Category:God Knows the Past, Present and Future
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category establishes that the Supreme Personality of Godhead possesses absolute omniscience, perfectly knowing the past, present, and future of everything and everyone. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that while the conditioned living entity constantly changes material bodies and forgets their previous activities, the Lord resides eternally within the heart as the Paramātmā, serving as the infallible witness to all deeds. This complete awareness of the past, present, and future is a primary qualification of the Supreme Lord, distinguishing the true God from cheap imposters. The Lord's knowledge is not limited by time or space; He knows the history and destiny of every living being across all corners of the universe simultaneously. For the sincere devotees, understanding this truth brings great comfort. Knowing that the Supreme Lord witnesses everything, they discharge their duties faithfully, trusting in His perfect guidance, and gradually reawaken their own pure spiritual consciousness.
- The Infallible Witness: As the Paramātmā seated in the heart, the Lord witnesses and remembers every action of the living entity across all lifetimes.
- The Proof of Supremacy: The ability to know the past, present, and future perfectly is the true test of Godhood, exposing mundane incarnations who falsely claim to be God.
- Complete Cosmic Awareness: God's knowledge is not limited by physical senses or material boundaries. He knows the activities of everyone in every corner of the universe simultaneously.
- Spiritual Consciousness: By engaging in pure devotional service and becoming purified, a living entity can also awaken their spiritual consciousness and transcend material forgetfulness.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: God Knows the Past, Present and Future - The Omniscience of the Supreme Lord.
Pages in category "God Knows the Past, Present and Future"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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- After changing bodies, the living entity forgets his past deeds, but the Supersoul, as the knower of the past, present and future, remains the witness of all his activities. BG 1972 purports
- After King Prthu gave his royal command, the planet earth in the shape of a cow could understand that the King was a directly empowered incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Consequently the King knew everything - past, present and future
- Although He (the Absolute Truth) has no material ears, He can hear everything and anything. Having perfect senses, He knows past, future and present. Indeed, He knows everything, but no one can understand Him
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- He (God) has no material eyes, but He has eyes-otherwise how could He see? He sees everything, past, present and future. BG 1972 purports
- He (God) knows everything. In the Bhagavad-gita also He says that, "I know past, present, future everywhere." So consciousness is there. One is the supreme consciousness, and the other is this limited consciousness
- He (God) lives within the heart of the living being, and He knows what we have done in the past, what we are doing now, and what is awaiting us in the future. BG 1972 purports
- He is (the Supreme Soul) both the all-pervading impersonal Brahman and the localized Paramatma in everyone's heart. He is the knower of all past, present and future, and nothing can be concealed from Him
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- The devotees know this truth (God knows past,present & future) and therefore they discharge their duties sincerely, without being overly anxious for rewards. Besides that, one cannot estimate the Lord's reactions, either by speculation or by scholarship
- The Lord says, "I know everything - present, past and future - in every corner of the universe
- The Supersoul, being seated in everyone's heart, can witness everyone's activities - past, present and future. In the Upanisads the Supersoul is described as being seated with the individual soul as friend and witness
- This is the qualification of God: He knows past, present and future. And those who are false God, they cannot say. That is not possible. This is the test. They are claiming, falsely claiming
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- We may forget the misdeed for which we may suffer at this present moment, but we must remember that Paramatma is our constant companion, and therefore He knows everything, past, present and future
- We understand past, future, everything, present. That is spiritual consciousness. Just like Krsna says: "I know past, present and future," similarly, when you also become purified in Krsna consciousness, you'll also know past, present and future