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15:2215:22, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,728 N They (the lowest class of men (adhama)) give the argument of ghatakasa-patakasa, in which the body is compared to a pot with the sky within and the sky without Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They give the argument of ghaṭākāśa-paṭākāśa, in which the body is compared to a pot with the sky within and the sky..."
15:1615:16, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,771 N In their (the lowest class of men's (adhama)) opinion, as soon as the designations of the material body are dissolved, the jiva, the living entity, will mix with the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In their opinion, as soon as the designations of the material body are dissolved, the jīva, the living entity, will mix with..."
15:0815:08, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,852 N The lowest (adhama) think that there is no difference between God and the living entity except that the living entity is under designations whereas the Absolute Truth has no designations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The lowest (adhama) think that there is no difference between God and the living entity except that the living entity is under..."
15:0215:02, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,611 N There are three classes of men - the lowest (adhama), those in the middle (madhyama), and the best - uttama Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are three classes of men—the lowest (adhama), those in the middle (madhyama), and the best (uttama"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
14:5514:55, 13 November 2020 diff hist +9,005 N This verse (SB 6.4.34) is meant for fools, whose knowledge has been stolen by illusion (mayayapahrta jnanah (BG 7.15)). Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that such persons, jnani-maninah, think themselves very advanced, but they are unintelligent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"this verse is especially meant for such fools, whose knowledge has been stolen by illusion (māyayāpahṛta jñānāḥ (BG 7..."
14:4314:43, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,919 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura comments that this verse (SB 6.4.34) is especially meant for the impersonalist, who thinks that he himself is the Supreme because there is no difference between the living being and God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura comments that this verse is especially meant for the impersonalist, who thinks tha..."
14:2614:26, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,908 N Daksa prays, "One may think of You (God) as personal, impersonal or imaginary, but I wish to pray to Your Lordship that You fulfill my desires to see You as You actually are Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dakṣa prays, "One may think of You as personal, impersonal or imaginary, but I wish to pray to Your Lordship that You fulfil..."
14:1814:18, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,815 N Unintelligent persons want to imagine or concoct a form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but devotees want to worship the actual Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unintelligent persons want to imagine or concoct a form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but devotees want to worship th..."
14:1214:12, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,829 N Sevonmukhe hi jihvadau svayam eva sphuraty adah: (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.234) one can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead only through devotional service. This is also explained by God Himself in Bhagavad-gita - BG 18.55 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ: [Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.234] one can understand the Supreme Persona..."
14:0114:01, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,216 N He (God) reveals Himself, but He cannot be understood by speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He reveals Himself, but He cannot be understood by speculation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2020..."
13:5713:57, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,554 N The conditioned soul cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by speculative knowledge or by imagination. One must know the Supreme Personality of Godhead by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditioned soul cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead by speculative knowledge or by imagination. One must..."
13:5313:53, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,652 N In a prayer in Srimad-Bhagavatam, Queen Kunti says, "My dear Lord, You exist inside and outside, yet no one can see You Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In a prayer in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Queen Kuntī says, "My dear Lord, You exist inside and outside, yet no one can see You"}}..."
13:4813:48, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,728 N As Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita, "I know everything, but no one knows Me." This is the difference between the Supreme Lord and an ordinary living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā, "I know everything, but no one knows Me." This is the difference between the Supreme L..."
13:4213:42, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,664 N The omnipotent Supreme Lord knows everything, but the living being does not actually know the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the omnipotent Supreme Lord knows everything, but the living being does not actually know the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}..."
13:3813:38, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,651 N Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura describes the difference between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and an ordinary living being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura describes the difference between the Supreme Personality of Godhead and an ordinar..."
13:3313:33, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,548 N Daksa wanted to worship not an imaginary form, but the supreme form of Lord Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Dakṣa, however, wanted to worship not an imaginary form, but the supreme form of Lord Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|A..."

17:5517:55, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,209 N Although His original name is Krsna (krsnas tu bhagavan svayam (SB 1.3.28)), He acts in unlimited ways, and according to His work He has many, many thousands of names Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although His original name is Kṛṣṇa (kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam (SB 1.3.28)), He acts in unlimited ways, and there..."
17:4917:49, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,233 N Although He (Krsna) appeared as a human being, He married 16,108 wives, which is impossible for a human being to do. The Lord performs such activities to show people how great He is, how affectionate He is and how merciful He is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although He appeared as a human being, He married 16,108 wives, which is impossible for a human being to do. The Lord performs..."
17:3817:38, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,455 N He (God) appears in His original form as Krsna, sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1), to carry out His mission of participating in the Battle of Kuruksetra and pastimes to protect the devotees and vanquish the demons (BG 4.8). This is His mercy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He appears in His original form as Kṛṣṇa, sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha (BS 5.1), to carry out His mission of participating in..."
17:3017:30, 12 November 2020 diff hist +6,897 N Less intelligent men are under the impression that the Lord has no form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"less intelligent men are under the impression that the Lord has no form"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..."
17:2517:25, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,457 N These names (of Krsna) already exist, but since nondevotees cannot understand the names of the Lord, He is sometimes called anama, or nameless. This means that He has no material names. All His activities are spiritual, and He has spiritual names Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These names already exist, but since nondevotees cannot understand the names of the Lord, He is sometimes called anāma, or na..."
17:1717:17, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,244 N Such activities (Krsna's) are very attractive, and He is sometimes called Giridhari, Madhusudana, Agha-nisudana and so on. Because He acted as the son of Nanda Maharaja, He is called Nanda-tanuja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such activities are very attractive, and therefore He is sometimes called Giridhārī, Madhusūdana, Agha-niṣūdana and so o..."
17:1017:10, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,382 N Krsna means "all-attractive." This is the Lord's name because His transcendental qualities make Him very attractive. As a small boy He lifted Govardhana Hill, and in His childhood He killed many demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa means "all-attractive." This is the Lord's name because His transcendental qualities make Him very attractive. As..."
17:0217:02, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,177 N The Lord's name already exists because of His transcendental activities. The Lord is sometimes called guna-karma-nama because He is named according to His transcendental activities. For example, Krsna means "all-attractive Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord's name already exists because of His transcendental activities. The Lord is sometimes called guṇa-karma-nāma becau..."
16:5416:54, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,293 N Persons to whom the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not revealed cannot see how He is working, and therefore they think that even if there is God, He has nothing to do or has no particular name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Persons to whom the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not revealed cannot see how He is working, and therefore they think that..."
16:4916:49, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,001 N He (God) has nothing to do personally, for since His potencies are perfect, everything is immediately done by His will Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He has nothing to do personally, for since His potencies are perfect, everything is immediately done by His will"}} {{notes|}}..."
16:4316:43, 12 November 2020 diff hist +6,940 N The unintelligent cannot see how He (God) is working and how the entire material nature is working under His direction. His different potencies work perfectly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The unintelligent, however, cannot see how He is working and how the entire material nature is working under His direction. Hi..."
16:3816:38, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,098 N Unintelligent persons say that the Lord does nothing. Actually He has nothing to do, but nevertheless He has to do everything, because without His sanction no one can do anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unintelligent persons say that the Lord does nothing. Actually He has nothing to do, but nevertheless He has to do everything,..."
16:2616:26, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,314 N Others may continue merely arguing about whether the Absolute Truth has form or not, but when a devotee, by the grace of the Lord, sees the Lord personally, he becomes spiritually ecstatic Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Others may continue merely arguing about whether the Absolute Truth has form or not, but when a devotee, by the grace of the L..."
16:1616:16, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,039 N He (God) exhibits His transcendental forms, names and activities. That is His special mercy toward His devotees Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He exhibits His transcendental forms, names and activities. That is His special mercy toward His devotees"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
16:1216:12, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,084 N Although the Lord is unborn (aja) and His body never undergoes material changes, He nevertheless appears as an incarnation, maintaining Himself always in the transcendental stage - suddha-sattva Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the Lord is unborn (aja) and His body never undergoes material changes, He nevertheless appears as an incarnation, ma..."
15:5215:52, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,241 N Unintelligent men who cannot understand this think that these names, forms and pastimes are material, and they deny that He (Krsna) has a name or a form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unintelligent men who cannot understand this think that these names, forms and pastimes are material, and therefore they deny..."
15:4515:45, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,322 N To show His causeless mercy to the devotees, as well as to the nondevotees, Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appears in this material world with names, forms and pastimes, all of which are transcendental Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To show His causeless mercy to the devotees, as well as to the nondevotees, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a..."
15:4015:40, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,094 N The vibration of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra is not a material sound, and similarly the form of the Lord and His appearance and activities are all nonmaterial Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The vibration of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is not a material sound, and similarly the form of the Lord and His appeara..."
15:3515:35, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,504 N Simply by chanting the name of Narayana to call his son, Ajamila attained salvation. This means that Narayana is not an ordinary mundane name; it is nonmaterial. The word anama indicates that the names of the Supreme do not belong to this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by chanting the name of Nārāyaṇa to call his son, Ajāmila attained salvation. This means that Nārāyaṇa is not..."
15:2415:24, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,210 N In regard to the significant word anama-rupah, Sri Sridhara Svami says, prakrta-nama-rupa-rahito 'pi. The word anama, which means "having no name," indicates that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has no material name Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In regard to the significant word anāma-rūpaḥ, Śrī Śrīdhara Svāmī says, prākṛta-nāma-rūpa-rahito 'pi. The word..."
15:1715:17, 12 November 2020 diff hist +8,116 N Srila Madhvacarya says that less intelligent nondevotees think that their conclusion is the ultimate, but because devotees are completely learned, they can understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate goal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Madhvācārya says that less intelligent nondevotees think that their conclusion is the ultimate, but because devotees..."
15:0815:08, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,834 N When Arjuna was shown the virat-rupa of Krsna, he saw it, but he did not want to see it perpetually. He requested the Lord to return to His original form as two-armed Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Arjuna was shown the virāṭ-rūpa of Kṛṣṇa, he saw it, but he did not want to see it perpetually. He therefore re..."
14:5814:58, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,911 N The directions given by the bhakti-sastra point one in the perfect direction because the Supreme Personality of Godhead says in Bhagavad-gita, bhaktya mam abhijanati: (BG 18.55) "Only by devotional service am I to be known Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The directions given by the bhakti-śāstra point one in the perfect direction because the Supreme Personality of Godhead says..."
14:5414:54, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,538 N The Sankhyites and yogis are both situated in that same Brahman, but they differ because of different angles of vision Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Sāṅkhyites and yogīs are both situated in that same Brahman, but they differ because of different angles of vision"}}..."
14:4914:49, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,980 N The word vastu-nisthayoh, which is used, indicates that both the yogis and Sankhyites have faith in the reality, but are arguing about it from the different viewpoints of material and spiritual identities. Parabrahman, or brhat, is the common point Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word vastu-niṣṭhayoḥ, which is used herein, indicates that both the yogīs and Sāṅkhyites have faith in the reali..."
14:4214:42, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,790 N The conception of the Absolute without hands and legs and the conception of the Absolute with hands and legs are apparently contradictory, but they both coincide with the same truth about the Supreme Absolute Person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conception of the Absolute without hands and legs and the conception of the Absolute with hands and legs are apparently co..."
14:3014:30, 12 November 2020 diff hist +8,035 N The Vedic mantras say: the Supreme Lord has no legs and hands, but He can accept whatever is offered to Him. Such statements accept that God has hands and legs, but deny that He has material hands and legs. This is why the Absolute is called aprakrta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic mantras say, apāṇi-pādo javano grahītā: the Supreme Lord has no legs and hands, but He can accept whatever is..."
14:2014:20, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,764 N The sankhya-sastra says that the Supreme Absolute Truth has no hands, no legs and no name: hy anama-rupa-guna-pani-padam acaksur asrotram ekam advitiyam api nama-rupadikam nasti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sāṅkhya-śāstra says that the Supreme Absolute Truth has no hands, no legs and no name: hy anāma-rūpa-guṇa-pāṇi..."
14:1314:13, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,841 N The pleasing appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's bodily features, His limbs and His dress are described. The sankhya-sastra denies the existence of the Lord's transcendental form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the pleasing appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead's bodily features, His limbs and His dress are described. The s..."
12:2712:27, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,668 N Although the impersonalists and personalists fight with one another, they focus upon the same Parabrahman, the same Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the impersonalists and personalists fight with one another, they focus upon the same Parabrahman, the same Absolute T..."
12:1912:19, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,828 N The Absolute Truth is one, but some accept Him as impersonal Brahman, some as the Supersoul existing everywhere, and some as Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The central point is the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Absolute Truth is one, but some accept Him as impersonal Brahman, some as the Supersoul existing everywhere, and some as B..."
12:1312:13, 12 November 2020 diff hist +8,015 N Sankhya means physical study of the cosmic situation through speculative knowledge. This is generally known as jnana-sastra. The Sankhyites are attached to the impersonal Brahman, but the Absolute Truth is known in three ways Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sāṅkhya, however, means physical study of the cosmic situation through speculative knowledge. This is generally known as j..."
12:0512:05, 12 November 2020 diff hist +8,032 N The devotee tries to come directly in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas the yogi tries to find the Supersoul within the heart by meditation. Thus, both directly and indirectly, yoga means bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee tries to come directly in touch with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas the yogī tries to find the Super..."
11:5311:53, 12 November 2020 diff hist +7,840 N The word yoga-sankhyayoh is very important. Yoga means bhakti-yoga because yogis also accept the existence of the all-pervading Supreme Soul and try to see that Supreme Soul within their hearts Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word yoga-sāṅkhyayoḥ is very important. Yoga means bhakti-yoga because yogīs also accept the existence of the all-pe..."

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