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Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 4
Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is beyond the material world, one cannot speculate upon Him by any material method
SB 4.7.31, Purport: The Lord is aprākṛta, beyond the creation of the material world. This fact is also accepted by the great impersonalist Śaṅkarācārya: nārāyaṇaḥ paro 'vyaktād aṇḍam avyakta-sambhavam. Avyakta, or the original material cause, is beyond this material manifestation and is the cause of the material world. Because Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is beyond the material world, one cannot speculate upon Him by any material method. One has to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead simply by the transcendental method of Kṛṣṇa consciousness
SB Canto 7
Attempts to mitigate the miseries of material existence by material methods will never be successful
SB 7.9.18, Purport: By following in the footsteps of the great ācāryas, one associates with the haṁsas or paramahaṁsas, those who are completely freed from material contamination. Indeed, by following the instructions of the ācāryas one is always freed from all material contamination, and thus one's life becomes successful, for one reaches the goal of life. This material world is miserable, regardless of one's standard of life. Of this there is no doubt. Attempts to mitigate the miseries of material existence by material methods will never be successful. One must take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness to become really happy; otherwise happiness is impossible. One might say that becoming advanced in spiritual life also involves tapasya, voluntary acceptance of some inconvenience. However, such inconvenience is not as dangerous as material attempts to mitigate all miseries.
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| Compiled by | Visnu Murti + |
| Completed sections | SB + |
| Date of first entry | 8 January 2008 + |
| Date of last entry | 8 January 2008 + |
| Quantity of hits | BG: 0 +, SB: 2 +, CC: 0 +, OB: 0 +, Lec: 4 +, Let: 0 +, and Con: 0 + |
| Total quotes | 6 + |
