Category:God's Mind
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains the absolute, transcendental nature of God's mind. Unlike conditioned souls, whose gross bodies and subtle minds are entirely different from their actual spiritual selves, the Supreme Lord is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha; His mind, body, and self are identical and purely spiritual. Therefore, His mind is never agitated by material conditions, wrath, or the three modes of nature. Atheists like Hiraṇyakaśipu falsely think the Lord has a restless, partial mind like a child, but the Lord's mind is actually the reservoir of all supreme intelligence, maintaining the entire cosmic creation. The ultimate perfection of yoga and devotion is "oneness"—not merging into a void, but completely purifying one's own mind by dovetailing it perfectly with God's mind, desiring only to execute His supreme will.
- The Absolute Nature of the Lord: For the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is absolutely no difference between His transcendental body, His mind, and Himself.
- The Source of Universal Creation: The mind of the Supreme Lord existed before the material cosmos and is the actual source of the elements and demigods.
- The Ignorance of Materialists: Atheists and faithless individuals mistakenly project their own flaws onto the Lord, assuming His mind is restless, partial, or easily influenced.
- The Perfection of Pure Devotion: True spiritual oneness is achieved when a devotee completely purifies their consciousness and dovetails their mind with the desires of the Lord.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Dovetailing Our Consciousness with God's Mind.
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Pages in category "God's Mind"
The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
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- According to the Vedic description, Soma, the moon-god, was born from the mind of the Supreme Personality of Godhead (candrama manaso jatah). But here (in SB 9.14.3) we find that Soma was born from the tears in the eyes of Atri
- Actually, pure devotion is explained in the previous chapter: the mind of the Supreme Lord and the mind of the devotee should be dovetailed. A devotee should not wish anything but to execute the desire of the Supreme. That is oneness
- As a younger brother He (Laksmana) could not stop Lord Rama from His resolution, and so He remained silent, although unhappy in His mind
- As Lord Jagannatha rode in His car and saw the beauty on both sides, His mind was filled with pleasure
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- He (God) is described there as sac-cid-ananda-vigraha, which means that He is the eternal form fully representing transcendental existence, knowledge and bliss. As such, He does not require a separate body or mind, as we do in material existence
- He (God) is the Complete Whole, and His mind, body and He Himself are all one and the same
- Hiranyakasipu accused the Supreme Lord of having a restless mind like that of a small child who can be induced to do anything if simply offered some cakes and laddus
- Hiranyakasipu thought that Visnu also becomes partial, like a child whose mind is not steady or resolute. The Lord can change His mind at any time, Hiranyakasipu thought, and therefore His words and activities are like those of children
- His (Lord Rsabha's) body was well structured, and He displayed all the transcendental qualities. He showed great influence, and He could control His mind and senses. Consequently He was named Rsabha, which indicates that He was the supreme living being
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- If, according to the desire of the devotee, the Lord (Krsna) completely destroys the creation, He is so opulent that He will not mind the loss
- In materially conditioned life, the soul is different from the gross embodiment and subtle mind. For the Supreme Lord, however, there is never any such difference between Him and His body and mind
- In this way, Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu lamented in a great ocean of sadness, and thus He opened the doors of His unhappiness. Forced by the waves of ecstasy, His mind wandered over transcendental mellows, and He recited another verse - as follows
- In this way, the Lord's restlessness was awakened by ecstatic feelings, and His mind became agitated. No one could understand what course such ecstasy would take
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- O best amongst the Kurus, the clouds which carry water are the hairs on His head, the terminations of days or nights are His dress, and the supreme cause of material creation is His intelligence. His mind is the moon, the reservoir of all changes
- One who does not know the spiritual potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead thinks of the Lord as an ordinary human being. But the Lord's mind, intelligence and senses can never be affected by material conditions
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- Sacipati, or Indra, the King of heaven, is an incarnation of the lusty feature of the Lord. Aniruddha is an incarnation of the Lord's mind. Similarly, King Prthu is an incarnation of the ruling force of the Lord
- Since His transcendental body and all His senses existed before the material creation, the Lord also has a transcendental mind and transcendental thinking, feeling and willing. This is the conclusion of all Vedic literature
- Sometimes it is said that man is made after the image of God. The Absolute Truth is therefore the Supreme Personality, with transcendental mind, senses and intelligence
- Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu could understand that the person who had come to bathe in the river was Ramananda Raya. The Lord wanted so much to meet him that His mind immediately began running after him
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- The demigod of the moon, Candra, came from the mind of Narayana, and the sun-god came from His eyes. The controlling deities of hearing and the life air came from Narayana, and the controlling deity of fire was generated from His mouth
- The Lord appeared as the son of Sudevi, the wife of King Nabhi, and was known as Rsabhadeva. He performed materialistic yoga to equibalance the mind
- The Lord’s mind, eyes and other senses are all transcendental
- The material world constitutes only one-fourth of His creative energy. If, according to the desire of the devotee, the Lord completely destroys the creation, He is so opulent that He will not mind the loss
- The mind by which the Lord thinks, feels and wills is transcendental, and the eyes by which He glances over material nature are also transcendental
- The next day, Caitanya dasa, the son of Sivananda Sena, extended an invitation to the Lord. He could understand the Lord's mind, however, and therefore he arranged for a different kind of food
- The Personality of Godhead Himself is also a living being, as much an individual as other living beings. But the Supreme Lord is the supreme living being, with the greatest mind and the supermost inconceivable energies in great variety
- The ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, when properly conducted, are the various limbs of My body, the unseen good fortune proceeding from pious or spiritual activities constitutes My mind
- The Supreme Lord is the supreme living being, and He has the greatest mind and possesses the supermost inconceivable energies in great variety
- Thus the Vedic statements describe that the Absolute has no legs, no hands, no eyes, no ears and no mind, and yet He can act through His potencies and fulfill the needs of all living entities
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- When Caitanya Mahaprabhu heard this, His mind was satisfied. Only They could understand each other's minds
- When the mind is completely purified in love of Godhead, the mind becomes the mind of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The mind at that time does not act separately, nor does it act without inspiration to fulfill the desire of the Lord
- Wrath can never enter into the heart of Him (the Lord), who is above all this. So how can lust take shelter in His mind?