What is enjoyment and what is renunciation?
Prabhupād Śrīla Sarasvatī ṬhākuraGranth upadeshamrit
Enjoyment refers to sense activities, and renunciation refers to remaining aloof from material objects for sense gratification.
What is actual happiness?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
The sastra declare that all hapiness emanates from the Supreme Brahman. Lord Krsna is the embodiment of ecstatic love. He is the personification of complete peace.
What is the difference between transcendental subject matter (adhoksaja) and spiritual subject matter (aprakrta)?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
We can realize the Supreme Lord only by devotional service. The Supreme Lord, who is transcendental, cannot be known by any other means. We achieve devotion simply by the mercy of the Supreme Lord and His devotees. We cannot understand the science of the Absolute Truth without the Lords mercy
How do we attain devotional service?
Prabhupada Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati ThakurGranth upadeshamrit
If we wish to attain devotional service, we should first take shelter of a spiritual master. This is the principal limb of the sixty-four limbs of devotional service. Unless we surrender to a spiritual master, we can never become eligible to execute devotional service. Hearing and chanting about the Lord cannot produce good results unless we subordinate ourselves to a guru. If we attempt to practice devotion without submitting to...
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Only in the heart of that great soul in whom there is pure bhakti to Śrī Bhagavān, and similarly, pure bhakti to Śrī Gurudeva, are all the confidential purports of the Śrutis self-manifest (prakāśa).
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