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18:2218:22, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,378 N Why then should the living entity be subjected to so many sufferings and misfortunes? It should not be so, but actually we see that it happens everywhere. This question is therefore put forward by Vidura for solution Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why then should the living entity be subjected to so many sufferings and misfortunes? It should not be so, but actually we see..."
18:1418:14, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,357 N How then does the living entity become subjected to ignorance and covered by the influence of maya? The Lord is the father and protector of every living entity, and He is known as the bhuta-bhrt, or the maintainer of the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How then does the living entity become subjected to ignorance and covered by the influence of māyā? The Lord is the father a..."
18:0018:00, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,348 N The body is considered a fruitful tree, and the living entity and God as Supersoul are like two birds seated in that tree. The individual soul is eating the fruit of the tree, but the Supersoul, the Lord, is witnessing the activities of the other bird Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The body is considered a fruitful tree, and the living entity and the Lord as Supersoul are like two birds seated in that tree..."
17:2217:22, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,305 N The next question put forward by Vidura to Maitreya is, "Why are the living entities subjected to so many miseries and misfortunes in spite of the Lord's presence in their hearts as the Supersoul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The next question put forward by Vidura to Maitreya is, "Why are the living entities subjected to so many miseries and misfort..."
17:0917:09, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,582 N The potent can exhibit many potencies, but the potency cannot equal the potent at any stage. One potency may be overcome by another potency, but to the potent, all potencies are under control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The potent can exhibit many potencies, but the potency cannot equal the potent at any stage. One potency may be overcome by an..."
16:5816:58, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,686 N The living entity is mentioned in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.5) as para prakrti, and in the Visnu Purana he is mentioned as the para sakti. He is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord as potency and not as the potent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is mentioned in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.5) as parā prakṛti, and in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa he is mentioned..."
16:4616:46, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,398 N He (the living man) never forgets his personal identity, even though he is placed in awkward circumstances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He never forgets his personal identity, even though he is placed in awkward circumstances"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{..."
16:3916:39, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,582 N He (a living man) is always present in the past, present and future, like electricity. One can remember incidents from his past and can conjecture about his future also on the basis of past experience Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is always present in the past, present and future, like electricity. One can remember incidents from his past and can conje..."
16:3316:33, 27 July 2020 diff hist +3,693 N The consciousness of the living being is always present and never changes under any circumstances. When a living man moves from one place to another, he is conscious that he has changed his position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The consciousness of the living being is always present and never changes under any circumstances, as above mentioned. When a..."
16:2616:26, 27 July 2020 diff hist +2,853 N This material world is not for the purpose of the Lord Himself, but is for the conditioned souls who wanted to be controllers due to misuse of their God-gifted minute independence. Thus the conditioned souls are subjected to repeated birth and death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This material world is not for the purpose of the Lord Himself, but is for the conditioned souls who wanted to be controllers..."
16:0916:09, 27 July 2020 diff hist +2,821 N This cosmic universe is created by the Lord for those living entities who are carried away by the illusory thought of becoming one with Him by imitation. The three modes of material nature are for the further bewilderment of the conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This cosmic universe is created by the Lord for those living entities who are carried away by the illusory thought of becoming..."
15:5415:54, 27 July 2020 diff hist +2,508 N That is the opulence of the Lord's attachment and detachment. He is attached to everything, yet He is detached from all Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the opulence of the Lord's attachment and detachment. He is attached to everything, yet He is detached from all"}} {{n..."
15:4715:47, 27 July 2020 diff hist +2,631 N Since there is no other existence besides the Lord Himself, the Lord's association with anything manifests His association with Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since there is no other existence besides the Lord Himself, the Lord's association with anything manifests His association wit..."
15:3415:34, 27 July 2020 diff hist +7,063 N God's body and God Himself are one and the same, and when God's activities are displayed, they are certainly nondifferent from the Lord in all respects. The conclusion is that persons who consider the Lord's activities material are certainly mistaken Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inebriety of the material qualities is due to the difference between the material body and the spirit soul. The conditione..."
15:2015:20, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,681 N Vidura inquired how the Lord's activities can be in the modes of material nature, as is sometimes miscalculated by persons with a poor fund of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura inquired how the Lord's activities can be in the modes of material nature, as is sometimes miscalculated by persons wit..."
15:1415:14, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,698 N His (God's) activities are as good as the Supreme Personality Himself, otherwise liberated devotees like Sukadeva Gosvami would not have been attracted by them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His activities are as good as the Supreme Personality Himself, otherwise liberated devotees like Śukadeva Gosvāmī would not..."
15:0715:07, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,682 N The very word cin-matratva is the guarantee that the Lord's activities are always transcendental, even when displayed in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The very word cin-mātratva is the guarantee that the Lord's activities are always transcendental, even when displayed in the..."
15:0215:02, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,763 N When He (God) personally displays such opulences in the material world, they have no connection with the modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When He personally displays such opulences in the material world, they have no connection with the modes of material nature"}}..."
14:5714:57, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,668 N The opulences of transcendental knowledge, strength, opulence, potency, beauty and renunciation are all identical with the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The opulences of transcendental knowledge, strength, opulence, potency, beauty and renunciation are all identical with the Per..."
14:5214:52, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,489 N In the Visnu Purana the six opulences of the Lord are stated to be nondifferent from Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Viṣṇu Purāṇa the six opulences of the Lord are stated to be nondifferent from Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
14:5014:50, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,984 N The restrictions of the prison house are applicable to prisoners who are condemned by the king's law, but the king is never affected by such implications, although he may visit the prison house out of his good will Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The restrictions of the prison house are applicable to prisoners who are condemned by the king's law, but the king is never af..."
14:4314:43, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,687 N The Lord is saguna by His own internal potency, but at the same time He is nirguna, since He is not in touch with the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is saguṇa by His own internal potency, but at the same time He is nirguṇa, since He is not in touch with the mate..."
14:3614:36, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,935 N As stated in Bhagavad-gita, the Lord descends on the earth by His own internal potency, and therefore there is no question of His becoming materially contaminated, changed or otherwise affected by the modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord descends on the earth by His own internal potency, and therefore there is no question o..."
09:3709:37, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,704 N The Lord's transcendental knowledge and potency always remain the same; they do not change, even when displayed in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's transcendental knowledge and potency always remain the same; they do not change, even when displayed in the materia..." current
09:1509:15, 27 July 2020 diff hist +7,095 N Since the Supreme Lord of such eternal and unchangeable qualities is never subjugated by anything like material influence, how can His activities and form be conceived to be under the influence of illusory maya, as is the case with the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Supreme Lord of such eternal and unchangeable qualities is never subjugated by anything like material influence, how..."
09:0409:04, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,739 N Such manifestations of the Lord's potencies are eternal and are called nirguna, or free from all tinges of the modes of material nature, even up to the mode of material goodness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such manifestations of the Lord's potencies are eternal and are therefore called nirguṇa, or free from all tinges of the mod..."
08:5508:55, 27 July 2020 diff hist +7,062 N The creation of His (God's) internal potency, the spiritual world, is not a temporary manifestation like the material world, but is eternal and full of transcendental knowledge, opulence, energy, strength, beauties and glories Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the creation of His internal potency, the spiritual world, is not a temporary manifestation like the material world, but is et..."
08:4708:47, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,617 N The Personality of Godhead has unlimited potencies to create and manifest many wonderful things, both temporary and permanent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead has unlimited potencies to create and manifest many wonderful things, both temporary and permanent"..."
08:3708:37, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,887 N Vidura is hearing the great sage Maitreya refute these arguments (that the Lord and the living entities are on the same level). The Lord is described in this verse (SB 3.7.2) as cin-matra, or completely spiritual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vidura is hearing the great sage Maitreya refute these arguments. The Lord is described in this verse as cin-mātra, or comple..."
08:2908:29, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,781 N This is generally the calculation of less intelligent philosophers who consider the position of the Lord and that of the living entities to be on the same level Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is generally the calculation of less intelligent philosophers who consider the position of the Lord and that of the livin..."
08:2108:21, 27 July 2020 diff hist +7,286 N Vidura is clearing the misconception that when the Lord either descends on the earth in His incarnation or appears Himself with all His potencies, He too is subjected to the influence of maya, just like an ordinary living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By asking various questions about transcendental activities, Vidura is clearing the misconception that when the Lord either de..."
08:0908:09, 27 July 2020 diff hist +6,878 N The difference between the Supersoul, the Supreme Lord, and the living entities is that the activities of the Lord in creating the cosmic manifestation are performed by the Lord through the agency of His multifarious energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the difference between the Supersoul, the Supreme Lord, and the living entities is that the activities of the Lord in creating..."

20:3520:35, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,223 N One has to follow in the footsteps of great sages and devotees like Maitreya & Vidura, Pariksit & Sukadeva Gosvami, and engage in the transcendental devotional service of God if one would know His ultimate feature, which is above Brahman and Paramatma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to follow in the footsteps of great sages and devotees like Maitreya and Vidura, Mahārāja Parīkṣit and Śukadeva..."
20:3120:31, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,486 N With devotion he (Maitreya Rsi) offers his sincere surrender, namah, to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, bhagavate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With devotion he offers his sincere surrender, namaḥ, to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, bhagavate"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
20:2620:26, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,919 N Only by devotional service can one know that the ultimate truth is the Personality of Godhead and that Brahman and Paramatma are only His partial features. This is confirmed in this verse (SB 3.6.40) by the great sage Maitreya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only by devotional service can one know that the ultimate truth is the Personality of Godhead and that Brahman and Paramātmā..."
20:1420:14, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,879 The transcendental ecstasy enjoyed by the devotees in delineating the pastimes of the Lord is certainly unknown to nondevotees and mental speculators No edit summary current
20:1220:12, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,234 N The froggish calculator may raise the objection that if the Absolute is unknowable even by the controlling deities of speech, mind and ego, then why should the devotees be so interested in this unknown object Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The froggish calculator may raise the objection that if the Absolute is unknowable even by the controlling deities of speech,..."
20:0220:02, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,832 N In spite of their (mundane wrangelrs') pride in speculation, they can never appreciate the simple potential activities of the banyan tree. Such speculators are poor souls destined to remain in matter perpetually Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In spite of their pride in speculation, they can never appreciate the simple potential activities of the banyan tree. Such spe..."
19:5619:56, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,789 N The trees and seeds engage the devotees in meditation about the activities of the Lord, while the mundane wranglers waste time in dry speculation and mental concoction, which are fruitless in both this life and the next Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the trees and seeds engage the devotees in meditation about the activities of the Lord, while the mundane wranglers waste time..."
19:4519:45, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,425 N A small banyan fruit contains thousands of small seeds, and each seed holds the potency of another tree, which again holds the potency of many millions of such fruits as causes and effects Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A small banyan fruit contains thousands of small seeds, and each seed holds the potency of another tree, which again holds the..."
19:3819:38, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,535 N Faithful devotees (of God) are set free from the bondage of material encagement simply by appreciating the wonderful jugglery of the Supreme in the practical field Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"faithful devotees are set free from the bondage of material encagement simply by appreciating the wonderful jugglery of the Su..."
19:3119:31, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,732 N The most wonderful puzzle for the mundane wranglers is that while they remain calculating the length and breadth of the unlimited potency of the Supreme Person, His faithful devotees are set free from the bondage of material encagement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most wonderful puzzle for the mundane wranglers is that while they remain calculating the length and breadth of the unlimi..."
19:2519:25, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,065 N There is nothing impossible or mythological in the Supreme Omnipotent Person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is, however, nothing impossible or mythological in the Supreme Omnipotent Person"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{com..." current
19:1819:18, 26 July 2020 diff hist +3,755 N The froggish philosophers and mundane wranglers in science and mathematical calculation may not believe in the inconceivable potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but they are sometimes puzzled by the wonderful jugglery of man and nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The froggish philosophers and mundane wranglers in science and mathematical calculation may not believe in the inconceivable p..."
19:1319:13, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,697 N The devotees take pleasure in both (hearing about God's glorious activities in His transcendental dealings with His devotees or with the demons) and are happy in this life and the life after Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees take pleasure in both and are happy in this life and the life after"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|..."
19:0019:00, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,794 N One may go on speculating and waste the valuable time of his human life, but that will not help anyone to enter into the precincts of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may go on speculating and waste the valuable time of his human life, but that will not help anyone to enter into the preci..."
18:5218:52, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,669 N Devotional service is manifested by the primary process of hearing and chanting about the activities of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is manifested by the primary process of hearing and chanting about the activities of the Lord"}} {{notes|}}..."
18:4318:43, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,858 N They (the devotees of God) transcendentally enjoy the process of hearing and chanting. The Lord approves of the devotional activities of the devotees or mahatmas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they transcendentally enjoy the process of hearing and chanting. The Lord approves of the devotional activities of the devotee..."
18:3718:37, 26 July 2020 diff hist +4,930 N The devotees do not waste time in such vain searching after knowledge of the Supreme, but they submissively hear the glories of the Lord from bona fide devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotees, however, do not waste time in such vain searching after knowledge of the Supreme, but they submissively hear the..."
18:2518:25, 26 July 2020 diff hist +5,183 N These philosophers, like the frog in the well who tried to estimate the measurement of the Pacific Ocean, like to take trouble over fruitless mental speculation instead of taking instructions from devotees like the original poet, namely, Brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These philosophers, like the frog in the well who tried to estimate the measurement of the Pacific Ocean, like to take trouble..."

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