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Soul cannot be burned, soul cannot be moistened, soul cannot be dried up, soul cannot be killed, soul cannot be cut into pieces. So many things. Just opposite of matter. Any material thing you take, even stone, iron, it can be burned, it can be cut into pieces, it can dry up, and so many things, all applicable to the matter. But so far the spirit soul is concerned, it is just the opposite.
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Prabhupāda: "And can never be slain." Because it is already described that soul cannot be burned, soul cannot be moistened, soul cannot be dried up, soul cannot be killed, soul cannot be cut into pieces. So many things. Just opposite of matter. Any material thing you take, even stone, iron, it can be burned, it can be cut into pieces, it can dry up and so many things, all applicable to the matter. But so far the spirit soul is concerned, it is just the opposite. 

Therefore the conclusion is there, ''na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre'' ([[vanisource:BG 2.20 (1972)|BG 2.20]]). Even after this body is annihilated, the soul remains eternal. Just like if somebody comes and drives us out of this room, that does not mean that I am finished. I shall go and take shelter of another room. Similarly, when the soul, when the body is killed or annihilated by nature or by force, the soul takes shelter of another body. That is the conclusion. 

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Devotee: Thirty-one: "Considering your specific duty as a ''kṣatriya'' you should know that there is no better engagement for you than fighting on religious principles, and so there is no need for hesitation."

Prabhupāda: So here fighting is a matter of duty. That is the ''kṣatriya'' spirit. Fighting is not killing. Because people have no idea what is the soul, therefore they think that stopping war will help us in peaceful condition of the society. There are so many troubles so long this body is there. War is one of the item. Even war is stopped, there is no question that people will live forever. No. That is not the law of nature. ''Duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam'' ([[vanisource:BG 8.15 (1972)|BG 8.15]]).  This life, the problem is how to stop our contact with this material body That is the problem. Not that these general people, they are thinking, "If war . . . there is no war, then we shall be very happy." How you'll stop your war with ''māyā? Māyā'' has declared war with you, or you have declared war with ''māyā. Daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā'' ([[vanisource:BG 7.14 (1972)|BG 7.14]]). 

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