Verses
Verse topic
Verse source
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.49
"Persons who identify with this body, which is simply the product of the material mind, are blinded in their intelligence, thinking in terms of “I” and “mine.” Because of their illusion of “this is I, but that is someone else,” they wander in endless darkness." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/23/49
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.23.56
"The false ego gives shape to illusory material existence and thus experiences material happiness and distress. The spirit soul, however, is transcendental to material nature; he can never actually be affected by material happiness and distress in any place, under any circumstance or by the agency of any person. A person who understands this has nothing whatsoever to fear from the material creation." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/23/56
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.25.19
"With the increase of the mode of goodness, the strength of the demigods similarly increases. When passion increases, the demoniac become strong. And with the rise of ignorance, O Uddhava, the strength of the most wicked increases." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/25/19
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.5
"Although shadows, echoes and mirages are only illusory reflections of real things, such reflections do cause a semblance of meaningful or comprehensible perception. In the same way, although the identification of the conditioned soul with the material body, mind and ego is illusory, this identification generates fear within him even up to the moment of death." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/5
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.8
"One who has properly understood the process of becoming firmly fixed in theoretical and realized knowledge, as described herein by Me, does not indulge in material criticism or praise. Like the sun, he wanders freely throughout this world." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/8
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.9
"By direct perception, logical deduction, scriptural testimony and personal realization, one should know that this world has a beginning and an end and so is not the ultimate reality. Thus one should live in this world without attachment." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/9
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.12-14
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: As long as the foolish spirit soul remains attracted to the material body, senses and vital force, his material existence continues to flourish, although it is ultimately meaningless." "Actually, the living entity is transcendental to material existence. But because of his mentality of lording it over material nature, his material existential condition does not cease, and, just as in a dream, he is affected by all sorts of disadvantages." "Although while dreaming a person experiences many undesirable things, upon awakening he is no longer confused by the dream experiences." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/12 & https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/13 & https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/14
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.17
"Although the false ego has no factual basis, it is perceived in many forms — as the functions of the mind, speech, life air and bodily faculties. But with the sword of transcendental knowledge, sharpened by worship of a bona fide spiritual master, a sober sage will cut off this false identification and live in this world free from all material attachment." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/17
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.29
"Sometimes the progress of imperfect transcendentalists is checked by attachment to family members, disciples or others, who are sent by envious demigods for that purpose. But on the strength of their accumulated advancement, such imperfect transcendentalists will resume their practice of yoga in the next life. They will never again be trapped in the network of fruitive work." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/29
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.32
"Although a self-realized soul may sometimes see an impure object or activity, he does not accept it as real. By logically understanding impure sense objects to be based on illusory material duality, the intelligent person sees them to be contrary to and distinct from reality, in the same way that a man awakening from sleep views his fading dream." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/32
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.33-34
"Material nescience, which expands into many varieties by the activities of the modes of nature, is wrongly accepted by the conditioned soul to be identical with the self. But through the cultivation of spiritual knowledge, My dear Uddhava, this same nescience fades away at the time of liberation. The eternal self, on the other hand, is never assumed and never abandoned." "When the sun rises it destroys the darkness covering men’s eyes, but it does not create the objects they then see before them, which in fact were existing all along. Similarly, potent and factual realization of Me will destroy the darkness covering a person’s true consciousness." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/33 & https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/34
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.28.36-37
"Whatever apparent duality is perceived in the self is simply the confusion of the mind. Indeed, such supposed duality has no basis to rest upon apart from one’s own soul." "The duality of the five material elements is perceived only in terms of names and forms. Those who say this duality is real are pseudoscholars vainly proposing fanciful theories without basis in fact." https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/36 & https://vedy.online/en/sb11/28/37