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04:3104:31, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,529 N We may never have seen a man who is not mortal, but we are judging this on our personal experience, which is finite. Our senses have limited power, and there are so many defects in our conditional state Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may never have seen a man who is not mortal, but we are judging this on our personal experience, which is finite. Our sense..."
04:2504:25, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,699 N We may study that this man died and that man died, etc., and after seeing that so many men have died we may conclude or generalize that all men are mortal, but there is a major defect in this inductive method, and that is that our experience is limited Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may thus study that this man died and that man died, etc., and after seeing that so many men have died we may conclude or g..." current
04:2104:21, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,369 N How is the premise that all men are mortal arrived at? Followers of the inductive method wish to arrive at this premise through experiment and observations Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"how is the premise that all men are mortal arrived at? Followers of the inductive method wish to arrive at this premise throug..." current
04:0804:08, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,523 We may take a premise such as, "All men are mortal," and no one need discuss how man is mortal. It is generally accepted that this is the case. The deductive conclusion is: - Mr. Johnson is a man; therefore Mr. Johnson is mortal No edit summary current
04:0404:04, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,541 N We may take a premise such as, "All men are mortal," and no one need discuss how man is mortal. It is generally accepted that this is the case. The deductive conclusion is: - Mr. Johnson is a man; therefore Mr. Johnson is mortal Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We may take a premise such as, "All men are mortal," and no one need discuss how man is mortal. It is generally accepted that..."
03:5403:54, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,379 N There are two processes for attaining knowledge - one is inductive and the other is deductive. The deductive method is considered to be more perfect Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are two processes for attaining knowledge - one is inductive and the other is deductive. The deductive method is conside..."
03:4903:49, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,334 N Our knowledge of a subject cannot be perfectionalized unless we receive it through authoritative sources Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Our knowledge of a subject cannot be perfectionalized unless we receive it through authoritative sources"}} {{notes|}} {{compi..."
03:4103:41, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,474 N A new lawyer has to become an apprentice of an experienced lawyer, or a young man studying to be a doctor has to become an intern and work with those who are already licensed practitioners Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A new lawyer has to become an apprentice of an experienced lawyer, or a young man studying to be a doctor has to become an int..." current
03:3403:34, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,640 N It is not difficult to understand the necessity of going through the disciplic succession to understand Bhagavad-gita. If we wish to be a lawyer, an engineer or doctor, we have to receive knowledge from the authoritative lawyers, engineers and doctors Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not difficult to understand the necessity of going through the disciplic succession to understand Bhagavad-gītā. If we..." current
03:2903:29, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,814 N Bhagavad-gita is not an ordinary book of knowledge which we can purchase from the market place, read and merely consult a dictionary to understand. This is not possible. If it were, Krsna would never have told Arjuna that the science was lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhagavad-gītā is not an ordinary book of knowledge which we can purchase from the market place, read and merely consult a di..." current
03:2003:20, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,680 N If we understand Bhagavad-gita in the same way that Arjuna did, we should know that our understanding is correct. This should be the criteria for our studying of BG. If we actually want to receive benefit from BG, we have to follow this principle Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we understand Bhagavad-gītā in the same way that Arjuna did, we should know that our understanding is correct. This shoul..."
03:1703:17, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,279 If we have any knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, we have to see how it tallies with the understanding of Arjuna No edit summary current
03:1403:14, 10 June 2022 diff hist +21,426 N If we have any knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, we have to see how it tallies with the understanding of Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we have any knowledge of Bhagavad-gita, we have to see how it tallies with the understanding of Arjuna. If we understand Bh..."

08:0908:09, 9 June 2022 diff hist +21,274 N Arjuna understood Bhagavad-gita from Krsna, and if we wish to understand it, we have to understand it from Arjuna, not from any other source Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna understood Bhagavad-gita from Krsna, and if we wish to understand it, we have to understand it from Arjuna, not from an..."
07:5807:58, 9 June 2022 diff hist +21,537 N In India, there are disciplic successions coming from Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Nimbarka, Visnu Svami and other great sages. The Vedic literatures are understood through the superior spiritual masters Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India, there are disciplic successions coming from Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Nimbarka, Visnu Svami and other great sages...." current
07:5207:52, 9 June 2022 diff hist +21,291 N The fact is that the wisdom of the Absolute Truth is very confidential, but if we follow the authorities, it can be understood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The fact is that the wisdom of the Absolute Truth is very confidential, but if we follow the authorities, it can be understood..."
07:3807:38, 9 June 2022 diff hist +21,634 N There are also many philosophers with different opinions, and they're always contradicting one another. If the truth cannot be understood by reading various scriptures, by logical argument or philosophical theories, then how can it be attained Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are also many philosophers with different opinions, and they're always contradicting one another. If the truth cannot be..."
07:3207:32, 9 June 2022 diff hist +21,424 N As far as scriptures are concerned, we find different scriptures describing the Absolute Truth in different ways. If we analyze all of them, there will be bewilderment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As far as scriptures are concerned, we find different scriptures describing the Absolute Truth in different ways. If we analyz..."
07:3007:30, 9 June 2022 diff hist +21,135 N There are many things which do not come within the jurisdiction of our sense of logic Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are many things which do not come within the jurisdiction of our sense of logic"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{compl..." current

23:1323:13, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,545 N As soon as the Gita is interpreted according to the motive of an individual, the purpose is lost. It is stated that we cannot attain the conclusion of the Vedic literature by the force of our own logic or argument Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As soon as the Gita is interpreted according to the motive of an individual, the purpose is lost. It is stated that we cannot..." current
23:1023:10, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,468 N If fighting is proclaimed a necessity in Bhagavad-gita, how is it possible to prove nonviolence from it? Such interpretations are attempts to distort Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If fighting is proclaimed a necessity in Bhagavad-gita, how is it possible to prove nonviolence from it? Such interpretations..." current
23:0423:04, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,712 N It was Krsna's program that the warriors were all destined to die, and Krsna gave Arjuna the opportunity of taking the credit of conquering them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It was Kṛṣṇa's program that the warriors were all destined to die, and Kṛṣṇa gave Arjuna the opportunity of taking..."
23:0123:01, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,356 N Krsna tells Arjuna that the battle had already been decided by the Supreme, that the people who were assembled on the battlefield were predestined never to return Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Krsna tells Arjuna that the battle had already been decided by the Supreme, that the people who were assembled on the battlefi..." current
22:5622:56, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,509 N How is it possible to prove nonviolence from Bhagavad-gita? The very theme of Bhagavad-gita involves Arjuna's reluctance to fight and Krsna's inducing him to kill his opponents Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"How is it possible to prove nonviolence from Bhagavad-gītā? The very theme of Bhagavad-gītā involves Arjuna's reluctance t..." current
22:5122:51, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,460 N By scholarship we may be able to manufacture some theory of Bhagavad-gita, just as Mahatma Gandhi did when he interpreted Bhagavad-gita in an effort to support his theory of nonviolence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By scholarship we may be able to manufacture some theory of Bhagavad-gītā, just as Mahātmā Gandhi did when he interpreted..." current
22:4422:44, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,431 N If we wish to understand Bhagavad-gita in a different way, or give an individual interpretation, that may be an exhibition of our scholarship, but it is not Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we wish to understand Bhagavad-gita in a different way, or give an individual interpretation, that may be an exhibition of..." current
22:3922:39, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,319 N If one wants to understand Bhagavad-gita, he cannot take help from other methods. He must understand it as prescribed in Bhagavad-gita itself, by understanding it as Arjuna understood it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one wants to understand Bhagavad-gītā, he cannot take help from other methods. He must understand it as prescribed in Bha..."
22:3422:34, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,733 N Arjuna knew that Krsna was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore he surrendered himself unto Him, accepting Him as his spiritual master. Unless one is a devotee of Lord Krsna's, he cannot possibly understand Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Arjuna knew that Kṛṣṇa was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore he surrendered himself unto Him, accepting..." current
22:2822:28, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,230 N This (Krsna's devotee and friend) was Arjuna's exceptional qualification, a qualification which the sages did not have Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This was Arjuna's exceptional qualification, a qualification which the sages did not have"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Soham}} {{c..." current
14:3014:30, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,712 N There were many great sages living at the time, and Sri Krsna could have given Bhagavad-gita to them. The answer is that despite being an ordinary man, Arjuna had one great qualification: bhakto 'si me sakha ceti - You are My devotee and My friend Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There were many great sages living at the time, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa could have given Bhagavad-gītā to them. The answer is..."
14:2514:25, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,591 N Of all people, why did Sri Krsna select Arjuna as a recipient of this knowledge? Arjuna was not a great scholar at all, nor was he a yogi, meditator or a holy man. He was a warrior about to engage in battle Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all people, why did Sri Krsna select Arjuna as a recipient of this knowledge? Arjuna was not a great scholar at all, nor wa..." current
14:1614:16, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,246 N We must enter into the spirit of Bhagavad-gita and not approach it simply from the viewpoint of erudition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We must enter into the spirit of Bhagavad-gītā and not approach it simply from the viewpoint of erudition"}} {{notes|}} {{co..." current
14:1214:12, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,585 N A person may be a very good scholar from the material point of view, but that does not qualify him to comment on Bhagavad-gita. In order to understand Bhagavad-gita, we have to accept the principle of disciplic succession - parampara Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person may be a very good scholar from the material point of view, but that does not qualify him to comment on Bhagavad-gīt..."
13:5513:55, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,535 N Scholars may give their own interpretation of Bhagavad-gita, analyzing it according to their own whims, but that is not Bhagavad-gita. This is the point that Sri Krsna is stressing, and a student of Bhagavad-gita should note it Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Scholars may give their own interpretation of Bhagavad-gītā, analyzing it according to their own whims, but that is not Bhag..."
13:5013:50, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,160 N There were many sages present at the time. By "lost" it is meant that the purport of Bhagavad-gita was lost Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"there were many sages present at the time. By "lost" it is meant that the purport of Bhagavad-gītā was lost"}} {{notes|}} {{..." current
11:4811:48, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,405 In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsna was speaking to Arjuna No edit summary current
11:4311:43, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,498 N In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsna was speaking to Arjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the course of time, this yoga imparted by Sri Krsna was lost. Why is this? Were there no learned sages at the time Sri Krsn..."
11:3911:39, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,397 N The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting with God or re-establishing our relationship with Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word yoga means "to link up," and the idea is that in yoga we link our consciousness to God. It is a means for reuniting w..."
11:3111:31, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,384 N In Bhagavad-gita a number of yoga systems are delineated - bhakti-yoga, karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, hatha-yoga - and therefore it is here called yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In Bhagavad-gita a number of yoga systems are delineated - bhakti-yoga, karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, hatha-yoga - and therefore it..." current
11:2811:28, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,777 N From the Mahabharata we understand that Bhagavad-gita was spoken to Arjuna some 5,000 years ago. Before Arjuna, the teachings were handed down by disciplic succession, but over such a long period of time, the teachings became lost - BG 4.2-3 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the Mahabharata we understand that Bhagavad-gita was spoken to Arjuna some 5,000 years ago. Before Arjuna, the teachings..." current
11:1611:16, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,666 N It is not that Krsna is speaking Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna for the first time. It is estimated by Vedic authorities that the Lord imparted these divine instructions to Vivasvan some 400 million years ago Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is not that Kṛṣṇa is speaking Bhagavad-gītā to Arjuna for the first time. It is estimated by Vedic authorities that..." current
11:1211:12, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,304 N If one wants to learn Bhagavad-gita and profit by it, there is a process for understanding it, and that process is described here Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one wants to learn Bhagavad-gita and profit by it, there is a process for understanding it, and that process is described h..."
10:5210:52, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,510 N Vivasvan, in his turn, repeated these teachings to his son, Manu. In turn, Manu imparted the knowledge to his disciple Iksvaku. Maharaja Iksvaku was a great king and forefather of Lord Ramacandra Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Vivasvan, in his turn, repeated these teachings to his son, Manu. In turn, Manu imparted the knowledge to his disciple Iksvaku..." current
10:4110:41, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,396 N Sri Krsna, who imparts the teachings of Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, here indicates that these teachings are not at all new but were enunciated many ages ago on a different planet Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sri Krsna, who imparts the teachings of Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna, here indicates that these teachings are not at all new but we..." current
10:3610:36, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,401 N From this first verse of the Fourth Chapter we learn that millions of years ago Sri Krsna imparted the knowledge of karma-yoga to the sun-god Vivasvan Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From this first verse of the Fourth Chapter we learn that millions of years ago Śrī Kṛṣṇa imparted the knowledge of ka..." current
10:1610:16, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,530 N Subsequently (after rule of Maharaja Bharata) the earth has become divided into so many different countries. In this way there is usually one and sometimes many controllers of the various planets in the universe Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Subsequently the earth has become divided into so many different countries. In this way there is usually one and sometimes man..."
09:5309:53, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,427 N From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maharaja Bharata. He ruled some 5,000 years ago, and the planet was named after him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the history called the Mahabharata we understand that formerly there was only one king on this planet by the name of Maha..."
09:4309:43, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,256 N On all planets there are principal personalities, just as in the United States the chief person is the President Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"On all planets there are principal personalities, just as in the United States the chief person is the President"}} {{notes|}}..." current
09:3809:38, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,313 N Of all beings on the sun, the principal personality is a god by the name of Vivasvan. He is known as the sun-god - surya-narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Of all beings on the sun, the principal personality is a god by the name of Vivasvān. He is known as the sun-god (sūrya-nār..." current
09:3009:30, 8 June 2022 diff hist +21,520 N The living entities on these various planets acquire bodies composed of elements in accordance with the predominating element on the planet; therefore those beings who live on the sun have bodies which are composed of fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The living entities on these various planets acquire bodies composed of elements in accordance with the predominating element..."

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