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One should know perfectly the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His transcendental name, form, qualities and pastimes, as well as the temporary material creation with its temporary demigods, men and animals When one knows these, he surpasses death and the ephemeral cosmic manifestation with it, and in the eternal kingdom of God he enjoys his eternal life of bliss and knowledge.

One should know perfectly the Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His transcendental name, form, qualities and pastimes, as well as the temporary material creation with its temporary demigods, men and animals When one knows these, he surpasses death and the ephemeral cosmic manifestation with it, and in the eternal kingdom of God he enjoys his eternal life of bliss and knowledge.

The sun and its rays are one and the same qualitatively. Similarly, the Lord and the living entities are one and the same in quality. The sun’s rays constitute part of the sun, and the sun and its rays conjointly constitute the complete Within the sun itself resides the sun-god, and similarly within the supreme spiritual planet, Goloka

Because the Supreme Being, the Absolute Personality of Godhead, is the complete person, He has complete and The Supreme Being is often compared to a fire, and everything organic and inorganic is compared to the heat and light of that fire. He thus remains the ultimate controller, sustainer and dictator of everything. He is full of inconceivable opulence, power, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation.

Only one who can learn the process of nescience and that of transcendental knowledge side by side can transcend the influence of repeated birth and death and enjoy the full blessings of immortality.

Only one who can learn the process of nescience and that of transcendental knowledge side by side can transcend the influence of repeated birth and death and enjoy the full blessings of immortality.

Hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord is itself an act of piety. The Lord wants everyone to hear and chant His glories because He is the well-wisher of all living entities By hearing and chanting the glories of the Lord, one becomes cleansed of all undesirable things, and of nature (passion and ignorance) completely vanish. the path of the Lord and the way to attain Him.

Human beings are not meant to quarrel like cats and dogs. They must be intelligent enough to realize the importance and aim of human life. The Vedic literature is meant for humanity and not for cats and dogs. Cats and dogs can kill other animals for food without incurring sin, but if a man kills an animal for

Here is a description of the transcendental and eternal form of the Absolute Personality of Godhead. The forms of the living entities in this world are embodied in material nature, and they work like any 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. He is the Complete Whole, and His mind, body and He Himself are all one and the same.

All the material planets – upper, lower and intermediate, including the sun, moon and Venus – are scattered Some lower planets, however, are vanquished after the end of one day of Brahmā and are again created One of our years is equal to only twenty-four hours, or one day and night, on many of the upper planets The four ages of earth (Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali) last only twelve thousand years according to Such days and nights accumulate into months and years, and Brahmā lives for one hundred such years.

The fact is that there is nothing but God within and without. Everything is a manifestation of His different energies, like the heat and light emanating from a fire , and in this way there is a oneness among His diverse energies. Lord in His personal form still enjoys unlimitedly all the pleasures enjoyed minutely by the tiny part-and-parcel

There are innumerable suns and innumerable planetary systems also. As infinitesimal parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, we small creatures are trying to dominate these Thus we take repeated birth and death and are generally frustrated by old age and disease. Yet for this purpose each and every nation has become a source of anxiety for others. More than fifty percent of a nation’s energy is devoted to defense measures and thus spoiled.

Actually, the explanation of this mantra and of practically all the mantras of the Vedic hymns is summarized in the Vedānta-sūtra and properly explained in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Parīkṣit and Śukadeva Gosvāmī at the very beginning of their meeting. Hearing and chanting of the science of God is the basic principle of devotional life. The complete Bhāgavatam was heard by Mahārāja Parīkṣit and chanted by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

The process by which one goes back to Godhead is a different branch of knowledge, and it has to be learned from revealed Vedic scriptures such as the Upaniṣads, Vedānta-sūtra, Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam To become happy in this life and attain a permanent blissful life after leaving this material body, one must study this sacred literature and obtain transcendental knowledge. The living being is a spiritual entity, and he can be happy only by returning to his spiritual home.

The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well. He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything.

The Supreme Lord walks and does not walk. He is far away, but He is very near as well. He is within everything, and yet He is outside of everything.

That Brahman is in front and in back, in the north, south, east and west, and also overhead and below In other words, that supreme Brahman effulgence spreads throughout both the material and spiritual skies

(17) One should develop a liking for residence in a secluded place with a calm and quiet atmosphere favorable for spiritual culture, and one should avoid congested places where nondevotees congregate.

“I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship Me with all their hearts

This tendency is visible not only individually but also collectively in the community, society and nation There is a hard struggle for life by all kinds of living entities, and the Vedas say that this is quite The living entity has to work for his livelihood because that is the law of material nature, and if he does not act according to his prescribed duties, he transgresses the law of nature and binds himself more and more to the cycle of birth and death in the many species of life.