Category:Aware of God
Theme Analysis
To be "aware of God" is the defining characteristic of a civilized human being. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that without this awareness, a person is no better than an animal. True awareness is not merely knowing that God exists, but understanding His potencies, His control over material nature, and His three features: Brahman, Paramātmā, and Bhagavān. This knowledge transforms one's life; a person fully aware of God becomes a brāhmaṇa, truthful and self-controlled, and eventually a mahātmā who surrenders to Vāsudeva. The quotes contrast the demigods, who are aware of the Lord's supremacy and obey Him, with the demons, who may know of His power but still defy Him.
- The Three Angles of Vision: Complete awareness involves realizing the Absolute Truth as Brahman (impersonal), Paramātmā (localized), and Bhagavān (personal).
- Demons vs. Demigods: The primary distinction between these two classes is that demigods are aware of God's position as the maintainer and controller, while demons think nature acts independently.
- The Qualification of a Guru: A spiritual master must be brahma-niṣṭham—fully aware of the Supreme Brahman—to impart knowledge to others.
- Exemplary Awareness: Great personalities like Atri Muni, Bhīṣma, and Lord Śiva demonstrate how to remain aware of the Lord's supremacy even in complex or bewildering situations.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Being Aware of God - The Sign of a Mahātmā.
Pages in category "Aware of God"
The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
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- Become aware of God more and more
- Being completely aware of Brahman, the Supreme Absolute Truth, not a bogus. If you want to receive knowledge, then you must approach a guru who is brahma-nistham. That is the qualification of guru
- By executing the order of a devotee, the Lord becomes pleased, as a father is pleased to carry out the order of his small child. This is possible only out of pure transcendental love between the Lord & His devotees, and Bhisma was quite aware of this fact
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- The Bhagavad-gita directs us (7.19) that after many, many births one fortunate person becomes aware of the fact that Vasudeva is all in all and that the best way of leading one's life is to surrender unto Him completely. That is the sign of a mahatma
- The devotees or demigods are fully aware that the Lord can maintain any number of living entities, provided they are conscious of how to eat
- The questions may be asked why Naradaji was not aware of the Supreme Lord and why he mis-conceived Brahmaji to be the Supreme Lord, although factually he was not
- The Vedas state that the Absolute Truth has different potencies. When one understands the characteristics of the potencies of the Absolute Truth, one is aware of the Absolute Truth
- There are two classes of men - the demons and the demigods. The demigods are fully aware of the Supreme Lord's position, and therefore they are obedient to Him, but even if demons know about the supremacy of the Lord they purposely defy His authority
- They are taking nature as the Supreme. But those who are actually in awareness of God, they know that God is the controller of nature also
- Those who are aware of the Absolute Truth, they say that Absolute Truth is one, but He's realized in three angle of vision, namely, Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan