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In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All others are enjoyed

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"In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All others are enjoyed"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All others are enjoyed. But here in this material world everyone is trying to become the Supreme, and others, to be enjoyed. Everyone is trying to become God.


Prakṛti-sthaḥ means this material world. The living entity, although part and parcel of God, spiritual entity, but he has come to this material world to enjoy. Anyone who is in this material world, his original cause of coming down from the spiritual platform to this material platform means he wanted to enjoy.

In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All others are enjoyed. But here in this material world everyone is trying to become the Supreme, and others, to be enjoyed. Everyone is trying to become God, and the last snare of māyā is that one is claiming that, "I am God." When he tries to become big businessman, big zamindar, big minister, big president, or in the society big rich man—big, big always . . . and when he fails to become all kinds of "bigs," he wants to become one with God. By mixing, by merging into God, he will be the biggest. That is the philosophy. So basic principle is how to become big. Otherwise . . . because unless I become very big, I cannot enjoy.

So what is the field of these enjoying activities? This body. That we have discussed. Kṣetra-kṣetra-jña. Idaṁ śarīraṁ kṣetram ity abhidhīyate (BG 13.2): "This body is the field of activities." So puruṣa, the living entities, has been entrapped by this material energy. That is called puruṣaḥ prakṛti-sthaḥ. He is not required to stay in this material world, but he has decided to enjoy this material world. Therefore he is here.

Page Title:In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All others are enjoyed
Compiler:TariniKalindi
Created:2015-12-16, 06:50:48
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