Category:Equality
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda analyzes the concept of "equality" by distinguishing between the material and spiritual platforms. Materially, equality is often a myth or an "artificial" imposition, as natural differences in bodies, abilities, and gender are undeniable facts of nature. Attempts to legislate equality without spiritual understanding result in "cheating" processes where humans claim brotherhood but slaughter animals. True equality, however, is found on the spiritual platform (samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu). It involves seeing every living entity—regardless of species—as a part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa. This spiritual equality allows for "unity in variety," where diverse individuals work cooperatively for the pleasure of the Supreme Lord. Ontologically, the soul is qualitatively equal to God but quantitatively different, refuting the impersonal idea of becoming identical to the Supreme.
- True vs. Artificial: Material equality is impossible due to bodily differences; spiritual equality is the reality of the soul.
- Universal Love: Real equality means not killing even an ant; it extends to all species.
- Unity in Variety: Equality does not mean homogeneity; it means different capacities engaged for the same purpose—pleasing Kṛṣṇa.
- Gender and Social Order: Men and women have different natural duties; "artificial equality" can disrupt social harmony.
- Theological Stance: The living entity is qualitatively one with God but never quantitatively equal to Him.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: True Equality Is Spiritual.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Equality - Myth and Reality.
Subcategories
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
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Pages in category "Equality"
The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
A
- A pure devotee of Krsna who loves Him exclusively will flatly refuse to accept any sort of liberation, such as equality of form, opulence or abode and the opulence of living near the Lord
- After acquiring perfect transcendental knowledge, one acquires qualitative equality with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, becoming free from the repetition of birth and death. BG 1972 purports
- Artificial equality
B
- By chanting the Lord's holy name, one can derive all the stipulated energy synchronized from all sources. Therefore, one should not equalize the supreme holy name of the Lord with any other name
- By equality, the Lord is equally kind to everyone, as the sun is equal in distributing its rays over everyone. Yet there are many who are unable to take advantage of the sun's rays
C
- Combine together (men and women), working differently but for the same purpose, for pleasing Krsna, then you will become happy. That is equality. Unity in variety. That is wanted. Variety is enjoyment. Variety is not disturbing
- Combine together, working differently but for the same purpose, for pleasing Krsna, then you will become happy. That is equality. Unity in variety. That is wanted
E
- Each and every body is different from the other. So long the soul is in ignorance and identifies with the body, how can there be equality? So unless one is raised to spiritual understanding, there is no question of equality on the bodily platform
- Eliminate the basis for wars, poverty, disease, inequality, insufficient supplies of foodstuffs, and so many other problems that plague our so-called civilized societies
- Except for the uncontrolled and misguided mind, there is no enemy within this world. When one sees everyone on the platform of equality, one then comes to the position of worshiping the Lord perfectly
I
- Ideal of equality
- If karma-yoga, or work with transcendental results, is systematically performed, we shall transcend and more than fulfill all fragmented endeavors - whether by the socialists toward equality, by the Bolsheviks toward a grand social order of fraternity
- In its combination in this compound word the intended meaning of equality with Laksmi is lost, because the word 'dvitiya' ('second') is the unknown
- In Krsna reside (10) equality, (11) tolerance, (12) equanimity, (13) faithfulness, (14) knowledge, (15) absence of sense enjoyment, (16) leadership, (17) chivalry, (18) influence, (19) the power to make everything possible
- In the age of Kali many foolish persons commit such unlawful offenses and equalize the two categories (visnu-tattva and part and parcel)
- In the fraternal relationship, there is a sense of equality between Krsna and His friends
- In the previous verse (SB 4.11.13) it has been explained that one should treat all living entities with tolerance, mercy, friendship and equality. By such behavior one satisfies the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- In the Visnu Purana where it is said (while describing God's energies) that the living being is equal in quality to the internal potency, whereas the external potency is indirectly controlled by the chief cause of all causes
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- No one can excel God in any capacity, and therefore no one can be equal to or greater than Him, nor can anyone attain the stage of equality with God by any kind of endeavor. Jnana, yoga and bhakti are three recognized processes of spiritual realization
- No one can expect justice or equality of treatment from once-born (spiritually uncultured) lower-class men
- Nobody cannot create any doubts, Swamiji, as long as you are establishing the equality of man in the eyes of God
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- Samah sarvesu bhutesu. Equality to all living entities. That is real love. That is real concern, Krsna consciousness. A lover of Krsna will hesitate to kill even one ant
- Satisfaction is the beginning of transcendental bliss. One should progress by attaining neutrality and equality in the relative world. And passing this stage of equanimity, one is fixed in the transcendental loving service of the Lord
- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: Vrtrasura and King Indra spoke about devotional service even on the battlefield, and then as a matter of duty they again began fighting. My dear King, both of them were great fighters and were equally powerful
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- The boy and the girl must be equally rich, equally cultured, equally educated. Equality. They find out. Even by horoscope, they test whether their astronomical calculations are also equal, so that after marriage they may not be unhappy
- The brahmanas are the highest social order, and they imbibe the modes of goodness and are engaged in the activities of equality, restraint, and forgiveness
- The equality is one of perfect ecstasy where the differential conception is completely eradicated, for the interests of the lover and the beloved become identical
- The equality of the Supersoul and the individual soul is misconceived by the impersonalist. Here (in SB 3.29.27) it is distinctly mentioned that the individual soul should be recognized in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- The feeling of equality was there because Draupadi spoke out of her personal experience
- The Mayavadi philosophers try to explain the equality of master and servant in terms of quantity, but they fail to explain why, if the master and servant are equal, the servant falls victim to maya
- The original position of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is one of equality
- The part is never equal to the whole. So the conception of one hundred percent equality of the living being with the Lord is also nescience
- The state would get the best advice without expenditure. They were themselves sama-darsi, equal to everyone, both man and animal. They would not advise the king to give protection to man and instruct him to kill the poor animals
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead has given up His natural tendency of equality toward the demons and demigods
- The word apratipurusam, used in this verse (SB 4.4.2), means "one who has no equal." Lord Siva has no equal in the material world in regard to equality towards everyone. His wife, Sati, knew that her husband was equal towards everyone
- There was no artificial equality with the man. Female respectability is preserved more elegantly by keeping the woman separate from the man. The sexes should not mix unrestrictedly
- They (mental speculators) are in fact in ignorance because they equalize the transcendental name and form of the Lord with mundane names and form. With such a poor fund of knowledge, there is no access to the real nature of the Supreme Being
- This inequality, discrimination between man and animal is due to lack of Krsna consciousness. When one becomes actually Krsna conscious, he does not make such distinction that a man should be given protection and the animal should be killed
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- We must treat the lower living entities compassionately, but this does not mean that we have to treat them in the same way we treat other human beings. The feeling of equality must be there, but the treatment should be discriminating
- We see that woman cannot work so hard as a man, and women can do work that a man cannot do, so where is there equality?
- What right you have got to kill another animal? Because you have no vision of equality, for want of Krsna consciousness. Therefore so-called education, culture, fraternity, in this material world, all these are bogus, humbug
- Without coming to that central point, our love on the material conception of life - equality, fraternity, brotherhood - are all simply cheating process