Srila Prabhupada – “This material creation is the spirit soul’s dream. Actually all existence in the material world is a dream of Maha-Vishnu, as the Brahma-Samhita describes –
“This material world is created by the dreaming of Maha-Vishnu. The real, factual platform is the spiritual world, but when the spirit soul wants to imitate the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is put into this dreamland of material creation”. 4.29.83.
Srila Prabhupada - “Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a dream. This is the secret in understanding in all the Vedic literature.” SB. 4.29.2b.
Srila Prabhupada - “Our contact with matter is just like dream. Actually we are not fallen. Therefore, because we are not fallen, at any moment we can revive our Krishna consciousness, we break the dream.” Tokyo Japan 1972: Srimad Bhagavatam 2.9.1
Srila Prabhupada - "Factually all of material existence is only a dream. Thus there is no question of past, present or future. Persons who are addicted to karma-kanda-vicara, which means ‘working for future happiness through fruitive activities’, are also dreaming. Similarly, past happiness and present happiness are merely dreams" Srimad Bhagavatam 4.29.2b
Srila Prabhupada - “No one falls from Vaikuntha.” We really do not fall. We only think we are fallen. But this just means we have forgotten our original situation” Lecture in Japan 1972
Srila Prabhupada - "The actual constitutional position of every living entity is nitya-siddha" Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.107 New York, July 13, 1976
Srila Prabhupada - "The conditioned souls are parts and parcels of the Lord and thus were with Krishna before being conditioned similarly, each soul has seen Krishna" Letter to Jagadish, Feb. 25, 1970
Srila Prabhupada - "When the pure soul wants to give up the Lord’s service to enjoy the material world, Krsna certainly gives him a chance to enter the material world. As stated in the prema-vivarta: krsna-bahirmukha hana bhoga vancha kare. This is the reason the pure spirit soul falls down to the material world”. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 14 Chapter Summary]
Devotee – “When we are in the spiritual sky and serving Krishna, we have a perfect relationship with Krishna. What causes us to fall down in the material world, because we are already serving Krishna?”
Srila Prabhupada – “Because you desire to fall down”. Bhagavad-gita lecture Melbourne on June 25, 1974
Acyutananda – “So what made the soul take birth in the first place?”
Srila Prabhupada – “In the first place?
Acyutananda – “What is the first birth? What is the cause of the first birth?”.
Srila Prabhupada – “Yes. That is stated in the Prema-vivarta”:
krsna-bahirmukha hana bhoga vancha kare
nikata-stha maya tare japatiya dhare
We are eternal servant of Krsna. As soon as we want to become master, that is the beginning of our first birth in the material world. We have got independence. Because, Krsna says, mamaivamso jiva bhutah—we are part and parcel of Krsna—so Krsna has got full independence, but we are minute; therefore we have got minute independence.
“This material world is created by the dreaming of Maha-Vishnu. The real, factual platform is the spiritual world, but when the spirit soul wants to imitate the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is put into this dreamland of material creation”. 4.29.83.
Srila Prabhupada - “Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a dream. This is the secret in understanding in all the Vedic literature.” SB. 4.29.2b.
Srila Prabhupada - “Our contact with matter is just like dream. Actually we are not fallen. Therefore, because we are not fallen, at any moment we can revive our Krishna consciousness, we break the dream.” Tokyo Japan 1972: Srimad Bhagavatam 2.9.1
Srila Prabhupada - "Factually all of material existence is only a dream. Thus there is no question of past, present or future. Persons who are addicted to karma-kanda-vicara, which means ‘working for future happiness through fruitive activities’, are also dreaming. Similarly, past happiness and present happiness are merely dreams" Srimad Bhagavatam 4.29.2b
Srila Prabhupada - “No one falls from Vaikuntha.” We really do not fall. We only think we are fallen. But this just means we have forgotten our original situation” Lecture in Japan 1972
Srila Prabhupada - "The actual constitutional position of every living entity is nitya-siddha" Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 20.107 New York, July 13, 1976
Srila Prabhupada - "The conditioned souls are parts and parcels of the Lord and thus were with Krishna before being conditioned similarly, each soul has seen Krishna" Letter to Jagadish, Feb. 25, 1970
Srila Prabhupada - "When the pure soul wants to give up the Lord’s service to enjoy the material world, Krsna certainly gives him a chance to enter the material world. As stated in the prema-vivarta: krsna-bahirmukha hana bhoga vancha kare. This is the reason the pure spirit soul falls down to the material world”. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 14 Chapter Summary]
Devotee – “When we are in the spiritual sky and serving Krishna, we have a perfect relationship with Krishna. What causes us to fall down in the material world, because we are already serving Krishna?”
Srila Prabhupada – “Because you desire to fall down”. Bhagavad-gita lecture Melbourne on June 25, 1974
Acyutananda – “So what made the soul take birth in the first place?”
Srila Prabhupada – “In the first place?
Acyutananda – “What is the first birth? What is the cause of the first birth?”.
Srila Prabhupada – “Yes. That is stated in the Prema-vivarta”:
krsna-bahirmukha hana bhoga vancha kare
nikata-stha maya tare japatiya dhare
We are eternal servant of Krsna. As soon as we want to become master, that is the beginning of our first birth in the material world. We have got independence. Because, Krsna says, mamaivamso jiva bhutah—we are part and parcel of Krsna—so Krsna has got full independence, but we are minute; therefore we have got minute independence.
Our business is to serve Krsna, but as soon as we give up this, we want to become master. That is the beginning of our material birth”. Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 5 TEXT 2] Hyderabad, April 11, 1975:
Srila Prabhupada – “Even associate of Caitanya Mahaprabhu failed, personal associate. So there is chance of falling down even from the personal association of God. Jaya-Vijaya, they had to become demons." - Room conversation in Bombay on 9-19-73
Srila Prabhupada – "This is factual evidence showing that it is possible at any time to fall down from the Lord's association. Once fallen and separated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead's association, one becomes a candidate for suffering in the material world." Cc. Madhya-lila 10.65, purport
Yasomatinandana – "Is the original body of the spirit soul a human form?"
Srila Prabhupada – "Yes, human form. God is also human form. "Man is made after the shape of God." So God is also like human form. Here you see Krsna, two hands, two legs". Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.1-4 - Melbourne, May 20, 1975
Srila Prabhupada - “No one falls from Vaikuntha.” We really do not fall. We only think (dream) we are fallen. But this just means we have forgotten our original situation” Lecture in Japan 1972
Srila Prabhupada - “Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a dream. This is the secret in understanding in all the Vedic literature.” SB. 4.29.2b.
Srila Prabhupada - “Because he falls down from Brahma-sayujya (the dormant inactive feature of the Brahmajyoti), he thinks that may be his origin, but he does not remember that long, long, long, long ago before that even, he was with Krishna. Letter to Madhudvisa Swami in Australia 1972
Srila Prabhupada - "We have to learn how to act only for Krsna, how to love only Krsna. Then our life is successful. And the human life... Because we have also come down from Vaikuntha some millions and millions of years ago. Anadi karama-phale. Anadi means before the creation. We living entities, we are eternal”. Bhagavad-gita [Ch. 2 TEXT 6] London, August 6, 1973
Srila Prabhupada – "If he is properly guided, then he is very easily sent back to home, back to Godhead wherefrom originally he fell down." Srila Prabhupada Letter, Jan. 20, 1971
Srila Prabhupada – “Even associate of Caitanya Mahaprabhu failed, personal associate. So there is chance of falling down even from the personal association of God. Jaya-Vijaya, they had to become demons." - Room conversation in Bombay on 9-19-73
Srila Prabhupada – "This is factual evidence showing that it is possible at any time to fall down from the Lord's association. Once fallen and separated from the Supreme Personality of Godhead's association, one becomes a candidate for suffering in the material world." Cc. Madhya-lila 10.65, purport
Yasomatinandana – "Is the original body of the spirit soul a human form?"
Srila Prabhupada – "Yes, human form. God is also human form. "Man is made after the shape of God." So God is also like human form. Here you see Krsna, two hands, two legs". Srimad-Bhagavatam 6.1.1-4 - Melbourne, May 20, 1975
Srila Prabhupada - “No one falls from Vaikuntha.” We really do not fall. We only think (dream) we are fallen. But this just means we have forgotten our original situation” Lecture in Japan 1972
Srila Prabhupada - “Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a dream. This is the secret in understanding in all the Vedic literature.” SB. 4.29.2b.
Srila Prabhupada - “Because he falls down from Brahma-sayujya (the dormant inactive feature of the Brahmajyoti), he thinks that may be his origin, but he does not remember that long, long, long, long ago before that even, he was with Krishna. Letter to Madhudvisa Swami in Australia 1972
Srila Prabhupada - "We have to learn how to act only for Krsna, how to love only Krsna. Then our life is successful. And the human life... Because we have also come down from Vaikuntha some millions and millions of years ago. Anadi karama-phale. Anadi means before the creation. We living entities, we are eternal”. Bhagavad-gita [Ch. 2 TEXT 6] London, August 6, 1973
Srila Prabhupada – "If he is properly guided, then he is very easily sent back to home, back to Godhead wherefrom originally he fell down." Srila Prabhupada Letter, Jan. 20, 1971
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