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14:4514:45, 24 July 2020 diff hist +4,069 N Of the three (modes of self-identification), adhidaivika self-identification is the beginning of purity of consciousness in pursuance of the desire of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of the three, ādhidaivika self-identification is the beginning of purity of consciousness in pursuance of the desire of the L..." current
14:4114:41, 24 July 2020 diff hist +4,250 N Adhyatmika, or self-identification with the body and mind, adhibhautika, or self-identification with the material products, and adhidaivika, or self-identification as a servant of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"ādhyātmika, or self-identification with the body and mind, ādhibhautika, or self-identification with the material products,..." current
14:3614:36, 24 July 2020 diff hist +4,538 N It is foolish to try to stop the activities of consciousness, but they can be purified when they are dovetailed with the Supreme. This consciousness is divided into three modes of self-identification according to the proportion of purity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is foolish to try to stop the activities of consciousness, but they can be purified when they are dovetailed with the Supre..."
14:3014:30, 24 July 2020 diff hist +4,174 N The individual consciousness (Arjuna) is advised to dovetail with the supreme consciousness and thus maintain his conscious purity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual consciousness (Arjuna) is advised to dovetail with the supreme consciousness and thus maintain his conscious pu..."
08:4908:49, 24 July 2020 diff hist +4,205 N The individual consciousness is advised to dovetail with the supreme consciousness, as instructed by the Lord in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.66): sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual consciousness is advised to dovetail with the supreme consciousness, as instructed by the Lord in Bhagavad-gīt..."
08:4208:42, 24 July 2020 diff hist +4,186 N The monist believes that there is only one consciousness, whereas the satvatas, or the devotees, believe that although there is undoubtedly one consciousness, they are one because there is agreement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The monist believes that there is only one consciousness, whereas the sātvatas, or the devotees, believe that although there..."
08:3408:34, 24 July 2020 diff hist +3,938 N In pure consciousness the activity is one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In pure consciousness the activity is one"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-07-24T08:34:25Z}} {{..." current
08:2908:29, 24 July 2020 diff hist +4,261 N These various activities are described in Bhagavad-gita (BG 2.41) as bahu-sakha hy anantas ca buddhayo 'vyavasayinam. The conditioned soul is bewildered into various activities for want of pure consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These various activities are described in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 2.41) as bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo 'vyavasāyinām...."

17:3917:39, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,180 N The airs of life are called prana, apana, udana, vyana and samana and are also differently qualified as naga, kurma, krkara, devadatta and dhananjaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The airs of life are called prāṇa, apāna, udāna, vyāna and samāna and are also differently qualified as nāga, kūrma,..."
17:3317:33, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,382 N The total consciousness is that of the gigantic virat-rupa, and the same consciousness is exhibited in individual persons. The activity of consciousness is performed through the air of life, which is of ten divisions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The total consciousness is that of the gigantic virāṭ-rūpa, and the same consciousness is exhibited in individual persons...."
17:2117:21, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,043 N Consciousness is the sign of the living entity, or the soul. The existence of the soul is manifest in the form of consciousness, called jnana-sakti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consciousness is the sign of the living entity, or the soul. The existence of the soul is manifest in the form of consciousnes..."
17:1317:13, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,863 N Manu is the original father of mankind and in Sanskrit, mankind is called manusya. Humanity in different bodily qualities is distributed throughout the various planetary systems Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Manu is the original father of mankind, and therefore, in Sanskrit, mankind is called mānuṣya. Humanity in different bodily..."
17:0917:09, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,513 N Brahma is the first living being within the universe, and from him all other demigods and living creatures are born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahmā is the first living being within the universe, and from him all other demigods and living creatures are born"}} {{note..."
17:0417:04, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,786 N All the living entities injected within the womb of the mahat-tattva are divided in all universes with the incarnation of Garbhodakasayi Visnu, and all of them lie down with the Lord until Brahma is born Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the living entities injected within the womb of the mahat-tattva are divided in all universes with the incarnation of Garb..."
16:5516:55, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,942 N After God entered each and every universe as the Garbhodakasayi Visnu, half of the universe was filled with water. The cosmic manifestation of the planetary systems, outer space, etc., which are visible to us, is only one half of the complete universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the Lord entered each and every universe as the Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, half of the universe was filled with water...."
16:4516:45, 23 July 2020 diff hist +3,288 N One should not foolishly think that the individual infinitesimal soul is the cause of the gigantic manifestation of the universal form. The universal form is called the virat-rupa because the Supreme Lord is within it in His plenary portion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not, however, foolishly think that the individual infinitesimal soul is the cause of the gigantic manifestation of..."
16:3516:35, 23 July 2020 diff hist +3,235 N As long as there is spiritual consciousness within the material body of a living entity, the body increases to the required size, but a dead material body, which has no spiritual consciousness, stops increasing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as long as there is spiritual consciousness within the material body of a living entity, the body increases to the required si..."
16:2816:28, 23 July 2020 diff hist +3,448 N The entire cosmic manifestation has not assumed its gigantic form by itself, as wrongly calculated by less intelligent persons. As long as spirit is within matter, matter can increase as needed; but without the spirit, matter stops increasing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire cosmic manifestation has not assumed its gigantic form by itself, as wrongly calculated by less intelligent persons..."
16:1916:19, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,976 N Matter does not increase or decrease unless it is spiritually touched. Matter is a product of spirit and increases only by the touch of spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"matter does not increase or decrease unless it is spiritually touched. Matter is a product of spirit and increases only by the..."
16:0716:07, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,488 N The arca-vigraha, or the worshipable Deity in the temple, is a similar manifestation of the Lord for the neophytes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The arcā-vigraha, or the worshipable Deity in the temple, is a similar manifestation of the Lord for the neophytes"}} {{notes..." current
16:0116:01, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,547 N The virat-rupa is not an eternal form of the Lord exhibited in the spiritual sky; it is a material manifestation of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The virāṭ-rūpa is not, therefore, an eternal form of the Lord exhibited in the spiritual sky; it is a material manifestati..." current
15:5115:51, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,917 N Lord Krsna exhibited this virat or visva-rupa to Arjuna just to convince the impersonalists that He is the original Personality of Godhead. Krsna exhibited the virat-rupa; it is not that Krsna was exhibited by the virat-rupa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibited this virāṭ or viśva-rūpa to Arjuna just to convince the impersonalists that He is the original..."
15:4115:41, 23 July 2020 diff hist +2,952 N The virat-rupa or visva-rupa, the gigantic universal form of the Lord, which is very much appreciated by the impersonalist, is not an eternal form of the Lord. It is manifested by the supreme will of the Lord after the ingredients of material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The virāṭ-rūpa or viśva-rūpa, the gigantic universal form of the Lord, which is very much appreciated by the impersonali..."
15:2615:26, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,064 N When his (the living entity's) desires are trained in the transcendental service of the Lord, his life becomes perfect, and he is promoted to the spiritual sky to enjoy eternal awakened life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When his desires are trained in the transcendental service of the Lord, his life becomes perfect, and he is promoted to the sp..."
15:1815:18, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,228 N The living entity is eternal, and the wakeful state of his consciousness, manifested by activities, is his natural condition of life. He cannot stop acting while awake, and thus he acts according to his diverse desires Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is eternal, and the wakeful state of his consciousness, manifested by activities, is his natural condition o..."
15:0515:05, 23 July 2020 diff hist +3,838 N When the creation is again revived, he (the living entity) is awakened to his work by the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the creation is again revived, he is awakened to his work by the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..." current
14:5314:53, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,193 N The unconscious sleeping stage of the living entity just after the partial or total dissolution of the creation is wrongly accepted as the final stage of life by some less intelligent philosophers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unconscious sleeping stage of the living entity just after the partial or total dissolution of the creation is wrongly acc..."
14:4314:43, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,127 N This unseen guidance (the Supersoul's) is described as fate, and a sensible man can understand that this continues his material bondage in the three modes of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This unseen guidance is described as fate, and a sensible man can understand that this continues his material bondage in the t..."
14:3514:35, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,246 N The all-merciful Lord, who is situated in everyone's heart as the witness, the Supersoul, awakens him (the individual soul) and reminds him of his past desires, and thus he begins to act accordingly in his next life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the all-merciful Lord, who is situated in everyone's heart as the witness, the Supersoul, awakens him and reminds him of his p..."
14:2114:21, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,230 N The individual souls in the material world engage in different activities according to their past unfinished desires. After the dissolution of a particular body, the individual soul forgets everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual souls in the material world engage in different activities according to their past unfinished desires. After th..."
14:0014:00, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,285 N They (the individual living entities) are all given a chance to take advantage of the Vedic wisdom and find out what is their relationship with the Supreme Lord, how they can be liberated, and what the ultimate profit is in such liberation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They are all given a chance to take advantage of the Vedic wisdom and find out what is their relationship with the Supreme Lor..."
13:4313:43, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,013 N Every individual soul remains unconscious after the dissolution of the creation and thus enters into the Lord with His material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every individual soul remains unconscious after the dissolution of the creation and thus enters into the Lord with His materia..."
13:3713:37, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,270 N The wonderful activities of material nature are due to Lord Krsna, and thus He is the final cause, or the ultimate cause of all causes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The wonderful activities of material nature are due to Lord Kṛṣṇa, and thus He is the final cause, or the ultimate cause..."
13:2913:29, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,835 N The energy which acts as material nature in a combination of twenty-three ingredients is not the final source of creation. The Lord enters into the elements and applies His energy, called Kali. In all other Vedic scriptures the same principle is accepted Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The energy which acts as material nature in a combination of twenty-three ingredients is not the final source of creation. The..."
13:1713:17, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,376 N This energy (time) is called Kali and is represented by the dark destructive goddess generally worshiped by persons influenced by the mode of darkness or ignorance in material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This energy is called Kālī and is represented by the dark destructive goddess generally worshiped by persons influenced by t..."
13:1113:11, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,198 N Time is the energy of the Lord and acts in her own way by the direction of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All are combined together by the influence of time and are again dissolved in the course of time. Time, therefore, is the ener..."
12:5912:59, 23 July 2020 diff hist +4,774 The ingredients of matter are counted as twenty-three: the total material energy, false ego, sound, touch, form, taste, smell, earth, water, fire, air, sky, eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin, hand, leg, evacuating organ, genitals, speech and mind No edit summary current
12:5612:56, 23 July 2020 diff hist +1,629 N The suspended progressive work of creation can only be revived by the direction of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The suspended progressive work of creation can only be revived by the direction of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
12:4912:49, 23 July 2020 diff hist +1,913 N There is nothing wanting in the creation of the Lord; all the potencies are there in a dormant state. But unless they are combined by the will of the Lord, nothing can progress Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is nothing wanting in the creation of the Lord; all the potencies are there in a dormant state. But unless they are comb..."

18:4618:46, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,329 N The spiritual master is the manifested representative of the Lord, and anyone who puts himself under the guidance of a spiritual master and acts accordingly is said to be acting in terms of buddhi-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual master is the manifested representative of the Lord, and anyone who puts himself under the guidance of a spiritu..."
18:4018:40, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,488 N Any conditioned soul may also engage in the service of the Lord under the guidance of an expert spiritual master and thus gradually become freed from the entanglement of material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"any conditioned soul may also engage in the service of the Lord under the guidance of an expert spiritual master and thus grad..."
18:3618:36, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,316 N The demigods are entrusted by the Lord to create different species of living entities according to their past deeds. They are herein (in SB 3.5.51) asking the favor of the Lord for the intelligence and power to carry out their task Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods are entrusted by the Lord to create different species of living entities according to their past deeds. They are..."
18:2818:28, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,011 N The intelligent man seeks the help of the Lord, and the Lord helps the sincere devotees engaged in His multifarious services Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The intelligent man seeks the help of the Lord, and the Lord helps the sincere devotees engaged in His multifarious services"}..."
18:2018:20, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,188 N One cannot do anything unless he is enlightened and empowered by the Lord. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita mattah smrtir jnanam apohanam ca Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One cannot do anything unless he is enlightened and empowered by the Lord. The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 15.15), matta..."
18:0918:09, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,414 N Demigods are devotees of the Lord in the material world, and when completely free from all material desire to lord it over the material energy they become pure devotees and have no desire but to serve the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"demigods are devotees of the Lord in the material world, and when completely free from all material desire to lord it over the..."
18:0418:04, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,454 N As some of the old prisoners in government jails are entrusted with some responsible work of prison management, so the demigods are improved conditioned souls acting as representatives of the Lord in the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As some of the old prisoners in government jails are entrusted with some responsible work of prison management, so the demigod..."
17:5317:53, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,028 N Mixed consciousness puts a conditioned soul in the position of managing the affairs of this creation. The demigods are entrusted leaders of the conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mixed consciousness puts a conditioned soul in the position of managing the affairs of this creation. The demigods are entrust..."
17:4817:48, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,261 N The demigods are amongst the conditioned souls who have developed this pure consciousness of service to the Lord but who at the same time continue to desire to lord it over the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods are amongst the conditioned souls who have developed this pure consciousness of service to the Lord but who at th..."
17:4317:43, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,154 N Those who take advantage of transcendental knowledge gradually regain their lost consciousness of rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who take advantage of such transcendental knowledge gradually regain their lost consciousness of rendering transcendenta..."
17:3317:33, 22 July 2020 diff hist +6,006 N The expansions of Vedic wisdom also give the nitya-baddhas, the conditioned living entities, a chance to improve Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The expansions of Vedic wisdom also give the nitya-baddhas, the conditioned living entities, a chance to improve"}} {{notes|}}..."

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