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hierarchy: Śrī Īśopaniṣad
Īśo 10
As advised in Chapter Thirteen of the Bhagavad-gītā (13.8–12), one should culture knowledge in the following
Īśo 10
(12) One should always remember that as long as he has a material body he must face the miseries of repeated There is no use in making plans to get rid of these miseries of the material body. The best course is to find out the means by which one may regain his spiritual identity.
Īśo 8
In the Bhagavad-gītā (9.11–12) the Lord regrets the fallen condition of men with little knowledge who Thus the Lord does not manifest Himself in full to the mental speculators. He can be appreciated only in proportion to one’s surrender to Him. The fallen condition of the living entities is due entirely to forgetfulness of their relationship with
Īśo 12
andhaṁ tamaḥ praviśanti ye ’sambhūtim upāsate tato bhūya iva te tamo ya u sambhūtyāḿ ratāḥ
Īśo 12
Those who are engaged in the worship of demigods enter into the darkest region of ignorance, and still more so …
Īśo 12
The Sanskrit word asambhūti refers to those who have no independent existence.
Īśo 12
na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣayaḥ aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣīṇāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ
Īśo 12
Thus Kṛṣṇa is the origin of the powers delegated to demigods, great sages and mystics. they are endowed with great powers, these powers are limited, and thus it is very difficult for them to
Īśo 12
Many philosophers and great ṛṣis, or mystics, try to distinguish the Absolute from the relative by their Such negative definitions lead one to create a concept of one’s own; thus one imagines that the Absolute utmost reach the impersonal effulgence of God, known as Brahman, but one cannot make further progress to
Īśo 12
The dependent demigods and great sages imperfectly consider Him to be a powerful demigod, and they consider the Brahman effulgence to be the Absolute Truth.
Īśo 12
Since the living being is materially entangled, he has to be relieved from material bondage entirely to attain permanent relief on the spiritual plane, where eternal bliss, life and knowledge exist. all-attractive and who can bestow upon us complete freedom from material bondage by taking us back home, back to
Īśo 12
It is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (7.23) that the worshipers of the demigods can go to the planets of The moon worshipers can go to the moon, the sun worshipers to the sun, etc. Modern scientists are now venturing to the moon with the help of rockets, but this is not really a new With their advanced consciousness, human beings are naturally inclined to travel in outer space and to