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14:4114:41, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,756 N He (Krsna) is the adi-purusa, the original soul of all. Govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami: Lord Brahma says that he is not adi-purusa but that Govinda, Krsna, is the adi-purusa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He is the ādi-puruṣa, the original soul of all. Govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi: Lord Brahmā says that he is..."
14:3714:37, 11 August 2022 diff hist +22,037 N Krsna expands as Sankarsana, Narayana, Visnu, Maha-Visnu, Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Ksirodakasayi Visnu. God can expand Himself in many, many forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa expands as Saṅkarṣaṇa, Nārāyaṇa, Viṣṇu, Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and Kṣīrodak..."
14:3214:32, 11 August 2022 diff hist +22,155 N The original Krsna does not go anywhere; He never takes a step away from Vrndavana. The other activities performed by Krsna are performed in the Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Aniruddha or Pradyumna forms Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The original Krsna does not go anywhere; He never takes a step away from Vrndavana. The other activities performed by Krsna ar..."
14:2114:21, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,772 N The demigods have many activities, but Krsna is always peaceful. The Krsna who engages in killing demons is Vasudeva Krsna, not the original Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The demigods have many activities, but Krsna is always peaceful. The Krsna who engages in killing demons is Vasudeva Krsna, no..."
11:4711:47, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,953 N If God is anxious, what kind of God is He? Even Lord Brahma and other demigods are anxious. Lord Brahma is engaged in meditation, Lord Siva dances to annihilate the universe, the goddess Kali is engaged in killing with her sword, and so forth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If God is anxious, what kind of God is He? Even Lord Brahmā and other demigods are anxious. Lord Brahmā is engaged in medita..."
11:2011:20, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,915 N This creation emanates from Bhagavan, the Supreme Lord, who is without anxiety. Krsna very pleasantly associates with His consort Srimati Radharani and enjoys playing His flute Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This creation emanates from Bhagavān, the Supreme Lord, who is without anxiety. Kṛṣṇa very pleasantly associates with H..."
10:5110:51, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,794 N The Gosvamis and Krsna Himself tell us that since everything belongs to Krsna, everything should be utilized for His purpose Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Gosvāmīs and Kṛṣṇa Himself tell us that since everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa, everything should be utilized for..."
10:3510:35, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,880 N We cannot say that the sunshine is false and that the sun is true. If the sun is true, the sunshine is also true. Similarly, we do not say that the material universe is false. It may be temporary, but it is not false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot say that the sunshine is false and that the sun is true. If the sun is true, the sunshine is also true. Similarly, w..."
10:2910:29, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,966 N A Vaisnava will never say that metal has no connection with Krsna. It is a product of one of His energies, just as this material world is a product of the sun Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A Vaiṣṇava will never say that metal has no connection with Kṛṣṇa. It is a product of one of His energies, just as t..."
10:1310:13, 11 August 2022 diff hist +22,143 N Sri Krsna says: "Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these comprise My separated material energies." All of these are Krsna's energies, and if Krsna is the source of them, how can they be untrue? They are not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego - all together these comprise My separated material energies...."
09:5809:58, 11 August 2022 diff hist +22,079 N The Vaisnava says, prapancikataya buddhya hari-sambandhi-vastunah. Everything has some relationship with the Supreme Person, the Absolute Truth. For instance, a microphone is made of metal, but what is metal? It is another form of earth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the Vaiṣṇava says, prāpañcikatayā buddhyā hari-sambandhi-vastunaḥ. Everything has some relationship with the Supreme..."
09:5009:50, 11 August 2022 diff hist +22,003 N The word mumuksubhih refers to those who aspire for mukti, liberation. When one becomes disgusted with material engagement, one wants to destroy everything that has anything to do with the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word mumukṣubhiḥ refers to those who aspire for mukti, liberation. When one becomes disgusted with material engagement..."
08:1908:19, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,856 N The world is temporary, but we must use it for spiritual purposes. If something is used for the ultimate truth, the Absolute Truth, it becomes integral with the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The world is temporary, but we must use it for spiritual purposes. If something is used for the ultimate truth, the Absolute T..."
08:1508:15, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,936 N The material world comes into existence, remains for some time, and is then annihilated. It is not false, for it can be utilized to realize the Supreme Truth. This is Vaisnava philosophy Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The material world comes into existence, remains for some time, and is then annihilated. It is not false, for it can be utiliz..."
08:0808:08, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,753 N The world (jagat) has emanated from the Supreme; therefore it is not mithya, but it is temporary. That is also explained in Bhagavad-gita (8.19): bhutva bhutva praliyate Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The world (jagat) has emanated from the Supreme; therefore it is not mithyā, but it is temporary. That is also explained in B..."
08:0208:02, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,627 N The Vaisnava philosophers accept the world as temporary, but not false, as the Mayavadi philosophers do Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Vaiṣṇava philosophers accept the world as temporary, but not false, as the Māyāvādī philosophers do"}} {{notes|}}..."
07:5907:59, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,763 N Yato imani bhutani jayante: the Supreme Absolute Truth is He from whom everything is emanating. If everything is emanating from the Absolute Truth, nothing can actually be false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Yato imani bhutani jayante: the Supreme Absolute Truth is He from whom everything is emanating. If everything is emanating fro..."
07:3707:37, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,665 N If we prepare an earring from gold, the earring is also gold. We cannot say that the earring is false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we prepare an earring from gold, the earring is also gold. We cannot say that the earring is false"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler..."
07:2907:29, 11 August 2022 diff hist +22,114 N The Mayavadi philosophers say, brahma satyam jagan mithya: "The Supreme Truth is real, whereas the world is false" - but Vaisnavas do not use the word mithya (false), because God, the Supreme Brahman, is truth, and nothing false can emanate from the truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Mayavadi philosophers say, brahma satyam jagan mithya: "The Supreme Truth is real, whereas the world is false" - but Vaisn..."
07:2107:21, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,761 N In the material world, everything will ultimately be vanquished. Whatever exists in the material world exists only for some time. It is temporary Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In the material world, everything will ultimately be vanquished. Whatever exists in the material world exists only for some ti..."
07:1307:13, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,891 N We should not remain on this platform, but should go to the platform of sat (om tat sat). This is the Vedic injunction. The material world is asad-vastu; it cannot possibly remain Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not remain on this platform, but should go to the platform of sat (om tat sat). This is the Vedic injunction. The ma..."
07:0507:05, 11 August 2022 diff hist +21,845 N Prahlada Maharaja immediately replied, tat sadhu manye 'sura-varya dehinam sada samudvigna-dhiyam asad-grahat (SB 7.5.5). "I have learned that materialists have accepted the asad guna." Asat means - that which is not Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Prahlāda Mahārāja immediately replied, tat sādhu manye 'sura-varya dehināṁ sadā samudvigna-dhiyām asad-grahāt (SB 7...."

09:2509:25, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,813 N When Hiranyakasipu, the father of Prahlada Maharaja, asked his son, - My dear boy, what is the best thing you have learned from your teachers Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When Hiraṇyakaśipu, the father of prahlāda Mahārāja, asked his son, "My dear boy, what is the best thing you have learne..."
09:1309:13, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,603 N This is material nature, and therefore it is said that there is always anxiety in the material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is material nature, and therefore it is said that there is always anxiety in the material world"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|..."
09:0309:03, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,853 N Although he (managing director) sits in his office without disturbance, he is not very happy because he is always thinking about how to do this or that, how to manage this affair or that Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Although he sits in his office without disturbance, he is not very happy because he is always thinking about how to do this or..."
08:4508:45, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,827 N If we organize a business, we have many anxieties. The managing director or proprietor of the business particularly has many anxieties Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If we organize a business, we have many anxieties. The managing director or proprietor of the business particularly has many a..."
08:4208:42, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,797 N There are saktyavesa-avataras, guna-avataras and svayam-avataras, and these are all described in Srimad-Bhagavatam. All these avataras, or incarnations, are svacchandatma, free from care and anxiety Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are saktyavesa-avataras, guna-avataras and svayam-avataras, and these are all described in Srimad-Bhagavatam. All these..."
08:3808:38, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,741 m There are millions and millions of incarnations. They are as plentiful as waves in the ocean Soham moved page There are millions and millions of incarnations. They are as plentiful as waves in the ocean. There are saktyavesa-avataras, guna-avataras and svayam-avataras, and these are all described in Srimad-Bhagavatam to There are millions and millions of incarnations. They are as plentiful as waves in the ocean current
08:3408:34, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,988 N There are millions and millions of incarnations. They are as plentiful as waves in the ocean Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are millions and millions of incarnations. They are as plentiful as waves in the ocean. There are śaktyāveśa-avatāra..."
07:0107:01, 10 August 2022 diff hist +21,923 N We have to learn from the scriptures that Krsna is the origin of all. Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam: (SB 1.3.28) all the visnu-tattvas and incarnations are but plenary expansions or expansions of the plenary expansions of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to learn from the scriptures that Kṛṣṇa is the origin of all. Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam: (SB 1.3.28) all..."

14:5014:50, 9 August 2022 diff hist +22,225 N After the cosmic manifestation is created, the living entities are placed in it. In the Vedas it is stated that in the beginning there was neither Brahma nor Siva, but only Narayana (eko narayana asit). Narayana is also another plenary expansion of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"After the cosmic manifestation is created, the living entities are placed in it. Therefore in the Vedas it is stated that in t..."
14:3614:36, 9 August 2022 diff hist +22,002 N Before the creation there was no Brahma or Siva. There was only Krsna. Krsna therefore says, aham adir hi devanam (BG 10.2). He is the creator of all demigods and all other living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"before the creation there was no Brahmā or Śiva. There was only Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa therefore says, aham ādir hi devā..."
14:1814:18, 9 August 2022 diff hist +43,022 N Visnu takes charge of sattva-guna (the mode of goodness), Lord Brahma takes charge of rajo-guna (the mode of passion), and Lord Siva takes charge of tamo-guna - the mode of ignorance Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Viṣṇu takes charge of sattva-guṇa (the mode of goodness), Lord Brahmā takes charge of rajo-guṇa (the mode of passion)..."
13:5313:53, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,720 N The most important demigods (devas) are Brahma, Siva & Visnu. In the beginning of the creation there is Lord Visnu, & from Lord Visnu, Brahma is born. From Lord Brahma, Lord Siva is born, & these three gods take charge of three modes of material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The most important demigods (devas) are Brahmā, Śiva and Viṣṇu. In the beginning of the creation there is Lord Viṣṇu..."
13:3513:35, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,865 When we speak of Visnu, we understand that the origin of Visnu is Krsna. As Sri Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (10.2), aham adir hi devanam - I am the source of the demigods No edit summary current
13:3313:33, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,878 N When we speak of Visnu, we understand that the origin of Visnu is Krsna. As Sri Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (10.2), aham adir hi devanam - I am the source of the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we speak of Viṣṇu, we understand that the origin of Viṣṇu is Kṛṣṇa. As Śrī Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-g..."
13:2313:23, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,793 N When we speak of Visnu, we mean Krsna. Krsna is the origin of the visnu-tattva - that is, Visnu is an expansion of Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we speak of Viṣṇu, we mean Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is the origin of the viṣṇu-tattva - that is, Viṣṇu is an..."
13:1413:14, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,796 N Srimad-Bhagavatam was recited by Sukadeva Gosvami and heard by Pariksit Maharaja, and we in turn have to hear about Krsna and then chant about Him (sravanam kirtanam visnoh) - SB 7.5.23 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam was recited by Śukadeva Gosvāmī and heard by Parīkṣit Mahārāja, and we in turn have to hear..."
12:5112:51, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,830 N We have to speak or chant about the holy activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but first we have to hear about them Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We have to speak or chant about the holy activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but first we have to hear about the..."
12:4612:46, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,688 N The beginning is sravanam kirtanam, hearing and chanting. One must be very eager to hear and chant Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The beginning is sravanam kirtanam, hearing and chanting. One must be very eager to hear and chant"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|So..."
12:4312:43, 9 August 2022 diff hist +21,812 N We can understand the pastimes of the Lord by following one or some of the authorized devotional processes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We can understand the pastimes of the Lord by following one or some of the authorized devotional processes"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
12:3612:36, 9 August 2022 diff hist +22,153 N Nine basic processes of devotional service - hearing & chanting about the Supreme Lord, remembering Him, serving His lotus feet, worshiping Him, offering prayers to the Lord, acting as His servant, becoming His friend, & surrendering everything to Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"nine basic processes of devotional service - hearing and chanting about the Supreme Lord, remembering Him, serving His lotus f..."
12:1012:10, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,345 N We should know that our happiness is in returning home, back to Godhead, where we can eat, drink and be merry in Krsna's company Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"we should know that our happiness is in returning home, back to Godhead, where we can eat, drink and be merry in Kṛṣṇa's..."
08:2308:23, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,515 N We shall no longer have to endure birth and death, for we can attain our spiritual bodies (sac-cid-ananda-vigraha (Bs. 5.1)) and live happily in Krsna's family. Krsna is providing for us here, and He will also provide for us there Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We shall no longer have to endure birth and death, for we can attain our spiritual bodies (sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha (Bs. 5.1))..."
08:1708:17, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,419 N God personally explains Himself as He is, and if we accept Bhagavad-gita as it is, we shall no longer have to transmigrate. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti - BG 4.9 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"God personally explains Himself as He is, and if we accept Bhagavad-gita as it is, we shall no longer have to transmigrate. Ty..."
07:5407:54, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,633 N Why does He come? What are His activities? Where does He come from? Why does He come in the form of a human being? We only have to try to understand this and study Krsna as He explains Himself in Bhagavad-gita. What is the difficulty Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Why does He come? What are His activities? Where does He come from? Why does He come in the form of a human being? We only hav..."
07:4607:46, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,310 N The easiest way to go to the Vaikunthalokas is: janma karma ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah (BG 4.9). Simply try to understand Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The easiest way to go to the Vaikuṇṭhalokas is: janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ (BG 4.9). Simply try..."
07:4307:43, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,411 N Everything is present in Vaikunthaloka. There we can have an eternal, blissful life full of knowledge (sac-cid-ananda). It is not compulsory for us to rot in this material world Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Everything is present in Vaikuṇṭhaloka. There we can have an eternal, blissful life full of knowledge (sac-cid-ānanda). I..."
06:0706:07, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,562 N It is due to one's work that one becomes a criminal and is therefore put in jail. It is not compulsory for everyone to go to jail. As living entities, we have our proper place in Vaikunthaloka Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is due to one's work that one becomes a criminal and is therefore put in jail. It is not compulsory for everyone to go to j..."
05:4505:45, 9 August 2022 diff hist +17,548 N This process is actually very simple. One must first of all realize that the first problem is the conquest of death. Presently we consider death compulsory, but actually it is not. One may be put into prison, but actually prison is not compulsory Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This process is actually very simple. One must first of all realize that the first problem is the conquest of death. Presently..."

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