# The philosophy of acintya-bhedābheda > [!summary] > *Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva (inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference) is Lord Caitanya's philosophical contribution. It reconciles apparently contradictory Vedic statements by establishing that the living entities and energies of Kṛṣṇa are simultaneously one with and different from Him.* ## Simultaneous Oneness and Difference with the Lord ![[cc/adi/7/121]] ![[cc/madhya/20/108-109]] ## The Inconceivable Nature of Kṛṣṇa's Energies ![[cc/madhya/8/153]] ![[cc/adi/7/116]] ## Living Beings Are Simultaneously One with and Different from Kṛṣṇa ![[bg/15/7]] ![[cc/madhya/6/163]] ## The Example of Fire and Sparks ![[cc/adi/2/96]] ![[cc/madhya/20/108-109#purport]] ## Lord Caitanya's Perfect Philosophy ![[cc/adi/7/120#translation]] ![[cc/adi/7/122]] ## Reconciling Different Vedic Statements ![[cc/madhya/6/170]] ![[cc/madhya/25/113]] ## Kṛṣṇa's Energies Are Non-Different from Him ![[cc/madhya/8/154#translation]] ![[cc/madhya/20/111#translation]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/the-philosophy-of-bhagavad-gita|The philosophy of Bhagavad-gītā]] — Foundational teachings - [[wiki/articles/the-mercy-of-lord-caitanya|The mercy of Lord Caitanya]] — Who taught this philosophy - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-the-soul|The nature of the soul]] — Simultaneously one and different - [[wiki/articles/the-energies-of-the-lord|The energies of the Lord]] — Kṛṣṇa's potencies - [[wiki/articles/the-great-acaryas|The great ācāryas]] — Who preserved this philosophy ## From the Index - [[index/entries/acintya-bhedabheda-tattva|Acintya-bhedābheda-tattva]] — Inconceivable oneness and difference - [[index/entries/philosophies|Philosophies]] — Vedānta - [[index/entries/lord-caitanya|Lord Caitanya]] — Taught this philosophy - [[index/entries/energy-of-supreme-lord|Energy of Supreme Lord]] — Krishna's potencies