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6 September 2020

• 06:1006:10, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,493‎ N Tad brahma niskalam anantam: brahmananda is unlimited. But that unlimited pleasure can also be surpassed. That is the nature of the Transcendence. The unlimited can be surpassed also, and that higher platform is Krsna ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Tad brahma niṣkalaṁ anantam: brahmānanda is unlimited. But that unlimited pleasure can also be surpassed. That is the nat..."
• 06:0706:07, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,650‎ N By following various scriptural paths, one may come to impersonal effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The transcendental pleasure derived from merging with or understanding the impersonal Brahman is very extensive because Brahman is ananta ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By following various scriptural paths, one may come to the impersonal effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The tr..."
• 06:0006:00, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,565‎ N No one can understand the Absolute Truth in all perfection. That is not possible for the infinitesimal living entities. But the highest point of understanding by the living entity is reached by discharge of devotional service, not otherwise ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"no one can understand the Absolute Truth in all perfection. That is not possible for the infinitesimal living entities. But th..." current
• 05:5305:53, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,373‎ N This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gita. Bhaktya mam abhijanati: (BG 18.55) if one wants to understand the Absolute Truth in perfection, he must take to devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti"|"if one wants to understand the Absolute Truth in perfe..."
• 05:4705:47, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,715‎ N Ultimately, the Supreme Person is the destination of all different processes. The fortunate person who, by following the principles of scriptures, becomes completely purified of all material contamination, surrenders unto the Supreme Lord as everything ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Ultimately, the Supreme Person is the destination of all different processes. The fortunate person who, by following the princ..."
• 05:4105:41, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,585‎ N Those who are trying to find the Supreme Godhead by yoga practice may find Him as the localized Supersoul, but those who are directly trying to approach the Supreme Truth by practice of bhakti-yoga can see Him face to face as the Supreme Person ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are trying to find the Supreme Godhead by yoga practice may find Him as the localized Supersoul, but those who are d..."
• 05:3905:39, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,347‎ N Those who are trying to find the Supreme Godhead by mental speculation may approach the bodily effulgence, or the impersonal Brahman ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"those who are trying to find the Supreme Godhead by mental speculation may approach the bodily effulgence, or the impersonal B..."
• 05:3505:35, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,397‎ N Perceiving milk with different senses, we say that it is something white, something very delicious, something very aromatic, and so on. Actually, it is milk ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Perceiving milk with different senses, we say that it is something white, something very delicious, something very aromatic, a..." current
• 05:3205:32, 6 September 2020 diff hist +6,390‎ N When we touch milk, it appears very cold; when we smell milk, it appears to have a very good flavor; and when we hear, we understand that it is called milk ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When we touch milk, it appears very cold; when we smell milk, it appears to have a very good flavor; and when we hear, we unde..." current

5 September 2020

• 15:1715:17, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,317‎ N Another example is in perceiving milk. When we see milk, we see that it is white; when we taste it, it appears that milk is very palatable ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Another example is in perceiving milk. When we see milk, we see that it is white; when we taste it, it appears that milk is ve..." current
• 15:1315:13, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,583‎ N If one makes a little more progress, then instead of a cloud he sees the hill and something green. When one actually approaches the hill, he will see many varieties ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If one makes a little more progress, then instead of a cloud he sees the hill and something green. When one actually approache..." current
• 12:3812:38, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,658‎ N A hill appears cloudy from a distance, and one who does not know may speculate that the hill is a cloud. Actually, it is not a cloud; it is a big hill. One has to learn from authority that the sight of a cloud is not actually a cloud but a hill ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A hill appears cloudy from a distance, and one who does not know may speculate that the hill is a cloud. Actually, it is not a..."
• 12:3512:35, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,309‎ N As the same object appears to be different when perceived by different senses, the same Supreme Lord appears to be impersonal by mental speculation ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the same object appears to be different when perceived by different senses, the same Supreme Lord appears to be impersonal..." current
• 12:3312:33, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,566‎ N It is stated here (in SB 3.32.33) that both bhakti-yoga and jnana-yoga are meant for reaching the same destination - the Personality of Godhead. By the process of jnana-yoga the same Personality of Godhead appears to be impersonal ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it is stated here that both bhakti-yoga and jñāna-yoga are meant for reaching the same destination—the Personality of Godh..."
• 11:1611:16, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,656‎ N It appears that by following path of jnana-yoga, or empiric philosophical speculation, one reaches the impersonal Brahman, whereas by executing devotional service in Krsna consciousness one enriches his faith in and devotion to the Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It appears that by following the path of jñāna-yoga, or empiric philosophical speculation, one reaches the impersonal Brahma..."
• 11:1011:10, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,102‎ N The Lord is the supreme reservoir of all pleasure, including Brahman pleasure; therefore, one who has unflinching faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead is said to be already realized in impersonal Brahman and Paramatma ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord is the supreme reservoir of all pleasure, including Brahman pleasure; therefore, one who has unflinching faith in the..."
• 11:0811:08, 5 September 2020 diff hist +3,823‎ N The Lord says in Bhagavad-gita (14.27), brahmano hi pratisthaham amrtasyavyayasya ca: I am the basis of the impersonal Brahman, which is indestructible and is the supreme bliss ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā "|"brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham amṛtasyāvyayasya ca"|"I am the basis of the impersonal..." current
• 11:0411:04, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,162‎ N One can achieve the result of wise philosophical speculation by discharging devotional service & unless one reaches the point of understanding the Personality of Godhead by his mental speculation, all his research work is said to be simply a labor of love ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One can achieve the result of wise philosophical speculation simply by discharging devotional service, and unless one reaches..."
• 10:5910:59, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,010‎ N After many, many years of much trouble, a yogi or wise philosopher may come to Him (God), but his path is very troublesome, whereas the path of devotional service is easy for everyone ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|". After many, many years of much trouble, a yogī or wise philosopher may come to Him, but his path is very troublesome, where..."
• 10:5610:56, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,103‎ N The opportunity for direct touch with the Personality of Godhead is given in Bhagavad-gita, where it is also said that those who take to other processes, namely the processes of philosophical speculation and mystic yoga practice, have much trouble ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The opportunity for direct touch with the Personality of Godhead is given in Bhagavad-gītā, where it is also said that those..."
• 10:5410:54, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,028‎ N Such serious student in philosophical research (who know that Vasudeva is everything and surrender unto Him) are rare because they are very great souls ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Such serious students in philosophical research are rare because they are very great souls"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCan..."
• 10:5010:50, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,247‎ N If by philosophical research one cannot come to the point of understanding Supreme Person, then his task is not finished. His search in knowledge is still to be continued until he comes to the point of understanding the Supreme Lord in devotional service ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"If by philosophical research one cannot come to the point of understanding the Supreme Person, then his task is not finished...."
• 10:4610:46, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,312‎ N It is said in Bhagavad-gita that after many, many lives of philosophical research the wise man ultimately comes to the point of knowing that Vasudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is everything, and therefore he surrenders unto Him ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is said in Bhagavad-gītā that after many, many lives of philosophical research the wise man ultimately comes to the point..."
• 08:1708:17, 5 September 2020 diff hist +2,607‎ N Only persons who engage in the practical activities of devotional service in full Krsna consciousness can become absorbed in full samadhi. It is possible for them to see and understand the actual fact of the entire cosmic manifestation and its cause ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Only persons who engage in the practical activities of devotional service in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness can become absorbe..."
• 08:1408:14, 5 September 2020 diff hist +2,255‎ N It is clearly stated here (in SB 3.32.30) that this (perfect knowledge) is not possible to understand for one who has not developed devotional service in full faith. The words samahitatma and samadhi are synonymous ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is clearly stated here that this is not possible to understand for one who has not developed devotional service in full fai..."
• 08:1108:11, 5 September 2020 diff hist +2,546‎ N The atheistic mystic practitioner of yoga cannot understand this perfect knowledge. Only persons who engage in the practical activities of devotional service in full Krsna consciousness can become absorbed in full samadhi ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The atheistic mystic practitioner of yoga cannot understand this perfect knowledge. Only persons who engage in the practical a..."
• 08:0708:07, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,308‎ N The difference is that the individual soul is conscious of the individual body only, whereas the Supersoul is conscious of the total number of individual bodies ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The difference is that the individual soul is conscious of the individual body only, whereas the Supersoul is conscious of the..."
• 08:0408:04, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,525‎ N This is described in Bhagavad-gita (BG 13.3). Ksetra-jnam capi mam viddhi: the Supersoul is present in every field of activity, just as the individual soul is present in the individual body. Both of them are conscious ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"This is described in Bhagavad-gītā"|"Kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi: the Supersoul is present in every field of activi..."
• 08:0108:01, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,465‎ N Although there is a similarity between the consciousness of the Supreme Soul and the consciousness of the individual soul, the individual soul's consciousness is limited, whereas the consciousness of the Supreme Soul is unlimited ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"although there is a similarity between the consciousness of the Supreme Soul and the consciousness of the individual soul, the..."
• 07:5807:58, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,478‎ N As the individual body develops from the individual soul, the gigantic body of the universe develops from the Supreme Soul. Just as the individual soul has consciousness, the Supreme Soul is also conscious ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the individual body develops from the individual soul, the gigantic body of the universe develops from the Supreme Soul. Ju..."
• 07:5507:55, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,575‎ N One has to understand the differences with intelligence. Everyone knows that his material body has developed from a spiritual spark, and similarly the universal body has developed from the supreme spark, Supersoul ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One has to understand the differences with intelligence. Everyone knows that his material body has developed from a spiritual..."
• 07:5007:50, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,451‎ N As the individual soul has a material body made of five elements and the senses, the supreme independent Lord similarly has the gigantic body of the universe ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As the individual soul has a material body made of five elements and the senses, the supreme independent Lord similarly has th..."
• 06:4106:41, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,500‎ Although there is no comparison between the two qualities of independence, the living entity is minutely independent, and the Supreme Lord is fully independent ‎No edit summary current
• 06:3906:39, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,380‎ N The word svarat is very significant here (in SB 3.32.29). Svarat means "independent." The Supreme Lord is independent, and the individual soul is also independent ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The word svarāṭ is very significant here. Svarāṭ means "independent." The Supreme Lord is independent, and the individua..."
• 06:3606:36, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,482‎ N Because everything is an emanation from the Supreme Lord, there is no difference between the Lord and the cosmic manifestation. But at the same time the cosmic manifestation is different from the Lord ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"because everything is an emanation from the Supreme Lord, there is no difference between the Lord and the cosmic manifestation..." current
• 06:3306:33, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,205‎ N The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of the mahat-tattva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of the mahat-tattva"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{complete|ALL}..." current
• 06:3006:30, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,639‎ N From the mahat-tattva all the other twenty-four divisions have sprung, namely the eleven senses (including the mind), the five sense objects, the five material elements, and then consciousness, intelligence and false ego ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"From the mahat-tattva all the other twenty-four divisions have sprung, namely the eleven senses (including the mind), the five..."
• 06:2606:26, 5 September 2020 diff hist +3,746‎ N The origin or the total energy of the cosmic manifestation is the mahat-tattva ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The origin or the total energy of the cosmic manifestation is the mahat-tattva"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|JahnaviCandrika}} {{co..." current
• 06:2406:24, 5 September 2020 diff hist +4,433‎ N The Supreme Lord is described as mahat-pada, which means that the total material energy, known as the mahat-tattva, is lying at His lotus feet ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The Supreme Lord is described as mahat-pada, which means that the total material energy, known as the mahat-tattva, is lying a..." current
• 06:2106:21, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,089‎ N To get out of the entanglement of the spell of nescience, one has to awaken his spiritual consciousness, or Krsna consciousness, in terms of the authorized scriptures ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"to get out of the entanglement of the spell of nescience, one has to awaken his spiritual consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consci..." current
• 06:1806:18, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,010‎ N When the sunshine is covered by the spell of a cloud, or by maya, then darkness, the imperfection of perception, begins ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when the sunshine is covered by the spell of a cloud, or by māyā, then darkness, the imperfection of perception, begins"}} {..."
• 06:1606:16, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,076‎ N The process of uncovering is like this: the rays of sunshine are luminous, and the sun itself is also luminous. In the presence of the sun, the rays illuminate just like the sun ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The process of uncovering is like this: the rays of sunshine are luminous, and the sun itself is also luminous. In the presenc..."
• 06:1106:11, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,049‎ N When consciousness is displayed through the medium of the subtle and gross material bodies, it is covered, but when the consciousness is purified, in Krsna consciousness, one becomes free from the entanglement of repeated birth and death ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when consciousness is displayed through the medium of the subtle and gross material bodies, it is covered, but when the consci..."
• 06:0806:08, 5 September 2020 diff hist +7,055‎ N The actual identity of the living entity is his consciousness, which is always present while the living entity is awake, dreaming or in deep sleep. Even in deep sleep, he can perceive by consciousness whether he is happy or distressed ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The actual identity of the living entity is his consciousness, which is always present while the living entity is awake, dream..."
• 06:0406:04, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,856‎ N The formless Brahman conception can be received only by aural reception and not by personal experience. Knowledge is therefore acquired by aural reception. It is confirmed in the Vedanta-sutra, sastra-yonitvat ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The formless Brahman conception, however, can be received only by aural reception and not by personal experience. Knowledge is..."
• 05:5905:59, 5 September 2020 diff hist +6,781‎ N In this verse (SB 3.32.28) it is clearly said that those who are averse to the Supreme Personality of Godhead speculate with their imperfect senses about the nature of the Absolute Truth ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse it is clearly said that those who are averse to the Supreme Personality of Godhead speculate with their imperfec..."

4 September 2020

• 17:2117:21, 4 September 2020 diff hist +7,113‎ N It is said here (in SB 3.32.28), jnanam ekam. Bhagavad-gita confirms that they are fools who, simply upon seeing Krsna, consider Him a common man. They do not know the unlimited knowledge, power and opulence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Therefore it is said here, jñānam ekam. Bhagavad-gītā confirms that they are fools who, simply upon seeing Kṛṣṇa, co..."
• 17:1617:16, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,677‎ N Isvarah paramah krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah (BS 5.1): Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has an eternal, blissful spiritual body ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ"|"Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, has an eter..." current
• 17:1317:13, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,992‎ N By seeing the form of Lord Krsna one cannot understand what He actually is, but this does not mean that He is false. The form of Krsna has to be understood as it is described in the books of knowledge such as Brahma-samhita ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"by seeing the form of Lord Kṛṣṇa one cannot understand what He actually is, but this does not mean that He is false. The..." current
• 17:0917:09, 4 September 2020 diff hist +6,836‎ N An oyster shell appears to be golden. This appearance of golden hue is due only to the perception of the eyes, but that does not mean that the oyster shell is false ‎ Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"an oyster shell appears to be golden. This appearance of golden hue is due only to the perception of the eyes, but that does n..." current