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Imported quote 18226 Similarly, we are part and parcel of Krsna, mamaivamso jiva-bhūtaḥ [Bg 15.7]. I have explained many times. So as soon as we deny to render service to Krsna, immediately the maya is there, captures, "All right. Come here. You serve me." This is the position. Artificially you cannot become master. That is not our nature, and that will not be happy service for us-artificial. Artificial... I have given this example: Suppose with this finger I capture some very nice foodstuff, rasagulla, and if the finger think that "I have captured the rasagulla. I shall eat." No. You cannot eat. You must put here. And then you get the benefit. And if you spoil the rasagulla in your hand and don't put into the mouth, then everything is spoiled. Similarly, we are part and parcel of Krsna. Our business is to satisfy Krsna. Eka bahu syama. The Vedas, we understand God has become many. Many... In many ways we are also part and parcel of Krsna. There are two kinds of manys. One many is called svamsa. Svamsa means personal expansion. And another expansion is differential expansion. The differential expansion are we, the living entities. We are also expansion of Krsna. And the visnu-tattva, They are personal expansions. But all of them are meant for serving Krsna.
(More...) So we, living entities, we are servant of Krsna. That is our nature. That is our nature. Simply we are trying to avoid Krsna's service. Therefore we are engaged in this maya's service, or material nature's, under different bodies.
(More...) To be the servant of the Lord is the greatest position. If one can understand this and can thus revive one's original nature of eternal servitorship of the Lord, one stands fully independent. When one is actually situated in devotional service, that is his independent position. Less intelligent men cannot understand the position of the eternal servant of the Lord. Because the word "servant" is used, they become confused; they cannot understand that this servitude is not the servitude of this material world. To be the servant of the Lord is the greatest position. If one can understand this and can thus revive one's original nature of eternal servitorship of the Lord, he stands fully independent. A living entity's independence is lost by material contact. In the spiritual field he has full independence, and therefore there is no question of becoming dependent upon the three modes of material nature. This position is attained by a devotee, and therefore he gives up the tendency for material enjoyment after seeing its faultiness.
(More...) The difference between a devotee and an impersonalist is that an impersonalist tries to become one with the Supreme so that he can enjoy without impediment, whereas a devotee gives up the entire mentality of enjoying and engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. That is his constitutional glorified position. At that time he is isvara, fully independent. The real isvara or isvara-parama, the supreme isvara or supreme independent, is Krsna. The living entity is isvara only when engaged in the service of the Lord. In other words, transcendental pleasure derived from loving service to the Lord is actual independence.
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