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Vanibot #0041: Moves Choose Another box to the end

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	Psychology, like any other science, should be applied in the service of the Lord. If not, then it is nothing but material and temporary. Psychology alone cannot save the soul from the cycle of birth and death. But when one becomes a devotee of the Krishna and starts engaging in psychological activities for Krishna, he is automatically saved from this very cycle and Krishna appears all attractive to him. Devotion to the Lord is a process in which the devotee realizes his true nature and acts on it. However, it is not a psychological state of mind. It is the eternal, spiritual, absolute truth.		Psychology, like any other science, should be applied in the service of the Lord. If not, then it is nothing but material and temporary. Psychology alone cannot save the soul from the cycle of birth and death. But when one becomes a devotee of the Krishna and starts engaging in psychological activities for Krishna, he is automatically saved from this very cycle and Krishna appears all attractive to him. Devotion to the Lord is a process in which the devotee realizes his true nature and acts on it. However, it is not a psychological state of mind. It is the eternal, spiritual, absolute truth.

	Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Psychology\|Psychology]]''' category. An introduction from his ~~books~~ is given below in the following ~~NUMBER~~ quotes.		Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Psychology\|Psychology]]''' category. An introduction from his teachings is given below in the following 13 quotes.
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	== Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's ~~books~~ ==		== Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings ==

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	{{VaniQuotebox\|Buddha preached nonviolence, taking pity on the poor animals. He preached that he did not believe in the tenets of the Vedas and stressed the adverse psychological effects incurred by animal-killing\| Lord Buddha preached nonviolence, taking pity on the poor animals. He preached that he did not believe in the tenets of the Vedas and stressed the adverse psychological effects incurred by animal-killing. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.24)'''}}		{{VaniQuotebox\|Buddha preached nonviolence, taking pity on the poor animals. He preached that he did not believe in the tenets of the Vedas and stressed the adverse psychological effects incurred by animal-killing\| Lord Buddha preached nonviolence, taking pity on the poor animals. He preached that he did not believe in the tenets of the Vedas and stressed the adverse psychological effects incurred by animal-killing. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.24)'''}}

	{{VaniQuotebox\|A base fool thinks that devotion to Lord Krsna is merely a mundane psychological state of mind\| Devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa is the living entity's eternal birthright; it is not a new subject fabricated by the human mind. A base fool thinks that devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa is merely a mundane psychological state of mind. But in truth devotional service is our eternal spiritual substance—"the essential spiritual reality" (vāstava-vastu). '''(Renunciation Through Wisdom 2.3)'''}}		{{VaniQuotebox\|A base fool thinks that devotion to Lord Krsna is merely a mundane psychological state of mind\| Devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa is the living entity's eternal birthright; it is not a new subject fabricated by the human mind. A base fool thinks that devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa is merely a mundane psychological state of mind. But in truth devotional service is our eternal spiritual substance—"the essential spiritual reality" (vāstava-vastu). '''(Renunciation Through Wisdom, Chapter 2.3)'''}}

	{{VaniQuotebox\|Every living entity under the influence of material nature has a particular type of body and a particular type of psychological and biological activities accordingly\|The whole world is enchanted by the three modes of material nature. Those who are bewildered by these three modes cannot understand that transcendental to this material nature is the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. Every living entity under the influence of material nature has a particular type of body and a particular type of psychological and biological activities accordingly. '''(Bhagavad-gītā 7.13)'''}}		{{VaniQuotebox\|Every living entity under the influence of material nature has a particular type of body and a particular type of psychological and biological activities accordingly\|The whole world is enchanted by the three modes of material nature. Those who are bewildered by these three modes cannot understand that transcendental to this material nature is the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. Every living entity under the influence of material nature has a particular type of body and a particular type of psychological and biological activities accordingly. '''(Bhagavad-gītā 7.13)'''}}
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	{{VaniQuotebox\|By His personal features and transcendental attributes, the Lord attracts all psychological activities of a pure devotee. Such is the attractive power of Lord Krsna\|By His personal features and transcendental attributes, the Lord attracts all psychological activities of a pure devotee. Such is the attractive power of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The attraction is so powerful that a pure devotee never hankers for any one of the four principles of religion. These are the attractive features of the transcendental attributes of the Lord. And adding to this the words api and ca, one can increase the imports unlimitedly. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.10)'''}}		{{VaniQuotebox\|By His personal features and transcendental attributes, the Lord attracts all psychological activities of a pure devotee. Such is the attractive power of Lord Krsna\|By His personal features and transcendental attributes, the Lord attracts all psychological activities of a pure devotee. Such is the attractive power of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The attraction is so powerful that a pure devotee never hankers for any one of the four principles of religion. These are the attractive features of the transcendental attributes of the Lord. And adding to this the words api and ca, one can increase the imports unlimitedly. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.10)'''}}

	{{VaniQuotebox\|The proper function of the brain or psychological activity is to understand everything through Krishna's perspective or point-of-view, and so there is no limit to that understanding because Krishna is unlimited\|The proper function of the brain or psychological activity is to understand everything through Krishna's perspective or point-of-view, and so there is no limit to that understanding because Krishna is unlimited. '''(Letter, 21 January, Jaipur)'''}}		{{VaniQuotebox\|The proper function of the brain or psychological activity is to understand everything through Krishna's perspective or point-of-view, and so there is no limit to that understanding because Krishna is unlimited\|The proper function of the brain or psychological activity is to understand everything through Krishna's perspective or point-of-view, and so there is no limit to that understanding because Krishna is unlimited. '''(Letter, 21 January 1972, Jaipur)'''}}

	{{VaniQuotebox\|The subject matter of art, science, philosophy, physics, chemistry, psychology and all other branches of knowledge should be wholly and solely applied in the service of the Lord\|When advancement of knowledge is applied in the service of the Lord, the whole process becomes absolute. The Personality of Godhead and His transcendental name, fame, glory, etc., are all nondifferent from Him. Therefore, all the sages and devotees of the Lord have recommended that the subject matter of art, science, philosophy, physics, chemistry, psychology and all other branches of knowledge should be wholly and solely applied in the service of the Lord. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.5.22)'''}}		{{VaniQuotebox\|The subject matter of art, science, philosophy, physics, chemistry, psychology and all other branches of knowledge should be wholly and solely applied in the service of the Lord\|When advancement of knowledge is applied in the service of the Lord, the whole process becomes absolute. The Personality of Godhead and His transcendental name, fame, glory, etc., are all nondifferent from Him. Therefore, all the sages and devotees of the Lord have recommended that the subject matter of art, science, philosophy, physics, chemistry, psychology and all other branches of knowledge should be wholly and solely applied in the service of the Lord. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.5.22)'''}}
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