Guest (6): What is evolution, according to the Veda? What is this evolution that is talked about by the scientists?
Prabhupāda: Evolution means changing of different bodies. The spirit soul is changing from one body to another, and finally he's coming in the human form of body. This is a chance to know the actual position. And if he takes this chance, he can go back home to . . . back to Godhead. Otherwise, he is again put into the cycle of birth and death in different species of life.
Guest (7): From what I've heard, I've heard it explained that the body is made up of many, many different living entities.
Prabhupāda: Huh?
Guest (7): Our soul is just like the controlling soul. Can you explain that?
Prabhupāda: What is that?
Pradyumna: He's heard it explained that the body is made up of many, many different entities, living entities.
Guest (7): That within each cell is like a living entity. The soul is just the controlling . . .
Pradyumna: . . . or that each cell is a living entity.
Prabhupāda: Yes, all right. What is the wrong there?
Guest (8): Why . . . why is māyā so very, very strong if our purpose in life is to be with God?
Prabhupāda: What is that?
Devotee: Why is māyā so strong if our purpose is to be with God?
Prabhupāda: Your purpose is not strong.
(laughter)
Devotees: Jaya!