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Text Book1: Bhagavad Gita As It IsHis Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada

Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, Mumbai

Verses 2.12-30, 7.4, 7.5

The Science of Soul


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Is Matter Conscious?

Does it haveDESIRES?

Does it possessFEELINGS?

Does it expressWILLINGNESS?


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Every living body -- be it human, animal, bird, tree,

reptile or any other living body undergoes six changes

1. birth 2.growth 3.maintenance 4.production of

by-products 5.dwindling 6.death.

What is the difference between a living body and a dead body?


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Nature of Soul

avin!"i tu tad viddhi

yena sarvam idam#tatam

vin!"am avyayasy!sya

na ka"cit kartum arhati

That which pervades the entire body you

should know to be indestructible. No one is

able to destroy that imperishable soul.

(Bhagavad-g!

ta 2.17)


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Nature of Soul

! Individual consciousness is symptom ofpresence of soul

! Consciousness means to be aware, thinking,feeling, willing and intentionality.

! BG 2.13: Even in the current life, the soul isreincarnating from childhood body to boyhood

to youth to old age.

! BG 2.16: Body is always changing. Soul existspermanently despite changes in body and mind.


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Nature of Soul

dehino 'smin yath!dehe

kaum!ram#yauvanam#jar!

tath!deh!ntara-pr!ptir

dh$ras tatra na muhyatiAs the embodied soul continuously passes,

in this body, from boyhood to youth to oldage, the soul similarly passes into another

body at death. A sober person is notbewildered by such a change.

(Bhagavad-g!ta 2.13)


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Nature of Soul

v!s!%si j$r&!ni yath!vih!ya

nav!ni g'h&!ti naro 'par!&i

tath!"ar$r!&i vih!ya j$r&!ny

any!

ni sa%

y!

ti nav!

ni deh$

For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any

time. He has not come into being, does not come

into being, and will not come into being. He isunborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is

not slain when the body is slain.(Bhagavad-g!ta 2.22)


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Characteristics of Soul

! The soul is indestructible, individual, eternal,inconceivable.

! The soul is situated in the region of the heart.! The soul is not formless. The soul has a form.! The soul leaves one body and goes to another

at death.

! The soul is eternal, full of knowledge and full ofbliss.


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GODS ENERGIES

InferiorMaterial Energy

Superior SpiritualEnergy

Gross Elements

1. Earth2. Water

3. Fire4. Air5. Ether

Subtle Elements

1. Mind2. Intelligence3. False Ego

Spiritual Body (Soul)

1. SAT (eternal)2. CIT (full ofknowledge)3. ANANDA (full of

bliss)


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Coverings of Soul

Soul :

Gross body :Earth,

Water,Fire,

Air

Ether

Subtle body :Mind

Intelligence

False Ego

EternityKnowledge

Bliss


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Soul is an Individual Person

na tv ev!ham#j!tu n!sam#

na tvam#neme jan!dhip!h(

na caiva na bhavi)y!mah(

sarve vayam atah(param

Never was there a time when I did not exist,

nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future

shall any of us cease to be.

(Bhagavad-g!ta 2.12)

! Soul never loses individuality even afterliberation


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Wrong and right usage

! Misconception: I am the body and I havea soul

! Right conception: I am soul and I havegot a body


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Soul has Form and gives Form To Matter

The soul is not some formless lightThe soul is a personality with beautiful form andqualities

MATTERSOUL + MATTERMATTER


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Constitutional Position of the Living

Entitymamaiv!%"o j$va-loke

j$va-bh*tah(san!tanah(

manah(-)a)+h!n$ndriy!&i

prak'ti-sth!ni kar)atiThe living entities in this conditioned world

are My eternal, fragmental parts. Due toconditioned life, they are struggling very

hard with the six senses, which include themind. (Bhagavad-g!ta 15.7)


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Constitutional Position of Living

Entity! The living entity is the fragmental part and

parcel of the Supreme Lord-eternally.

! The living entities, not only the human beingsand the cats and dogs, but even the greater

controllers of the material world, Brahma are allparts and parcels of the Supreme Lord.

! Living entity is the resident of Vaikuntha.!Jiva is not God. Being part and parcel of

Supreme Lord, it possesses qualities of God inminute quantities.


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Constitutional Position of Living

Entity! Supreme Lord is the source of knowledge

and happiness as the sun is the source of

heat and light.

!Being the part and parcel of Lord, jiva isalso sat-cit-ananda.

! Due to disconnection from Lord only dothe living entities find incompleteness,

insecurity and becomes vicious.


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Cause of sufferings of the soul

icch!-dve)a-samutthena

dvandva-mohena bh!rata

sarva-bh*t!ni sammoham#

sarge y!nti parantapaO scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe,

all living entities are born into delusion,bewildered by dualities arisen from desire

and hate.(Bhagavad-g!ta 7.27)


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Cause of Suffering for the Soul

! Causes:! Iccha: desire to enjoy independent of God! Dvesha: envy towards Supreme Lord

! Part must serve the whole! Disconnected leaf can find no

nourishment.

! Living entitys function is to render lovingservice to Supreme Lord.


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Is the jva God, or can it become

God?!Jiva or living entity is eternal part and

parcel of Supreme.

! Relationship of living entity to theSupreme is of servitude.

!Jva is neither equal to Supreme, nor canit ever be.

!Jva and Lord are not one and neitherthey can ever be.


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WE ARE TINY; GOD IS INFINITE

We are jivatma; God is paramatma.

Thus, jivatma either in a conditionedstate or in the liberated state isalways subordinate to God.

Man can put asatellite into orbit

or create hugebuildings etc.whensanctioned by Lord;

God can float millionsof planets in orbit atHis will

God can createmillions of universesat His will

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