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The Supreme Personality
Knowledge of the Absolute Truth and our relationship with the Divine
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Krishna as the Absolute Truth
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is both personal and absolute. Krishna is confirmed as the Supreme by all great spiritual authorities and establishes Himself as such in scripture, as explained in the Bhagavad-gita Introduction. The Absolute Truth can be known in three features: impersonal Brahman, localized Paramatma, and the Supreme Person Bhagavan. The Bhagavad-gita (7.7) teaches that there is nothing superior to Krishna, and (10.8) declares that Krishna is the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Perfect Questions Perfect Answers (Chapter 1) further clarifies this understanding.
Key Points
- •God is both personal and infinite
- •The Supreme has unlimited names reflecting His qualities
- •Krishna means 'all-attractive'
- •The Supreme is the source of everything
Relationship with the Divine
Every living being has an eternal relationship with the Supreme, as taught in the Bhagavad-gita Introduction. This relationship manifests in five primary ways: neutral (passive), servant, friend, parent, or conjugal lover. Devotional service means reviving and acting in this eternal relationship. The Nectar of Devotion (Chapters 1-3) explains that these relationships are eternal, not created, and that love of God is the natural state of the soul.
Key Points
- •Everyone has a unique relationship with God
- •These relationships are eternal, not created
- •Love of God is the natural state of the soul
- •Devotional service awakens this dormant love