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10:1410:14, 27 February 2020 diff hist +3,752 N The activities of the Lord are eternal, and they are manifestations of His atma-maya, or internal potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The activities of the Lord are eternal, and they are manifestations of His ātma-māyā, or internal potency"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
10:0210:02, 27 February 2020 diff hist +3,047 N As soon as Arjuna turned his attention towards the instructions of the Lord, as they are inculcated in the Bhagavad-gita, his true color of eternal association with the Lord became manifest, and thus he felt freed from all material contaminations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as Arjuna turned his attention towards the instructions of the Lord, as they are inculcated in the Bhagavad-gītā, hi..."
09:5609:56, 27 February 2020 diff hist +2,751 N When we get in touch with the transcendental Lord in His variegated energies by devotional service, the naked forms of all material desires become manifest, and the intelligence of the living being is pacified in its true color Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when we get in touch with the transcendental Lord in His variegated energies by devotional service, the naked forms of all mat..."
09:4209:42, 27 February 2020 diff hist +2,793 N Feelings of separation (from Krsna) are also sources of transcendental bliss, and they are never comparable to contaminated material feelings of separation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Feelings of separation are also sources of transcendental bliss, and they are never comparable to contaminated material feelin..."
09:3309:33, 27 February 2020 diff hist +2,899 N The feeling of separation from the Lord is undoubtedly painful to the devotee, but because it is in connection with the Lord, it has a specific transcendental effect which pacifies the heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The feeling of separation from the Lord is undoubtedly painful to the devotee, but because it is in connection with the Lord,..."
09:2809:28, 27 February 2020 diff hist +2,800 N Lord Caitanya has recommended constant chanting of the name of the Lord for protection from all contamination of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya has therefore recommended constant chanting of the name of the Lord for protection from all contamination of the..."

19:2519:25, 26 February 2020 diff hist +2,902 N Arjuna began to think of the Lord's instructions to him on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra. Only those instructions began to eliminate the tinges of material contamination in the mind of Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna began to think of the Lord's instructions to him on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Only those instructions began to e..."
19:2019:20, 26 February 2020 diff hist +2,880 N Since the Lord is absolute, deep meditation upon Him is as good as yogic trance. The Lord is nondifferent from His name, form, quality, pastimes, entourage and specific actions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Lord is absolute, deep meditation upon Him is as good as yogic trance. The Lord is nondifferent from His name, form,..." current
19:0619:06, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,503 N The outer covering of matter, the body and the mind, change for another term of material existence which is full of miseries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the outer covering of matter, the body and the mind, change for another term of material existence which is full of miseries"}..." current
18:5718:57, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,749 N As long as one is engaged in researching the solution of the problems of life, his knowledge is called jnana, or purified knowledge, but on realizing the actual solution of life, one becomes situated in the devotional service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as one is engaged in researching the solution of the problems of life, his knowledge is called jñāna, or purified kn..."
18:5218:52, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,679 m The purified stage of acquiring knowledge becomes the basis of devotional service to the Lord Angela moved page The purified stage of acquiring knowledge becomes the basis of devotional service to the Lord. As long as one is engaged in researching the solution of the problems of life, his knowledge is called jnana to [[The purified stage of... current
18:4918:49, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,534 N Prescribed duties of the human being, as directed in the Vedas, can gradually purify the sinful mind of the conditioned soul and raise him to the stage of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prescribed duties of the human being, as directed in the Vedas, can gradually purify the sinful mind of the conditioned soul a..."
18:4318:43, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,526 N Such transcendental realization is made possible by dovetailing all the above items (fruitive activity, empiric philosophy and devotional service) in relation with the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such transcendental realization is made possible by dovetailing all the above items in relation with the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
18:3718:37, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,742 N The process of being liberated from the misconception of material identification is called, in different stages, fruitive activity, empiric philosophy and devotional service, up to transcendental realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of being liberated from the misconception of material identification is called, in different stages, fruitive acti..."
18:3218:32, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,832 N One cannot reach the eternal abode of the Lord without being free from the misconception of material identification, and the Bhagavad-gita gives us the clue how to achieve this stage of perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot, however, reach the eternal abode of the Lord without being free from the misconception of material identification,..."
18:2218:22, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,836 N The living being is invited to live in the sanatana existence of the Lord, and the process which can help a living being to approach the Lord's abode, where the liberated activity of the soul is exhibited, is called sanatana-dharma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living being is invited to live in the sanātana existence of the Lord, and the process which can help a living being to a..."
18:1618:16, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,681 N In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord and the living beings are both described as sanatana, or eternal, and the Lord's abode, far beyond the material sky, is also described as sanatana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord and the living beings are both described as sanātana, or eternal, and the Lord's abode, far b..."
18:0818:08, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,636 N The living being is eternally one and different simultaneously. The whole instruction of the Bhagavad-gita stands on this principle Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living being is therefore eternally one and different simultaneously. The whole instruction of the Bhagavad-gītā stands..."
18:0318:03, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,691 N This (the enjoyment in the Lord is real but in the living entity it is not) difference in consciousness is the distinction of the two identities, namely the Lord and the living being. Otherwise there is no difference between the Lord and the living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This difference in consciousness is the distinction of the two identities, namely the Lord and the living being. Otherwise the..."
17:5117:51, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,624 N The whole scheme of Vedic wisdom is targeted to the aim of eradicating such a misconception (the living being being different from the Lord) and thus liberating the living being from the illusion of material identification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole scheme of Vedic wisdom is targeted to the aim of eradicating such a misconception and thus liberating the living bei..."
17:4517:45, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,434 N The living being under the condition of material nature, called mahat-tattva, misidentifies himself as being different from the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living being under the condition of material nature, called mahat-tattva, misidentifies himself as being different from th..." current
17:1417:14, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,996 N Out of the five subjects, the Supreme Lord, the living entity, nature, and time and space are eternal, but the living entity, nature and time are under the direction of the Supreme Lord, who is absolute and completely independent of any other control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Out of the five subjects, the Supreme Lord, the living entity, nature, and time and space are eternal, but the living entity,..."
16:5416:54, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,813 The difference between the two (the Supreme Lord and the living being) has been analyzed as the difference between the whole and the part and parcel No edit summary current
16:5316:53, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,936 Out of these (the Supreme Lord, the living being, nature, time and space and the process of activity), the Supreme Lord and the living being are qualitatively one No edit summary current
16:5016:50, 26 February 2020 diff hist +9,173 In the Bhagavad-gita, five important factors of knowledge have been delineated pertaining to (1) the Supreme Lord, (2) the living being, (3) nature, (4) time and space and (5) the process of activity No edit summary current
16:4416:44, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,663 N There is no difference between the sound representation of the Lord and the Lord Himself. One can derive the same benefit from the Bhagavad-gita as Arjuna did in the personal presence of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no difference between the sound representation of the Lord and the Lord Himself. One can derive the same benefit from..."
16:3616:36, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,595 N Is (matter) also another form of the Lord's manifested energy. Thus the Bhagavad-gita, or any authentic scriptural sound representation of the Lord, is also the incarnation of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"is also another form of the Lord's manifested energy. Thus the Bhagavad-gītā, or any authentic scriptural sound representati..."
16:2016:20, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,963 N The Bhagavad-gita can be consulted in all critical times, not only for solace from all kinds of mental agonies, but also for the way out of great entanglements which may embarrass one in some critical hour Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Bhagavad-gītā can be consulted in all critical times, not only for solace from all kinds of mental agonies, but also for..."
16:0716:07, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,744 N Mahabharata, which was especially prepared for the less intelligent class, namely the women, the laborers and those who are worthless descendants of the brahmanas, ksatriyas and higher sections of the vaisyas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Mahābhārata, which was especially prepared for the less intelligent class, namely the women, the laborers and those who are..."
16:0316:03, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,305 N It (Bhagavad-gita) is put within the study of the great historical epic Mahabharata Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is put within the study of the great historical epic Mahābhārata"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..." current
15:5915:59, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,638 N It (the Bhagavad-gita) is nicely presented by the Lord Himself for all who have very little time to go through the vast Vedic literatures like the Upanisads, Puranas and Vedanta-sutras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is nicely presented by the Lord Himself for all who have very little time to go through the vast Vedic literatures like the..."
15:5315:53, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,901 N The Lord left behind Him the instructions of the Bhagavad-gita not for the benefit of Arjuna alone, but also for all time and in all lands. The Bhagavad-gita, being spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the essence of all Vedic wisdom Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord left behind Him the instructions of the Bhagavad-gītā not for the benefit of Arjuna alone, but also for all time an..."
15:4615:46, 26 February 2020 diff hist +8,425 N Arjuna refers to the instruction of the Bhagavad-gita, which was imparted to him by the Lord on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna refers to the instruction of the Bhagavad-gītā, which was imparted to him by the Lord on the Battlefield of Kurukṣe..."
15:3915:39, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,372 N In the material world, by the spell of maya, or illusion, this eternal relation with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is forgotten, and so the living being is conditioned under the law of struggle for existence and survival of the fittest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the material world, by the spell of māyā, or illusion, this eternal relation with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is f..."
15:3515:35, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,149 N The Lord, being creator of everything, including the living beings, factually is the proprietor and enjoyer of everything that be Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord, being creator of everything, including the living beings, factually is the proprietor and enjoyer of everything that..." current
15:1415:14, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,247 N To give facility to such imitation lords, the illusory energy of the Lord has created a disparity between conditioned living beings by creating the stronger and the weaker in every species of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to give facility to such imitation lords, the illusory energy of the Lord has created a disparity between conditioned living b..."
15:0815:08, 26 February 2020 diff hist +2,990 N This very mentality of lording it over the material nature is the root cause of conditioned life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This very mentality of lording it over the material nature is the root cause of conditioned life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ange..."
15:0215:02, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,304 N In the material world the struggle for existence and survival of the fittest are laws because in the material world there is disparity between conditioned souls due to everyone's desire to lord it over the material resources Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world the struggle for existence and survival of the fittest are laws because in the material world there is d..."
14:5314:53, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,733 N There is no room for personal whims; we must always be guided by the pleasure of the Lord. Such action is called yogah karmasu kausalam (BG 2.50), or actions performed which are linked with the Supreme Lord. That is the art of doing a thing perfectly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no room for personal whims; we must always be guided by the pleasure of the Lord. Such action is called yogaḥ karma..."
14:4114:41, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,715 The established rule is that whatever we do, whatever we eat, whatever we sacrifice or whatever we give in charity must be done to the full satisfaction of the Lord No edit summary current
14:3714:37, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,403 m The surest way to the path of peace is dovetailing everything to the established rule of the Lord Angela moved page The surest way to the path of peace, therefore, is dovetailing everything to the established rule of the Lord to The surest way to the path of peace is dovetailing everything to the established rule of the Lord current
14:3614:36, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,471 Whenever there is disobedience of the established rules enacted by the Lord, there is war between men and nations No edit summary current
14:2714:27, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,580 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is confirmed that the law of nature is executed under the direction of the Lord. Whenever there is peace in the world, it must be known that it is due to the good will of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā it is confirmed that the law of nature is executed under the direction of the Lord. Whenever, therefore..."
14:1614:16, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,152 N It is said here that a dead civilization and its activities are something like clarified butter on ashes, the accumulation of money by a magic wand and the sowing of seeds in a barren land Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said here that a dead civilization and its activities are something like clarified butter on ashes, the accumulation of..."
14:0214:02, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,246 N All electrical energies are received from the powerhouse, and as soon as the powerhouse stops supplying energy, the bulbs are of no use. In a moment's time such energies can be generated or withdrawn by the supreme will of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All electrical energies are received from the powerhouse, and as soon as the powerhouse stops supplying energy, the bulbs are..."
13:5513:55, 26 February 2020 diff hist +2,717 N As we have discussed more than once, one should not be puffed up by borrowed plumes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we have discussed more than once, one should not be puffed up by borrowed plumes"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comple..."
13:5013:50, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,347 N After the departure of Lord Krsna, He wanted all His entourage back to Godhead, and they were called back under different conditions only Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa, He wanted all His entourage back to Godhead, and they were called back under differen..."
13:4413:44, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,388 N Some of the gopis who prayed to become wives of the Lord returned to their respective positions after their desire was fulfilled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"some of the gopīs who prayed to become wives of the Lord returned to their respective positions after their desire was fulfil..."
13:4013:40, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,726 N In order to keep the words of the great (Astavakra Muni) muni, the Lord Himself kidnapped His wives from the protection of Arjuna, otherwise they would have at once vanished from the scene as soon as they were touched by the rogues Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in order to keep the words of the great muni, the Lord Himself kidnapped His wives from the protection of Arjuna, otherwise th..."
13:3213:32, 26 February 2020 diff hist +3,606 N Later on, the girls (the daughters of the demigods) again satisfied the (Astavakra Muni) muni by their prayers, and the muni blessed them that they would regain their husband even after being robbed by the rogues Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Later on, the girls again satisfied the muni by their prayers, and the muni blessed them that they would regain their husband..."

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