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Concepts: Material vs.
Spiritual
by S. Vyas
Material
Spiritual
a. I am the body.
I am the soul within the
body.
b. I (the body) will die.
I, the soul, never dies.
c. This universe is created by chance automatically.
This universe is created
by Krshna, the Supersoul, the Suprepe Personality of Godhead.
d. Give pleasure to senses.
Please your self. Please
Krshna. He will make you happy.
e. Enjoy more and more and more with senses.
Control you senses.
Engage them in the service of Krishna.
f. Take more, give less.
Do not be greedy.
Give more to please Krshna.
g. Give maximum comfort to body.
Give minimum comfort to
body. Do austerity.
h. Cook only for your self.
Cook only for Krshna, cow,
dog, bird, guest, sadhu, brahmana, guru, etc. Take remnant for your
self.
I. Work for your self or for other.
Work only for Krshna.
j. Work with a passion to get its fruit.
Work to get a certain fruit
for Krshna, and do not worry at all if you do not get any fruit or get
undisirable fruit.
k. If there is God, He does not seem to
be fair.
There is God, and He is
very fair.
l. Some say: Animals and plants have
no soul.
All living entities have
a soul.
m. All bodies are made of same materials.
All souls are part and parcel
of Super Soul, Krshna.
o. Soul cannot do anythign without material
body.
Soul is much more free and
active in spiritual world.
p. All the universes and space between
is material world. There is nothing more than that.
All the universes and the
space in between is only 25% of creation. The rest is spiritual world.
q. Love other person only if he/she is
favorable to you.
Love all, becaue all are
children of God.
s. Establish and protect boundaries.
There are no restrictive
boundaries. The only restrictions are the ones you accept to please
God.
t. You could have many friends and enemies.
Only you could be your own
friend or enemy.
u. Enemies are external.
Enimies are inernal:
lust, anger, gred, etc.
v. Friends are external.
The Supersoul within is
the greatest friend.
w. Knowledge of truth can be acquires using
senses, mind, and intellignece only.
Knowledge of truth can be acquired by grace of God through a guru.
z. This material world is a desirable place
to live.
Spiritual world, Vaikuntha,
is the desirable place to live. Live cautiously in material world;
develop qualifications to enter Vaikuntha.
aa. More you give, more you loose.
More you give, more you
get.
ab. Control people, materials, living beings
Stay in control (order)
of God. Control senses, anger, greed, etc. first. Then control asuras.
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