- We are all eternal servants of Krsna. Verse: jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’ kṛṣṇera ‘taṭasthā-śakti’ ‘bhedābheda-prakāśa’.
- “All living entities are My integral parts, souls are eternal and transcendental” (Sri Krsna tells Arjuna, in Bhagavad Gita).
- The soul is invisible to material eyes. By Krsna’s mercy, through the practice of sadhana and bhajana, one can see the form of the soul.
- The body is the house, and the soul is like the owner of the house.
- Our body works while the soul is inside it.
- We identify ourselves with the material corporeal conception.
- Many catastrophes happen, and every day many people die, but we never think that we will die.
- Death can come at any time.
- We must ask ourselves about where we came from and where we will go before we die.
- Human life is not just about eating, sleeping, mating, and defending.
- We have to ask ourselves about where we came from and where we are going, before we die.
- The best philosophy is the one that inquires about the soul, the path of self-realization.
- Self-realization is the best realisation.
- Stay in your room, close the doors and windows, sit cross-legged and ask yourself: “Who am I?”.
- Story of Isaac Newton and the law of gravity.
- He who keeps his mind on the transcendental activities of the Lord is not born again in the material world.
-The simplest method to know about his soul is chanting the holy names. - This material world is covered by maya, and the 3 types of miseries. The transcendental world is completely tranquil and peaceful.
- Om Shanti, this mantra brings peace to the heart. “Shanti” means peace.
- The simplest meaning of the Sanskrit term “Om” (aum): A – is Krsna, U – is Srimati Radhika, M – are the souls who serve the Divine Couple Radha and Krsna.
- Atma-jnana, knowledge about the soul, has three types: tapadartha-jnana, knowledge about the Lord; tampdartha-jnana, knowledge about the soul; jiva-brahma-eka-jnana, which is knowledge about the soul and about God.
- Samadhi is a state of deep meditation.
- There are two types of samadhi: nirvikalpa and savikalpa-samadhi.
- Samadhi, “dhi” means: to be aware of God. In this state you serve God consciously with your spiritual form, and this is the highest spiritual state there is.
-The Lord is very merciful and has invested all His Power in His holy names. - Verse: harer nama harer nama. harer namaiva kevalam kalau nasty eva nasty eva nasty eva gatir anyatha (there is no other way).
- The conclusion of our spiritual philosophy is that we should chant the holy names of God and be happy.
- God is the repository and personification of bliss (ananda). If we meditate on Him, we will attain this bliss.
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