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| :prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni</dd><dd>guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ</dd><dd>ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā</dd><dd>kartāham iti manyate | | :prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni |
| | :guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ |
| | :ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā |
| | :kartāham iti manyate |
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| "The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature." Although one follows the dictations of material nature, he happily thinks himself the master or husband of material nature. Scientists, for example, try to be the masters of material nature, life after life, not caring to understand the Supreme Person, under whose direction everything within this material world is moving. Trying to be the masters of material nature, they are imitation gods who declare to the public that scientific advancement will one day be able to avoid the so-called control of God. In fact, however, the living being, unable to control the rulings of God, is forced to associate with the prostitute of polluted intelligence and accept various material bodies. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā ([[Vanisource:BG 13.22|BG 13.22]]): | | "The bewildered spirit soul, under the influence of the three modes of material nature, thinks himself to be the doer of activities, which are in actuality carried out by nature." Although one follows the dictations of material nature, he happily thinks himself the master or husband of material nature. Scientists, for example, try to be the masters of material nature, life after life, not caring to understand the Supreme Person, under whose direction everything within this material world is moving. Trying to be the masters of material nature, they are imitation gods who declare to the public that scientific advancement will one day be able to avoid the so-called control of God. In fact, however, the living being, unable to control the rulings of God, is forced to associate with the prostitute of polluted intelligence and accept various material bodies. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā ([[Vanisource:BG 13.22 (1972)|BG 13.22]]): |
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| :puruṣaḥ prakṛti-stho hi</dd><dd>bhuṅkte prakṛti-jān guṇān</dd><dd>kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo 'sya</dd><dd>sad-asad-yoni-janmasu | | :puruṣaḥ prakṛti-stho hi |
| | :bhuṅkte prakṛti-jān guṇān |
| | :kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo 'sya |
| | :sad-asad-yoni-janmasu |
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