Prabhupāda: Unconsciousness is the negative side of consciousness. So you should explain what is consciousness. Then we can understand unconsciousness.
Boy: I didn't say "unconsciousness." I said "unconscious."
Prabhupāda: Yes. Unconscious means the negative of consciousness. So you have to explain what is consciousness. Then we can understand what is unconsciousness.
Boy: Consciousness . . .
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Boy: . . . is when you can think.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Boy: Unconsciousness is when you cannot think.
Prabhupāda: Yes. There is no such position when you cannot think.
Boy: When you are in coma.
Prabhupāda: When you . . . there is no such position as when you cannot think. You have to think something always. That is your position.
Boy: You can't think when you're in a coma or when you're dead. (laughter)
Prabhupāda: Then you remember when you were dead. Try to understand what is consciousness, then you will understand what is unconsciousness. Consciousness is spread all over the body. Suppose I pinch in any part of your body—you feel some pain, and that is consciousness, any part of your body. But that consciousness is individual. You can feel the pains and pleasure of your body, and your friend also can feel the pains and pleasure of his body. I can feel pains and pleasure of my body.
So this feeling of pains and pleasure is consciousness. But one thing, that I cannot feel pains and pleasure of your body, neither you can feel the pains and pleasure of my body. Therefore your consciousness is individual, my consciousness is individual. But there is another consciousness who can feel the pains and pleasure of your body and who can feel the pains and pleasure of my body. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gītā. You have heard the name of Bhagavad-gītā? Have you, any of you?
Boy (2): Yes.