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17:5717:57, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,475 N There was no necessity to create this material world for the sufferings of the conditioned souls, but at the same time there are certain living entities, known as nitya-baddha, who are eternally conditioned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there was no necessity to create this material world for the sufferings of the conditioned souls, but at the same time there a..."
17:4817:48, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,417 N There is no necessity for the government's creation of a separate police department, but because it is a fact that some of the citizens will not accept the state laws, a department to deal with criminals is necessary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no necessity for the government's creation of a separate police department, but because it is a fact that some of the..."
17:3617:36, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,128 N The word lilaya, which means "for the pastimes of the Lord." The Lord wants to rectify the enjoying temperament of the conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a hint in the previous verse in the word līlayā, which means "for the pastimes of the Lord." The Lord wants to rect..."
17:2617:26, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,434 N This world was created through the material energy of the Lord for the so-called enjoyment of such living entities. Why this material world was created for the sufferings of the conditioned souls is a very intricate question Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This world was created through the material energy of the Lord for the so-called enjoyment of such living entities. Why this m..."
17:1617:16, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,358 N The material energy was accepted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order that He might exhibit pastimes for the living entities who wanted to enjoy and lord it over the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in the previous verse that the material energy was accepted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in order that H..."
17:0917:09, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,387 N The Lord is the father of all living entities because He impregnates material energy with the conditioned souls. The conditioned souls get bodies created by the material energy, whereas the father of the living entities is aloof from the three modes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is the father of all living entities because He impregnates material energy with the conditioned souls. Therefore, th..."
17:0417:04, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,220 N The energy emanating from the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot act on Him; it acts on the conditioned souls, who are covered by the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the energy emanating from the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot act on Him; it acts on the conditioned souls, who are cove..."
16:5816:58, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,414 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.12) it is very nicely explained that although the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance are born of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, He is not subject to them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.12) it is very nicely explained that although the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance are born o..."
16:5116:51, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,089 N The different kinds of living entities vary according to the modes of material nature, as explained in Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The different kinds of living entities vary according to the modes of material nature, as explained in Bhagavad-gītā and oth..." current
16:4716:47, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,542 N Material energy has the power to cover knowledge, but this covering cannot be applied to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is applicable only to the prajah, or those who are born with material bodies, the conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material energy has the power to cover knowledge, but this covering cannot be applied to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I..."
16:3916:39, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,760 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of all causes, just as a less intelligent person cannot understand that beyond the covering of the clouds there is bright sunshine Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the cause of all causes, just as a less intelligent person cannot understand that b..."
16:3416:34, 6 August 2020 diff hist +5,016 N The Lord accepts the material energy for His material pastimes in creation, maintenance and dissolution. But the conditioned soul is covered; he cannot understand that beyond this material energy there is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord accepts the material energy for His material pastimes in creation, maintenance and dissolution. But the conditioned s..."
16:2316:23, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,831 N Although His (God's) material energy is utilized to create the material world, this does not mean that He is covered by that energy. Those who are covered by the material energy are called conditioned souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although His material energy is utilized to create the material world, this does not mean that He is covered by that energy. T..."
16:1716:17, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,692 As the appearance of a cloud is accepted by the sun, so the appearance of the material energy at a certain interval is accepted by the Lord No edit summary current
16:1316:13, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,649 N Material energy cannot cover the Lord, just as darkness cannot cover the sun. Darkness can cover a jurisdiction which is very insignificant in comparison to that of the sun Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material energy cannot cover the Lord, just as darkness cannot cover the sun. Darkness can cover a jurisdiction which is very..."
16:0716:07, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,731 N In another place in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, in the First Canto, Seventh Chapter, it is stated that Vyasadeva, by his spiritual vision, saw the Supreme Lord and the material energy standing behind Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In another place in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, in the First Canto, Seventh Chapter, it is stated that Vyāsadeva, by his spirit..."
14:0114:01, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,642 N Those conditioned souls who are covered are individual living entities, and He from whose energy maya is created is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those conditioned souls who are covered are individual living entities, and He from whose energy māyā is created is the Supr..."
13:5113:51, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,866 N It is not that the sun is actually covered by the cloud; only the vision of the ordinary being is covered. Similarly, although maya cannot cover the Supreme Lord, who is beyond maya, the material energy covers the ordinary living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that the sun is actually covered by the cloud; only the vision of the ordinary being is covered. Similarly, although..." current
13:4213:42, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,808 N To the sun the cloud is a creation of its energy, but to the ordinary common man in the conditioned state, it is a covering to the eyes; because of the cloud, the sun cannot be seen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To the sun the cloud is a creation of its energy, but to the ordinary common man in the conditioned state, it is a covering to..."
13:3213:32, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,699 N The example of a cloud is very nicely given. All of a sudden there may appear a big cloud in the sky. This cloud is perceived in two ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example of a cloud is very nicely given. All of a sudden there may appear a big cloud in the sky. This cloud is perceived..."
13:2213:22, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,929 N In Bhagavad-gita it is said that because the whole world is illusioned by the three modes of material nature, the common conditioned soul, being covered by such energy, cannot see the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that because the whole world is illusioned by the three modes of material nature, the common con..."
13:0913:09, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,765 N When the material energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears, this gunamayim energy acts as a manifestation of the energies of the three modes; it acts as a covering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the material energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead appears, this guṇamayīm energy acts as a manifestation of th..."
13:0213:02, 6 August 2020 diff hist +4,791 N In this verse (SB 3.26.4) the word gunamayim is very significant. Daivim means "the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead," and gunamayim means "invested with the three modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word guṇamayīm is very significant. Daivīm means "the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead," and..."

19:2819:28, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,272 N It is explained very nicely here (in SB 3.26.3) that the Personality of Godhead is beyond material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is explained very nicely here that the Personality of Godhead is beyond material existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}..."
19:2019:20, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,142 N It is also concluded that although He (God's) is undoubtedly a person, He is not a purusa of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also concluded that although He is undoubtedly a person, He is not a puruṣa of this material world"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
19:1419:14, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,530 N Goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhutah: He (God) is living in Goloka, but still He is present all over the creation. He is the Supersoul of everything, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He has innumerable transcendental qualities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Goloka eva nivasaty akhilātma-bhūtaḥ: He is living in Goloka, but still He is present all over the creation. He is the Sup..."
19:0719:07, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,315 N Although He (God) is situated in His own abode, His light is distributed all over the spiritual and material worlds. The Brahma-samhita (BS 5.38) confirms this Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although He is situated in His own abode, His light is distributed all over the spiritual and material worlds. The Brahma-sa..."
18:5618:56, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,336 N Although the supreme light is situated in His (God's) personal abode, Vaikuntha or Vrndavana, His light is diffused not only in the spiritual world but beyond that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although the supreme light is situated in His personal abode, Vaikuṇṭha or Vṛndāvana, His light is diffused not only in..."
18:4818:48, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,278 N We have experience that the sun is situated in one place, but the sunlight is diffused all around for millions and millions of miles. That is our practical experience Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have experience that the sun is situated in one place, but the sunlight is diffused all around for millions and millions of..."
18:4318:43, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,422 N The term svayam-jyotih indicates that there is no tinge of anything material or any material reaction. It is confirmed here (in SB 3.26.3) that the concept of the Lord's all-pervasiveness is due to His illumination everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The term svayaṁ-jyotiḥ indicates that there is no tinge of anything material or any material reaction. It is confirmed her..."
18:2918:29, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,363 N This self-illumination (of the spiritual world) also contradicts the theory that the spirit soul, or the spiritual consciousness, develops at a certain point in material combination Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This self-illumination also contradicts the theory that the spirit soul, or the spiritual consciousness, develops at a certain..."
18:2218:22, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,327 N The bodily luster of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is sufficient to illuminate the spiritual world, there is no need of sunlight, moonlight or any other light or electricity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the bodily luster of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is sufficient to illuminate the spiritual world, there is no need of s..." current
18:1818:18, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,469 N His (God's) light is distributed in different ways, as the brahmajyoti, as sunlight and as moonlight. Bhagavad-gita confirms that in the spiritual world there is no need of sunlight, moonlight or electricity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His light is distributed in different ways, as the brahmajyoti, as sunlight and as moonlight. Bhagavad-gītā confirms that in..."
18:1218:12, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,440 N He (God) is not subjected to the threefold miseries created by the material energy because He is beyond it. The modes of material nature do not touch Him. It is explained here (in SB 3.26.3), svayam-jyotih: He is light Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is not subjected to the threefold miseries created by the material energy because He is beyond it. The modes of material na..."
18:0618:06, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,243 N The Lord is the creator of the creative energy. We can see that there is a creative energy in the material world, but He is not under this energy. He is prakrti-parah, beyond this energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is the creator of the creative energy. We can see that there is a creative energy in the material world, but He is no..."
18:0018:00, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,532 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is described here (in SB 3.26.3). He is not a temporary person, nor does He have a beginning. He is without a cause, and He is the cause of all causes. parah means "transcendental," "beyond the creative energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is described here. He is not a temporary person, nor does He have a beginning. He is withou..."
17:3317:33, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,527 N This entire material exhibition - its creation, its growth, its maintenance and its dissolution - is an emanation from the Supreme Person. In Bhagavad-gita also, the Lord says, "I am the beginning, the source of birth of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This entire material exhibition—its creation, its growth, its maintenance and its dissolution—is an emanation from the Sup..."
17:2417:24, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,364 N The materialistic or atheistic theory stating that there is no soul, that there is no God and that consciousness is the result of a combination of matter is not acceptable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The materialistic or atheistic theory stating that there is no soul, that there is no God and that consciousness is the result..."
17:2017:20, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,274 N The theory that consciousness develops at a certain stage of material combination is not accepted herein (in SB 3.26.3), for the consciousness which exists everywhere is said to be without beginning Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The theory that consciousness develops at a certain stage of material combination is not accepted herein, for the consciousnes..."
17:1517:15, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,114 N The existence of consciousness everywhere is not temporary. It is without beginning, and because it is without beginning, it is also without end Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The existence of consciousness everywhere is not temporary. It is without beginning, and because it is without beginning, it i..."
17:0817:08, 5 August 2020 diff hist +9,155 Both the spiritual and material energies are spread everywhere, and that is the proof of the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
17:0617:06, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,323 N In Bhagavad-gita also it is confirmed that the Lord is all-pervading and exists everywhere by His two kinds of energy, one spiritual and the other material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā also it is confirmed that the Lord is all-pervading and exists everywhere by His two kinds of energy, one s..."
16:5316:53, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,239 N It is stated in the Visnu Purana that whatever we find, anywhere and everywhere, is the distribution of the energy of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa that whatever we find, anywhere and everywhere, is the distribution of the energy of t..."
16:4716:47, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,312 N Our consciousness is perceived within the limit of our particular body, but the superconsciousness, or the existence of God, is perceived everywhere. He is present everywhere by His energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"our consciousness is perceived within the limit of our particular body, but the superconsciousness, or the existence of God, i..."
16:4216:42, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,305 N The example can be given of a small light and the sunlight. The sunlight is perceived everywhere, even within the room or in the sky, but the small light is experienced within a specific limit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example can be given of a small light and the sunlight. The sunlight is perceived everywhere, even within the room or in t..."
16:3616:36, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,426 N We have personal experience of consciousness, for it is spread all over the body; in every hair follicle of our body we can feel consciousness. This is individual consciousness. Similarly, there is superconsciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have personal experience of consciousness, for it is spread all over the body; in every hair follicle of our body we can fe..."
16:2916:29, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,312 N The Lord is described as the soul, or spirit. What is the definition of spirit? Spirit is perceivable everywhere. Brahman means "great." His greatness is perceived everywhere. And what is that greatness? Consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is described as the soul, or spirit. What is the definition of spirit? Spirit is perceivable everywhere. Brahman mean..." current
16:1716:17, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,564 N That is the definition given in the Brahma-samhita. (BS 5.1) The Supreme Personality of Godhead is Krsna, the supreme controller; He is without beginning, and He is the beginning of everyone. This definition is found in all Vedic literatures Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the definition given in the Brahma-saṁhitā. Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ: (BS 5.1) the Supreme Personality..."
16:0416:04, 5 August 2020 diff hist +8,427 The Supreme Personality of Godhead is described as being without beginning. He is purusa, the Supreme Spirit No edit summary current
16:0216:02, 5 August 2020 diff hist +4,127 N Pursuit of the systematic philosophic process called Sankhya is called knowledge and self-revelation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pursuit of the systematic philosophic process called Sāṅkhya is called knowledge and self-revelation"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..." current

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