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- Savitri = Gayatri
- Rules for chanting Gayatri
- During sandhyas mind is more easily controlled, or it becomes more disturbed.
- Facing east vs facing Srila Prabhupada
- There are times when Vedas should not be studied, but this does not apply to repetition, recitation at yajnas etc.
- Persons who may be instructed in the Vedas.
- Brahmana should move around as if he does not know anything, unless there is proper situation and person to teach.
- Person learning must at least have respect for knowledge.
- Brahmana should rather die with his knowledge than impart it to unqualified people.
- 28:30 Book distribution to people who don't appreciate - Krishna consciousness must be presented honestly, not with cheating and simply to get people's money.
- Knowledge should not be secretly heard from someone who does not intend to impart it. From a tape it is ok if the person himself has put out the tape.
- By respecting the guru one will anyway get the benefit of it, independent of the Guru's higher or lower qualification.
- Small amounts of money should be given only to those beggars who do not ask themselves, who do not pursue people.
- When superiors enter, life airs move up, so we should stand up to receive and salute them.
- Length of life, knowledge, fame and strength increase by respecting elders. Elder means by age or by knowledge of the Veda.
- 42:10 One who does not know how to receive salutation should not be respected.
- Different words are used to inquire about the health of different castes: welfare, freedom from sinful reactions, gain and safety and freedom from disease.
- One initiated for sacrifices should not be addressed by name even though of younger age.
- Wife of another man who is not a relative should always addressed respectfully, 'Bhavati.'
- Superior relatives like uncle should be addressed respectfully, even though they are younger by age.
- 50:20 In ISKCON respects are expressed by 'Prabhu' and 'Mataji'
- 50:40 Matajis that want to be called 'Prabhu' are not returning respect in a proper way, so they may be ignored.
- Eating little and having much energy for service - that is spiritual potency.
- 10 yr old brahmana is as father to a 90 yr old kshatriya.
- Among ordinary citizens those within 10 yrs of age difference are considered equal.
- Wealth, family relations, age, performance of sacrifice and knowledge - these are the criteria of seniority, in increasing order.
- A shudra who is above 90 yrs of age is respected by everyone.
- Everyone is respected by what they have, but there are gradations of respectability.
- Of 2 people with the same knowledge, one who is more humble is higher.
- Of a Western and Indian scholar of similar achievements, Indian is higher, because the science is more complex. Transcendental knowledge is still above that.
- Even people who are more respectable will respect other people with respectable qualities.
- The way is made for king, snataka, bridegroom, carrier of a burden, person above 90. Of them snataka and king are the most honored, and of them snataka.