Isolation

[ancient_paztriot]

Hayagriva dasa: Bergson sees the material worlds as being basically isolated from one another. He writes: “It is not artificially, for reasons of mere convenience, that we isolate our solar system: Nature itself invites us to isolate it.”

 

Srila Prabhupada: We feel isolated because we are individuals. In a prison, every criminal is different from every other criminal, and everyone has to suffer the consequences of his criminal activities. Thus every individual is suffering or enjoying according to his past deeds. If there is combination, you forget individuality. But that is not possible.

 

Hayagriva dasa: We feel isolated as individuals, but in addition we feel isolated communally on htis planet. Man has never been able to communicate with beings on other planets.

 

Srila Prabhupada: What is the point in communicating with other planets? They are also like this planet. People their have their individuality also.

 

Hayagriva dasa: Well, man has always had the desire to communicate with something outside of this world, something higher. Basically, this must be a desire to reach God.

 

Srila Prabhupada: Since God is there, why not communicate with Him? There is no point in communicating with other planets. Other living entities cannot help us. If we communicate with God, Krsna, we automatically understand everything else. If you hear people talking on other planets, what benefit will you derive? It is better to listen to Krsna speaking Bhagavad - gita.

 

Hayagriva dasa: Is this isolation between worlds characteristic only of the lower and middle planetary systems? Is there as much isolation between the higher systems?

 

Srila Prabhupada: Isolation is always there. Even in this world, crows remain to themselves, and swans remain to themselves. This isolation is natural because everyone is functioning under the different modes of material nature. However, if people come to Krsna consciousness, there is no longer isolation because everyone is engaged in the Lord's service.