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• 17:08, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Understanding the inconceivability of the Absolute is the only solution to the question of duality. This is because duality arises from the inconceivable energy of the Absolute (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Understanding the inconceivability of the Absolute is the only solution to the question of duality. This is because duality ar...")
• 17:03, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If the Absolute Truth can possibly be covered by ignorance, how can it be said to be Absolute? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If the Absolute Truth can possibly be covered by ignorance, how can it be said to be Absolute"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmis...")
• 16:55, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs deleted page Ignorance and knowledge are conceptions in this world of duality, but in the Absolute there cannot be any ignorance. It is simply foolishness to consider that the Absolute is covered by ignorance (content was: "#REDIRECT Ignorance and knowledge are conceptions in this world of duality, but in the Absolute there is no duality. It is simply foolishness to consider that the Absolute is covered by ignorance", and the only contributor was "SharmisthaK" (talk))
• 16:53, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs moved page Ignorance and knowledge are conceptions in this world of duality, but in the Absolute there cannot be any ignorance. It is simply foolishness to consider that the Absolute is covered by ignorance to Ignorance and knowledge are conceptions in this world of duality, but in the Absolute there is no duality. It is simply foolishness to consider that the Absolute is covered by ignorance
• 16:52, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs deleted page In Srimad-Bhagavatam there is a clear statement that the supreme atma, the Lord, has inconceivable and innumerable potencies. It is also stated in Brahma-samhita that the Supreme Spirit has many variegated and inconceivable energies (content was: "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Srimad-Bhagavatam (3.33.3) there is a clear statement that the supreme atma, the Lord, has inconceivable and innumerable potencies. It is also stated in Brahma-samhita (5.5) that the Supreme Spirit has many variegated and inconceivable energies"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Narottama}} {{complete|ALL}} {{first|15Jun12}} {{last|16Jun12}} {{totals_by_section|BG=0|SB=0|CC=0|OB=1|Lec=0|Con=0|Let=0}} {{total|1}} {{toc right}} Category...")
• 16:50, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page It is stated in Brahma-samhita (5.5) that the Supreme Spirit has many variegated and inconceivable energies. Nor should one think that there is any possibility of ignorance existing in the Absolute Truth (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also stated in Brahma-samhita (5.5) that the Supreme Spirit has many variegated and inconceivable energies. Nor should o...")
• 16:22, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page By misunderstanding the inconceivable energies of the Supreme, one may falsely conclude that the Supreme Absolute Truth is impersonal. Such a deluded conclusion is experienced by a living being when he is in an acute stage of disease (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By misunderstanding the inconceivable energies of the Supreme, one may falsely conclude that the Supreme Absolute Truth is imp...")
• 16:22, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In Srimad-Bhagavatam there are statements to the effect that the supreme atma, the Lord, has inconceivable and innumerable potencies (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam also there are statements to the effect that the supreme ātmā, the Lord, has inconceivable and innum...")
• 16:15, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the Svetasvatara Upanisad it is stated that the Supreme Absolute Personality of Godhead is full of inconceivable energies and that no one else possesses such energies (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad it is stated that the Supreme Absolute Personality of Godhead is full of inconceivable energ...")
• 16:00, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the Supreme Absolute Truth there is every possible inconceivable energy existing (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Supreme Absolute Truth there is every possible inconceivable energy existing"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{c...")
• 15:57, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page There is no possibility of change, ignorance or illusion being in Him. The Supreme Brahman is transcendental and completely different from all material conceptions (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no possibility of change, ignorance or illusion being in Him. The Supreme Brahman is transcendental and completely di...")
• 15:53, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Only in the state of ignorance can one accept the Mayavadi conclusion that this cosmic manifestation & the living entities are false or illusory. No sane man would impose ignorance & illusion upon the Supreme Absolute Truth, who is absolute in everything (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only in the state of ignorance can one accept the Māyāvādī conclusion that this cosmic manifestation and the living entiti...")
• 15:50, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In Vedic literatures there is information of a material product called "touchstone" which simply by touch can transform iron into gold. The touchstone can produce an unlimited quantity of gold and yet remain the same (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Vedic literatures there is information of a material product called "touchstone" which simply by touch can transform iron i...")
• 15:42, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page There is no question of transformation as far as the Supreme Absolute Truth is concerned (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there is no question of transformation as far as the Supreme Absolute Truth is concerned"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}...")
• 15:40, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Despite being a material product, if the sun can maintain its original temperature & yet produce so many byproducts, is it difficult for the Supreme Absolute Truth to remain unchanged in spite of producing so many by-products by His inconceivable energy? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Despite its being a material product, if the sun can maintain its original temperature and yet produce so many byproducts, is...")
• 15:37, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The sun has been producing unlimited energy from time immemorial, and so many by-products result from the sun; yet there is no change in the heat and temperature of the sun itself (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The sun has been producing unlimited energy from time immemorial, and so many by-products result from the sun; yet there is no...")
• 15:32, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Mistaken thoughts and arguments can overcome a person when he forgets the inconceivable energies of the Supreme Lord. Even in the material world there are many examples (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"mistaken thoughts and arguments can overcome a person when he forgets the inconceivable energies of the Supreme Lord. Even in...")
• 15:29, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The conditional state of the living entity is his diseased condition. Originally the living entity and the original cause of this cosmic manifestation exist outside the state of transformation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conditional state of the living entity is his diseased condition. Originally the living entity and the original cause of t...")
• 15:22, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Actually the body is not the living entity, but the doctrine of transformation accepts the body as the living entity. Every conditioned soul is undoubtedly contaminated by this doctrine of transformation (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Actually the body is not the living entity, but the doctrine of transformation accepts the body as the living entity. Every co...")
• 15:20, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When a human being identifies himself with the material body, he may be said to be mistaking a rope for a snake, or an oyster shell for gold. The doctrine of transformation is accepted when one thing is mistaken for another (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a human being identifies himself with the material body, he may be said to be mistaking a rope for a snake, or an oyster...")
• 15:14, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The living entity in his original constitutional position is pure spirit (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity in his original constitutional position is pure spirit"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{complete|ALL...")
• 15:12, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page As mentioned in the Mandukya Upanisad, the rope for a snake and the oyster for gold examples have their different applications and can be understood as follows (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As mentioned in the Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad, the rope for a snake and the oyster for gold examples have their different appl...")
• 15:04, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Sankaracarya gives the example of a rope being mistaken for a snake, and sometimes the example of mistaking an oyster shell for gold is cited, but surely such arguments are ways of cheating (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Śaṅkarācārya gives the example of a rope being mistaken for a snake, and sometimes the example of mistaking an oyster she...")
• 15:02, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Unintelligent persons cannot grasp how the cosmic manifestation and the living entity are simultaneously one and different from the Absolute Truth. Not understanding this, one concludes that this cosmic manifestation and the living entity are false (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Unintelligent persons who cannot understand this doctrine of byproducts cannot grasp how the cosmic manifestation and the livi...")
• 14:55, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the Taittiriya Upanisad it is clearly stated, yato va imani bhutani jayante: The Absolute Truth is the original reservoir of all ingredients, and this material world and its living entities are produced from those ingredients (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Taittirīya Upaniṣad it is clearly stated, yato vā imāni bhūtāni jāyante: "The Absolute Truth is the original re...")
• 14:52, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Supreme Absolute Truth has His inconceivable potency, out of which this cosmos has been manifested. In other words, the Supreme Absolute Truth is the ingredient, and the living entity and cosmic manifestation are the by-products (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Absolute Truth has His inconceivable potency, out of which this cosmos has been manifested. In other words, the Su...")
• 14:38, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The energies are not separate from the energetic; therefore the living entity and cosmic manifestation are inseparable truths, part of the Absolute Truth. Such a conclusion should be acceptable to any sane man (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The energies are not separate from the energetic; therefore the living entity and cosmic manifestation are inseparable truths,...")
• 14:33, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page From Vedic literatures we understand that the Absolute Truth has varieties of energy and that the living entities and the cosmic manifestation are but a demonstration of His energies (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"from Vedic literatures we understand that the Absolute Truth has varieties of energy and that the living entities and the cosm...")
• 14:30, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If we study the living entities in the cosmic manifestation, it will appear that they are not different from the original Absolute Truth (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if we study the living entities in the cosmic manifestation, it will appear that they are not different from the original Abso...")
• 14:25, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When we find a by-product - the living entity or this cosmic manifestation - it is a transformation, or a by-product of the Supreme. It is like milk being transformed into yogurt (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when we find a by-product—the living entity or this cosmic manifestation—it is a transformation, or a by-product of the Su...")
• 14:23, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When a chair is produced out of wood, it is said that a by-product is produced. The Supreme Absolute Truth is immutable, & when we find a by-product - the living entity or this cosmic manifestation - it is a transformation, or a by-product of the Supreme (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When a chair is produced out of crude wood, it is said that a by-product is produced. The Supreme Absolute Truth, Brahman, is...")
• 14:16, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page For the Supreme Absolute Truth, there is no change. It is simply that a by-product results from His inconceivable powers of action. In other words, a relative truth is produced out of the Supreme Truth (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the Supreme Absolute Truth, there is no change. It is simply that a by-product results from His inconceivable powers of ac...")
• 14:14, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page When explaining the first aphorism of the Vedanta-sutra, Sankara most unceremoniously tried to explain that Brahman, or the Supreme Absolute Truth, is impersonal. He also cunningly tried to switch the doctrine of by-product into the doctrine of change (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When explaining the first aphorism of the Vedānta-sūtra, Śaṅkara most unceremoniously tried to explain that Brahman, or t...")
• 14:08, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The living entity's entering the state of liberation may be compared to a bird entering a tree, or an animal entering the forest, or a plane entering the sky. In no case is identity lost (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entity's entering the state of liberation may be compared to a bird entering a tree, or an animal entering the fore...")
• 14:06, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs deleted page The creative function of the living entity is properly manifested in the liberated state. If the living entity's activities are manifest even when he is materially conditioned, then how is it possible for his activities to stop when he attains liberation? (content was: "#REDIRECT The creative function of the living entity is properly manifested in the liberated state. If the living entity's activities are manifest even when he is materially conditioned, then how is it possible for his activities to stop when he attains liberation", and the only contributor was "SharmisthaK" (talk))
• 14:03, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs moved page The creative function of the living entity is properly manifested in the liberated state. If the living entity's activities are manifest even when he is materially conditioned, then how is it possible for his activities to stop when he attains liberation? to The creative function of the living entity is properly manifested in the liberated state. If the living entity's activities are manifest even when he is materially conditioned, then how is it possible for his activities to stop when he attains liberation
• 14:02, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs deleted page We must always remember that the Supreme Lord has His creative function and that the infinitesimal living entities have their creative functions also. It is not that their creative function is lost when they are liberated (content was: "#REDIRECT We must always remember that the Supreme Lord has His creative function and that the infinitesimal living entities have their creative functions also. It is not that their creative function is lost when they are liberated and enter into the Supreme", and the only contributor was "SharmisthaK" (talk))
• 13:57, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs moved page We must always remember that the Supreme Lord has His creative function and that the infinitesimal living entities have their creative functions also. It is not that their creative function is lost when they are liberated to We must always remember that the Supreme Lord has His creative function and that the infinitesimal living entities have their creative functions also. It is not that their creative function is lost when they are liberated and enter into the Supreme
• 13:53, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The Vedas state that everything is generated from the Absolute Truth, everything is maintained by the Absolute Truth, and, after annihilation, everything enters into the Absolute Truth (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vedas state that everything is generated from the Absolute Truth, everything is maintained by the Absolute Truth, and, aft...")
• 13:52, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The living entities enter into the supreme existence when they are liberated, and they do not change their original constitutional position (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the living entities enter into the supreme existence when they are liberated, and they do not change their original constituti...")
• 13:41, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page If He (the Absolute Truth) were alone, how could He have produced or generated the infinitesimal living entities? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If He were alone, how could He have produced or generated the infinitesimal living entities"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmisth...")
• 13:39, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Ramanujacarya has discussed this point very nicely: "If you argue that before the creation of this material world there was only one Absolute Truth, then how is it possible that the living entity emanated from Him? (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ramanujacarya has discussed this point very nicely: "If you argue that before the creation of this material world there was on...")
• 08:26, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Despite the fact that unlimited energy is always being generated, the Supreme Absolute Truth remains always the same. He is not affected by the emanation of unlimited energies. Sankaracarya has therefore incorrectly established his theory of illusion (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Despite the fact that unlimited energy is always being generated, the Supreme Absolute Truth remains always the same. He is no...")
• 08:19, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page The emanations are the energy of the Supreme, whereas the Supreme Himself is the energetic (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the emanations are the energy of the Supreme, whereas the Supreme Himself is the energetic"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmistha...")
• 08:15, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page In the Vedanta-sutra the distinction between the energy and the energetic is accepted from the very beginning. In that Vedanta-sutra the first aphorism (SB 1.1.1) clearly explains that the Supreme Absolute Truth is the origin or source of all emanations (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the Vedānta-sūtra the distinction between the energy and the energetic is accepted from the very beginning. In that Vedā...")
• 08:12, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Although Sankara was attempting to cover the Supreme Lord by his Mayavadi philosophy, he was simply following the order of the Supreme Lord. It should be understood that his teachings were a timely necessity but not a permanent fact (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although Śaṅkara was attempting to cover the Supreme Lord by his Māyāvādī philosophy, he was simply following the order...")
• 05:24, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs deleted page The foolishness and ignorance of the Mayavadis are revealed when they try to explain how the infinite can be covered by ignorance (content was: "#REDIRECT The foolishness and ignorance of the Mayavadis are revealed when they try to explain how it is the infinite is covered by ignorance", and the only contributor was "SharmisthaK" (talk))
• 05:22, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page It is offensive to attempt to qualify the infinite as being subject to the spell of ignorance (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is offensive to attempt to qualify the infinite as being subject to the spell of ignorance"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Sharmis...")
• 05:20, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs moved page The foolishness and ignorance of the Mayavadis are revealed when they try to explain how the infinite can be covered by ignorance to The foolishness and ignorance of the Mayavadis are revealed when they try to explain how it is the infinite is covered by ignorance
• 05:17, 1 September 2021 SharmisthaK talk contribs created page Because the living entity is infinitesimal, he is covered by an inferior energy (Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because the living entity is infinitesimal, he is covered by an inferior energy"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|SharmisthaK}} {{compl...")