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hierarchy: Nectar of Instruction
hierarchy: Text Two
NOI 2
Human life is meant for plain living and high thinking. Since all conditioned living beings are under the control of …
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“O son of Pṛthā, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. …
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The word mahātmā refers to those who are broad-minded, not cripple-minded. Cripple-minded persons, always engaged in satisfying their senses, sometimes …
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In the above-quoted verse from Bhagavad-gītā, the words daivīṁ prakṛtim refer to the control of the internal potency, or pleasure …
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Indeed, all living entities within this material world are under the control of mahā-māyā, whose business is to subject them …
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The main problem confronting the conditioned souls is the repetition of birth, old age, disease and death. In the material …
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According to nature’s arrangement, living entities lower on the evolutionary scale do not eat or collect more than necessary. Consequently …
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Collecting and eating more than necessary also causes prayāsa, or unnecessary endeavor. By God’s arrangement, anyone in any part of …
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Human life is meant for God realization, and the human being is given higher intelligence for this purpose. Those who …
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In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.9) Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī describes the proper human dharma in this way:
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“All occupational engagements [dharma] are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, one …
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The first step in human civilization consists of occupational engagements performed according to the scriptural injunctions. The higher intelligence of …