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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.28

Kuntīdevī knew that Kṛṣṇa was neither her nephew nor an ordinary family member of her paternal house. She knew perfectly …

What is explained herein by the devoted Kuntī is exactly confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gītā (9.29). There the …

“I envy no one, nor am I partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But one who renders service …

Kṛṣṇa says, “I have no enemies, nor have I friends.” Na me dveṣyo ’sti na priyaḥ. The word dveṣya means …

The brahma-jyotir is one of three features of the Absolute Truth.

(Bhāgavatam 1.2.11)

The Absolute Truth is one, but is perceived in three features, known as Brahman, Paramātmā, and Bhagavān. The original, complete …

The Absolute Truth is equal to everyone, but one will realize the Absolute according to the way one approaches Him …

To explain this by an example, we may sometimes see hills from our room, although we may not see them …

The word carantam means “moving.” The Lord moves everywhere – within and without – and we simply have to make …

The yogic system of meditation is actually meant for those who are less intelligent. One who practices meditation in yoga …

For example, if one is engaged in worshiping the Deity, cleansing the temple, decorating the Deity, cooking for the Deity, …

One attains liberation when one gives up the false idea that the body is the self and when one resumes …

This liberation is open for everyone (samaṁ carantam). In Bhagavad-gītā Kṛṣṇa does not say to Arjuna, “Only you may come …

Kṛṣṇa’s impartiality is compared to that of the sun. The sun does not consider, “Here is a poor man, here …

That same Kṛṣṇa is described by Kuntīdevī as eternal time. Everything takes place within time, but our time calculations of …

The eternal position of Kṛṣṇa is revealed in Bhagavad-gītā. There Kṛṣṇa said to Arjuna, “In the past, millions of years …

Kuntī therefore addresses Kṛṣṇa as eternal (manye tvāṁ kālam). And because He is eternal, He is the full controller (īśānam). …

We are aṇu, the smallest, and Kṛṣṇa is vibhu, the greatest. We are part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, and therefore …