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– In this material world there are various types of knowledge. But we must attain para-vidya, transcendental spiritual knowledge.
– The Scriptures present various evidences and one is pure: sabdha-pramana that comes directly from the Lord.
– Four types of defects of the conditioned soul: bhrama — error; pramāda — illusion; vipralipsā — tendency to deceive; karaṇapāṭava — inefficiency of the material senses.
– The Lord perfectly performs any activity with all parts of His body, so says the Brahma Samhita.
– The senses of the conditioned soul are material, but Bhagavan’s senses are transcendental.
– Infinity is always infinite in any calculation.
– The Lord is ananta/infinite. You may be an atheist but you know that infinity exists!
– We can understand infinity if we surrender to the spiritual master who has perfect realization of the Scriptures and the Lord.
– Sloka describing the qualities of a bona fide Guru: tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta… (SB 11.3.21).
– The word God means: Generator, Operator, Destroyer.
– The entire Universe is being created and controlled by the Lord/Bhagavan.
– We must know ourselves and the Lord.
– When will the Lord manifest Himself in your heart so that you can know Him? The answer is in this Sloka: tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā… (BG 4.34).
– Story of the king who asks his minister: Who has seen God, where He is and what He is doing?
– The process of bhakti and its stages until the attainment of God.