theist 1 Report post Posted August 5, 2005 TRANSLATION Bg 2.23 The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water, nor withered by the wind. PURPORT http://bhagavadgitaasitis.com/2/23/en1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2005 TRANSLATION Bg 2.24 This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same. PURPORT All these qualifications of the atomic soul definitely prove that the individual soul is eternally the atomic particle of the spirit whole, and he remains the same atom eternally, without change. The theory of monism is very difficult to apply in this case, because the individual soul is never expected to become one homogeneously. After liberation from material contamination, the atomic soul may prefer to remain as a spiritual spark in the effulgent rays of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but the intelligent souls enter into the spiritual planets to associate with the Personality of Godhead. The word sarva-gata ("all-pervading") is significant because there is no doubt that living entities are all over God's creation. They live on the land, in the water, in the air, within the earth and even within fire. The belief that they are sterilized in fire is not acceptable, because it is clearly stated here that the soul cannot be burned by fire. Therefore, there is no doubt that there are living entities also in the sun planet with suitable bodies to live there. If the sun globe is uninhabited, then the word sarva-gata -- "living everywhere" -- becomes meaningless. <<>> http://bhagavadgitaasitis.com/2/24/en1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted August 8, 2005 Material scientists are searching so hard with great intellectual dexterity to discover the smallest particle. http://www.answers.com/topic/elementary-particle But why spend so much time and effort digging for the answers that are present right in the second chapter of Bhagavad-gita? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
