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TEXT 9 The mode of goodness conditions one to happiness, passion conditions him to the fruits of action, and ignorance to madness. PURPORT The manifestation of the gunas (modes) of nature can be described in many ways. Goodness is basically knowledge and a feeling of happiness, which is independent...

TEXT 5 Material nature consists of the three modes-goodness, passion and ignorance. When the living entity comes in contact with nature, he becomes conditioned by these modes. PURPORT Śrīla Prabhupāda uses two English words for the Sanskrit "guḥāḥ": "qualities" (in synonyms) and...

Chapter 14. The Three Modes of Material Nature TEXT 1 The Blessed Lord said: Again I shall declare to you this supreme wisdom, the best of all knowledge, knowing which all the sages have attained to supreme perfection. PURPORT Kṛṣṇa speaks mainly of knowledge in almost the entire Bhagavad-gītā and ...

TEXT 33 The sky, due to its subtle nature, does not mix with anything, although it is all-pervading. Similarly, the soul, situated in Brahman vision, does not mix with the body, though situated in that body. PURPORT All material elements and objects are located in space, but space is not contaminat...

TEXT 29 One who sees the Supersoul in every living being and equal everywhere does not degrade himself by his mind. Thus he approaches the transcendental destination. PURPORT This realization of Eternity (Brahman) or the Supersoul is accompanied by spiritual uplift. Therefore, an equal vision of ev...

TEXT 25 That Supersoul is perceived by some through meditation, by some through the cultivation of knowledge, and by others through working without fruitive desire. PURPORT All three methods have one thing in common: as a result, the person can focus on God. When a person is attached to the fruits ...

TEXT 21 Nature is said to be the cause of all material activities and effects, whereas the living entity is the cause of the various sufferings and enjoyments in this world. PURPORT This is an important, fundamental verse. Nature, or in the highest sense God, is the cause of the emergence of both t...

TEXT 17 Although the Supersoul appears to be divided, He is never divided. He is situated as one. Although He is the maintainer of every living entity, it is to be understood that He devours and develops all. PURPORT God is present in everyone as the Supersoul and gives advises to everyone individu...

TEXT 13 I shall now explain the knowable, knowing which you will taste the eternal. This is beginningless, and it is subordinate to Me. It is called Brahman, the spirit, and it lies beyond the cause and effect of this material world. PURPORT The beginning of spiritual life is the cognition of Brahm...

TEXTS 6-7 The five great elements, false ego, intelligence, the unmanifested, the ten senses, the mind, the five sense objects, desire, hatred, happiness, distress, the aggregate, the life symptoms, and convictions-all these are considered, in summary, to be the field of activities and its interact...