The Vaikuntha world is suddha-sattva

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On 21 Mar 1999, Jahnu das wrote:

> Srila Prabhupada has explained that anadi can also mean that we

> cannot trace its origin.

 

And you will also note that Srila Prabhupada invariably used

words like "cannot" and "impossible" in their literal senses,

not the weak figurative senses that ordinary people use them.

(Regarding the weak figurative usages, Srila Prabhupada noted

that impossible was a word in a fool's dictionary.) Thus,

when Srila Prabhupada says _cannot_ it means literally _cannot_;

no matter how hard one tries to trace, there will still be more

to trace. This directly implies an infinite history for the

conditioned soul.

 

The proof here is that the classic example where Srila Prabhupada

gives this definition of beginningless is with regards to the

advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. If one assumes that Srila Prabhupada

only meant the weak sense, then one is left with the incorrect

idea that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is not an eternal form of the Lord.

 

Yours,

 

Vijay