was afterward compiled by the sages. The sages received this knowledge in samadhi, or in total spiritual absorption.

Ten principal teachings of the Vedas

"The Vedic literature unequivocally teaches the rejection of both mundane fruitive activities (karma) and empirical speculative knowledge (jnana), and concludes that cultivation of pure devotion offers all perfection. The Lord Himself has repeatedly taught this, and has shown by His own example the way of pure devotion. In the Vedas there are ten principal instructions; the first is that the proof or basis of real knowledge is the Vedas, and the other nine are ascertained from the Vedas as the teachings that destroy nescience and establish true spiritual knowledge.

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The first three teachings pertain to Krsna

"The first teaching explains that Hari, Krsna, is the only Supreme Absolute Truth. The second, that He is omnipotent; all energies are self-contained within Him. The third emphasizes that He is Rasamurti, the embodiment of all spiritual mellows. He is the source of bliss for all living entities and He eternally resides in His abode in the spiritual sky. These first three teachings pertain solely to the Supreme Lord, Krsna.

The second three teachings pertain to the jivas

"The fourth principle discusses how the jivas are the Lord's separated parts and parcels. The jivas comprise the innumerable living entities, all infinitesimal spiritual sparks. Jivas are of two types: eternally conditioned and eternally liberated; they populate both the material planets and the spiritual planets. The fifth principle points out how the conditioned soul is enamored by the glitter of maya's illusory potency. He has forgotten Krsna and remains eternally bound in this phenomenal world, enjoying and suffering material existence. The sixth principle is that the eternally liberated jivas or nitya-muktas are eternal associates of Lord Krsna. They reside in the spiritual world and enjoy spiritual loving relationship's. These three, then, are the teachings about the jivas found in the srutis.