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Philosophy: Common devotee sayings that do not say much...

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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeSep 17th 2007 edited
     
    *being "mental" ---- as opposed to being intelligent or spiritual?
    *blooped --- anybody that exits the temple for more than 24 hours without the temple president express permission
    *was ecstatic, Prabhu --- go figure!...
    *super --- (you can add whatever you want here)
    *she/he is in "maya" someone that does not visit the temple at least once a week.
    *must be a ritvik or something --- lately is the easiest way to unqualify somebody you do not like for whatever reason.
    *Krishna's arrangement --- we are sooo transcendental sometimes.
    *jaaaaaaaaay widely used expression that could mean anything from being satisfied to approving something, do not wanna see you again in my life, get lost, welcome, such a good boy you are.... etc etc etc
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    mishra:*must be a ritvik or something --- lately is the easiest way to unqualify somebody you do not like for whatever reason....
    This is a very popular saying. Often used when someone prefers to read only Srila Prabhupada's unchanged editions and speak up against book changes.
    • CommentAuthorSKC
    • CommentTimeSep 17th 2007
     
    "nectar" :
    Expression of superlative approval. Can be applied to in reference to prasad, class/lecture or kirtan. Is often an accurate term when applied to prasada and kirtan, but is often inaccurate when used in reference to the quality of philosophical content in classes. Synonym: ecstatic.

    "prabhu" :
    1. Term of respect meaning "lord' or 'master.'
    2. Term used to lord it over someone. e.g "Prabhu, I'm the authority here, what I say goes."
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeSep 17th 2007
     
    *karmi --- nasty, unclean, stupid, uneducated, gross materialist, anyone not living in a temple, see "infidel" meaning in any fundamentalist religion
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeSep 17th 2007
     
    *university --- place where only senior devotees or their direct associates can go to earn a PhD. All others are told it is maya and a waste of time.
    *maya --- anything disrupting your prescribed service, even if it is preaching.
    * harinam --- formerly, daily activity of all temple devotees, later deprecated to a once a week exit for new bhaktas, becoming more and more a thing of the past. 2. initiation that you easily get this days, just agree with everything and be prepared to give some money, or significant life span.
    • CommentAuthorSKC
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2007
     
    "Senior devotee" :
    Correct use is as a reference to actual level of spiritual advancement as per shastric symptoms. However, this term is often misapplied by using it as a reference to the number of years in the movement, thereby creating confusion for many by 'taking one thing for another'. (a symptom of tama-guna)
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2007
     
    * brahmana --- initiation needed to fill the pujari post of an otherwise needy temple.
    *sunday feast --- $5 meal at the Hare Krishna temple to help pay the guys expenses.
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2007
     
    "Your love for me will be evidenced by how much you cooperate with each other " --- widely used by authorities nowadays. "Cooperation" changed meaning overtime to "blind adherence" or obedience . Problem is brahmanas do not like bosses.
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2007
     
    *book distribution --- rare activity transmuting in a variety of flavors through the years. From books to stickers, then records, flowers, paintings, finally place them in public places for people to see while waiting for the dental surgery.
    *by hook or by crook --- application of an otherwise candid Srila Prabhupada quote in a variety of techniques used in book distribution to get the money and trust out of the people in general.
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      CommentAuthorVEDA
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2007
     
    This is a very popular saying. Often used when someone prefers to read only Srila Prabhupada's unchanged editions and speak up against book changes.
    'Unchanged books' myth disspelled: http://www.pariprashnena.com/discussion/201/
    • CommentAuthorSKC
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2007
     
    "Sankirtan"
    meaning 'to sell.' Synonym: book distribution
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      CommentAuthormishra
    • CommentTimeSep 18th 2007 edited
     
    *temple board --- new concept institution generally agreed upon when there is too much false ego to elect a temple president amongst themselves.
    *GBC representative --- max. authority coming to visit the temple 2 days once a year in an orchestrated way. Generally when he goes everything is the same as before.
    *gurudeva --- senior devotee (usually sannyasi) that has well earned the post of guru by popularity and institutional approval.

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