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- 15:5615:56, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,383 N As long as this rebellious condition prevails, the material world will continue in disharmony. Harmony or disharmony is realized because of the law and order of a particular place. Religion is the law and order of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Harmony or disharmony is realized because of the law and order of a particular place. Religion is the law and order of the Sup..."
- 15:4615:46, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,048 N As long as this rebellious condition (of the mayavadis) prevails, the material world will continue in disharmony Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as this rebellious condition prevails, the material world will continue in disharmony"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}..."
- 15:4215:42, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,435 N They (mayavadis) deny that there is such a being as God. They say, "Everything is void." and sometimes they deny Him in a different way: "There may be a God, but He has no form." These conceptions arise from the rebellious condition of the living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All living entities are provided for and maintained by the Lord because He is the supreme living entity. But foolish creatures..."
- 15:3415:34, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,479 N All living entities are provided for and maintained by the Lord because He is the supreme living entity. But foolish creatures, although actually under the control of the supreme living entity, defy His existence, and that state is called maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"all living entities are provided for and maintained by the Lord because He is the supreme living entity. But foolish creatures..."
- 15:2615:26, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,374 N Maya means disharmony between the living entities and the Supreme Lord, and Vaikuntha means harmony between them. Actually all living entities are provided for and maintained by the Lord because He is the supreme living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyā means disharmony between the living entities and the Supreme Lord, and Vaikuṇṭha means harmony between them. Actual..."
- 15:0315:03, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,826 There is no fear in the Vaikuntha planets because of the united interests of the Lord and the residents No edit summary current
- 14:5914:59, 26 July 2020 diff hist +6,985 N There is no cause for the politics of divide and rule in the Vaikuntha planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no cause for the politics of divide and rule in the Vaikuṇṭha planets"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complet..." current
- 14:5714:57, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,240 N The oneness of the whole and the part is in their quality. The qualitative oneness of the small and large portions of the sky does not imply that the small sky becomes the big sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The oneness of the whole and the part is in their quality. The qualitative oneness of the small and large portions of the sky..."
- 14:5314:53, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,418 According to the Mayavadi philosophers, the living entity in illusion considers himself part and parcel although he is actually one and the same as the supreme whole No edit summary current
- 14:4914:49, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,013 N In Bhagavad-gita it is said that the living entities, who are parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, are eternally parts and parcels Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that the living entities, who are parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, are eternally parts and..."
- 14:4714:47, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,349 N The whole creation is the body of the Supreme Lord, and we created beings, or anything that is created, are but a small part of that body. The parts of the body are never equal to the whole. This is never possible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the whole creation is the body of the Supreme Lord, and we created beings, or anything that is created, are but a small part o..."
- 14:4414:44, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,326 N The big sky is the body itself, and the intestines and other parts of the body occupy the small sky. Each and every part of the body has individuality, even though occupying a small part of the total body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The big sky is the body itself, and the intestines and other parts of the body occupy the small sky. Each and every part of th..."
- 14:4114:41, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,551 N The Mayavadi philosophers, the impersonalists, interpret this verse of SB (SB 3.15.33) to mean that the small sky and the big sky are one, but this idea cannot stand. The example of the big sky & the small skies is also applicable within a person's body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosophers, the impersonalists, interpret this verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to mean that the small sky and..."
- 14:2114:21, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,031 N In the Vaikuntha planets the Lord is perfect, and the inhabitants also perfectly engage in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Vaikuṇṭha planets the Lord is perfect, and the inhabitants also perfectly engage in the service of the Lord"}} {{no..."
- 14:1814:18, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,501 N Just as there are many physiological constructions within the body they work in one order for the satisfaction of the stomach, and just as in a machine there are hundreds & thousands of parts yet they run in harmony to fulfill the function of the machine Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as there are many physiological constructions within the body yet they work in one order for the satisfaction of the stom..."
- 14:1114:11, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,480 N God's creation in the Vaikuntha world is perfect. There is no cause of fear. The entire kingdom of God is such a completely harmonious unit that there is no possibility of enmity. Everything there is absolute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God's creation in the Vaikuṇṭha world is perfect. There is no cause of fear. The entire kingdom of God is such a completel..."
- 14:0814:08, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,330 N The external energy of the Lord is called the material world, and the kingdom of the internal energy of the Lord is called Vaikuntha, or the kingdom of God. In the Vaikuntha world there is no disharmony between the Lord and the residents Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The external energy of the Lord is called the material world, and the kingdom of the internal energy of the Lord is called Vai..." current
- 14:0414:04, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,500 N The living entities like ourselves, being part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, are meant to satisfy the senses of the Lord. Thus, whenever there is a discrepancy in that harmony, immediately the living entity is entrapped by maya, or illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities like ourselves, being part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, are meant to satisfy the senses of the Lord. Th..."
- 13:5813:58, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,268 N The principle of creation is that the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is by nature joyful, and He becomes many in order to enhance His transcendental joy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The principle of creation is that the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is by nature joyful, and He becomes many in or..."
- 13:5013:50, 26 July 2020 diff hist +7,563 N Just as there are different departments in each state in this material world - the civil department and the criminal department - so, in God's creation, there are two departments of existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as there are different departments in each state in this material world—the civil department and the criminal departmen..." current
- 13:1613:16, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,754 N It may be said that a doorman's duty is to determine who should be allowed to enter the palace and who should not. But that is not relevant in this matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It may be said that a doorman's duty is to determine who should be allowed to enter the palace and who should not. But that is..."
- 13:1013:10, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,827 N One is not allowed to enter Vaikuntha unless he has completely developed the good qualities. The basic principle of goodness is to accept subordination to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One is not allowed to enter Vaikuṇṭha unless he has completely developed the good qualities. The basic principle of goodne..." current
- 13:0513:05, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,108 N It has been analyzed by great personalities that when a conditioned soul is liberated & becomes a devotee, about 79% of all the good qualities of God develop in his person. Therefore in Vaikuntha there is no question of enmity between God & the residents Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It has been analyzed by great personalities that when a conditioned soul is liberated and becomes a devotee, about seventy-nin..."
- 12:5812:58, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,910 N The difference between the inhabitants of a Vaikuntha planet and those of a material planet is that in Vaikuntha all the residents engage in the service of the Lord Himself and are equipped with all His good qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between the inhabitants of a Vaikuṇṭha planet and those of a material planet is that in Vaikuṇṭha all t..."
- 12:4612:46, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,678 N Sense activities in liberation are accepted only in connection with Krsna consciousness, whereas sense activities in the conditioned stage are enacted for personal sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sense activities in liberation are accepted only in connection with Kṛṣṇa consciousness, whereas sense activities in the..."
- 11:2111:21, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,989 N Although the Kumaras were already liberated persons, they nevertheless became angry. This point is very important. Becoming liberated does not necessitate losing one's sensual activities. Sense activities continue even in the liberated stage Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Kumāras were already liberated persons, they nevertheless became angry. This point is very important. Becoming l..."
- 11:1611:16, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,797 N One who does not understand the truth of self-realization is called ignorant, but one who understands the self, the Superself, their interrelation, and activities in self-realization is called viditatma-tattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who does not understand the truth of self-realization is called ignorant, but one who understands the self, the Superself,..."
- 11:0711:07, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,718 N In the previous verse (SB 3.15.30) it has been clearly mentioned that the Kumaras were liberated persons. Viditatma-tattva means "one who understands the truth of self-realization." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the previous verse it has been clearly mentioned that the Kumāras were liberated persons. Viditātma-tattva means "one who..."
- 11:0011:00, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,699 N The difference between the anger of an ordinary person and that of a liberated person is that an ordinary person becomes angry because his sense desires are not being fulfilled Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference between the anger of an ordinary person and that of a liberated person is that an ordinary person becomes angry..."
- 10:5610:56, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,973 N Anger will continue even in the liberated stage. These four mendicant brothers, the Kumaras, were considered liberated persons, but still they were angry because they were restricted in their service to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anger will continue even in the liberated stage. These four mendicant brothers, the Kumāras, were considered liberated person..."
- 10:4710:47, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,846 The theory that in the perfectional stage one should not have anger is not supported in this verse. Anger will continue even in the liberated stage No edit summary current
- 10:4510:45, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,985 N Here (in SB 3.15.31) we can mark that even great saintly persons like the Kumaras were also angry, but they were not angry for their personal interests. They were angry because they were forbidden to enter the palace to see the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Here we can mark that even great saintly persons like the Kumāras were also angry, but they were not angry for their personal..."
- 10:2510:25, 26 July 2020 diff hist +6,163 N He (Krsna) is the greatest well-wishing friend of everyone, and the Kumaras wanted to see Him. The doorkeepers (Jaya & Vijaya) should have known that the four sages had no other business, and therefore to restrict them from entering the palace was not apt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the greatest well-wishing friend of everyone, and the Kumāras wanted to see Him. The doorkeepers should have known that..."
- 10:2010:20, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,675 N Lord Krsna appeared on this earth, and sometimes as His devotee, as did Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu - and sometimes He sends His bona fide devotees to reclaim all the fallen souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared on this earth, and sometimes as His devotee, as did Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu—and sometimes He sen..."
- 10:1610:16, 26 July 2020 diff hist +6,228 N No one can be a greater well-wishing friend to any living entity than the SP of Godhead. He is so kindly disposed towards everyone that in spite of our completely forgetting our relationship with the Supreme Lord, He comes Himself - sometimes personally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can be a greater well-wishing friend to any living entity than the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is so kindly disp..."
- 10:0910:09, 26 July 2020 diff hist +6,318 N The four Kumaras came to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead Narayana. The word suhrttama, "best of all friends," is important. As Lord Krsna states in the Bhagavad-gita, He is the best friend of all living entities. Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam - BG 5.29 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four Kumāras came to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead Nārāyaṇa. The word suhṛttama, "best of all friends," is..."
- 10:0210:02, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,813 N The Vedic sociological conception is that a sannyasi should not be restricted; he is allowed to go anywhere and everywhere he wants, and he is not refused any gift he might demand from a householder Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedic sociological conception is that a sannyāsī should not be restricted; he is allowed to go anywhere and everywhere h..."
- 09:5609:56, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,771 N The sannyasi's duty is to enlighten people in Krsna consciousness. Those in the renounced order of life have no other business but preaching the glories and supremacy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sannyāsī's duty is to enlighten people in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Those in the renounced order of life have no other..."
- 09:3909:39, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,764 According to the Vedic system, a sannyasi, a person in the renounced order of life, is dressed in saffron-colored garments No edit summary current
- 09:2909:29, 26 July 2020 diff hist +2,676 N Saints (like the Kumaras) were not to be forbidden to enter the kingdom of Vaikuntha, but by chance the doormen (Jaya and Vijaya) objected to their entrance. This was not fitting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such saints were not to be forbidden to enter the kingdom of Vaikuṇṭha, but by chance the doormen objected to their entran..."
- 09:2509:25, 26 July 2020 diff hist +2,706 N Although they looked like five-year-old boys and traveled naked, the Kumaras were older than all other living creatures and had realized the truth of the self Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although they looked like five-year-old boys and traveled naked, the Kumāras were older than all other living creatures and h..."
- 09:2109:21, 26 July 2020 diff hist +2,686 N The four sages (Kumaras) were the first-born sons of Brahma. Therefore all other living entities, including Lord Siva, are born later and are therefore younger than the four Kumaras Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four sages were the first-born sons of Brahmā. Therefore all other living entities, including Lord Śiva, are born later..." current
- 09:1409:14, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,515 N An ordinary child would cry, but these were not ordinary children, they immediately made preparations to punish the doormen, for the doormen had committed a great offense. Even to this day a saint is never checked from entering anyone's door in India Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An ordinary child would cry, but because these were not ordinary children, they immediately made preparations to punish the do..."
- 09:0809:08, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,550 N The Kumaras entered all the six doors of the palace, and no one checked them; therefore when they attempted to enter the seventh door and were forbidden by the doormen, who checked them with their sticks, they naturally became very angry and sorrowful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The childlike saintly personalities entered all the six doors of the palace, and no one checked them; therefore when they atte..."
- 08:5908:59, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,406 N They (the four Kumaras) were not at all duplicitous, and they entered the doors exactly as little children enter places without any idea of what it is to trespass. That is a child's nature. A child can enter any place, and no one checks him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They were not at all duplicitous, and they entered the doors exactly as little children enter places without any idea of what..."
- 08:5508:55, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,220 N The great sages - namely, Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumara - although very old in years, maintained themselves eternally as small children Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great sages—namely, Sanaka, Sanātana, Sanandana and Sanat-kumāra—although very old in years, maintained themselves e..."
- 08:4608:46, 26 July 2020 diff hist +2,210 N Their garlands attracted swarms of bees because they were garlands of fresh flowers. In the Vaikuntha world everything is fresh, new and transcendental. The inhabitants of Vaikuntha have bodies of bluish color and four hands like Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Their garlands attracted swarms of bees because they were garlands of fresh flowers. In the Vaikuṇṭha world everything is..."
- 08:4108:41, 26 July 2020 diff hist +2,712 N The inhabitants of Vaikuntha are decorated like the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Narayana, with sankha, cakra, gada and padma - conch, wheel, club and lotus Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inhabitants of Vaikuṇṭha are decorated like the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, with śaṅkha, cakra, g..." current
- 08:3708:37, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,043 N The sages (Kumaras) were so eager to see the Lord within Vaikuntha-puri that they did not care to see the transcendental decorations of the six gates which they passed by one after another. But at the seventh door they found two doormen of the same age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sages were so eager to see the Lord within Vaikuṇṭha-purī that they did not care to see the transcendental decoration..."
- 08:2608:26, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,566 N The word yoga-maya is used in this verse (SB 3.15.26). Yoga-maya-balena vikuntham Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word yoga-māyā is used in this verse. Yoga-māyā-balena vikuṇṭham"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}..."