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Prabhupada calls this Vasudeva state or citta "Krsna consciousness." But asthis citta functions in association with the 3 modes, material mind manifeststhrough goodness, material intellect through passion and false ego throughignorance.So, in conclusion, the statement "the material conception of ego is equibalancedin Him" means "the material function of ego is equibalanced in Him." In otherwords, there is no material function of ego in Him. The material ego is neverequibalanced. By definition it functions dualistically. Yet there is alwaysego in the Lord: spiritual ego (pure identity), which is sama-drsah orequibalanced.SUKSMA SOULSQuestion from Bhakta Jan MaresJanuary 27, 1995From text 21627 I learned about suksma jivas. When from a part of a plant or alower animal develops a new one, can we understand it from this point of view -that one of suksma jivas took a position of "normal" soul? If yes, how ithappens?Answer by Suhotra SwamiJanuary 28, 1995Sorry, I do not understand your question. And I think you are speculating.Therefore I would rather not answer the question, even if you make it clearer,because it is going outside of the bounds of sastric reference.Comment by Bhakta Jan MaresI am sorry to disturb by my unclear question. Yes, it was a spekulativeconnection of two different things. But this parthenogenesis (I hope it is rightname) is a fact and it was one of my first questions to myself when I learnedabout soul at the first time. And I heard this question from several otherpeople, mainly students.My another question is from SB 4.19.38: "religious principle comes down throughdisciplic succesion in TWO FORMS." Could you explain, please, what are theseforms?This is Suhotra Swami's comment on the last text of Bhakta Jan's.------------------------------------------------------------(I sent this comment through the account of Aja Prabhu because of a bug in COMon my account. At this time, early in the morning, the COM sysop cannot bereached to correct it.)Though I know what the word parthenogenesis means, I do not know what youunderstand about it, and how you are trying to apply the information about thesuskma-jiva to it. All I can say is that if there is some evidence you arethinking of that supports parthenogenesis, that does not prove nor disprove theexistence of suksma-jivas. Since the jiva cannot be perceived by our senses,you can just as well say that the living entity who is produced byparthenogenesis came from a samsaric form in its last life. Why must you invokethe suksma-jiva? This is speculation. I therefore am not going to confirm yourspeculations. You can just be satisfied with them yourself.As far as the two forms of descent of religion through disciplin succession,they are vani (the instruction) and vapu (the personality of the instructor,
i.e. his visible form).to.In the previous verse (text 37), the vapu is referredBILA-SVARGA PLANETSQuestion from bhakta Jan MaresJanuary 31, 1995I heard that any of bila-svarga planets are supposedly situated INSIDE of theEarth. It doesn't fit in the known scheme of the universe, as far as I know.Could you please explain this point? Is there anything interesting in the Earth?Answer by Suhotra SwamiJanuary 31, 1995The best advice I can give you is that you should read Sadaputa's book, VedicCosmology. If you still have a question after that, I can try to help you.KRSNA’S PARENTSQuestion from Mundita Mastaka dasFebruary 3, 1995Please accept my humble obeisances.Since Nanda Maharaja and Mother Yasoda are Krsna's eternal parents, how it ispossible that they were Drona and Dhara in their previous life?Answer by Suhotra SwamiFebruary 3, 1995Arjuna is Krsna's eternal friend. He appears in that relationship with Krsnaeven in other incarnations of the Lord. For instance, in Krsna's incarnation asNarayana Rsi, Arjuna is Nara Rsi. In the Puranas another incarnation of Arjunais mentioned, named Raktaja. Arjuna, Nara Rsi and Raktajare not sequentialreincarnations. They are simultanously expanded throughout the universes alongwith the Lord Himself in His different forms. And so it is with Nanda Maharajaand Yasoda Devi. The Lord empowers His devotees with His own potency. They arenot limited to one particular incarnation in one place and one time.SIDDHALOKA & NARADA MUNIQuestion from bhakta Jan MaresFebruary 4, 1995Please accept my respectful obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. It isindicated in Brhad Bhagavatamrta that there is (besides Siddhaloka in thisuniverse) another Siddhaloka in spiritual sky. There is also generálky knownthat Narada Muni is an inhabitant of Vaikuntha. Therefore I was pretty confusedby SB 4.29.80 p. which indicates that Narada Muni is an inhabitant of Siddhalokawithin this universe. Could you please explain what is understood by Siddhalokain spiritual sky and where is Narada Muni actually coming from?Answer by Suhotra SwamiFebruary 4, 1995
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