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27 June 2012

• 20:4120:41, 27 June 2012 diff hist +7,023 N We understand that Kuruksetra is a place that still exists, and according to the Vedic version it is a dharma-ksetra, or a place of pilgrimage Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We understand that Kuruksetra is a place that still exists, and according to the Vedic version it is a dharma-ksetra, or a place …'
• 20:2020:20, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,065 N They (the Mayavadi Sannyasis who met Caitanya Mahaprabhu) knew that since a perfectly advanced spiritualist never says anything false, all his words are reasonable and agree with the Vedic version Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They knew that since a perfectly advanced spiritualist never says anything false, all his words are reasonable and agree with the…'
• 18:1718:17, 27 June 2012 diff hist +20,257 N The living entities are also beyond the limitations of birth and death. This is the version of the Vedas, and it is accepted by those who follow scriptural injunctions and who have actually descended in the disciplic succession Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are also beyond the limitations of birth and death. This is the version of the Vedas, and it is accepted by t…'
• 18:1018:10, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,255 N The theory of the impersonalist that the Lord appears in the material mode of goodness cannot be accepted. The impersonalist conclusion is against the Vedic version that the Lord possesses a transcendental pleasure potency Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the theory of the impersonalist that the Lord appears in the material mode of goodness cannot be accepted. The impersonalist conc…'
• 18:0518:05, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,737 N According to the Vedic version, ekam bahu syam: He (Lord Krsna) can expand Himself into many thousands and millions but still remain one Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic version, ekam bahu syam: He can expand Himself into many thousands and millions but still remain one"}} {{…'
• 18:0018:00, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,155 N In Vedic injunctions there are no mistakes, illusions, cheating or imperfection. Unless one understands the authority of the Vedic version, there is no purpose in quoting sastra Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vedic injunctions there are no mistakes, illusions, cheating or imperfection. Unless one understands the authority of the Vedi…'
• 17:5517:55, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,761 N The Sudarsana cakra is the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He creates the entire material world. Sa aiksata, sa asrjata. This is the Vedic version Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Sudarsana cakra is the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He creates the entire material world. Sa aiksata…'
• 17:4317:43, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,285 N The chronological order in which people all over the world refer to the days of the week - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday - corresponds to the Vedic order of the planets and thus circumstantiates the Vedic version Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday"|"The chronological order in which people all over the world re…'
• 17:3917:39, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,890 N Among the planets, the first is Surya, the sun, not the moon. Therefore, according to the Vedic version, the modern astronomer's proposition that the moon is nearest to the earth should not be accepted Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Among the planets, the first is Surya, the sun, not the moon. Therefore, according to the Vedic version, the modern astronomer's …'
• 17:3717:37, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,849 N The entire cosmos is created by Durga in cooperation with Lord Visnu in the form of kala, time. Sa iksata lokan nu srja. Sa imaḻ lokan asrjata. This is the version of the Vedas - Aitareya Upanisad 1.1.1-2 Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire cosmos is created by Durga in cooperation with Lord Visnu in the form of kala, time. Sa iksata lokan nu srja. Sa imal …'
• 17:3517:35, 27 June 2012 diff hist +8,829 N For example, whether we speak of gold earrings, gold bangles or gold necklaces, ultimately they are all gold. In a similar way, all the different manifestations of matter and spirit are ultimately one in the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all the different manifestations of matter and spirit are ultimately one in the Supreme Personality of Godhead. ekam evadvitiyam …'
• 17:3017:30, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,844 N We have to hear about God, Krsna, from the authentic Vedic literature and from persons who understand the Vedic version properly Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we have to hear about God, Krsna, from the authentic Vedic literature and from persons who understand the Vedic version properly"…'
• 17:2717:27, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,803 N According to the Vedic version, the Lord is the supreme eternal, the supreme living being Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic version, the Lord is the supreme eternal, the supreme living being"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}…'
• 17:2417:24, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,870 N For a materialistic person, the completely spiritual body is inconceivable. We have to accept the version of the Vedas when our experimental perception cannot understand a subject Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a materialistic person, the completely spiritual body is inconceivable. We have to accept the version of the Vedas when our e…'
• 17:1617:16, 27 June 2012 diff hist +631 N The Lord is one and that He is expanded in everything. This is understood by the Vedic version: sarvam khalv idam brahma. One who knows this concentrates all his energy in worshiping Lord Visnu Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sarvam khalv idam brahma. One who knows this concentrates all his energy in worshiping Lord Visnu"|"the Lord is one and that He i…'
• 17:0917:09, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,475 N According to the Vedic version there is no existence beyond Brahman. Sarvam khalv idam brahma Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic version there is no existence beyond Brahman. Sarvam khalv idam brahma"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopal…'
• 17:0117:01, 27 June 2012 diff hist +8,052 N The worshipers of the demigods have one facility more than the unbelievers due to their being convinced of the Vedic version, by which they can get information of the benefit of worshiping the Supreme Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The worshipers of the demigods have one facility more than the unbelievers due to their being convinced of the Vedic version, by …'
• 16:4516:45, 27 June 2012 diff hist +6,072 N According to the Vedic version, the Lord is naturally fully powerful, and thus His supreme energies are always perfect and identical with Him Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic version, the Lord is naturally fully powerful, and thus His supreme energies are always perfect and identi…'
• 16:3416:34, 27 June 2012 diff hist +7,034 N According to the Vedic version, the Supreme Lord manifests and expands Himself in innumerable expansions, of which the primary expansions are called Visnu-tattva, and the secondary expansions are called the living entities. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic version, the Supreme Lord manifests and expands Himself in innumerable expansions, of which the primary ex…'
• 16:2216:22, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,345 N The men in Vedic society who engage in public sanitary activities like picking up stool and sweeping the street are called hadis. Sometimes they are untouchable, especially when engaged in their profession Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The men in Vedic society who engage in public sanitary activities like picking up stool and sweeping the street are called hadis.…'
• 16:1716:17, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,056 N Unfortunately Manu-samhita is now being insulted, and the Aryans, the members of Vedic society, cannot do anything. Such is the nature of Kali-yuga. Nothing happens unless ordained by destiny Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"unfortunately Manu-samhita is now being insulted, and the Aryans, the members of Vedic society, cannot do anything. Such is the n…'
• 16:1016:10, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,767 N The men of the higher classes - the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas - do not beget children in the wombs of lower-class women Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The men of the higher classes"|"do not beget children in the wombs of lower-class women"|"the brahmanas, ksatriyas and vaisyas"}}…'
• 16:0416:04, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,114 N Maharaja Rahugana also knew the purpose of life; therefore when Jada Bharata put the philosophy of life before him, he immediately appreciated it. This is the foundation of Vedic society Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Maharaja Rahugana also knew the purpose of life; therefore when Jada Bharata put the philosophy of life before him, he immediatel…'
• 15:5915:59, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,356 N The Personality of Godhead enjoyed life in the city of Dvaraka, strictly in conformity with the Vedic customs of society. He was situated in detachment and knowledge, as enunciated by the Sankhya system of philosophy Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Personality of Godhead enjoyed life in the city of Dvaraka, strictly in conformity with the Vedic customs of society. He was …'
• 15:5415:54, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,990 N According to the Vedic system, charity is given to the brahmanas. It is stated in the Vedic sastras that only the brahmanas and the sannyasis can accept charity Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic system, charity is given to the brahmanas. It is stated in the Vedic sastras that only the brahmanas and t…'
• 15:4915:49, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,590 N Krsna was obliged to kill the demon Putana, and because the killing of a woman is forbidden according to Vedic sastra, He could not help but close His eyes Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna was obliged to kill the demon Putana, and because the killing of a woman is forbidden according to Vedic sastra, He could n…'
• 15:4515:45, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,731 N Presently in India, so-called brahmanas are almost all engaged in some mundane service, and they do not understand the import of the Vedic sastras. Nonetheless, they are passing themselves off as brahmanas on the basis of birth Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Presently in India, so-called brahmanas are almost all engaged in some mundane service, and they do not understand the import of …'
• 15:4015:40, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,774 N According to Vedic sastra, the inhabitants of the higher planetary systems live for 10,000 years, and just as Brahma's day is calculated to equal 4,300,000,000 of our years, one day in the higher planetary systems equals six of our months Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic sastra, the inhabitants of the higher planetary systems live for 10,000 years, and just as Brahma's day is cal…'
• 15:2715:27, 27 June 2012 diff hist +2,290 N Bathing in the Ganges is recommended in all Vedic sastras, and one who takes to this path will certainly be completely freed from all sinful reactions Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bathing in the Ganges is recommended in all Vedic sastras, and one who takes to this path will certainly be completely freed from…'
• 15:2115:21, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,920 N According to the Vedic sastras, everything must be done according to regulative principles, but here it is stated that the thieves and rogues devised their own process for killing an animalistic man Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Vedic sastras, everything must be done according to regulative principles, but here it is stated that the thieve…'
• 15:0715:07, 27 June 2012 diff hist +616 N The Vedic sastras practically prohibit the adoption of sannyasa in the age of Kali because less intelligent men may accept the sannyasa order for cheating purposes Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic sastras practically prohibit the adoption of sannyasa in the age of Kali because less intelligent men may accept the sa…'
• 15:0515:05, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,950 N The ordinary karmis, who want to enjoy the results of fruitive activities, are concerned only with sacrifices and ritualistic ceremonies as enjoined in the Vedic sastras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ordinary karmis, who want to enjoy the results of fruitive activities, are concerned only with sacrifices and ritualistic cer…'
• 15:0215:02, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,054 N The specific function of a human being in society, irrespective of his social status, is to practice control of the mind and senses by observing the regulative principles enjoined in the Vedic sastras Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The specific function of a human being in society, irrespective of his social status, is to practice control of the mind and sens…'
• 14:5714:57, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,722 N As far as Vedic sastras are concerned, as we find in the pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the ultimate sanction for all success rests in the hands of the Supreme Lord Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as far as Vedic sastras are concerned, as we find in the pages of Srimad-Bhagavatam, the ultimate sanction for all success rests …'
• 14:1714:17, 27 June 2012 diff hist +6,642 N According to the Vedic process, the siva-linga in the temple or the form of Lord Siva in the temple is worshiped simply by offering Ganges water, because it is said that Lord Siva is greatly satisfied when Ganges water is poured upon his head Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"according to the Vedic process, the siva-linga in the temple or the form of Lord Siva in the temple is worshiped simply by offeri…'
• 14:1314:13, 27 June 2012 diff hist +6,134 N The Vedic process is to promote the conditioned soul gradually from the mode of ignorance to the mode of passion, and from the mode of passion to the mode of goodness. In the mode of goodness there is sufficient light for understanding things as they are Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic process is to promote the conditioned soul gradually from the mode of ignorance to the mode of passion, and from the mo…'
• 14:1014:10, 27 June 2012 diff hist +6,266 N The conditioned souls, although eternally existing as parts of the Supreme Lord, are sometimes put within the cloud of the material concept of life, in the darkness of ignorance. The whole Vedic process is to alleviate that darkened condition Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned souls, although eternally existing as parts of the Supreme Lord, are sometimes put within the cloud of the materi…'
• 14:0114:01, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,479 N One who surrenders is understood to have learned the subject matter of the Vedas very nicely. One who adopts this Vedic process of surrender learns devotional service and is certainly successful Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who surrenders is understood to have learned the subject matter of the Vedas very nicely. One who adopts this Vedic process o…'
• 13:5713:57, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,448 N It is useless to acquire knowledge through the senses. The Vedic process is to hear from authority Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is useless to acquire knowledge through the senses. The Vedic process is to hear from authority"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Madhu…'
• 13:5313:53, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,097 N The Vedic process is so comprehensive that even in householder life one can adjust his activities according to the regulative principles of dharma, artha, kama and moksa Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedic process is so comprehensive that even in householder life one can adjust his activities according to the regulative pri…'
• 13:2513:25, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,453 N The process of bhakti is understood by the paramahamsa, one who has accepted the essence of everything. The results of bhakti are reserved for such a paramahamsa, and this stage cannot be obtained by any Vedic process other than devotional service Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of bhakti is understood by the paramahamsa, one who has accepted the essence of everything. The results of bhakti are…'
• 13:1913:19, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,105 N One should try to develop his economic condition so that he can fulfill his needs for sense gratification according to the religious rules and regulations. Then liberation from material bondage will be easier to attain. That is the Vedic Process Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should try to develop his economic condition so that he can fulfill his needs for sense gratification according to the religi…'
• 13:1013:10, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,641 N Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah: when a devotee engages his senses favorably in devotional service, the Lord, through His causeless mercy, reveals Himself to the devotee. This is the conclusive Vedic process Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah: when a devotee engages his senses favorably in devotional service, the Lord, thr…'
• 13:0513:05, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,065 N The Vedic process of sense gratification is therefore planned in such a way that one can economically develop and enjoy sense gratification and yet ultimately attain liberation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic process of sense gratification is therefore planned in such a way that one can economically develop and enjoy sense gra…'
• 11:3511:35, 27 June 2012 diff hist +3,484 N In the beginning, one becomes a brahmacari, a student who studies Vedic knowledge under the authoritative guidance of a spiritual master. He then becomes a householder and executes household duties according to the Vedic process Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning, one becomes a brahmacari, a student who studies Vedic knowledge under the authoritative guidance of a spiritual…'
• 11:3111:31, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,568 N The mistaken living being, out of forgetfulness of this original condition of life, unnecessarily wastes time trying to become happy in the material world. The whole Vedic process is to remind one of this essential feature of life Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mistaken living being, out of forgetfulness of this original condition of life, unnecessarily wastes time trying to become ha…'
• 11:2811:28, 27 June 2012 diff hist +4,220 N The Vedic process is to follow in the footsteps of great authorities, and that is the only process for knowing that which is beyond our imagination Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic process is to follow in the footsteps of great authorities, and that is the only process for knowing that which is beyo…'
• 11:2511:25, 27 June 2012 diff hist +5,846 N As the decision of the supreme court of a state is final, similarly the judgment of Brahmaji, the supreme authority in the universe, is final in the Vedic process of acquiring knowledge Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the decision of the supreme court of a state is final, similarly the judgment of Brahmaji, the supreme authority in the univer…'
• 11:2111:21, 27 June 2012 diff hist +6,304 N It is not possible, however, to revive the Vedic process of purification in this age, for want of proper facilities and good brahmanas, but there is the Pancaratrika system also recommended for this age Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not possible, however, to revive the Vedic process of purification in this age, for want of proper facilities and good brah…'
• 11:1111:11, 27 June 2012 diff hist +606 N The transcendental process is described in Bhagavad-gita, Chapter Two: to hear about Krsna from authorities. That is the actual Vedic process, and those who are actually in the Vedic line hear about Krsna from authority. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental process is described in Bhagavad-gita, Chapter Four"|"to hear about Krsna from authorities. That is the actual…'