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18:3918:39, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,610 Pradhana is distinct from Brahman because in Brahman there is no existence of the material modes of nature No edit summary current
18:1818:18, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,130 N The material nature is ever existing, and the Lord is the supreme cause for both the subtle and gross manifestations of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material nature is ever existing, and the Lord is the supreme cause for both the subtle and gross manifestations of this m..." current
18:0818:08, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,194 N This cosmic manifestation, which comes from the unmanifest material nature of the Supreme Lord, sometimes appears and again disappears Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this cosmic manifestation, which comes from the unmanifest material nature of the Supreme Lord, sometimes appears and again di..."
17:5917:59, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,117 N An analogy may be made with the father and mother: the mother and the father exist, but sometimes the mother begets children Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An analogy may be made with the father and mother: the mother and the father exist, but sometimes the mother begets children"}..."
17:4417:44, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,164 N Two words used in this verse (SB 3.26.9) are sat and asat. The cosmic manifestation is asat - it does not exist - but the material energy of the Supreme Lord is sat, or ever existing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Two words used in this verse are sat and asat. The cosmic manifestation is asat—it does not exist—but the material energy..."
17:3417:34, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,139 N He (God) is the supreme controller Himself, and He cannot be compared to the ordinary living entities, who are controlled by the laws of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the supreme controller Himself, and He cannot be compared to the ordinary living entities, who are controlled by the law..." current
17:2717:27, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,572 The difference between the conditioned soul and the Lord is that the Lord is the Lord, the master of material nature, and He is therefore not subject to its control. He is controlled neither by spiritual nature nor by material nature No edit summary current
17:2517:25, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,298 N The living entities are infinitesimal, they become bewildered or conditioned by material nature, but this does not mean that the Supreme Lord is also conditioned or bewildered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entities are infinitesimal, they become bewildered or conditioned by material nature, but this does not mean that t..."
17:1817:18, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,331 N Devahuti is not unintelligent. She has enough intelligence to understand that the living entities are not on the level of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devahūti is not unintelligent. She has enough intelligence to understand that the living entities are not on the level of the..."
17:0717:07, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,246 N The relationship of the living entities with matter and that of the Supreme Lord with matter are certainly not on the same level, although the Mayavadis may interpret it in that way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The relationship of the living entities with matter and that of the Supreme Lord with matter are certainly not on the same lev..."
16:5716:57, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,157 N She (Devahuti) wanted to learn the characteristics of the Supreme Lord in relation to the material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"she wanted to learn the characteristics of the Supreme Lord in relation to the material nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela..."
16:5116:51, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,566 N After understanding the position of the conditioned souls in relation to material nature, Devahuti wanted to know how nature works under the direction of the Lord and what the relationship is between the material nature and the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After understanding the position of the conditioned souls in relation to material nature, Devahūti wanted to know how nature..."
16:3816:38, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,241 N It is also confirmed in the Ninth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita that under His (God's) glance, adhyaksena - under His direction and by His will - nature is working. It is not that nature works blindly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also confirmed in the Ninth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā that under His glance, adhyakṣeṇa—under His direction and b..."
16:2216:22, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,169 N In the Vedic literatures it is said that by the glance of the Supreme Lord the total material energy is impregnated, and then everything is born of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedic literatures it is said that by the glance of the Supreme Lord the total material energy is impregnated, and then..."
16:1016:10, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,080 N The unmanifest material world is the subtle mahat-tattva, and from that mahat-tattva the material manifestation has emerged Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unmanifest material world is the subtle mahat-tattva, and from that mahat-tattva the material manifestation has emerged"}}..."
16:0016:00, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,322 N Now an understanding of the relationship between material nature and the Supreme Lord is sought by Devahuti. The product of that relationship is stated to be the manifest and unmanifest material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now an understanding of the relationship between material nature and the Supreme Lord is sought by Devahūti. The product of t..."
15:5415:54, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,410 N In Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that He impregnates mother nature with children, living entities, and thereafter all species of living entities become manifest. The relationship of all living entities with material nature has been explained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā the Lord says that He impregnates mother nature with children, living entities, and thereafter all species..."
15:4115:41, 7 August 2020 diff hist +5,239 N Prakrti, or material nature, is connected with both the Supreme Lord and the living entities, just as a woman is connected with her husband as a wife and with her children as a mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prakṛti, or material nature, is connected with both the Supreme Lord and the living entities, just as a woman is connected w..." current
15:3315:33, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,758 N When there is enforced acceptance for suffering, it is not a pastime. The Lord's pastimes and the conditioned living entity's acceptance of karmic reaction are not on the same level Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is enforced acceptance for suffering, it is not a pastime. The Lord's pastimes and the conditioned living entity's..." current
15:2515:25, 7 August 2020 diff hist +4,003 N The Mayavadi philosopher's presentation is that the living entity enjoys his pastimes by accepting the body of a hog. This theory is not acceptable because the word "pastime" implies voluntary acceptance for enjoyment. This interpretation is misleading Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosopher's presentation is that the living entity enjoys his pastimes by accepting the body of a hog. This..."
15:1115:11, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,810 N When he (the living entity) wants to engage in Krsna consciousness, a suitable body is offered to him by the internal potency, the spiritual energy of the Lord, and when he wants to satisfy his senses, a material body is offered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When he wants to engage in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a suitable body is offered to him by the internal potency, the spiritual..."
15:0315:03, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,573 N The living entity is the cause of his own suffering, but he can also be the cause of his eternal happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is the cause of his own suffering, but he can also be the cause of his eternal happiness"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
14:4114:41, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,949 N In Bhagavad-gita it is said that when the Lord descends to this material world, He comes as a person by His own energy, atma-maya. He is not forced by any superior energy. He comes by His own will, and this can be called His pastime, or lila Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that when the Lord descends to this material world, He comes as a person by His own energy, ātm..."
14:3514:35, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,915 N The suffering of the conditioned soul is due to his attachment to material nature. This attachment should thus be transferred from matter to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the suffering of the conditioned soul is due to his attachment to material nature. This attachment should thus be transferred..."
14:2714:27, 7 August 2020 diff hist +4,083 N One has to be serious to cure this condition of material existence and transfer himself to Krsna consciousness, for thus his long suffering may be mitigated without difficulty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to be serious to cure this condition of material existence and transfer himself to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, for thus..."
14:2314:23, 7 August 2020 diff hist +4,137 N The spirit soul is actually sac-cid-ananda (BS 5.1) - eternal, full of bliss and full of knowledge. Under the clutches of maya, however, he suffers from continued birth, death, disease and old age Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spirit soul is actually sac-cid-ānanda (BS 5.1)—eternal, full of bliss and full of knowledge. Under the clutches of mā..."
14:1714:17, 7 August 2020 diff hist +4,120 N Krsna takes charge of anyone who surrenders to Him in helplessness, and thus the influence of maya, or conditional life, is removed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa takes charge of anyone who surrenders to Him in helplessness, and thus the influence of māyā, or conditional lif..."
14:0914:09, 7 August 2020 diff hist +4,377 N If a living entity simply understands that his constitutional position is to serve Krsna and he tries to act on this principle, then however conditioned he may be, the influence of maya immediately vanishes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if a living entity simply understands that his constitutional position is to serve Kṛṣṇa and he tries to act on this pri..."
09:0809:08, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,839 N Lord Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita that maya, His material energy, is so forceful that it is insurmountable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa therefore says in Bhagavad-gītā that māyā, His material energy, is so forceful that it is insurmountable"..."
09:0309:03, 7 August 2020 diff hist +4,243 N He (the conditioned soul) has no responsibility; he is simply the witness of the action, but he is forced to act in that way due to his offense in his eternal relationship with Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has no responsibility; he is simply the witness of the action, but he is forced to act in that way due to his offense in hi..."
08:4008:40, 7 August 2020 diff hist +4,224 N The Supreme Lord is the leader and maintainer of all living entities. His pastimes are transcendental to any material activity. Such pastimes of the Lord cannot be dragged to the level of the conditional activities of the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Lord is the leader and maintainer of all living entities. His pastimes are transcendental to any material activity..."
08:3008:30, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,764 N The word "pastime" implies employment in the activities of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word "pastime" implies employment in the activities of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|}} {{goal|0}}..." current
08:1908:19, 7 August 2020 diff hist +2,824 N One becomes liberated by accepting Krsna, or the Supreme Lord, as master and by changing the mode of consciousness from material consciousness to Krsna consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One becomes liberated by accepting Kṛṣṇa, or the Supreme Lord, as master and by changing the mode of consciousness from..."
08:1108:11, 7 August 2020 diff hist +2,752 N Consciousness cannot be killed, for the symptom of the living entity is consciousness. The material consciousness simply has to be purified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consciousness cannot be killed, for the symptom of the living entity is consciousness. The material consciousness simply has t..."
08:0508:05, 7 August 2020 diff hist +2,880 N The soul in his pure state of existence should be in Krsna consciousness. When a person is not acting in Krsna consciousness, he is understood to be acting in material consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the soul in his pure state of existence should be in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. When a person is not acting in Kṛṣṇa con..."

19:5419:54, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,231 N The conditioned souls, or the minute infinitesimal parts and parcels of the Supreme, who are affected by the influence of material nature and who appear in different bodies under the material modes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the conditioned souls, or the minute infinitesimal parts and parcels of the Supreme, who are affected by the influence of mate..."
19:4719:47, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,051 N It is repeatedly said in the Katha Upanisad that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is never affected by the influence of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is repeatedly said in the Kaṭha Upaniṣad that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is never affected by the influence of..."
19:3519:35, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,079 N Because they (the living entities) are forgetful of their spiritual identities, they think the material bodies to be themselves Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because they are forgetful of their spiritual identities, they think the material bodies to be themselves"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
19:2219:22, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,294 N These modes of material nature belong to the material energy, and the living entities under these different modes of material nature have different kinds of material bodies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These modes of material nature belong to the material energy, and therefore the living entities under these different modes of..."
19:1219:12, 6 August 2020 diff hist +155 Red is the representation of the mode of passion, white is the representation of the mode of goodness, and blue is the representation of the mode of ignorance No edit summary current
19:0919:09, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,305 N In the Vedas also it is stated that the eternal living entities are covered by different modes and that they are called tricolored - red, white and blue - living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedas also it is stated that the eternal living entities are covered by different modes and that they are called tricol..."
18:5618:56, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,681 N The knowledge of the minute conditioned souls is covered, they are exhibited in so many species of life. It is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Chapter, First Canto, "The living entities are illusioned by the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the knowledge of the minute conditioned souls is covered, they are exhibited in so many species of life. It is said in the Śr..."
18:4818:48, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,450 N This forgetfulness of spiritual identity is present in the jivas, or souls, who are conditioned, being subject to be covered by the energy of material nature. Jnana-guhaya is another word used. Guha means "covering Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This forgetfulness of spiritual identity is present in the jīvas, or souls, who are conditioned, being subject to be covered..."
18:4218:42, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,278 N Covered by the material body, the spiritual identity is lost, and the word mumuhe is used here (in SB 3.26.5), indicating that they have forgotten their own spiritual identity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Covered by the material body, the spiritual identity is lost, and therefore the word mumuhe is used here, indicating that they..."
18:3718:37, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,172 N They (the spirit souls) are under the spell of the three modes of material nature. Because they were created by the material energy, their bodies are made of the material elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they are under the spell of the three modes of material nature. Because they were created by the material energy, their bodies..." current
18:3118:31, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,320 N In this material world there are 8,400,000 species of life. As spirit souls, they are all transcendental to this material world. Why, then, do they exhibit themselves in different stages of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this material world there are 8,400,000 species of life. As spirit souls, they are all transcendental to this material worl..."
18:2218:22, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,210 N Such entities are called conditioned souls, for they are conditioned by the three modes of material nature. Therefore the words gunair vicitrah are used here - in SB 3.26.5 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such entities are called conditioned souls, for they are conditioned by the three modes of material nature. Therefore the word..."
18:1618:16, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,637 N They want to establish that everyone can create his own laws or his own religious path. Without tracing out the beginning of the existence of these two classes, we can take it for granted that some of the living entities revolted against the laws of God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They want to establish that everyone can create his own laws or his own religious path. Without tracing out the beginning of t..."
18:0818:08, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,184 N There are two classes of men - those who are obedient to the laws of the Supreme Lord and those who are atheists or agnostics, who do not accept the existence of God and who want to create their own laws Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are two classes of men—those who are obedient to the laws of the Supreme Lord and those who are atheists or agnostics,..."
18:0318:03, 6 August 2020 diff hist +7,367 N They (the living entities) have been conditioned from time immemorial because no one can trace out when the living entity, the part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, became rebellious against the supremacy of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they have been conditioned from time immemorial because no one can trace out when the living entity, the part and parcel of th..."

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