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- 15:3515:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m In material nature, everyone is under the stringent laws of matter and must pass through six stages of existence: birth, growth, maintenance, production of by-products, deterioration and finally death Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 14' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3515:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m This (material scientists have no information of the deathless spiritual nature) is due to their ignorance of the Vedic literature, which contains full knowledge confirmed by mature transcendental experience Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 14' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3515:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,903 m No one in contact with material nature can be beyond these six laws of transformation; therefore no one-whether demigod, man, animal or plant-can survive forever in the material world Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 14' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3515:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,325 m There is another part of the Lord's superior energy that is different from both this material, inferior energy and the living entities. That superior energy constitutes the eternal, deathless abode of the Lord Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 14' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3515:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m One of our years is equal to only twenty-four hours, or one day and night, on many of the upper planets Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 14' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3515:35, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m On the material planets, everyone from Brahma down to the ant is trying to lord it over material nature, and this is the material disease. As long as this material disease continues, the living entity has to undergo the process of bodily change Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 14' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3415:34, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m The mental speculators, however, think that the activities of the Lord are imaginary; therefore they refrain from hearing of them and invent some word jugglery without any substance to divert the attention of the innocent masses of people Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 13' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3015:30, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,734 m Those who are engaged in the worship of demigods enter into the darkest region of ignorance, and still more so do the worshipers of the impersonal Absolute Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 12' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3015:30, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,181 m Since the entire material universe is impermanent, whatever is achieved within the darkness of material existence is also impermanent. The question is how to obtain real and permanent life Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 12' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3015:30, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,666 m The devotees of Krsna, by dint of their surrendering unto Him and their unalloyed devotion, can know that He is the Absolute Person and that everything emanates from Him Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 12' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3015:30, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,978 m The Sanskrit word asambhuti refers to those who have no independent existence. Sambhuti is the Absolute Personality of Godhead, who is absolutely independent of everything Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 12' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3015:30, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m Impersonalists do not even worship the demigods according to the scriptural recommendations Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 12' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:3015:30, 18 July 2020 diff hist +8,744 m The miseries of this material world serve to indirectly remind us of our incompatibility with dead matter. Intelligent living entities generally take note of these reminders and engage themselves in the culture of vidya, or transcendental knowledge Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 11' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2815:28, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m One can become a dhira only by submissively hearing from a bona fide spiritual master. Arjuna, for example, became a dhira by submissively hearing from Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead Himself Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 10' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2715:27, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m The advancement of learning by a godless people is as dangerous as a valuable jewel on the hood of a cobra. A cobra decorated with a valuable jewel is more dangerous than one not decorated Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 9' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2715:27, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m In the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (3.11.12), the advancement of education by a godless people is compared to decorations on a dead body Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 9' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2715:27, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m In India, as in many other countries, some people follow the custom of leading a procession with a decorated dead body for the pleasure of the lamenting relatives Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 9' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2615:26, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,676 m God is described here as paribhuh, the greatest of all. No one is greater than or equal to Him. Other living beings are described here as beggars who ask goods from the Lord. The Lord supplies the things the living entities desire Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 8' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2615:26, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m The fallen condition of the living entities is due entirely to forgetfulness of their relationship with God Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 8' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2615:26, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m The Lord's original form is that of Sri Krsna, and Sri Krsna expands Himself into an unlimited number of forms, such as Baladeva, Rama, Nrsimha and Varaha. All of these forms are one and the same Personality of Godhead Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 8' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2615:26, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,408 m The arca-vigraha of the Lord descends at the request of the acaryas, the holy teachers, and works exactly in the original way of the Lord by virtue of the Lord's omnipotence Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 8' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2515:25, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,673 m The maha-bhagavata, the great devotee, sees oneness in the sense that he sees everything as the energy of the Supreme Lord. Since there is no difference between the energy and the energetic, there is the sense of oneness Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 7' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2515:25, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,801 m If we wish to get rid of all sorts of illusion and anxiety and create unity out of all diverse interests, we must bring God into all our activities Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 7' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2515:25, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m Sparks are not fire as far as quantity is concerned, for the quantity of heat and light present in the sparks is not equal to that in fire Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 7' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 15:2515:25, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m The living entities are qualitatively one with the Supreme Lord, just as the sparks of a fire are qualitatively one with the fire Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 7' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:5113:51, 18 July 2020 diff hist +4,465 This is a description of the maha-bhagavata, the great personality who sees everything in relation to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Lord's presence is realized in three stages No edit summary current
- 13:4313:43, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,103 m Uttama-adhikari sees that the brahmana particle of the Supreme Lord has not misused his little independence given him by the Lord and that the dog particle has misused his independence and is therefore being punished by the laws of nature Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 6' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4213:42, 18 July 2020 diff hist +8,193 m Those who imitate an uttama-adhikari by flaunting a sense of oneness or fellowship but who behave on the bodily platform are actually false philanthropists Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 6' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4213:42, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,173 m The kanistha-adhikari is in the lowest stage of realization. He goes to a place of worship, such as a temple, church or mosque, according to his religious faith, and worships there according to scriptural injunctions Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 6' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4213:42, 18 July 2020 diff hist +3,978 m Those who have attained the second stage of realization are called madhyama-adhikaris Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 6' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4213:42, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m Devotees in this stage consider the Lord to be present at the place of worship and nowhere else. They cannot ascertain who is in what position in devotional service, nor can they tell who has realized the Supreme Lord Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 6' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4213:42, 18 July 2020 diff hist +8,203 m The uttama-adhikari sees the spirit soul within the material body and serves him as spirit. Thus the material aspect is automatically served Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 6' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4213:42, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m He (Supreme Lord) is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 5' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4213:42, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 5' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4113:41, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m The spiritual sky, where the kingdom of God is situated, is the manifestation of His (Krsna) internal potency. Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 4' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4113:41, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,447 m He (Supreme Lord) can be known only by His devotees through His mercy Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 4' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4113:41, 18 July 2020 diff hist +6,404 m Although fixed in His abode, the Personality of Godhead is swifter than the mind and can overcome all others running Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 4' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4113:41, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m By simply attempting to realize God, one is guaranteed birth in a wealthy or aristocratic family Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 3' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4013:40, 18 July 2020 diff hist +7,631 m In the lower stages of life one cannot immediately adopt the activities of devotional service, nor can one completely stop fruitive work Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 2' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4013:40, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m Sri Isopanisad advises us to exert our energy in the spirit of isavasya Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 2' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4013:40, 18 July 2020 diff hist +9,944 m A laborer cannot claim to be a proprietor of a thing just because he has worked hard to manufacture it Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 1' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:4013:40, 18 July 2020 diff hist +10,125 m The Lord is purnam, all-perfect, there is no possibility of His being subjected to the laws of material nature, which He controls Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 1' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:3913:39, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m In modern society there is always a great quarrel between the laborers and the capitalists Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 1' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:3913:39, 18 July 2020 diff hist +19,399 m Isopanisad is part of the Yajur Veda, and consequently it contains information concerning the proprietorship of all things existing within the universe Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 1' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:3913:39, 18 July 2020 diff hist +9,838 m One should not be proud of being a strict vegetarian Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 1' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:3813:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +72 m Because the living entity cannot enjoy the life of the senses without being dovetailed with the Complete Whole, the misleading life of sense enjoyment is illusion Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Invocation' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:3813:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,411 m The Complete Whole must contain everything both within and beyond our experience; otherwise He cannot be complete Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Invocation' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:3813:38, 18 July 2020 diff hist +5,181 m When one realizes the Supreme Person, he realizes these aspects of the Absolute Truth in their completeness Moved from category 'Sri Isopanisad, Invocation' to category 'Sri Isopanisad Mantras 01 to 18, Translations and Purports' current
- 13:3113:31, 18 July 2020 diff hist +116 Category:Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 9 No edit summary current
- 13:3113:31, 18 July 2020 diff hist +116 Category:Sri Isopanisad, Mantra 8 No edit summary current