Material creation (CC and other books)

Expressions researched:
"material creation" |"creation of the material world" |"material cosmic creation"

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Adi-lila

From the sky, skyscrapers and cities seem very tiny; similarly, from God’s position this entire material creation is insignificant.

CC Adi Introduction: An analogy will help us understand the distincion between ourselves and God. From the ground we may see only clouds in the sky, but if we fly above the clouds we can see the sun shining. From the sky, skyscrapers and cities seem very tiny; similarly, from God’s position this entire material creation is insignificant. The tendency of the living entity is to come down from the heights, where everything can be seen in perspective. God, however, does not have this tendency. The Supreme Lord is not subject to fall down into illusion (māyā) any more than the sun is subject to fall beneath the clouds. Impersonalist philosophers (Māyāvādīs) maintain that both the living entity and God Himself are under the control of māyā when they come into this material world. This is the fallacy of their philosophy.