Is the Marginal Living Entity Exclusively from only Goloka or Vaikuntha?

Is the Marginal Living Entity Exclusively from only Goloka or Vaikuntha?
BY: GAURAGOPALA DASA
 
Oct 04, USA (SUN) — Is the marginal living entity exclusively from only Goloka or Vaikuntha? And if so, how does one fall down from Goloka to the ‘dreaming’ (material) creation of Maha-Vishnu?

Like the roots of a banyan tree, the embodied nitya-baddha soul’s karma weaves and interweaves throughout the temporary material universe or mahat-tattva confusing and inducing the embodied baddha-jiva to the conviction they are their temporary ethereal and biological bodily vessels when factually the entire material creation is nothing other than the imaginations and dreams of the conditioned soul (baddha-jiva) facilitated by the dreaming Maha-Vishnu.
 
Srila Prabhupada - “This material creation is the spirit soul’s dream. Actually all existence in the material world is a dream of Maha-Vishnu, as the Brahma Samhita describes: Purport to Srimad Bhagavatam. 4.29.83.

This quote is an important point when understanding what a ‘dream’ is on the highest platform -
 
Srila Prabhupada – “The Lord's dreaming conditions are also factual manifestations”. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.26-30
This quote makes it very clear that we cannot compare our mundane biological dreams with the transcendental dreams of Maha-Vishnu or even the marginal living entities <SPAN>secondary inferior unembodied nitya-baddha sub-conscious dream state.

Only when the nitya-baddha dreaming state becomes further contained (They are first contained in an ethereal body within the mahat-tattva) in a biological vessel within the mahat-tattva does its dreams become true illusion and almost meaningless.

However, on the higher material ethereal heavenly worlds where the marginal living entity in their secondary nitya-baddha sub-conscious state is contained in an ethereal body, all thoughts, dreams and imaginations there are on the level of actual reality of the mahat-tattva yet temporary.

Therefore on the heavenly planets of the mahat-tattva and even its Satya-yuga’s on the middle planetary systems like our earth planet, there is also no difference between ‘thoughts’ and ‘actions’.

Only at the end of the Dwarpa-yuga and the entire Kali-yuga does ones thoughts, imaginings and dreams within the biological gross body do not materialize and create karma.

In this way those trapped in the Kali-yuga have dreams and thoughts that ARE dreams or illusion (fantasy) and are not to be confused with the spirit souls dreams or the dreams of Maha-Vishnu. This is an important point because so many are comparing their biological dreams of fantasy with their nitya-baddha dreams of temporary reality.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Thakur - “This material world is created by the dreaming of Maha-Vishnu. The real factual platform is the spiritual world, but when the spirit soul wants to imitate the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is put into this dreamland of material creation.” Purport to Srimad Bhagavatam. 4.29.83.

Srila Prabhupada – “After being in contact with the material modes of nature, the living entity develops the subtle and gross bodies. When the living entity is fortunate enough to associate with Sri Narada Mahamuni or his servants, he is liberated from this ‘dreamland’ of material creation and the bodily conception of life”. Srimad Bhagavatam 4/29/83/

Srila Prabhupada - “Everything happening within time, which consists of past, present and future, is merely a ‘dream’. This is the secret in understanding in all the Vedic literature.” Srimad Bhagavatam. 4.29.2.

Srila Prabhupada – “This material world is a product of the mahat-tattva, which is a state of the Lord's dreaming condition in His yoga-nidra mystic slumber in the Causal Ocean, and yet the whole creation appears to be a factual presentation of His creation. This means that the Lord's dreaming conditions are also factual manifestations. He can therefore bring everything under His transcendental control, and thus whenever and wherever He does appear, He does so in His fullness”. Srimad Bhagavatam 1.16.26-30

We were originally ‘aware’ of ‘always’ being with Krsna, (nitya-siddha) but we chose to forget that fact and become ‘unaware’ of our perpetual nitya-siddha body and service to Krishna because we made the choice to not service Krishna which was the beginning of our fall down.

In that state of forgetfulness we think or dream we have fallen (As nitya-baddha), but actually we are not fallen. We simply have to wake up and remember who we really are, and then we will be in our original position

The dream condition and our dream identity (nitya-baddha conscious state) will then disappear and we will find ourselves in our natural position as nitya-siddha, just like a person who is dreaming wakes up on his own bed. Actually, he is always on his own bed, even in the dream. Similarly, we are always in Goloka even when we ‘dream’ or ‘think’ we are in the material creation.

In this way, Srila Prabhupada gives us the way to understand how we can find ourselves separated from Krsna without really “falling” from Vaikuntha even though it appears we have fallen due to forgetting who we really are. Srila Prabhupada in this way explains in his lectures how the living entities can fall down from their eternal relationship with Krsna without really falling down, this Book how this paradox comes about.

Is the jiva soul always called marginal energy?

Srila Prabhupada - “The answer to your question about the marginal energy is that the jiva soul is always called marginal energy whether he is in the spiritual world or in the material world. There are instances where marginal energy jiva souls have fallen from the spiritual world, just like Jaya and Vijaya. So the potency to fall under the influence of the lower energy is always there. And thus the individual jiva soul is called as Krishna’s marginal energy.” - Letter to Rayarama, December 2, 1968

Srila Prabhupada - "You are already in the spiritual sky, but you are simply covered. Just like the sun is already there. You are also already there…(In Vaikuntha) so actually we are always in the spiritual world. But when you forget Krishna by the cloud of illusion, then that is material”.

Srila Prabhupada – “Try to understand. Actually we are not fallen therefore, at any moment we can revive our Krishna consciousness. As soon as we understand that, "I have nothing to do with (This biological body or vessel and the material creation). I am simply Krishna's servant. Eternal servant. That's all". Srimad-Bhagavatam lecture given in London, on July 30, 1971

Srila Prabhupada - “Every living being has a particular relationship with the Lord eternally, That is called svarupa. By the process of devotional service, one can revive that svarupa, and that stage is called svarupa-siddhi-perfection of one’s constitutional position. Bhagavad-Gita as it is, Introduction.

Srila Prabhupada - “Originally everyone (all marginal living entities) is nitya-siddha (eternally liberated)” Srimad-Bhagavatam Class 7.9.4- Mayapur, February 18, 1977

Srila Prabhupada - “Originally everyone is nitya-siddha. nitya-siddha krsna-bhakti ’sadhya’ kabhu naya sravanadi-suddha-citte karaye udaya. Every living entity originally nitya-siddha". Srimad-Bhagavatam Class 7.9.4- Mayapur, February 18, 1977

Srila Prabhupada - "So to go to Krishna means you will have to acquire your original, spiritual body. The spiritual body is already there, but we are now covered by this material body". Germany, June 22, 1974

The jiva-soul is always marginal energy wether devotionally active in Goloka-Vrndavana, in Vaikuntha, or active in restricted vessels within the material creation, dormant in the Body of Maha-Vishnu or further inactive in the Vraja River and the Impersonal Brahmajyoti that are ALL occupied by nitya-baddha souls.

It must be clearly understood that ONLY the lower sub-conscious projected baddha-jiva subordinate self comes to these places they had previously have fallen too on possibly many occasions, no jiva-souls originate from the Body of Maha-Vishnu, the material creation, the Vraja River or the Impersonal Brahmajyoti.

Srila Prabhupada - "As living spiritual souls we are all originally Krsna conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness has now become polluted by the material atmosphere." (Original Hare Krsna album)

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati - “It is the jivas who are the attendants in His Sports. They become attached to matter, having deviated from their own essential nature as the result of their desire for enjoyment. But when again the soul . . . gains true wisdom of the transcendental region of God . . . he begins to get back his pure essential nature” Sri Caitanya's Teachings, p. 323.

Srila Prabhupada – “Of course, everyone has a particular relationship with the Lord, and that relationship is evoked by the perfection of devotional service. But in the present status of our life, we have not only forgotten the Supreme Lord, but we have forgotten our eternal relationship with the Lord”. Bhagavad-Gita, Introduction

Srila Prabhupada – “Therefore the Lord descends to reclaim all of these fallen, conditioned souls to call them back to the sanatana eternal sky so that the sanatana living entities may regain their eternal sanatana positions in eternal association with the Lord.” Bhagavad-gita, 13.21, purport

Srila Prabhupada – “In his original state, there is no doubt of enjoyment; therefore, that is his real state.” Bhagavad-gita, 13.21, purport.

Srila Prabhupada – “Originally everyone (all marginal living entities) is nitya-siddha (eternally liberated)” Srimad-Bhagavatam Class 7.9.4- Mayapur, February 18, 1977

Originally the jiva soul was engaged with Krishna in an original loving selfless relationship as nitya-siddha from which he has fallen however, the fall down was not a physical fall down as their nitya-siddha body but rather was a ‘sub-conscious’ fall down from the ‘awareness’ of their nitya-siddha body which is called the nitya-baddha-jiva

Srila Prabhupada - "We are all originally situated on the platform of Krishna consciousness in our eternal personal relationship of love of Krishna." - Letter of November 17, 1970

Srila Prabhupada - "He is fallen already from Vaikuntha planet. He is fallen in this material world, and he is again trying to make progress." Srimad Bhagavatam lecture of June 15, 1972

Srila Prabhupada - " . . . After all, the living entity falls down from the spiritual world . . . There is possibility . . . even if you are in Vaikuntha, you will fall down--what to speak of this material world." - Lecture on Bhagavad-gita on July 4, 1974

Srila Prabhupada - " . . . we have also come down from Vaikuntha some millions and millions of years ago." - Lecture on Bhagavad-gita on August 6, 1973

There is always a perpetual personal association with Krishna in the spiritual sky as nitya-siddha previous to being within the body of Maha-Vishnu (That is only temporarily possible as the secondary nitya-baddha ‘dream’ state). Also the idea the jiva soul originates from the impersonal Brahmajyoti or the Vraja River is also nonsense.

The origin of the jiva from the Impersonal Brahmajyoti is a myth and the origin of the jiva from Maha-Vishnu is another myth.

Srila Prabhupada - "Formerly, we were with Krishna in His lila or sport, but this covering of Maya may be of very, very, very, very long duration . . . After millions and millions of years of keeping oneself away from the lila of the Lord, when one comes to Krishna consciousness, this period becomes insignificant, just like dreaming. Because he falls down from Brahma sayujya, he thinks that may be his origin, but he does not remember that, before that even, he was with Krishna." – Letter to Madhudvisa Swami and Australian devotees 1972

Srila Prabhupada - "We have come from the spiritual world into this material world. We have forgotten our Father. So we have to revive this relationship with our Father . . . God or Krishna." - Lecture on October 7, 1975

Actually we are all pure devotees eternal associates of Krishna but we have forgotten that long, long, long, long, long ago. We have foolishly allowed ourselves to be covered, due to free will and choice, by the cloud of selfish desires, thoughts and dreams that blocks out our memory of who we really are. Such desires place us in dream vessels within the mahat-tattva dream creation of Maha Vishnu.

We just have to comprehend what eternal means. It means that once you are there (or better said; here), in the authentic ‘imperishable’ present, you were always there and will always be there even if you ‘dream’ you are not there. That is the meaning of beginningless, endless or eternal