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13:0613:06, 29 April 2021 diff hist +3,225 N Executing devotional service by thinking always of the Supreme Lord (man-mana), becoming His devotee, worshiping Him and always offering Him obeisances. This is called visnu-aradhana, and it is the supreme occupational duty of all human beings Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is the supreme occupational duty of all human beings"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-04..."
13:0113:01, 29 April 2021 diff hist +3,399 N After studying the Vedas, one must then execute devotional service by thinking always of the Supreme Lord (man-mana), becoming His devotee, worshiping Him and always offering Him obeisances. This is called visnu-aradhana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"after studying the Vedas, one must then execute devotional service by thinking always of the Supreme Lord (man-manā), becomin..."
12:4712:47, 29 April 2021 diff hist +3,245 N The actual purpose in reading the Vedas is to learn how to become a devotee of the Supreme Lord. The Lord Himself advises, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru - BG 9.34 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The actual purpose in reading the Vedas is to learn how to become a devotee of the Supreme Lord. The Lord Himself advises, man..."

17:3317:33, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,560 The word vitanda indicates that a debater, not touching the main point or establishing his own point, simply tries to refute the other person's argument No edit summary current
17:2917:29, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,538 Sankaracarya has indirectly minimized the value of the principal Vedic mantra (omkara) by accepting a subordinate vibration (tat tvam asi) as the most important Vedic mantra No edit summary current
17:2717:27, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,325 N The name of the Lord can be chanted by one who is completely freed from material contamination (anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-karmady-anavrtam (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.1.11)) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The name of the Lord can be chanted by one who is completely freed from material contamination (anyabhilasita-sunyam jnana-kar..."
17:2417:24, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,435 N Pariksit Maharaja says, nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanat (SB 10.1.4). The holy name of the Lord can be chanted by those who have fully satisfied their material desires or who are fully situated on the transcendental platform and devoid of material desire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pariksit Maharaja says, nivrtta-tarsair upagiyamanat"|"The holy name of the Lord can be chanted by those who have fully satisf..."
17:2017:20, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,564 N The chanting of omkara or the Hare Krsna mantra is meant for the liberated soul. Srila Rupa Gosvami has said, ayi mukta-kulair upasyamanam (Namastaka 1). Thus the holy name of the Lord is chanted by the liberated souls Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The chanting of oṁkāra or the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra is meant for the liberated soul. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has said, ay..."
17:1417:14, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,307 N Tat tvam asi is a warning to the living entity not to mistake the body for the self. Therefore tat tvam asi is especially meant for the conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tat tvam asi is a warning to the living entity not to mistake the body for the self. Therefore tat tvam asi is especially mean..."
17:1117:11, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,450 N By word jugglery, Sankaracarya tried to create an illusory presentation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His relationship with the living entities and the cosmic manifestation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By word jugglery, Śaṅkarācārya tried to create an illusory presentation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His rela..." current
17:0817:08, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,533 N Tat tvam asi is accepted as the primary vibration by one who does not accept pranava, the transcendental sound incarnation of the holy name of the Lord, as the chief principle in the Vedic literature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tat tvam asi is accepted as the primary vibration by one who does not accept praṇava, the transcendental sound incarnation o..."
17:0217:02, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,266 N If one takes shelter of the sound representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (omkara), he can realize his constitutional identity and engage in devotional service even though in conditioned life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one takes shelter of the sound representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (oṁkāra), he can realize his constit..."
16:5816:58, 28 April 2021 diff hist +2,377 N Omkara is the representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in sound. This form of His holy name is accepted as the transcendental vibration (maha-vakya) by virtue of which the temporary material manifestation has come into being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Oṁkāra is the representation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in sound. This form of His holy name is accepted as the..." current
16:5216:52, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,836 N Although the energies (the superior energy and the the inferior energy of the Supreme Lord) are simultaneously one with the Lord and different from Him, the Lord never loses His personal form due to the transformation of His different energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although the energies are simultaneously one with the Lord and different from Him, the Lord never loses His personal form due..." current
16:4716:47, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,634 N The living entity is the superior energy of the Supreme Lord, and the material world is the inferior energy. Both, however, are prakrti - energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is the superior energy of the Supreme Lord, and the material world is the inferior energy. Both, however, ar..." current
16:4416:44, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,875 N The Mayavadi philosophers, devoid of true understanding, have confused the theory of illusion and the theory of the cosmic manifestation by word jugglery. The theory of illusion can be applied to a person who identifies himself with the body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Māyāvādī philosophers, devoid of true understanding, have confused the theory of illusion and the theory of the cosmic..." current
16:3916:39, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,714 N The material world is the inferior energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but it is not a fact that the Supreme Lord has been transformed into this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world is the inferior energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but it is not a fact that the Supreme Lord ha..." current
16:3616:36, 28 April 2021 diff hist 0 It is explained by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.4): "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these eight constitute My separated material energies" No edit summary current
16:3616:36, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,845 N It is explained by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.4): "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these eight constitute My separated material energies" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"explained by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita"|"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together thes..."
16:3216:32, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,829 N For a living entity to accept this cosmic manifestation as the field for his sense enjoyment is certainly illusory. This material world is the manifestation of the material energy of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a living entity to accept this cosmic manifestation as the field for his sense enjoyment is certainly illusory. This mater..." current
16:2916:29, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,832 N The living entity is eternal: he can never be subjected to the limits of time, as are his gross and subtle bodies. The cosmic manifestation is never false, but it is subject to change by the influence of the time factor Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is eternal: he can never be subjected to the limits of time, as are his gross and subtle bodies. The cosmic..."
16:2516:25, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,689 N Such identification (either as the gross or the subtle material body) is certainly false and constitutes the genuine platform of the theory of illusion Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such identification is certainly false and constitutes the genuine platform of the theory of illusion"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..." current
16:1716:17, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,944 N The living entity is the eternal servant of Krsna. Being part and parcel of the Lord, he is constitutionally pure, but due to his contact with material energy, he identifies himself with either the gross or the subtle material body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity is the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. Being part and parcel of the Lord, he is constitutionally pure, but d..."
16:1116:11, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,412 N Sankaracarya concocted this meaning of parinama-vada, and by word jugglery he endeavored very hard to establish parinama-vada as vivarta-vada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śaṅkarācārya concocted this meaning of pariṇāma-vāda, and by word jugglery he endeavored very hard to establish pari..."
16:0816:08, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,827 N It is not that the Lord undergoes direct transformation, which is called parinama-vada. However, being very anxious to protect Srila Vyasadeva from criticism, Sankaracarya became a pseudo gentleman and put forward his theory of illusion - vivarta-vada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that the Lord undergoes direct transformation, which is called pariṇāma-vāda. However, being very anxious to pro..."
16:0416:04, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,432 N All of these sutras (like Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.8), Taittiriya Upanisad (3.1.1), Mundaka Upanisad (1.1.7)) indicate the transformation of the Lord’s energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"All of these sūtras indicate the transformation of the Lord’s energy"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|undefined}} {{complete|ALL}}..."
15:5915:59, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,529 N In the Mundaka Upanisad (1.1.7) it is stated, yathorna-nabhih srjate grhnate ca: "(The Lord creates and destroys the cosmic manifestation) as a spider creates a web and draws it back within itself" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Mundaka Upanisad (1.1.7) it is stated, yathorna-nabhih srjate grhnate ca"|"The Lord creates and destroys the cosmic man..." current
15:5615:56, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,305 N It is confirmed in the Taittiriya Upanisad (3.1.1): yato va imani bhutani jayante. "The Supreme Absolute Truth is that from which everything is born" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"confirmed in the Taittiriya Upanisad (3.1.1): yato va imani bhutani jayante"|"The Supreme Absolute Truth is that from which ev..." current
15:5215:52, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,333 N It is clearly explained in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.8), where Krsna says, mattah sarvam pravartate: "From Me, everything emanates" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"clearly explained in the Bhagavad-gītā"|"where Kṛṣṇa says, mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate"|"From Me, everything emanates..." current
15:4215:42, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,547 N Janmady asya yatah does not suggest that the original person has been transformed. Rather, it clearly indicates that He produces this cosmic manifestation through His inconceivable energy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Janmādy asya yataḥ does not suggest that the original person has been transformed. Rather, it clearly indicates that He pro..." current
15:3815:38, 28 April 2021 diff hist +3,635 N The first verse of the Brahma-sutra is athato brahma jijnasa: "We must now inquire into the Absolute Truth." The second verse immediately answers, janmady asya yatah: "The Absolute Truth is the original source of everything" Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The first verse of the Brahma-sutra is athato brahma jijnasa"|"We must now inquire into the Absolute Truth"|"The second verse..." current
15:3015:30, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,584 N The Supreme Personality of Godhead remains as He is, even though directing His energy, which makes the diverse cosmic manifestation work so wonderfully Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Supreme Personality of Godhead remains as He is, even though directing His energy, which makes the diverse cosmic manifest..." current
15:2615:26, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,727 N The durga-sakti (material energy) acts under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the universal creation, maintenance and destruction are being carried out by the durga-sakti. Krsna’s direction is in the background Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The durgā-śakti (material energy) acts under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the universal creation..."
15:1415:14, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,684 N It is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.10), He (the Supreme Personality of Godhead) acts only through His different energies. Mayadhyaksena prakrtih: Krsna directs the material energy, and that potency works in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā"|"He acts only through His different energies. Mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ: Kṛṣṇ..." current
15:0715:07, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,679 N If such a material stone (touchstone) can maintain its inconceivable energy after producing volumes of gold, certainly the Supreme Personality of Godhead can remain in His original sac-cid-ananda form after creating the cosmic world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If such a material stone can maintain its inconceivable energy after producing volumes of gold, certainly the Supreme Personal..." current
15:0015:00, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,464 N From the sastras we learn that there is a stone or jewel called a touchstone that can transform iron into gold. Although the touchstone turns iron into gold many times, it remains in its original condition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the śāstras we learn that there is a stone or jewel called a touchstone that can transform iron into gold. Although the..."
12:3312:33, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,735 N If we accept the inconceivable potencies of the Lord, we can understand how the Supreme Personality of Godhead can appear within this material world without being touched or contaminated by the three modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we accept the inconceivable potencies of the Lord, we can understand how the Supreme Personality of Godhead can appear with..." current
12:2712:27, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,659 N The Mayavadi philosophers conclude that the cosmic manifestation is a transformation of the Supreme. Thus they must necessarily also accept the theory of the illusion of the Supreme - vivarta-vada Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Māyāvādī philosophers conclude that the cosmic manifestation is a transformation of the Supreme. Thus they must necess..."
12:2012:20, 28 April 2021 diff hist +5,946 m High-thinking philosophers and scientists can tackle the material energy, but not being able to understand the spiritual energy, they can simply imagine an inactive state, such as the impersonal Brahman. This is simply the negative side of material life Alankrutha moved page High-thinking philosophers and scientists can tackle the material energy, but not being able to understand the spiritual energy, they can simply imagine an inactive state, such as the impersonal Brahman to High-thinking philosophers and scientists can tackle the material energy, but not being able to understand the spiritual energy, they can simply imagine an inactive state, such as the impersonal Brahman. This is simply the negative side of material life current
12:1412:14, 28 April 2021 diff hist +238 Within the material world, there is nothing inconceivable No edit summary current

16:1716:17, 27 April 2021 diff hist +5,295 N The Lord’s energies, though factual, are simply beyond the power of the common brain to understand Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Lord’s energies, though factual, are simply beyond the power of the common brain to understand"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
16:1416:14, 27 April 2021 diff hist +5,430 N As long as the living entity is within this material world, in the condition of illusion, he cannot understand the activities of the inconceivable energies of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As long as the living entity is within this material world, in the condition of illusion, he cannot understand the activities..."
16:0416:04, 27 April 2021 diff hist +4,973 A common brain in the conditioned state cannot conceive of how these inconceivable energies abide in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, how He exists in His innumerable forms as the master of both spiritual and material energies No edit summary current
16:0216:02, 27 April 2021 diff hist +5,210 N He (the Supreme Lord) is the original energetic, the abode of all energies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the original energetic, the abode of all energies"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Alankrutha}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|2021-04..."
15:5815:58, 27 April 2021 diff hist +5,585 N The Supreme Lord is the master of innumerable eternal energies, which are unlimited. Sometimes these energies are manifested, and sometimes they are not. In any case, all energies are under His control Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is the master of innumerable eternal energies, which are unlimited. Sometimes these energies are manifested,..."
15:4415:44, 27 April 2021 diff hist +5,717 N According to the commentary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, the purpose of the janmady asya verse in the Vedanta-sutra is to establish that the cosmic manifestation is the result of the transformation of the potencies of the SP of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to the commentary of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, the purpose of the janmādy asya verse in the V..."
15:3815:38, 27 April 2021 diff hist +1,582 N For a further explanation of parinama-vada (of CC Madhya 6.170), refer to Adi-lila, Seventh Chapter, verses 121-133 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For a further explanation of pariṇāma-vāda, refer to Adi-līlā, Seventh Chapter, verses 121-133"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..." current
15:3115:31, 27 April 2021 diff hist +3,210 The immortality of the individual person is the highest perfectional stage a living entity can attain No edit summary current
15:2915:29, 27 April 2021 diff hist +3,225 N This (sayujya-mukti - this form of mukti means denying one’s individual existence) is absolutely opposed to the philosophy of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga offers immortality to the individual conditioned soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is absolutely opposed to the philosophy of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga offers immortality to the individual conditioned soul..."
15:2415:24, 27 April 2021 diff hist +3,348 N The ambitious Mayavadi philosophers desire to merge into the existence of the Lord, and this may be accepted as sayujya-mukti. However, this form of mukti means denying one’s individual existence. In other words, it is a kind of spiritual suicide Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The ambitious Māyāvādī philosophers desire to merge into the existence of the Lord, and this may be accepted as sāyujya-m..."

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