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NOI 2
arrangement, anyone in any part of the world can live very peacefully if he has some land and a milk cow Fortunately, man has been given higher intelligence for the cultivation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or the
NOI 10
Nor do the gopīs expect any return from Kṛṣṇa. Nonetheless, they cannot forget Kṛṣṇa. simply crying in separation from Kṛṣṇa. There is no difference between thinking of Kṛṣṇa and associating with Him. than serving Kṛṣṇa directly.
NOI 1
The genitals should be used to beget a Kṛṣṇa conscious child, otherwise they should not be used. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement encourages marriage not for the satisfaction of the genitals but for the begetting of Kṛṣṇa conscious children. are a little grown up, they are sent to our gurukula school, where they are trained to become fully Kṛṣṇa Many such Kṛṣṇa conscious children are required, and one who is capable of bringing forth Kṛṣṇa conscious
NOI 5
“‘By rendering transcendental service to Kṛṣṇa, one automatically performs all subsidiary activities. Śraddhā, faith in Kṛṣṇa, is the beginning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Faith means strong faith. The words of Bhagavad-gītā are authoritative instructions for faithful men, and whatever Kṛṣṇa says in After hearing Bhagavad-gītā, Arjuna told Kṛṣṇa: sarvam etad ṛtaṁ manye yan māṁ vadasi keśava. “O Kṛṣṇa, I totally accept as truth all that You have told me.” (Bg. 10.14)
NOI 7
Such people never surrender to Kṛṣṇa, and they oppose the endeavor of those who wish to take Kṛṣṇa’s In such a condition, people do not become very enthusiastic to receive this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement Similarly, in the present confused state of humanity, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the chanting of the holy name of the Lord – Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare One begins his treatment by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra because by chanting this holy name of
NOI Preface
Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma Mandira
NOI 3
Kṛṣṇa is all-pervading. Therefore nothing is independent of Kṛṣṇa, as Kṛṣṇa Himself states in Bhagavad-gītā (9.4):
NOI 1
Kṛṣṇa is just like the sun, and māyā is just like darkness. Similarly, if Kṛṣṇa is present in the mind, there is no possibility of the mind’s being agitated by māyā However, if one always thinks of Kṛṣṇa and how to serve Kṛṣṇa best, one’s mind will naturally be controlled
NOI 4
“Pure love for Kṛṣṇa is eternally established in the hearts of living entities. Since Kṛṣṇa consciousness is inherent in every living entity, everyone should be given a chance to hear about Kṛṣṇa. by hearing and chanting – śravaṇaṁ kīrtanam – one’s heart is directly purified, and one’s original Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not artificially imposed upon the heart, it is already there.
NOI 10
“Just as Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is dear to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa [Viṣṇu], so Her bathing place [Rādhā-kuṇḍa ] is equally dear to Kṛṣṇa.
NOI 3
Again in Bhagavad-gītā (2.40) Kṛṣṇa says:
NOI 7
“Kṛṣṇa is compared to sunshine, and māyā is compared to darkness. As soon as one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the darkness of illusion, the influence of the external