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11:4711:47, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,907 N Since the devotee considers the word "form" (akara) the common factor for both, he offers his respectful obeisances to the form, although others may go on arguing about whether the Absolute has a form or not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the devotee considers the word "form" (ākāra) the common factor for both, he offers his respectful obeisances to the f..."
11:3311:33, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,344 N They (the demoniac speculators) are kept in constant darkness, birth after birth, and cannot understand the real cause of all causes. This is the reason why there are so many schools of philosophical speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they are kept in constant darkness, birth after birth, and cannot understand the real cause of all causes. This is the reason..."
11:2611:26, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,159 N These (demoniac) speculators are envious of the existence of the Lord. Jagad ahur anisvaram: their conclusion is that the entire cosmic manifestation has no controller, but is just working naturally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These speculators are envious of the existence of the Lord. Jagad āhur anīśvaram: their conclusion is that the entire cosmi..."
11:1711:17, 12 November 2020 diff hist +6,852 N The great authority Parasara, the father of Vyasadeva, explains the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The great authority Parāśara, the father of Vyāsadeva, explains the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
11:1211:12, 12 November 2020 diff hist +6,916 N Kurvanti caisam muhur atma-moham: the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, purposely keeps them (the nondevotees) in darkness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kurvanti caiṣāṁ muhur ātma-moham: the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, purposely keeps them in darkness"}} {{no..."

18:3018:30, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,384 N Because of their envy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nondevotees are born in demoniac families life after life. They are great offenders, and because of their offenses the Supreme Lord keeps them always bewildered Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of their envy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nondevotees are born in demoniac families life after life. They a..."
18:2018:20, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,837 N All of these speculators are envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of these speculators are envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
18:1418:14, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,949 N Nondevotee speculators do not accept an ultimate cause - sarva-karana-karanam BS 5.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nondevotee speculators, however, do not accept an ultimate cause"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|20..."
18:0818:08, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,073 N Now, one might ask why there are so many philosophers if the ultimate goal of philosophy is one. Undoubtedly the ultimate cause is one - the Supreme Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now, one might ask why there are so many philosophers if the ultimate goal of philosophy is one. Undoubtedly the ultimate caus..."
18:0218:02, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,352 N In the Western countries there are also many philosophers with different views of creation, life, maintenance and annihilation. It is undoubtedly a fact that there are countless philosophers throughout the world, each of them contradicting the others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Western countries there are also many philosophers with different views of creation, life, maintenance and annihilation..."
17:5417:54, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,962 N In India there are many parties of philosophers, such as the dvaita-vadis, advaita-vadis, vaisesikas, mimamsakas, Mayavadis and svabhava-vadis, and each of them opposes the others Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India there are many parties of philosophers, such as the dvaita-vādīs, advaita-vādīs, vaiśeṣikas, mīmāṁsakas, M..."
17:5017:50, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,242 N Devotees have no problem understanding the ultimate cause of everything, but nondevotees must face many opposing elements because everyone who wants to be a prominent philosopher invents his own way Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees have no problem understanding the ultimate cause of everything, but nondevotees must face many opposing elements beca..."
17:4217:42, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,243 N Devotees accept that the ultimate cause is Krsna because this conclusion is supported by all Vedic literature and also by Krsna Himself, who says, aham sarvasya prabhavah: (BG 10.8) "I am the source of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotees accept that the ultimate cause is Kṛṣṇa because this conclusion is supported by all Vedic literature and also b..."
17:3517:35, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,856 Philosophy means finding the ultimate cause. As Vedanta-sutra very reasonably says, athato brahma jijnasa: human life is meant for understanding the ultimate cause No edit summary current
17:2617:26, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,215 N All speculators must disagree with other speculators; otherwise, why should there be so many opposing parties concerned with ascertaining the supreme cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All speculators must disagree with other speculators; otherwise, why should there be so many opposing parties concerned with a..."
17:2017:20, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,292 N Nondevotees have different ideas of creation, maintenance and annihilation, and they are called vadis and prativadis - proponents and counterproponents. It is understood from the statement of Mahabharata that there are many munis, or speculators Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Nondevotees have different ideas of creation, maintenance and annihilation, and therefore they are called vādīs and prativā..."
17:1317:13, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,151 N Since time immemorial or since the creation of the cosmic manifestation, the conditioned souls have formed various parties of philosophical speculation, but this is not true of the devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since time immemorial or since the creation of the cosmic manifestation, the conditioned souls have formed various parties of..."
17:0717:07, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,096 N As confirmed by Madhvacarya, ananyah sadrsabhavad eko rupady-abhedatah: Krsna has no cause nor any equal, and He is one because His various forms, as svamsa and vibhinnamsa, are nondifferent from Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed by Madhvācārya, ananyaḥ sadṛśābhāvād eko rūpādy-abhedataḥ: Kṛṣṇa has no cause nor any equal,..."
17:0217:02, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,148 N Anadir adir govindah sarva-karana-karanam: (BS 5.1) Govinda, Krsna, is the original cause of all causes, but He has no cause for His appearance as Govinda. Govinda expands in multifarious forms, but nevertheless they are one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam: (BS 5.1) Govinda, Kṛṣṇa, is the original cause of all causes, but H..."
16:5316:53, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,889 N We hear, vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah: (BG 7.19) if one knows that Vasudeva is the original cause of all causes, he becomes a perfect mahatma Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we hear, vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā sudurlabhaḥ: (BG 7.19) if one knows that Vāsudeva is the original cause of al..."
16:4916:49, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,717 N If the material world were not a part of His body, the Supreme Lord, the supreme cause, would be incomplete Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the material world were not a part of His body, the Supreme Lord, the supreme cause, would be incomplete"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
16:4516:45, 11 November 2020 diff hist +3,998 N Even this material world, which is conducted under the modes of material nature, is caused by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who also has an intimate relationship with the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even this material world, which is conducted under the modes of material nature, is caused by the Supreme Personality of Godhe..."
16:3916:39, 11 November 2020 diff hist +4,116 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the original cause, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gita - aham sarvasya prabhavah - BG 10.8 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, is the original cause, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
16:3316:33, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,331 N Simply by understanding the Supreme Lord, one goes beyond birth, death, old age and disease. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami advised Maharaja Pariksit in Srimad-Bhagavatam - in SB 2.1.5 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by understanding the Supreme Lord, one goes beyond birth, death, old age and disease. Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī there..."
16:2716:27, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,497 N If one can somehow or other, by the grace of the Lord, understand the transcendental position of the Lord, one becomes eternal. This is further confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita - BG 4.9 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one can somehow or other, by the grace of the Lord, understand the transcendental position of the Lord, one becomes eternal..."
16:1916:19, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,675 If one reaches the transcendental platform of understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he becomes well acquainted with everything, material and spiritual. This is confirmed in another Vedic mantra: tam eva viditvati mrtyum eti No edit summary current
16:1616:16, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,409 N As confirmed in the Vedas, yato vaco nivartante/ aprapya manasa saha: the name, form, attributes and paraphernalia of the Lord cannot be ascertained through a material dictionary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in the Vedas, yato vāco nivartante/ aprāpya manasā saha: the name, form, attributes and paraphernalia of the L..."
16:1016:10, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,497 N In praying to the Lord, Daksa does not wish material names and forms to be the objects of his worship; rather, he wants to worship the Lord, who existed before the creation of material dictionaries and names Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In praying to the Lord, Dakṣa does not wish material names and forms to be the objects of his worship; rather, he wants to w..."
16:0016:00, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,438 N Daksa very carefully points out that material designations cannot be names of the worshipable Lord: yad yan niruktam vacasa nirupitam. Nirukta refers to the Vedic dictionary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dakṣa very carefully points out that material designations cannot be names of the worshipable Lord: yad yan niruktaṁ vacas..."
15:5515:55, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,483 N How can He (Narayana) become daridra-narayana? Poverty is found within this material world, but in the spiritual world, there is no such thing as poverty. Therefore the idea of daridra-narayana is merely a concoction Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How can He become daridra-nārāyaṇa? Poverty is found within this material world, but in the spiritual world, there is no s..."
15:4615:46, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,426 N Sripada Sankaracarya was an impersonalist, but nevertheless he said, narayanah paro 'vyaktat: Narayana, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is not a person of the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya was an impersonalist, but nevertheless he said, nārāyaṇaḥ paro 'vyaktāt: Nārāyaṇa, the..."
15:4015:40, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,390 N One must receive knowledge from a person to whom the Lord has revealed Himself; there is no value in creating an imaginary name or form for the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one must receive knowledge from a person to whom the Lord has revealed Himself; there is no value in creating an imaginary nam..."
15:3315:33, 11 November 2020 diff hist +7,097 N Pracetasa, Daksa offers prayers unto the Transcendence, not to anyone within the material creation. Only fools and rascals think God a material creation. This is confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita - BG 9.11 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prācetasa, Dakṣa, herein offers prayers unto the Transcendence, not to anyone within the material creation. Only fools and..."
15:2515:25, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,517 N By our material concoctions, vibrations and thoughts we cannot ascertain the Supreme Lord. This is explained in the verse atah sri-krsna-namadi na bhaved grahyam indriyaih - CC Madhya 17.136 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by our material concoctions, vibrations and thoughts we cannot ascertain the Supreme Lord. This is explained in the verse ata..."
15:1915:19, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,668 N The Supreme Lord is the creator of everything, and this means that He existed when there was no creation. In other words, His name, form and qualities are not materially created entities; they are transcendental always Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is the creator of everything, and this means that He existed when there was no creation. In other words, His..."
15:0915:09, 11 November 2020 diff hist +6,433 N One who manufactures names, forms, qualities or paraphernalia pertaining to the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot understand Him, since He is beyond creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who manufactures names, forms, qualities or paraphernalia pertaining to the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot understa..."
14:5714:57, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,505 N Experiencing the Supreme Personality of Godhead is extremely difficult for those devoid of devotional service, but everything becomes easier for a devotee, and thus he can very easily meet the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"experiencing the Supreme Personality of Godhead is extremely difficult for those devoid of devotional service, but everything..."
14:5214:52, 11 November 2020 diff hist +8,954 N Extracting fire from wood is certainly difficult, but when the fire comes out it burns the wood to ashes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"extracting fire from wood is certainly difficult, but when the fire comes out it burns the wood to ashes"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
14:4614:46, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,402 N False happiness in the material world is the source of distress, but when one's endeavors for happiness are redirected toward the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, this tapa-kari element of misery is vanquished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"False happiness in the material world is the source of distress, but when one's endeavors for happiness are redirected toward..."
12:2512:25, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,047 N In the material world, the spiritual energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is manifested as tapa-kari, which means "causing miseries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, the spiritual energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is manifested as tāpa-karī, which means "c..."
12:2012:20, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,300 N Being pleased with the devotee, the Lord turns all his material impediments into spiritual service. In this connection Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura quotes a verse (SB 6.4.27-28) from the Visnu Purana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being pleased with the devotee, the Lord turns all his material impediments into spiritual service. In this connection Śrīla..."
12:1412:14, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,059 N When a devotee is eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he prays to the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a devotee is eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he prays to the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{co..."
12:1012:10, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,602 N Easily making his way through these impediments, a devotee comes directly in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. After all, the material impediments described in these verses (SB 6.4.27-28) are but various energies of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Easily making his way through these impediments, a devotee comes directly in contact with the Supreme Personality of Godhead...."
12:0212:02, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,356 N A pure devotee, by devotional service, is able to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead despite many material impediments, which are all various energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a pure devotee, by devotional service, is able to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead despite many material impediments, wh..."
11:5711:57, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,383 N By continuing this process (of hearing and chanting), one comes to the stage of transcendental love, and then he appreciates the transcendental name, form, qualities and pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By continuing this process, one comes to the stage of transcendental love, and then he appreciates the transcendental name, fo..."
11:4911:49, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,028 N The process of hearing and chanting enters the core of the heart, and in this way one becomes a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of hearing and chanting enters the core of the heart, and in this way one becomes a pure devotee"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
11:4311:43, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,279 N Coming in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is possible through pure devotional service, which begins with sravanam kirtanam visnoh - SB 7.5.23 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Coming in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead is possible through pure devotional service, which begins with śrava..."
11:3711:37, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,234 N Although the subject matter is durvijneyam, extremely difficult to understand, it becomes easy if one follows the prescribed method Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although the subject matter is durvijñeyam, extremely difficult to understand, it becomes easy if one follows the prescribed..."
11:3111:31, 11 November 2020 diff hist +9,479 N To understand Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, one must undergo severe penances and austerities, but since the path of devotional service is perfect, by following this process one can very easily come to the spiritual platform and understand the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To understand Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one must undergo severe penances and austerities, but since the..."
11:2411:24, 11 November 2020 diff hist +8,843 N One can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead after transcending all material impediments Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead after transcending all material impediments"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ang..."

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