (2,060)
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One should experience all relationship on the higher, spiritual platform of Krishna-sambandha. (2,057)
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One should hear Krishna-katha from liberated persons. (2,057)
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Two stages of devotional service. (2,049)
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Why we have to make God as our center of attraction? (2,043)
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All material activities, whether pious or impious, are inevitably contaminated by sinful activity. (2,041)
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Except in spiritual world, the Lord is always worshiped as the Archa-vigraha or Diety. (2,037)
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A devotee should not be overly depressed or morose but to remain enthusiastic and to go on with his loving service. (2,037)
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Varities of this world would be impossible unless there were a real prototype in the spiritual world. (2,035)
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The conditioned living entity is satisfied in his own Particular type of body that he is offered. (2,035)
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The Supreme welfare activity is the spreading of Krishna consciousness. (2,034)
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One should moderately and intelligently regulate all of one’s bodily activities. (2,031)
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Curiosity to see the illusory energy of the lord sometimes develops into sinful material desire. (2,028)
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Material activities for the purpose of sense gratification and for the purpose of satisfying the Supreme Lord. (2,026)
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How it is possible for the living entity to exist separately from the body. (2,024)
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One may learn the art of tolerance by studying the earth. (2,021)
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Human birth is a great opportunity for self-realization. (2,019)
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Destroying the undeveloped embryo of the soul in the womb is sinful. (2,015)
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The Lord advises all living entities that they should never remain anywhere within the material universe – during any age. (2,013)
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The Vedic literatures are also instructive in how to prosecute material existence. (2,012)
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Duty of father is to give cultural education to his sons. (2,012)
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All the sastras advise nivritti-marga, or release from the materialistic way of life. (2,011)
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No material creation can take place without the glance of the Lord. (2,009)
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The withdrawal of the Yadu dynasty and Lord Krsna’s own disappearance from this earth were not material historical events. (2,008)
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The Lords external opulences are called mano-vikarah. (2,007)
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The fruitive activities of a living entity oblige him to accept different types of bodies. (2,003)
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Checking population by contraceptive methods is another sinful activity. (2,001)
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The samsara-cakra, the wheel of material existence. (2,001)
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The time factor is so pressing that in the course of time everything within this material world is spoiled or lost. (1,999)
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How one can stop reaction of sinful activities? (1,999)
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People of this age are slow to understand the opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (1,993)
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What are different kinds of liberation (salvation) one can achieve? (1,993)
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A lusty person is easily angered and becomes inimical to anyone frustrating his lusty desires. (1,993)
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By false ego all material things are produced as objects of enjoyment. (1,992)
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A saintly person should go from door to door accepting just a little bit of food from each family. (1,989)
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Modern scholars are eager to confirm their pet theories that ancient spiritual wisdom is primitive and mythical. (1,985)
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Who is a good candidate for going backhome, back to godhead? (1,980)
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We should tolerate things instead of becoming agitated. (1,979)
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Combination with women is an unnecessary burden that checks self-realization. (1,975)
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Krishna is always present in His eternal abode in the spiritual sky. (1,973)
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One can render service to the Lord by creating progeny suitable for the attainment of salvation. (1,972)
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Those who do not accept the devotional service of the Supreme Lord can be considered in two categories. (1,972)
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Remembrance & forgetfulness comes from Krishna. (1,969)
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Preaching is the best service to the Lord. (1,968)
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Even for material motives, one should not worship anyone other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (1,968)
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Mere logic cannot explain how even material objects expand their potency. (1,958)
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According to spiritual life gold should be avoided as far as possible. (1,948)
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One should give up attachment for his wife – or in other words for sex life. (1,947)
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We should not equate the demigods with Narayana. (1,946)
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If one is too austere or too sensuous one cannot control the mind. (1,940)
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Of all sinful activities an offense to a Vaishnava is the most severe. (1,940)
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Exceptionally long-lived sage Markandeya Risi. (1,936)
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Is the spiritual master as good as God? (1,928)
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The sex life in the material world should not be encouraged beyond the necessity. (1,926)
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Why the Lord appears to take birth like a human being? (1,921)
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We are suffering through miserable conditions in the name of happiness. (1,921)
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The occupational duty of a brahmana should not be accepted by persons in lower social orders. (1,918)
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“Krishna consciousness” the real source of happiness. (1,915)
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Why change of names is essential at the time of initiation? (1,912)
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In politics there are different methods of achieving success. (1,912)
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Self-realization is a state not of desirelessness but rather of purified desires. (1,910)
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God conscious person is always happy and victorious. (1,906)
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There are three classes of intelligent living beings within this world. (1,906)
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After initiation, a disciple should be extremely careful not to commit any sinful act. (1,902)
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It is not possible to exploit the property of the Lord and at the same time advance in self-realization. (1,893)
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Krishna conciousness favorably cultivated makes one completely happy. (1,892)
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It may not be necessary to undergo the system of Varnasrama-dharma, if one is engaged in devotional service. (1,892)
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Those who are empowered by the Lord’s illusory potency are in an indirect relationship with Krishna. (1,887)
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In Satya-yuga there are no inferior human beings. (1,886)
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When the conditioned soul decides to associate with the material qualities, he becomes contaminated by those qualities. (1,884)
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When a devotee takes his bath at a place of pilgrimage, the sinful reactions left by sinful men are neutralized. (1,883)
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A mere show of renunciation is not sufficient to gain a person entrance into the kingdom of God. (1,877)
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Appropriate enjoyment comes as a by-product of service to God. (1,876)
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A pure devotee is never entangled in material worldly affairs. (1,874)
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At every step there is danger in this material world. (1,874)
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An intelligent person does not fall under the control of the tongue. (1,873)
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The mind is always telling us to do this or that. (1,872)
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A society without Vedic laws and regulations will not be very helpful to humanity.? (1,870)
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Impact of time (kala) does not act on the transcendental plane. (1,869)
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A householder taking care of many dependent family members should not consider himself to be the Lord. (1,864)
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In the state of Prasupti or deep sleep, both the mind and the sense become inactive. (1,856)
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One’s religious activities should always be in connection with Krishna. (1,854)
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We have to link ourselves with Krishna and not with the objects of the senses. (1,853)
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There is no sexual relationship in the spiritual world. (1,851)
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Beings who possess living force are superior to dull matter. (1,843)
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Artificially, the mind is dragged down to a lower platform in passion or ignorance. (1,841)
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It is not possible for this material existence to be the experience of either the soul or of the body. (1,835)
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Sexual intercourse according to religious principles is a representation of Krishna consciousness. (1,833)
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If everyone engaged in spiritual activities to attain salvation, then how could things as they are go on? (1,832)
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Either in opulence or in distress we are not independent. (1,831)
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Tiger is not sinful if he attacks another animal and eats its flash. (1,830)
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By the laws of nature all material things including our own bodies gradually disintegrate. (1,825)
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How past karma are responsible for present distress? (1,825)
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The subtle body ends if there is no material desire at the time of death. (1,821)
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One should not be overly enagaged in welfare activities for one’s family, members, countrymen, society & community. (1,821)
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How one can conquer lusty desires for sense gratification? (1,820)
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If one is able to control the tongue then one is understood to be in full control of all the senses. (1,811)
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Within each age (Yuga) the other three ages (Yuga’s) occasionally manifest as sub-ages (1,801)
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The choice we make will determine our future. (1,799)
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How one’s devotional service is spoiled? (1,798)
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Association with lusty men is often more dangerous than association with women. (1,787)
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If the hand of Lord is present in everything, where is the question of being liberated. (1,785)
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Absolute level is spiritual while material world is full of duality. (1,784)
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Gopis love for Krishna not material. (1,777)
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The best way to possess Lakshmi is to keep her by the side of Narayana. (1,775)
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Supreme Lord is neutral to everyone. (1,772)
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The devotional path is so auspicious that a devotee cannot be lost under any circumstances. (1,760)
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Because of attachment for money the richest person is even afraid of himself. (1,760)
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The transcendental sound of the Vedas is very difficult to comprehend. (1,759)
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Satisfaction of the sex impulse has become the overriding reason for marriage. (1,744)
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At the time of death every living entity worries about what will happen to his wife. (1,742)
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All the luminaries – the stars, sun & moon – witness the activities of the conditioned soul. (1,739)
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Supreme Personality of Godhead is not a product of the imagination. (1,738)
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No one can refrain from doing something not even for a moment. (1,738)
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In certain cases Brahmā himself may not be a devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (1,737)
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A devotee is fortunate in any condition of his life. (1,736)
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Women are self-interested by nature. (1,732)
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The Supreme Lord has kindly invested all of His potencies in His Holyname. (1,728)
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Every negative injunction is understood to have a specific limit in scriptures. (1,726)
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Goodness in the material world never exists in a pure form. (1,723)
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What will happen to Lord Brahma at the time of annihilation? (1,719)
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Krishna is not the superintendent of this world but rather the enjoyer of His own world. (1,713)
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Even the best material situation is actually a punishment for previous unlawful activities. (1,713)
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The Vedic process of sense gratification is planned in such a way that one can ultimately attain liberation. (1,711)
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No Scientific advancement of material science can never produce a living being. (1,708)
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One who performs severe austerities for sense gratification is fearful to the entire world. (1,702)
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The basis of material enjoyment is the particular body one has acquired. (1,701)
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Is it necessary to follow codes such as a particular dress, appearance in order to practice Krishna Consciousness? (1,696)
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To check the increase of demoniac population it is important to follow the garbhadhana process. (1,685)
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It is the duty of a householder to receive guests, even if a guest be an enemy. (1,677)
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A man is certainly most miserable who takes care of a cow that gives no milk. (1,673)
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Lord’s universal form is the temporary imaginary resemblance of His personal form within the kingdom of Maya. (1,672)
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Performing kirtana on the basis of a demigod’s name is an offense. (1,671)
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Unless one is more or less crazy, one cannot be enthusiastic or even peaceful in material life. (1,668)
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Materially alert and ambitious persons are constantly in anxiety. (1,647)
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A devotee is always conscious of his real position. (1,641)
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False ego is the pure soul’s illusory identification with the subtle material mind and the gross material body. (1,633)
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The miserable or pleasurable reactions of karma ultimately act upon the false ego. (1,629)
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The desire to merge into nothingness is a reaction against material pain. (1,624)
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Sincere follower of the Lord should never be discouraged in the execution of his prescribed duty. (1,617)
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One can understand the existence of the absolute truth by the expansion of its potencies. (1,601)
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To get some material benefit, the conditioned soul approaches pseudo sannyasis and yogis. (1,596)
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Krishna is affected neither by prayers nor by blasphemy. (1,576)
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Why followers of Krishna mark tilaka on head? (1,571)
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If one wants to return back to Godhead, one should voluntarily refrain from sex life. (1,567)
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How can the lord tolerate that His orders be occasionally neglected, even by His devotees. (1,552)
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For spiritual advancement, one should be materially satisfied. (1,551)
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It is most difficult to separate the material mind from its objects. (1,542)
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It is natural that people in the material world hanker to see a beautiful object. (1,535)
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Women hunting is going on in the forest of the material world. (1,488)
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In devotional service, the apparent material opulence’s are not material; they are all spiritual. (1,447)
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How can we control our senses? I find it difficult to control my sex urges. (1,413)
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Material happiness is actually another type of punishment. (1,392)
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Pure devotional service to the Lord uproots one’s material desires. (1,370)
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In order to discredit God, materialists frequently give the argument that often times innocent people suffer whereas impious rogues enjoy life unimpeded. (1,216)
