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1. The material world has no beginning.
2. The jivatma has no beginning.
3. The material world requires jivatmas to exist.
4. There are always jivatmas in the world.
5. The jivatmas in the material world have no beginning.
6. The jivtmas in the material world are always active.
7. All action on the part of the jivatmas in the material world is called karma.
8. Karma has no beginning.
Acaryas from the time of Bhaktivinode Thakura onward have sometimes written about falling from Brahman, but the texts that they cite to substantiate this when studied in light of the original commentaries of the Goswamis are shown to have been speaking about either jivan mukti or less.
Read More“You look at a strategy conceived of 100 years ago and judge it by today’s world. That is not judicious. The flow of information was nowhere near then what it is now. You have to judge a strategy in light of the times it is hatched in.”
Read MoreThese verses from the Brihad-aranyaka are speaking about the dream and waking states of consciousness. The next section talks about deep sleep (susupti). The translations you gave are the extremely creative translations of Bhaktivinode Thakura. They are far from literally correct and do not conform with the context at all. This section is not about the origin of the jiva’s material sojourn.
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