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12:5712:57, 23 June 2020 diff hist +2,983 N In meditation, there are two systems of yoga, namely astanga-yoga and sankhya-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In meditation, there are two systems of yoga, namely aṣṭāṅga-yoga and sāṅkhya-yoga"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..." current
12:4612:46, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,598 N One who can reach the highest planet, that of Brahma, can aspire to reach the planets in the spiritual sky, where life is eternal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who can reach the highest planet, that of Brahmā, can aspire to reach the planets in the spiritual sky, where life is ete..."
09:4809:48, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,847 N Duration of life with a proportionate quantity of bliss and knowledge may be increased from one planet to another. One can increase the duration of life to thousands & hundreds of thousands of years in different planets, but nowhere is there eternal life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Duration of life, with a proportionate quantity of bliss and knowledge, may be increased from one planet to another. One can i..."
09:4009:40, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,823 N Everyone wants the eternal life of bliss and knowledge. In the material world an eternal life of bliss & knowledge is progressively realized in the upper planets but after reaching there one is inclined to achieve progress along the path back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone wants the eternal life of bliss and knowledge. In the material world such an eternal life of bliss and knowledge is p..."
09:2209:22, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,500 N As the officers of a kingdom are respected due to their relation to the king, the demigods are worshiped due to their relation to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the officers of a kingdom are respected due to their relation to the king, the demigods are worshiped due to their relation..."
09:1109:11, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,653 N Any book of knowledge (science or art) must lead to the knowledge of Narayana; otherwise it must be rejected. That is the way of advancement of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any book of knowledge (science or art) must lead to the knowledge of Nārāyaṇa; otherwise it must be rejected. That is the..."
08:5608:56, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,294 N All phenomenal manifestations, as well as the effulgence of the body of Vasudeva, are His impersonal features, whereas He eternally exists in His transcendental form called sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah distinct from all conceptions of the material ingredients Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all phenomenal manifestations, as well as the effulgence of the body of Vāsudeva, are His impersonal features, whereas He ete..."
08:4808:48, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,352 N Whether products of the external internal or marginal potencies of God are simply displays of the same effulgence of God just as light heat & smoke are displays of fire. None of them are separate from the fire all of them combine together to be fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"whether products of the external, internal or marginal potencies of the Lord, are simply displays of the same effulgence of th..."
08:4008:40, 23 June 2020 diff hist +3,727 N In all circumstances, neither the material ingredients nor the spiritual parts and parcels are independent of the Personality of Godhead Vasudeva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in all circumstances, neither the material ingredients nor the spiritual parts and parcels are independent of the Personality..."
08:3508:35, 23 June 2020 diff hist +3,776 N In the material world the living entity is enticed by deluding nescience, but in the spiritual world he is in the normal condition of spiritual existence without any delusion. The living entity is known as the marginal potency of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world the living entity is enticed by deluding nescience, but in the spiritual world he is in the normal condi..."
08:2708:27, 23 June 2020 diff hist +3,788 N The ingredients, namely earth, water, fire, air and sky, as well as the conception of material identity, intelligence and the mind, are produced of the external energy of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ingredients, namely earth, water, fire, air and sky, as well as the conception of material identity, intelligence and the..."
08:2308:23, 23 June 2020 diff hist +4,009 N This phenomenal world is impersonally the representation of Vasudeva because the ingredients of its creation, their interaction and the enjoyer of the resultant action, the living being are all produced by the external and internal energies of Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This phenomenal world is impersonally the representation of Vāsudeva because the ingredients of its creation, their interacti..."
08:1608:16, 23 June 2020 diff hist +3,454 N Those who are before God and who surrender unto Him, cannot be influenced by the deluding energy; they are free from the misconception of "It is I, it is mine," and therefore they do not accept a false God or pose themselves as equal to the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are before the Lord, however, and who surrender unto Him, cannot be influenced by the deluding energy; therefore the..."
08:0208:02, 23 June 2020 diff hist −426 Nonsensical talks are not supported by the principles of Vedic literatures, and first-grade nonsense talk is "It is I, it is mine No edit summary current
08:0108:01, 23 June 2020 diff hist +3,221 N Nonsensical talks are not supported by the principles of Vedic literatures, and first-grade nonsense talk is "It is I, it is mine Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nonsensical talks are not supported by the principles of Vedic literatures, and first-grade nonsense talk is "It is I, it is m..."

18:4418:44, 22 June 2020 diff hist +3,074 N Nescience is behind the Personality of Godhead, where she is powerful enough to mislead the living beings, and the primary symptom of bewildered persons is that they talk nonsense Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nescience is behind the Personality of Godhead, where she is powerful enough to mislead the living beings, and the primary sym..."
18:3618:36, 22 June 2020 diff hist +3,242 N Why such persons take pleasure in being addressed as God, or why such persons are addressed as God by foolish admirers, is explained in the following verse - SB 2.5.13 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why such persons take pleasure in being addressed as God, or why such persons are addressed as God by foolish admirers, is exp..."
18:2718:27, 22 June 2020 diff hist +3,734 N Brahmaji is conscious of his actual position, and he knows how less intelligent persons, bewildered by the illusory energy of the Lord, whimsically accept anyone and everyone as God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī is conscious of his actual position, and he knows how less intelligent persons, bewildered by the illusory energy o..."
18:1618:16, 22 June 2020 diff hist +3,421 N Brahmaji refuses to be called this (Supreme Lord), and he directly offers his respectful obeisances unto Lord Vasudeva, or Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, as he has already offered the same respects to Him in the Brahma-samhita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī, however, refuses to be called this, and he directly offers his respectful obeisances unto Lord Vāsudeva, or Śrī..."
18:0718:07, 22 June 2020 diff hist +5,931 N All luminaries in the sky are creations of the sun, the sun is the creation of the brahmajyoti, and the brahmajyoti is the effulgence of the Lord. Thus the ultimate cause of creation is the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All luminaries in the sky are creations of the sun, the sun is the creation of the brahmajyoti, and the brahmajyoti is the eff..."
18:0118:01, 22 June 2020 diff hist +5,998 N The example cited here (SB 2.5.11) of the sun is very appropriate. In the material world the sun is the cause of all illumination: fire, electricity, the rays of the moon, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example cited here of the sun is very appropriate. In the material world the sun is the cause of all illumination: fire, e..."
17:5217:52, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,156 N Just as the small seed of a banyan fruit has the potency to create a big banyan tree, the Lord disseminates all varieties of seeds by His potential brahmajyoti (sva-rocisa), and the seeds are made to develop by the watering process of persons like Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as the small seed of a banyan fruit has the potency to create a big banyan tree, the Lord disseminates all varieties of s..."
17:4317:43, 22 June 2020 diff hist +5,865 N One should not expect the Lord to create like a blacksmith with a hammer and other instruments. The Lord creates by His potencies. He has His multifarious potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not expect the Lord to create like a blacksmith with a hammer and other instruments. The Lord creates by His potenc..."
17:3717:37, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,037 The potential seed of all creation is the brahma-jyotir, and the same brahma-jyotir, unlimited and unfathomed, is established by the Lord. Therefore the Lord Sri Krsna is ultimately the supreme cause of all creation No edit summary current
17:3317:33, 22 June 2020 diff hist +5,990 N The brahmajyoti is not independent or self-sufficient. Lord Sri Krsna is ultimately the creator of the brahmajyoti, mentioned in this verse (SB 2.5.11) as sva-rocisa, or the effulgence of the transcendental body of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the brahmajyoti is not independent or self-sufficient. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is ultimately the creator of the brahmajyoti, me..."
17:2717:27, 22 June 2020 diff hist +5,805 N Lord Krsna is the background of the brahmajyoti (brahmano hi pratisthaham). In the Nirukti, or Vedic dictionary, the import of pratistha is mentioned as "that which establishes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa is the background of the brahmajyoti (brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham). In the Nirukti, or Vedic dictionary,..."
17:2017:20, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,052 N He (Narada) represented himself as less intelligent and yet intelligently presented a doubt to be cleared by the supreme authority so that the uninformed might take note of it and be rightly informed about the intricacies of the creation and the creator Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He represented himself as less intelligent and yet intelligently presented a doubt to be cleared by the supreme authority so t..."
17:1417:14, 22 June 2020 diff hist +5,820 N Naradaji was a liberated soul; therefore, he was not one of the less intelligent men who accept a false god or gods in their own ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nāradajī was a liberated soul; therefore, he was not one of the less intelligent men who accept a false god or gods in their..."
16:5816:58, 22 June 2020 diff hist +5,628 N Narada wanted to clear the matter (of Brahma being or not the supreme authority in the creation) by the statements of Brahmaji, the supreme authority in the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada wanted to clear the matter by the statements of Brahmājī, the supreme authority in the universe"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
16:5416:54, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,050 N Lord Brahmaji said to Narada that his impression that Brahma was not the supreme authority in the creation was correct. Sometimes less intelligent men have the foolish impression that Brahma is the cause of all causes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmājī said to Nārada that his impression that Brahmā was not the supreme authority in the creation was correct. So..."
16:4816:48, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,576 The Lord is a different identity in all circumstances, and no idea of anthropomorphism can be applied to Him. The Lord is always the Lord, and a common living being can never be equal to Him No edit summary current
16:4716:47, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,448 N The great authorities have estimated Maharaja Yudhisthira to be a pious man, but they have accepted Lord Rama or Krsna as the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great authorities have estimated Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to be a pious man, but they have accepted Lord Rāma or Kṛ..."
16:4216:42, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,747 N Lord Krsna asked Maharaja Yudhisthira to lie, but Maharaja Yudhisthira protested. But that does not mean that Maharaja Yudhisthira could be equal to Lord Ramacandra or Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa asked Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to lie, but Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira protested. But that does not mean tha..."
16:3316:33, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,297 N There were many kings like Lord Ramacandra, the King of Ayodhya, but none of them are mentioned as God in the revealed scriptures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There were many kings like Lord Rāmacandra, the King of Ayodhyā, but none of them are mentioned as God in the revealed scrip..."
16:1916:19, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,714 N The doubt arising in the mind of Narada about Brahmaji's becoming all-powerful is a lesson for the frogs in the well, that they may not be bewildered in misconceiving the identity of the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The doubt arising in the mind of Nārada about Brahmājī's becoming all-powerful is a lesson for the frogs in the well, that..."
16:1416:14, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,532 N Such bewilderment in Arjuna or in Narada takes place by the will of the Lord so that other, nonliberated persons may realize the real truth and knowledge of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such bewilderment in Arjuna or in Nārada takes place by the will of the Lord so that other, nonliberated persons may realize..."
16:0216:02, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,205 N The questions may be asked why Naradaji was not aware of the Supreme Lord and why he mis-conceived Brahmaji to be the Supreme Lord, although factually he was not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The questions may be asked why Nāradajī was not aware of the Supreme Lord and why he mis-conceived Brahmājī to be the Supr..." current
15:5815:58, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,192 N Naradaji is one of the liberated souls, and after his liberation he was known as Narada; otherwise, before his liberation, he was simply a son of a maidservant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nāradajī is one of the liberated souls, and after his liberation he was known as Nārada; otherwise, before his liberation,..."
13:5713:57, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,791 N It is understood from the revealed scriptures that the Brahmaji of this universe is younger than all the other Brahmas in charge of the many, many universes beyond this, but none of them can be equal to the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is understood from the revealed scriptures that the Brahmājī of this universe is younger than all the other Brahmās in c..."
13:5213:52, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,885 N This long duration of life (Brahma's) may not be believed by "the frog in the well," but persons who have a realization of the truths mentioned in the BG accept the existence of a great personality who creates the variegatedness of the complete universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This long duration of life may not be believed by "the frog in the well," but persons who have a realization of the truths men..."
13:4513:45, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,547 N As we get information from the most authentic book of knowledge, the Bhagavad-gita (BG 8.17), Brahmaji's one day and night is calculated to be some hundreds of thousands of years on our planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we get information from the most authentic book of knowledge, the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 8.17), Brahmājī's one day and night..."
13:3313:33, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,173 N Sometimes a materially powerful man is accepted as God or the incarnation of God without any knowledge of the factual God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes a materially powerful man is accepted as God or the incarnation of God without any knowledge of the factual God"}} {..."
13:2913:29, 22 June 2020 diff hist +6,714 N The material scientists also want to challenge the inconceivable potency of the Lord by measuring Him with their froglike brains and their scientific achievements, but at the end they simply die unsuccessfully, like the frog Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material scientists also want to challenge the inconceivable potency of the Lord by measuring Him with their froglike brai..."
10:1810:18, 22 June 2020 diff hist +4,204 N If someone assures him that there is such a thing the frog begins to measure it by imagination by means of pumping its belly as far as possible, with the result that the tiny abdomen bursts and the poor one dies without any experience of the actual ocean Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if someone assures him that factually there is such a thing, the frog then begins to measure it by imagination by means of pum..."
09:5809:58, 22 June 2020 diff hist +2,941 The devotee feels satisfied when such an opportunity (to broadcast the information to others) is offered to him. This is the basic principle of missionary activities No edit summary current
09:5209:52, 22 June 2020 diff hist +2,845 N Discourses on the transcendental activities of God purify the atmosphere in which such discussions are held, and the devotees become enlivened while answering such questions. It is purifying both for the questioners and for one who answers the questions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"discourses on the transcendental activities of the Lord purify the atmosphere in which such discussions are held, and the devo..."
09:4309:43, 22 June 2020 diff hist +2,954 N Brahmaji, being so questioned by Naradaji, congratulated him, for it is usual for the devotees to become very enthusiastic whenever they are questioned concerning the Almighty Personality of Godhead. That is the sign of a pure devotee of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī, being so questioned by Nāradajī, congratulated him, for it is usual for the devotees to become very enthusiastic..."
09:3109:31, 22 June 2020 diff hist +1,758 N The inquiries made by Narada Muni are very important for everyone concerned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inquiries made by Nārada Muni are very important for everyone concerned"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}..."

18:3718:37, 21 June 2020 diff hist +2,999 N Narada Muni thought of Brahmaji as the Supreme Person, but when he saw Brahmaji engaged in the process of transcendental realization, doubts arose in him. So he wanted to be clearly informed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nārada Muni thought of Brahmājī as the Supreme Person, but when he saw Brahmājī engaged in the process of transcendental..."
18:2318:23, 21 June 2020 diff hist +3,081 N Ahangrahopasana may be one of the processes for transcendental realization, but the ahangrahopasita can never be God Himself. No one becomes God by undergoing a process of transcendental realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ahaṅgrahopāsanā may be one of the processes for transcendental realization, but the ahaṅgrahopāsitā can never be God H..."

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