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10:28, 15 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The Lord is manifested to a pure devotee from within and without. This is one of the mysteries of the devotional relationship in which a devotee and the Lord are bound by a tie of spontaneous love (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord is manifested to a pure devotee from within and without. This is one of the mysteries of the devotional relationship...")
10:03, 15 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page His nose (of the surrendered soul) is engaged in smelling the spiritual aroma of the lotus feet of the Lord (Krsna). Similarly, his ears are engaged in hearing messages from Vaikuntha, and his hands embrace the lotus feet of the Lord and His associates (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His nose is engaged in smelling the spiritual aroma of the lotus feet of the Lord. Similarly, his ears are engaged in hearing...")
18:24, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page His (the surrendered soul's) eyes are engaged in seeing the beautiful couple Sri Radha and Krsna sitting on a decorated throne beneath a desire tree in the transcendental land of Vrndavana (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His eyes are engaged in seeing the beautiful couple Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa sitting on a decorated throne beneath a desi...")
18:14, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Because of his development of transcendental attachment for the Supreme Lord, a surrendered soul feels the presence of his beloved everywhere, and all his senses are engaged in the loving service of the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because of his development of transcendental attachment for the Supreme Lord, a surrendered soul feels the presence of his bel...")
17:42, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The entire material manifestation develops and exists because the Supreme Personality of Godhead enters it as Paramatma, or the Supersoul (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The entire material manifestation develops and exists because the Supreme Personality of Godhead enters it as Paramātmā, or...")
17:12, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Without His (the Supreme Lord's) presence within the material world, the cosmic body could not develop, just as without the presence of the spirit within the physical body, the body could not develop (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Without His presence within the material world, the cosmic body could not develop, just as without the presence of the spirit...")
17:10, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Although the sky exists in space, it also enters within the body. Similarly, the Supreme Lord, who is the cause of the material energy, lives within the material world as well as beyond it (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although the sky exists in space, it also enters within the body. Similarly, the Supreme Lord, who is the cause of the materia...")
17:00, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Any material construction is nothing but an amalgamation or combination of material elements in varied proportions. These elements exist both within and beyond the body (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Any material construction is nothing but an amalgamation or combination of material elements in varied proportions. These elem...")
16:56, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The gross material elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) combine with the subtle material elements (mind, intelligence and false ego) to construct the bodies of this material world, and yet they are beyond these bodies as well (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The gross material elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether) combine with the subtle material elements (mind, intelligence...")
16:40, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The actions of the living entities in the spiritual kingdom are not illusory; they are the actual, eternal activities of liberated souls (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The actions of the living entities in the spiritual kingdom are not illusory; they are the actual, eternal activities of liber...")
16:37, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Actually the living entities are not illusory, for they are parts of the superior energy of the Supreme Lord and do not have to be covered by maya if they do not want to be so (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually the living entities are not illusory, for they are parts of the superior energy of the Supreme Lord and do not have t...")
16:34, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The inferior illusion is inert matter, and the superior illusion is the living entity. The living entities are called illusory in this context (of CC Adi 1.54) only because they are implicated in the illusory structures & activities of the material world (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The inferior illusion is inert matter, and the superior illusion is the living entity. The living entities are called illusory...")
16:31, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page That which is relative, temporary and far away from the Absolute Truth is called maya, or ignorance. This illusion is exhibited in two ways, as explained in the Bhagavad-gita (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That which is relative, temporary and far away from the Absolute Truth is called māyā, or ignorance. This illusion is exhibi...")
16:25, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The Supreme Lord has arranged for sunshine and moonshine. But in His abode, as described in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.6), there is no necessity for lighting by sunshine, moonshine or electricity because everything is self-effulgent (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Lord has arranged for sunshine and moonshine. But in His abode, as described in the Bhagavad-gītā"|"there is no...")
16:15, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The spiritual world is brightly illuminated, but the material world is wrapped in darkness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual world is brightly illuminated, but the material world is wrapped in darkness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {...")
16:12, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page The spiritual world is brightly illuminated, but the material world is wrapped in darkness. In the material world, sunshine, moonshine or different kinds of artificial light are required to dispel darkness (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spiritual world is brightly illuminated, but the material world is wrapped in darkness. In the material world, sunshine, moonshine or different kinds of artificial light are required to dispel darkness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Mayapur}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|11Jul12}} {{last|11Jul12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=1|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:The Spiritual World Is... Category:Brig...")
16:10, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The Vedic literature directs us not to be captivated by the dark regions (tamah) but to try to reach the shining regions of the Absolute - yogi-dhama (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vedic literature directs us not to be captivated by the dark regions (tamaḥ) but to try to reach the shining regions of...")
16:06, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page As darkness is situated far away from the sun, so the material world is also far away from the spiritual world (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As darkness is situated far away from the sun, so the material world is also far away from the spiritual world"}} {{notes|}} {...")
16:03, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page When the material manifestation appears very wonderful, this is due to a perverted reflection of the supreme sunshine, the Absolute Truth, as confirmed in the Vedanta-sutra. Whatever one can see here has its substance in the Absolute (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the material manifestation appears very wonderful, this is due to a perverted reflection of the supreme sunshine, the Abs...")
15:52, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Neither darkness nor reflection has an independent existence. Darkness comes when the sunshine is blocked. For example, if one stands facing the sun, his back will be in darkness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Neither darkness nor reflection has an independent existence. Darkness comes when the sunshine is blocked. For example, if one...")
15:48, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The Absolute Truth can be compared to the sun, which is appreciated in terms of two relative truths: reflection and darkness. Darkness is the absence of sunshine, and a reflection is a projection of sunlight into darkness (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth can be compared to the sun, which is appreciated in terms of two relative truths: reflection and darkness....")
15:41, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Maya means energy; therefore the relative truth is explained to be the energy of the Absolute Truth. Since it is difficult to understand the distinction between the absolute and relative truths, an analogy can be given for clarification - in CC Adi 1.54 (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyā means energy; therefore the relative truth is explained to be the energy of the Absolute Truth. Since it is difficult t...")
15:38, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page The Absolute Truth is substance, and the relative truth depends upon its relationship with the Absolute for its existence (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth is substance, and the relative truth depends upon its relationship with the Absolute for its existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Visnu Murti}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|23Nov12}} {{last|23Nov12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=1|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:Krsna Is The Absolute Truth Category:Krsna Is The Substance Category:Relative Truth Category:Depend Upon Ca...")
15:37, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The real nature of maya, the illusory existence of the material manifestation, is clearly explained in Srimad-Bhagavatam. The Absolute Truth is substance, and the relative truth depends upon its relationship with the Absolute for its existence (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The real nature of māyā, the illusory existence of the material manifestation, is clearly explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam....")
15:33, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.10) it is said, mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sa-caracaram: the material nature is working and producing moving and nonmoving beings only by the supervision of Krsna (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, mayādhyakṣeṇa prakrtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram: the material nature is working and producing moving and nonmo...")
15:32, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page One who is less intelligent is captivated by the wonderful activities of maya, but he does not understand that behind these activities is the direction of the Supreme Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who is less intelligent is captivated by the wonderful activities of māyā, but he does not understand that behind these...")
15:30, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The relative truth, which is called maya, or material nature, is explained here (in CC Adi 1.54). Maya has no independent existence (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The relative truth, which is called māyā, or material nature, is explained here. Māyā has no independent existence"}} {{no...")
15:26, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page In the previous verse (CC Adi 1.53) the Absolute Truth and its nature have been explained. One must also understand the relative truth to actually know the Absolute (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the previous verse the Absolute Truth and its nature have been explained. One must also understand the relative truth to ac...")
15:22, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page One must also understand the relative truth to actually know the Absolute. The relative truth, which is called maya, or material nature, is explained here. Maya has no independent existence (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One must also understand the relative truth to actually know the Absolute. The relative truth, which is called maya, or material nature, is explained here. Maya has no independent existence"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Visnu Murti}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|23Nov12}} {{last|23Nov12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=1|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:One Must Category:Must Understand Category:Rela...")
15:09, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.6) it is said, yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramam mama - The abode from which no one returns to this material world is the supreme abode of the Lord (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is said, yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāma paramaṁ mama"|"The abode from which no one returns to this material world is...")
14:59, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Yo ’vasisyeta so ’smy aham indicates that the Lord is the balance that exists after the dissolution of the creation. The spiritual manifestation never vanishes. It belongs to the internal energy of the Supreme Lord and exists eternally (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yo ’vaśiṣyeta so ’smy aham indicates that the Lord is the balance that exists after the dissolution of the creation. Th...")
14:56, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The Lord says - I am everything - because everything is His energy and is therefore nondifferent from Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord therefore says"|"I am everything"|"because everything is His energy and is therefore nondifferent from Him"}} {{notes...")
14:54, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The cosmic manifestation and the living entities are energies of the Lord, and they are considered to be simultaneously one with and different from Him (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the cosmic manifestation and the living entities are energies of the Lord, and they are considered to be simultaneously one wi...")
14:52, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page Since the energy of the Lord is not different from Him, in fact everything that exists is Krsna in His impersonal feature. Sunshine, sunlight and heat are not different from the sun, and yet simultaneously they are distinct energies of the sun (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the energy of the Lord is not different from Him, in fact everything that exists is Kṛṣṇa in His impersonal featur...")
14:49, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page Since the energy of the Lord is not different from Him, in fact everything that exists is Krsna in His impersonal feature (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the energy of the Lord is not different from Him, in fact everything that exists is Krsna in His impersonal feature"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|21May12}} {{last|21May12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=1|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:Since Category:Krsna's Energies Category:Is Not Category:Not Different from Krsna Category:In Fact Ca...")
14:44, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page The material elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego) display the inferior energy of the Lord, and the living entities are His superior energy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego) display the inferior energy of the Lo...")
14:42, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:38, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:33, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:31, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:26, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page When the material world is dissolved, the Lord still exists personally in the Vaikunthas. During the creation the Lord also exists as He is in the Vaikunthas, and He also exists as the Supersoul within the material universes (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the material world is dissolved, the Lord still exists personally in the Vaikunthas. During the creation the Lord also exists as He is in the Vaikunthas, and He also exists as the Supersoul within the material universes"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|MadhuGopaldas}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|23Apr12}} {{last|23Apr12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=1|OB=0|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category:When Category:...")
14:23, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:20, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:14, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:12, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:06, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
14:02, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
12:28, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
12:21, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs created page 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...")
12:16, 14 February 2021 Nirmal talk contribs deleted page The Brahman effulgence is impersonal, but the cause of that energy is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. From Him, in His abode, the Vaikunthas, this brahma-jyotir emanates (content was: "#REDIRECT The Brahman effulgence is impersonal, but the cause of that energy is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. From Him, in His abode, the Vaikunthas, this brahma-jyotir emanates. He is never impersonal", and the only contributor was "Nirmal" (talk))

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