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The soul and the Supreme Lord, equal in quality. Krsna says mamaivamsa. The small particle of gold is gold. That is advaita. You cannot say, because it is small particle of gold, you cannot say: "It is iron." It is gold. That is advaita

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"the soul and the Supreme Lord, equal in quality. Kṛṣṇa says mamaivāṁśa. The small particle of gold is gold. That is advaita. You cannot say, because it is small particle of gold, you cannot say" |"It is iron" |"It is gold. That is advaita"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

The soul and the Supreme Lord, equal in quality. Kṛṣṇa says mamaivāṁśa. The small particle of gold is gold. That is advaita. You cannot say, because it is small particle of gold, you cannot say: "It is iron." It is gold. That is advaita. But the gold mine and the gold earring, there is difference. You cannot say the gold earring is as good as the gold mine. That is dvaita.

Prabhupāda: . . . dvaita-advaita, that we have explained.

Indian man (6): Dvaita-advaita, yes?

Prabhupāda: Yes. Dvaita and advaita. Just like this finger is . . . is my finger. So it is part of this body. So you can, you can say: "This finger is also body." But at the same time, the finger is not the body. Is it clear? You cannot say: "This finger the whole body."

But at the same time, you can say: "Yes, finger is body." If you say: "This is my body," there is no wrong, because finger is also part of the body. But if you say that, "The finger is body," that is also wrong. This is dvaita-advaita. It is simultaneously one and different.

Similarly, the soul and the Supreme Lord, equal in quality. Kṛṣṇa says mamaivāṁśa. The small particle of gold is gold. That is advaita. You cannot say, because it is small particle of gold, you cannot say: "It is iron." It is gold. That is advaita. But the gold mine and the gold earring, there is difference. You cannot say the gold earring is as good as the gold mine. That is dvaita.

So in this way, as so far our spiritual existence is concerned, we are one. But so far our energies are concerned, that is different. That is dvaita-advaita. You have no such big energy as God has. In that sense you are different. God can create millions of universe by His breathing.

Yasyaika-niśvasita-kālam athāvalambya jīvanti loma-vilajā jagad-aṇḍa-nāthāḥ (Bs. 5.48). You can create one small sputnik and take credit. But God can create innumerable universes simply by breathing. So your energy, your power, is different from God's power. But in quality, you are one with God.

Indian man (6): Then you must prove it is dvaita.

Prabhupāda: Heh? Both advaita and dvaita. Both . . .

Indian man (6): How? How? Both can . . .?

Prabhupāda: That, that is, that requires little brain. (laughter) That requires little brain. Not dull brain. Very fertile brain requires.

Page Title:The soul and the Supreme Lord, equal in quality. Krsna says mamaivamsa. The small particle of gold is gold. That is advaita. You cannot say, because it is small particle of gold, you cannot say: "It is iron." It is gold. That is advaita
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2022-09-04, 05:10:32
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