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04:5504:55, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,349 N Because the Mayavadis misrepresent Vedic knowledge, they are the greatest offenders to the lotus feet of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because they misrepresent Vedic knowledge, they are the greatest offenders to the lotus feet of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
04:5304:53, 8 April 2021 diff hist +3,318 N The Mayavadi philosophers stress the statements tat tvam asi, so ’ham, etc., but they do not stress the real maha-mantra, pranava Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosophers stress the statements tat tvam asi, so ’ham, etc., but they do not stress the real mahā-mantr..."
04:4404:44, 8 April 2021 diff hist +1,311 N Tat tvam asi means - you are the same spiritual identity Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tat tvam asi means"|"you are the same spiritual identity"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-..." current
00:3400:34, 8 April 2021 diff hist +13,939 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu has declared, Anyone who hears commentary on the Vedanta-sutra from the Mayavada school is completely doomed Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Anyone who hears commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra from the Māyāvāda school is completely doomed"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|S..." current
00:2900:29, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,737 N The so-called followers of Sankara, the impersonalist Mayavadis, are sinking lower and lower. How can these degraded men explain the Vedanta-sutra, which is the essence of all Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the so-called followers of Śaṅkara, the impersonalist Māyāvādīs, are sinking lower and lower. How can these degraded me..."
00:2700:27, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,740 N At present the Vedanta-sutra is misrepresented not only by the so-called Vedantis but also by other unscrupulous persons who are so degraded that they even recommend that sannyasis eat meat, fish and eggs Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vedānta-sūtra is misrepresented not only by the so-called Vedāntīs but also by other unscrupulous persons who are so degra..." current
00:2400:24, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,607 N Krsna is violent to demons, and to attempt to prove that Krsna is not violent is ultimately to deny Krsna. As such explanations of the Bhagavad-gita are absurd Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa is violent to demons, and to attempt to prove that Kṛṣṇa is not violent is ultimately to deny Kṛṣṇa. A..."
00:1700:17, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,547 N Sankaracarya has misrepresented all the mantras of the Vedanta-sutra to prove that there is no separate existence of the living entities & the Supreme Absolute Truth. This is similar to the politician’s attempt to prove nonviolence from the BG Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"has misrepresented all the mantras of the Vedānta-sūtra with the motive of proving that there is no separate existence of th..."
00:1100:11, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,479 N Imagining the living entity to be God, Sankaracarya has misrepresented all the mantras of the Vedanta-sutra with the motive of proving that there is no separate existence of the living entities and the Supreme Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Imagining the living entity to be God, he has misrepresented all the mantras of the Vedanta-sutra with the motive of proving t..." current
00:0900:09, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,218 N Sankaracarya has never stressed chanting of the maha-vakya omkara; he has accepted only tat tvam asi as the maha-vakya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śaṅkarācārya, however, has never stressed chanting of the mahā-vākya oṁkāra; he has accepted only tat tvam asi as th..."
00:0800:08, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,370 N Aside from omkara, none of the words uttered by the followers of Sankaracarya can be considered the maha-vakya. They are merely passing remarks Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aside from oṁkāra, none of the words uttered by the followers of Śaṅkarācārya can be considered the mahā-vākya. They..." current
00:0100:01, 8 April 2021 diff hist +14,428 N The mantra tat tvam asi indicates only a partial understanding of the Vedas, unlike omkara, which represents the full understanding of the Vedas. Therefore the transcendental sound that includes all Vedic knowledge is omkara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mantra tat tvam asi indicates only a partial understanding of the Vedas, unlike oṁkāra, which represents the full under..."

23:5823:58, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,435 N Only omkara is the maha-vakya. All these other mantras that the Mayavadis accept as the maha-vakya are only incidental. They cannot be taken as the maha-vakya, or maha-mantra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only oṁkāra is the mahā-vākya. All these other mantras that the Māyāvādīs accept as the mahā-vākya are only inciden..." current
23:5623:56, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,436 N The Mayavadi philosophers consider many Vedic mantras to be the maha-vakya or principal Vedic mantra, such as tat tvam asi (Chandogya Upanisad 6.8.7), idam sarvam yad ayam atma and brahmedam sarvam (Brhad-aranyaka Upanisad 2.5.1). That is a great mistake Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosophers consider many Vedic mantras to be the mahā-vākya, or principal Vedic mantra, such as tat tvam..." current
23:4823:48, 7 April 2021 diff hist +11 Caitanya Mahaprabhu states in the present verse of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi 7.128), sarva-visva-dhama: omkara is the resting place of everything, just as Krsna is the resting place of everything No edit summary current
23:4723:47, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,364 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu states in the present verse of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Adi 7.128), sarva-visva-dhama: omkara is the resting place of everything, just as Krsna is the resting place of everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu states in the present verse of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, sarva-viśva-dhāma: oṁkāra is the restin..."
23:4423:44, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,701 N Om is the complete combination of Krsna, His potency and His eternal servitors. In other words, omkara represents Krsna, His name, fame, pastimes, entourage, expansions, devotees, potencies and everything else pertaining to Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"oṁ is the complete combination of Kṛṣṇa, His potency and His eternal servitors. In other words, oṁkāra represents K..." current
23:3823:38, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,264 N Omkara is a combination of the letters a, u and m. The letter u (u-kara) indicates Srimati Radharani, the pleasure potency of Krsna, and m (ma-kara) indicates the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The letter u (u-kāra) indicates Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa, and m (ma-kāra) indicates t..." current
23:3523:35, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,542 N Omkara is a combination of the letters a, u and m. A-karenocyate krsnah: the letter a (a-kara) refers to Krsna, who is sarva-lokaika-nayakah, the master of all living entities & planets, material & spiritual. Nayaka means leader. He is the supreme leader Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Oṁkāra is a combination of the letters a, u and m. A-kāreṇocyate kṛṣṇaḥ: the letter a (a-kāra) refers to Kṛ..."
23:2823:28, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,263 N The Gosvamis declare that pranava (omkara) is the complete representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they have analyzed omkara in terms of its alphabetical constituents Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Gosvāmīs therefore declare that praṇava (oṁkāra) is the complete representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhe..."
23:2423:24, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,153 Since omkara is the basic principle of all Vedic knowledge, it is uttered before one begins to chant any Vedic hymn. Without omkara, no Vedic mantra is successful No edit summary current
23:2223:22, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,044 N One should always remember that the holy name of the Lord and the Lord Himself are always identical Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should always remember that the holy name of the Lord and the Lord Himself are always identical"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|S..." current
17:3417:34, 7 April 2021 diff hist +2 Krsna declares, pranavah sarva-vedesu: I am the syllable om in the Vedic mantras. (BG 7.8) One should therefore conclude that among the many incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, omkara is the sound incarnation No edit summary current
17:3417:34, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,261 N Krsna declares, pranavah sarva-vedesu: I am the syllable om in the Vedic mantras. (BG 7.8) One should therefore conclude that among the many incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, omkara is the sound incarnation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa declares, praṇavaḥ sarva-vedeṣu"|"I am the syllable oṁ in the Vedic mantras"|"One should therefore conclud..."
17:3017:30, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,343 Factually the transcendental sound omkara, although a combination of the three letters a, u and m, has transcendental potency, and one who chants omkara will very soon realize omkara and Lord Visnu to be nondifferent No edit summary current
17:2917:29, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,318 N One should not foolishly conclude that because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is omnipotent, we have manufactured a combination of letters - a, u and m - to represent Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should not, however, foolishly conclude that because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is omnipotent, we have manufacture..." current
17:2517:25, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,499 N Srimad-Bhagavatam states that the entire cosmic manifestation is but an expansion of the energy of the Supreme Lord. Realization of this is possible simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord, omkara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam states that the entire cosmic manifestation is but an expansion of the energy of the Supreme Lord. Realiz..."
17:2117:21, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,468 The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos, and still He is aloof from it. From Him only this cosmic manifestation has emanated, in Him it rests, and unto Him it enters after annihilation No edit summary current
17:1917:19, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,157 N Simply by chanting omkara one can understand the whole creation to be one unit, or an expansion of the energy of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Simply by chanting oṁkāra one can understand the whole creation to be one unit, or an expansion of the energy of the Suprem..."
17:1617:16, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,064 N One who chants omkara no longer remains a sudra but immediately comes to the position of a brahmana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who chants oṁkāra no longer remains a śūdra but immediately comes to the position of a brāhmaṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{co..."
17:1417:14, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,005 N One who knows omkara and Lord Visnu to be identical no longer has to lament or hanker Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who knows oṁkāra and Lord Viṣṇu to be identical no longer has to lament or hanker"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmist..." current
17:1117:11, 7 April 2021 diff hist +13,925 N Omkara is as good as Visnu because omkara is as all-pervasive as Visnu Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Oṁkāra is as good as Viṣṇu because oṁkāra is as all-pervasive as Viṣṇu"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{..." current
17:0817:08, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,248 N Omkara, being situated in everyone's heart, is isvara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (18.61): isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese ’rjuna tisthati Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Oṁkāra, being situated in everyone's heart, is īśvara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as confirmed in the Bhagavad-g..." current
17:0517:05, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,209 N Omkara is the origin, middle and end of everything, and any living entity who thus understands omkara attains the perfection of spiritual identity in omkara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Oṁkāra is the origin, middle and end of everything, and any living entity who thus understands oṁkāra attains the perfec..." current
16:5916:59, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,171 Omkara is beginningless, changeless, supreme and free from deterioration and external contamination No edit summary current
16:5816:58, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,167 N On the basis of all the Upanisads, Srila Jiva Gosvami says that omkara is the Supreme Absolute Truth and is accepted as such by all the acaryas and authorities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On the basis of all the Upaniṣads, Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī says that oṁkāra is the Supreme Absolute Truth and is accepted..."
16:5416:54, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,540 N In the Mandukya Upanisad declares that whatever one sees in the spiritual world is all an expansion of the spiritual potency of omkara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad declares that whatever one sees in the spiritual world is all an expansion of the spiritual p..." current
16:5216:52, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,779 N In the Narada Pancaratra it is clearly said that the Supreme Personality of Godhead Narayana personally appears before the chanter who engages in chanting the astaksara, or eight-syllable mantra, om namo narayanaya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Nārada Pañcarātra it is clearly said that the Supreme Personality of Godhead Nārāyaṇa personally appears before..."
16:4916:49, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,624 N Anyone who chants omkara and the holy name of the Lord, Hare Krsna, immediately meets the Supreme Lord directly in His sound form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"anyone who chants oṁkāra and the holy name of the Lord, Hare Kṛṣṇa, immediately meets the Supreme Lord directly in Hi..." current
16:4316:43, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,670 All potencies are invested in the holy vibration of the holy name of the Lord. There is no doubt that the holy name of the Lord, or omkara, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself No edit summary current
16:4116:41, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,202 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that the holy name, or omkara, the transcendental representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has all the potencies of the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that the holy name, or oṁkāra, the transcendental representation of the Supreme Personality of Go..." current
16:3916:39, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,030 N Since the Supreme Godhead is absolute, His holy name and His sound vibration omkara are as good as He Himself Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Supreme Godhead is absolute, His holy name and His sound vibration oṁkāra are as good as He Himself"}} {{notes|}}..." current
16:3516:35, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,460 N Omkara is also called the deliverer (tara). SB begins with the omkara vibration: om namo bhagavate vasudevaya. Therefore omkara has been described by the great commentator Sridhara Svami as tarankura, the seed of deliverance from the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sometimes oṁkāra is also called the deliverer (tāra). Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam begins with the oṁkāra vibration: oṁ namo..."
16:2716:27, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,398 N Jiva Gosvami says that in the Vedic literature omkara is considered to be the sound vibration of the holy name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Only this vibration of transcendental sound can deliver a conditioned soul from the clutches of maya Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Jīva Gosvāmī, in his thesis Bhagavat-sandarbha, says that in the Vedic literature oṁkāra is considered to be the sound v..."
16:2516:25, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,049 N Throughout all the Vedic literatures the glories of omkara are specifically mentioned Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Throughout all the Vedic literatures the glories of oṁkāra are specifically mentioned"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}..." current
16:2016:20, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,527 N From the beginning of creation, the three syllables om tat sat have been used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth (Brahman). They were uttered by brahmanas while chanting Vedic hymns and during sacrifices for the satisfaction of the Supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the beginning of creation, the three syllables oṁ tat sat have been used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth"|"Brahm..."
16:1416:14, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,316 N The transcendental vibration of omkara is explained in BG 9.17: I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and the syllable om. I am also the Rg, the Sama and the Yajur Vedas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"I am the father of this universe, the mother, the support and the grandsire. I am the object of knowledge, the purifier and th..."
16:0516:05, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,409 N If one actually understands that omkara is the sound representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whether he chants omkara or the Hare Krsna mantra, the result is certainly the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one actually understands that oṁkāra is the sound representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whether he chant..."
15:5915:59, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,341 N After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable om, the supreme combination of letters, if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead & quits his body, he will certainly reach the spiritual planets Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"“After being situated in this yoga practice and vibrating the sacred syllable oṁ, the supreme combination of letters, if o..."
15:5415:54, 7 April 2021 diff hist +14,235 N The transcendental vibration omkara is explained in the Bhagavad-gita, Chapter Eight, verse thirteen Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the transcendental vibration oṁkāra is explained in the Bhagavad-gītā, Chapter Eight, verse thirteen"}} {{notes|}} {{comp..." current

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