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Impersonalist vs Personalist

Posted by Neophyte on July 15, 2018 at 2:29am in Krishna

Hi

I am reading the Bhagadvad Gita As It Is and I have noticed Srila Prabuhupada talks alot about Impersonalists and Personalists in relation to how they perceive God/Krishna.

Can somebody please help me to understand what these two terms actually mean?

Many thanks

Hare Krishna!

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  • Neophyte July 16, 2018 at 3:06am

    Thank you to all for taking the time to explain this.

    I understand these concepts a lot better now.

    Hare Krishna!

  • v j July 15, 2018 at 8:51pm

    hare krishna prabhu 

    "impersonal"  here means "not a person" or "having no personality". impersonalists believe God is not a person, only an "energy" or "light", they don't accept the personal feature of God.

    Personalists accept that God is the Supreme Person. He has a transcendental form, names, qualities, likes, dislikes, emotions, pastimes etc.. 

    pamho

    your humble servant, 

    das anu das 

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