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06:0106:01, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,152 N Brahma creates, Visnu maintains, and Lord Siva destroys. But all such agents and creative energies are emanations from the Lord, and as such there is nothing except the Lord, or the one supreme source of different diversities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā creates, Viṣṇu maintains, and Lord Śiva destroys. But all such agents and creative energies are emanations from t..."
05:5505:55, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,246 N By a combination of potential energies of the Lord there is the manifestation of creation, maintenance and annihilation in due course of time and by different agents like Brahma, Visnu and Mahesvara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By a combination of such potential energies of the Lord there is the manifestation of creation, maintenance and annihilation i..."
05:4705:47, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,448 N There is nothing but the Lord, and still the Lord is different from all such manifestive activities. How it is so will be explained later on Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, there is nothing but the Lord, and still the Lord is different from all such manifestive activities. How it is..."
05:4205:42, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,471 N The energies are acting by combination and permutation by the indication of the Lord, and the acting agents, like Brahma, Visnu and Siva, are also different incarnations of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The energies are acting by combination and permutation by the indication of the Lord, and the acting agents, like Brahmā, Vi..."

16:2516:25, 30 June 2020 diff hist +2,405 N Such (internal, marginal and external) energy is simultaneously one with and different from the Lord, just as the sunshine is simultaneously one with and different from the sun planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such energy is simultaneously one with and different from the Lord, just as the sunshine is simultaneously one with and differ..."
16:2116:21, 30 June 2020 diff hist +2,396 N The whole manifestation is the Lord Himself by diffusion of His different energies only, namely the internal, external and marginal, just as the sunlight is the manifestation of the energy of the sun planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole manifestation is the Lord Himself by diffusion of His different energies only, namely the internal, external and mar..."
16:1516:15, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,050 N By His (God's) superior intelligence, the Lord gives everyone the chance to fulfill his desires to the fullest extent, and the resultant reaction is also awarded by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By His superior intelligence, the Lord gives everyone the chance to fulfill his desires to the fullest extent, and the resulta..."
16:1216:12, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,214 N The Lord, as the Supersoul in the heart of every living being, knows what is in the mind of each living entity, and no one can do anything without the knowledge of the Lord within Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord, as the Supersoul in the heart of every living being, knows what is in the mind of each living entity, and no one can..."
16:0716:07, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,202 N Brahmaji agreed to this proposal (desiring to serve the Lord), and therefore he is given the responsible post of creating generations in the vacant universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī agreed to this proposal, and therefore he is given the responsible post of creating generations in the vacant unive..."
16:0316:03, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,388 N Perfection of desires may be achieved when one desires to serve the Lord, and the Lord also desires that every living entity banish all personal desires and cooperate with His desires. That is the last instruction of the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Perfection of desires may be achieved when one desires to serve the Lord, and the Lord also desires that every living entity b..."
16:0016:00, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,112 N Without having desires a living entity would be dead, which he is not. Therefore, living conditions and desire go together Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without having desires a living entity would be dead, which he is not. Therefore, living conditions and desire go together"}}..."
15:4815:48, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,124 N With such (childish satisfaction) desires in mind, the living entity does not actually enjoy, but he serves the bodily whims unnecessarily, without profit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With such desires in mind, the living entity does not actually enjoy, but he serves the bodily whims unnecessarily, without pr..."
15:3915:39, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,138 N The almighty Lord, being very kind to the living entity, as the father is kind to the son, fulfills the living entity's desire for his childish satisfaction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The almighty Lord, being very kind to the living entity, as the father is kind to the son, fulfills the living entity's desire..."
15:3415:34, 30 June 2020 diff hist +4,514 N The whole material world is full of many drunkards, in the sense that each and every one of the living entities has something in his mind to enjoy, and everyone desires the fulfillment of his desires very strongly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, the whole material world is full of many drunkards, in the sense that each and every one of the living entities has..."

09:1809:18, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,367 N In a prohibited area a habituated drunkard puts forward his application to the director of drinking, and the director, considering his case, sanctions only a certain amount of liquor for drinking Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, in a prohibited area a habituated drunkard puts forward his application to the director of drinking, and the dire..."
09:1509:15, 29 June 2020 diff hist +3,979 N The director is not the enjoyer of the fruits of action, for without the Lord's sanction no one can enjoy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The director is not the enjoyer of the fruits of action, for without the Lord's sanction no one can enjoy"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current
09:1209:12, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,266 N The Bhagavad-gita confirms that the Lord is situated in everyone's heart as the witness, and as such He is the supreme director of sanction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Bhagavad-gītā confirms that the Lord is situated in everyone's heart as the witness, and as such He is the supreme direc..."
09:0409:04, 29 June 2020 diff hist +2,552 An easygoing life and attainment of perfection in transcendental realization cannot go together No edit summary current
09:0109:01, 29 June 2020 diff hist +2,927 N Even for material prosperity, name and fame, one has to undergo severe types of penance, otherwise no one can become an important figure in this material world. Why, then, are there severe types of penance for the perfection of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even for material prosperity, name and fame, one has to undergo severe types of penance, otherwise no one can become an import..."
08:5408:54, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,866 N Only love and penance combined can please the Lord, and thus one is able to attain His complete mercy. He directs the sinless, and the sinless devotee attains the highest perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore only love and penance combined can please the Lord, and thus one is able to attain His complete mercy. He directs th..."
08:5008:50, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,760 N Brahmaji was sinless, and therefore he faithfully discharged the advice of the Lord, "tapa tapa," and the Lord, being satisfied with him, awarded him the desired result Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī was sinless, and therefore he faithfully discharged the advice of the Lord"|"and the Lord, being satisfied with him..."
08:4508:45, 29 June 2020 diff hist +5,187 N One cannot be engaged in the penance of devotional service without being completely free from all sins. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, only a person who is completely free from all reactions of sins can engage himself in the worship of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot, however, be engaged in the penance of devotional service without being completely free from all sins. As stated in..." current
08:2908:29, 29 June 2020 diff hist +4,785 N The foolish devotee of the Lord is put into forcible penance by the grace of the Lord, and at the end the devotee becomes perfectly happy, being engaged in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The foolish devotee of the Lord is thus put into forcible penance by the grace of the Lord, and at the end the devotee becomes..."
08:2508:25, 29 June 2020 diff hist +5,346 In the material world the family members and friends honor persons who are very successful in accumulating wealth by any means No edit summary current
08:2208:22, 29 June 2020 diff hist +5,156 N If a foolish devotee of the Lord tries to recoup his position, then the merciful Lord again snatches away all that he may have possessed. By such repeated failures in material prosperity he becomes very unpopular with his family members and friends Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If such a foolish devotee of the Lord tries to recoup his position, then the merciful Lord again snatches away all that he may..."
08:1108:11, 29 June 2020 diff hist +5,013 N The devotees automatically become detached from worldly enjoyment, & this detachment is the result of perfect knowledge. Therefore the penance of devotional service includes knowledge & detachment, & that is the manifestation of the transcendental potency Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees automatically become detached from worldly enjoyment, and this detachment is the result of perfect knowledge. The..."
08:0708:07, 29 June 2020 diff hist +2,847 N The living entities are encaged in the conditions of material bondage because of their propensity for overlordship. But by engagement in the devotional service of the Lord one becomes detached from this enjoying spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are encaged in the conditions of material bondage because of their propensity for overlordship. But by eng..." current
08:0108:01, 29 June 2020 diff hist +2,741 N Such penance (by which one can see the Personality of Godhead face to face) is the internal potency of the Lord and is nondifferent from Him. Such acts of internal potency are exhibited by nonattachment for material enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such penance is the internal potency of the Lord and is nondifferent from Him. Such acts of internal potency are exhibited by..." current

09:2509:25, 28 June 2020 diff hist +4,381 N The penance by which one can see the Personality of Godhead face to face is to be understood as devotional service to the Lord and nothing else because only by discharging devotional service in transcendental love can one approach the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The penance by which one can see the Personality of Godhead face to face is to be understood as devotional service to the Lord..." current
09:1809:18, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,291 N Impersonal realization of the effulgence of the Lord's body is not the highest perfectional stage, nor is the stage of Paramatma realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonal realization of the effulgence of the Lord's body is not the highest perfectional stage, nor is the stage of Paramā..."
09:1409:14, 28 June 2020 diff hist +4,009 N Lord Brahma exactly followed these principles (fully surrender unto the Lord) without any superiority complex, and thus he attained the highest perfectional stage of experiencing the abode of the Lord and the Lord Himself with all His paraphernalia Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā exactly followed these principles without any superiority complex, and thus he attained the highest perfectional..."
09:1009:10, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,822 N In other places (books) the same order is there, that one give up all other engagements & fully surrender unto the Lord without hesitation. The Lord will give such a devotee all protection. These are the secrets of attaining the highest perfectional stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other places also the same order is there, that one give up all other engagements and fully surrender unto the Lord without..." current
09:0309:03, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,662 N In Bhagavad-gita the Personality of Godhead, Krsna, asks that one always be mindful of Him, always be His devotee, always worship Him only, & always bow down before the Lord. And by doing so one is sure to go back home, back to Godhead, without any doubt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In that Bhagavad-gītā the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, asks that one always be mindful of Him, always be His d..." current
08:5908:59, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,748 N The Bhagavad-gita is the approved Vedic literature accepted by all the great acaryas, such as Sankara, Ramanuja, Madhva, Caitanya, Visvanatha, Baladeva, Siddhanta Sarasvati and many others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, the Bhagavad-gītā is the approved Vedic literature accepted by all the great ācāryas, such as Śaṅkara, Rā..."
08:5508:55, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,564 N This (highest perfectional stage of life) can be attained by everyone who is willing to discharge the act of devotional service to the Lord as enjoined in the revealed scriptures that are standard and accepted by the bona fide acaryas, spiritual masters Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This can be attained by everyone who is willing to discharge the act of devotional service to the Lord as enjoined in the reve..."
08:2308:23, 28 June 2020 diff hist +2,779 N One who has realized and seen the Supreme Lord has attained all perfection because everything is included in that highest perfectional stage. The impersonalists and the pseudo mystics, however, cannot reach this state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In other words, one who has realized and seen the Supreme Lord has attained all perfection because everything is included in t..." current
08:1808:18, 28 June 2020 diff hist +2,059 N The ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth is knowing and seeing face to face the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth is knowing and seeing face to face the Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
08:1508:15, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,210 N Those who do not utilize Vedic knowledge for that (to know God) purpose are known as kuta-yogis, or pseudo transcendentalists who spoil their lives with ulterior motives Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who do not utilize Vedic knowledge for that purpose are known as kūṭa-yogīs, or pseudo transcendentalists who spoil..." current
08:0908:09, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,256 N Brahma underwent severe penances for that purpose, namely to regulate the process of creation so that the Lord might be satisfied. Therefore the Lord was very much pleased with him, and for this Brahma was impregnated with Vedic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahma underwent severe penances for that purpose, namely to regulate the process of creation so that the Lord might be satisf..."
07:5607:56, 28 June 2020 diff hist +3,018 N By nature's own way, everyone has to meet death, and if such a process of death is accelerated by anyone's penances, there is no satisfaction for the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By nature's own way, everyone has to meet death, and if such a process of death is accelerated by anyone's penances, there is..."
07:5207:52, 28 June 2020 diff hist +2,773 N The penances undertaken to discover nuclear weapons will never satisfy the Lord because such a penance is never satisfactory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For example, the penances undertaken to discover nuclear weapons will never satisfy the Lord because such a penance is never s..."
07:4507:45, 28 June 2020 diff hist +2,937 N There are two kinds of penance: one for sense gratification and the other for self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two kinds of penance: one for sense gratification and the other for self-realization"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Iswara..."

08:0108:01, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,961 N Anyone preaching the mission of the Lord in the line of the Brahma-sampradaya is always dear to the Lord, and the Lord, being satisfied with such a preacher of the authorized bhakti cult, shakes hands with him in great satisfaction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone, however, preaching the mission of the Lord in the line of the Brahma-sampradāya is always dear to the Lord, and the L..."
07:5007:50, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,737 N Such persons (renegades whose only business is to make men more forgetful of the Lord) are never dear to the Lord, and the Lord sends them deeper into the darkest region of matter so that such envious demons may not be able to know the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such persons are never dear to the Lord, and the Lord sends them deeper into the darkest region of matter so that such envious..."
07:4007:40, 27 June 2020 diff hist +4,146 The Lord is very much anxious to get back His parts and parcels, as stated in the Bhagavad-gita. No one is more dear than the one who takes the task of reclaiming the fallen souls back to Godhead No edit summary current
07:2707:27, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,515 N Lord Brahma's party is called the Brahma-sampradaya, and any member of this party to date is naturally engaged in reclaiming the fallen souls back to Godhead, back home Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The party is called the Brahma-sampradāya, and any member of this party to date is naturally engaged in reclaiming the fallen..."
07:2507:25, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,504 N Brahma also does his duty very perfectly, not only by generating the living entities but also by spreading his party for reclaiming the fallen souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā also does his duty very perfectly, not only by generating the living entities but also by spreading his party for recl..."
07:2007:20, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,422 N Lord Brahma has a great responsibility in delivering the conditioned souls, and therefore he is very dear to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā has a great responsibility in delivering the conditioned souls, and therefore he is very dear to the Lord"}} {{no..."
07:1707:17, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,615 N The conditioned souls are forgetful souls in their relationship with the Lord, and thus a period of creation and the process of dissemination of Vedic knowledge are necessary activities of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned souls are forgetful souls in their relationship with the Lord, and thus a period of creation and the process o..."
07:1507:15, 27 June 2020 diff hist +3,429 N The Lord instructs Brahma in Vedic knowledge in order to diffuse this knowledge to the conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord instructs Brahma in Vedic knowledge in order to diffuse this knowledge to the conditioned souls"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current

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