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16:5016:50, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,387 The devotee's senses, being engaged in the service of the Lord, never go astray under the attraction of false material enjoyment No edit summary current
16:4816:48, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,256 N Because the devotee's service is accepted by the Lord in full reciprocation, the Lord is also a person in His complete spiritual embodiment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the devotee's service is accepted by the Lord in full reciprocation, the Lord is also a person in His complete spiritu..."
16:3616:36, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,168 The Lord is a person eternally, and the devotee of the Lord is also a person eternally. Because the devotee has his sense organs even at the liberated stage, he is therefore a person always No edit summary current
16:3416:34, 2 July 2020 diff hist +5,968 N The devotees are always liberated, but that does not mean that they are impersonal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees are always liberated, but that does not mean that they are impersonal"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complet..."
16:2616:26, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,453 The devotees are especially protected by the Lord so that they may remain infallible. Therefore the process of devotional service always begins in the service of the devotee who appears in disciplic succession No edit summary current
16:2316:23, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,624 N Sometimes the declaration of Govinda Himself may seem contradictory to mundane creatures, but the mundaner will never find any contradiction in the words of God's devotees. The devotees are especially protected by God so that they may remain infallible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes the declaration of Govinda Himself may seem contradictory to mundane creatures, but the mundaner will never find any..."
16:0816:08, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,278 N The Lord declares in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.31), kaunteya pratijanihi: "O son of Kunti, please declare it." The Lord asks Arjuna to declare, and why Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord declares in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.31), kaunteya pratijānīhi: "O son of Kuntī, please declare it." The Lord ask..."
16:0016:00, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,245 N Sri Govinda, who pleasingly accepts the loving transcendental service of His devotees, gives all protection to the words and actions of His devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Govinda, who pleasingly accepts the loving transcendental service of His devotees, gives all protection to the words and..."
15:4915:49, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,496 N So whatever he (Brahma) says, whatever he thinks, and whatever he does normally in his mood are to be accepted as truth because of his direct and very intimate connection with Govinda, the primeval Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"So whatever he says, whatever he thinks, and whatever he does normally in his mood are to be accepted as truth because of his..."
15:4015:40, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,259 N In the Brahma-samhita, which is compiled by Brahmaji, he repeats the aphorism govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami: "I am a worshiper of the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, the primeval Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-saṁhitā, which is compiled by Brahmājī, he repeats the aphorism govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajā..."
15:2915:29, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,082 N Lord Brahma is a great devotee of the Lord who has earnestly accepted the lotus feet of the Lord as the supreme truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this is because Lord Brahmā is a great devotee of the Lord who has earnestly accepted the lotus feet of the Lord as the supre..."
15:2015:20, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,186 N Lord Brahma is the perfect liberated living being within the material world, and any sincere student of transcendental knowledge must accept the words and statements of Brahmaji as infallible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā is the perfect liberated living being within the material world, and any sincere student of transcendental knowle..."
15:1315:13, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,363 N The followers of Vedic wisdom accept the statements of Brahmaji as gospel truth, and transcendental knowledge is thus being distributed all over the world by the process of disciplic succession from time immemorial, since the beginning of the creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The followers of Vedic wisdom accept the statements of Brahmājī as gospel truth, and transcendental knowledge is thus being..."
15:0315:03, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,202 N Lord Brahma is the original speaker of Vedic wisdom to Narada, and Narada is the distributor of transcendental knowledge all over the world through his various disciples, like Vyasadeva and others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā is the original speaker of Vedic wisdom to Nārada, and Nārada is the distributor of transcendental knowledge al..."
14:5114:51, 2 July 2020 diff hist +3,257 N The original primeval cause is vigraha, the personal, and the impersonal spiritual effulgence, brahmajyoti, is also an effect of the Supreme Brahman (brahmano hi pratisthaham (BG 14.27)), Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the original primeval cause is vigraha, the personal, and the impersonal spiritual effulgence, brahmajyoti, is also an effect..."
14:4314:43, 2 July 2020 diff hist +3,094 N Because the Lord is the primeval cause of all persons and all energies, He is called the cause of all causes, as confirmed in the Brahma-samhita as well as in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because the Lord is the primeval cause of all persons and all energies, He is called the cause of all causes, as confirmed in..."
14:3314:33, 2 July 2020 diff hist +136 Effects of the original cause become the causes of other effects, and thus everything, either permanent or temporary, is working as cause and effect No edit summary current
14:3114:31, 2 July 2020 diff hist +3,543 N The complete cosmic situation, both in the material and in the spiritual manifestations of the energies of the Lord, is working and moving first as the cause and then as the effect. But the original cause is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The complete cosmic situation, both in the material and in the spiritual manifestations of the energies of the Lord, is workin..."
09:3309:33, 2 July 2020 diff hist +4,537 N Living entities, including even great personalities as Brahma and Lord Siva, are all subordinate to the Lord. In the material world also, in His eternal form of Visnu, He maintains and controls all the affairs of the demigods, including Brahma and Siva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entities, including even such great personalities as Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, are all subordinate to the Lord...."
09:2509:25, 2 July 2020 diff hist +4,270 N The marginal potency, or the living entities, is also spiritual (prakrtim viddhi me param), but the living entities are never equal to the Lord. The Lord is nirasta-samya-atisaya; in other words, no one is greater than or equal to the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The marginal potency, or the living entities, is also spiritual (prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām), but the living entities are n..." current
09:1109:11, 2 July 2020 diff hist +3,968 N The Lord is described here as omnipotent by three energies (tri-sakti-dhrk). So primarily His three energies are internal, marginal and external Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is described here as omnipotent by three energies (tri-śakti-dhṛk). So primarily His three energies are internal,..." current
09:0009:00, 2 July 2020 diff hist +4,324 N Srimad-Bhagavatam explains this truth in the verse under discussion: Lord Vasudeva is one without a second, but because He is all-powerful, He can expand Himself as well as display His omnipotencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains this truth in the verse under discussion: Lord Vāsudeva is one without a second, but because He..."
08:5208:52, 2 July 2020 diff hist +4,131 N The difference is that the impersonalist denies personality in the ultimate issue, whereas the devotee gives more importance to the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference is that the impersonalist denies personality in the ultimate issue, whereas the devotee gives more importance t..."
08:4308:43, 2 July 2020 diff hist +4,064 N Krsna affirms the same truth in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.7). Mattah parataram nanyat: "There is nothing above Me - Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa affirms the same truth in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.7). Mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat: "There is nothing above..." current
08:3308:33, 2 July 2020 diff hist +3,653 N In the material world also, Lord Vasudeva is everything, as stated in the Bhagavad-gita - BG 7.19 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world also, Lord Vāsudeva is everything, as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {..."
08:2508:25, 2 July 2020 diff hist +4,240 N The conception of one without a second is clearly confirmed here. The one is Lord Vasudeva, and only by His different energies and expansions are different manifestations, both in the material and in the spiritual worlds, maintained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conception of one without a second is clearly confirmed here. The one is Lord Vāsudeva, and only by His different energie..."

18:3418:34, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,443 N The impersonal conception of the supreme truth is due to lack of knowledge only, and this fact is clearly explained by Brahmaji, who is supposed to be the creator of the universal affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonal conception of the supreme truth is due to lack of knowledge only, and this fact is clearly explained by Brahmā..."
18:2918:29, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,590 N He (God) is not required to do anything personally, but everything in the material world is carried out by His wishes and direction; the entire material manifestation is situated in Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is not required to do anything personally, but everything in the material world is carried out by His wishes and direction;..."
18:2018:20, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,181 N The Lord is the richest of the rich because He is always fully complete in six opulences Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is the richest of the rich because He is always fully complete in six opulences"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{c..." current
18:1118:11, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,295 N The material energy works under the supreme spell of His Lordship, although He is always transcendental to all such material activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material energy thus works under the supreme spell of His Lordship, although He is always transcendental to all such mater..."
18:0018:00, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,179 N The question put by Narada before Brahma concerning the sustenance of the material creation is thus answered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The question put by Nārada before Brahmā concerning the sustenance of the material creation is thus answered"}} {{notes|}} {..."
17:5017:50, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,129 N Because of their (devotees' of God) realization of their spiritual identity, they are more concerned with spiritual emancipation than with material comforts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of their realization of their spiritual identity, they are more concerned with spiritual emancipation than with materi..." current
17:3917:39, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,464 The devotees of the Lord are eka-nistha, or absolutely attached to the devotional service of the Lord. Therefore they have practically no time to seek the benefits of material facilities No edit summary current
17:3717:37, 1 July 2020 diff hist +1,979 N The daityas are devotees of the demigods because they want to derive the greatest possible material facilities from them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The daityas are devotees of the demigods because they want to derive the greatest possible material facilities from them"}} {{..."
17:1717:17, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,981 N In this age of Kali the manifested demigods are also not to be seen, for space travel has completely stopped. So both the powerful demigods and the Supreme Personality of Godhead are nonmanifested to the covered eyes of the modern man Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this age of Kali the manifested demigods are also not to be seen, for space travel has completely stopped. So both the powe..."
17:0617:06, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,862 The manifested personalities are mundane controllers of the material affairs, whereas the nonmanifested Personality of Godhead is transcendental, beyond the range of the material atmosphere No edit summary current
17:0417:04, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,748 N The manifested personalities are the demigods like the ruler of the heavenly kingdom, Indra, and his associates; and the nonmanifested personality is the Lord Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The manifested personalities are the demigods like the ruler of the heavenly kingdom, Indra, and his associates; and the nonma..."
16:5516:55, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,904 N No one is interested in sacrificing for the sake of the Lord, as it is advised in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"no one is interested in sacrificing for the sake of the Lord, as it is advised in the Bhagavad-gītā"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
16:4216:42, 1 July 2020 diff hist +4,130 N The whole world is engaged in sacrificing energy for advancement of learning, social upliftment, economic development and plans for total improvement of the human condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole world is engaged in sacrificing energy for advancement of learning, social upliftment, economic development and plan..."
16:3316:33, 1 July 2020 diff hist +4,603 N Because God is the proprietor of everything, the friend of all living creatures, the maintainer of the performer of sacrifice, as well as the supplier of the ingredients of sacrifices, it is He only & no one else who should be satisfied by all sacrifices Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the Lord is the proprietor of everything, because the Lord is the friend of all living creatures, and because He is th..."
16:2116:21, 1 July 2020 diff hist +4,429 N Every man is engaged in sacrificing his interests for others, either in the form of family, society, community, country or the entire human society. But perfection of sacrifices is attained when they are performed for the sake of the Supreme Person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every man is engaged in sacrificing his interests for others, either in the form of family, society, community, country or the..."
16:1116:11, 1 July 2020 diff hist +4,342 N Brahma, the original living being within the material world, taught us the way of sacrifice. The word "sacrifice" suggests dedication of one's own interests for satisfaction of a second person. That is the way of all activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā, the original living being within the material world, taught us the way of sacrifice. The word "sacrifice" suggests de..."
15:5215:52, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,235 N In this verse (of SB 2.6.27), special stress is given to the person of the Supreme Lord, and not to His impersonal brahmajyoti, as being the source of all supplies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"special stress is given to the person of the Supreme Lord, and not to His impersonal brahmajyoti, as being the source of all s..."
15:4015:40, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,096 N The way of materialistic life leads to the wrong type of human civilization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the way of materialistic life leads to the wrong type of human civilization"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
15:2515:25, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,351 N Sacrifice undertaken in this age as a matter of show may simply be a cheating process by the clever priestly order. But such a show of sacrifices cannot be effective at any stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sacrifice undertaken in this age as a matter of show may simply be a cheating process by the clever priestly order. But such a..."
15:1315:13, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,607 N It is a great science, and due to being out of proper use for more than four thousand years, for want of qualified brahmanas, such performances of sacrifice are no longer effective. Nor are they recommended in this fallen age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is a great science, and due to being out of proper use for more than four thousand years, for want of qualified brāhmaṇa..."
15:0815:08, 1 July 2020 diff hist +3,478 N The whole process of offering sacrifice is under the category of fruitive action, and such activities are extremely scientific. They mainly depend on the process of vibrating sounds with a particular accent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The whole process of offering sacrifice is under the category of fruitive action, and such activities are extremely scientific..."
15:0315:03, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,631 N Expert brahmana priests are very rare in this age of corruption and quarrel, and therefore in the present age only the yajna of chanting the holy name of the Lord is recommended Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"expert brāhmaṇa priests are very rare in this age of corruption and quarrel, and therefore in the present age only the yaj..."
14:5914:59, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,573 N Sacrifices were conducted from the birth of Brahma, the first living creature, and were carried on till the reign of Maharaja Yudhisthira Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sacrifices were conducted from the birth of Brahmā, the first living creature, and were carried on till the reign of Mahārā..."
14:5414:54, 1 July 2020 diff hist +2,821 N To perform a sacrifice successfully, at least four expert priests are needed: one who can offer (hota), one who can chant (udgata), one who can kindle the sacrificial fire without the aid of separate fire (adhvaryu), and one who can supervise - brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To perform a sacrifice successfully, at least four expert priests are needed: one who can offer (hotā), one who can chant (ud..."

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