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09:1009:10, 25 June 2020 diff hist +7,027 N Arjuna wanted first of all to satisfy his own senses by his decision not to fight with his kinsmen and friends, but Lord Sri Krsna taught him the Bhagavad-gita just to purify Arjuna's decision for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna wanted first of all to satisfy his own senses by his decision not to fight with his kinsmen and friends, but Lord Śrī..."
09:0209:02, 25 June 2020 diff hist +6,920 N The senses are never to be stopped in their engagements, but one should purify them by engaging them in the pure service of sense gratification of the master of the senses. This is the instruction of the whole Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are never to be stopped in their engagements, but one should purify them by engaging them in the pure service of se..."
08:5308:53, 25 June 2020 diff hist +6,847 N The standard of human civilization should be to cure the disease of sense gratification, and one can do this simply by becoming an agent for satisfying the spiritual senses of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The standard of human civilization should be to cure the disease of sense gratification, and one can do this simply by becomin..."
08:3808:38, 25 June 2020 diff hist +6,690 N He (God) is not directed by the dictation of the senses, but the conditioned souls or the individual living entities are servants of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is not directed by the dictation of the senses, but the conditioned souls or the individual living entities are servants of..."
08:3208:32, 25 June 2020 diff hist +7,035 The Supreme Lord, being the supreme possessor of spiritual senses, is the master of the senses, Hrsikesa. Hrsika means the senses, and isa means the master. The Lord is not the servant of the senses No edit summary current
08:2408:24, 25 June 2020 diff hist +6,469 N The needs are artificial, and in the pure state of life there are no such needs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The needs are therefore artificial, and in the pure state of life there are no such needs"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{..."
08:0808:08, 25 June 2020 diff hist +6,898 Manufacture of the "necessities of life" in factories and workshops, excessively prominent in the age of Kali, or in the age of the machine, is the summit stage of the quality of darkness No edit summary current
08:0108:01, 25 June 2020 diff hist +5,177 N The bhakti-yogi surpasses all the yogis because, by dint of his devotional service, he is promoted to the region beyond the material sky and is placed in one of the planets in the spiritual sky by the supreme will of the Lord the controller of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The bhakti-yogi, however, surpasses all the yogīs because, by dint of his devotional service, he is promoted to the region be..."
07:5107:51, 25 June 2020 diff hist +5,445 N Yogic exercise is especially beneficial to keep the air in order so that diseases of the body become almost nil by such exercises. When they are properly done the duration of life also increases, and one can have control over death also by such practices Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"yogic exercise is especially beneficial to keep the air in order so that diseases of the body become almost nil by such exerci..."

19:3019:30, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,902 N On the earth there is a full display of variegatedness of life, which is originally started with the basic principle of air Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"on the earth there is a full display of variegatedness of life, which is originally started with the basic principle of air"}}..."
19:2519:25, 24 June 2020 diff hist +5,091 N In the fire there are sound, touch and shape, and in the water there is taste also, along with the other perceptions, namely sound, touch and shape. In the earth there are all the above-mentioned qualities with an extra development of odor also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the fire there are sound, touch and shape, and in the water there is taste also, along with the other perceptions, namely s..."
19:1919:19, 24 June 2020 diff hist +5,075 N The qualities of sense perception are fully represented in the earth, and they are manifested in other elements to a lesser extent. In the sky there is sound only, whereas in the air there are sound and touch Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The qualities of sense perception are fully represented in the earth, and they are manifested in other elements to a lesser ex..."
19:1019:10, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,689 N Lord Krsna is described in the Brahma-samhita as the cause of all causes, and this is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa is described in the Brahma-saṁhitā as the cause of all causes, and this is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gīt..."
19:0519:05, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,992 N They are (sky, air, fire, water and earth) all mutually the cause and effect of one another, but the original cause is the Lord Himself in plenary portion, as Maha-Visnu lying in the causal water of the mahat-tattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are all mutually the cause and effect of one another, but the original cause is the Lord Himself in plenary portion, as M..."
18:5718:57, 24 June 2020 diff hist +5,075 N The quality of sense perception is also evolutionary, namely generated from sound, then touch, and from touch to form. Taste and odor are also generated along with the gradual development of sky, air, fire, water and earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The quality of sense perception is also evolutionary, namely generated from sound, then touch, and from touch to form. Taste a..."
18:5218:52, 24 June 2020 diff hist +5,168 N The whole process of creation is an act of gradual evolution and development from one element to another, reaching up to the variegatedness of the earth as so many trees, plants, mountains, rivers, reptiles, birds, animals and varieties of human beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole process of creation is an act of gradual evolution and development from one element to another, reaching up to the v..."
18:4318:43, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,366 N One who is able to associate with the Lord is sure to be delivered from the darkness of the created world, which is a product of false ego Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is thus able to associate with the Lord is sure to be delivered from the darkness of the created world, which is a pro..."
18:3618:36, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,838 N The holy name of God, as recommended in the sastras - Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare - may be constantly chanted by the devotee aspiring to be constantly in touch with the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The holy name of the Lord, as recommended in the śāstras—Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare..." current
18:2818:28, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,271 N A pure devotee is not aloof from the Lord even for a moment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee, therefore, is not aloof from the Lord even for a moment"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..." current
18:2318:23, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,565 N One can immediately enjoy the association of the Lord by the pure vibration of the sound representation of His holy name, and the concept of the Lord is immediately manifested before the pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one can immediately enjoy the association of the Lord by the pure vibration of the sound representation of His holy name, and..."
18:1318:13, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,383 N Lord Caitanya has instructed us that in the holy name of the Lord, as sound representation of the Lord, all the potencies of the Lord are invested Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Caitanya has instructed us that in the holy name of the Lord, as sound representation of the Lord, all the potencies of t..."
18:0818:08, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,369 The sound representation of the Lord is nondifferent from the Lord Himself because the Lord and His representation in sound are absolute knowledge No edit summary current
18:0418:04, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,431 N The sound is the representation of the actual object, as the sound produced speaking of the object gives an idea of the description of the object. Therefore sound is the subtle characteristic of the object Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sound is the representation of the actual object, as the sound produced speaking of the object gives an idea of the descri..."
17:1917:19, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,543 N First the tan-matra sound is created and then the sky, and in this verse (SB 2.5.25) it is confirmed that actually it is so, but sound is the subtle form of the sky, and the distinction is like that between the seer and the seen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"first the tan-mātrā sound is created and then the sky, and in this verse it is confirmed that actually it is so, but sound i..."
17:1117:11, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,531 N When the bewildered living being desires this, the shadow elements are generated by the will of the Lord, and the living entities are allowed to run after them as after a phantasmagoria Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the bewildered living being desires this, the shadow elements are generated by the will of the Lord, and the living entit..."
17:0517:05, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,250 N Save and except the Lord, no one can be called the enjoyer, but the living entity falsely desires to become the enjoyer. This is the origin of false ego Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"save and except the Lord, no one can be called the enjoyer, but the living entity falsely desires to become the enjoyer. This..."
16:5916:59, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,255 N The living being is practically the dominating factor over the material elements as the enjoyer, though the background is the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living being is practically the dominating factor over the material elements as the enjoyer, though the background is the..." current
16:5116:51, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,407 N Due to this false ego of lording it over the material creation, ingredients are generated for the false enjoyment of the living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"due to this false ego of lording it over the material creation, ingredients are generated for the false enjoyment of the livin..."
16:4516:45, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,731 N The five elements, namely sky, air, fire, water and earth, are all but different qualities of the darkness of false ego. This means that the false ego in the sum total form of mahat-tattva is generated from the marginal potency of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The five elements, namely sky, air, fire, water and earth, are all but different qualities of the darkness of false ego. This..."
16:3516:35, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,452 N In order to rectify this great anomaly of materialistic civilization, based on the principles of dravya-sakti & kriya-sakti, one has to adopt the process of devotional service of God by adoption of principles of karma-yoga, mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to rectify this great anomaly of materialistic civilization, based on the principles of dravya-śakti and kriyā-śak..."
16:2616:26, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,473 N The mode of goodness, or the brahminical culture recommended in the Vedic literatures, is helpful to spiritual realization, the jnana-sakti stage of the conditioned soul is comparatively better than the other two stages, namely dravya-sakti & kriya-sakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mode of goodness, or the brahminical culture recommended in the Vedic literatures, is helpful to such spiritual realizatio..."
16:1116:11, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,437 N By the will of the Lord, the impersonalist, even after knowing the Brahman and Paramatma features of the Lord, remains ignorant of His eternal personal feature as ever-existent Narayana, transcendental to all material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the will of the Lord, therefore, the impersonalist, even after knowing the Brahman and Paramātmā features of the Lord, re..."
16:0116:01, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,500 N The Lord, being situated in the heart of every individual living entity, knows very well the tendency of such conditioned souls in terms of past, present and future, but the bewildered conditioned soul hardly can know Him in His eternal form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord, being situated in the heart of every individual living entity, knows very well the tendency of such conditioned soul..."
15:5015:50, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,495 N If the Lord takes a form or material shape from His original impersonal feature, then it means that He is born and changeable from impersonal to personal. But He is not changeable. Nor does He ever take a new birth like a conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the Lord takes a form or material shape from His original impersonal feature, then it means that He is born and changeable..."
15:3615:36, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,296 N This obstinacy is due to the action of yogamaya, a personal energy of the Lord that acts like an aide-de-camp by covering the vision of the obstinate impersonalist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This obstinacy is due to the action of yogamāyā, a personal energy of the Lord that acts like an aide-de-camp by covering th..."
14:1814:18, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,315 N The reason is that the Lord reserves the right of not exposing Himself to the nondevotee who, even after a thorough study of literature like the Bhagavad-gita, remains an impersonalist simply by obstinacy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The reason is that the Lord reserves the right of not exposing Himself to the nondevotee who, even after a thorough study of l..."
14:0814:08, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,458 N This misleading conception of the Supreme Lord by the self-centered impersonalist continues, even though he is seen to be very interested in the Vedic literatures such as the Brahma-sutras and other highly intellectual sources of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this misleading conception of the Supreme Lord by the self-centered impersonalist continues, even though he is seen to be very..."
14:0314:03, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,642 N The self-centered impersonalist, without a clear conception of the Personality of Godhead, concludes in his own way that the Personality of Godhead takes a material shape from His original impersonal spiritual existence for a particular mission Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The self-centered impersonalist, without a clear conception of the Personality of Godhead, concludes in his own way that the P..."
13:5613:56, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,379 N This self-centered egoism of the materialistic living entities is the cause of their being conditioned by the other paraphernalia and continuing their bondage of material existence. In the Bhagavad-gita this self-centered egoism is very nicely explained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this self-centered egoism of the materialistic living entities is the cause of their being conditioned by the other parapherna..."
13:5113:51, 24 June 2020 diff hist +6,101 N Materialistic ego, or the sense of identification with matter, is grossly self-centered, devoid of clear knowledge of the existence of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic ego, or the sense of identification with matter, is grossly self-centered, devoid of clear knowledge of the exis..."
13:4413:44, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,156 The gross matters are adhibhutam, their maintenance is adhidaivam, and the initiator of material activities is called adhyatmam No edit summary current
13:3013:30, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,199 N Brahma is the representation of the mode of passion, and Visnu is the representation of the mode of goodness, while the mode of ignorance is represented by Lord Siva, the father of material activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā is the representation of the mode of passion, and Viṣṇu is the representation of the mode of goodness, while the m..."
13:2213:22, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,237 N Afterwards the mode of passion, being generated in due course by material activities of different varieties, becomes prominent, and the living entities are thus involved more and more in ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"afterwards the mode of passion, being generated in due course by material activities of different varieties, becomes prominent..."
13:1813:18, 24 June 2020 diff hist +4,019 N When it is (the mahat-tattva) agitated by the will of the Supreme at first the modes of passion and goodness are prominent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"and when it is agitated by the will of the Supreme at first the modes of passion and goodness are prominent"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
13:0013:00, 24 June 2020 diff hist +3,008 N Originally these (varieties of products and by-products of the activities of the material world) are all due to the Supreme Lord. The Vedanta-sutras and the Bhagavatam thus begin with the Absolute Truth as the beginning of all creations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Originally these are all due to the Supreme Lord. The Vedānta-sūtras and the Bhāgavatam thus begin with the Absolute Truth..."
12:5212:52, 24 June 2020 diff hist +3,234 N These activities (of the material world) may be taken up as the natural instinct of each and every living being, or even of the inert objects, and after the manifestation of activities there are varieties of products and by-products of the same nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These activities may be taken up as the natural instinct of each and every living being, or even of the inert objects, and aft..."
12:4512:45, 24 June 2020 diff hist +2,691 N Kala, or time is the synonym of nature and is the transformed manifestation of the principles of material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kāla, or time, is the synonym of nature and is the transformed manifestation of the principles of material creation"}} {{note..." current
09:0309:03, 24 June 2020 diff hist +2,972 N By the omnipotency of the Supreme Lord, the whole material creation evolves by the process of transformation and reactions one after another, and by the same omnipotency, they are wound up again one after another and conserved in the body of the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By the omnipotency of the Supreme Lord, the whole material creation evolves by the process of transformation and reactions one..." current
08:5408:54, 24 June 2020 diff hist +5,547 N The individual living entities, being parts and parcels of the Lord, are sometimes described as atma, qualitatively one in spiritual constitution Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual living entities, being parts and parcels of the Lord, are sometimes described as ātmā, qualitatively one in s..."
08:5008:50, 24 June 2020 diff hist +5,766 N The whole creation merges within the body of transcendental Narayana at the time of annihilation, and the creation emanates from His body again with the same unchanging categories of fate and individual nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole creation thus merges within the body of transcendental Nārāyaṇa at the time of annihilation, and the creation em..."

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