Guest guest Posted November 28, 1999 Report Share Posted November 28, 1999 > > In the absence of the false ego, the goodness is free from the influence > > of the material nature, and thus: > > > > "One who performs his duty without association with the modes of > > material nature... is said to be a worker in the mode of goodness." > > But it still doesn´t make sense because all the way through, Krsna is > describing the modes of nature, not suddha-sattva. But on this occassion > when He talks about the mode of goodness He describes suddha-sattva, > transcendental goodness. In scriptural exegesis, if the direct meaning of a term appears contradictory or meaningless, then the meaning intended by it has to be deduced from the context (C.f. SB 10.87.1 purport). In this case therefore, I understand that the description of a worker in the mode of goodness as "mukta-sangah", i.e. without association with the modes of material nature, means that his tendency is towards suddha-sattva and that he endeavors for that. A person in the mode of goodness strives for transcendence. The mode of goodness is close to and similar to the transcendental position, and as much as a worker in the mode of goodness becomes free of the lower modes, that much closer he moves towards transcendence. It may be noted in this connection that ®r…la Prabhup€da's purports describing sattva-guna often describe the position of transcendental devotees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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