Teaching for the day – cosmic annihilation

SB 11.3.7 — Thus the conditioned living entity is forced to experience repeated birth and death. Impelled by the reactions of his own activities, he helplessly wanders from one inauspicious situation to another, suffering from the moment of creation until the time of cosmic annihilation. SB 11.3.8 — When the annihilation of the material elements is imminent, the SupremeContinue reading “Teaching for the day – cosmic annihilation”

Teaching for the day – Spiritual master

SB 10.80.33 — Certainly, O brāhmaṇa, of all the followers of the varṇāśrama system, those who take advantage of the words I speak in My form as the spiritual master and thus easily cross over the ocean of material existence best understand their own true welfare. SB 10.80.34 — I, the Soul of all beings, am not as satisfiedContinue reading “Teaching for the day – Spiritual master”

Teaching for the day – Reality

SB 10.80.3 — Actual speech is that which describes the qualities of the Lord, real hands are those that work for Him, a true mind is that which always remembers Him dwelling within everything moving and non-moving, and actual ears are those that listen to sanctifying topics about Him. SB 10.80.4 — An actual head is one that bowsContinue reading “Teaching for the day – Reality”

Teaching for the day – Fraud

SB 10.78.25-26 — Although he is a disciple of the divine sage Vyāsa and has thoroughly learned many scriptures from him, including the lawbooks of religious duties and the epic histories and Purāṇas, all this study has not produced good qualities in him. Rather, his study of the scriptures is like an actor’s studying his part, forContinue reading “Teaching for the day – Fraud”

Teaching for the day – the lord

SB 10.59.29 — Desiring to create, O unborn master, You increase and then assume the mode of passion. You do likewise with the mode of ignorance when You wish to annihilate the universe and with goodness when You wish to maintain it. Nonetheless, You remain uncovered by these modes. You are time, the pradhāna, and the puruṣa,Continue reading “Teaching for the day – the lord”