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- 11:3711:37, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 If one compares Narayana to the demigods, he simply reveals his lack of intelligence. It is also fashionable to speak of daridra-narayana, poor Narayana, claiming that the poor man in the street is Narayana. But what is this nonsense No edit summary current
- 11:3711:37, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,668 N If one compares Narayana to the demigods, he simply reveals his lack of intelligence. It is also fashionable to speak of daridra-narayana, poor Narayana, claiming that the poor man in the street is Narayana. But what is this nonsense Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one compares Narayana to the demigods, he simply reveals his lack of intelligence. It is also fashionable to speak of darid..."
- 11:3111:31, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,200 N In this way (addressing one another as Narayana) we are overcrowded with Narayanas here and there. But how can everyone become Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this way we are overcrowded with Nārāyaṇas here and there. But how can everyone become Nārāyaṇa"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
- 11:2711:27, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,333 N It is very fashionable nowadays to claim to have become Narayana, God. The Mayavadis address one another as Narayana, and thus everyone supposedly becomes Narayana Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is very fashionable nowadays to claim to have become Nārāyaṇa, God. The Māyāvādīs address one another as Nārāya..."
- 11:1011:10, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 The spark is also fire, but if it falls from the original flame, it will go out. One should not think that because he is qualitatively one with God, he is God. the supreme controller No edit summary
- 11:1011:10, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,364 N The spark is also fire, but if it falls from the original flame, it will go out. One should not think that because he is qualitatively one with God, he is God. the supreme controller Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The spark is also fire, but if it falls from the original flame, it will go out. One should not think that because he is quali..."
- 11:0611:06, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 We should not foolishly claim that we are as great as the Supreme God. We should understand that we are like sparks of the original fire No edit summary
- 11:0511:05, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,262 N We should not foolishly claim that we are as great as the Supreme God. We should understand that we are like sparks of the original fire Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We should not foolishly claim that we are as great as the Supreme God. We should understand that we are like sparks of the ori..."
- 10:5410:54, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,592 N The original demigods are Brahma, Visnu and Siva. Lord Krsna is Visnu, but He is the instructor of Brahma and Siva. Therefore it is said that Lord Krsna is the source of all the demigods Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The original demigods are Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Śiva. Lord Kṛṣṇa is Viṣṇu, but He is the instructor of Brahmā and..."
- 10:3710:37, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,451 N If he (Brahma) was the first living being in the universe, who educated him? Krsna. 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|"If he was the first living being in the universe, who educated him? Kṛṣṇa. Śrī Kṛṣṇa says in Bhagavad-gītā (10..."
- 10:3110:31, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,296 N First of all, Brahma learned to control the universe; then he became qualified as Brahma. Although he was born Brahma, he still had to be educated Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"First of all, Brahmā learned to control the universe; then he became qualified as Brahmā. Although he was born Brahmā, he s..."
- 10:2810:28, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,191 N It is stated in the sastras that Brahma, the greatest living being within this universe, is also meditating in order to learn how to control. Tene brahma hrda ya adi-kavaye - SB 1.1.1 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in the sastras that Brahma, the greatest living being within this universe, is also meditating in order to learn..."
- 06:5806:58, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 There are small controllers and larger controllers. If we go to Brahma, we see that he is controlling the entire universe, but he is not the supreme controller No edit summary current
- 06:5806:58, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,314 N There are small controllers and larger controllers. If we go to Brahma, we see that he is controlling the entire universe, but he is not the supreme controller Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are small controllers and larger controllers. If we go to Brahmā, we see that he is controlling the entire universe, bu..."
- 06:5306:53, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 We small living entities are controllers to a degree. We can control, at times, our family members, wives, children and so forth. Or we can control our office, factory, country or whatever No edit summary current
- 06:5206:52, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,410 N We small living entities are controllers to a degree. We can control, at times, our family members, wives, children and so forth. Or we can control our office, factory, country or whatever Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We small living entities are controllers to a degree. We can control, at times, our family members, wives, children and so for..."
- 06:4506:45, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,298 N Brahma-samhita (5.1) also verifies this statement: isvarah paramah krsnah (Bs. 5.1). The word isvara means "controller," and the word parama means - supreme Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahma-saṁhitā (5.1) also verifies this statement: īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ (Bs. 5.1). The word īśvara means..."
- 06:4106:41, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 If someone claims to be God, he has to prove that no one is equal to him and that no one is greater. If he can do this, he is God. This is a very simple definition No edit summary current
- 06:4106:41, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,250 N If someone claims to be God, he has to prove that no one is equal to him and that no one is greater. If he can do this, he is God. This is a very simple definition Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If someone claims to be God, he has to prove that no one is equal to him and that no one is greater. If he can do this, he is..."
- 06:3606:36, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 At no time can we be as great as Krsna, although we are the same qualitatively. No one is equal to God, and no one is greater than Him No edit summary current
- 06:3506:35, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,233 N At no time can we be as great as Krsna, although we are the same qualitatively. No one is equal to God, and no one is greater than Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"At no time can we be as great as Kṛṣṇa, although we are the same qualitatively. No one is equal to God, and no one is gr..."
- 06:3206:32, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 Realizing our identity means realizing that we are Krsna's eternal parts and parcels, that we are very minute, infinitesimal, and that we have a perpetual and eternal relationship with Krsna, just as a part has its relationship to the whole No edit summary current
- 06:3106:31, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,534 N Realizing our identity means realizing that we are Krsna's eternal parts and parcels, that we are very minute, infinitesimal, and that we have a perpetual and eternal relationship with Krsna, just as a part has its relationship to the whole Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Realizing our identity means realizing that we are Krsna's eternal parts and parcels, that we are very minute, infinitesimal,..."
- 06:2606:26, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 Presently everyone is laboring under this delusion, but in order to understand our spiritual identity, we must find the proper guru No edit summary current
- 06:2606:26, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,344 N Presently everyone is laboring under this delusion, but in order to understand our spiritual identity, we must find the proper guru Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Presently everyone is laboring under this delusion, but in order to understand our spiritual identity, we must find the proper..."
- 06:2106:21, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,470 N Thinking in these bodily terms, people consider their wives and children to be theirs and the land of their birth to be worshipable. Thinking thus, people are willing to fight and die for their country Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thinking in these bodily terms, people consider their wives and children to be theirs and the land of their birth to be worshi..."
- 06:1206:12, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,433 N Conditioned souls consider the body to be the self, and because of this the jivas identify themselves as American, Indian, brahmana, ksatriya, man, woman, elephant and so forth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Conditioned souls consider the body to be the self, and because of this the jivas identify themselves as American, Indian, bra..."
- 06:0506:05, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,675 N When we actually realize our identity as Brahman, our life becomes successful. Presently we are identifying with the body, but as long as we do so, we are no better than cats and dogs, although we may have a considerable amount of scientific knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we actually realize our identity as Brahman, our life becomes successful. Presently we are identifying with the body, but..."
- 05:5905:59, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 There are small microbes and insects we can barely see, but they have an anatomy consisting of many working parts. Within a small insect there is also the spirit soul, and that spirit soul also exists within the elephant and other big animals No edit summary current
- 05:5905:59, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,533 N There are small microbes and insects we can barely see, but they have an anatomy consisting of many working parts. Within a small insect there is also the spirit soul, and that spirit soul also exists within the elephant and other big animals Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There are small microbes and insects we can barely see, but they have an anatomy consisting of many working parts. Within a sm..."
- 05:5305:53, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 We cannot even calculate its dimension (akara). Although we cannot calculate it, it is there nonetheless. The living entity has full form No edit summary current
- 05:4705:47, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,230 N We cannot even calculate its dimension (akara). Although we cannot calculate it, it is there nonetheless. The living entity has full form Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We cannot even calculate its dimension (akara). Although we cannot calculate it, it is there nonetheless. The living entity ha..."
- 05:3005:30, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 There is no instrument existing in the material universe by which one can actually see the soul. Because of our inability to perceive the soul, we say it is nirakara, formless No edit summary current
- 05:3005:30, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,410 N There is no instrument existing in the material universe by which one can actually see the soul. Because of our inability to perceive the soul, we say it is nirakara, formless Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no instrument existing in the material universe by which one can actually see the soul. Because of our inability to p..."
- 05:2205:22, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 Self-realization means knowing our identity as small particles. The small particle of spirit soul is within every one of us, but it is not possible to see with material eyes No edit summary current
- 05:2205:22, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,393 N Self-realization means knowing our identity as small particles. The small particle of spirit soul is within every one of us, but it is not possible to see with material eyes Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Self-realization means knowing our identity as small particles. The small particle of spirit soul is within every one of us, b..."
- 05:1705:17, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 It is stated in the puranas that the individual soul is one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair. If we could somehow divide the tip of a hair into ten thousand parts, we might begin to understand how the soul is invisible No edit summary current
- 05:1705:17, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,537 N It is stated in the puranas that the individual soul is one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair. If we could somehow divide the tip of a hair into ten thousand parts, we might begin to understand how the soul is invisible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is stated in the purāṇas that the individual soul is one ten-thousandth part of the tip of a hair. If we could somehow d..."
- 05:1105:11, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 This universe (jagat) is situated on the strength of one part of Krsna's yogic powers. In this way we must understand the greatness of God and our own identity as minute particles No edit summary current
- 05:1105:11, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,371 N This universe (jagat) is situated on the strength of one part of Krsna's yogic powers. In this way we must understand the greatness of God and our own identity as minute particles Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This universe (jagat) is situated on the strength of one part of Kṛṣṇa's yogic powers. In this way we must understand th..."
- 05:0405:04, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,694 N Millions of universes emanate from the breathing of the Maha-Visnu. In the Tenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gita (BG 10.42), Krsna gives Arjuna some indication of His infinite glory, and He concludes His descriptions with the following statement Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Millions of universes emanate from the breathing of the Mahā-Viṣṇu. In the Tenth Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa..."
- 04:4804:48, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 It is said that God is great, but we do not actually realize how great God is. He is so great that millions of universes are emanating from the pores of His body No edit summary current
- 04:4804:48, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,269 N It is said that God is great, but we do not actually realize how great God is. He is so great that millions of universes are emanating from the pores of His body Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said that God is great, but we do not actually realize how great God is. He is so great that millions of universes are e..."
- 04:3304:33, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 The word sanatana means "eternal," and the word amsa means "particles." God, Krsna, is very great. No one is equal to Him or greater than Him No edit summary current
- 04:3304:33, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,290 N The word sanatana means "eternal," and the word amsa means "particles." God, Krsna, is very great. No one is equal to Him or greater than Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word sanātana means "eternal," and the word aṁśa means "particles." God, Kṛṣṇa, is very great. No one is equal t..."
- 04:1704:17, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 The Soul cannot be cut in pieces or segmented. This means that the soul is eternally, perpetually minute. We are the eternal parts and parcels of Sri Krsna No edit summary current
- 04:1704:17, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,344 N The Soul cannot be cut in pieces or segmented. This means that the soul is eternally, perpetually minute. We are the eternal parts and parcels of Sri Krsna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Soul cannot be cut in pieces or segmented. This means that the soul is eternally, perpetually minute. We are the eternal p..."
- 04:0504:05, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,601 N Outside the pot there is sky, and within the pot there is sky. The separation is only due to the wall of the pot. When the pot is broken, the inside and outside become one. However, this example does not properly apply to the soul Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Outside the pot there is sky, and within the pot there is sky. The separation is only due to the wall of the pot. When the pot..."
- 03:5903:59, 26 September 2022 diff hist −12 We are also jyoti, effulgent, like God, but God is brahma-jyoti, all-pervading and infinite. According to the Mayavada theory, we are the same as that brahma-jyotir. Mayavadis give the example of a pot and the sky No edit summary current
- 03:5903:59, 26 September 2022 diff hist +16,549 N We are also jyoti, effulgent, like God, but God is brahma-jyoti, all-pervading and infinite. According to the Mayavada theory, we are the same as that brahma-jyotir. Mayavadis give the example of a pot and the sky Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"We are also jyoti, effulgent, like God, but God is brahma-jyoti, all-pervading and infinite. According to the Māyāvāda theo..."