DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MATERIAL NAME & SPIRITUAL NAMES!

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MATERIAL NAME & SPIRITUAL NAMES! 

In the material names, the name and the denoted person or thing are different.

Eg:  Water and the name "water" are different.

Whereas, in the spiritual names, the name and the denoted person are the same.

Eg:  Name KRISHNA and the Person Krishna.

Srila Prabhupada says in his lecture on 15.06.1968:

"Chaitanya Mahaprabhu said that there are innumerable names of God according to different languages, different countries, different societies. And each and every one of them has the potency of God Himself. If there is a God, He must be Absolute. Therefore, there is no difference between His name and He Himself. Just like in the material world, in the world of duality, there is a difference between the name "water" and the substance water. The name "water" is different from the substance water. If you are thirsty and you simply chant, "Water, water, water, water," your thirst will, not be quenched. You require the substance water. That is material, but spiritually, the name Krishna or the name Allah or the name Jehovah is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead."

Are you clear now?


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