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Who is the Supersoul situated in one's own heart?
Who is the Supersoul situated in one's own heart?
What is the ultimate goal of life according to the text?
What is the ultimate goal of life according to the text?
In the conditioned state of existence, what does the conditioned soul seek the service of?
In the conditioned state of existence, what does the conditioned soul seek the service of?
What is the nature of the renderings of service in the conditioned state of existence?
What is the nature of the renderings of service in the conditioned state of existence?
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What is the material world compared to in the text?
What is the material world compared to in the text?
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What do foolish animals become entrapped by in the desert according to the text?
What do foolish animals become entrapped by in the desert according to the text?
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What does the absence of water in the desert not imply according to the text?
What does the absence of water in the desert not imply according to the text?
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Who can worship the Supersoul according to the text?
Who can worship the Supersoul according to the text?
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What is the constitutional position of every living being according to the text?
What is the constitutional position of every living being according to the text?
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What does the text suggest is the cause of the conditioned state of existence?
What does the text suggest is the cause of the conditioned state of existence?
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Where should one search for water?
Where should one search for water?
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What are the three things that every person is searching for in life according to the text?
What are the three things that every person is searching for in life according to the text?
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What is the term used to describe the repetition of birth, death, old age, and disease?
What is the term used to describe the repetition of birth, death, old age, and disease?
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What is the solution to the problems of life?
What is the solution to the problems of life?
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What is the natural affectionate relationship between the Lord and all living beings described as in the text?
What is the natural affectionate relationship between the Lord and all living beings described as in the text?
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What do conditioned souls run after instead of the Supreme Lord?
What do conditioned souls run after instead of the Supreme Lord?
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Where is the Supreme Personality of Godhead located according to the text?
Where is the Supreme Personality of Godhead located according to the text?
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What happens when temples are devoid of activities according to the text?
What happens when temples are devoid of activities according to the text?
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What is the result of a godless civilization according to the text?
What is the result of a godless civilization according to the text?
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What must be followed to end the anomaly of a godless civilization?
What must be followed to end the anomaly of a godless civilization?
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What are the miseries of life that one must seek to end according to the text?
What are the miseries of life that one must seek to end according to the text?
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What is the process suggested in the text to end the miseries of life?
What is the process suggested in the text to end the miseries of life?
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Who is present in everyone's heart, according to the text?
Who is present in everyone's heart, according to the text?
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What is the suggested way to search for the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
What is the suggested way to search for the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
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What are the consequences of a godless civilization, according to the text?
What are the consequences of a godless civilization, according to the text?
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What happens when temples are devoid of activities?
What happens when temples are devoid of activities?
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What principles should be followed to end the anomaly of a godless civilization?
What principles should be followed to end the anomaly of a godless civilization?
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What is the nature of the Lord's affection for all living beings?
What is the nature of the Lord's affection for all living beings?
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What is the significance of rendering service to the Supersoul in one's heart?
What is the significance of rendering service to the Supersoul in one's heart?
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What does it mean to say that the Supersoul is eternal and unlimited?
What does it mean to say that the Supersoul is eternal and unlimited?
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Why does a conditioned soul seek the service of illusion?
Why does a conditioned soul seek the service of illusion?
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What is the nature of the renderings of service in the conditioned state of existence?
What is the nature of the renderings of service in the conditioned state of existence?
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Who can worship the Supersoul?
Who can worship the Supersoul?
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Where is the Supreme Personality of Godhead located?
Where is the Supreme Personality of Godhead located?
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What is the solution to the problems of life?
What is the solution to the problems of life?
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The living being's constitutional position is to render ______.
The living being's constitutional position is to render ______.
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In the conditioned state of existence, the conditioned soul seeks the service of ______.
In the conditioned state of existence, the conditioned soul seeks the service of ______.
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The conditioned soul works in the service of his temporary body, bodily relatives like the wife and children, and the necessary paraphernalia for maintaining the body and bodily relations, such as the house, land, wealth, society and country, but he does not know that all such renderings of service are totally ______.
The conditioned soul works in the service of his temporary body, bodily relatives like the wife and children, and the necessary paraphernalia for maintaining the body and bodily relations, such as the house, land, wealth, society and country, but he does not know that all such renderings of service are totally ______.
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This material world is itself an ______, like a mirage in the desert.
This material world is itself an ______, like a mirage in the desert.
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Foolish animals become entrapped by the ______ of water in the desert and run after it, although there is no water at all.
Foolish animals become entrapped by the ______ of water in the desert and run after it, although there is no water at all.
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The material world is compared to a ______ in the desert.
The material world is compared to a ______ in the desert.
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The Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna is the all-pervading omnipresent ______.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna is the all-pervading omnipresent ______.
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One who is a yogi can worship only the ______ because He is the substance and not illusion.
One who is a yogi can worship only the ______ because He is the substance and not illusion.
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Every living creature is engaging in the service of ______ else.
Every living creature is engaging in the service of ______ else.
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By worshiping the ______, one can end the cause of the conditioned state of existence.
By worshiping the ______, one can end the cause of the conditioned state of existence.
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Anyone who wants to make an end to these miseries of life, namely repetition of birth, death, disease and old age, must take to this process of worshiping the Supreme Lord and not others
Anyone who wants to make an end to these miseries of life, namely repetition of birth, death, disease and old age, must take to this process of worshiping the Supreme Lord and not others
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If we at all want to end the cause of our conditioned life, we must take to the worship of Lord Sri Krsna, who is present in everyone’s heart by His natural affection for all living beings, who are actually the parts and parcels of the Lord (Bg. 18.61). The baby in the lap of his ______ is naturally attached to the ______, and the ______ is attached to the child. But when the child grows up and becomes overwhelmed by circumstances, he gradually becomes detached from the ______, although the ______ always expects some sort of service from the grown-up child and is equally affectionate toward her child, even though the child is forgetful. Similarly, because we are all part and parcel of the Lord, the Lord is always affectionate to us, and He always tries to get us back home, back to Godhead. But we, the conditioned souls, do not care for Him and run instead after the illusory bodily connections. We must therefore extricate ourselves from all illusory connections of the world and seek reunion with the Lord, trying to render service unto Him because He is the ultimate truth. Actually we are hankering after Him as the child seeks the ______. And to search out the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we need not go anywhere else, because the Lord is within our hearts. This does not suggest, however, that we should not go to the places of worship, namely the temples, churches and mosques. Such holy places of worship are also occupied by the Lord because the Lord is omnipresent. For the common man these holy places are centers of learning about the science of God. When the temples are devoid of activities, the people in general become uninterested in such places, and consequently the mass of people gradually become godless, and a godless civilization is the result. Such a hellish civilization artificially increases the conditions of life, and existence becomes intolerable for everyone. The foolish leaders of a godless civilization try to devise various plans to bring about peace and prosperity in the godless world under a patent trademark of materialism, and because such attempts are illusory only, the people elect incompetent, blind leaders, one after another, who are incapable of offering solutions. If we want at all to end this anomaly of a godless civilization, we must follow the principles of revealed scriptures like the Srimad-Bhagavatam and follow the instruction of a person like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami who has no attraction for material gain.
If we at all want to end the cause of our conditioned life, we must take to the worship of Lord Sri Krsna, who is present in everyone’s heart by His natural affection for all living beings, who are actually the parts and parcels of the Lord (Bg. 18.61). The baby in the lap of his ______ is naturally attached to the ______, and the ______ is attached to the child. But when the child grows up and becomes overwhelmed by circumstances, he gradually becomes detached from the ______, although the ______ always expects some sort of service from the grown-up child and is equally affectionate toward her child, even though the child is forgetful. Similarly, because we are all part and parcel of the Lord, the Lord is always affectionate to us, and He always tries to get us back home, back to Godhead. But we, the conditioned souls, do not care for Him and run instead after the illusory bodily connections. We must therefore extricate ourselves from all illusory connections of the world and seek reunion with the Lord, trying to render service unto Him because He is the ultimate truth. Actually we are hankering after Him as the child seeks the ______. And to search out the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we need not go anywhere else, because the Lord is within our hearts. This does not suggest, however, that we should not go to the places of worship, namely the temples, churches and mosques. Such holy places of worship are also occupied by the Lord because the Lord is omnipresent. For the common man these holy places are centers of learning about the science of God. When the temples are devoid of activities, the people in general become uninterested in such places, and consequently the mass of people gradually become godless, and a godless civilization is the result. Such a hellish civilization artificially increases the conditions of life, and existence becomes intolerable for everyone. The foolish leaders of a godless civilization try to devise various plans to bring about peace and prosperity in the godless world under a patent trademark of materialism, and because such attempts are illusory only, the people elect incompetent, blind leaders, one after another, who are incapable of offering solutions. If we want at all to end this anomaly of a godless civilization, we must follow the principles of revealed scriptures like the Srimad-Bhagavatam and follow the instruction of a person like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami who has no attraction for material gain.
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If we want at all to end this anomaly of a godless civilization, we must follow the principles of revealed scriptures like the Srimad-Bhagavatam and follow the instruction of a person like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami who has no attraction for material gain
If we want at all to end this anomaly of a godless civilization, we must follow the principles of revealed scriptures like the Srimad-Bhagavatam and follow the instruction of a person like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami who has no attraction for material gain
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We must therefore extricate ourselves from all illusory connections of the world and seek reunion with the Lord, trying to render service unto Him because He is the ultimate ______. Actually we are hankering after Him as the child seeks the mother.
We must therefore extricate ourselves from all illusory connections of the world and seek reunion with the Lord, trying to render service unto Him because He is the ultimate ______. Actually we are hankering after Him as the child seeks the mother.
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The foolish leaders of a godless civilization try to devise various plans to bring about peace and prosperity in the godless world under a patent trademark of materialism, and because such attempts are illusory only, the people elect incompetent, blind leaders, one after another, who are incapable of offering ______. If we want at all to end this anomaly of a godless civilization, we must follow the principles of revealed scriptures like the Srimad-Bhagavatam and follow the instruction of a person like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami who has no attraction for material gain.
The foolish leaders of a godless civilization try to devise various plans to bring about peace and prosperity in the godless world under a patent trademark of materialism, and because such attempts are illusory only, the people elect incompetent, blind leaders, one after another, who are incapable of offering ______. If we want at all to end this anomaly of a godless civilization, we must follow the principles of revealed scriptures like the Srimad-Bhagavatam and follow the instruction of a person like Sri Sukadeva Gosvami who has no attraction for material gain.
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When the temples are devoid of activities, the people in general become uninterested in such places, and consequently the mass of people gradually become godless, and a godless civilization is the result. Such a hellish civilization artificially increases the conditions of life, and existence becomes intolerable for ______.
When the temples are devoid of activities, the people in general become uninterested in such places, and consequently the mass of people gradually become godless, and a godless civilization is the result. Such a hellish civilization artificially increases the conditions of life, and existence becomes intolerable for ______.
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For the common man these holy places are centers of learning about the science of God. When the temples are devoid of activities, the people in general become uninterested in such places, and consequently the mass of people gradually become godless, and a godless civilization is the result. Such a hellish civilization artificially increases the conditions of life, and existence becomes intolerable for everyone. The foolish leaders of a godless civilization try to devise various plans to bring about peace and prosperity in the godless world under a patent trademark of materialism, and because such attempts are illusory only, the people elect incompetent, blind leaders, one
For the common man these holy places are centers of learning about the science of God. When the temples are devoid of activities, the people in general become uninterested in such places, and consequently the mass of people gradually become godless, and a godless civilization is the result. Such a hellish civilization artificially increases the conditions of life, and existence becomes intolerable for everyone. The foolish leaders of a godless civilization try to devise various plans to bring about peace and prosperity in the godless world under a patent trademark of materialism, and because such attempts are illusory only, the people elect incompetent, blind leaders, one
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Study Notes
The Importance of Worshiping the Supersoul
- The Supersoul, who is the Almighty Personality of Godhead, is situated in the heart of every living being.
- By worshiping the Supersoul, one can end the conditioned state of existence.
- The Supersoul is the all-pervading omnipresent form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna.
- Every living being is engaged in the service of something, but in the conditioned state, they seek the service of illusion.
- The conditioned soul works in the service of their temporary body and bodily relations, which are all illusory.
- The material world is an illusion, like a mirage in the desert, and searching for happiness within it is futile.
- The material body and everything related to it, such as family, society, and country, are temporary and subject to change.
- To end the miseries of repeated birth, death, disease, and old age, one must worship Lord Sri Krsna.
- Lord Sri Krsna is present in everyone's heart and is naturally affectionate towards all living beings.
- We, as conditioned souls, often neglect the Lord's affection and instead chase after illusory bodily connections.
- It is important to extricate ourselves from the illusory connections of the material world and seek reunion with the Lord.
- Holy places of worship, such as temples, churches, and mosques, are centers for learning about the science of God and should not be neglected.
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Test your knowledge of the teachings of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada with this quiz. Explore the concepts of rendering service to the Supersoul, the ultimate goal of life, and the path to ending the conditioned state of existence.
