What is the purpose of the Vedas?
Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda ṬhākuraGranth Sri Bhakti Vinod Vani Vaibhav
Vedic literature teaches one to engage in pure devotional serice. According to the nature and qualification of its so-called followers, Vedic literature has recommended vario us processes such as _karma_ and _jñāna_. Due to the faults of these followers, various opinions have cropped up. Actually, the _Vedas_ are the only evidence and the instruct ing spiritual master of mankind. On the account of misinterpretation, various opinions other than pure devotional...
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Where do we find the teachings of Śrī Chaitanya?
Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda ṬhākuraGranth Sri Bhakti Vinod Vani Vaibhav
The teachings of Śrī Mahāprabhu are properly described in two book. The teachings regarding the Absolute Truth are described in _Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā_, and the teachings regarding _bhajana_ are described in _Kṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta_
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Is the Absolute Truth one or many?
Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda ṬhākuraGranth Sri Bhakti Vinod Vani Vaibhav
The absolute Truth is one without a second, tattvam ekam eva advitīyam.
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What are the ten principle teachings?
Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda ṬhākuraGranth Sri Bhakti Vinod Vani Vaibhav
(1) Vedic statements are the only evidence. (2) Lord Hari is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. (3) He is omnipotent. (4) He is the reservoir of transcendental mellows, and His abode is the spiritual sky. (5) Living entities are unlimited spiritual spark, parts and parcels of Kṛṣṇa, and they are of two kinds: eternally conditioned and eternally liberated.
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