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23:3323:33, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,798 When the living entity perfectly performs spiritual activities under the direction of the spiritual master, he becomes perfect in knowledge and understands that he is not God but a servant of God No edit summary current
23:3223:32, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,810 N Devotional service is enlightenment, or awakening Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Devotional service is enlightenment, or awakening"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-04-06T2..." current
23:2823:28, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,569 N One who engages in the spiritual activities of unalloyed DS is immediately elevated to the transcendental platform, & is to be considered brahma-bhuta (SB 4.30.20), which indicates that he is no longer in the material world but is in the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who engages in the spiritual activities of unalloyed devotional service (avyabhicāriṇī-bhakti) is immediately elevated..."
23:2023:20, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,095 N The symptom of mukti (liberation) is that one engages in spiritual activities instead of falsely engaging in material activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The symptom of mukti (liberation) is that one engages in spiritual activities instead of falsely engaging in material activiti..."
23:1823:18, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,153 N When a living entity is freed from misconceptions, he is called liberated. When one is actually liberated he no longer identifies with the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a living entity is freed from such misconceptions, he is called liberated. When one is actually liberated he no longer id..." current
23:1423:14, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,555 N The living entity does not think there can be any activities that are actually based on intelligence beyond the construction of skyscrapers and big roads and the manufacturing of cars. This is proof of mayayapahrta-jnana, or loss of all intelligence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"does not think there can be any activities that are actually based on intelligence beyond the construction of skyscrapers and..." current
23:1223:12, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,392 N When we speak about the Krsna consciousness movement, which is meant to make people intelligent, the conditioned living entity misunderstands it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we speak about the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, which is meant to make people intelligent, the conditioned living..." current
23:0623:06, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,613 N Although he (the living entity) falsely claims to be very intelligent, in material consciousness he is not at all intelligent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although he falsely claims to be very intelligent, in material consciousness he is not at all intelligent"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..."
23:0323:03, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,929 N The living entity should know that his only real concern is how to get free from material contact, for by absorbing his mind in material activities he takes material bodies again and again Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He should know that his only real concern is how to get free from material contact, for by absorbing his mind in material acti..."
23:0123:01, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,808 N Living entity's activities in manufacturing big skyscrapers are evidence of intelligence, but this kind of intelligence is not at all advanced Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"His activities in manufacturing big skyscrapers are evidence of intelligence, but this kind of intelligence is not at all adva..." current
22:5422:54, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,757 N The living entity does not know that he is not at all a material product but is spiritual. His real identity thus being lost, he struggles very hard in the material world, & the Hare Krsna movement, or KCM, is trying to revive his original consciousness Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"does not know that he is not at all a material product but is spiritual. His real identity thus being lost, he struggles very..."
22:4822:48, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,195 N The living entity identifies himself with matter and enthusiastically engages in material activities in the guises of a technologist, scientist, philosopher, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entity identifies himself with matter and enthusiastically engages in material activities in the guises of a techno..."
22:4622:46, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,090 N The living entity is not a product of the material energy; he is spiritual energy, but in contact with matter he forgets his identity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is not a product of the material energy; he is spiritual energy, but in contact with matter he forgets his i..." current
22:4322:43, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,095 N The material world, with its gross and subtle forms, is merely a reflection of the spiritual world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world, with its gross and subtle forms, is merely a reflection of the spiritual world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sh..." current
22:4022:40, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,587 A reflection of the sun in a mirror or on water appears to be the sun but is not. Similarly, the material world is but a reflection of the spiritual world. Although it appears to be factual, it is not No edit summary current
22:3722:37, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,223 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead has both inferior and superior energies, and the difference between them is that the superior energy is factual whereas the inferior energy is a reflection of the superior Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead has both inferior and superior energies, and the difference between them is that the superi..." current
22:3622:36, 6 April 2021 diff hist +9 The supreme cause is Krsna (janmady asya yatah (SB 1.1.1)), who is the origin of all energies, which work variously No edit summary current
22:3522:35, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,003 N The supreme cause is Krsna (janmady asya yatah (SB 1.1.1)), who is the origin of all energies, which work variously Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The supreme cause is Kṛṣṇa"|"who is the origin of all energies, which work variously"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmistha..."
22:3122:31, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,402 N Krsna says that beyond the material energy there is a superior energy which is known as the jiva-bhuta or living entities. When in contact with the material energy, this superior energy conducts all the activities of the entire material, phenomenal world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa says distinctly that beyond the material energy there is a superior energy which is known as the jīva-bhūta, or..."
22:2522:25, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,079 N The entire cosmic manifestation is divided into eight energies, all of which are inferior Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the entire cosmic manifestation is divided into eight energies, all of which are inferior"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK..." current
22:2322:23, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,517 N In the Bhagavad-gita it is explained that the five elements earth, water, fire, air and ether constitute the gross energy of the Absolute Truth and that there are also three subtle energies, namely, the mind, intelligence and false ego Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā it is explained that the five elements earth, water, fire, air and ether constitute the gross energy of..."
22:1922:19, 6 April 2021 diff hist +3,243 N No one can avoid the Personality of Godhead in the statements of the Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic literatures such as the Mahabharata and the Puranas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"No one can avoid the Personality of Godhead in the statements of the Bhagavad-gītā and other Vedic literatures such as the M..." current
22:1522:15, 6 April 2021 diff hist +3,117 N Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu cites evidence from the Gita, Visnu Purana, etc., which are smrti-prasthana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu cites evidence from the Gītā, Viṣṇu Purāṇa, etc., which are smṛti-prasthāna"}} {{notes|..." current
22:1122:11, 6 April 2021 diff hist +3,476 If one believes in the Vedic literatures, one must accept all the Vedic literatures recognized by the great acaryas, but the Mayavadi philosophers accept only the nyaya-prasthana and sruti-prasthana, rejecting the smrti-prasthana No edit summary current
22:1022:10, 6 April 2021 diff hist +3,477 Smrti refers to the conclusions drawn from the Vedic evidence. Sometimes Mayavadi philosophers do not accept the authority of the Bhagavad-gita and the Puranas, and this is called ardha-kukkuti-nyaya, “the logic of half a hen” No edit summary current
22:0922:09, 6 April 2021 diff hist +3,335 N There are three prasthanas on the path of advancement in spiritual knowledge - namely, nyaya-prasthana (Vedanta philosophy), sruti-prasthana (the Upanisads and Vedic mantras) and smrti-prasthana - the Bhagavad-gita, Mahabharata, Puranas, etc Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there are three prasthānas on the path of advancement in spiritual knowledge"|"namely, nyāya-prasthāna (Vedānta philosophy..." current
22:0422:04, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,037 N The Lord is by nature the reservoir of all pleasures, and because He wants to enjoy pleasure, there must be energies to give Him pleasure or supply Him the impetus for pleasure. This is the perfect philosophical understanding of the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is by nature the reservoir of all pleasures, and because He wants to enjoy pleasure, there must be energies to give Him ple..."
21:5821:58, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,086 The basic principle for the existence of the living entities is called cid-vilasa, or spiritual pleasure. The omnipotent Lord displays His pleasure potency as the living entities No edit summary current
21:5821:58, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,806 N If all the subjects became king, there would be no distinction between the king and an ordinary citizen. Thus for the Lord to be the supreme controller there must be a creation to control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If all the subjects became king, there would be no distinction between the king and an ordinary citizen. Thus for the Lord to..." current
21:5421:54, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,993 If there were no one to control, there would be no meaning to the conception of the supreme controller (isvara), just as there is no meaning to a king without his subjects No edit summary current
21:5321:53, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,549 N He (the Lord) is smaller than the smallest in the form of the living entities and greater than the greatest in His form of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is smaller than the smallest in the form of the living entities and greater than the greatest in His form of Kṛṣṇa"}}..." current
21:4921:49, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,396 N Anor aniyan mahato mahiyan: The Lord is smaller than the smallest and greater than the greatest Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aṇor aṇīyān mahato mahīyān"|"The Lord is smaller than the smallest and greater than the greatest"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..." current
21:4821:48, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,581 N If the Personality of Godhead did not possess both limited and unlimited energies, He could not be called omnipotent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the Personality of Godhead did not possess both limited and unlimited energies, He could not be called omnipotent"}} {{note..." current
21:4221:42, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,464 N Since this cosmic manifestation is limited, their existence is also limited Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since this cosmic manifestation is limited, their existence is also limited"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|..." current
21:3921:39, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,772 N Generally, people are bewildered by the activities of scientists and technologists. Due to maya they think that there is no need of God and that they can do everything and anything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, people are bewildered by the activities of scientists and technologists. Due to māyā they think that there is no..."
21:3821:38, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,560 N The jiva-bhuta, the living entities, control this material world with their limited potencies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jīva-bhūta, the living entities, control this material world with their limited potencies"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharm..." current
21:3421:34, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,805 N In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.5) the Lord says: Besides these inferior energies, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises all living entities who are exploiting the resources of this material, inferior nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Besides these inferior energies, O mighty-armed Arjuna, there is another, superior energy of Mine, which comprises all living..."
21:3121:31, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,553 N The Lord displays the spiritual world by His unlimited potencies, whereas by His limited potencies the material world is displayed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord displays the spiritual world by His unlimited potencies, whereas by His limited potencies the material world is displ..." current
21:2921:29, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,476 N The living entities are endowed with limited potency although they are part of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities are endowed with limited potency although they are part of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}}..." current
21:2521:25, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,744 N To be omnipotent, He (the Absolute Personality of Godhead) must have not only unlimited potencies but limited potencies also. Thus to exhibit His omnipotency He displays both Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"To be omnipotent, He must have not only unlimited potencies but limited potencies also. Thus to exhibit His omnipotency He dis..." current
21:2321:23, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,738 N Since the Absolute Personality of Godhead is omnipotent, He has both unlimited and limited potencies. This is the meaning of omnipotent Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Absolute Personality of Godhead is omnipotent, He has both unlimited and limited potencies. This is the meaning of o..." current
21:1921:19, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,708 Someone may argue, "Why is there a need to create the spiritual sparks?" No edit summary current
21:1721:17, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,995 N In the Bhagavad-gita the spiritual sparks are declared to be sanatana (eternal); therefore the material energy, maya, cannot affect their constitutional position Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Bhagavad-gītā the spiritual sparks are declared to be sanātana (eternal); therefore the material energy, māyā, can..."
21:1321:13, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,060 N Because these spiritual sparks are all Krsna's parts and parcels, as the Lord states in the Bhagavad-gita (mamaivamsah), they (the conditioned souls) can revive their original position by getting free from material contact. This is pure understanding Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because these spiritual sparks are all Kṛṣṇa's parts and parcels, as the Lord states in the Bhagavad-gītā (mamaivāṁ..."
21:0921:09, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,768 N That (CC Adi 7.116) is the position of the conditioned souls. Because they are in touch with the material world, their spiritual quality is almost dead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That is the position of the conditioned souls. Because they are in touch with the material world, their spiritual quality is a..."
21:0221:02, 6 April 2021 diff hist +6,251 Neither the Supreme Personality of Godhead nor the small sparklike living entities have anything to do with matter, but when the spiritual spark comes in contact with the material world his fiery quality is extinguished No edit summary
21:0021:00, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,922 N Why should one artificially try to become like a big fire although by constitution he is like a small spark? It is due to ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why should one artificially try to become like a big fire although by constitution he is like a small spark? It is due to igno..."
20:5720:57, 6 April 2021 diff hist +5,813 N Although sparks and a big fire are both fire and both have the power to burn, the burning power of the fire and that of the spark are not the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although sparks and a big fire are both fire and both have the power to burn, the burning power of the fire and that of the sp..." current
15:4815:48, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,214 N One who considers the worshipable Deity of Lord Visnu, to be stone, the spiritual master to be an ordinary human being, & a Vaisnava to belong to a particular caste or creed is possessed of hellish intelligence. One who follows such conclusions is doomed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who considers the arcā-mūrti, the worshipable Deity of Lord Viṣṇu, to be stone, the spiritual master to be an ordina..."
15:4215:42, 6 April 2021 diff hist +7,064 N One who thinks that there is a difference between Lord Visnu’s body and His soul dwells in the darkest region of ignorance. There is no difference between Lord Visnu’s body and Visnu’s soul, for they are advaya-jnana, one knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who thinks that there is a difference between Lord Viṣṇu’s body and His soul dwells in the darkest region of ignoran..." current

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