All good and bad events occur in matter
Material nature and living entities are beginningless. (Their union is described as anadi, beginningless)
Their “transformations” and “modes of matter” are products of material nature
aChapter 13 tells us about the body and differences between the two knowers of the body
Body is the field and the embodied individual soul is enjoying the activities of the body and therefore called Purusha – living entity is in the category of Lord’s energy
Supersoul is another knower of the body; in the category of the Lord’s personal expansion
bMystery of material creation
Similarity – Both living entity and material nature are eternal
Material nature is eternal, although specific manifestations of matter are temporary
Living entity is eternal because of being Lord’s superior energy
Difference between material nature and living entity
Material nature has constant transformation, but nature of living entity is Non- changing
Material nature is absorbed in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, ‘Maha-Vishnu’ and whenever required, it is manifested through the mahat-tattva
The Living entity also gets absorbed in ‘Maha-Vishnu’ and with the coming of the material nature they are given a chance to prepare to go back to Godhead
cWhy the eternal living entity falls down to material world
It really does not matter how we came in contact with matter
The Supreme Lord knows “how and why” this took place
dWhat does the Lord focus on in the scriptures
The living entity attracted by the material nature is undergoing a hard struggle for material existence
Know for certain that all “transformations” and “influences of material nature by the three modes” are productions of material nature
As far as spirit soul is concerned living entities are all the same and all transformations and varieties are due to the body