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08:0308:03, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,504 N Sukadeva Gosvami continued to speak to Pariksit Maharaja. "My dear King," he said, "in this regard I shall narrate a nice story. This story is important because it is in connection with Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued to speak to Parīkṣit Mahārāja. “My dear King,” he said, “in this regard I shall narra..."
07:5607:56, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,431 N One who follows in the footsteps of such great personalities surely walks very easily on the path of liberation and ultimately goes back home, back to Godhead. That is the way of perfecting this human form of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who follows in the footsteps of such great personalities surely walks very easily on the path of liberation and ultimately..."
07:5307:53, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,296 N It is recommended that we must follow the great personalities. Sukadeva Gosvami is also one of the great personalities, and his answer to the inquiry of Maharaja Pariksit is authorized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is therefore recommended that we must follow the great personalities. Śukadeva Gosvāmī is also one of the great personal..."
07:5007:50, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,561 N That is the way of Vedic understanding. Great sages like the four Kumaras, headed by Sanaka, followed these principles of Vedic knowledge and came gradually from impersonal understanding to the platform of personal worship of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the way of Vedic understanding. Great sages like the four Kumāras, headed by Sanaka, followed these principles of Ved..."
07:4507:45, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,007 N The purpose of studying the Upanisads is to understand the transcendental qualities of the Absolute Truth, as opposed to the material qualities of ignorance, passion and goodness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of studying the Upaniṣads is to understand the transcendental qualities of the Absolute Truth, as opposed to the..."
07:4207:42, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,915 N It is only because He (Krsna) has qualities that the conditioned living entities can have qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is only because He has qualities that the conditioned living entities can have qualities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC..."
07:3907:39, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,052 N The Upanisads describe in different ways the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Lord. The Absolute Truth, the Supreme Lord, is called nirguna. That does not mean He has no qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Upaniṣads describe in different ways the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Lord. The Absolute Truth, the Supreme L..."
07:3507:35, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,052 N In answering King Pariksit's question, Sukadeva Gosvami used the word atmane, which indicates the stage of brahminical qualification in which one is allowed to study the Vedic scriptures known as the Upanisads Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In answering King Parīkṣit’s question, Śukadeva Gosvāmī used the word ātmane, which indicates the stage of brahminica..."
07:3107:31, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,782 N One who is enlightened in the mode of goodness by the process of devotional service is freed from the modes of ignorance and passion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is enlightened in the mode of goodness by the process of devotional service is freed from the modes of ignorance and p..."
07:2807:28, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,224 N As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, one has to think of Krsna always, one has to render loving service to Krsna always, and one always has to worship and bow down before Krsna. By this process only can one enter into the kingdom of God, without any doubt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, one has to think of Kṛṣṇa always, one has to render loving service to Kṛṣṇa alwa..."
07:2407:24, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,389 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is clearly stated that the purpose of Vedic knowledge is to understand Krsna, and Krsna is understood by devotional service, beginning with the process of surrender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā it is clearly stated that the purpose of Vedic knowledge is to understand Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa..."
07:2107:21, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,152 N The purifying process is called devotional service, or Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purifying process is called devotional service, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{comple..."
07:1907:19, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,566 N The conclusion is, rather, that the senses, mind and intelligence in the gross stage of contamination cannot appreciate the nature of the Absolute Truth, but when purified, the senses, mind and intelligence can understand what the Absolute Truth is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is, rather, that the senses, mind and intelligence in the gross stage of contamination cannot appreciate the na..."
07:1507:15, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,633 N When this perverted consciousness is gradually transformed into Krsna consciousness, then the path of liberation is opened. So it is not that one is unable to approach the Absolute Truth by the senses and the mind Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When this perverted consciousness is gradually transformed into Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then the path of liberation is open..."
07:0907:09, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,462 N When one is promoted to the mode of goodness, one can understand that the senses and the mind are engaged in material activities only due to being covered by perverted consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when one is promoted to the mode of goodness, one can understand that the senses and the mind are engaged in material activiti..."
07:0107:01, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,392 N When there is actually fire, we can utilize it for various purposes; therefore, fire is the ultimate goal. Similarly, in the gross material stage of life the quality of ignorance is very prominent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is actually fire, we can utilize it for various purposes; therefore, fire is the ultimate goal. Similarly, in the g..."
06:5706:57, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,264 N For example, from earth a tree grows, and from the wood of the tree, fire is ignited. In that igniting process we first of all find smoke, and the next stage is heat, and then fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, from earth a tree grows, and from the wood of the tree, fire is ignited. In that igniting process we first of all..."
06:5206:52, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,252 N When one's mind, intelligence and senses are purified of material contamination, one can understand the original feature of the Absolute Truth as a person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one’s mind, intelligence and senses are purified of material contamination, one can understand the original feature of..."
06:4006:40, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,722 N The very word created means that He has transcendental intelligence. For example, when a father begets a child, the child has senses because the father also has senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The very word created means that He has transcendental intelligence. For example, when a father begets a child, the child has..."
06:3706:37, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,516 N This means that the Absolute Truth is not without mind, intelligence and senses. In other words, He is not impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This means that the Absolute Truth is not without mind, intelligence and senses. In other words, He is not impersonal"}} {{not..."
06:3406:34, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,588 N Whatever we experience, even in this material condition of life, is but an emanation from Him. The Absolute Truth created the mind, senses and intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever we experience, even in this material condition of life, is but an emanation from Him. The Absolute Truth created the..."
06:0706:07, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,763 N In the Vedanta-sutra, the first sutra, or code, questions about the Absolute Truth. Athato brahma jijnasa: What is the nature of the Absolute Truth? The next sutra answers that the nature of the Absolute Truth is that He is the origin of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedānta-sūtra, the first sūtra, or code, questions about the Absolute Truth. Athāto brahma jijñāsā: What is the..."
05:5805:58, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,661 N Just as the shining particles of the sun's rays always exist with the sun, the living entities exist eternally as parts and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as the shining particles of the sun’s rays always exist with the sun, the living entities exist eternally as parts and..."
05:5405:54, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,835 N Another point clearly stated in the answer of Sukadeva Gosvami is that it is the mind, senses and intelligence of the individual living entity that the Lord created. It is not stated that the living entities themselves were ever created Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another point clearly stated in the answer of Śukadeva Gosvāmī is that it is the mind, senses and intelligence of the indiv..."
05:4705:47, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,798 N The living entity is intelligent. One therefore has to utilize his intelligence over the mind and the senses. When the mind and senses are purified by the proper use of intelligence, then the conditioned soul is liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is intelligent. One therefore has to utilize his intelligence over the mind and the senses. When the mind an..."
05:4405:44, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,587 N Ultimately, if the consciousness is purified, one comes to his original position and goes back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ultimately, if the consciousness is purified, one comes to his original position and goes back home, back to Godhead"}} {{note..."
05:4105:41, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,725 N The Vedic injunctions are there just to give the conditioned souls the chance for sense gratification under regulative principles, and thereby also to give them the chance for promotion to higher conditions of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic injunctions are there just to give the conditioned souls the chance for sense gratification under regulative princip..."
05:3605:36, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,635 N In other words, one can utilize the senses, mind and living force for sense gratification and transmigration from one body to another or for the matter of liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, one can utilize the senses, mind and living force for sense gratification and transmigration from one body to..."
05:3205:32, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,833 N In answering King Pariksit's question, Sukadeva Gosvami replied that the S P of Godhead has created the mind, senses and living force of the living entity for the purpose of sense gratification and transmigration from one kind of body to another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In answering King Parīkṣit’s question, Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has created th..."
05:2505:25, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,620 N How can persons who are within this clouded portion, called the material world, conceive of the Absolute Truth by the speculative method Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How can persons who are within this clouded portion, called the material world, conceive of the Absolute Truth by the speculat..."
05:1805:18, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,553 N After all, both the impersonal and the personal feature of the Supreme Lord are beyond our material conception Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After all, both the impersonal and the personal feature of the Supreme Lord are beyond our material conception"}} {{notes|}} {..."
05:1505:15, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,745 N King Pariksit's question was, Which is the ultimate target of Vedic knowledge - this concentration on the impersonal feature of the Absolute Truth or concentration on the personal feature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Parīkṣit’s question was, Which is the ultimate target of Vedic knowledge—this concentration on the impersonal feat..."
05:1205:12, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,819 N This indirect acceptance is described in the Bhagavad-gita as avidhi. Avidhi means “not bona fide.” Since demigod worship is not bona fide, the impersonalists stress concentration on the impersonal feature of the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This indirect acceptance is described in the Bhagavad-gītā as avidhi. Avidhi means “not bona fide.” Since demigod worshi..."
05:0805:08, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,715 N Worship of the demigods is not worship of the Absolute Truth, but by worshiping the demigods one gradually comes to accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead in an indirect way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Worship of the demigods is not worship of the Absolute Truth, but by worshiping the demigods one gradually comes to accept the..."
05:0405:04, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,546 N The idea is not to encourage one to eat meat but to allow one who insists on eating meat to eat it under certain restricted conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The idea is not to encourage one to eat meat but to allow one who insists on eating meat to eat it under certain restricted co..."
05:0105:01, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,043 N For example, for persons very much addicted to meat-eating, the Vedic injunction recommends that after worshiping the form of goddess Kali, sacrificing a goat (not any other animal) under karma-kanda regulation, the worshipers may be allowed to eat meat Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, for persons very much addicted to meat-eating, the Vedic injunction recommends that after worshiping the form of..."
04:5704:57, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,681 N As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, to regulate those who are very much addicted to different kinds of sense gratification, the worship of demigods is sometimes recommended Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, to regulate those who are very much addicted to different kinds of sense gratification, the..."
04:5204:52, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,913 N The conditioned souls are generally put into the activities of the material world for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned souls are generally put into the activities of the material world for sense gratification"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
04:4904:49, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,119 N All such expansions, both svamsas and vibhinnamsas, are emanations from the original Personality of Godhead. Svamsa expansions are called visnu-tattva, whereas the vibhinnamsa expansions are called jiva-tattva. The different demigods are jiva-tattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All such expansions, both svāṁśas and vibhinnāṁśas, are emanations from the original Personality of Godhead. Svāṁś..."
04:4504:45, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,991 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead has many parts and parcels; some are called svamsas, or His personal expansions, and some are called vibhinnamsas, the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has many parts and parcels; some are called svāṁśas, or His personal expansions, and so..."
04:4104:41, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,739 N The worship of the demigods recommended in the Vedas is ordered with the understanding of the demigods' relationship to the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The worship of the demigods recommended in the Vedas is ordered with the understanding of the demigods’ relationship to the..."
04:2604:26, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,911 N Understanding of the Absolute Truth progresses in three features - impersonal Brahman, Paramatma localized in everyone's heart, and, at last, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Understanding of the Absolute Truth progresses in three features—impersonal Brahman, Paramātmā localized in everyone’s h..."
04:2304:23, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,893 N The purpose of King Pariksit's inquiry was to ascertain from Sukadeva Gosvami whether the Vedas ultimately describe the Absolute Truth as impersonal or as personal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of King Parīkṣit’s inquiry was to ascertain from Śukadeva Gosvāmī whether the Vedas ultimately describe th..."
04:1904:19, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,044 N King Pariksit continued, "How then can Brahman, the Absolute Truth, be described by your words? I do not see how it is possible to understand transcendence from such expressions of material sound" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How then can Brahman, the Absolute Truth, be described by your words? I do not see how it is possible to understand transcende..."
04:1504:15, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,834 N King Pariksit continued, "Brahman, or the Absolute Truth, has no material qualities, but our power of speaking does not go beyond the material qualities" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahman, or the Absolute Truth, has no material qualities, but our power of speaking does not go beyond the material qualities..."
04:1204:12, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,059 N King Pariksit continued, "Description of a subject matter necessitates describing its source of emanation, its qualities and its activities. Such description can be possible only by thinking with the material mind and by vibrating material words" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Description of a subject matter necessitates describing its source of emanation, its qualities and its activities. Such descri..."
04:0804:08, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,008 N King Pariksit continued, "Since the mind is material and the vibration of words is a material sound, how can the Vedic knowledge, expressing by material sound the thoughts of the material mind, approach transcendence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the mind is material and the vibration of words is a material sound, how can the Vedic knowledge, expressing by material..."
04:0304:03, 19 April 2017 diff hist +6,157 N His (Pariksit's) question was, "Since Vedic knowledge deals with the subject matter of the three qualities of the material world, how then can it approach the subject matter of transcendence, which is beyond the approach of the three material modes" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His question was, “Since Vedic knowledge generally deals with the subject matter of the three qualities of the material worl..."
03:4803:48, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,774 N King Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami about a very important topic in understanding transcendental subject matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī about a very important topic in understanding transcendental subject matter..."
03:1803:18, 19 April 2017 diff hist +5,763 N Krsna should be the object of love is the central point of Krsna consciousness. Constantly chanting the Hare Krsna mantra & remembering the transcendental pastimes of Krsna, one can be fully in Krsna consciousness & thus make his life sublime & fruitful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That Kṛṣṇa should be the object of love is the central point of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. By constantly chanting the Ha..."

19 April 2017

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