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14:4214:42, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,971 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is said, aham krtsnasya jagatah prabhavah: the cosmic manifestation is a display of the energy of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, ahaṁ kṛtsnasya jagataḥ prabhavaḥ: the cosmic manifestation is a display of the ener..."
14:3814:38, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,947 N Goloka eva nivasati: although He is perfectly and eternally present in Goloka Vrndavana in Vaikuntha, He is nevertheless all-pervading (akhilatma-bhutah). The all-pervading feature of the Lord is called the Supersoul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Goloka eva nivasati: although He is perfectly and eternally present in Goloka Vṛndāvana in Vaikuṇṭha, He is nevertheles..."
14:3314:33, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,052 N During the creation the Lord also exists as He is in the Vaikunthas, and He also exists as the Supersoul within the material universes. This is confirmed in the Brahma-samhita - BS 5.38 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"During the creation the Lord also exists as He is in the Vaikuṇṭhas, and He also exists as the Supersoul within the materi..."
14:3114:31, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,051 N The words (of CC Adi 1.53) pascad aham indicate that the Lord exists after the dissolution of the cosmic manifestation. When the material world is dissolved, the Lord still exists personally in the Vaikunthas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words paścād aham indicate that the Lord exists after the dissolution of the cosmic manifestation. When the material wor..."
14:2314:23, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,145 N Before the creation there was neither cause nor effect, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead existed with His full opulence and energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before the creation there was neither cause nor effect, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead existed with His full opulence..."
14:2014:20, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,448 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.8) the Lord says, aham sarvasya prabhavah - I am the fountainhead of all emanations - The material cosmos, being temporary, is sometimes manifest and sometimes unmanifest, but its energy emanates from the Supreme Absolute Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā"|"the Lord says, ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ"|"I am the fountainhead of all emanations"|"The material c..."
14:1414:14, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,263 N The source of birth of the cosmic manifestation, or mahat-tattva, is the Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed throughout Srimad-Bhagavatam and the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The source of birth of the cosmic manifestation, or mahat-tattva, is the Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed throughout..."
14:1214:12, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,837 N Neither cause nor effect existed in the beginning; they emanated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as did the energy of time. This is stated in the Vedanta-sutra - janmady asya yatah Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neither cause nor effect existed in the beginning; they emanated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as did the energy of..."
14:0614:06, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,063 N Sat means - effect, asat means - cause, and param refers to the ultimate truth, which is transcendental to cause and effect. The cause of the creation is called the mahat-tattva, or total material energy, and its effect is the creation itself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sat means "effect," asat means "cause," and param refers to the ultimate truth, which is transcendental to cause and effect. T..."
14:0214:02, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,134 N The Absolute Truth is the Supreme Person, Bhagavan, as Srimad-Bhagavatam explains Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth is the Supreme Person, Bhagavān, as Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam explains"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{comp..."
12:2812:28, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,461 N One has to penetrate the impersonal effulgence to see the face of the Supreme Lord (ISO 15). If one desires to reach the source of the sunshine, he has to travel through the sunshine to reach the sun and then meet the predominating deity there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one has to penetrate the impersonal effulgence to see the face of the Supreme Lord. If one desires to reach the source of the..."
12:2112:21, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,298 N Since impersonalists cannot understand the source of the Brahman energy, they mistakenly choose to think this impersonal Brahman the ultimate or absolute goal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since impersonalists cannot understand the source of the Brahman energy, they mistakenly choose to think this impersonal Brahm..."
12:1212:12, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,178 N From the Brahman energy the creation appears, just as a cloud appears in sunshine. From the cloud comes rain, from the rain comes vegetation, and from the vegetation come fruits and flowers, which are the basis of subsistence for many other forms of life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From that Brahman energy the creation appears, just as a cloud appears in sunshine. From the cloud comes rain, from the rain c..."
12:0912:09, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,360 N Just as the sun is a localized planet with the sunshine expanding unlimitedly from that source, so the Absolute Truth is the Supreme Personality of Godhead with His effulgence of energy, Brahman, expanding unlimitedly Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Just as the sun is a localized planet with the sunshine expanding unlimitedly from that source, so the Absolute Truth is the S..."
12:0512:05, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,942 N The word yat (of CC Adi 1.53) refers to Brahman, the impersonal effulgence of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word yat refers to Brahman, the impersonal effulgence of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
12:0212:02, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,663 N When the Lord says aham it is to be understood that He exists with full potency, including all opulences Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the Lord says aham, therefore, it is to be understood that He exists with full potency, including all opulences"}} {{note..."
11:5811:58, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,853 N If one thinks of a king, he automatically thinks of his secretaries, ministers, military commanders, palaces and so on. Since a king has such opulences, one can simply try to imagine the opulences of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one thinks of a king, he automatically thinks of his secretaries, ministers, military commanders, palaces and so on. Since..."
11:5311:53, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,040 N The word - creation - refers to the material creation because in the spiritual world everything exists eternally and there is no creation or dissolution Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"refers to the material creation because in the spiritual world everything exists eternally and there is no creation or dissolu..."
11:5111:51, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,030 N It is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita that although the creation is periodically dissolved, there is another abode, which is never dissolved Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā that although the creation is periodically dissolved, there is another abode, whic..."
11:4811:48, 14 February 2021 diff hist +9,104 N There are innumerable Vaikuntha planets in the spiritual sky, and on each of them Visnu resides with His associates and His paraphernalia Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are innumerable Vaikuṇṭha planets in the spiritual sky, and on each of them Viṣṇu resides with His associates an..."
11:4511:45, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,958 N Vasudevo va idam agra asin na brahma na ca sankarah. The meaning of this mantra is that before creation there was no existence of Brahma or Siva, for only Visnu existed. Visnu exists in His abode, the Vaikunthas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vāsudevo vā idam agra āsīn na brahmā na ca śaṅkaraḥ. The meaning of this mantra is that before creation there was no..."
11:4011:40, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,924 N Before the creation and after its dissolution, only the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His associates exist; there is no existence of the material elements. This is confirmed in the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Before the creation and after its dissolution, only the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His associates exist; there is no e..."
11:3711:37, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,944 N Aham has a specific meaning; it is not a vague term that can be whimsically interpreted. Aham, when spoken by Krsna, refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead and nothing else Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aham has a specific meaning; it is not a vague term that can be whimsically interpreted. Aham, when spoken by Kṛṣṇa, ref..."
11:3411:34, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,861 N The Personality of Godhead, speaking to Brahma, uses aham while describing His own transcendental form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Personality of Godhead, speaking to Brahmā, uses aham while describing His own transcendental form"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..."
11:2811:28, 14 February 2021 diff hist +8,386 N Aham means - I; therefore the speaker who is saying aham, - I, must have His own personality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aham means "I"; therefore the speaker who is saying aham, "I," must have His own personality"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..."
10:5210:52, 14 February 2021 diff hist +3,643 N The Supreme Truth is a transcendental person, free from all tinges of the material elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Truth is a transcendental person, free from all tinges of the material elements"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}}..."
10:4810:48, 14 February 2021 diff hist +4,045 N Without submission and service in the forms of hearing, chanting and the others mentioned above (in CC Adi 1.52), impersonalists cannot penetrate to the mysterious region of transcendence where the Supreme Truth is a transcendental person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"without submission and service in the forms of hearing, chanting and the others mentioned above, cannot penetrate to the myste..."
10:4210:42, 14 February 2021 diff hist +3,932 N Impersonalists who depend upon the strength of their poor fund of knowledge and morbid speculative habits cannot penetrate to the mysterious region of transcendence where the Supreme Truth is a transcendental person Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"cannot penetrate to the mysterious region of transcendence where the Supreme Truth is a transcendental person"|"impersonalists..."
10:3610:36, 14 February 2021 diff hist +3,945 N The Lord's mercy descends to a devotee like Brahma and, through Brahma, to Narada, from Narada to Vyasa, from Vyasadeva to Sukadeva and so on in the bona fide chain of disciplic succession Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord's mercy descends to a devotee like Brahmā and, through Brahmā, to Nārada, from Nārada to Vyāsa, from Vyāsadeva..."
10:3210:32, 14 February 2021 diff hist +3,824 N The truth of these mysteries (of Krsna's uncommon acts and attributes) was revealed to Brahma by the descending process, without the help of the ascending one Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The truth of these mysteries was revealed to Brahmā by the descending process, without the help of the ascending one"}} {{not..."
10:2710:27, 14 February 2021 diff hist +4,461 N One aspect of Krsna's uncommon acts and attributes is presented in the scientific knowledge of the Bhagavad-gita, which is read and adored all over the world by all classes of scholars, with as many interpretations as there are empiric philosophers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one aspect of which is presented in the scientific knowledge of the Bhagavad-gītā, which is read and adored all over the wor..."
10:2010:20, 14 February 2021 diff hist +4,378 N Krsna entering the rasa dance with the damsels of Vraja, expanding Himself in as many forms as there were damsels in the dance - these and innumerable other uncommon acts and attributes are all mysteries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"entering the rāsa dance with the damsels of Vraja, expanding Himself in as many forms as there were damsels in the dance—th..."
10:1610:16, 14 February 2021 diff hist +4,328 N His (Krsna's) uncommon activities like lifting Govardhana Hill, marrying more than sixteen thousand queens at Dvaraka these and innumerable other uncommon acts and attributes are all mysteries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His uncommon activities like lifting Govardhana Hill, marrying more than sixteen thousand queens at Dvārakā"|"these and innu..."

18:3818:38, 13 February 2021 diff hist +4,555 N His qualities, as the responsive PG to pure devotees and as impersonal Brahman to dry speculators - these & innumerable other uncommon acts & attributes are all mysteries, one aspect of which is presented in the scientific knowledge of the Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"these and innumerable other uncommon acts and attributes are all mysteries, one aspect of which is presented in the scientific..."
18:3418:34, 13 February 2021 diff hist +4,569 N The innumerable forms of the Lord, such as Syamasundara, Narayana, Rama and Gaurasundara; the colors of these forms (white, red, yellow, cloudlike syama and others) - these and innumerable other uncommon acts and attributes are all mysteries Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The innumerable forms of the Lord, such as Śyāmasundara, Nārāyaṇa, Rāma and Gaurasundara; the colors of these forms (wh..."
17:5317:53, 13 February 2021 diff hist +2,462 N The Lord said to Brahma that since He was pleased with him, by His grace the mystery (of transcendental knowledge about Him) was being revealed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord said to Brahmā that since He was pleased with him, by His grace the mystery was being revealed"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
17:4517:45, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,321 N Hearing, chanting, remembering, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, worshiping, praying, assisting, fraternizing with the Lord, and sacrificing everything for Him are different parts of the same devotional service, which is full of transcendental mystery Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"hearing, chanting, remembering, serving the lotus feet of the Lord, worshiping, praying, assisting, fraternizing with the Lord..."
17:1517:15, 13 February 2021 diff hist +2,976 N There are nine alternative transcendental means of attaining the stage (of personal attachment to Krsna, with a resulting effect of detachment from anything "non-Krsna"): (8) fraternizing with the Lord, and (9) sacrificing everything for Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"fraternizing with the Lord, and sacrificing everything for Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021..."
17:1017:10, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,034 N There are nine alternative transcendental means of attaining the stage (of personal attachment to Krsna, with a resulting effect of detachment from anything "non-Krsna"): (5) worshiping, (6) praying, (7) assisting Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"worshiping, praying, assisting, fraternizing with the Lord, and sacrificing everything for Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
17:0017:00, 13 February 2021 diff hist +1,064 N There are nine alternative transcendental means of attaining the stage (of personal attachment to Krsna, with a resulting effect of detachment from anything "non-Krsna"): (1) hearing, (2) chanting, (3) remembering, (4) serving the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are nine alternative transcendental means of attaining this stage: hearing, chanting, remembering, serving the lotus fee..."
16:4516:45, 13 February 2021 diff hist +2,931 N The mystery of this knowledge (In a sense, there is nothing but Sri Krsna, and yet nothing is Sri Krsna save & except His primeval personality) culminates in personal attachment to the Lord, with a resulting effect of detachment from anything - non-Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mystery of this knowledge culminates in personal attachment to the Lord, with a resulting effect of detachment from anythi..."
16:3616:36, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,104 N In a sense, there is nothing but Sri Krsna, and yet nothing is Sri Krsna save and except His primeval personality. This knowledge constitutes a complete transcendental science, and Visnu wanted to give Brahmaji full knowledge about that science Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In a sense, there is nothing but Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and yet nothing is Śrī Kṛṣṇa save and except His primeval personal..."
16:2316:23, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,086 N Transcendental knowledge of Sri Krsna is deeper than the impersonal knowledge of Brahman, for it includes knowledge of not only His form and personality but also everything else related to Him. There is nothing in existence not related to Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Transcendental knowledge of Śrī Kṛṣṇa is deeper than the impersonal knowledge of Brahman, for it includes knowledge of..."
15:4815:48, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,293 N These instructions (CC Adi 1.51-56), which are reproduced from Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 2.9.31-36), were imparted by the Personality of Godhead, acting as the supreme spiritual master Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These instructions, which are reproduced from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 2.9.31-36), were imparted by the Personality of Godhead..."
15:4515:45, 13 February 2021 diff hist +5,850 N Lord Brahma inquired about the potency of the Supreme Lord, and the Personality of Godhead answered his inquiry in the following six consecutive statements (CC Adi 1.51-56) - from SB 2.9.31-36 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Brahmā inquired about the potency of the Supreme Lord, and the Personality of Godhead answered his inquiry in the follow..."
15:2015:20, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,385 N In time, material scientists may also know how we can communicate with the Vaikuntha world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In time, material scientists may also know how we can communicate with the Vaikuṇṭha world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal..."
15:1015:10, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,767 N Refraining from sensual enjoyment, one should voluntarily accept all sorts of difficulties for spiritual realization. This is called tapasya. An enjoyer of the senses can never realize God, godliness or the science of theistic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Refraining from sensual enjoyment, one should voluntarily accept all sorts of difficulties for spiritual realization. This is..."
15:0515:05, 13 February 2021 diff hist +3,636 N There are many instances in the revealed scriptures of the Personality of Godhead's acting as the spiritual master from within. The Personality of Godhead was the spiritual master who instructed Brahma, the original living being in the cosmic creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many instances in the revealed scriptures of the Personality of Godhead's acting as the spiritual master from within..."
14:4814:48, 13 February 2021 diff hist +2,745 N Exchanges of thoughts in regard to Krsna give pleasure to the Lord, who therefore favors such devotees with all enlightenment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"exchanges of thoughts in regard to Kṛṣṇa give pleasure to the Lord, who therefore favors such devotees with all enlighte..."
14:3214:32, 13 February 2021 diff hist +2,973 N This awakening of divine consciousness enthralls a devotee, who thus relishes his eternal transcendental mellow. Such an awakening is awarded only to those convinced by devotional service about the transcendental nature of the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This awakening of divine consciousness enthralls a devotee, who thus relishes his eternal transcendental mellow. Such an awake..."

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