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14:5114:51, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,455 N After the annihilation of everything, the Supreme Lord, because of His sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1), remains in His original form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the annihilation of everything, the Supreme Lord, because of His sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha (BS 5.1), remains in His origin..."
14:4114:41, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,459 N The Lord's person is the Absolute Truth in the past, present and future. In this regard, Madhvacarya quotes two verses from the Matsya Purana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord's person is the Absolute Truth in the past, present and future. In this regard, Madhvācārya quotes two verses from..."
14:3114:31, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,405 N Ordinary living beings assume material bodies, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ordinary living beings assume material bodies, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead does not"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela..."
14:2714:27, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,850 N Avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum asritam: (BG 9.11) although He (God) comes in His own body, which never changes mudhas, the unintelligent, think that the impersonal Brahman has assumed a material body to come in the form of a person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣīṁ tanum āśritam: (BG 9.11) although He comes in His own body, which never changes...."
12:2312:23, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,868 N There are actually no divisions of external and internal for the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1)), but when He appears in His own form the unintelligent think Him an ordinary person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are actually no divisions of external and internal for the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (sac-cid-ānanda-v..."
12:1612:16, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,516 N The Personality of Godhead appeared in Vrndavana as the son of mother Yasoda, who bound the Lord with rope just as an ordinary mother binds a material child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Personality of Godhead appeared in Vṛndāvana as the son of mother Yaśodā, who bound the Lord with rope just as an ord..."
12:1012:10, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,622 N Each person is eternal. Because the Lord says that He existed as a person before the creation (agre) and will also exist after the annihilation, the Lord is a person eternally Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Each person is eternal. Because the Lord says that He existed as a person before the creation (agre) and will also exist after..."
12:0412:04, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,674 N Before the creation, the Lord existed as a person, as indicated by the word aham. When Prajapati Daksa saw Him as a person, who was beautifully dressed and ornamented, he actually experienced the meaning of this word aham through devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before the creation, the Lord existed as a person, as indicated here by the word aham. When Prajāpati Dakṣa saw Him as a pe..."
11:5711:57, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,853 N The impersonal and localized conceptions of the Supreme Lord are more or less materially contaminated. The real spiritual process is bhakti-yoga. As the Lord says, bhaktya mam abhijanati: (BG 18.55) "Only by devotional service can I be understood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonal and localized conceptions of the Supreme Lord are more or less materially contaminated. The real spiritual proc..."
11:5011:50, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,539 N He (God) cannot be understood by speculative philosophical research or by meditation, since all such processes came into existence after the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He cannot be understood by speculative philosophical research or by meditation, since all such processes came into existence a..."
11:4511:45, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,313 The ultimate cause, the supreme cause of creation, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can be understood only by bhakti-yoga No edit summary current
11:4211:42, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,744 N Consideration of the Paramatma and impersonal Brahman arose after the creation; before the creation, only the Supreme Personality of Godhead existed. As firmly declared in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.55), the Lord can be understood only by bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Consideration of the Paramātmā and impersonal Brahman arose after the creation; before the creation, only the Supreme Person..."
11:3511:35, 14 November 2020 diff hist +7,608 N The word aham indicates a person. As explained in the Vedas (Katha Upanisad): the Lord is the supreme eternal among innumerable eternals and the supreme living being among the innumerable living beings. God is a person who also has impersonal features Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word aham indicates a person. As explained in the Vedas, nityo nityānāṁ cetanaś cetanānām (Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.2.1..."
11:2811:28, 14 November 2020 diff hist +5,165 N The various demigods are all acting under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and according to their various actions the demigods are differently named Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The various demigods are all acting under the protection of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and according to their various..."
11:2311:23, 14 November 2020 diff hist +5,219 N Anything done under the direction of the Vedic injunctions is called dharma, as described by the order carriers of Yamaraja Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anything done under the direction of the Vedic injunctions is called dharma, as described by the order carriers of Yamarāja"}..."
10:3810:38, 14 November 2020 diff hist +5,271 N In this way one can see how God is existing and how everything is managed perfectly because of the presence of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way one can see how God is existing and how everything is managed perfectly because of the presence of the Supreme Lor..."
10:3110:31, 14 November 2020 diff hist +5,286 N One should also respect the demigods and understand how they are situated, how they act and how they manage the activities of the various departments of this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should also respect the demigods and understand how they are situated, how they act and how they manage the activities of..."
10:2610:26, 14 November 2020 diff hist +5,335 N There are spiritual activities, such as the performance of Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, study of the Vedic knowledge, meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are spiritual activities, such as the performance of Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, study of the Vedic knowledge, meditat..."
10:1710:17, 14 November 2020 diff hist +5,020 N To engage in tapasya, or denial of material activities, is the first principle of spiritual life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To engage in tapasya, or denial of material activities, is the first principle of spiritual life"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Ange..."
10:0910:09, 14 November 2020 diff hist +5,463 N Intelligent persons can see God in His personal form, as stated in the sastras, but if one is very eager to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead immediately, face to face, he can see the Supreme Lord through this description Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Intelligent persons can see God in His personal form, as stated in the śāstras, but if one is very eager to see the Supreme..."

19:0519:05, 13 November 2020 diff hist +3,923 A living entity especially empowered to act on behalf of the Lord is called vibhuti, whereas the visnu-tattva incarnations of the Lord, such as the Matsya avatara (kesava dhrta-mina-sarira jaya jagad-isa hare), are called vibhava No edit summary
19:0319:03, 13 November 2020 diff hist +3,656 N From Lord Brahma down, all the living entities engaged in the service of the Lord are extraordinary and are called vibhuti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From Lord Brahmā down, all the living entities engaged in the service of the Lord are extraordinary and are called vibhūti"}..."
18:5718:57, 13 November 2020 diff hist +4,334 N Regardless of whether materially high or materially low, anyone engaged in the service of the Lord is spiritually very dear to Him. In this regard, Srila Madhvacarya gives quotation from the Tantra-nirnaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Regardless of whether materially high or materially low, anyone engaged in the service of the Lord is spiritually very dear to..."
18:4818:48, 13 November 2020 diff hist +4,156 N In the service of the Personality of Godhead, it is not that Lord Brahma is considered very great while an ordinary human being trying to preach the glories of the Lord is considered very low. There are no such distinctions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the service of the Personality of Godhead, it is not that Lord Brahmā is considered very great while an ordinary human bei..."
18:3918:39, 13 November 2020 diff hist +3,929 N Although Prajapati Daksa is not on the same level as Lord Brahma and Lord Siva, he is compared to them because he engages in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Prajāpati Dakṣa is not on the same level as Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, he is compared to them because he engages..."
18:3118:31, 13 November 2020 diff hist +3,567 N There are various types of incarnations or expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are various types of incarnations or expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Angela}}..."
18:2418:24, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,832 N Such activities (to induce the conditioned souls to become Krsna conscious) constitute real welfare work. By such activities, a preacher or anyone who endeavors to spread Krsna consciousness is recognized by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such activities constitute real welfare work. By such activities, a preacher or anyone who endeavors to spread Kṛṣṇa con..."
18:1818:18, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,925 N Following the examples of the previous acaryas, all the members of the Krsna consciousness movement should try to benefit the conditioned souls by inducing them to become Krsna conscious and giving them all facilities to do so Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Following the examples of the previous ācāryas, all the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should try to bene..."
18:1118:11, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,713 N If one gives the conditioned souls a chance to become Krsna conscious, all his activities are approved by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is extremely pleased Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one gives the conditioned souls a chance to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, all his activities are approved by the Supreme Pe..."
18:0418:04, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,868 N If one begets children with the purpose of training them to surrender to Krsna, fatherhood is very good. Similarly, when the spiritual master trains the conditioned souls to become Krsna conscious, his position is successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one begets children with the purpose of training them to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, fatherhood is very good. Similarly, when..."
17:5617:56, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,642 N Prajapati Daksa is trying to benefit the conditioned souls by begetting them to give them a life with a chance for liberation. Liberation means surrender to Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prajāpati Dakṣa is trying to benefit the conditioned souls by begetting them to give them a life with a chance for liberati..."
17:4917:49, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,880 N As confirmed in Caitanya-caritamrta, kabhu svarge uthaya, kabhu narake dubaya: the conditioned soul sometimes descends into nescience and sometimes gets some relief by being relatively freed from it. This is the life of the conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in Caitanya-caritāmṛta (CC Madhya 20.118), kabhu svarge uṭhāya, kabhu narake ḍubāya: the conditioned sou..."
17:4417:44, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,678 N If one does not come to this platform (of Krsna consciousness), he must continue in material existence perpetually, sometimes in the upper planets and sometimes in the lower planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one does not come to this platform, he must continue in material existence perpetually, sometimes in the upper planets and..."
17:2617:26, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,714 N The living entity's struggle for existence within the material world is due to his rebellious nature. Unless a living entity surrenders to Krsna, he must continue this life of struggle Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity's struggle for existence within the material world is due to his rebellious nature. Unless a living entity s..."
17:1917:19, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,924 N There is a chance of their being liberated, but nevertheless the conditioned souls, not taking advantage of this opportunity, continue in a life of sense enjoyment, and thus they are punished by birth and death again and again. This is the law of nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is a chance, of course, of their being liberated, but nevertheless the conditioned souls, not taking advantage of this o..."
17:1217:12, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,555 N All the living entities within this material world have revolted against the service of the Lord, and they remain within this material world as ever conditioned, nitya-baddha, taking birth again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All the living entities within this material world have revolted against the service of the Lord, and therefore they remain wi..."
17:0417:04, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,724 N The Lord says to Daksa, "You desire to benefit all living entities, and that is also My desire." The living entities who come in contact with the material world are meant to be corrected Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord says to Dakṣa, "You desire to benefit all living entities, and that is also My desire." The living entities who com..."
16:5516:55, 13 November 2020 diff hist +6,661 N Why does the creation take place in such a way that the living entities are put into conditioned life to suffer the threefold miseries imposed upon them by the material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why does the creation take place in such a way that the living entities are put into conditioned life to suffer the threefold..."
16:4916:49, 13 November 2020 diff hist +2,483 N The Krsna consciousness movement teaches one to follow the path toward the topmost perfection simply by performing devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement teaches one to follow the path toward the topmost perfection simply by performing devot..."
16:4516:45, 13 November 2020 diff hist +2,618 N As the Lord Himself confirms in Bhagavad-gita (BG 8.15), one reaches the highest perfection when he attains the fortune of realizing the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the Lord Himself confirms in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 8.15), one reaches the highest perfection when he attains the fortune of r..."
16:3816:38, 13 November 2020 diff hist +2,168 N When Prajapati Daksa saw the Supreme Lord in his presence, he simply fell flat, unable to speak or ask Him for anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Prajāpati Dakṣa saw the Supreme Lord in his presence, he simply fell flat, unable to speak or ask Him for anything"}}..."
16:3316:33, 13 November 2020 diff hist +2,290 N When Dhruva Maharaja saw the Lord in his presence, he said, svamin krtartho'smi varam na yace: (CC Madhya 22.42) "My dear Lord, I have nothing to ask from You. Now I am completely satisfied Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when Dhruva Mahārāja saw the Lord in his presence, he said, svāmin kṛtārtho'smi varaṁ na yāce: (CC Madhya 22.42) "My..."
16:2516:25, 13 November 2020 diff hist +2,063 N When one actually realizes or sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is filled with complete happiness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one actually realizes or sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is filled with complete happiness"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
16:2016:20, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,802 N One who accepts these conclusions (of the sastras) should be considered a first-class philosopher. Such a philosopher knows that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the Lord of the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one who accepts these conclusions should be considered a first-class philosopher. Such a philosopher knows that the Supreme Pe..."
16:1516:15, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,750 N Aham adir hi devanam: (BG 10.2) "I am (Krsna) the origin of all the demigods." Aham sarvasya prabhavah: (BG 10.8) "I am superior to everyone, even Brahma, Siva and the other demigods." These are the conclusions of the sastra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aham ādir hi devānām: (BG 10.2) "I am the origin of all the demigods." Ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ: (BG 10.8) "I am superio..."
16:0816:08, 13 November 2020 diff hist +9,051 N By the association of devotees he (the conditioned soul) may be able to understand that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita, mattah parataram nanyat kincid asti dhananjaya: (BG 7.7) There is no truth superior to Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by the association of devotees he may be able to understand that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As Lord K..."
16:0016:00, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,875 N They (the best philosophers) know that there are thirty-three million demigods just to convince the conditioned soul that there is a supreme power and to induce him to agree to worship one of these demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They know that there are thirty-three million demigods just to convince the conditioned soul that there is a supreme power and..."
15:5115:51, 13 November 2020 diff hist +8,782 N Uttamas tu harim prahus taratamyena tesu ca: such philosophers are the best because they know that the Supreme Personality of Godhead reveals Himself differently to worshipers in various modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Uttamās tu hariṁ prāhus tāratamyena teṣu ca: such philosophers are the best because they know that the Supreme Personal..."
15:4415:44, 13 November 2020 diff hist +9,119 N The best are those who understand the Supreme Lord (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (BS 5.1). His form is completely spiritual, full of bliss, and completely distinct from that of the conditioned soul or any other living entity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The best, however. are those who understand the Supreme Lord (sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha (BS 5.1). Pūrṇānandādi-guṇakaṁ..."
15:3015:30, 13 November 2020 diff hist +9,027 N When the pot breaks, the sky inside becomes one with the sky outside, and so the impersonalists say that the living being becomes one with God. This is their argument, but Madhvacarya says that such an argument is put forward by the lowest class of men Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the pot breaks, the sky inside becomes one with the sky outside, and so the impersonalists say that the living being beco..."

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