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6 April 2021

• 15:3615:36, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,965 N Offenders against the lotus feet of Lord Visnu cannot advance in spiritual knowledge. They are called mayayapahrta-jnana, or those whose knowledge has been stolen by the influence of illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"offenders against the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu cannot advance in spiritual knowledge. They are called māyayāpahṛta-jñ..."
• 15:3315:33, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,471 N Lord Visnu does not belong to this material creation but to the spiritual world. To misconceive Lord Visnu to have a material body or to equate Him with the demigods is the most offensive blasphemy against Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu does not belong to this material creation but to the spiritual world. To misconceive Lord Viṣṇu to have a m..."
• 15:3015:30, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,121 N To free oneself from the influence of maya one must surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to free oneself from the influence of māyā one must surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..." current
• 15:2215:22, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,183 N Lord Krsna explains very clearly in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.14) that His material energy is very difficult to overcome: daivi hy esa guna-mayi mama maya duratyaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa explains very clearly in the Bhagavad-gītā (BG 7.14) that His material energy is very difficult to overcome..."
• 15:2015:20, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,228 N The Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.25) says, The worshipers of the demigods will be promoted to the respective planets of the demigods, but devotees of the Supreme Lord will go back home, back to Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The worshipers of the demigods will be promoted to the respective planets of the demigods, but devotees of the Supreme Lord wi..."
• 15:0315:03, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,069 N Only those whose knowledge has been bewildered suggest that one may worship either Lord Visnu, the goddess Kali (Durga) or whomever one likes and achieve the same result Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"only those whose knowledge has been bewildered consider Lord Viṣṇu to be a demigod and therefore suggest that one may wors..."
• 15:0015:00, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,957 N This mantra is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita: mattah parataram nanyat (BG 7.7) - there is no truth superior to Lord Krsna, or Visnu. Thus only those whose knowledge has been bewildered consider Lord Visnu to be a demigod Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no truth superior to Lord Kṛṣṇa, or Viṣṇu. Thus only those whose knowledge has been bewildered consider Lor..."
• 14:4914:49, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,604 N Lord Visnu cannot be placed within the category of the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Viṣṇu cannot be placed within the category of the demigods"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{..." current
• 14:4514:45, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,805 N Anyone who thinks that Lord Visnu is a product of the material energy, as explained by Sadananda Yogindra, should immediately be understood to be insane, for his knowledge has been stolen by the illusory energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who thinks that Lord Viṣṇu is a product of the material energy, as explained by Sadānanda Yogīndra, should immedi..." current
• 14:4014:40, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,181 N How could He (the Supreme Brahman) be covered by the material energy? If that were possible, material energy would be greater than the Supreme Brahman. Even these simple arguments, however, cannot be understood by the Mayavadi philosophers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How then could He be covered by the material energy? If that were possible, material energy would be greater than the Supreme..."
• 14:3714:37, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,956 N In the beginning of the Vedanta-sutra it is said, janmady asya yatah (SB 1.1.1), indicating that the material energy is also an emanation of the Supreme Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the beginning of the Vedānta-sūtra it is said, janmādy asya yataḥ"|"indicating that the material energy is also an ema..."
• 11:4411:44, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,784 N Maya is controlled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; it is not that He is covered by maya. Therefore Lord Visnu cannot be a product of the material energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Māyā is controlled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; it is not that He is covered by māyā. Therefore Lord Viṣṇu c..."
• 11:4111:41, 6 April 2021 diff hist −25 In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.14) Krsna refers to mama maya (My energy). Maya is controlled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
• 11:4111:41, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,661 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.14) Krsna refers to mama maya (My energy). Maya is controlled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā"|"Kṛṣṇa refers to mama māyā"|"My energy"|"Māyā is controlled by the Supreme Personality of Go..."
• 11:3611:36, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,814 N There are hundreds and thousands of references, however, to visnu-maya (parasya saktih), or the energy of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are hundreds and thousands of references, however, to viṣṇu-māyā (parāsya śaktiḥ), or the energy of Lord Viṣ..." current
• 11:3411:34, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,906 N The impersonal Brahman cannot possess energies, nor do the Vedic literatures state that maya (the illusory energy) is covered by another maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The impersonal Brahman, however, cannot possess energies, nor do the Vedic literatures state that māyā (the illusory energy)..."
• 11:2911:29, 6 April 2021 diff hist −2 The creative force is merely the energy of the Lord, but the foolish conclude that because the Lord has distributed Himself in an impersonal form He has no separate existence No edit summary current
• 11:2911:29, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,998 N The creative force is merely the energy of the Lord, but the foolish conclude that because the Lord has distributed Himself in an impersonal form He has no separate existence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The creative force is merely the energy of the Lord, but the foolish conclude that because the Lord has distributed Himself in..."
• 11:2611:26, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,048 N Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami explains that the variegated personal feature of the Absolute Truth is the visnu-tattva and that the material energy, which creates this cosmic manifestation, is the energy of Lord Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī explains that the variegated personal feature of the Absolute Truth is the viṣ..."
• 11:1911:19, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,793 The Mayavadis are called avisuddha-buddhayah, or unclean in knowledge. Because they are unclean in knowledge, all their austerities and penances end in frustration No edit summary current
• 11:1411:14, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,600 N Mayavadi philosophers have created atheistic havoc all over the world, for such a conclusion is against the very nature of the transcendental process of pure devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"have created atheistic havoc all over the world, for such a conclusion is against the very nature of the transcendental proces..." current
• 10:5810:58, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,647 N Vyasadeva composed the Vedanta-sutra to deliver the conditioned souls from this material world, but Sankaracarya, by presenting the Vedanta-sutra, has clearly done a great disservice to human society, for one who follows his Mayavada philosophy is doomed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vyāsadeva composed the Vedānta-sūtra to deliver the conditioned souls from this material world, but Śaṅkarācārya, by p..."
• 10:4710:47, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,595 N They (the Mayavadis) do not recognize the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or they claim that His existence is a product of the material conception (maya). These are characteristics of asuras, or demons Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they do not recognize the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or they claim that His existence is a product of the..."
• 10:4110:41, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,652 N If we accept the judgment of Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita, however, the Mayavadis are to be considered mayayapahrta-jnana, or bereft of all knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we accept the judgment of Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā, however, the Māyāvādīs are to be considered māyayā..."
• 10:3510:35, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,714 N According to Mayavadi philosophers, the Vaisnava conception of the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and of the jiva, or individual soul, as His eternal servant is a manifestation of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Māyāvādī philosophers, the Vaiṣṇava conception of the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and of t..." current
• 10:3010:30, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,369 N He (Sadananda Yogindra) describes both collective and individual existence in darkness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he describes both collective and individual existence in darkness"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{fi..."
• 10:2810:28, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,554 N His (Sadananda Yogindra's) conclusion is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead (isvara) is a transformation of material ignorance and that the living entity (jiva) is covered by ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His conclusion, therefore, is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead (īśvara) is a transformation of material ignorance and..." current
• 10:2710:27, 6 April 2021 diff hist +2 According to Sadananda Yogindra, because isvara, the Supreme Lord, is the reservoir of all ignorance, He may be called sarva-jna, or omniscient, but one who denies the existence of the omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead is more than isvara No edit summary current
• 10:2410:24, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,795 N According to Sadananda Yogindra, because isvara, the Supreme Lord, is the reservoir of all ignorance, He may be called sarva-jna, or omniscient, but one who denies the existence of the omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead is more than isvara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Sadānanda Yogīndra, because īśvara, the Supreme Lord, is the reservoir of all ignorance, He may be called sar..."
• 08:3908:39, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,711 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the omnipotent, omniscient supreme ruler, the Supersoul, the cause of all causes, the supreme isvara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"is the omnipotent, omniscient supreme ruler, the Supersoul, the cause of all causes, the supreme isvara"}} {{notes|}} {{compil..." current
• 08:3708:37, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,950 N He (Sadananda Yogindra) maintains that when all-pervading knowledge is contaminated by the visuddha-sattva, which consists of a transformation of the quality of goodness, there arises the conception of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He maintains that when all-pervading knowledge is contaminated by the visuddha-sattva, which consists of a transformation of t..." current
• 08:3108:31, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,353 N Sadananda Yogindra explains that the visuddha-sattva conception of the Vaisnavas is nothing but pradhana, or the chief principle of creation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"explains that the viśuddha-sattva conception of the Vaiṣṇavas is nothing but pradhāna, or the chief principle of creatio..." current
• 08:3008:30, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,462 N It is the opinion of Sadananda Yogindra that since everything is nirakara (formless), the conception of Visnu and the conception of the individual soul are both products of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is the opinion of Sadananda Yogindra that since everything is nirakara (formless), the conception of Visnu and the concepti..."
• 08:1908:19, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,404 N The center of ignorance is considered to be sometimes all-pervading and sometimes individual. Thus according to his opinion both the all-pervading Visnu and the individual living entities are products of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The center of ignorance is considered to be sometimes all-pervading and sometimes individual. Thus according to his opinion bo..." current
• 08:1508:15, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,631 N He (Sadananda Yogindra) defines ignorance (jada) as knowledge distinct from that of sat and asat. This is almost inconceivable, but it is a product of the three material qualities. Thus he considers anything other than pure knowledge to be material Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he defines ignorance (jaḍa) as knowledge distinct from that of sat and asat. This is almost inconceivable, but it is a produ..." current
• 08:1208:12, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,430 N In this Vedanta-sara Sadananda Yogindra defines Brahman as sac-cid-ananda combined with knowledge and without duality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this Vedānta-sāra Sadānanda Yogīndra defines Brahman as sac-cid-ānanda combined with knowledge and without duality"}}..." current
• 08:1008:10, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,761 N The most prominent Mayavadi scholar, Sadananda Yogindra, has written a book called Vedanta-sara, in which he expounds the philosophy of Sankaracarya, and all the followers of Sankara’s philosophy attribute great importance to his statements Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most prominent Māyāvādī scholar, Sadānanda Yogīndra, has written a book called Vedānta-sāra, in which he expounds..."
• 08:0308:03, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,233 N Both the Buddhists and the Sankarites are avisuddha-buddhayah (SB 10.2.32), or imperfect and unclean in their knowledge and intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"both the Buddhists and the Śaṅkarites are aviśuddha-buddhayaḥ"|"or imperfect and unclean in their knowledge and intellig..." current
• 08:0008:00, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,690 The Buddhist philosophers clearly deny both the soul and God, and although the Sankarites do not openly deny God, they say that the Absolute is nirakara, or formless No edit summary current
• 07:5807:58, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,351 N Neither group (the impersonalist Sankarites of Varanasi and the Buddhists of Saranatha) agrees to accept the existence of a personal God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Neither group agrees to accept the existence of a personal God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first..." current
• 07:5407:54, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,962 Both groups (the impersonalist Sankarites of Varanasi and the Buddhists of Saranatha) are Mayavadis, and Krsna takes away their knowledge due to their atheistic philosophies No edit summary current
• 07:5407:54, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,869 The Mayavadis, who are not in agreement with the existence of the Lord, can be classified in two groups, exemplified by the impersonalist Sankarites of Varanasi and the Buddhists of Saranatha No edit summary current
• 07:5207:52, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,597 N Why the illusory energy of Krsna, takes away the knowledge of the Mayavadi philosophers is explained in the Bhagavad-gita by the use of the words asuram bhavam asritah, which refer to a person who does not agree to the existence of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why the daivī-māyā, or illusory energy of Kṛṣṇa, takes away the knowledge of the Māyāvādī philosophers is also ex..." current
• 07:4807:48, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,016 N The function of the the avaranatmika-sakti is explained in the Bhagavad-gita by the word mayayapahrta-jnanah - BG 7.15 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The function of the the āvaraṇātmikā-śakti is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā by the word māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ"..." current
• 07:4407:44, 6 April 2021 diff hist +8,814 Maya has two potencies with which to execute her two functions - the praksepatmika-sakti, the power to throw the living entity into the ocean of material existence, and avaranatmika-sakti, the power to cover the knowledge of the living entity No edit summary current
• 07:4207:42, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,093 N Now Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu will disassociate Lord Siva from Mayavada philosophy in the following verse - CC Adi 7.114 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Now Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu will disassociate Lord Śiva from Māyāvāda philosophy in the following verse"}} {{notes..."
• 07:4007:40, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,190 N The material world is a manifestation of the three modes of material nature, but one has to become free from these modes to come to the spiritual world, where their influence is completely absent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world is a manifestation of the three modes of material nature, but one has to become free from these modes to co..."
• 07:3507:35, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,693 The material qualities of goodness, passion and ignorance cannot act in the spiritual world, which is therefore called nirguna, as clearly indicated in the Bhagavad-gita No edit summary current
• 07:3407:34, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,536 N The material mode of goodness has nothing to do with spiritual varieties. Mayavadi philosophers, however, cannot clearly understand spiritual varieties; therefore they imagine a negation of the material world to be the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material mode of goodness has nothing to do with spiritual varieties. Māyāvādī philosophers, however, cannot clearly u..." current
• 07:2907:29, 6 April 2021 diff hist +4,403 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu explains that Krsna - the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or the Absolute Truth - has a spiritual body that is distinct from material bodies, and thus His name, abode, entourage and qualities are all spiritual Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, therefore, explains in this verse that Kṛṣṇa"|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead, or the Ab..."