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18:0818:08, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,401 N The spiritual living entities are impregnated into the womb of material nature, but the body, being supplied by material nature, takes on many different species and forms of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the spiritual living entities are impregnated into the womb of material nature, but the body, being supplied by material natur..."
18:0318:03, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,507 N Generally it is experienced that the father gives life to the child but the mother gives its body; although the seed of life is given by the father, the body develops within the womb of the mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally it is experienced that the father gives life to the child but the mother gives its body; although the seed of life i..."
17:5917:59, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,202 N Material nature is the mother, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the seed-giving father Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material nature is the mother, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the seed-giving father"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angel..."
17:5417:54, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,655 N In Bhagavad-gita (BG 14.4) material nature is clearly mentioned as sarva-yonisu. This means that of all varieties of species - demigods, human beings, animals, birds and beasts - whatever is manifested Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gītā (BG 14.4) material nature is clearly mentioned as sarva-yoniṣu. This means that of all varieties of speci..."
17:4617:46, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,456 N After impregnation, material nature delivers all kinds of living entities, beginning from the greatest living creature, Lord Brahma, down to the insignificant ant, in all varieties of form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After impregnation, material nature delivers all kinds of living entities, beginning from the greatest living creature, Lord B..."
17:3717:37, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,589 N The Supreme Lord does not put His semen into that which is not spiritual, but it is stated here (in SB 3.26.19) that the Supreme Person puts His semen into material nature. This means that the living entities are spiritual by nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord does not put His semen into that which is not spiritual, but it is stated here that the Supreme Person puts H..."
17:2317:23, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,171 N If the living entities were not spiritual, this description of impregnation by the Supreme Lord would not be applicable Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the living entities were not spiritual, this description of impregnation by the Supreme Lord would not be applicable"}} {{n..."
17:1317:13, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,246 The potency of the Supreme Lord is spiritual, and the living entities, although they are called marginal potency, are also spiritual No edit summary current
17:1217:12, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,095 N It is described in the Visnu Purana that the living entities belong to the spiritual nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is described in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa that the living entities belong to the spiritual nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|An..."
17:0117:01, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,179 N Material nature in this connection is called Brahman because it is a perverted reflection of the spiritual nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material nature in this connection is called Brahman because it is a perverted reflection of the spiritual nature"}} {{notes|}..."
16:5616:56, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,175 N This impregnation of material nature is described in Bhagavad-gita, Fourteenth Chapter, verse 3 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This impregnation of material nature is described in Bhagavad-gītā, Fourteenth Chapter, verse 3"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ang..."
16:4716:47, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,849 N The twenty-four elements already described plus the time factor make twenty-five. According to some learned philosophers, the Supersoul is included to make a total of twenty-six elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The twenty-four elements already described plus the time factor make twenty-five. According to some learned philosophers, the..."
16:3916:39, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,730 N Outside the body of the conditioned soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead remains as the time factor. According to the Sankhya system of philosophy, there are twenty-five elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Outside the body of the conditioned soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead remains as the time factor. According to the Sā..."
16:2816:28, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,903 N He (God as the Supersoul) remains with the jiva simply as sanction-giver and witness so that the living entity can receive the results of his activities, good or bad Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He remains with the jīva simply as sanction-giver and witness so that the living entity can receive the results of his activi..."
16:2016:20, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,801 N Yet the Lord is so kind that, as Supersoul, He always remains with the conditioned soul. The concern of the Lord is neither to enjoy nor to suffer from the material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yet the Lord is so kind that, as Supersoul, He always remains with the conditioned soul. The concern of the Lord is neither to..."
16:0716:07, 9 August 2020 diff hist +5,018 N The individual living entity is given that independence. His conditional life is ended and his life becomes successful as soon as he turns his face to the Lord, but by misusing his independence he enters into material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The individual living entity is given that independence. His conditional life is ended and his life becomes successful as soon..."
15:5315:53, 9 August 2020 diff hist +5,047 N If he (the conditioned soul) likes, he can forget the Supreme Personality of Godhead and come into the material existence with a false ego to lord it over material nature, but if he likes he can turn his face to the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If he likes, he can forget the Supreme Personality of Godhead and come into the material existence with a false ego to lord it..."
15:4815:48, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,666 N The minute independence of the conditioned soul is exhibited by his marginal position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The minute independence of the conditioned soul is exhibited by his marginal position"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{comp..."
15:4515:45, 9 August 2020 diff hist +5,010 N When the living entity is bewildered or illusioned by the external energy, he becomes forgetful of his eternal relationship with the Lord, but as soon as he becomes aware of his constitutional position, he is liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the living entity is bewildered or illusioned by the external energy, he becomes forgetful of his eternal relationship wi..."
15:4115:41, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,707 N Since the living entity is constitutionally part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord is very affectionate to the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the living entity is constitutionally part and parcel of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord is very affectiona..." current
15:3715:37, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,648 N He (the Paramatma) is also bhokta; He gives maintenance and sustenance to the conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is also bhoktā; He gives maintenance and sustenance to the conditioned soul"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|A..."
15:3215:32, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,620 N The conditioned soul comes to this material world in order to lord it over material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul comes to this material world in order to lord it over material nature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {..."
15:2815:28, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,962 N He is described in Bhagavad-gita as mahesvara, or the Supreme Lord. He is Paramatma, not jivatma. Paramatma means the Supersoul, who is sitting by the side of the conditioned soul just to sanction his activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is described in Bhagavad-gītā as maheśvara, or the Supreme Lord. He is Paramātmā, not jīvātmā. Paramātmā means th..."
15:2315:23, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,990 N The conditioned soul engages in the happiness and distress of the particular body given him by the arrangement of the external energy of the Supreme Lord. But the supreme living being, or the Paramatma, is different from the conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul engages in the happiness and distress of the particular body given him by the arrangement of the external..."
15:1815:18, 9 August 2020 diff hist +5,001 N This purusa, or Paramatma, who resides within the body of the individual soul, is described in Bhagavad-gita (BG 13.23) as the upadrasta, witness, and the anumanta, sanctioning authority Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This puruṣa, or Paramātmā, who resides within the body of the individual soul, is described in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 13.23)..."
15:1415:14, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,933 N This (God resides in the heart as the Supersoul) is also confirmed elsewhere in the Vedic literature: two birds are sitting on the same tree of the body; one is witnessing, and the other is eating the fruits of the tree Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is also confirmed elsewhere in the Vedic literature: two birds are sitting on the same tree of the body; one is witnessin..."
15:0615:06, 9 August 2020 diff hist +4,908 N Within the heart the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides as the Supersoul. This situation is also explained in Bhagavad-gita: the Supersoul rests beside the individual soul and acts as a witness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"within the heart the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides as the Supersoul. This situation is also explained in Bhagavad-gī..."

18:1918:19, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,480 N As a woman cannot produce children unless impregnated by a man, material nature cannot produce or manifest anything unless it is impregnated by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of the time factor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As a woman cannot produce children unless impregnated by a man, material nature cannot produce or manifest anything unless it..."
18:1018:10, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,532 N When time agitates the neutral state of material nature, material nature begins to produce varieties of manifestations. Ultimately it is said that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When time agitates the neutral state of material nature, material nature begins to produce varieties of manifestations. Ultima..."
18:0218:02, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,563 N In the Caitanya-caritamrta also, a very suitable example is given in this connection (without God's contact, material nature cannot produce anything). Although the nipples on a goat's neck appear to be breast nipples, they do not give milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta also, a very suitable example is given in this connection. Although the nipples on a goat's neck..."
17:5417:54, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,340 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of the products of material nature. Without His contact, material nature cannot produce anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of the products of material nature. Without His contact, material nature canno..." current
17:4917:49, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,478 N Material nature cannot produce any variety of manifestations without the contact of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is very nicely explained in Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material nature cannot produce any variety of manifestations without the contact of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This i..."
17:3717:37, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,897 N He (God) says in Bhagavad-gita that if someone surrenders unto Him, then there is no longer any problem of birth and death. We should accept the time factor as the Supreme Personality of Godhead standing before us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He says in Bhagavad-gītā that if someone surrenders unto Him, then there is no longer any problem of birth and death. We sho..."
17:2917:29, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,625 N Time is a representation of the Lord, and it reminds us also that we must surrender unto the Lord. The Lord speaks to every conditioned soul as time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Time is a representation of the Lord, and it reminds us also that we must surrender unto the Lord. The Lord speaks to every co..."
17:2317:23, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,914 N The fear of death is the action of the kala, or the time factor, which represents the influence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Time is destructive. Whatever is created is subject to destruction and dissolution, which is the action of time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fear of death is the action of the kāla, or the time factor, which represents the influence of the Supreme Personality of..." current
17:1217:12, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,724 N If the spirit soul engages in the spiritual activities of devotional service, he is completely freed from the platform of birth and death. His next position is complete spiritual freedom from a material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the spirit soul engages in the spiritual activities of devotional service, he is completely freed from the platform of birt..."
17:0617:06, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,642 N When one is fully convinced that he is not his body, there is no question of fearing death, since the spirit soul does not die Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is fully convinced that he is not his body, there is no question of fearing death, since the spirit soul does not die..."
16:5816:58, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,622 N The material body is called dvitiya, or "the second." One who is absorbed in this second element or second exhibition of the spirit is afraid of death Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the material body is called dvitīya, or "the second." One who is absorbed in this second element or second exhibition of the..."
16:5116:51, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,570 N In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 11.2.37), bhayam dvitiyabhinivesatah syat. Dvitiya refers to matter, which is beyond spirit Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 11.2.37), bhayaṁ dvitīyābhiniveśataḥ syāt. Dvitīya refers to matter, which is beyond..."
16:4616:46, 8 August 2020 diff hist +3,918 N The living entity's fear of death is due to his false ego of identifying with the body. Everyone is afraid of death. There is no death for the spirit soul, but due to our absorption in the identification of body as self, the fear of death develops Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity's fear of death is due to his false ego of identifying with the body. Everyone is afraid of death. Actually..."
16:3616:36, 8 August 2020 diff hist +2,840 N Where nirguna Brahman is found, simple unalloyed goodness prevails. Saguna Brahman is described by the Sankhya system of philosophy as consisting of twenty-five elements, including the time factor - past, present and future Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Where nirguṇa Brahman is found, simple unalloyed goodness prevails. Saguṇa Brahman is described by the Sāṅkhya system o..."
16:2916:29, 8 August 2020 diff hist +2,691 N In the nirguna Brahman, where there is no material contamination, or in the spiritual world, the three modes - goodness, passion and ignorance - are not present Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the nirguṇa Brahman, where there is no material contamination, or in the spiritual world, the three modes—goodness, pas..."
16:2516:25, 8 August 2020 diff hist +2,825 N When Brahman is mixed with the three qualities goodness, passion and ignorance, there results the material expansion, which is sometimes called saguna Brahman and which consists of these twenty-five elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Brahman is mixed with the three qualities goodness, passion and ignorance, there results the material expansion, which is..."
16:2016:20, 8 August 2020 diff hist +2,560 N It is stated also in the Visnu Purana that whatever we see is parasya brahmanah saktih; everything is an expansion of the energy of the Supreme Absolute Truth, Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated also in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa that whatever we see is parasya brahmaṇaḥ śaktiḥ; everything is an expansi..."

19:3119:31, 7 August 2020 diff hist +2,084 N The four internal senses, or subtle senses, described herein (in SB 3.26.14) are defined by different characteristics Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The four internal senses, or subtle senses, described herein are defined by different characteristics"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
19:1519:15, 7 August 2020 diff hist +2,262 N The sum total of the living entities is impregnated into this yonir mahad brahma, and they are born in different forms, beginning from Brahma down to the insignificant ant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sum total of the living entities is impregnated into this yonir mahad brahma, and they are born in different forms, beginn..."
19:0719:07, 7 August 2020 diff hist +2,125 N According to Bhagavad-gita, the sum total of the twenty-four elements described herein (in SB 3.26.11) is called the yonir mahad brahma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Bhagavad-gītā, the sum total of the twenty-four elements described herein is called the yonir mahad brahma"}} {..."
18:5418:54, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,343 N One adjective used in this connection (to pradhana) is nitya, which indicates eternality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One adjective used in this connection is nitya, which indicates eternality"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
18:4818:48, 7 August 2020 diff hist +3,866 Nor is it (Pradhana) the jiva, or marginal potency of living entities, or designated, conditioned living entities, because the designations of the living entities are not eternal No edit summary current
18:4718:47, 7 August 2020 diff hist +156 Pradhana is not the time element because in the time element there are actions and reactions, creation and annihilation No edit summary current

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