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13:5513:55, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,595 N Because the Lord is always transcendentally situated, the material modes of passion and ignorance cannot touch Him. Whenever the Lord is present, there cannot be any darkness from the mode of ignorance Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the Lord is always transcendentally situated, the material modes of passion and ignorance cannot touch Him. Whenever the …'
13:5213:52, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,935 N Unless one is freed from the mode of ignorance, trying to counteract one action through another is useless because this will not uproot one's desires. Thus even though one may superficially seem pious, he will undoubtedly be prone to act impiously Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unless one is freed from the mode of ignorance, trying to counteract one action through another is useless because this will not …'
13:5013:50, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,523 N Persons who subject themselves to the rules and regulations of atonement are not at all intelligent. Indeed, they are in the mode of darkness Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons who subject themselves to the rules and regulations of atonement are not at all intelligent. Indeed, they are in the mode…'
13:4813:48, 26 September 2012 diff hist +3,473 N The entire material energy is working according to the plans of Anantadeva. Therefore we should regard Him as the root cause of the material creation. There is no end to His strength, and no one can fully describe Him Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire material energy is working according to the plans of Anantadeva. Therefore we should regard Him as the root cause of t…'
13:4513:45, 26 September 2012 diff hist +5,617 N In the Supreme Absolute, the modes of passion, darkness and goodness appear as consecutive energies. Sometimes they appear, and sometimes they disappear Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Supreme Absolute, the modes of passion, darkness and goodness appear as consecutive energies. Sometimes they appear, and s…'
13:4013:40, 26 September 2012 diff hist +3,892 N Qualitatively the living entity is the same as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but because of his forgetfulness he gets different bodies in different planetary systems Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Qualitatively the living entity is the same as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but because of his forgetfulness he gets diffe…'
13:3713:37, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,221 N Those influenced by the mode of passion engage in various types of productive activities in the planetary systems where human beings live.Those influenced by the mode of darkness are subjected to various types of misery and live in the animal kingdom Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are influenced by the mode of passion engage in various types of productive activities in the planetary systems where h…'
13:3413:34, 26 September 2012 diff hist +3,701 N Lord Siva is so kind that he takes charge of persons who are in gross ignorance and whose behavior is lower than that of the animals. Therefore Lord Siva is especially called auspicious Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Siva is so kind that he takes charge of persons who are in gross ignorance and whose behavior is lower that that of the anim…'
13:2613:26, 26 September 2012 diff hist +3,565 N Lord Visnu takes charge of persons who are advanced Krsna conscious Vaisnavas, and Lord Brahma takes charge of persons who are very much attached to material activities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Visnu takes charge of persons who are advanced Krsna conscious Vaisnavas, and Lord Brahma takes charge of persons who are ve…'
05:0505:05, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,073 N One may offer his respects to such a Vaisnava because he has accepted the Supreme Lord as the ultimate goal of life, but one should not keep company with a Vaisnava who is in the mode of ignorance Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may offer his respects to such a Vaisnava because he has accepted the Supreme Lord as the ultimate goal of life, but one shou…'
05:0205:02, 26 September 2012 diff hist +3,831 N The spiritual master is the manifested representation of the Supreme Lord because he receives and presents the instructions of the Lord, as they are, by disciplic succession Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master is the manifested representation of the Supreme Lord because he receives and presents the instructions of th…'
04:5704:57, 26 September 2012 diff hist +2,788 N At the end of the day, under the insignificant portion of the mode of darkness, the powerful manifestation of the universe merges in the darkness of night. By the influence of eternal time, the innumerable living entities remain merged in that dissolution Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At the end of the day, under the insignificant portion of the mode of darkness, the powerful manifestation of the universe merges…'
04:5004:50, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,414 N One should try to raise himself by the association of the great soul. That is the way of the perfection of life Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should try to raise himself by the association of the great soul. That is the way of the perfection of life"}} {{notes|}} {{c…'
04:4904:49, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,405 N The Bhagavatam always recommends the association of the mahat, or the great soul, for opening the gate of salvation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Bhagavatam always recommends the association of the mahat, or the great soul, for opening the gate of salvation"}} {{notes|}}…'
04:4304:43, 26 September 2012 diff hist +2,184 N According to the different modes of material nature - the mode of goodness, the mode of passion and the mode of darkness - there are different living creatures, who are known as demigods, human beings and hellish living entities Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are different living creatures, who are known as demigods, human beings and hellish living entities"}} {{notes|}} {{compile…'
04:3904:39, 26 September 2012 diff hist +6,910 N Increasing the artificial needs, as is the standard of material civilization, or advancing the economic development of human society, is a sort of engagement in darkness, without knowledge. By such engagement, human energy is spoiled Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"increasing the artificial needs, as is the standard of material civilization, or advancing the economic development of human soci…'
04:3604:36, 26 September 2012 diff hist +7,076 N Food, shelter, defense and sense gratification are all needs in material existence. Otherwise, in his pure, uncontaminated state of original life, the living entity has no such needs. The needs are therefore artificial Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Food, shelter, defense and sense gratification are all needs in material existence. Otherwise, in his pure, uncontaminated state …'
04:3404:34, 26 September 2012 diff hist +7,167 N The senses are the practical signs of life. Human civilization is meant for purifying the senses, and objects of sense satisfaction should be supplied as much as absolutely required, but not for aggravating artificial sensory needs Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are the practical signs of life, as will be explained in the next verse. Human civilization is meant for purifying the…'
04:3004:30, 26 September 2012 diff hist +6,692 N Manufacturing enterprises by human society are in the mode of darkness because factually there is no necessity for the commodities manufactured Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"manufacturing enterprises by human society are in the mode of darkness because factually there is no necessity for the commoditie…'
04:2804:28, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,469 N In the age of Kali material activities of different varieties, in the name of advancement of human civilization, take place, and the living entities become more and more involved in forgetting their real identity - the spiritual nature Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the age of Kali (when the mode of passion is most prominent) material activities of different varieties, in the name of advanc…'
04:2504:25, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,270 N Material nature is called the mother, and the initiator for materialistic life is the father, Lord Siva. All material creation by the living entities is therefore initiated by the mode of passion Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material nature is called the mother, and the initiator for materialistic life is the father, Lord Siva. All material creation by…'
04:2304:23, 26 September 2012 diff hist +4,249 N Material creations of every description are more or less due to the development of the mode of passion (rajas). The mahat-tattva is the principle of material creation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material creations of every description are more or less due to the development of the mode of passion (rajas). The mahat-tattva …'

16:4316:43, 25 September 2012 diff hist +5,871 N The demigods, being like other living entities in the material world, are all liquidated at the time of the annihilation of the material structure. They are themselves unable to get liberation, and what to speak of giving liberation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods, being like other living entities in the material world, are all liquidated at the time of the annihilation of the m…'
16:3916:39, 25 September 2012 diff hist +5,516 N The demigods, even to the stage of Brahma, the supreme of all the demigods, cannot offer liberation to anyone Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods, even to the stage of Brahma, the supreme of all the demigods, cannot offer liberation to anyone"}} {{notes|}} {{com…'
16:3716:37, 25 September 2012 diff hist +6,094 N Highly qualified brahmanas situated in the mode of goodness have no grudges against the mode of worship of others. They have all respect for other demigods, even though they may look ghastly, like Kala-bhairava or Mahakali Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Highly qualified brahmanas situated in the mode of goodness have no grudges against the mode of worship of others. They have all …'
16:3416:34, 25 September 2012 diff hist +5,593 N The qualified brahmanas worship the visnu-tattvas represented by the salagrama-sila, and some of the higher castes like the ksatriyas and vaisyas also generally worship the visnu-tattvas Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The qualified brahmanas worship the visnu-tattvas represented by the salagrama-sila, and some of the higher castes like the ksatr…'
16:2216:22, 25 September 2012 diff hist +5,408 N Visnu, and none else, is called mukti-pada, or the Personality of Godhead who can bestow upon us mukti, liberation Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Visnu, and none else, is called mukti-pada, or the Personality of Godhead who can bestow upon us mukti, liberation"}} {{notes|}} …'
16:2016:20, 25 September 2012 diff hist +5,437 N Visnu-tattvas are represented by various names and forms, such as Narayana, Damodara, Vamana, Govinda and Adhoksaja Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Visnu-tattvas are represented by various names and forms, such as Narayana, Damodara, Vamana, Govinda and Adhoksaja"}} {{notes|}}…'
16:1316:13, 25 September 2012 diff hist +3,737 N Anyone may read Bhagavad-gita or the Srimad-Bhagavatam repeatedly throughout his whole life and yet find in them new light of information Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"anyone may read Bhagavad-gita or the Srimad-Bhagavatam repeatedly throughout his whole life and yet find in them new light of inf…'
16:1016:10, 25 September 2012 diff hist +3,503 N Mundane literature is in the mode of darkness or ignorance, whereas transcendental literature is quite different Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mundane literature is in the mode of darkness or ignorance, whereas transcendental literature is quite different"}} {{notes|}} {{…'
16:0816:08, 25 September 2012 diff hist +3,651 N Transcendental literature is above the mode of darkness, and its light becomes more luminous with progressive reading and realization of the transcendental subject matter Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transcendental literature is above the mode of darkness, and its light becomes more luminous with progressive reading and realiza…'
16:0616:06, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,597 N For the person in the mode of passion there might be some kind of ephemeral happiness in the beginning and at the end distress, but for the person in the mode of ignorance there is only distress both in the beginning and at the end. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the person in the mode of passion there might be some kind of ephemeral happiness in the beginning and at the end distress, b…'
16:0416:04, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,400 N One who takes pleasure in laziness and in sleep is certainly in the mode of darkness, ignorance, and one who has no idea how to act and how not to act is also in the mode of ignorance. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who takes pleasure in laziness and in sleep is certainly in the mode of darkness, ignorance, and one who has no idea how to a…'
16:0216:02, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,432 N Those who are always dreaming of lording it over the material world, and whose life, mind and senses are thus engaged, are considered to have determination in the mode of ignorance Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"who are always dreaming of lording it over the material world, and whose life, mind and senses are thus engaged, are considered t…'
15:5915:59, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,767 N Knowledge concerned only with keeping the body comfortable is said to be in the mode of ignorance Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"knowledge concerned only with keeping the body comfortable is said to be in the mode of ignorance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnad…'
15:5715:57, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,871 N Knowledge producing many theories and doctrines by dint of mundane logic and mental speculation is the product of the mode of passion. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"knowledge producing many theories and doctrines by dint of mundane logic and mental speculation is the product of the mode of pas…'
15:5515:55, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,786 N Knowledge concerning the spirit soul beyond this body is called knowledge in the mode of goodness. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"knowledge concerning the spirit soul beyond this body is called knowledge in the mode of goodness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnad…'
15:5315:53, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,842 N The "knowledge" of the common man is always in the mode of darkness or ignorance because every living entity in conditional life is born into the mode of ignorance. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"of the common man is always in the mode of darkness or ignorance because every living entity in conditional life is born into the…'
15:5115:51, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,623 N A sannyasi may perform a marriage ceremony to help his disciple in the advancement of Krsna consciousness. If one renounces such activities, it is to be understood that he is acting in the mode of darkness. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a sannyasi may perform a marriage ceremony to help his disciple in the advancement of Krsna consciousness. If one renounces such …'
15:4915:49, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,492 N It is said that a person in the renounced order of life should not cook for himself. Cooking for oneself is prohibited, but cooking for the Supreme Lord is not prohibited. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that a person in the renounced order of life should not cook for himself. Cooking for oneself is prohibited, but cooki…'
15:4715:47, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,060 N If a person gives charity to a suitable person but without respect and without attention, that sort of charity is also said to be in the mode of darkness Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if a person gives charity to a suitable person but without respect and without attention, that sort of charity is also said to be…'
15:4515:45, 25 September 2012 diff hist +1,767 N To undergo penances for something which is impossible is certainly in the mode of ignorance. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To undergo penances for something which is impossible is certainly in the mode of ignorance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Krsnadas}} {…'
15:4315:43, 25 September 2012 diff hist +2,370 N Ceremonial shows of religiosity are not accepted as genuine. They are all in the mode of darkness; they produce a demoniac mentality and do not benefit human society. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ceremonial shows of religiosity are not accepted as genuine. They are all in the mode of darkness; they produce a demoniac mental…'
15:3915:39, 25 September 2012 diff hist +4,907 N Any food prepared by the injunctions of the scripture and offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be taken even if prepared long, long ago, because such food is transcendental Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any food prepared by the injunctions of the scripture and offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be taken even if prep…'
15:3315:33, 25 September 2012 diff hist +4,919 N Remnants of food may be eaten only when they are part of a meal that was first offered to the Supreme Lord or first eaten by saintly persons, especially the spiritual master. BG 1972 purports Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Remnants of food may be eaten only when they are part of a meal that was first offered to the Supreme Lord or first eaten by sain…'
15:2915:29, 25 September 2012 diff hist +4,880 N Food prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is tasteless, decomposed and putrid, and food consisting of remnants and untouchable things is dear to those in the mode of darkness Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Food prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is tasteless, decomposed and putrid, and food consisting of rem…'
15:2615:26, 25 September 2012 diff hist +4,849 N According to one's existence under the various modes of nature, one evolves a particular kind of faith. The living being is said to be of a particular faith according to the modes he has acquired Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"according to one's existence under the various modes of nature, one evolves a particular kind of faith. The living being is said …'
15:2115:21, 25 September 2012 diff hist +3,626 N The mode of ignorance is just the opposite of the mode of goodness. In the mode of goodness, by development of knowledge, one can understand what is what, but the mode of ignorance is just the opposite Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mode of ignorance is just the opposite of the mode of goodness. In the mode of goodness, by development of knowledge, one can…'
15:1915:19, 25 September 2012 diff hist +3,606 N Know that the mode of darkness, born of ignorance, is the delusion of all embodied living entities. The results of this mode are madness, indolence and sleep, which bind the conditioned soul Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"know that the mode of darkness, born of ignorance, is the delusion of all embodied living entities. The results of this mode are …'

16:4216:42, 22 September 2012 diff hist +12,614 N Sanjivani means giving life. Even a dead man can get life by drinking that medicine. It is a strong tonic. It is still used in Ayurvedic medicine, and some of the biggest manufacturer of Ayurvedic medicine, they prepare, and it has a good sale Created page with '<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sanjivani means giving life. Even a dead man can get life by drinking that medicine. It is a strong tonic. It is still used in Ay…'

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