ISOPANISHAD

INTRODUCTION

1 What are the vedas? Why should one accept them? (p 1 knowledge, p2 with all the four defects we can
give perfect knowledge, nor are we ourselves perfect :)

2 What are the four defects one in conditioned state subjected to? ( p 1-2)

3 To err is human - explain. ( p1 /2 mahatma gandhi)

4 Explain the cheating propensity in a human being . ( p2 one though fool no one, he poses as very intelligent ,
although defective writes volumes of books)

5 How is a condition soul in illusion ?( p 2 identify with the body though not)

6 Explain the nature of imperfect senses in the conditioned souls. ( p2 just in the immediate darkness we
cannot see our hands, what to speak of seeing God)

7 Why , how Vedic truths are accepted as axiomatic truths? ( p3 there can not be any mistake: cow dung is
pure though the stool of an animal )

8 Why Vedas are described as shruti? ( p4/p5that knowlede which is acquired through hearing not through
experiment, like mother )

9 What are the three kinds of evidences ?( p5) Which is the best? ( pratyaksa, anumana, sabdapramana: if
we receive knowledge from authoritative sources it is perfect/ we cannot go to the end of universe then how

10 What are the two systems of receiving knowledge? ( p7/p8 inductive and deductive : man is mortal accept
it by deduction or aroha process= go on experimenting)

11 Who are the two kinds of transcendentalists? ( p6impersonalists, Vaisnavas)

12 Why did Vyasadeva put Vedas into writing / How did Vyasadeva divide the Vedic literature? (
in kali yuga people will be short lived, memory will be poor and intelligence will not be sharp = divided into four)

13 How did Vyasadeva benefitdvijabandhus, Who are they?

14 What does Vedanta mean? (p 10 ultimate knowledge ultimate objective is Krishna ) //

What are the different commentaries on Vedanta sutra? ( p 10 Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya,
Madhvacharya: Vyasadeva= SrimadBhagavatam)

15 What are the qualifications of a bonafide spiritual master ? ( p8 who has rightly heard Vedic
message from right source, firmly established in Bramhan)
INVOCATION

1 What is complete realization of Supreme Absolute Truth? What are incomplete realization ? ( p
14 Personality of Godhead : sat -cit -ananda , impersonal Bramhan sat , Paramatma = sat cit)

2 Why is this phenomenal world complete? What is the reason of experiencing

incompleteness? ( p 15 immense potency of the Personality of Godhead which are complete thus all emanations from Him
are complete: all incompleteness is due to incomplete knowledge of the complete whole)

3 How can completeness ofhuman life be realized? ( p 15 by engaging in the service of the complete whole)

4 How is misleading life of sense enjoyment anillusion ? ( p 15 living entity cannot enjoy the ofe of sense
without being dovetailed with the complete whole)

MANTRA 1

1 How is everything property of Supreme Personality of Godhead? ( p 18/ p19)/// Explain with
example how the Supreme Lord is ultimate controller of everything ? ( p 19 both para and aparaprakruti
are energy of the Supreme Lord , there is nothing in the universe that does not belong to either para or aparaprakruti of the
Lord)

2 Explain with example how one should accept only that much that is set aside by the Lord as
one's quota? ( p 19 cow givesmilk but does drink the milk )

3. Give the English meaning of the terms:

(a) éçäväsya (b) parä and aparäprakåti (c) Bhägavata communism (d) apauruñeya
4 How is human life alone a life of responsibility? / Why animal does not incur sin by killing / ( p
21 animals birds reptiles and lower forms strictly adhere to the laws of nature and there is no question of sin for them nor are
the Vedic instruction meant for them )

5 Explain solution to the quarrel between communist and capitalists. ( p 20 capitalists cannot curb the
communists simply by political manoeuvring nor can the communists defeat the capitalists simply by fighting for stolen bread , if
they do not recognize the proprietorship of SPOGH all the property they claim to be their own is stolen= follow the instructions of
Isopanishad)

6 Why simply by becoming vegetarian one does not transgress laws of nature? ( p 21 vegetables also
have life and it is nature's law that one living being is meant to feed another , for human beings it is to recognise the
proprietorship of the Supreme Lord)

7 How can a human being discharge his duty perfectly? ( p 22)

8 What is root of all sin ? How does one overcome to go to back to Godhead? ( p 22 deliberate
disobedience to the laws of nature through disregarding the proprietorship of the Lord : not influenced by unnecessary
attachment or aversion )
MANTRA 2

1 What is karma bandhana ?( p 24 bondage by one's work: transmigration of the soul)

2 What is karma ,akarma, vikarma ? ( p 24 action performed in terms of one's prescribed duty as mentioned in the
scriptures, actions that free one form cycle of birth and death, action that lead one to lower form of life)

3 When does one attain the stage of naiskarmya or work that does not bind to cycle of birth
death? ( p 25 When one realizes the authority of Personality of Godhead the modes of nature cannot work)

4 Explain how various 'isms' are attractive forms of karma bandhana? ( p 26conditioned soul works for
either himself or extended sense gratification : when sense enjoyment is extended to include society nation or humanity it is
attractive for sense gratification)

5 What according to Bhagavat Gita is the greatest danger in human life ? What is the way out? (
danger of gliding down again into evolutionary cycle of birth and death among the 8.4 million species)// Explain how
humble God centred life is more valuable than altruism or socialism? ( p 26/ 27)

MANTRA 3

1 What does example of boat in ocean explain with respect to human life? ( p 30 human body boat,
vedic scriptures and acaryas are expert boatmen, facility of human body are favourable breeze )

2 Who is a killer of soul? What is his destination ? ( p 30 with facilities of human body one does not utilize it for
self realization : destined to enter darkest region of ignorance to suffer perpetually)

3 who are the two type of human being in the universe? ( p 30sura: who recognize the responsibility of
human life and work in that spirit , asuras: those who do not recognise the responsibility of human life and have no information )

4 How is human life distinctly important than animal life? ( p 30/31 given all facility of a comfortable by the
laws of nature because human form of life is more important than animal life)

5 What is the gross result of a human being who does not endeavour for self realization ? ( p 31
laws of nature force us to work very hard even though we may not want to do so : work hard like asses and bullocks )

6 What are the various destination for unsuccessful transcendentalist? ( p 32 by simply attempting to
realize God on is guaranteed birth in a wealthy or aristocratic family)

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MANTRA 4

1 What are principal categories of Supreme Lord's potencies? ( p 34 internal marginal external )
2 Why is that demigods , sages cannotproperly know Supreme Personality of Godhead? ( p 35
part parcel are never equal to the whole , therefore they cannot appreciate the Lord's full potency, men are accustomed to reach
conclusions according to their capacity for understanding but the Supreme Lord is not subjected to our limited capacity for
understanding )

3 Why is that mental speculators cannot ever understand Krishna ?( p 35/36)

4 Why do Upanishads warn that no one can approach Supreme Lord by one's limited potency ?(
p 35)

5 What is proper initiative on the part of part and parcel living entity? ( p 36 when a person properly
utilizes his initiative or active nature with intelligence , understanding that everything is Lord's potency he can revive his original
consciousness which was lost due to association with maya the external energy)

MANTRA 5

1 What are the contradictory qualities of Supreme Lord ?what do they prove? ( p 38 prove the
inconceivable potency of the Lord)

2 Disprove with example non believer's argument that Lord cannot incarnate or He descends in
a form of material energy? ( p 39 by the inconceivable potency of the Lord He can convert this energy into spiritual
energy : since the source of the energy is one and the same the energies can be utilized according to the will of the source)

3 What does Supreme Lord's quality of being near and far away explain ? ( p 40 for the surrendered soul
He is always within the reach whereas for the unsurrendered soul He is far far away and cannot be approached)

4 Why arcavigraha worship is not idol worship ?( p 40)

5 Give the English meaning of the phrase tad düre tad v antike.

6 What does saguna and nirguna refer with respect to Supreme Lord? ( p 40saguna does not imply that
when the Lord appears with perceivable qualities He must take on material form and be subject to laws of material nature/
material energy works according to His direction and therefore He can use that energy for His purpose without ever being
influenced by any of the qualities of that energy)

7What is reason for Supreme Lord's appearance ?( p 41 the Lord will appear anywhere and everywhere to
show mercy to His devotee)

8 How is Supreme Lord within everything and outside of everything? ( p 42 outside of everything as
viratpurusa, withing everything as antaryami: everything is manifestation of His energies like the heat and light emanating from
fire)

9 Establish with example that Supreme Lord's personal feature is above oneness of His diverse
energies? ( p 42)

MANTRA 6
1 What are the characteristics of kanisthaadhikari? ( p 44 in this stage think that Lord is present at the place of
worship and nowhere else / follow the routine formulas and sometimes quarrel among themselves )

2 What are the characteristics of madhyamaadhikari? ( p 44 observes the distinction between four types of
people )

3 What are the characteristics of uttmaadhikari? ( p 44/p 45 sees everything in relation to Supreme Lord so that
he does not discriminate between an atheist and theist but sees everyone as part and parcel of God)

4 Why is it that concept of universal brotherhood must be learned from uttmaadhikari? ( p 45 he

sees that bramhana particle of Lord has not misused his little independence given to him and dog particle has misused his
independence and therefore being punished : not considering the respective action of the bramhana and dog the uttamaadhikari
tries to do good for both)

5 What does aunpasyatiexplain ? What is its practical significance? ( p 45 follow / observe : one should
not see things as he does with the naked eye but should follow the previous acaryas)

MANTRA7

1 What is the vision of oneness of mahabhagavata devotee? ( p 50 sees everything as energy of the
Supreme Lord : heat light and fire )

2 What is the true explanation of ekatvamof the living entity with Supreme Lord? Give two
example .( p 50/51 salt in a drop and ocean, qualitatively one but quantitatively different, oneness in interest like that of a
family)

3 Why on the transcendental platform of nirguna there is no clash of interest ?( p 51/52 )

4 How can one get rid of all illusionto create unity ?( p 52 must God into all our activities)

5 What is atmabhutastage ?( p 52 only by serving the interest of the Lord we can perceive the atmabhuta stage )

6 Give the English meaning of the terms – “ekatvamanupaçyataù”.

MANTRA 8

1 What does 'unembodied ' explain about the Supreme Lord? ( p 56 forms of the living entities in the world
are embodied in material machine : they have vein but transcendental form of the Lord has nothing like veins : there is no
difference between His body and soul)

2 What does the word ' formless ' explain about the Supreme Lord? ( p 56/57)

3 What does the word ' omnipotent ' explain about the Supreme Lord? ( p 57 although has no hands
and legs can accept all that we offer to Him by a different type of hand and leg)
4 What does the word ' paribhuh' explain about the Supreme Lord? ( p 59greatest no one is greater than
or equal to Him Lord supplies things the living entity desire , He supplies liberation )

5 What does the word ' suddham and apapabiddham ' explain about the Supreme Lord? ( p 60
antiseptic: even an impure thing can become purified just by touching Him : sun, apapabiddham: sin cannot touch Him)

6 Explain how the arcavigrha form of the Lord is non different from the original form of
Supreme Lord? ( p 57 descends at the request of acarya and works exactly in the original way of the Lord by virtue of His
omnipotence: expanded form of the Lord )

7 What does word yathatathyatahexplain ?( p 59 Lord rewards the living entities just in pursuance of their desire :
if the living entity wants to go to hell the Lord allows him to do so without interference, and if wants to fo back home the Lord
helps him)

MANTRA 9

1 Why is so called vidya condemned more than avidya? ( p 64 forgetfulness of the fact that Supreme Lord is
the proprietor of everything is ignorance : the more a man forgets this fact he is in ignorance , as modern civilization is directed
toward so called education it is condemned)

2 What is avidya ? What type of people are engaged in cultivation of avidya? ( p 650

3 Who are the vedavadaratas? What is their character and destination ? ( p 65/66/67 attainment of
heaven for sense gratification is the ultimate goal of life , give own explanation of the vedas , raise some unscrupulous person
from among themselves and present him as the leading exponent of vedic knowledge)

4 Who are the mayayapahritajnana ? What is their thinking pattern and characteristics faults?
( p 67self made Gods, they themselves are God that there is no need to worship any other God agree to worship an ordinary
man if he happens to be rich : How can God be trapped by His own illusory energy)

5 How is advancement of learning by Godless civilisation dangerous? Explain with example . ( p

65 cobra decorated with jewel , decorating a dead body) // How is human civilisation a patchwork of
activities? ( p 65)

MANTRA 10

1What are different process for culturing knowledge? ( p 69/70/71 18 items of knowledge)

2 What are the qualifications , characters of a ' dhira'? ( p 73) How does one become a dhira?
( one who is not disturbed by material illusion / perfectly spiritually realized , realizes that material body and mind are acquired
by chance association of material elements )( p 74 only by submissively hearing from a bona fide spiritual master)

3 What is the process to attain actual education ?( p 74 )

4 Explain how modern universities are centres on nescience only? / How does it kill spiritual
consciousness of students ?( p 72 scientist are busy discovering lethal weapons to wipe out existence of other countries
, no training in bramhacarya : animosity in the field of religion and social political field )
5 What is the effect of cultivation of nescience ondevelopment of nationalism? ( befooled men have
created their own nation within these planets in order to grasp sense enjoyment more effectively for few years : such foolish
people draw various plans to render national demarcations perfectly a task that is totally impossible thus each nation is a
source of anxiety for other nation )

MANTRA 11

1 Why no one can avoid hands of death? Give one example? ( p76/77Hiranayakasipu)//
Advancement of material knowledge cannot solve birth death oldage or death. Explain. ( p76 laws
of nature are so cruel that no one can escape the hands of death)

2 Give the English meaning of the name Hiraëyakaçipu.

3 The miseries of this material world serve to indirectly remind us of what? Who takes note of
them and what do they do? (remind us of our incompatibility with dead matter, intelligent people
take note of them and engage themselves in the culture of vidya)

4 Who is a naradhama? ( p 78 human life is the best opportunity for culture of spiritual knowledge and human being
who does not take advantage of this opportunity is naradhama)

5 When is real sense enjoyment possible ? ( p 79 when disease of materialism is removed, free from all material
contamination , patient must regain health before he can truly enjoy sense pleasure again )

6 What is meaning of best use of bad bargain while culturing vidya? ( p 80 culture of spiritual knowledge
necessitates the help of body and mind , therefore maintenance of body and mind is required if we are to reach our goal)

7 How is the path of avidya putting the world in a most dangerous situation ? ( p 79increase the
temperature of feverish material condition which has reached to 107 degree in the form of atomic energy)

8 Compare the path of vidya and abidya. ( p utilizing human life for self realization - life of unrestricted sense
enjoyment)

MANTRA 12

1 What do words 'sambhuti' and 'asambhuti ' explain? ( p 84 absolutely independent of everything, no
independent existence)

2 Why Absolute Truth cannot be reached by the process of negation ? ( p 84 negative qualities are simply
reversals of relative material qualities and therefore also relative , negative definitions lead one to create one's own concept
thus imagining that Absolute must be formless and without qualities)

3 What are the difficulties , limitations in demigod worship? ( p 85/86/87 temporary result, wrong desire for
sense gratification )

4 What is the destination of impersonalist and pseudo religionist? ( p 88 liable to enter into darkest region
of universe because they mislead people who follow them , though may escape punishment by law of the state cannot escape
law of the Supreme)
5 How do pseudo religionist and impersonalists ruin the life of innocent people? ( p 88/89)

MANTRA 13

1 Why is it important to receive transcendental knowledge from undisturbed authorities? ( p 92

unless one hears form a bonafideacarya who is never disturbed by the changes of the material world , one cannot have the real
key to transcendental knowledge)

2 How to counter the argument that all paths lead to the same goal? ( p 92/93)

3 What is sambhavat? Prove by some scriptural reference that Lord Krishna is that Absolute. (p
94/95 worship of the Supreme cause, BG, atharbaupanishad, Narayana upanishad )

4 Which type of people are called buddha or really learned? How does one become so ? ( p 96
really learned when they worship Krishna as all in all, only Krishna)

5 When is real service to humanity rendered ?( p 98 )

6 Analyzesambhuta and establish that effort of so called spiritual leader is useless as far as
welfare of soul is concerned.( p 98/99 real service to humanity is rendered when one teaches surrender to and worship
of the Supreme Lord with full love and energy)

MANTRA 14

1 Why is entire material universe called martyaloka? ( p 102/103)

2 Why is scientist's endeavour to be deathless a futile attempt? ( p 102)

3 What is ekapadavibhuti? What is tri padavibhuti? ( p 105)

4 What are two unmanifest condition of material world? ( p 104)// How is material world
unmanifest in different way? /// DescribeBramha's life cycle. (at the end of Bramha's day and at the end of
Bramha's life)

5 How the powerful material nature can be pacified?( p 107only by awakening God consciousness)

6 Why is it necessary to know both sambhuti and vinasa side by side? ( p 107by knowing the material
manifestation alone one cannot be saved for in the course of nature there is devastation at every moment nor can one be saved
by opening hospitals, one can be saved by complete knowledge of the eternal life of bliss )

MANTRA 15

1 Prove by shastra analysis that Krishna is the source of impersonal bramhajyoti. ( p 110/113 BG
14.27, BS 5.40)

2 Why Lord Krishna's stealing of butter is not reproachable ? ( p 111 by stealing butter the Lord gave
pleasure to His pure devotees , everything done in Vrindavana was for the pleasure of the pure devotees )
3 Why is Supreme Lord addressed as pusan : the ultimate maintainer? ( p 110/111 by one plenary
expansion the all pervadingParamatma the Lord maintains the complete material cosmic manifestation , He also maintains all
manifestation in the spiritual world)

4 What are the Visnutattvas that act as Supersoul?( p 113Kshirodakshayi, Karanadakasayi, Garbhodakasayi)

5 Why is it necessary for removal of bramhajyoti to see the real face of Supreme Lord? ( p
114/115)

6 How is bramhajyoti described in the shrutis? ( p 114/115 no need of sun, moon, illumination , all pervading,
personal rays of SPOGH)

7 What is state of realization when one attains different level of realization of Absolute Truth?
( p 115 one who has no knowledge of the potencies of the Lord will realize impersonal Bramhan, realizes material potencies will
attain Paramatma realization , full potency after removal of hiranmayapatra = SPOGH)

8. Give the English meaning of the term hiraëmayenapätreëa.

MANTRA 16

1 Why does Isopanishad pray to Supreme Lord for removing His glaring effulgence ? (p
118/119impersonalist philosopher blinded by the dazzling bramhajyoti cannot realize the factual abode of the Lord nor His
transcendental form. cannot understand the all blissful transcendental form of Krishna)

2 What is the level of progression of auspiciousness on realization of different aspect of the

Lord? ( p 119 auspicious , more auspicious , most auspicious )

3 What is JivaGoswami's explanation about completeness of Lord as He is exhibited in the

Personality of Godhead? ( p 120)// Why is bramhan realization partial realization of Absolute
Truth?( p 120 full potency of the Absolute Truth is not realized in bramhajyoti)

4 What is the meaning of the word Bhagavan? ( p 120bha = one who maintains, guardian, ga= guide, leader
creator, van= every living being lives in Him and He also lives in every being bhagavan= infinite knowledge, potency, energy,
opulence.. without any material inebriety)

5 How does Supreme Lord help His unalloyed devotee? ( p 120 fully maintains unalloyed devotee, guides
them progressively on the path of devotional perfection, as the leader of His devotee awards desired result of devotional service
by giving Himself to them)

MANTRA 17

1 What is the wonderful workmanship on material nature in creating bodies? ( p 124 creates varieties
of bodies for living beings according to their propensity for sense gratification : to eat stool to eat flesh)

2 In the cycle of evolution what is the highest development of one's spiritual sense? ( p
124/125)
3 Why does living entity pray to Supreme Lord to remember what he has done? What is
devotee's advantage in this? ( p 127/128 dying human being can remember activities of his life like dreams at night,
therefore mind remains surcharged with material desires : devotee even if at the time of death does not remember his service to
Lord, the Lord does not forget him)

4 How did different devotees perfect themselves even by practising one of items of navadha
bhakti? ( p 130 hearing Parikshit, KirtanSukdev, praying Akrura, remembering Prahlad, worship Prithu, serving Lakhsmi,
personal service Hanuman, friendship Arjuna, surrendering Bali)

MANTRA 18

1 How is that a devotee is protected in all aspects of life? ( p 137 a conditioned soul is often to commit
mistakes and the only remedial measure to take against such unintentional sins is to give oneself up to the lotus feet of the Lord
so that He may guide to avoid such pitfalls)// Why is there no chance for a devotee to again fall into
illusion ? ( p 137)

2 Why is Lord addressed as fire? How can He make anyone pure? ( p 134/136)

SELECTED ANALOGIES FROM ÇRÉ ÉÇOPANIÑAD

INTRODUCTION
Çruti is considered to be like a mother. We take so much knowledge from our mother. For example, if
you want to know who your father is, who can answer you? Your mother. … Similarly, if you want to
know something beyond your experience, beyond your experimental knowledge, beyond the activities of
the senses, then you have to accept the Vedas.
INVOCATION
The hand of a body is a complete unit only as long as it is attached to the complete body. When the hand
is severed from the body, it may appear like a hand, but it actually has none of the potencies of a hand.
Similarly, living beings are part and parcel of the Complete Whole, and if they are severed from the
Complete Whole, the illusory representation of completeness cannot fully satisfy them.
MANTRA 1
The capitalists cannot curb the communists simply by political maneuvering, nor can the communists
defeat the capitalists simply by fighting for stolen bread. If they do not recognize the proprietorship of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, all the property they claim to be their own is stolen.
MANTRA 3
The material world is sometimes compared to an ocean, and the human body is compared to a solid boat
designed especially to cross this ocean. The Vedic scriptures and the äcäryas, or saintly teachers, are
compared to expert boatmen, and the facilities of the human body are compared to favorable breezes that
help the boat ply smoothly to its desired destination. If, with all these facilities, a human being does not
fully utilize his life for self-realization, he must be considered ätma-hä, a killer of the soul.
MANTRA 4
In the ViñëuPuräëa, His potencies are compared to the heat and light that emanate from a fire. Although
situated in one place, a fire can distribute its light and heat for some distance; similarly, the Absolute
Personality of Godhead, although fixed in His transcendental abode, can diffuse His different energies
everywhere.
MANTRA 7
The living entities are qualitatively one with the Supreme Lord, just as the sparks of a fire are
qualitatively one with the fire. Yet sparks are not fire as far as quantity is concerned, for the quantity of
heat and light present in the sparks is not equal to that in fire.
These qualities are present in minute quantity, for the living entity is but a minute part and parcel of the
Supreme Whole. To use another example, the quantity of salt present in a drop is never comparable to the
quantity of salt present in the complete ocean, but the salt present in the drop is qualitatively equal in
chemical composition to all the salt present in the ocean.
MANTRA 9
The advancement of learning by a godless people is as dangerous as a valuable jewel on the hood of a
cobra. A cobra decorated with a valuable jewel is more dangerous than one not decorated.
In the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (3.11.12), the advancement of education by a godless people is compared
to decorations on a dead body

Sri Isopanisad _ Analogies and Examples

Mahatma Gandhi and Kennedy
You cannot even see your own hands in
a dark room
Cow dung
Indian social norms – “Is this a Vedic
injunction?”
Sruti is like a mother
Program guide from the radio station
Hand severed from the body
The cow gives milk but eats grass and
grain
A house is made of earth, wood, etc.
Stolen bread
A tree lives for hundreds of years,
bellows breathe, etc.
The human body is a boat
Heat and light emanate from a fire
Prahlad maharaja
Spark & the fire
Salt in a drop
Family and nation
Father creates and maintains children
A cobra decorated with a jewel
An ass
Hiranyakasipu
Fever
Coconut covered by a husk
A ticket to Calcutta doesn’t take you to
Bombay
One of the four defects is to make mistake
The senses are imperfects
Vedic principles sometimes appear contradictory
Vedic injunctions cannot be interpreted
Only the mother can say who the father is
Perfect knowledge, sabda
We are parts and parcel of the Complete Whole
Mils is part of the quota given to humans by Krishna
The laborer is the proprietor, brings them together and transforms them
only
Both capitalists and communists fail to see that everything belongs to
Krishna
Live in the spirit of isavasya, not uselessly
To cross over the ocean of material existence, sastra and acaryas are the
expert boatmen, facilities of the body are the favorable breezes
(VisnuPurana) a firs in one place distributes heat and light, Krishna is
fixed in GolokaVrindavana but has His energies everywhere
Knew the God was everywhere, even in the pillar
No meaning to ‘fire’ without heat and light; they are different, but
synthesis the same; no difference between energy and energetic,
everything is energy of the Lord
The quantity of salt in a drop is never equal to that in the complete ocean
The interest is one, but the members are individuals
Krishna wants pleasure from His children, obedience gives oneness and
pleasure
Dangerous, represents Godless education
Modern man is being converted into, by ‘advancement of knowledge’
Even the greatest materialists fail, cannot stop death
Materialism should not be increased
Temperature cannot be wiped out altogether, there is a normal condition
Balanced program of spiritual and material knowledge
The universe is covered by the material elements, thus is dark and
airtight, needs the sun and moon
Different destinations according to worship
Pour water on the root not the leaves Philanthropic activities don’t water the root, the soul
The sun and its rays Compared to the Lord and the jives, same in quality
Sun rays are innumerable
Sun has varieties of energy, ultimate is sun-god

Key Terms from Sri Isopanisad

Sruti Knowledge acquired by hearing

Pratyaksa Sense perception
Anumana Induction
Sabda Received by aural reception
Sat-cit-ananda-vigrah Form of eternity, knowledge and bliss
Karma, akarma, vikarma Action, no action, forbidden action
Purnam Complete or all perfect
Apauruseya Words spoken by the Lord, not by mundane persona
Paraprakrti Superior energy
Aparaprakrti Inferior, or material energy
Atma-ha A killer of the soul
Saguna With qualities
Nirguna Without qualities
Anupasyati Observing by hearing from the acarya
Ekatvam Oneness in quality
Paribhuh The greatest of all
Suddham Antiseptic
Apapa-viddham Prophylactic
Avidya Nescience, ignorance
Vidya Knowledge
Veda-vada-rata (vidya-rata) Misunderstand the Vedas, not in parampara
Mayayapahrta-jnana Self-made ‘gods’
Dhira The sober
Asambhutim That which is not supreme or independent, demigods etc.
Sambhutim The Absolute Personality of godhead
Pusan Sustainer, maintainer
Mukham The face
Hiranmaya-patra Dazzling effulgence
So’hamasmi I am that, ‘like unto the sun, as am I’
Agne “O my Lord, powerful like the fire”