When we understand our real position, then . . . the same . . . just like the same example, try to understand, that on the beach you will find a certain portion of land which is sometimes covered by water, and again it is land. Similarly, we are sometimes covered by māyā, the inferior energy, and sometimes we are free. So we have to maintain that free state. Just like in open land, there is no more water. If you come little far away from the sea water, then there is no more water—it is all land.
Similarly, if you keep yourself from the material consciousness, come to the land of spiritual consciousness, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then you keep your freedom. But if you keeping yourself on the marginal position, then sometimes you'll be covered by māyā and sometimes you'll be free. So that is our position.
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Tamal Kṛṣṇa: "This simultaneous oneness and difference always exists in the relationship between the living entities and the Supreme Soul."
Prabhupāda: Now this simultaneously one and different, just take the same example, land. Somebody says: "Oh, I saw that portion is water." And somebody says: "No. I saw that some portion is land." So simultaneously one and different. Simultaneously one and different.
Our position is . . . because we are spirit soul, and Kṛṣṇa, or God, is spirit. He is whole spirit, and I am particle of that spirit. Just like sun, the sun globe and the sunshine, molecules of shining particles, they are also sunlight. The combination of those atomic particles of sunshine giving us the sunshine rays.
So we are also shining just like the particles of the sun globe, but we are not equal to the complete sun. The glowing particles, molecules of the sunshine, is not equal in quantity with the sun globe, but in quality it is the same. Similarly, we living entities, we are minute particles of that supreme spirit soul, Kṛṣṇa, or God.
Therefore we are also shine. We are of the same quality. Just like a small particle of gold is gold. It is not iron. Similarly, we are spirit soul; therefore we are one. But because I am minute . . . just like the same example—the marginal portion being very small, it is being sometimes covered by the water. But the large portion of the land, that is without any water.
Similarly, māyā can cover the minute particles of the spirit soul, but māyā cannot cover the Supreme Whole. Just like the same example, the sky, the sunshine. The sunshine, portion of the sunshine, is covered by cloud. But if you go by aeroplane, jet plane, above the cloud, you'll find the sunshine is without any cloud. The cloud cannot cover the whole sun. Similarly, māyā cannot cover the Supreme Whole; māyā can cover the small particles of Brahman.
The theory, that the Māyāvāda theory that, "I am now covered by māyā. As soon as I am uncovered, I become one with the whole . . ." We are one with the whole in the same way. Just like the sunshine and the sun globe, there is no difference in quality. Wherever there is sun, there is sunshine, but the small particles, the molecules of the sunshine, are never equal to the complete globe sun. That is being described by Caitanya Mahāprabhu in this chapter.
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Tamal Kṛṣṇa: "The living entity is just like a molecular part of the sunshine, whereas Kṛṣṇa is compared to the blazing shining sun. Lord Caitanya compared the living entities to the blazing sparks from the fire and the Supreme Lord to the blazing fire of the sun. The Lord cites in this connection a verse from Viṣṇu Purāṇa in which it is stated that everything that is manifested within this cosmic world is but an energy of the Supreme Lord. For example, as the fire emanating from one place exhibits its illumination and heat all around, so the Lord, although situated in one place in the spiritual world, manifests His different energies everywhere."
Prabhupāda: Now, this is very simple. Try to understand. Just like this fire, this lamp, is located at a certain place, but the illumination is distributed all over this room, similarly, whatever you see, display of this cosmic manifestation, they are display of the energy of the Supreme Lord.
The Supreme Lord is situated in one place. That we cite in our Brahma-saṁhitā: govindam adi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. He's a person. Just like your president, Mr. Johnson, he's sitting in his room in Washington, but his power, his energy, is acting all over the state.
If it is possible materially, similarly Kṛṣṇa, or God, the Supreme Person, He is situated in His place, abode, Vaikuṇṭha or kingdom of God, but His energy is acting. Another example, the sun. The sun is . . . . you can see sun is located at a certain place, but you see the sunshine is overflooding the whole universe. The sunshine is within your room.
So similarly, whatever you are using, you yourself also, we are all display of the energy of the Supreme Lord. We are not different from Him. But when the cloud of māyā, or illusion, covers my eyes, we cannot see the sun. Similarly, when the material concept of life covers me, we cannot understand what is God. We say "God is dead." So we have to uncover our eyes from this illusion. Then you'll see directly God, "Here is God." Yes.