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17:2117:21, 4 July 2020 diff hist +5,364 N He (Brahma) came to know that there are innumerable more powerful Brahmas as well, in far bigger universes beyond this universe, and all of these universes combined together form ekapad-vibhuti, or one fourth of the manifestation of God's creative energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by the grace of the Lord, he came to know that there are innumerable more powerful Brahmās as well, in far bigger universes b..."
17:1117:11, 4 July 2020 diff hist +5,005 N What can the scientists know? Even Brahma himself was once bewildered, thinking himself the only one Brahma favored by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"what can the scientists know? Even Brahmā himself was once bewildered, thinking himself the only one Brahmā favored by the L..."
17:0317:03, 4 July 2020 diff hist +5,129 N Everyone thinks, in terms of individual capacity, that this universe, which is manifested before us, is all in all. And so the scientist in the human society of the twentieth century calculates the beginning and end of the universe in his own way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everyone thinks, in terms of individual capacity, that this universe, which is manifested before us, is all in all. And so the..."
16:5516:55, 4 July 2020 diff hist +4,900 N Tribhir gunamayair bhavair ebhih samam idam jagat: every entity, beginning from Brahma down to the ant, is individually bewildered by the three modes of material nature, namely goodness, passion and ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tribhir guṇamayair bhāvair ebhiḥ samam idaṁ jagat: every entity, beginning from Brahmā down to the ant, is individuall..."
16:4716:47, 4 July 2020 diff hist +5,112 N All living entities are creatures of the material nature, and consequently they are bewildered by the wonderful display of the three modes of material nature. Such bewilderment is mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita - BG 7.13 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All such living entities are creatures of the material nature, and consequently they are bewildered by the wonderful display o..."
16:4016:40, 4 July 2020 diff hist +5,049 N All of them (the demigods, semi-demigods, Gandharvas, humans and asuras) have their respective conceptions and estimations of the Absolute Truth, as does the scientist or the empiric philosopher in human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of them have their respective conceptions and estimations of the Absolute Truth, as does the scientist or the empiric phil..."
16:3016:30, 4 July 2020 diff hist +5,105 N Other demigods, semi-demigods, Gandharvas, Caranas, Vidyadharas, human beings or asuras cannot possibly know fully about the potencies of the Absolute Lord, Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Other demigods, semi-demigods, Gandharvas, Cāraṇas, Vidyādharas, human beings or asuras cannot possibly know fully about t..."
16:2316:23, 4 July 2020 diff hist +5,321 N We have many times mentioned the names of twelve selected authorities (dvadasa-mahajana), of which Brahma, Narada and Lord Siva head the list as the first, second and third in order of merit of those who know something of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have many times mentioned the names of twelve selected authorities (dvādaśa-mahājana), of which Brahmā, Nārada and Lor..."
16:1116:11, 4 July 2020 diff hist +8,858 N In the Caitanya-caritamrta, (Adi-lila, Fourth Chapter) Kaviraja Gosvami has very nicely described this dynamic increment of the ocean of spiritual happiness in the transcendental person of Srimati Radharani, the pleasure potency of Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, (Adi-līlā, Fourth Chapter) Kavirāja Gosvāmī has very nicely described this dynamic increme..."

19:5419:54, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,557 N The happiness increases more and more, and the Lord measures it more and more, and as such there is eternally a competition between increment and measurement, so much so that the competition is never stopped, but goes on unlimitedly ad infinitum Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"again the happiness increases more and more, and the Lord measures it more and more, and as such there is eternally a competit..."
19:3519:35, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,209 N The actual position is that the Lord can measure it (spiritual happiness), but the happiness in the Lord is also identical with the Lord on account of absolute knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The actual position is that the Lord can measure it, but the happiness in the Lord is also identical with the Lord on account..."
19:2419:24, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,515 N It is said in the scriptures, brahma-saukhyam tv anantam: spiritual happiness is unlimited. Here it is said that even the Lord cannot measure such happiness. This does not mean that the Lord cannot measure it and is therefore imperfect in that sense Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in the scriptures, brahma-saukhyaṁ tv anantam: spiritual happiness is unlimited. Here it is said that even the Lo..."
19:0519:05, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,253 N Such (God's) liberation and happiness are also unlimited, and they have been compared to the sky, although such liberation and happiness are infinitely greater than the sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such liberation and happiness are also unlimited, and they have been compared to the sky, although such liberation and happine..."
18:5718:57, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,175 N Liberty, happiness and all good fortune can be attained only by surrendering unto the Lord because He is full liberty, full happiness and full auspiciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"liberty, happiness and all good fortune can be attained only by surrendering unto the Lord because He is full liberty, full ha..."
18:5018:50, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,568 N The end of all suffering means surrendering unto the Lord because the surrendering process itself is bhava-cchidam (liberation from all material miseries), svasty-ayanam (perception of all happiness), and sumangalam - the source of everything auspicious Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the end of all suffering means surrendering unto the Lord because the surrendering process itself is bhava-cchidam (liberation..."
18:4218:42, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,214 N By surrendering unto the Lord, one is happy and liberated, but by surrendering unto material nature the living entity suffers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By surrendering unto the Lord, one is happy and liberated, but by surrendering unto material nature the living entity suffers"..." current
18:2918:29, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,557 N Material nature is also controlled by the Lord, as He has claimed in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.10). Mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sacaracaram: "Under My direction only is material nature working, and thus are all things moving Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material nature is also controlled by the Lord, as He has claimed in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 9.10). Mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛti..."
18:2118:21, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,556 N Material nature is also not independent of the Lord, since the Lord Himself has claimed material nature as mama maya, or "My energy" (BG 7.14), and as me bhinna prakrtir astadha, or "My separated energy in eight divisions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material nature is also not independent of the Lord, since the Lord Himself has claimed material nature as mama māyā, or "My..."
18:1418:14, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,092 N The living entity, by his constitutional position, is not independent. He must surrender, either unto the Lord or unto material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity, by his constitutional position, is not independent. He must surrender, either unto the Lord or unto materia..." current
18:0818:08, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,381 N Anyone denying this surrendering process as recommended both in the Bhagavad-gita and in the Srimad-Bhagavatam - and, for that matter, in all authorized scriptures - will be forced to surrender unto the laws of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone denying this surrendering process as recommended both in the Bhagavad-gītā and in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam—and, for..."
18:0018:00, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,625 N One should simply surrender unto the feet of God to make a solution to all miseries of life. That is the instruction of Krsna directly in the Bhagavad-gita, and of Srimad-Bhagavatam by Brahma, the supreme father of all living beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should simply surrender unto the feet of the Lord to make a solution to all miseries of life. That is the instruction of L..."
17:5117:51, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,453 N One should not spoil his human life, species of life, simply for the concocted material happiness of life through increasing artificial needs in the name of advancement of economic development and scientific knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one should not spoil his human life, species of life, simply for the concocted material happiness of life through increasing a..."
17:4417:44, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,750 N One scientific man, who had no belief in God, was very much enthusiastic in making plans for his material existence and therefore opened a hospital to save the living. But after opening the hospital, he himself died within six months Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One scientific man, who had no belief in God, was very much enthusiastic in making plans for his material existence and theref..."
17:3117:31, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,390 N What can they (those persons with a very poor fund of knowledge) survey? They cannot survey even the length and breadth of a small sky in one small universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"And what can they survey? They cannot survey even the length and breadth of a small sky in one small universe"}} {{notes|}} {{..."
17:2017:20, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,573 N His (God's) potencies are immeasurable, as confirmed in the Vedas. He is the greatest of all, and all others, even the greatest of all living beings, namely Brahmaji, admits that the best thing for us is to surrender unto Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His potencies are immeasurable, as confirmed in the Vedas"|"He is the greatest of all, and all others, even the greatest of al..."
17:1317:13, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,537 N The men of this insignificant planet should kindly accept the instruction of Brahmaji and would do well to surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord rather than try to estimate the length and breadth of the Lord's potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the men of this insignificant planet should kindly accept the instruction of Brahmājī and would do well to surrender unto th..."
17:0517:05, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,304 N Lord Brahma is the father of all fathers. He is the father of the father of Manu, who is the father of mankind all over the universal planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā is the father of all fathers. He is the father of the father of Manu, who is the father of mankind all over the u..."
16:5816:58, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,339 N A young man consults his experienced father about discharging his duties. So the father is naturally a good advisor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A young man consults his experienced father about discharging his duties. So the father is naturally a good advisor"}} {{notes..." current
16:5316:53, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,539 N Even up to the limit of being liberated from the miseries of material life and being endowed with all-auspicious spiritual existence (one should surrender to God in order to achieve success). Lord Brahma is known as the pitamaha, or the father's father Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"even up to the limit of being liberated from the miseries of material life and being endowed with all-auspicious spiritual exi..."
16:4616:46, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,489 N Advises (Brahma) us, as the supreme spiritual master of all living beings, that one should simply surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord in order to achieve all success Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as the supreme spiritual master of all living beings, that one should simply surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord in orde..."
16:3916:39, 3 July 2020 diff hist +8,306 N Lord Brahma, the greatest of all learned living beings, the greatest sacrificer, the greatest observer of the austere life, and the greatest self-realized mystic, advises us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā, the greatest of all learned living beings, the greatest sacrificer, the greatest observer of the austere life, a..."
16:3216:32, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,543 N Srimad-Bhagavatam is the absolute medium by which to understand the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam therefore, is the absolute medium by which to understand the Absolute Truth"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ange..."
16:2716:27, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,961 N Srila Vyasadeva was not satisfied simply with compiling the Vedanta-sutras, but over and above this, by the advice of his spiritual master, Narada, he compiled the Srimad-Bhagavatam in order to understand the real import of Vedanta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Vyāsadeva, therefore, was not satisfied simply with compiling the Vedānta-sūtras, but over and above this, by the a..."
16:2116:21, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,933 N In the Brahma-samhita also, it is said, vedesu durlabham, or simply by study of Vedanta one can hardly find out the existence of the Personality of Godhead, but the Lord is adurlabham atma-bhaktau, very easily available to His devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Brahma-saṁhitā also, it is said, vedeṣu durlabham, or simply by study of Vedānta one can hardly find out the exis..."
16:1316:13, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,872 N No one can know the Personality of Godhead in full, but at least to a certain extent one can know the Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, by self-surrender and a devotional attitude, and by nothing else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can know the Personality of Godhead in full, but at least to a certain extent one can know the Absolute Truth, the Pers..."
16:0516:05, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,541 Vedanta means self-realization, and bhakti means realization of the Personality of Godhead, to some extent No edit summary current
14:0914:09, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,995 N The word visate, used in the verses of the Bhagavad-gita, is thus meant for the devotees who are not at all anxious for any kind of liberation. The devotees are satisfied simply in being engaged in the service of the Lord, regardless of the situation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word viśate, used in the verses of the Bhagavad-gītā, is thus meant for the devotees who are not at all anxious for any..."
14:0114:01, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,743 N The other forms of liberation maintain the individuality of the particle soul and involve being always engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The other forms of liberation maintain the individuality of the particle soul and involve being always engaged in the transcen..."
13:5713:57, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,899 N Losing one's individuality is not the aim of bhakti-yoga or of the devotees of the Lord. There are five types of liberation, one of which is called sayujya-mukti, or being merged into the existence or body of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Losing one's individuality is not the aim of bhakti-yoga or of the devotees of the Lord. There are five types of liberation, o..."
13:4613:46, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,458 N This visate by devotion (bhaktya) means to be able to participate in the association of the Lord in person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This viśate by devotion (bhaktyā) means to be able to participate in the association of the Lord in person"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
13:3413:34, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,722 N One should not misunderstand the import of visate ("enters into") as referring to merging into the existence of the Supreme. Even in material existence, one is merged in the existence of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not, however, misunderstand the import of viśate ("enters into") as referring to merging into the existence of the..."
08:5608:56, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,680 N Failing in devotional service, one remains still imperfect because even in that position of self-realization one cannot factually know the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"failing in devotional service, one remains still imperfect because even in that position of self-realization one cannot factua..."
08:5108:51, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,661 N Only self-realization, by attainment of the above high qualifications of Vedic wisdom, austerity, etc., can help one on the path of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only self-realization, by attainment of the above high qualifications of Vedic wisdom, austerity, etc., can help one on the pa..."
08:4508:45, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,968 N The Lord can be known only by the sincere mood of eagerness for service, and not by any amount of material qualification as scientist or speculative philosopher or by attainment of mystic powers. This fact is clearly corroborated in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord can be known only by the sincere mood of eagerness for service, and not by any amount of material qualification as sc..."
08:3708:37, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,840 N Brahmaji could understand the Lord to a little extent only when he was trying to serve Him by the eagerness of his heart (hrdautkanthyavata), which is the devotional service mood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmājī could understand the Lord to a little extent only when he was trying to serve Him by the eagerness of his heart (h..."
08:3108:31, 3 July 2020 diff hist +6,850 N Despite being worshiped (Brahma is admitting his failure to know the Supreme Lord) by the great Prajapatis, the forefathers of the living entities. So these qualifications are not sufficient to know the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"despite being worshiped by the great Prajāpatis, the forefathers of the living entities. So these qualifications are not suff..."
08:2408:24, 3 July 2020 diff hist +7,388 N Brahma, the greatest of all living creatures within the universe, is admitting his failure to know the Supreme Lord despite his vast learning in the Vedic wisdom, despite his austerity, penance, mystic powers and self-realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā, the greatest of all living creatures within the universe, is admitting his failure to know the Supreme Lord despite h..."
08:0908:09, 3 July 2020 diff hist +136 The reason is that the Supreme Lord is Absolute Truth, and anything earnestly dovetailed with the Absolute Truth attains the same transcendental quality No edit summary current

17:1317:13, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,246 N Anyone who is earnestly serious in heart and soul about being in intimate touch with the Personality of Godhead in the relationship of transcendental loving service will always be infallible in words and action Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone, therefore, who is earnestly serious in heart and soul about being in intimate touch with the Personality of Godhead in..."
17:0317:03, 2 July 2020 diff hist +6,461 N Anyone, beginning from Brahmaji down to the human being, is at once put on the path of liberation simply by his attachment in great earnestness for the Supreme Lord, Sri Krsna, the primeval Lord. The Lord affirms this in the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone, beginning from Brahmājī down to the human being, is at once put on the path of liberation simply by his attachment i..."

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