two main material dualities

11-05-2006, 03:00 PM

According to Srila Jiva Gosvami, there are two main material dualities. The
first duality is that one sees material good and bad, beautiful and ugly,
rich and poor, and so on. The second is that one sees the entire material
world as separate from or independent of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The first duality, that of opposites, is subject to dissolution by the
influence of time, and the second duality, that of separateness, is merely a
hallucination. One who is firmly convinced of the temporary, illusory nature
of this world moves about freely, without attachment. Although engaging in
all types of devotional service for the Lord, such a person is never
entangled and remains cheerful and satisfied in spiritual consciousness.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 11.28.10 ppt.