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16:1616:16, 29 June 2020 diff hist +3,692 N Those who are factually engaged in the loving service of the Lord have attained the ultimate goal of life, and for them there is no need of mental speculation to find out the true nature of God or His activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are factually engaged in the loving service of the Lord have attained the ultimate goal of life, and for them there..."
16:1516:15, 29 June 2020 diff hist 0 m For him (Indra), digging a well for a water supply is simply ludicrous - because he is the controlling deity of rain Nirmal moved page For (Indra) him, digging a well for a water supply is simply ludicrous - because he is the controlling deity of rain to [[For him (Indra), digging a well for a water supply is simply ludicrous - because he is the controlling deity... current
16:1016:10, 29 June 2020 diff hist +3,155 N For him (Indra), digging a well for a water supply is simply ludicrous - because he is the controlling deity of rain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For him, digging a well for a water supply is simply ludicrous"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020..."
16:0616:06, 29 June 2020 diff hist +3,627 N It is for this reason (controlling the senses and reaching spiritual perfection) that the great liberated souls also desire to be associated in hearing and chanting the activities of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is for this reason that the great liberated souls also desire to be associated in hearing and chanting the activities of th..."
15:5915:59, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,122 N The example of Indra is very appropriate in this connection. The king of heaven is the controlling deity for arranging clouds and supplying rains in the universe, as such he does not have to take the trouble to dig a well for his personal water supply Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"that the great liberated souls also desire to be associated in hearing and chanting the activities of the Lord. The example of..."
15:4615:46, 29 June 2020 diff hist +3,716 N They (those who are poor in transcendental realization) do not know that such control of the senses and achievement of spiritual perfection are simultaneously made possible as soon as one is factually engaged in the transcendental loving service of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they do not know that such control of the senses and achievement of spiritual perfection are simultaneously made possible as s..."
15:4115:41, 29 June 2020 diff hist +3,522 N A poor man in want of water digs a well and undertakes the trouble of digging. Similarly, those who are poor in transcendental realization speculate on the mind or meditate by controlling the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A poor man in want of water digs a well and undertakes the trouble of digging. Similarly, those who are poor in transcendental..." current
15:1315:13, 29 June 2020 diff hist +5,446 There is a distinct difference between the material and spiritual senses. And one should understand it without denying the spiritual senses because of a material conception No edit summary
14:4214:42, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,328 N Herein (SB 2.7.47) also the same is affirmed in the statements about the material elements; they are all transcendental, free from all contamination of material identification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Herein also the same is affirmed in the statements about the material elements; they are all transcendental, free from all con..."
14:3814:38, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,240 N In the Upanisads the description is more or less negation of the material conception of things, but this is not denial of the transcendental senses of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Upaniṣads the description is more or less negation of the material conception of things, but this is not denial of th..."
14:3414:34, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,202 N We must also know that happiness, unbroken happiness exchanged with the Supreme Person, the Personality of Godhead as described in this verse (SB 2.7.47), transcends the impersonal conception of the Upanisads Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we must also know that happiness, unbroken happiness exchanged with the Supreme Person, the Personality of Godhead as describe..."
14:1914:19, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,320 N The relationship with the Lord is never broken; thus there is no grief and no fear. Such happiness is inexplicable by words, and there can be no attempt to generate such happiness by fruitive activities by arrangements and sacrifices Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The relationship with the Lord is never broken; thus there is no grief and no fear. Such happiness is inexplicable by words, a..."
14:0314:03, 29 June 2020 diff hist +6,941 N In the liberated state of affairs, the full-fledged affection for the Lord is awakened. As such, there is an unlimited flow of everlasting happiness, without the fear of its being broken as we have experienced here in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the liberated state of affairs, the full-fledged affection for the Lord is awakened"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..."
14:0114:01, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,471 N He (the Personality of Godhead) is not the object of affection by material tinges of body and mind, but He is the full, naked, uncontaminated object of affection for all living entities because He is the Supersoul, or Paramatma, within everyone's heart Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is not the object of affection by material tinges of body and mind, but He is the full, naked, uncontaminated object of aff..."
13:4813:48, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,278 N The conception of affection is due to the relationship of soul to soul. A father is affectionate to his son because there is some relationship of nearness between the son and father. But that sort of affection in the material world is full of inebriety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conception of affection is due to the relationship of soul to soul. A father is affectionate to his son because there is s..."
13:4313:43, 29 June 2020 diff hist +6,988 N The Supreme Lord is the Supreme Soul of everything, and therefore in the supreme conception affection is realized Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is the Supreme Soul of everything, and therefore in the supreme conception affection is realized"}} {{notes|}..."
13:4013:40, 29 June 2020 diff hist +6,997 N That is (negation of material inebriety; feeling of eternal existence free from birth, death, old age and disease) the primary conception of impersonal Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the primary conception of impersonal Brahman"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-06-29T..."
13:3213:32, 29 June 2020 diff hist +6,833 N Pratibodha-matram is just the opposite conception of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pratibodha-mātram is just the opposite conception of material existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
13:2913:29, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,220 N Meeting the Personality of Godhead includes the realization of the impersonal Brahman as realized at first in contrast with material inebriety. The Personality of Godhead is the third step of Brahman realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"meeting the Personality of Godhead includes the realization of the impersonal Brahman as realized at first in contrast with ma..."
13:2313:23, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,394 N The light (Brahman) has its variegatedness, which is seen by those who further advance in the light, and thus the ultimate realization of Brahman is the source of the Brahman light, the SPG, the summum bonum or the ultimate source of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The light has its variegatedness, which is seen by those who further advance in the light, and thus the ultimate realization o..."
13:1913:19, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,278 N Impersonal Brahman is a feature of the Absolute distinct from the material variegatedness, just as light is a conception distinct from its counterpart, darkness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"impersonal Brahman is a feature of the Absolute distinct from the material variegatedness, just as light is a conception disti..."
13:0713:07, 29 June 2020 diff hist +7,173 N The conception of impersonal Brahman realization is the first step, due to His distinction from the illusory conception of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conception of impersonal Brahman realization is the first step, due to His distinction from the illusory conception of mat..."
12:3112:31, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,077 N Realization of the science of Godhead and relief from the unnecessary, useless struggle for existence are not at all difficult for the willing candidate. But they are for persons who are not surrendered souls but only simple, profitless speculators Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"realization of the science of Godhead and relief from the unnecessary, useless struggle for existence are not at all difficult..."
12:2612:26, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,388 N If one agrees to put himself under the guidance of a devotee of God, he can also understand the science of God and can become like the transcendental pure devotee of the Lord and thus get his liberation back to Godhead, back home for eternal happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And if one agrees to put himself under the guidance of such a devotee of the Lord, he can also understand the science of God a..."
09:3509:35, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,282 N Without this (qualification) one is unfit for service. But in devotional service the only qualification required is surrender. Surrendering oneself is in one's own hand. If one likes, surrender immediately, without delay, that begins his spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without this one is unfit for such service. But in the devotional service of the Lord the only qualification required is surre..."
09:2609:26, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,058 N There is no need of material qualifications for making progress on the path of spiritual realization. In the material world, when one accepts some particular type of service, he is required to possess some particular type of qualification also Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no need of material qualifications for making progress on the path of spiritual realization. In the material world, w..."
09:2109:21, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,520 N The answer to such questions or inquiries (on how to surrender to God) is given herein (SB 2.7.46). God is not present before our eyes but if one is sincere in wanting guidance God will send a bona fide person who can guide one back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The answer to such questions or inquiries is given herein very properly. The Personality of Godhead may not be present before..."
09:0709:07, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,406 N Sometimes there are inquiries as to how one can surrender unto the Supreme Lord. In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.66) the Lord asked Arjuna to surrender unto Him, and therefore persons unwilling to do so question where God is and to whom they should surrender Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes there are inquiries as to how one can surrender unto the Supreme Lord. In the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 18.66) the Lord as..."
08:4308:43, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,579 N One should gain knowledge by surrendering unto the Lord and by acknowledging the authority of the persons mentioned in SB 2.7.43-45 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should gain knowledge by surrendering unto the Lord and by acknowledging the authority of the persons mentioned herein"}}..."

10:5710:57, 28 June 2020 diff hist +5,284 N There are many millions and billions of planets far beyond the scientist's calculation. But these are only the manifestations of the Lord's material energy. What can the scientist hope to know of the spiritual potency of the Lord by such material efforts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are many millions and billions of planets far, far beyond the scientist's calculation. But these are only the manifestat..."
10:4410:44, 28 June 2020 diff hist +4,824 N How do they know (The Lord's name, quality, pastimes, entourage, personality, etc.)? Certainly it is not by mental speculation, nor by any attempt by dint of limited instruments of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"how do they know? Certainly it is not by mental speculation, nor by any attempt by dint of limited instruments of knowledge"}}..."
10:3910:39, 28 June 2020 diff hist +5,004 N All the great devotees of the Lord, who flourished in past or present, and all the devotees who will come in the future, are aware of the different potencies of the Lord along with the potency of His name, quality, pastimes, entourage, personality, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the great devotees of the Lord, as mentioned above, who flourished in the past or present, and all the devotees of the Lor..." current
09:4709:47, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,546 N The materialistic world, based on the conception of the material body as the self, is ignorant of the science of God. The materialist is busy working for the welfare of the body, not only his own but also those of his children, kinsmen and communitymen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole materialistic world, based on the conception of the material body as the self, is ignorant of the science of God. Th..."
09:2609:26, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,379 N Unalloyed devotees of God know the glories of God in the sense that they can understand how great God is and how great is His expansion of diverse energy. Those who are attached to the perishable body can hardly enter into the realm of the science of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unalloyed devotees of the Lord know the glories of the Lord in the sense that they can understand how great the Lord is an..."
09:0609:06, 28 June 2020 diff hist +2,867 N The potential expansions can never be calculated by anyone because even the Personality of God Himself, as the incarnation of Sesa, cannot estimate the potencies, although He has been describing them continuously with His one thousand faces Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the potential expansions can never be calculated by anyone because even the Personality of God Himself, as the incarnation of..."
09:0009:00, 28 June 2020 diff hist +2,581 N The omnipotent Personality of Godhead has primarily three potential manifestations, namely internal, external, and marginal potencies, with unlimited expansions of these three energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The omnipotent Personality of Godhead has primarily three potential manifestations, namely internal, external, and marginal po..." current
08:5308:53, 28 June 2020 diff hist +2,722 N He (Visnu) is omnipotent, and no one is equal to or greater than Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is omnipotent, and no one is equal to or greater than Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-0..." current
08:4308:43, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,436 N With His toe He made a hole through which the water of the Causal Ocean filters into the material sky, and the current is known as the Ganges, which purifies the planets of the three worlds. i.e., no one is equal to the transcendentally powerful Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With His toe He made a hole through which the water of the Causal Ocean filters into the material sky, and the current is know..."
08:3608:36, 28 June 2020 diff hist −734 There are seven layers of material coverings over the material sky, and the Lord (as Vamanadeva) could penetrate even those coverings No edit summary current
08:3508:35, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,788 N There are seven layers of material coverings over the material sky, and the Lord (as Vamanadeva) could penetrate even those coverings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are seven layers of material coverings over the material sky, and the Lord could penetrate even those coverings"}} {{not..."
08:2608:26, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,339 N Even if one is able to count such atomic particles (contained in the whole universe) or is able to roll up the sky like one's bedding, even then one is unable to estimate the extent of the prowess and energy of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even if one is able to count such atomic particles or is able to roll up the sky like one's bedding, even then one is unable t..."

14:4114:41, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,481 N The material creation is but a temporary manifestation meant to give the chance of liberation to the conditioned souls, who are entrapped in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material creation is but a temporary manifestation meant to give the chance of liberation to the conditioned souls, who ar..."
14:3714:37, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,557 N Brahma, Visnu and Mahadeva (Siva) are different incarnations of the different modes of material nature. Visnu is the Lord of the mode of goodness. Brahma is the lord of the mode of passion, and Siva is the lord of the mode of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Mahādeva (Śiva) are different incarnations of the different modes of material nature. Viṣṇu is th..."
14:3214:32, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,787 N At last, when the creation is preparing to wind up, there is first the principle of irreligion, then Lord Siva along with the atheists, full of anger. But all of them are but different manifestations of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At last, when the creation is preparing to wind up, there is first the principle of irreligion, then Lord Śiva along with the..."
14:2614:26, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,518 N In the stage when the creation is maintained, there are devotional service to Lord Visnu, or factual religion, the different demigods, and the kings of different planets who maintain the world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the stage when the creation is maintained, there are devotional service to Lord Viṣṇu, or factual religion, the differe..." current
14:2114:21, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,860 N The material world is created by the energy of the Lord, which is manifested in the beginning of the creation by the penance of Brahmaji, the first living being in the creation, and then there are the nine Prajapatis, known as great sages Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world is created by the energy of the Lord, which is manifested in the beginning of the creation by the penance o..."
13:5913:59, 27 June 2020 diff hist +5,637 N This (reforming society with qualified brahmanas) can be done by expanding the culture of Srimad-Bhagavatam all over the world. In the degraded condition of human society, the Lord incarnates as the Kalki avatara and kills all the demonic without mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This can be done by expanding the culture of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam all over the world. In the degraded condition of human socie..."
13:3713:37, 27 June 2020 diff hist +5,442 N The symptoms of such uncultured social animals are already in vogue and it is the duty of the leaders of men to take note of it and try to reform the social order by introducing the principles of twice-born men trained in the science of God consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The symptoms of such uncultured social animals are already in vogue, and it is the duty of the leaders of men to take note of..."
13:2113:21, 27 June 2020 diff hist +5,040 N No one can expect any peace and prosperity in a human society full of uncultured lower classes of men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can expect any peace and prosperity in a human society full of uncultured lower classes of men"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
13:1313:13, 27 June 2020 diff hist +5,519 N It is stated herein (SB 2.7.38) that the governmental power of society in Kali-yuga will be passed over to the uncultured, godless laborer classes of men, and thus the nrdevas (government ministers) will be the vrsalas, or the uncultured lower-class men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated herein that the governmental power of society in the Kali-yuga will be passed over to the uncultured, godless lab..."

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