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16:3316:33, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,097 N The pleasure feature of the Lord is understood by the pure devotees only, and not by others. The impersonalist is satisfied simply by understanding the all-pervasive influence of the Lord. This is called Brahman realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This pleasure feature of the Lord is understood by the pure devotees only, and not by others. The impersonalist is satisfied s..."
16:2916:29, 20 August 2020 diff hist +3,857 N The Lord is not only the creator and destroyer of the material manifestations of His different energies. He is more than a simple creator and destroyer, for there is His feature of ananda, or His pleasure feature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is not only the creator and destroyer of the material manifestations of His different energies. He is more than a sim..."
15:4815:48, 20 August 2020 diff hist +5,279 N The temporary creation is exhibited and destroyed just to give information to the conditioned soul who is attached to temporary things. It is also meant to give him a chance for self-realization, and not for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The temporary creation is thus exhibited and destroyed just to give information to the conditioned soul who is attached to tem..."
15:4315:43, 20 August 2020 diff hist +5,123 N Instead of wasting his energy in matter, which is sure to be destroyed in due course by the supreme will, the conditioned soul should utilize his energy in the devotional service of the Lord so that he can be transferred to the other, eternal nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Instead of wasting his energy in matter, which is sure to be destroyed in due course by the supreme will, the conditioned soul..."
15:3815:38, 20 August 2020 diff hist +5,137 N To give hope to foolish conditioned souls who waste their energy in this temporary material world, the Lord gives information that there is another nature, which is eternally existent without being occasionally created or destroyed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To give hope to such foolish conditioned souls who waste their energy in this temporary material world, the Lord gives informa..."
15:3315:33, 20 August 2020 diff hist +5,057 N With such resources (material energy & ingredients), and at the cost of valuable energy, the conditioned soul creates, satisfies his whims, but unwillingly has to depart from all his creations and enter into another phase of life to create again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With such resources, and at the cost of valuable energy, the conditioned soul creates, satisfies his whims, but unwillingly ha..."
15:2815:28, 20 August 2020 diff hist +5,062 N The fruitive actors in the material world are very enthusiastic in the creation of big enterprises, big houses, big empires, big industries and so many big, big things out of the energy and ingredients supplied by the material agent of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fruitive actors in the material world are very enthusiastic in the creation of big enterprises, big houses, big empires, b..."
15:2415:24, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,791 N The foolish conditioned soul who has taken this temporary world as a permanent settlement has to learn intelligently why such creation and destruction take place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The foolish conditioned soul who has taken this temporary world as a permanent settlement has to learn intelligently why such..."
15:1415:14, 20 August 2020 diff hist +5,008 N The nature of the material world is that it is first created very nicely, then it develops very nicely and stays for a great number of years, but after that it is again destroyed during the night of Brahma, without any resistance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The nature of the material world is that it is first created very nicely, then it develops very nicely and stays for a great n..."
15:0915:09, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,927 N The whole creation is made by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His form of Brahma, it is maintained by Him in the form of Visnu, and it is destroyed by Him in the form of Rudra, or Siva, all in due course Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, the whole creation is made by the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His form of Brahmā, it is maintained by Him in..."
15:0515:05, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,787 N This creation is very appropriately compared to clouds. Clouds are created or situated in the sky, and when they are displaced they remain in the same sky without manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This creation is very appropriately compared to clouds. Clouds are created or situated in the sky, and when they are displaced..."
15:0015:00, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,903 N One who is foolish about the transcendental science of the Lord will find it difficult to understand how Lord Visnu can equally manifest Himself in every society of living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As such, one who is foolish about the transcendental science of the Lord will find it difficult to understand how Lord Viṣ..."
14:5614:56, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,757 N The frog in the well cannot even think of the sea, and when such a frog is informed of the greatness of the sea, it takes the conception of the sea as being a little greater than the well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The frog in the well cannot even think of the sea, and when such a frog is informed of the greatness of the sea, it takes the..."
14:5214:52, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,581 N One compares everything to one's own standard of knowledge, as the frog in the well considers the sea to be like the well Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One compares everything to one's own standard of knowledge, as the frog in the well considers the sea to be like the well"}} {..."
14:4514:45, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,757 N The foolish person with a poor fund of knowledge, for want of that param bhavam of the Lord, cannot understand how the Supreme Lord can take the form of a man or a fish Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But the foolish person with a poor fund of knowledge, for want of that paraṁ bhāvam of the Lord, cannot understand how the..."
14:3814:38, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,834 N There is no difference between Lord Sri Rama, Lord Sri Krsna and His incarnations as a fish and hog. He is all-pervading and simultaneously localized at any and every place Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no difference between Lord Śrī Rāma, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His incarnations as a fish and hog. He is all-perv..."
14:3314:33, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,690 N We should not forget that the potencies of the Almighty Lord are always the same and do not decrease because the Lord assumes the form of a lower animal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not forget that the potencies of the Almighty Lord are always the same and do not decrease because the Lord assumes..."
14:2914:29, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,529 N The words param bhavam, or transcendental nature, can never be compared to the material conception Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words paraṁ bhāvam, or transcendental nature, can never be compared to the material conception"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
14:2714:27, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,821 N Conceptions of the material world such as good and bad, lower and upper, important and insignificant, are estimations of the material energy, and the Supreme Lord is transcendental to all such conceptions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Conceptions of the material world such as good and bad, lower and upper, important and insignificant, are estimations of the m..."
14:2314:23, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,588 N It is His (God's) causeless mercy that He appears in every society or species of life, but He is never to be considered one of them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is His causeless mercy that He appears in every society or species of life, but He is never to be considered one of them"}}..."
14:1614:16, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,847 N In the material world the fish or the hog may be considered lower than the man, but when the Lord appears as a fish or hog, He is neither of them in the material conception Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world the fish or the hog may be considered lower than the man, but when the Lord appears as a fish or hog, He..."
14:1214:12, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,671 N Even if He (God) is visible in the material world, the exhibition is only of His internal energy, for He is above the good and bad conceptions of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even if He is visible in the material world, the exhibition is only of His internal energy, for He is above the good and bad c..."
14:0914:09, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,678 N He (God) is never the subject of reactions for any of His acts. He is transcendental to all such conceptions of actions and reactions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As such, He is never the subject of reactions for any of His acts. He is transcendental to all such conceptions of actions and..."
14:0514:05, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,735 N His (God's) transcendental position is always unchanged. He is the eternal form of knowledge and bliss, and He executes His almighty will by His different energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His transcendental position is always unchanged. He is the eternal form of knowledge and bliss, and He executes His almighty w..."
14:0114:01, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,669 N As we have already discussed in the previous verses, it is concluded that the Lord is never a product of the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As we have already discussed in the previous verses, it is concluded that the Lord is never a product of the material creation..."
13:5713:57, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,930 N He (God) incarnates Himself even as a fish, hog, tree and many other forms, but less intelligent persons who have no knowledge of Him deride Him even if He is in human society as a human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He incarnates Himself even as a fish, hog, tree and many other forms, but less intelligent persons who have no knowledge of Hi..."
13:5213:52, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,920 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead Visnu incarnates Himself in different societies of living entities to reclaim them from the clutches of illusion, and such activities of the Lord are not limited only to human society Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead Viṣṇu incarnates Himself in different societies of living entities to reclaim them from..."
08:0508:05, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,619 N By association (of devotees), his (Narada's) taste for chanting and hearing the transcendental glories of the Lord became prominent, and because the glories of the Lord are nondifferent from the Lord, he got direct association with the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By such association, his taste for chanting and hearing the transcendental glories of the Lord became prominent, and because t..."
08:0008:00, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,557 N Simply by associating with the devotees and by eating the remnants of their foodstuff, he (Narada Muni) gradually developed the transcendental qualities of the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But simply by associating with the devotees and by eating the remnants of their foodstuff, he gradually developed the transcen..."
07:4807:48, 20 August 2020 diff hist +4,323 N In spite of the individual mode of passion, there is always the chance of being influenced by the other modes of nature by association Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But in spite of the individual mode of passion, there is always the chance of being influenced by the other modes of nature by..." current

15:5115:51, 19 August 2020 diff hist +4,513 N Generally, all conditioned souls in the material encagement are influenced by the mode of passion because every one of them is trying to lord it over the material nature to fulfill his individual desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, all conditioned souls in the material encagement are influenced by the mode of passion because every one of them is..."
15:4815:48, 19 August 2020 diff hist +4,469 N The living entities individually are being conducted by a particular mode of nature, but at the same time there is every chance of their being influenced by the other two Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities individually are being conducted by a particular mode of nature, but at the same time there is every chanc..." current
15:3415:34, 19 August 2020 diff hist +5,143 N One should try to be free from prison life and go back home, back to Godhead. That is the real goal for all types of living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should try to be free from prison life and go back home, back to Godhead. That is the real goal for all types of living en..."
15:2515:25, 19 August 2020 diff hist +5,095 N One may be promoted to first-class prisoner, but the same first-class prisoner is again degraded to a third-class prisoner in the next term Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may be promoted to first-class prisoner, but the same first-class prisoner is again degraded to a third-class prisoner in..."
15:2315:23, 19 August 2020 diff hist +4,982 N The intelligent person should not try to be promoted from third-class prison life to first-class prison life, but should try to be released from the prison altogether Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The intelligent person should not try to be promoted from third-class prison life to first-class prison life, but should try t..."
15:1815:18, 19 August 2020 diff hist +4,959 N No one can be happy in prison life, although one may be a first-class prisoner and another a third-class prisoner Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can be happy in prison life, although one may be a first-class prisoner and another a third-class prisoner"}} {{notes|}..."
15:1515:15, 19 August 2020 diff hist +5,148 N Some of the living entities are relatively happy in better conditions of life, whereas others are in distressed conditions of life. But factually, none of them are actually happy in material conditional life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some of the living entities are relatively happy in better conditions of life, whereas others are in distressed conditions of..."

09:2109:21, 18 August 2020 diff hist +5,015 N The material nature is one of the energies of the Lord (BG 7.4). The material nature is inferior in comparison to the living entities, the superior nature. The superior nature and inferior nature of the Lord combine to manifest all universal affairs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material nature is one of the energies of the Lord"|"The material nature is inferior in comparison to the living entities,..."
09:1509:15, 18 August 2020 diff hist +5,383 N Being under the material energy of the Supreme Lord, all living entities beginning from Brahma down to the insignificant ant are manifested in different bodies according to their past deeds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being under the material energy of the Supreme Lord, all living entities beginning from Brahma down to the insignificant ant a..."
09:1009:10, 18 August 2020 diff hist +5,345 N Without the father's seed, no mother can give birth to a child. Therefore the living beings in different varieties of forms and positions within the innumerable universes are all born of the seeds of the Almighty Father, the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without the father's seed, no mother can give birth to a child. Therefore the living beings in different varieties of forms an..."
09:0009:00, 18 August 2020 diff hist +5,308 N The varieties of living entities are mentioned in this list, and, with no exception from the topmost planet down to the lowest planet of the universe, all of them in different species of life are created by the Almighty Father, Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The varieties of living entities are mentioned in this list, and, with no exception from the topmost planet down to the lowest..."
08:5508:55, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,135 N Brahma creates the different species of life all over the universe, which means that the Lord creates the whole manifestation either by Himself or through the agency of His authorized deputies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus Brahmā creates the different species of life all over the universe, which means that the Lord creates the whole manifest..."
08:5008:50, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,150 N The Lord as Visnu, Brahma and Siva conducts the three modes of material nature. From Visnu is born Brahma, and from Brahma is born Siva. Sometimes Brahma is a separated part of Visnu, and sometimes Brahma is Visnu Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord as Viṣṇu, Brahmā and Śiva conducts the three modes of material nature. From Viṣṇu is born Brahmā, and from..."
08:4508:45, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,331 The Lord is full by His different potencies of wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation, and thus He has no reason for physical exertion like the conditioned soul No edit summary current
08:4108:41, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,069 N Here in this verse it is clearly stated that although the forms and activities of the Lord appear to be the same as those of a conditioned soul, they are supernatural and impossible for the conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"But here in this verse it is clearly stated that although the forms and activities of the Lord appear to be the same as those..."
08:3408:34, 18 August 2020 diff hist +3,982 N Whenever there is a need of material creation, the transcendental Personality of Godhead accepts forms in the material world for creation, maintenance and destruction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whenever there is a need of material creation, the transcendental Personality of Godhead accepts forms in the material world f..."
08:2908:29, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,740 N The pure devotees of the Lord are described here as vipascita, or the learned who are in the knowledge of the Lord perfectly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore the pure devotees of the Lord are described here as vipaścita, or the learned who are in the knowledge of the Lord..."
08:2508:25, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,947 N The worship of the pure devotee never stops, whereas the worship of the impersonalist stops after his attainment of salvation, when he merges in the impersonal form of the Lord known as the brahmajyoti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The worship of the pure devotee never stops, whereas the worship of the impersonalist stops after his attainment of salvation,..."
08:1208:12, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,641 N The pure devotees of the Lord are worshipers of the Lord both in the beginning and also in the perfect stage of salvation, eternally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the pure devotees of the Lord are worshipers of the Lord both in the beginning and also in the perfect stage of salvation, ete..."
08:0708:07, 18 August 2020 diff hist +4,919 N What the pure devotees worship from the very beginning are eternal forms of the Lord existing in the Vaikuntha planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"What the pure devotees worship from the very beginning are eternal forms of the Lord existing in the Vaikuṇṭha planets"}}..."

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