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07:2307:23, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,271 N Due to unclean intelligence or a poor fund of knowledge, the Mayavadi philosophers cannot understand the distinction between material and spiritual varieties; therefore they cannot even think of spiritual varieties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Due to unclean intelligence or a poor fund of knowledge, the Mayavadi philosophers cannot understand the distinction between m..."
07:0907:09, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,298 N The Mayavadi philosophers cannot understand these two prakrtis, or natures - material and spiritual - but one who is actually intelligent can understand them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosophers cannot understand these two prakṛtis, or natures"|"material and spiritual"|"but one who is act..."
04:5104:51, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,383 N In the Seventh Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita the Supreme Personality of Godhead has classified His energies in two distinct divisions - namely, prakrta and aprakrta, or para-prakrti and apara-prakrti Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Seventh Chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā the Supreme Personality of Godhead has classified His energies in two distinct d..." current
04:4004:40, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,990 N This verse (Svet. Up. 3.19) describes the Absolute Truth as having no legs or hands. Although this is an impersonal description, it does not mean that the Absolute PG has no form. He has a spiritual form that is distinct from the forms of matter Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This verse describes the Absolute Truth as having no legs or hands. Although this is an impersonal description, it does not me..." current
04:3204:32, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,334 N The Absolute Truth is a person and that no one can equal or excel Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Absolute Truth is a person and that no one can equal or excel Him"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}}..." current
04:2704:27, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,170 N Many verses can be quoted from the Upanisads and Vedas which prove that the Supreme Godhead is not impersonal. In the Katha Upanisad (2.2.13) it is also said: He is the supreme eternally conscious person, who maintains all other living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"many verses can be quoted from the Upaniṣads and Vedas which prove that the Supreme Godhead is not impersonal. In the Kaṭh..."
04:2004:20, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,419 N In the Aitareya Upanisad (1.1.1-2) it is said, sa aiksata - “He glanced over the material creation” - and sa imal lokan asrjata - He created this entire material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Aitareya Upaniṣad"|"it is said, sa aikṣata"|"He glanced over the material creation"|"and sa imāl lokān asṛjata"..." current
04:0904:09, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,522 N In the Prasna Upanisad (6.3) it is said, sa iksam cakre: He glanced over the material creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Praśna Upaniṣad"|"it is said, sa īkṣāṁ cakre"|"He glanced over the material creation"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
04:0704:07, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,708 N In the Rg Veda it is stated, tad visnoh paramam padam sada pasyanti surayah: Visnu is the Supreme, and those who are actually learned think only of His lotus feet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Ṛg Veda it is stated, tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ"|"Viṣṇu is the Supreme, and t..."
04:0304:03, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,308 N We can understand His (the Supreme Personality of Godhead's) opulences in different ways - Svet. Up. 6.8 - CC Madhya 13.65, purport Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can understand His opulences in different ways"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-04-06T0..." current
04:0004:00, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,245 N He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is the supreme master and supreme person - Svet. Up. 3.12 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the supreme master and supreme person"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-04-06T04:00:3..." current

18:1918:19, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,430 N He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) is the master of all masters, the superior of all superiors - Svet. Up. 6.7 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the master of all masters, the superior of all superiors"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..." current
18:1818:18, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,633 N Now I understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be the greatest of the great. He is effulgent like the sun and is beyond this material world - Svet. Up. 3.8 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now I understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead to be the greatest of the great. He is effulgent like the sun and is beyon..."
15:0115:01, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,989 N He (The Supreme Personality of Godhead) is the origin of material creation, and it is due to Him only that everything changes. He is the protector of religion and annihilator of all sinful activities. He is the master of all opulences - Svet. Up. 6.6 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the origin of material creation, and it is due to Him only that everything changes. He is the protector of religion and..." current
14:5814:58, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,657 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original person (purusa), has multifarious energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original person"|"puruṣa"|"has multifarious energies"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmi..." current
14:5314:53, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,811 N The Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad confirms, purnam idam purnat purnam udacyate: Although He expands in many ways, He keeps His original personality. His original spiritual body remains as it is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad confirms, pūrṇam idaṁ pūrṇāt pūrṇam udacyate"|"Although He expands in many ways..." current
14:5114:51, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,971 N Mayavadi philosophers materialistically think that if the Supreme Truth expands Himself in everything, He must lose His original form. Thus they think that there cannot be any form other than the expansive gigantic body of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī philosophers materialistically think that if the Supreme Truth expands Himself in everything, He must lose His or..."
14:4514:45, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,319 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.8) the Lord says, aham sarvasya prabhavo mattah sarvam pravartate: “I am the origin of all. Everything emanates from Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā"|"the Lord says, ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate"|"I am the origin of all. Everyt..." current
14:4414:44, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,472 N The body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is spiritual, for even though He expands in many ways, He remains the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the body of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is spiritual, for even though He expands in many ways, He remains the same"}} {..." current
14:1014:10, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,826 N If one accepts the real or direct meaning of these Vedic statements, one can understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has a spiritual body - sac-cid-ananda-vigraha - Bs. 5.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one accepts the real or direct meaning of these Vedic statements, one can understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhea..."
14:0014:00, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,965 The Supreme Lord does not have a form like ours but has a spiritual form. Not knowing this, Mayavadi philosophers simply advocate the onesided view that the Supreme Godhead, or Brahman, is formless (nirakara) No edit summary current
13:5713:57, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,394 N Mayavadi philosophers do not know how it is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is formless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyāvādī philosophers do not know how it is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is formless"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|S..." current
13:5013:50, 5 April 2021 diff hist +6,735 N When the Supreme Personality of Godhead is sometimes described as nirakara, this is to indicate that He does not have a material body like us Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the Supreme Personality of Godhead is sometimes described as nirākāra, this is to indicate that He does not have a mate..." current
13:4713:47, 5 April 2021 diff hist +7,157 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, has a spiritual body which is full of knowledge, eternity and bliss.” In this material world everyone’s body is just the opposite - temporary, full of ignorance and full of misery - BS 5.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā, īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ"|"The Supreme Personali..." current
13:3613:36, 5 April 2021 diff hist +2,795 N The Absolute Truth in the ultimate sense is understood to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Absolute Truth in the ultimate sense is understood to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{c..." current
13:3313:33, 5 April 2021 diff hist +2,806 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.7), the Lord says, O conqueror of wealth (Arjuna), there is no truth superior to Me Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"O conqueror of wealth [Arjuna], there is no truth superior to Me"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fir..."
13:2913:29, 5 April 2021 diff hist +2,737 N Bhagavan, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is opulent in all excellence; no one can be equal to or greater than Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavān, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is opulent in all excellence; no one can be equal to or greater than Him"}}..." current
13:2613:26, 5 April 2021 diff hist +2,688 N The Absolute Truth is ultimately understood as Bhagavan, partially understood as Paramatma and vaguely understood as the impersonal Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Absolute Truth is ultimately understood as Bhagavān, partially understood as Paramātmā and vaguely understood as the im..." current
13:1813:18, 5 April 2021 diff hist +2,836 N This statement by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is confirmed in Srimad-Bhagavatam (SB 1.2.11): Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramatma or Bhagavan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Learned transcendentalists who know the Absolute Truth call this nondual substance Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān"}} {{note..."
13:0713:07, 5 April 2021 diff hist +5,112 An actual Vaisnava cannot tolerate any philosophy that claims God and the living being to be one and the same No edit summary current
13:0713:07, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,296 The Mayavadi philosophers have presented their arguments in such attractive, flowery language that hearing Mayavada philosophy may sometimes change the mind of even a maha-bhagavata, or very advanced devotee No edit summary current
13:0613:06, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,485 Svarupa-damodara Gosvami says that anyone who is eager to understand the Mayavada philosophy must be considered insane. This especially applies to a Vaisnava who reads the Sariraka-bhasya and considers himself to be one with God No edit summary current
13:0313:03, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,174 How the Mayavada philosophy was condemned by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His followers is described in Sri Caitanya-caritamṛta, Antya-lila, Second Chapter, verses 94 through 99 No edit summary current
13:0213:02, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,047 In this Mayavada philosophy I (Siva as Sankaracarya) have described the jivatma and Paramatma to be one and the same No edit summary current
12:5912:59, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,389 In this philosophy, which is certainly very inauspicious for people in general, I (Siva as Sankaracarya) have misrepresented the real meaning of the Vedas and recommended that one give up all activities in order to achieve freedom from karma No edit summary current
12:5912:59, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,365 In this philosophy (Mayavada), which is certainly very inauspicious for people in general, I (Lord Siva) have misrepresented the real meaning of the Vedas and recommended that one give up all activities in order to achieve freedom from karma No edit summary current
12:5412:54, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,105 Sri Ramanujacarya presented his philosophy as visistadvaita-vada, and Sri Madhvacarya presented his philosophy of tattva-vada, both of which are stumbling blocks to the Mayavadis because they defeat their philosophy in scrupulous detail No edit summary current
12:5312:53, 5 April 2021 diff hist +9,952 N When Sri Visnu Svami, one of the four acaryas of the Vaisnava cult, presented his thesis on the subject matter of suddhadvaita-vada, immediately the Mayavadis took advantage of this philosophy & tried to establish their advaita-vada or kevaladvaita-vada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Sri Visnu Svami, one of the four acaryas of the Vaisnava cult, presented his thesis on the subject matter of suddhadvaita..." current
12:4812:48, 5 April 2021 diff hist +9,879 N The impersonalists, in order to establish their philosophy, accept these discussions (in the Upanisads and Vedanta-sutra) in terms of laksana-vrtti, or indirect meanings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonalists, however, in order to establish their philosophy, accept these discussions in terms of lakṣaṇā-vṛtti..."
12:4512:45, 5 April 2021 diff hist +9,814 N Thus instead of being tattva-vada, or in search of the Absolute Truth, they (the impersonalists) become Mayavada, or illusioned by the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus instead of being tattva-vāda, or in search of the Absolute Truth, they become Māyāvāda, or illusioned by the material..." current
12:3812:38, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,369 Caitanya recommends that one understand the Vedic literature in terms of abhidha-vrtti, and the gauna-vrtti He rejects. Sometimes, however, as a matter of necessity, the Vedic literature is described in terms of the laksana-vrtti or gauna-vrtti No edit summary current
12:3612:36, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,336 N One politician has said that Kuruksetra refers to the body, but in the dictionary there is no such definition. this imaginary meaning is gauna-vrtti, whereas the direct meaning is mukhya-vrtti or abhidha-vrtti. This is the distinction between the two Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"one politician has said that Kurukṣetra refers to the body, but in the dictionary there is no such definition. Therefore thi..."
12:3212:32, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,280 N Mukhya-vrtti ("the direct meaning") is abhidha-vrtti, or the meaning that one can understand immediately from the statements of dictionaries, whereas gauna-vrtti ("the indirect meaning") is a meaning that one imagines without consulting the dictionary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments that mukhya-vṛtti"|"the direct meaning"|"is abhidhā-vṛtti, or the..."
11:5211:52, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,025 N One may argue that since Sankaracarya is an incarnation of Lord Siva, how is it that he cheated people in this way? The answer is that he did so on the order of his master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in the Padma Purana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One may argue that since Sankaracarya is an incarnation of Lord Siva, how is it that he cheated people in this way? The answer..."
09:5809:58, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,181 N I meditate upon that eternally effulgent Lord, who is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations and yet is fully independent - SB 1.1.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I meditate upon that eternally effulgent Lord, who is directly and indirectly conscious of all manifestations and yet is fully..."
09:5409:54, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,077 N Krsna is the primeval cause of all causes, from whom all manifested universes arise, in whom they dwell and by whom they are destroyed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"is the primeval cause of all causes, from whom all manifested universes arise, in whom they dwell and by whom they are destroy..."
09:4009:40, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,294 N I offer my obeisances unto Lord Sri Krsna, son of Vasudeva, who is the Supreme all-pervading Personality of Godhead. I meditate upon Him, the transcendent reality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I offer my obeisances unto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva, who is the Supreme all-pervading Personality of Godhead. I..."
09:3209:32, 5 April 2021 diff hist +10,161 N In order to understand Vedanta philosophy, one must study Srimad-Bhagavatam, which begins with the words om namo bhagavate vasudevaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In order to understand Vedānta philosophy, one must study Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which begins with the words oṁ namo bhagava..."
09:2109:21, 5 April 2021 diff hist +5,855 One should not attribute very much importance to the Sariraka-bhasya No edit summary current
09:1709:17, 5 April 2021 diff hist +9,937 N Sri Sankaracarya gave up the direct method of Vedic knowledge and tried to present a meaning which is indirect. It is with this purpose that he wrote his Sariraka-bhasya commentary on the Vedanta-sutra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"gave up the direct method of Vedic knowledge and tried to present a meaning which is indirect. It is with this purpose that he..." current

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