holy ghost

The Christian theologicians, they do not believe in the karma. I was student in Christian college, Scottish Churches College. So in our younger days, the Professor, Dr. W. S. Urquhart. So I heard his lecture, that he did not believe in the karmas. He said that "If I am suffering or enjoying for my last karma, who is the witness? Because some witness must be there that I have done this." But at that time we were not very expert. But this Hrsikesa is the witness, anumanta upadrasta. Upadrasta. He is simply seeing. So the Christians, they have no Paramatma idea. Sometimes they say Holy Ghost. Not a clear idea. But this Hrsikesa is clear idea. Hrsikesa. Hrsika-isa. (More...)

Then what will be the result? Asamsayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tac chrnu [Bg 7.1]. Asamsayam. We have got vague idea of God. We do not know actually what is God. There is samsaya, doubts. Somebody is impersonalist. Somebody is localized. Somebody is personalist. But actually, if we ask every man, "What is your conception of God?" I think hardly anyone will be able to explain what is the meaning of God. They have no clear idea. Is it not a fact? Can any one of you give me a clear idea what do you mean by God? No. Therefore if you want clear idea of God without any doubt, asamsayam, and samagram... Samagram means full, not partially. The spiritual understanding is partial in this way, brahmeti paramatma iti bhagavan iti sabdyate. The Absolute Truth is realized in three features: Brahman, beginning from Brahman; then Paramatma, Supersoul-I think in Christian world they call Holy Ghost-anyway, Paramatma, the Supersoul; and ultimately the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. That is the statement of the sastra. Krsnas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28]. If you want to know, here is Bhagavan. In many other places, (More...)

Prabhupada: Yes. That is called bhakti-marga. The Absolute Truth is manifested in three features: Brahman, Paramatma, and Bhagavan. Bhagavan is the personal feature, and Paramatma feature may be compared with the Holy Ghost when situated in everyone's heart. And Brahman feature-everywhere. By His energy He is present everywhere. So the perfection, highest perfection of spiritual life is to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead-the person, personal feature of the Lord, and engages himself. The living entity engages himself in His service. Then he is situated in his original, constitutional position and he is eternally happy and blissful. (More...)

Regarding the Christian's Trinity, I believe it is called God, the Holy Ghost, and the son. Person in Krishna Consciousness accepts this by the name Visnu, Paramatma, and Jiva. God is a Person, the holy spirit or the supersoul is a person, and the living entity is also a person. Also, Mary is the representation of the energy of God. Either as internal energy Radharani or as external energy Durga, the energy of Godhead can be considered the mother of the living entities. But there is no clash between the Bible and the Vedas, simply some people formulate their personal ideas and cause quarrelings. Nobody can say the Bible was meant for the same class of men as the Bhagavad-gita. And Bhagavad-gita is the ABC's of spiritual knowledge. Beyond that is Srimad-Bhagavatam. How great Srimad-Bhagavatam is nobody can imagine. And beyond that is Caitanya Caritamrta. But beginning from the Bible or Koran, on up the principle remains the same. Just like beginning from the pocket dictionary, up

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Prabhupada: Yes, he asked that question, philosopher. [break] Paramatma... They say "Holy Ghost." What is that Holy Ghost? (More...)

Pusta Krsna: The Holy Ghost is supposed to give knowledge to persons who have embraced the teaching. (More...)

Dhrstadyumna: Holy Ghost is like Brahman and Paramatma. All-pervading God and God within the heart speaking to the individual. (More...)

Prabhupada: We call Supersoul, that is God. The idea is in Christianity also, "Holy Ghost" like that. Supersoul and the ordinary soul. We living entities, we are ordinary souls, and God in His all-pervading feature, He is Supersoul. [aside:] Find out this verse: ksetra-jnam capi mam viddhi sarva-ksetresu bharata. (More...)

Bhugarbha: He said, "If I speak in English then I'll say that God is the father, the son and the Holy Ghost-not one person, but three persons. But if I want to say the same thing in Sanskrit, then I'll say sac-cid-ananda." (More...)