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15:1415:14, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,631 N An individual tree does not produce flowers of different colors or fruits of different tastes. There are demarcated classes, as we find them among humans, animals, birds and other species Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"An individual tree does not produce flowers of different colors or fruits of different tastes. There are demarcated classes, a..." current
15:0815:08, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,571 N Each class of tree produces a particular kind of fruit and flower; it is not that there is no distinction between the different classes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Each class of tree produces a particular kind of fruit and flower; it is not that there is no distinction between the differen..." current
15:0615:06, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,633 N The soul is given different types of bodies. For example, were souls not given varieties of tree bodies, the different varieties of fruits and flowers could not be produced Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The soul is given different types of bodies. For example, were souls not given varieties of tree bodies, the different varieti..."
14:4214:42, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,684 N The living entity in material nature follows the ways of life, enjoying the three modes of nature. This is due to his association with that material nature. Thus he meets with good and evil among various species - BG 13.22 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity in material nature thus follows the ways of life, enjoying the three modes of nature. This is due to his ass..."
14:3514:35, 14 March 2021 diff hist +28,301 N Under superior superintendence, various souls, according to their past activities, are given the chance to take a particular type of body, such as that of a tree, animal, bird or beast, & thus their different tendencies develop under these circumstances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Under superior superintendence, various souls, according to their past activities, are given the chance to take a particular t..."
14:2114:21, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,867 N In reply to this argument (matter produces material things on its own), the same proposition of the Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad-that different kinds of living creatures are put into different kinds of bodies by the management of a superior power-is repeated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In reply to this argument, the same proposition of the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad"|"that different kinds of living creatur..." current
14:0114:01, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,468 N They (material scientists) say, matter produces varieties of material things on its own Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they say, matter produces varieties of material things on its own"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..." current
13:5913:59, 14 March 2021 diff hist +28,009 N Material scientists give the example that milk turns into curd automatically and that distilled water pouring from the clouds falls down to earth, produces different kinds of trees, and enters different kinds of flowers & fruits with different fragrances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"material scientists give the example that milk turns into curd automatically and that distilled water pouring from the clouds..."
13:1113:11, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,344 N Since the purusa, according to Sankhya philosophy, is always unaffected, where does the tendency to give birth come from Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"since the purusa, according to Sankhya philosophy, is always unaffected, where does the tendency to give birth come from"}} {{..." current
13:0313:03, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,556 N Material scientists sometimes suggest that the tendencies of male and female bodies cause their union and that this is the cause of the birth of the child Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material scientists sometimes suggest that the tendencies of male and female bodies cause their union and that this is the cau..." current
13:0113:01, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,402 N The body as it is has neither tendencies nor intuition; the tendencies and intuition belong to the soul within the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the body as it is has neither tendencies nor intuition; the tendencies and intuition belong to the soul within the body"}} {{n..." current
12:5312:53, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,316 N When a person thinks ‘I am doing this,’ the ‘I am’ does not refer to the body. It refers to something more than the body, or within the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a person thinks 'I am doing this"|"the 'I am' does not refer to the body. It refers to something more than the body, or w..." current
12:4412:44, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,315 N There are many varieties of bodies, and because of a divine arrangement a living entity takes bodies of different shapes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many varieties of bodies, and because of a divine arrangement a living entity takes bodies of different shapes"}} {{..." current
12:4012:40, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,559 N According to the Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad, every living being is forced by divine superintendence to take a certain type of body according to his past deeds Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad, every living being is forced by divine superintendence to take a certain type..."
12:3812:38, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,643 N The example cited by materialists that trees automatically come from the earth follows the same principle. Taking advantage of a certain condition, a living entity comes from the earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example cited by materialists that trees automatically come from the earth follows the same principle. Taking advantage of..." current
12:2812:28, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,326 N There are different kinds of living creatures. Some of them come from embryos, some from eggs and some from the fermentation of perspiration Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are different kinds of living creatures. Some of them come from embryos, some from eggs and some from the fermentation o..." current
12:2412:24, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,830 N Sometimes bugs are seen to come from dirty beds. This does not mean, however, that the beds give birth to the bugs. It is the living soul that comes forth, taking advantage of the dirty condition of the bed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"sometimes bugs are seen to come from dirty beds. This does not mean, however, that the beds give birth to the bugs. It is the..." current
12:2112:21, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,792 N The mother scorpion lays eggs within the rice and by the proper fermentation of the rice the eggs give birth to several baby scorpions, which in due course come out. This does not mean that the rice gives birth to the scorpions Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the mother scorpion lays eggs within the rice and by the proper fermentation of the rice the eggs give birth to several baby s..." current
12:0312:03, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,692 Sometimes foolish people take it for granted that because scorpions are born from heaps of rice, the rice has produced the scorpions No edit summary current
03:3903:39, 14 March 2021 diff hist +27,748 N A car has neither tendencies nor intuitions independent of the intentions of the driver within the car. The same principle applies for the automatic growth of trees in the forest. The growth takes place because of the soul's presence within the tree Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A material car has neither tendencies nor intuitions independent of the intentions of the driver within the car. The same prin..."

15:2415:24, 13 March 2021 diff hist +28,331 The car has a tendency to turn right and left, but one cannot say that the car itself, as matter, turns right and left without the direction of a driver. A material car has neither tendencies nor intuitions independent of the intentions of the driver No edit summary current
15:2215:22, 13 March 2021 diff hist +28,172 N Neither the tree nor any other body of a living creature has any tendency or intuition; the tendency and intuition exist because the soul is present within the body. In this connection, the example of a car and driver may be given very profitably Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"neither the tree nor any other body of a living creature has any tendency or intuition; the tendency and intuition exist becau..."
15:1115:11, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,694 N They (the material scientist) consider the intuition of living creatures from birth to be material. But such material tendencies as bodily intuition cannot be accepted as independent, for they suggest the existence of a spirit soul within the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"They also consider the intuition of living creatures from birth to be material. But such material tendencies as bodily intuiti..."
15:0715:07, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,541 N Sometimes the material scientist suggests that trees grow from the earth automatically, without assistance from a gardener, because that is a tendency of matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes the material scientist suggests that trees grow from the earth automatically, without assistance from a gardener, be..." current
15:0115:01, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,385 N The example of the water pot cannot be accepted because a waterpot has no perception of pleasure and distress. Such perception is within. Therefore the covering body, or the waterpot, cannot be synchronized with it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The example of the water pot cannot be accepted because a waterpot has no perception of pleasure and distress. Such perception..." current
14:5714:57, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,812 N One should not imagine that such an arrangement (of the cosmic manifestation) can exist without conscious direction. In our practical experience we never see that inert bricks can themselves construct a big building Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not imagine that such an arrangement can exist without conscious direction. In our practical experience we never se..." current
13:5613:56, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,688 N Seeing the wonderful arrangement and management of the cosmic manifestation generally suggests that a living brain is behind this arrangement, for without a living brain such an arrangement could not exist Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Seeing the wonderful arrangement and management of the cosmic manifestation generally suggests that a living brain is behind t..."
13:4213:42, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,538 N Material nature is inert, and as such it cannot be the cause of matter, neither as the material nor as the efficient cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material nature is inert, and as such it cannot be the cause of matter, neither as the material nor as the efficient cause"}}..." current
12:3012:30, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,600 N A tree is matter, but a tree produces fruit. Water is matter, but water flows. In this way, say the Sankhyites, matter is the cause of movements and production. As such, matter can be considered the material and efficient cause of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A tree is matter, but a tree produces fruit. Water is matter, but water flows. In this way, say the Sāṅkhyites, matter is t..."
12:2512:25, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,610 N Generally the Materialistic philosophers give the example of a waterpot and clay. Clay is the cause of the waterpot, but the clay can be found as both cause and effect. The waterpot is the effect & clay itself is the cause, but clay is visible everywhere Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally they give the example of a waterpot and clay. Clay is the cause of the waterpot, but the clay can be found as both c..." current
12:2312:23, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,468 N Materialistic philosophers accept matter to be the material and efficient cause of creation; for them, matter is the cause of every type of manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Materialistic philosophers accept matter to be the material and efficient cause of creation; for them, matter is the cause of..." current
12:1812:18, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,772 N Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana thinks that discrediting these so-called causes of the cosmic manifestation - namely, parinamat (transformation), samanvayat (adjustment) and saktitah (performance of energies) will nullify the entire Sankhya philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa, in his commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra, has tried to nullify this conclusion because he..." current
12:1612:16, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,700 N The Sankhya system of philosophy identifies three kinds of procedures - namely, parinamat (transformation), samanvayat (adjustment) and saktitah (performance of energies) - as the causes of the cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Sāṅkhya system of philosophy identifies three kinds of procedures"|"namely, pariṇāmāt (transformation), samanvayāt..."
12:0612:06, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,491 N Beyond such evidence (namely direct perception, hypothesis and traditional authority) there is no proof. There is not much controversy regarding direct perceptional evidence or authorized traditional evidence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Beyond such evidence there is no proof. There is not much controversy regarding direct perceptional evidence or authorized tra..."
12:0212:02, 13 March 2021 diff hist +27,688 N The Sankhya philosopher accepts three kinds of evidences, namely direct perception, hypothesis and traditional authority. When such evidence is complete, everything is perfect. The process of comparison is within such perfection Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Sāṅkhya philosopher accepts three kinds of evidences, namely direct perception, hypothesis and traditional authority. W..."

16:5716:57, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,224 N In the Sankhya philosophy the purusa is described to be always indifferent to the activities of prakrti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Sāṅkhya philosophy the puruṣa is described to be always indifferent to the activities of prakṛti"}} {{notes|}} {..." current
16:1216:12, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,327 N When the purusa is illusioned for want of sufficient knowledge, He feels Himself to be the enjoyer, and when He is in full knowledge He is liberated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When the purusa is illusioned for want of sufficient knowledge, He feels Himself to be the enjoyer, and when He is in full kno..." current
16:0416:04, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,589 N With such unification of prakrti (material nature) and purusa (the enjoyer), the living symptoms are visible in material nature, but one can guess that in the person of the enjoyer, the purusa, there are powers of control and enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"With such unification the living symptoms are visible in material nature, but one can guess that in the person of the enjoyer,..." current
16:0116:01, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,584 N Sankhya philosophy, after describing the nature of prakrti (material nature) and purusa (the enjoyer), asserts that the creation is only a product of their unification or proximity to one another Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sāṅkhya philosophy, after describing the nature of prakṛti (material nature) and puruṣa (the enjoyer), asserts that the..." current
15:5315:53, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,722 N By understanding the material cause, one can guess that the purusa, the enjoyer, being without activity, is aloof from all kinds of enjoyment or superintendence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By understanding the material cause, one can guess that the puruṣa, the enjoyer, being without activity, is aloof from all k..."
15:2115:21, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,611 N Material nature is one, but because of the interaction of the three qualities, it can produce the total energy and the wonderful cosmic manifestation. Such transformations divide material nature into two features, namely the efficient and material causes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material nature is one, but because of the interaction of the three qualities, it can produce the total energy and the wonderf..."
15:1015:10, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,654 N Although material nature is inert, it is the cause of enjoyment and salvation for many living creatures. Its activities are beyond the conception of sense perception, but still one may guess at them by superior intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although material nature is inert, it is the cause of enjoyment and salvation for many living creatures. Its activities are be..."
15:0415:04, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,360 N The purusa, the enjoyer, is without transformation, whereas material nature is always subject to transformation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The puruṣa, the enjoyer, is without transformation, whereas material nature is always subject to transformation"}} {{notes|}..." current
14:4814:48, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,763 N The Sankhya philosophy regards the total energy (mahat-tattva), the false ego and the five objects of sense perception as the seven diverse manifestations of material nature, which has two features, known as the material cause and efficient cause Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Sāṅkhya philosophy regards the total energy (mahat-tattva), the false ego and the five objects of sense perception as t..."
14:3214:32, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,621 N According to Kapila, material nature is eternal and all-powerful. Originally there is no spirit, and matter has no cause. Matter itself is the chief cause of everything. It is the all-pervading cause of all causes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Kapila, material nature is eternal and all-powerful. Originally there is no spirit, and matter has no cause. Matt..." current
14:2814:28, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,313 N The two kinds of senses are the ten external senses and the one internal sense, the mind. Thus there are eleven senses Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The two kinds of senses are the ten external senses and the one internal sense, the mind. Thus there are eleven senses"}} {{no..."
14:2314:23, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,730 N A beautiful woman is certainly a cause of material happiness for one who possesses her as a wife, but the same woman is a cause of distress to a man whom she rejects or who is the cause of her anger & if she leaves a man she becomes the cause of illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"a beautiful woman is certainly a cause of material happiness for one who possesses her as a wife, but the same beautiful woman..."
14:2014:20, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,452 N Our material experience lies within the boundaries of these three manifestations of happiness, distress and illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our material experience lies within the boundaries of these three manifestations of happiness, distress and illusion"}} {{note..." current
14:1014:10, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,533 N The qualities of material nature can associate in three different stages, namely as the cause of happiness, the cause of distress and the cause of illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The qualities of material nature can associate in three different stages, namely as the cause of happiness, the cause of distr..."
14:0014:00, 12 March 2021 diff hist +27,592 N The ego produces the five objects of sense perception, which produce the ten senses (five for acquiring knowledge and five for working), the mind and the five gross elements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ego produces the five objects of sense perception, which produce the ten senses (five for acquiring knowledge and five for..." current

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