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03:2803:28, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,443 N The devotee sees everything in this material world as an opportunity to serve the Lord. He does not reject anything as material but dovetails everything in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee therefore sees everything in this material world as an opportunity to serve the Lord. He does not reject anything..."
03:2203:22, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,333 N The conception of a life of sense gratification is illusion, but the conception of service by the jivatma to the Paramatma, even in this material world, is not at all illusory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conception of a life of sense gratification is illusion, but the conception of service by the jīvātmā to the Paramātm..."
03:1903:19, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,427 N The living entities are therefore called jivatma, and the Supreme Lord is called Paramatma. Both the Paramatma and the jivatma are within this material world, and therefore this material world has a purpose other than sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are therefore called jīvātmā, and the Supreme Lord is called Paramātmā. Both the Paramātmā and the..."
03:1503:15, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,414 N Strictly speaking, the word atma can be applied only to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but because the living entities are His parts and parcels, sometimes the word atma is applied to them also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Strictly speaking, the word ātmā can be applied only to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but because the living entities..."
03:1203:12, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,847 N From Lord Brahma down to the ant, all living entities are jivas, whereas the Lord is the supreme four-handed Visnu, or Janardana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Lord Brahmā down to the ant, all living entities are jīvas, whereas the Lord is the supreme four-handed Viṣṇu, or J..."
03:0803:08, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,161 N This is confirmed in the Padma Purana, wherein it is said that there are two kinds of spiritual entities: one is called the jiva, and the other is called the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is confirmed in the Padma Purāṇa, wherein it is said that there are two kinds of spiritual entities: one is called the..."
03:0503:05, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,935 N In all the Vedas the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entities are stated to be of the same quality - cetana, or spiritual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In all the Vedas the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entities are stated to be of the same quality—cetana, or..."
03:0203:02, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,109 N When their (living entity's) consciousness is changed into Krsna consciousness, however, they immediately fix Krsna within their hearts, and thus their path for liberation becomes clear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When their consciousness is changed into Kṛṣṇa consciousness, however, they immediately fix Kṛṣṇa within their hea..."
02:5802:58, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,024 N The fact is that the minds of the living entities are now agitated by the three material qualities, and the living entities are therefore transmigrating, as if in dreams, from one body to another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is that the minds of the living entities are now agitated by the three material qualities, and the living entities ar..."
02:5502:55, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,299 N As a Vaisnava, then, one has ample opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead simply by reclaiming these conditioned, misled living entities, training them in Krsna consciousness and leading them back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a Vaiṣṇava, then, one has ample opportunity to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead simply by reclaiming these cond..."
02:5102:51, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,891 N As one who is interested in gold accepts all the differently shaped gold ornaments, a Vaisnava, knowing well that all living entities are of the same quality as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, accepts all living entities as eternal servants of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As one who is interested in gold accepts all the differently shaped gold ornaments, so a Vaiṣṇava, knowing well that all l..."
02:4602:46, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,979 N All living entities are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord and are qualitatively one, but they are now differently shaped in 8,400,000 species of life, just like many different ornaments manufactured from the same source of gold Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord and are qualitatively one, but they are now differently shaped in..."
02:4202:42, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,813 N The personified Vedas presented the example that those seeking gold do not reject gold earrings, gold bangles or anything else made of gold simply because they are shaped differently from the original gold Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The personified Vedas presented the example that those seeking gold do not reject gold earrings, gold bangles or anything else..."
02:3402:34, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,691 N The Vaisnava accepts this material world according to the regulative principles of the Vedic injunctions and works without attachment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaiṣṇava accepts this material world according to the regulative principles of the Vedic injunctions and works without..."
02:3102:31, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,060 N The Vaisnavas are free of attachment to this world because although the material world is generally accepted as an object of sense gratification, the Vaisnavas are not in favor of sense gratification and are therefore not attached to material activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaiṣṇavas, however, are free of attachment to this world because although the material world is generally accepted as..."
02:2702:27, 22 April 2017 diff hist +6,256 N This conception of the material world is very nicely explained by Rupa Gosvami, who says that when persons renounce the material world as illusory or false without knowing that it is a manifestation of the Supreme Lord, their renunciation is of no value Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This conception of the material world is very nicely explained by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, who says that when persons renounce..."
02:1902:19, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,910 N From the Vedanta-sutra also it is understood that everything has emanated from the Supreme Brahman. As such, the Vaisnavas do not take this cosmic manifestation to be false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Vedānta-sūtra also it is understood that everything has emanated from the Supreme Brahman. As such, the Vaiṣṇav..."
02:1502:15, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,653 N From the Vedas also we can understand that this asat, or temporary cosmic manifestation, is an emanation from the supreme sat, or fact Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Vedas also we can understand that this asat, or temporary cosmic manifestation, is an emanation from the supreme sat,..."
02:1102:11, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,619 N In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that He enters within this material world by one of His plenary portions and thus the creation takes place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that He enters within this material world by one of His plenary portions and thus the cre..."
02:0702:07, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,572 N According to Vaisnava, philosophy this cosmic manifestation is true because it is caused by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vaiṣṇava, philosophy this cosmic manifestation is true because it is caused by the Supreme Personality of God..."
02:0202:02, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,647 N Lord Kapila the incarnation of Godhead appeared as the son of Kardama Muni long, long ago, during the time of Svayambhuva Manu; the modern age is the age of Vaivasvata Manu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kapila the incarnation of Godhead appeared as the son of Kardama Muni long, long ago, during the time of Svāyambhuva Man..."
01:5801:58, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,832 N There are actually two Kapilas: one Kapila, the son of Kardama Muni, is an incarnation of God, and the other is an atheist of the modern age. The atheistic Kapila is often misrepresented to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are actually two Kapilas: one Kapila, the son of Kardama Muni, is an incarnation of God, and the other is an atheist of..."
01:5301:53, 22 April 2017 diff hist +5,595 N This is a reference to the speculative theories of Gautama, Kanada, Patanjali and Kapila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is a reference to the speculative theories of Gautama, Kaṇāda, Patañjali and Kapila"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanI..."

15:4115:41, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,793 N Sridhara Swami said in his verse, "Simply by chanting Your transcendental names, O Lord Madhupati, let me become free from the contamination of this material existence" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by chanting Your transcendental names, O Lord Madhupati, let me become free from the contamination of this material exi..."
15:3715:37, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,007 N Sridhara Swami said in his verse, "As far as I am concerned, I wish to be liberated simply by chanting the holy names of the all-beautiful Supreme Personality of Godhead - Madhava, Vamana, Trinayana, Sankarsana, Sripati and Govinda" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as I am concerned, I wish to be liberated simply by chanting the holy names of the all-beautiful Supreme Personality of..."
15:3215:32, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,040 N Sridhara Swami said in his verse, "Let them loiter in the darkness of ignorance and illusion, falsely enjoying as if very learned scholars, although they are without knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Let them loiter in the darkness of ignorance and illusion, falsely enjoying as if very learned scholars, although they are wit..."
15:2815:28, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,070 N Srila Sridhara Svami has composed a nice verse in this regard, which states - My dear Lord, let others engage in false argument and dry speculation, theorizing upon great philosophical theses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī has composed a nice verse in this regard, which states, “My dear Lord, let others engage in false..."
15:2115:21, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,631 N The Absolute Truth can be realized only through devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth can be realized only through devotional service"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
15:1815:18, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,066 N It can be concluded that all the theories of the materialistic philosophers are generated from temporary illusory existence, like the conclusions in a dream. Such conclusions certainly cannot lead us to the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It can be concluded that all the theories of the materialistic philosophers are generated from temporary illusory existence, l..."
15:0715:07, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,040 N The Lord is known as Purusottama because He is transcendental to both material and spiritual existence. That He is the cause of all causes means that He is the cause of the spiritual world and of the material world as well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is therefore known as Puruṣottama because He is transcendental to both material and spiritual existence. That He is..."
15:0415:04, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,970 N From the Bhagavad-gita we understand that because Krsna has a sac-cid-ananda body, He did not forget instructing the sun-god about the Bhagavad-gita millions of years ago Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Bhagavad-gītā we understand that because Kṛṣṇa has a sac-cid-ānanda body, He did not forget instructing the..."
15:0015:00, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,840 N In material life, as soon as a conditioned soul changes his body he forgets everything of his past body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In material life, as soon as a conditioned soul changes his body he forgets everything of his past body"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
14:5614:56, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,159 N In His (Krsna's) childhood body He also fought with demons, such as Putana, Trnavarta and Aghasura, with strength equal to that with which He fought in His youth against demons like Dantavakra and Sisupala Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In His childhood body He also fought with demons, such as Pūtanā, Tṛṇāvarta and Aghāsura, with strength equal to that..."
14:5214:52, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,883 N Factually, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead comes He exhibits a nonmaterial body, and thus there is no difference between His childish body when He is lying on the lap of His mother Yasoda and His so-called grown-up body fighting with the demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Factually, when the Supreme Personality of Godhead comes He exhibits a nonmaterial body, and thus there is no difference betwe..."
14:4714:47, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,499 N If God also has a material body, then the impersonalistic theory that the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entities are one and the same can be very easily propagated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If God also has a material body, then the impersonalistic theory that the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the living entiti..."
14:4414:44, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,516 N Acceptance of the spiritual body of the Lord as material is dictated by the tendency to equate the Supreme Personality of Godhead with the conditioned soul. The conditioned soul has a material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Acceptance of the spiritual body of the Lord as material is dictated by the tendency to equate the Supreme Personality of Godh..."
14:3914:39, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,799 N He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) can enjoy anything through any part of His body, and therefore He is omnipotent. The limbs of a material body can perform only a particular function; for example, the hands can hold but cannot see or hear Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can enjoy anything through any part of His body, and therefore He is omnipotent. The limbs of a material body can perform o..."
14:3414:34, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,432 N In the Brahma-samhita, the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as ananda-cinmaya-rasa. The Supreme Personality of Godhead possesses a spiritual body, not a material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-saṁhitā, the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as ānanda-cinmaya-rasa. The Supreme Per..."
14:2014:20, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,963 N This theory cannot be supported either, because the Lord Himself says in the Bhagavad-gita that the Brahman effulgence rests on His personality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This theory cannot be supported either, because the Lord Himself says in the Bhagavad-gītā that the Brahman effulgence rests..."
14:1114:11, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,109 N Atoms may form the basic combinations of material existence, but these atoms are generated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus the philosophy of Gautama and Kanada cannot be supported Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Atoms may form the basic combinations of material existence, but these atoms are generated from the Supreme Personality of God..."
14:0514:05, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,154 N This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, as well as in the Vedas, wherein it is stated, eko narayana asit, "Only Narayana existed before the creation" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, as well as in the Vedas, wherein it is stated, eko nārāya..."
14:0114:01, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,861 N This theory cannot be supported, for the original cause of everything is not inert atoms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This theory, however, cannot be supported, for the original cause of everything is not inert atoms"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ha..."
13:5813:58, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,949 N At present the materialistic scientists follow in the footsteps of Gautama and Kanada, who propounded this theory, called Paramanuvada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At present the materialistic scientists follow in the footsteps of Gautama and Kaṇāda, who propounded this theory, called P..."
13:5313:53, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,165 N Then there are the philosophers headed by Gautama and Kanada. They have minutely studied the cause and effect of the material elements and have ultimately come to the conclusion that atomic combination is the original cause of creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Then there are the philosophers headed by Gautama and Kaṇāda. They have minutely studied the cause and effect of the materi..."
11:2811:28, 21 April 2017 diff hist +5,695 N The conclusion of the Sankhya philosophers is therefore invalid Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion of the Sāṅkhya philosophers is therefore invalid"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|HanumanIC}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
11:2611:26, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,036 N When this temporary manifestation is annihilated, its cause, the eternal existence of the spiritual world, continues as it is, and therefore the spiritual world is called sanatana-dhama, the eternal abode Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When this temporary manifestation is annihilated, its cause, the eternal existence of the spiritual world, continues as it is,..."
11:1911:19, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,326 N The Bhagavad-gita says that material nature works under the direction of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā says, therefore, that material nature works under the direction of Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ha..."
11:1711:17, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,565 N The material elements cannot be the cause of the material creation. Although the material elements are accepted as immediate causes, the ultimate cause is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material elements cannot be the cause of the material creation. Although the material elements are accepted as immediate c..."
11:1211:12, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,663 N This fact is corroborated by the Vedic injunction sad va saumyedam agra asit, which means that the origin of the creation existed before the cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This fact is corroborated by the Vedic injunction sad vā saumyedam agra āsīt, which means that the origin of the creation e..."
11:1011:10, 21 April 2017 diff hist +6,426 N It is clearly said therein that behind the cosmic activities is the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is clearly said therein that behind the cosmic activities is the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes..."

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