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16:0616:06, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,761 N Material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation, but the original cause is Narayana, Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation, but the original cause is Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa"}} {{n..." current
16:0216:02, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,738 N In the Caitanya-caritamrta it is said that understanding prakrti, or nature, to be the cause of everything is like understanding the nipples on the neck of a goat to be the cause of milk Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Caitanya-caritāmṛta it is said that understanding prakṛti, or nature, to be the cause of everything is like unders..."
16:0016:00, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,635 N Krsna is the remote cause, and material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is the remote cause, and material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..." current
15:5715:57, 25 September 2020 diff hist +6,024 Although He is the supreme cause, the cause of all causes, He is still parama, transcendental, and His form is sac-cid-ananda, eternal, spiritual bliss. Krsna is the shelter of everything, and this is the verdict of all scripture No edit summary current
15:5515:55, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,192 Krsna, who is known as Govinda, is the Supreme Godhead. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, and He is the prime cause of all causes No edit summary current
15:5115:51, 25 September 2020 diff hist +6,211 N The Vedanta-sutra confirms, janmady asya yatah: (SB 1.1.1) the creation, maintenance and dissolution of this cosmic manifestation are due to the existence of the Supreme Lord. Nonetheless, God is unaffected by all these changes in the material elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedānta-sūtra confirms, janmādy asya yataḥ: (SB 1.1.1) the creation, maintenance and dissolution of this cosmic manif..."
15:4815:48, 25 September 2020 diff hist +6,082 N Although the material, or physical, elements are the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are separate. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is therefore not affected by material conditions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the material, or physical, elements are the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are separate. The Supr..." current
15:4515:45, 25 September 2020 diff hist +6,091 This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.4): "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these eight comprise My separated material energies." No edit summary current
15:4515:45, 25 September 2020 diff hist +6,099 N This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.4): "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these eight comprise My separated material energies." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.4): bhūmir āpo 'nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva ca ahaṅkāra itīyaṁ m..."
15:4015:40, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,762 N Although the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the original cause of the total cosmic manifestation, He is unaffected by the material existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the original cause of the total cosmic manifestation, He is unaffected by the m..." current
15:3615:36, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,819 N Darkness, illumination and clouds sometimes appear and sometimes disappear, but even when they have disappeared, the potency is still there, always existing Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Darkness, illumination and clouds sometimes appear and sometimes disappear, but even when they have disappeared, the potency i..."
13:3913:39, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,315 N Similarly, this cosmic creation is sometimes manifest and sometimes unmanifest, as stated in Bhagavad-gita (8.19) - bhutva bhutva praliyate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, this cosmic creation is sometimes manifest and sometimes unmanifest, as stated in Bhagavad-gītā ((8.19) bhūtvā..."
13:3413:34, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,195 N Being the rays of the sun, the sunshine is nondifferent from the sun. Similarly, all the planets, resting on the sunshine, are nondifferent from the sun Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being the rays of the sun, the sunshine is nondifferent from the sun. Similarly, all the planets, resting on the sunshine, are..."
13:3013:30, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,470 N The sunshine is light, the sun globe itself is light, and the sun-god is also light. However, the sunshine is not identical with the sun-god, Vivasvan. This is the meaning of simultaneously one and different - acintya-bhedabheda-tattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sunshine is light, the sun globe itself is light, and the sun-god is also light. However, the sunshine is not identical wi..." current
13:2813:28, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,519 N It is not necessary for the king to live in every room of that palace for it to be his. He may be physically absent from the rooms, but still the entire palace is understood to be his royal domicile Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not necessary for the king to live in every room of that palace for it to be his. He may be physically absent from the r..."
13:2413:24, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,399 N The proprietor of a house may live in one room of the house, but the entire house belongs to him. A king may live in one room in Buckingham Palace, but the entire palace is considered his property Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The proprietor of a house may live in one room of the house, but the entire house belongs to him. A king may live in one room..." current
13:2213:22, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,216 N In this verse (SB 4.31.16) the word padam indicates the place where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides. As confirmed in Isopanisad 1, isavasyam idam sarvam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"v"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020-09-25T13:22:09Z}} {{last|2020-09-25T13:22:09Z}} {{totals_by_..."
13:1813:18, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,490 N One may be in the sunshine, but he is not on the sun itself. Those who live in this material world are living on the bodily rays of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but they cannot see Him personally in the material condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may be in the sunshine, but he is not on the sun itself. Those who live in this material world are living on the bodily ra..."
13:1513:15, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,495 N Since the energy of the Supreme Lord is nondifferent from Him, this material cosmic manifestation is also nondifferent from Him, although it appears different. The sunshine is not different from the sun itself, but it is simultaneously also different Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the energy of the Supreme Lord is nondifferent from Him, this material cosmic manifestation is also nondifferent from Hi..."
11:1811:18, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,240 N It was also explained ( in SB 4.31.15) how the Supreme Personality of Godhead is all-pervasive. He is present within everything in this material manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was also explained how the Supreme Personality of Godhead is all-pervasive. He is present within everything in this materia..."
11:0711:07, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,359 N This (SB 4.31.16) confirms the philosophy of acintya-bhedabheda-tattva ("simultaneously one and different") propounded by Lord Sri Caitanya. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is simultaneously different and nondifferent from this cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This confirms the philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda-tattva"|"propounded by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The Supreme Person..."
10:5510:55, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,321 N This entire material creation comes from the body of the SP of G and at the time of annihilation again enters into Him. This process of creation and dissolution is made possible by the breathing of the Maha-Visnu, who is only a plenary portion of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This entire material creation comes from the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and at the time of annihilation again..."
10:5210:52, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,381 N The total material energy is generated from the body of Krsna, and at such a time the entire cosmic manifestation is visible. When Krsna winds up His energy, everything vanishes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the total material energy is generated from the body of Kṛṣṇa, and at such a time the entire cosmic manifestation is vis..." current
10:5010:50, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,501 N When there is no rain, food is scarce, and man and animal simply die. All vegetables, as well as moving living entities, are originally products of the earth. They come from the earth, and again they merge into the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When there is no rain, food is scarce, and man and animal simply die. All vegetables, as well as moving living entities, are o..."
10:4510:45, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,190 N Although Krsna is not personally present everywhere, His energy is the cause of all creation. The entire cosmic manifestation is nothing but a display of Krsna's energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Kṛṣṇa is not personally present everywhere, His energy is the cause of all creation. The entire cosmic manifest..."
10:4010:40, 25 September 2020 diff hist +3,885 N Because of their poor fund of knowledge, impersonalist philosophers cannot understand how everything comes out from the Supreme person and then merges into Him again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of their poor fund of knowledge, impersonalist philosophers cannot understand how everything comes out from the Suprem..."
10:3210:32, 25 September 2020 diff hist +2 As confirmed in Caitanya-caritamrta (CC Madhya 22.62), krsne bhakti kaile sarva-karma krta haya: if one is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is automatically accomplished No edit summary current
10:3210:32, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,767 N As confirmed in Caitanya-caritamrta (CC Madhya 22.62), krsne bhakti kaile sarva-karma krta haya: if one is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, everything is automatically accomplished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in Caitanya-caritāmṛta (CC Madhya 22.62), kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya: if one is engaged..."
10:3010:30, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,750 N It is neither necessary nor feasible to render separate service to the individual senses. The conclusion is that by serving Krsna (krsna-seva), everything is complete Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is neither necessary nor feasible to render separate service to the individual senses. The conclusion is that by serving K..."
10:2810:28, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,629 N If one tries to feed his eyes or ears independently, the result is only havoc. Simply by supplying food to the stomach, we satisfy all of the senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one tries to feed his eyes or ears independently, the result is only havoc. Simply by supplying food to the stomach, we sat..."
10:2210:22, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,532 N As described by Srila Rupa Gosvami, anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam: (CC Madhya 19.167) pure devotional service should not be contaminated by the touch of karma and jnana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"as described by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam: (CC Madhya 19.167) pure d..."
10:1710:17, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,567 N The fact is, that although karma and jnana cannot be successful without bhakti, bhakti does not require the help of karma and jnana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is, however, that although karma and jñāna cannot be successful without bhakti, bhakti does not require the help of..."
10:0610:06, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,891 N Sometimes people ask why this Krsna consciousness movement simply advocates worship of Krsna to the exclusion of the demigods. The answer is given in this verse (SB 4.31.14). The example of pouring water on the root of a tree is very appropriate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes people ask why this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement simply advocates worship of Kṛṣṇa to the exclusion of t..."
09:5009:50, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,286 N The conclusion is that one must come to the platform of bhakti-yoga, even though one may begin with karma-yoga, jnana-yoga or astanga-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that one must come to the platform of bhakti-yoga, even though one may begin with karma-yoga, jñāna-yoga o..." current
09:4809:48, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,151 N To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me (Krsna) with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me"}} {{notes..." current
09:4509:45, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,663 N The duty of the living entity is to understand his real identity. When he does, Krsna gives him all the facilities to come to the platform of devotional service. That is the perfection of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The duty of the living entity is to understand his real identity. When he does, Kṛṣṇa gives him all the facilities to co..."
09:4009:40, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,464 N The living entity is the marginal potency of the Supreme Lord, although there is factually no difference between the energy and the energetic Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is the marginal potency of the Supreme Lord, although there is factually no difference between the energy an..."
09:3709:37, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,540 N The living entity is never described as purusa, the Supreme Person; therefore to identify the living entity with the Supreme Lord is simply ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is never described as puruṣa, the Supreme Person; therefore to identify the living entity with the Supreme..." current
09:3209:32, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,586 N The entire cosmic manifestation is but a combination of matter and spirit. The spiritual part is the living entity, and these living entities are described as prakrti, or energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire cosmic manifestation is but a combination of matter and spirit. The spiritual part is the living entity, and these..." current
09:2909:29, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,704 N Besides this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine (Krsna's), which consists of all living entities who are struggling with material nature and are sustaining the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"besides this inferior nature, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is a superior energy of Mine, which consists of all living entities..."
09:2609:26, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,579 N Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these eight comprise My (Krsna's) separated material energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego—all together these eight comprise My separated material ene..."
09:2309:23, 25 September 2020 diff hist +4,016 N The living entity is the marginal energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the material world is the external energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is the marginal energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the material world is the external energy"..." current
09:1609:16, 25 September 2020 diff hist +3,899 N The yogis also at times take to chanting the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, but their purpose is different from that of the bhaktas. In all processes - karma, jnana or yoga - bhakti is required. That is the purport of this verse - SB 4.31.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The yogīs also at times take to chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, but their purpose is different from that of the b..."
09:0909:09, 25 September 2020 diff hist +3,362 N The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases - impersonal Brahman, Paramatma and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All these require a touch of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth is realized in three phases—impersonal Brahman, Paramātmā and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All t..."
09:0509:05, 25 September 2020 diff hist +3,783 N These are beneficial only insofar as they are complementary to devotional service. Caitanya Mahaprabhu therefore told Sanatana Gosvami that without a touch of devotional service, jnana, yoga and Sankhya philosophy cannot give one the desired results Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These are beneficial only insofar as they are complementary to devotional service. Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore told Sanāta..."
09:0209:02, 25 September 2020 diff hist +3,616 N Impersonalists do not take to devotional service, but take to other practices, such as the analytical study of the material elements, the discrimination between matter and spirit, and the mystic yoga system Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonalists do not take to devotional service, but take to other practices, such as the analytical study of the material el..." current
08:5408:54, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,394 N If one's senses cannot help him attain the highest perfection of life, realization of the Supreme, they are all useless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one's senses cannot help him attain the highest perfection of life, realization of the Supreme, they are all useless"}} {{n..."
08:5208:52, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,560 N Dogs can smell many things from a far distance. Many fish can understand by the power of sound that an enemy is coming. All these examples are described in Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"dogs can smell many things from a far distance. Many fish can understand by the power of sound that an enemy is coming. All th..."
08:4808:48, 25 September 2020 diff hist +870 N Certainly their (hawks' and vultures') eyesight is much keener than human beings', but this does not mean that their existence is more important than that of a human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Certainly their eyesight is much keener than human beings', but this does not mean that their existence is more important than..."
08:4608:46, 25 September 2020 diff hist +5,639 N Vultures or hawks can go very high in the sky, but can see a small body on the ground very clearly. This means that their eyesight is so keen that they can find an eatable corpse from a great distance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"vultures or hawks can go very high in the sky, but can see a small body on the ground very clearly. This means that their eyes..."

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