Saturday, May 16, 2020

One liners from SrilaPrabhupada

One line definitions extracted from Srila Prabhupada's books

1. What is Faith?

Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime.

2. What is Self-realization?

Self realization means understanding Kṛṣṇa and one's eternal relationship with Him.

3. What is Yoga?

Yoga means to concentrate the mind upon the Supreme by controlling the ever-disturbing senses.

4. What is Krishna consciousness?

Krsna Consciousness means an art of focusing one's attention on Supreme Godhead nd Giving one's Love to him.

5. What is Sannyasa?

Real sannyāsa-yoga or bhakti means that one should know his constitutional position as the living entity, and act accordingly.

6. What is Knowledge?

Knowledge means knowing the distinction between spirit and matter.

7. What is silence?

Silent does not mean that one should not speak; silent meansthat one should not speak nonsense.

8. What is Renunciation?

Real renunciation means that one should always think himself part and parcel of the Supreme Lord

9. What is Liberation?

Liberation means freedom from the cycle of reactionary work.

10. What is Humility?

Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.

11. What is Nonviolence?

Nonviolence means not to put others into distress

12. What isTolerance?

Tolerance means that one should be practiced to bear insult and dishonor from others

13. What is Simplicity?

Simplicity means that without diplomacy one should be so straightforward that he can disclose the real truth even to an enemy.

14. What is Steadiness?

Steadiness means that one should be very determined to make progress in spiritual life.

15. What is False ego?

False ego means accepting this body as oneself.

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