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14:0314:03, 4 June 2012 diff hist +3,403 N This material world is an atmosphere of attraction between male and female. That attraction takes the shape of a knot in the heart, and by material affection it becomes still more tight Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this material world is an atmosphere of attraction between male and female. That attraction takes the shape of a knot in the hear…'
13:5913:59, 4 June 2012 diff hist +3,893 N Time is compared here (SB 3.21.18) to a big wheel which has 360 joints, six rims in the shape of seasons, and numberless leaves in the shape of moments. It rotates on the eternal existence, Brahman Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Time is compared here to a big wheel which has 360 joints, six rims in the shape of seasons, and numberless leaves in the shape o…'
13:5513:55, 4 June 2012 diff hist +4,922 N The Lord assumed the shape of a boar to kill the demon Hiranyaksa and pick up the earth from the Garbha Ocean. Thus He became adi-sukara, the original boar Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord assumed the shape of a boar to kill the demon Hiranyaksa and pick up the earth from the Garbha Ocean. Thus He became adi…'
13:4813:48, 4 June 2012 diff hist +2,946 N When the four previous sons of Brahma, the sages Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumara, refused to obey their father, Brahma was mortified, and his anger was manifested in the shape of Rudra Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the four previous sons of Brahma, the sages Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumara, refused to obey their father, Brah…'
13:4313:43, 4 June 2012 diff hist +5,623 N One who takes foodstuff after a performance of sacrifice eats real food for proper maintenance of the body and soul, but one who cooks for himself and does not perform any sacrifice eats only lumps of sin in the shape of foodstuffs Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who takes foodstuff after a performance of sacrifice eats real food for proper maintenance of the body and soul, but one who …'
13:3913:39, 4 June 2012 diff hist +4,302 N The offspring of any living being is born after the father impregnates the mother with semen, and the living entity floating in the semen of the father takes the shape of the mother's form Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The offspring of any living being is born after the father impregnates the mother with semen, and the living entity floating in t…'
13:3513:35, 4 June 2012 diff hist +7,503 N One who possesses more in this material world, in the shape of houses, land, children, society, friendship and wealth, possesses these things only for the time being. One cannot possess all this illusory paraphernalia, created by maya, permanently Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who possesses more in this material world, in the shape of houses, land, children, society, friendship and wealth, possesses …'
13:3213:32, 4 June 2012 diff hist +3,722 N A rich man constructs a big house by spending his energy in the shape of resources, and similarly he destroys a big house by his resources, but the maintenance is always under his personal care Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A rich man constructs a big house by spending his energy in the shape of resources, and similarly he destroys a big house by his …'
13:2913:29, 4 June 2012 diff hist +4,724 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, by His partial representation, measuring not more than nine inches as Supersoul, expands by His potential energy in the shape of the universal form, which includes everything manifested in different varieties Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, by His partial representation, measuring not more than nine inches as Supersoul, expands by H…'
13:2513:25, 4 June 2012 diff hist +5,334 N The specific utterance of Srimad-Bhagavatam in regard to "other animals" means that persons who are simply engaged in planning a better type of animal life consisting of eating, breathing and mating are also animals in the shape of human beings Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The specific utterance of Srimad-Bhagavatam in regard to"|"means that persons who are simply engaged in planning a better type of…'
13:2013:20, 4 June 2012 diff hist +5,222 N The human necessities of life are fully supplied by the Lord in the shape of food grains, milk, fruit, wood, stone, sugar, silk, jewels, cotton, salt, water, vegetables, etc., in sufficient quantity to feed and care for the human race of the world Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The human necessities of life are fully supplied by the Lord in the shape of food grains, milk, fruit, wood, stone, sugar, silk, …'
13:1313:13, 4 June 2012 diff hist +8,402 N Living beings live on the produce of grains and vegetables, and by eating such foodstuff they get vital power of the body in the shape of blood and semen, and from blood and semen one living being is able to create other living beings Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"living beings live on the produce of grains and vegetables, and by eating such foodstuff they get vital power of the body in the …'
13:1013:10, 4 June 2012 diff hist +3,714 N Ignorance is the cause for all these anomalies in human society, and to remove this ignorance, especially in this age of degradation, the powerful sun is there to distribute light in the shape of Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ignorance is the cause for all these anomalies in human society, and to remove this ignorance, especially in this age of degradat…'
13:0113:01, 4 June 2012 diff hist +3,756 N Above the modes of nature is eternal time, which is called kala because it changes the shape of everything in the material world Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Above the modes of nature is eternal time, which is called kala because it changes the shape of everything in the material world"…'
12:5512:55, 4 June 2012 diff hist +4,303 N Wealth is distributed to the brahmanas because the brahmanas give the highest quality of service in regard to the prime necessity of humankind. The charity was substantial in the shape of gold, land, villages, horses, elephants and food grains Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"wealth is distributed to the brahmanas because the brahmanas give the highest quality of service in regard to the prime necessity…'
12:5112:51, 4 June 2012 diff hist +5,238 N At the last stage, He (Balarama) departed from this world by producing a great white snake from His mouth, and thus He was carried by Sesanaga in the shape of a serpent Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the last stage, He departed from this world by producing a great white snake from His mouth, and thus He was carried by Sesana…'
12:4712:47, 4 June 2012 diff hist +6,178 N If there is enough milk, enough grain, enough fruit, enough cotton, enough silk and enough jewels, then why do people need economic development in the shape of tools and machines? Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If there is enough milk, enough grain, enough fruit, enough cotton, enough silk and enough jewels, then why do people need econom…'
12:4112:41, 4 June 2012 diff hist +4,085 N The difference between self-realization and material illusion is to know that the temporary or illusory impositions of material energy in the shape of gross and subtle bodies are superficial coverings of the self Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between self-realization and material illusion is to know that the temporary or illusory impositions of material e…'

15:2315:23, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,729 N Follow the footsteps of the sages of Naimisaranya and accept Sri Suta Gosvami or his bona fide representative as the captain of the ship. The ship is the message of Lord Sri Krsna in the shape of Bhagavad-gita or the Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"follow the footsteps of the sages of Naimisaranya and accept Sri Suta Gosvami or his bona fide representative as the captain of t…'
15:1115:11, 3 June 2012 diff hist +9,237 N The identity of Narayana with the supreme cause has also been accepted and confirmed by Sripada Sankaracarya, even though Sankara does not belong to the Vaisnava, or personalist, cult Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The identity of Narayana with the supreme cause has also been accepted and confirmed by Sripada Sankaracarya, even though Sankara…'
15:0615:06, 3 June 2012 diff hist +7,795 N Sankaracarya is supposed to be an impersonalist who preached impersonalism, impersonal Brahman, but it is a fact that he is a covered personalist Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sankaracarya is supposed to be an impersonalist who preached impersonalism, impersonal Brahman, but it is a fact that he is a cov…'
15:0115:01, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,590 N The personalists, or devotees, do not annihilate their individuality, and thus the devotees of the Lord individually enjoy spiritual variegatedness on the planets of the spiritual sky Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the personalists, or devotees, do not annihilate their individuality, and thus the devotees of the Lord individually enjoy spirit…'
14:5614:56, 3 June 2012 diff hist +11,559 N The view of the personalists is that the material world, although very temporary, is nevertheless not false but factual Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The view of the personalists, however, is that the material world, although very temporary, is nevertheless not false but factual…'
14:5114:51, 3 June 2012 diff hist +7,585 N Both the impersonalists and the personalists enter the spiritual realm, the spiritual sky, but the impersonalists are given their place in the impersonal Brahman effulgence, whereas the personalists are given a position in the Vaikuntha planets Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Both the impersonalists and the personalists enter the spiritual realm, the spiritual sky, but the impersonalists are given their…'
14:4714:47, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,661 N The personalists who follow in the footsteps of the inhabitants of Vrndavana or strictly follow the path of devotional service are elevated to the personal abode of Krsna Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the personalists who follow in the footsteps of the inhabitants of Vrndavana or strictly follow the path of devotional service ar…'
14:4114:41, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,476 N There are two kinds of transcendentalists, namely the impersonalists and the personalists. Visesa-jna refers to the personalists, who are interested in transcendental variegatedness Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of transcendentalists, namely the impersonalists and the personalists. Visesa-jna refers to the personalists,…'
14:3814:38, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,939 N Impersonalists imagine that they see the form of Visnu, or the Lord, but those who are personalists do not imagine this - they actually see the form of the Supreme Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonalists imagine that they see the form of Visnu, or the Lord, but those who are personalists do not imagine this"|"they ac…'
14:3014:30, 3 June 2012 diff hist +9,408 N Srila Rupa Gosvami is trying here to describe the different achievements of the impersonalists and the personalists Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Srila Rupa Gosvami is trying here to describe the different achievements of the impersonalists and the personalists"}} {{notes|}}…'
14:2114:21, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,599 N Personalists, realize the Absolute Truth by understanding that because the Absolute Truth is the supreme predominator and we living entities are predominated, our duty is to serve Him Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"personalists, realize the Absolute Truth by understanding that because the Absolute Truth is the supreme predominator and we livi…'
14:1614:16, 3 June 2012 diff hist +9,061 N The difference between the impersonalist and the personalist is that the impersonalist does not accept the separate existence of the Lord, but the personalist accepts the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between the impersonalist and the personalist is that the impersonalist does not accept the separate existence of …'
14:1114:11, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,405 N Kasyapa Muni appears to be an impersonalist. Comparing his character with that of Thakura Haridasa as referred to above, it is clear that the personalist is stronger in sense control than the impersonalist Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kasyapa Muni appears to be an impersonalist. Comparing his character with that of Thakura Haridasa as referred to above, it is cl…'
14:0614:06, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,506 N While the impersonalist wrongly concludes that he is the Lord himself, the personalist, out of a great gratitude, worships the Lord in devotional service, knowing perfectly well that nothing is different from the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"While the impersonalist wrongly concludes that he is the Lord himself, the personalist, out of a great gratitude, worships the Lo…'
14:0214:02, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,091 N The personalist worships the Lord out of a great sense of gratitude, utilizing the ingredients born out of the bodily limbs of the Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personalist, however, worships the Lord out of a great sense of gratitude, utilizing the ingredients born out of the bodily l…'
13:5913:59, 3 June 2012 diff hist +3,531 N The impersonalist, who gives more importance to the transcendental rays of the Lord as brahma-jyotir & who concludes that the Absolute Truth is ultimately impersonal & only manifests a form at a time of necessity, is less intelligent than the personalist Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the impersonalist, who gives more importance to the transcendental rays of the Lord as brahma-jyotir and who concludes that the A…'
13:5513:55, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,161 N Impersonalists generally give the example of a river flowing into the ocean and merging. This may be a source of happiness for the impersonalist, but the personalist keeps his personal individuality like an aquatic in the ocean. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonalists generally give the example of a river flowing into the ocean and merging. This may be a source of happiness for th…'
13:5013:50, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,684 N To the impersonalist, achieving the brahma-bhuta stage, becoming one with the Absolute, is the last word. But for the personalist, or pure devotee, one has to go still further to become engaged in pure devotional service. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To the impersonalist, achieving the brahma-bhuta stage, becoming one with the Absolute, is the last word. But for the personalist…'
13:4513:45, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,543 N In India there are many parties of spiritual understanding, generally classified as two: the impersonalist and the personalist. Both of them, however, lead their lives according to the principles of the Vedas. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India there are many parties of spiritual understanding, generally classified as two: the impersonalist and the personalist. B…'
13:4113:41, 3 June 2012 diff hist +6,839 N The personalist, without any risk, trouble or difficulty, approaches the Supreme Personality directly Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the personalist, without any risk, trouble or difficulty, approaches the Supreme Personality directly"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ma…'
13:3813:38, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,786 N Those who worship the Supreme Lord directly by devotional service are called personalists. Those who engage themselves in meditation on the impersonal Brahman are called impersonalists. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who worship the Supreme Lord directly by devotional service are called personalists. Those who engage themselves in meditat…'
13:2813:28, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,492 N Generally, the transcendentalists can be divided into two classes. One is the impersonalist, and the other is the personalist Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, the transcendentalists can be divided into two classes. One is the impersonalist, and the other is the personalist"}} …'
13:1813:18, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,459 N In the impersonal philosophy there is no reciprocation between the Supreme and the living entity, but in the personalist philosophy there is. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the impersonal philosophy there is no reciprocation between the Supreme and the living entity, but in the personalist philosop…'
13:1513:15, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,608 N Living entities in a pure state are called devotees. The Supreme Lord becomes the devotee of His devotees. If a reciprocal relationship is not present between the devotee and the Lord, then there is no personalist philosophy. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord becomes the devotee of His devotees. If a reciprocal relationship is not present between the devotee and the Lor…'
13:1113:11, 3 June 2012 diff hist +8,404 N There are many controversies between the impersonalists and the personalists about the Lord's appearance as a human being Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many controversies between the impersonalists and the personalists about the Lord's appearance as a human being"}} {{no…'
13:0813:08, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,846 N The devotees of Krsna enter the Krsna planet, Goloka Vrndavana. For the personalists there are also innumerable other planets, known as Vaikuntha planets, in the spiritual sky, whereas the impersonalists remain in the brahma-jyotir Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees of Krsna enter the Krsna planet, Goloka Vrndavana. For the personalists there are also innumerable other planets, kn…'
13:0013:00, 3 June 2012 diff hist +2,666 N The personalist knows rightly his position as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the personalist knows rightly his position as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler…'
12:5412:54, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,202 N By nature, the body is ever changing, and the soul is eternal. This conclusion is established by all classes of seers of the truth, both impersonalist and personalist Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By nature, the body is ever changing, and the soul is eternal. This conclusion is established by all classes of seers of the trut…'
12:3812:38, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,217 N By rendering personal service to the Lord, Hanuman attained the desired result Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By rendering personal service to the Lord, Hanuman attained the desired result"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complet…'
12:3212:32, 3 June 2012 diff hist +4,500 N When the living entity thus goes back home, back to Godhead, and engages in the personal service of the Lord, he is said to have attained samsiddhi parama, the highest perfection. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the living entity thus goes back home, back to Godhead, and engages in the personal service of the Lord, he is said to have …'
12:2812:28, 3 June 2012 diff hist +7,197 N He (Sisupala) was always absorbed in thought of Krsna, and thus he first got the salvation of sayujya-mukti, merging into the existence of the Supreme, and was finally reinstated in his original position of personal service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He was always absorbed in thought of Krsna, and thus he first got the salvation of sayujya-mukti, merging into the existence of t…'
12:2512:25, 3 June 2012 diff hist +5,568 N Those who are constantly engaged in the personal service of the Lord are called anugas, or followers. Examples of such followers are Sucandra, Mandana, Stamba and Sutamba. They are all inhabitants of the city of Dvaraka Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are constantly engaged in the personal service of the Lord are called anugas, or followers. Examples of such followers …'

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