Lord Caitanya Maharabhu has come to this special Kali-yuga to invite all the fallen souls to return back home back to Godhead simply through Sankirtan or chanting Hare Krishna.

Lord Caitanya Maharabhu has come to this special Kali-yuga to invite us all to return back home back to Godhead.

Srila Prabhupada - “As living spiritual souls, we are all ORIGINALLY Krishna-conscious entities, but due to our association with matter from time immemorial, our consciousness is now polluted by the material atmosphere.

In this polluted concept of life, we are all trying to exploit the sources of material nature, but are actually becoming more and more entangled in our complexities.” From "The Happening Album" by Srila Prabhupada recorded in New York City New York USA 1966

Srila Prabhupada’s position Includes that we were originally KRSNA conscious - not merely merged inactively in Brahmajyoti consciousness, Prabhupada rejected that idea.

Originally we were all fully "active" Krishna Consciousness living entities in Krishna lila (pastimes).

The following Conversation took place in Melbourne, Australia June 25, 1974 between Srila Prabhupada and his disciples.

Devotee – “When we are in the spiritual sky and "serving Krishna, we have a perfect relationship with Krishna", what causes us to fall down in the material world, because we’re already serving Krishna?”

Srila Prabhupada – “Because you desire to fall down. Here it is explained that “Don’t fall down.”

Devotee – “Srila Prabhupada, I can’t understand why we should have an impure desire when we are already serving…”

Srila Prabhupada – “Because you have got little freedom. Why one is not coming here and going to the liquor shop? It is his desire.

Devotee – “In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, it says that Krishna did not want us to come to this material world. If Krishna did not want us to come, why are we here?”

Srila Prabhupada – “Yes. You forced Krishna to allow you to come. Just like sometimes a child forces his father. Father says, “My dear son, do not do this. Do not go there.” But he insists, “Oh, I must go. I must go.” “All right, you go at your risk. That’s all. And you suffer. What can be done?” Because you are Son of God you have got independence, full independence, almighty—therefore you have acquired the quality of your father. You have got little independence. So God does not interfere with your little independence. If you persist that “I must go and enjoy independently,” so God says, “All right, you can go.” This is the position. You have to take sanction. That is a fact. But when you persist, God sanctions. And you come and enjoy”. End of quote

Srila Prabhupada - ” So, if I desire that ‘Why shall I serve Krishna? Why not become Krishna?’ I immediately fall down. That is natural. A servant is serving the master, but sometimes he may think that, “If I could become the master.” They are thinking like that; they are trying to become God. That is delusion. You cannot become God. That is not possible. But he’s wrongly thinking”.

Vipina Purandara - “Why doesn’t Krishna protect us from that desire?

Srila Prabhupada - “He’s protecting. He says, “You rascal, don’t desire. Surrender unto Me.” But you are rascal; you do not do this”.

Vipina Purandara - “Why doesn’t He save me from thinking like that? ”

Srila Prabhupada - “That means you lose your independence. That is force, in Bengali it is said, ‘If you catch one girl or boy, ‘You love me, you love me, you love me.’ ” Is it love? “You love me, otherwise I will kill you!’ Is that love? So Krishna does not want to become a lover like that, on the point of revolver. ‘You love me, otherwise I shall kill you!’ That is not love; that is threatening. Love is reciprocal, voluntary, good exchange of feeling. Then there is love. Not by force; that is rape. Why one is called lover, another is called rape?” July 8, 1976 in Washington, D.C.

It is because of free will the jivatma may desire to live separately from Krishna.

This choice has absolutely nothing to do with Maya or material energy because Maya does not exist in Vaikuntha or Goloka Vrindavana.

But free will eternally DOES exist there perpetually as part and parcel of the individual's jiva soul's make up.

Therefore, it is simple "free will" that allows us to choose to live independently from Krishna and choose to remain in the material creation for as long as we continue to reject Krishna.