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18:0718:07, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,422 N The Vedic sounds recorded in symbolic expressions cannot be understood by anyone within the universe unless and until one is inspired by the vibration of supernatural (aprakrta) sound Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we must know that the Vedic sounds recorded in symbolic expressions cannot be understood by anyone within the universe unless..." current
18:0218:02, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,491 N There is a gulf of difference between the two qualities of sound, namely prakrta and aprakrta. The physicist can deal only with the prakrta sound, or sound vibrated in the material sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a gulf of difference between the two qualities of sound, namely prākṛta and aprākṛta. The physicist can deal on..."
17:5517:55, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,389 N The Vedas are called apauruseya, or not imparted by any created being. Before the creation the Lord was there (narayanah paro 'vyaktat), and the words spoken by the Lord are vibrations of transcendental sound Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedas are therefore called apauruṣeya, or not imparted by any created being. Before the creation the Lord was there (nā..."
17:4717:47, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,328 N Brahma is undoubtedly the speaker of the Vedic knowledge, but actually he was inspired by the Lord to receive such transcendental knowledge, as it directly descends from the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā is undoubtedly the speaker of the Vedic knowledge, but actually he was inspired by the Lord to receive such transcende..."
17:3717:37, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,572 N This imperfect knowledge of the material scientist is due to a poor fund of knowledge. The Vedic knowledge was therefore first impregnated within Brahma, and it appears that Brahma distributed the Vedic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This imperfect knowledge of the material scientist is due to a poor fund of knowledge. The Vedic knowledge was therefore first..."
17:2317:23, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,575 N The material scientists can merely observe the reactions of the material nature without understanding the direction behind such activities, as a child can see the action of electricity without any knowledge of the powerhouse engineer Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material scientists can merely observe the reactions of the material nature without understanding the direction behind suc..."
17:1717:17, 19 June 2020 diff hist +5,988 N Neither the material nature nor Brahma is independent of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neither the material nature nor Brahmā is independent of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|..." current
17:1217:12, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,581 N This Brahma, or Aja, is also a living being, part and parcel of the Lord, but being the most pious devotee of the Lord, Brahma is inspired by the Lord to create, subsequent to the main creation by the Lord, through the agency of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This Brahmā, or Aja, is also a living being, part and parcel of the Lord, but being the most pious devotee of the Lord, Brahm..."
17:0717:07, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,210 N Brahma is born from the lotus which grows from the abdomen of the Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and therefore he is known as Aja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā is born from the lotus which grows from the abdomen of the Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, and therefore he is known as A..."
17:0017:00, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,720 N The supply source is God Himself, for even Brahma is also subject to this regulation of the supreme creator. In the beginning of the creation, Brahma is born first without any father and mother because before him there were no other living beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The supply source is the Lord Himself (dhiyāṁ patiḥ), for even Brahmā is also subject to this regulation of the supreme..."
16:5316:53, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,500 N This awakening of knowledge is under the full control of the Lord, and we find in the practical world different grades of knowledge in different persons. This awakening of knowledge is neither an automatic nor a material interaction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This awakening of knowledge is under the full control of the Lord, and therefore we find in the practical world different grad..."
16:4616:46, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,281 N This potent knowledge (the living being forgets everything after death) is again inspired by God from within the heart of every living being, and it is known as the awakening of knowledge, for it is comparable to awakening from sleep or unconsciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This potent knowledge is again inspired by the Lord from within the heart of every living being, and it is known as the awaken..."
16:3216:32, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,306 A living being is sufficiently potent to possess knowledge from the Lord in the proportion of fifty sixty-fourths, or seventy-eight percent of the full knowledge acquirable No edit summary
16:2316:23, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,590 Sukadeva Gosvami is not a mental speculator or compromiser of the theory of "as many ways, as many conclusions." Rather, he prays to the Lord only, invoking His transcendental pleasure. That is the way of knowing the Lord No edit summary current
16:2016:20, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,423 N The Lord is revealed not by one's speculative power or by one's verbal jugglery over the Absolute Truth. Rather, He reveals Himself to a devotee when He is fully satisfied by the devotee's service attitude Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is revealed not by one's speculative power or by one's verbal jugglery over the Absolute Truth. Rather, He reveals Hi..."
16:1216:12, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,527 N The Lord, being the Lord of intelligence in everyone (even in the nondevotee), favors His devotee with proper intelligence so that automatically the pure devotee is enlightened with the factual truth about the Lord and His different energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord, being the Lord of intelligence in everyone (even in the nondevotee), favors His devotee with proper intelligence so..."
16:0316:03, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,538 N This humbleness of the pure devotee, who is one hundred percent engaged in His service, puts the devotee of the Lord in a trance by which to realize everything, because to the sincere devotee of the Lord, the Lord reveals Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This humbleness of the pure devotee, who is one hundred percent engaged in His service, puts the devotee of the Lord in a tran..."
15:5215:52, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,377 N Lord Caitanya asserts that the living entity (jiva) is eternally the servitor of the Lord and that he is simultaneously one with and different from the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya asserts that the living entity (jīva) is eternally the servitor of the Lord and that he is simultaneously one w..."
15:4515:45, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,584 N The pure devotee never tries to see the Lord by mental speculation, but by following in the footsteps of the acaryas. There is no difference of conclusions amongst the Vaisnava acaryas regarding the Lord and the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotee never tries to see the Lord by mental speculation, but by following in the footsteps of the ācāryas (mahāj..."
15:3715:37, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,663 N The pure devotee by following the ways of previous acaryas, or authorities, can see the Supreme Lord through the transparent medium of a bona fide spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotee, however, by following the ways of previous ācāryas, or authorities, can see the Supreme Lord through the t..."
15:3215:32, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,607 The Lord is not like a shopkeeper trying to please all sorts of customers in the mental speculator exchange. The Lord is what He is, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, and He demands absolute surrender unto Him only No edit summary current
15:2915:29, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,607 N Because they cannot enter into network stem of the lotus stem of the Lord, all material speculators differ in conclusions, and at the end they make a useless compromise by saying, "as many conclusions, as many ways," according to one's own inclination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because they cannot enter into network stem of the lotus stem of the Lord, all material speculators differ in conclusions, and..."
15:2215:22, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,496 N As stated in the Brahma-samhita, the mental speculators, even by dint of learned scholarship, cannot even dream of the Absolute Truth by speculating over it for eternity. The Lord reserves the right of not being exposed to such mental speculators Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā, the mental speculators, even by dint of learned scholarship, cannot even dream of the Abso..."
15:1115:11, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,548 N The pure devotee thinks himself fallen into the ocean of birth and death and incessantly prays to the Lord to lift him up. He only aspires to become a speck of transcendental dust at the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The pure devotee thinks himself fallen into the ocean of birth and death and incessantly prays to the Lord to lift him up. He..."
14:5514:55, 19 June 2020 diff hist +6,233 N The mystic yogis, after a strenuous effort to control the senses, may be situated in a trance of yoga just to have a vision of the Supersoul within everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mystic yogīs, after a strenuous effort to control the senses, may be situated in a trance of yoga just to have a vision o..."
08:4908:49, 19 June 2020 diff hist +7,691 The Lord is the guide of all devotees, and as such, Sukadeva Gosvami offered Him due respects with love-laden feelings No edit summary current
08:4608:46, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,455 N The annihilation of the Yadu dynasty was a material show created by the Supreme Lord; otherwise the Lord and the members of the Yadu dynasty are all eternal associates Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The annihilation of the Yadu dynasty was a material show created by the Supreme Lord; otherwise the Lord and the members of th..."
08:3908:39, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,224 N The Yadu dynasty was annihilated by the will of the Lord because its members had to return home with the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Yadu dynasty was annihilated by the will of the Lord because its members had to return home with the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
08:3008:30, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,391 N All these qualifications as the different types of pati mentioned in this verse (SB 2.4.20) are meant for Lord Sri Krsna, and Sukadeva Gosvami has especially mentioned the pati and gati of the Yadu dynasty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All these qualifications as the different types of pati mentioned in this verse are meant for Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and Śuk..."
08:1508:15, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,557 N When He (God) so descends He proves how much greater is His ability to enjoy, and He exhibits His power of enjoyment by (for instance) marrying sixteen thousand wives at once Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When He so descends He proves how much greater is His ability to enjoy, and He exhibits His power of enjoyment by (for instanc..." current
08:0708:07, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,234 N He (God) instructs all to surrender unto Him instead of falsely claiming to be enjoyers for a certain limit under His control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He instructs all to surrender unto Him instead of falsely claiming to be enjoyers for a certain limit under His control"}} {{n..."
08:0108:01, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,374 N The Lord of the universe, out of His causeless mercy upon the conditioned souls, descends by His own energy (atma-maya) to reestablish the eternal relation of the conditioned souls with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord of the universe, out of His causeless mercy upon the conditioned souls, descends by His own energy (ātma-māyā) to..."
07:5007:50, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,542 N The conditioned soul can enjoy a fragment of this material creation under the control of the Lord, but not self-sufficiently. That is the instruction in the Isopanisad Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul can enjoy a fragment of this material creation under the control of the Lord, but not self-sufficiently...."
07:3907:39, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,619 N The result is that instead of attaining an unconditional life of full freedom, the mad conditioned soul is entangled again and again in different types of bondage in material bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The result is that instead of attaining an unconditional life of full freedom, the mad conditioned soul is entangled again and..."
07:3207:32, 19 June 2020 diff hist +10,437 N The conditioned soul, due to madness only, engages his full energy and intelligence in sense gratification, and to achieve this end of life he willfully commits all sorts of misdeeds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the conditioned soul, due to madness only, engages his full energy and intelligence in sense gratification, and to achieve thi..."

19:4319:43, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,347 N This misuse of intelligence by the conditioned soul is called madness. One's full intelligence should be applied to get free from the material clutches Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This misuse of intelligence by the conditioned soul is called madness. One's full intelligence should be applied to get free f..."
19:3419:34, 18 June 2020 diff hist +9,933 N The Lord is Dhiyam-pati, or the Lord of intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is Dhiyām-pati, or the Lord of intelligence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-06-18T19..."
19:2819:28, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,815 N As Paramatma, Supersoul, the Lord is living in everyone's heart, and from Him only does one's power of remembrance, knowledge and forgetfulness follow. One person can sharply remember past activities by the grace of the Lord while others cannot Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Paramātmā, Supersoul, the Lord is living in everyone's heart, and from Him only does one's power of remembrance, knowledg..." current
19:1619:16, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,799 N Living beings are proportionately endowed with intelligence in terms of their previous activities. All living beings are not equally endowed with the same quality of intelligence because behind such development of intelligence is the control of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Living beings are proportionately endowed with intelligence in terms of their previous activities. All living beings are not e..."
19:0919:09, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,536 N According to the Katha Upanisad, the one Lord is the leader of the innumerable living entities. The living entities are maintained by the Lord (eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman). The Lord is called the supreme Bhuta-bhrt, or maintainer of all living beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Kaṭha Upaniṣad, the one Lord is the leader of the innumerable living entities. The living entities are ma..."
18:4718:47, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,701 N With sacrificial performances the conditioned souls will never be in difficulty in keeping body & soul together. Ultimately they can purify their existence. They will find natural promotion into spiritual existence, the real identity of the living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With such sacrificial performances the conditioned souls will never be in difficulty in keeping body and soul together. Ultima..."
18:2718:27, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,654 N Is (the sankirtana-yajna) especially recommended in this age of Kali. In Kali-yuga, performance of other types of sacrifice is not feasible due to insufficient arrangements and inexpert priesthood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"is especially recommended in this age of Kali. In Kali-yuga, performance of other types of sacrifice is not feasible due to in..."
18:2118:21, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,836 N Those who are not freed from all misconceptions perform sacrifices to please the minor demigods, but the devotees of the Lord know very well that Lord Sri Krsna is the supreme enjoyer of all performances of sacrifice they perform the sankirtana-yajna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are not freed from all misconceptions (vyalīkam) perform sacrifices to please the minor demigods, but the devotees..."
18:1218:12, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,548 N It is recommended in the Bhagavad-gita that everything be done for the Yajna-pati (yajnartat karmanah), for otherwise one's acts will be the cause of conditioning by the law of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is recommended in the Bhagavad-gītā that everything be done for the Yajña-pati (yajñārtāt karmaṇaḥ), for otherwis..."
18:0518:05, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,147 N He (God) is the final enjoyer of all kinds of yajna; therefore Yajna-pati is another name of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the final enjoyer of all kinds of yajña; therefore Yajña-pati is another name of Lord Viṣṇu"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
17:5917:59, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,701 N Benedictions as the results of performing great sacrifices are, after all, favors given by the goddess of fortune, and the Lord, being the husband or lover of the goddess of fortune, is factually the Lord of all sacrifices also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such benedictions as the results of performing great sacrifices are, after all, favors given by the goddess of fortune, and th..."
17:5417:54, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,598 N In the Vedic rituals there are recommendations for performing different types of sacrifice in order to achieve the greatest benefit in life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic rituals there are recommendations for performing different types of sacrifice in order to achieve the greatest be..."
17:2517:25, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,544 N Srimati Radharani is the principal head of all such goddesses of fortune, and therefore She is the pleasure counterpart of the Lord and is nondifferent from Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the principal head of all such goddesses of fortune, and therefore She is the pleasure counterpa..."
17:1917:19, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,706 N Yet even in the rigid position of a sannyasi He (Caitanya) recommended the mode of worship preferred by the gopis of Vrndavana as the topmost loving service possible to be rendered to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet even in the rigid position of a sannyāsī He recommended the mode of worship preferred by the gopīs of Vṛndāvana as t..."
17:1117:11, 18 June 2020 diff hist +10,481 N He (Caitanya) never even heard the prayers of the deva-dasis offered in the temple of Jagannatha because a sannyasi is forbidden to hear songs sung by the fair sex Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He never even heard the prayers of the deva-dāsīs offered in the temple of Jagannātha because a sannyāsī is forbidden to..."

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