sufferng did not touch him

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These are all different transformation of the ethereal existence. So in the Bhagavad-gita it is said, matra-sparsas tu kaunteya sitosna-sukha-duḥkha-daḥ [Bg 2.14]. So our these material pains and pleasure are felt on account of this sparsa, an arrangement of the ether and transformation of ethereal activities. Actually, it has nothing to do with the spirit soul. Spirit soul is untouched by all these thing. It requires simply realization. Great devotees like Bharata Maharaja or Prahlada Maharaja, Haridasa Thakura, because they were very, very much advanced in spiritual consciousness, these ethereal activities on the external body did not touch them. Even in our Western world, Lord Jesus Christ, he was also crucified, but it did not touch him. (More...)

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