The Sky Beyond the Universe
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not possible experimentally. We have to understand by hearing  Bhagavad-gītā . We cannot understand who our father is by experimental knowledge; we have to hear the word of our mother and believe her. If we do not believe her, there is no way of knowing. If we just stick to the Kṛṣṇa conscious method, all information about Kṛṣṇa and His kingdom will be revealed.
Paras tu bhāvaḥ  means “superior nature,” and  avyaktaḥ  refers to what we see manifested. We can see that the material universe is manifested through the earth, sun, stars and planets. Beyond this universe is another nature, an eternal nature.  Avyaktāt sanātanaḥ . This material nature has a beginning and an end, but that spiritual nature is  sanātanaḥ —eternal. It has neither beginning nor end. How is this possible? A cloud may pass over the sky, and it may appear to cover a great distance, but actually it is only a small speck covering an insignificant part of the whole sky. Because we are so small, if only a few hundred miles is covered by cloud, it appears that the whole sky is covered. Similarly, this whole material universe is like a small insignificant cloud in the vast spiritual sky. It is encased by the  mahat-tattva , matter. As a cloud has a beginning and an end, this material nature also has a beginning and an end. When the clouds disappear and the sky clears, we see everything as it is. Similarly, the body is like a cloud passing over the spirit soul. It stays for some time, gives some by-products, dwindles and then vanishes. Any kind of material phenomena that we observe is subject to these six transformations of material nature—it comes