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4 September 2020
- 17:0617:06, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,993 N Philosophy that the Absolute is true and this creation is false (brahma satyam jagan mithya) is not accepted by Vaisnava philosophers. The example is given that although all that glitters is not gold, this does not mean that a glittering object is false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The philosophy that the Absolute is true and this creation is false (brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā) is not accepted by Vaiṣ..."
- 16:5816:58, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,945 N The energies of fire are heat and illumination, and by these two energies fire can display itself in many varieties, or in diversified sense perception. Mayavadi philosophers declare this diversity to be false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the energies of fire are heat and illumination, and by these two energies fire can display itself in many varieties, or in div..." current
- 16:5616:56, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,886 N Sensory knowledge is divided in different categories, although actually everything is one as a manifestation of the energy of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore sensory knowledge is divided in different categories, although actually everything is one as a manifestation of the..." current
- 16:5316:53, 4 September 2020 diff hist +7,164 N Sense perceptions, such as aural perception of the sound of a drum, visual perception of a beautiful woman, or perception of the delicious taste of a milk preparation by tongue, all come through different senses and are therefore differently understood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Sense perceptions, such as aural perception of the sound of a drum, visual perception of a beautiful woman, or perception of t..." current
- 16:5016:50, 4 September 2020 diff hist +1 Lord Krsna says, "Everything that is experienced is but an expansion of My energy." Everything is sustained by Him, but that does not mean that He is in everything No edit summary current
- 16:5016:50, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,672 N Lord Krsna says, "Everything that is experienced is but an expansion of My energy." Everything is sustained by Him, but that does not mean that He is in everything Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Kṛṣṇa says, "Everything that is experienced is but an expansion of My energy." Everything is sustained by Him, but..."
- 15:2215:22, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,713 N The Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, is one, and He is spread everywhere by His impersonal feature. This is clearly expressed in Bhagavad-gita Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead, is one, and He is spread everywhere by His impersonal feature. This is..." current
- 15:1915:19, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,618 N The activities of the senses can be stopped if they are given superior engagements. The supreme engagement is engagement of the senses in the service of the Lord. That is the purpose of all yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the activities of the senses can be stopped if they are given superior engagements. The supreme engagement is engagement of th..."
- 15:1615:16, 4 September 2020 diff hist −11 The senses are actually active symptoms of life, and they cannot be stopped. They can be detached only if there is superior engagement. As it is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, param drstva nivartate - BG 2.59 No edit summary current
- 15:1515:15, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,654 N The senses are actually active symptoms of life, and they cannot be stopped. They can be detached only if there is superior engagement. As it is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita, param drstva nivartate - BG 2.59 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The senses are actually active symptoms of life, and they cannot be stopped. They can be detached only if there is superior en..."
- 15:0715:07, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,466 N The purpose of all yoga is to detach one's sense activities from this material world. The final aims, however, are different Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The purpose of all yoga is to detach one's sense activities from this material world. The final aims, however, are different"}..." current
- 15:0415:04, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,356 N The easiest and most direct process is to engage the senses in the service of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the easiest and most direct process is to engage the senses in the service of the Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrik..."
- 14:5614:56, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,689 N The mystic yogis simply try to control the senses by practicing the eight divisions of yoga-yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, etc. - and the jnanis try by mental reasoning to understand that sense enjoyment is false Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The mystic yogīs simply try to control the senses by practicing the eight divisions of yoga-yama, niyama, āsana, prāṇāy..."
- 14:4714:47, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,930 N The astanga-yogis try to control the senses. The devotees, however, try to engage the senses in the service of the Lord. Therefore it appears that the activities of the bhaktas, devotees, are better than those of the jnanis and yogis Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The aṣṭāṅga-yogīs also try to control the senses. The devotees, however, try to engage the senses in the service of th..."
- 12:5912:59, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,860 N The jnanis try to detach their sensual activities from material engagement. The jnana-yogi thinks that matter is false and that Brahman is truth; he tries, therefore, by cultivation of knowledge, to detach the senses from material enjoyment Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The jnanis try to detach their sensual activities from material engagement. The jnana-yogi thinks that matter is false and tha..."
- 11:1811:18, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,475 N Every place, every space and everything belongs to Viṣṇu, but where He personally lives is tad dhāma paramam, His supreme abode. One has to make one's destination the supreme abode of the Lord. Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Every place, every space and everything belongs to Viṣṇu, but where He personally lives is tad dhāma paramam, His supreme..." current
- 11:1511:15, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,359 N That specific abode called paramam mama is the place from which, once one attains it, one does not return to this miserable, conditional life Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"That specific abode called paramaṁ mama is the place from which, once one attains it, one does not return to this miserable,..."
- 11:1211:12, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,243 N The supreme spiritual conception is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita: yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramam mama - BG 15.6 Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The supreme spiritual conception is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā: yad gatvā na..." current
- 11:0611:06, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,504 N The concept of the universal form is material, and the concept of impersonal Brahman is spiritual, but the highest spiritual understanding is the Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The concept of the universal form is material, and the concept of impersonal Brahman is spiritual, but the highest spiritual u..." current
- 10:5510:55, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,549 N Some yogis see the four-handed Visnu sitting within the heart, and therefore in their case also the Supreme Lord is invisible. Only for the devotees is the Lord visible Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Some yogīs see the four-handed Viṣṇu sitting within the heart, and therefore in their case also the Supreme Lord is invis..."
- 10:5110:51, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,347 N Impersonal Brahman, being formless, is described as adrsya because the impersonal effulgence of brahmajyoti covers the face of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Impersonal Brahman, being formless, is described as adṛśya because the impersonal effulgence of brahmajyoti covers the face..." current
- 10:4610:46, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,298 N There is no evidence in the scriptures stating that by executing the yogic principles can one become an associate of the Supreme Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"There is no evidence in the scriptures stating that"|"by executing the yogic principles can one become an associate of the Sup..."
- 10:4210:42, 4 September 2020 diff hist +4,640 There is no evidence in the scriptures stating that by cultivating knowledge or worshiping the impersonal Brahman one can become a personal associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead No edit summary current
- 10:4110:41, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,563 N The devotee can see the Supreme Lord face to face, but the jnani, the empiric philosopher or yogi cannot. They cannot be elevated to the positions of associates of the Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The devotee can see the Supreme Lord face to face, but the jñānī, the empiric philosopher or yogī cannot. They cannot be e..."
- 10:3910:39, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,654 N If one takes to devotional service and at the same time desires to merge into the existence of the Supreme Lord, he can achieve that. If someone desires at all to merge into the existence of the Supreme, he has to execute devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one takes to devotional service and at the same time desires to merge into the existence of the Supreme Lord, he can achiev..." current
- 10:3610:36, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,696 N The one Supreme Personality of Godhead reveals Himself to different thinkers as the Supreme person or impersonal Brahman or Paramatma. Impersonalists merge into the impersonal Brahman, but that is not achieved by worshiping the impersonal Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The one Supreme Personality of Godhead reveals Himself to different thinkers as the Supreme person or impersonal Brahman or Pa..."
- 10:3410:34, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,227 N Since the Supreme Lord is full in six opulences, He can bestow any one of them upon the worshiper Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Since the Supreme Lord is full in six opulences, He can bestow any one of them upon the worshiper"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Jah..."
- 10:3210:32, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,489 N It is also explained that whatever one desires which is obtainable by fruitive activities, even if one wants to be elevated to higher planets, can be achieved simply by execution of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is also explained that whatever one desires which is obtainable by fruitive activities, even if one wants to be elevated to..."
- 10:2810:28, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,675 N It is recommended in the Second Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam that whether one is a devotee or fruitive actor or liberationist, if he is intelligent enough he should engage himself with all seriousness in the process of devotional service Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is recommended in the Second Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam that whether one is a devotee or fruitive actor or liberationist..."
- 10:2510:25, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,834 N Ultimately, to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead one has to accept bhakti-yoga. By executing jnana-yoga or dhyana-yoga one has to eventually approach the bhakti-yoga platform, and then Paramatma, isvara, puman, etc., are all clearly understood Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ultimately, to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead one has to accept bhakti-yoga. By executing jñāna-yoga or dhyā..."
- 10:2210:22, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,354 N The various descriptions of paramatma, isvara and puman indicate that the expansions of the Supreme Godhead are unlimited Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The various descriptions of paramātmā, īśvara and pumān indicate that the expansions of the Supreme Godhead are unlimited..." current
- 09:4909:49, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,710 N The word Bhagavan directly refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of six opulences: wealth, fame, strength, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. He is the Personality of Godhead in different spiritual skies Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"the word Bhagavān directly refers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full of six opulences: wealth, fame, strength..."
- 09:4609:46, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,471 N The words used here (in SB 3.32.26), paramatmesvarah puman, are all transcendental, and they refer to Supersoul. Supersoul is also described as purusa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The words used here, paramātmeśvaraḥ pumān, are all transcendental, and they refer to Supersoul. Supersoul is also descri..."
- 09:4309:43, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,837 N By the eightfold yoga system He appears as Paramatma. But in pure Krsna consciousness, or knowledge in purity, when one tries to understand Absolute Truth, one realizes Him as the Supreme Person. Transcendence is realized simply on the basis of knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|", by the eightfold yoga system He appears as the Paramātmā. But in pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness, or knowledge in purity, w..."
- 09:3909:39, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,505 N By different processes of philosophical research under different concepts, such as the process of jnana-yoga, the same Bhagavan, or Supreme Personality of Godhead, is understood as impersonal Brahman Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By different processes of philosophical research under different concepts, such as the process of jñāna-yoga, the same Bhaga..."
- 09:3609:36, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,288 N The word drsy-adibhih is significant. According to Jiva Gosvami, drsi means jnana, philosophical research Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word dṛśy-ādibhiḥ is significant. According to Jīva Gosvāmī, dṛśi means jñāna, philosophical research"}} {{n..."
- 09:3209:32, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,713 N A pure devotee enjoys life in the pleasure of the Supreme Lord Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A pure devotee enjoys life in the pleasure of the Supreme Lord"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complete|ALL}} {{f..." current
- 09:3109:31, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,083 N For his personal interest there is nothing which is agreeable or disagreeable; everything is done for the Lord, and therefore he (a pure devotee of god) is free from attachment and detachment. That is the transcendental stage of neutrality Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For his personal interest there is nothing which is agreeable or disagreeable; everything is done for the Lord, and therefore..."
- 09:2709:27, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,892 N For Arjuna at first fighting was not agreeable, but when he understood that the fighting was agreeable to the Lord, he accepted the fighting as agreeable. That is the position of a pure devotee Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"for Arjuna at first fighting was not agreeable, but when he understood that the fighting was agreeable to the Lord, he accepte..."
- 08:5708:57, 4 September 2020 diff hist +2,938 N For the service of the Lord he (a devotee of God) can accept anything, even though it may be disagreeable to his personal interest. In fact, he is completely free from personal interest, and thus anything agreeable to the Lord is agreeable to him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For the service of the Lord he can accept anything, even though it may be disagreeable to his personal interest. In fact, he i..."
- 06:1706:17, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,196 N The conclusion is that an advanced devotee dovetails himself in the transcendental qualities of the Lord, and in that sense he becomes qualitatively one with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The conclusion is that an advanced devotee dovetails himself in the transcendental qualities of the Lord, and in that sense he..."
- 06:1306:13, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,497 N Because a devotee accepts everything in spiritual vision, he is equipoised; that is the symptom of being elevated to transcendental position. He automatically attains detachment, vairagya, then jnana, knowledge, and then actual transcendental knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Because a devotee accepts everything in spiritual vision, he is equipoised; that is the symptom of his being elevated to the t..."
- 06:0506:05, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,102 N He (a highly advanced devotee) can understand that in the material world there is nothing good; everything is bad due to its being contaminated by material nature Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"He can understand that in the material world there is nothing good; everything is bad due to its being contaminated by materia..."
- 06:0006:00, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,274 N Whatever he (a highly advanced devotee) does, whatever he thinks, is for the satisfaction of the Personality of Godhead. Either in the material world or in the spiritual world, his equipoised mind is completely manifested Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Whatever he does, whatever he thinks, is for the satisfaction of the Personality of Godhead. Either in the material world or i..." current
- 05:5105:51, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,841 N A devotee does not need to make separate investigations to understand the nature of Brahman. Bhagavad-gita also confirms this. Brahma-bhuyaya kalpate: (BG 14.26) a devotee at once becomes a self-realized soul in the Absolute Truth Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A devotee does not need to make separate investigations to understand the nature of Brahman. Bhagavad-gītā also confirms thi..."
- 05:4605:46, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,658 N Brahma-darsanam means that as soon as one sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he can at once realize what impersonal Brahman is Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Brahma-darśanam means that as soon as one sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he can at once realize what impersonal Bra..."
- 05:4405:44, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,622 N Darsanam refers to seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva. Unless the seer and the seen are persons, there is no darsanam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Darśanam refers to seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva. Unless the seer and the seen are persons, there is n..." current
- 05:4105:41, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,730 N One who engages in the service of Vasudeva can actually realize what Brahman is. If Brahman is impersonal, then there is no question of darsanam, which means: seeing face to face Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who engages in the service of Vāsudeva can actually realize what Brahman is. If Brahman is impersonal, then there is no q..."
- 05:3805:38, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,759 N For arriving at the positive conclusions of knowledge in the Absolute Truth, the word brahma-darsanam is significant in this verse (SB 3.32.23). Brahma-darsanam means to realize or to understand the Transcendence Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"For arriving at the positive conclusions of knowledge in the Absolute Truth, the word brahma-darsanam is significant in this v..."
- 05:3405:34, 4 September 2020 diff hist +3,649 N Those who are very eager to advance in transcendental knowledge can engage themselves in pure devotional service, without wasting time in mental speculation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Those who are very eager to advance in transcendental knowledge can engage themselves in pure devotional service, without wast..." current