maya

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> Dear Sri Visnupada,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

>

> Thank You very much for taking the trouble to answer the endless

> flow of questions about Krishna conscious subjects. I have a

> question connected with two purports in the Bhagavad-gita As It Is.

>

> Bg. 10.5. Purport

> *** Of whatever we find, good or bad, the origin is Krsna. Nothing

> can manifest itself in the material world which is not in Krsna.

> That is knowledge; although we know that things are differently

> situated, we should realize that everything flows from Krsna.

>

> Bg. 10.39. Purport

> *** Whatever existence is not founded on the energy of Krsna is

> called maya, "that which is not".

>

> According to 10.39 purport there might be something that is not

> necessarily founded on the energy of Krishna somewhere in the

> universe. On the other hand in 10.5. purport Srila Prabhupada says

> clearly everything flows from Krishna. My conclusion is maya can be

> found nowhere. Does Srila Prabhupada mean there is no maya at all

> anywhere? Could You please enlighten me on this point.

>

> Your servant,

> Mamata devi dasi

 

This is an interesting question. Yes, it is true that everything is

based on Krsna as Krsna is the cause of all causes. One who knows

that everything is resting on the Lord, actually knows what is what.

However, there are some who do not know this fact. They think that

things are resting on the material nature or on themselves or some

other great persons or even the demigods. They are not aware that

Krsna is the cause of all causes and that everything emanates from Him

and rests in Him. Therefore, whatever forms of existence are created

by them, such as the technology or cities or societies and so on

(there are practically an infinite variety of material forms) are

disconnected from Krsna due to their materialistic consciousness and

therefore, being artificially separated from Krsna, it is called maya.