Śrīla Prabhupāda.  There is no question of the  conservation  of energy, because energy is always existing.
Dr. Singh.  But according to scientific terminology, the law of conservation of energy is that energy cannot be created or destroyed, which means, I think, that it is eternal.
Śrīla Prabhupāda . Oh, yes, that we admit. Kṛṣṇa is eternal; therefore all His energies are eternal.
Dr. Singh.  Is that why the living entity is also eternal?
Śrīla Prabhupāda . Yes. If the sun is eternal, its energies-heat and light-are also eternal.
Dr. Singh.  Does it follow from this, then, that life cannot be created or destroyed?
Śrīla Prabhupāda.  Yes. Life is eternal. It is not created or destroyed. It is only temporarily covered. I am eternal, but last night I was covered by sleep, so I think in terms of yesterday and today. This is the condition of the material world.
Everything is Spiritually Everything is Spiritually Everything is Spiritually Everything is Spiritually Everything is Spiritually
Dr. Singh.  Is material consciousness the absence of Krṣṇa consciousness?
Śrīla Prabhupāda. Yes...
Dr. Singh.  And when there is Krṣṇa consciousness, where is material nature?
Śrīla Prabhupāda.  If you continue in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, you will see that nothing is material. When you offer a flower to Kṛṣṇa, it is not material. Kṛṣṇa will not accept anything material. And this does not mean that the flower is material on the bush, and then it becomes spiritual when you offer it to Kṛṣṇa. No. The flower is "material" only as long as you think that it is made for your enjoyment. But as soon as you see that it is for Kṛṣṇa's enjoyment, you see it as it really is-spiritual.
Dr. Singh.  So the entire world is actually spiritual?
Śrīla Prabhupāda.  Yes. Therefore, we want to engage everything in Kṛṣṇa's service; that is the spiritual world.
Dr. Singh.  Can we also appreciate Krṣṇa's creation in that light? For example, can we think, "This tree is very beautiful because it is Krṣṇa's property"?
Šrīla Prabhupāda , Yes. That is Krṣṇa consciousness.
Dr. Singh.  If someone looks at the Deity of Kṛṣṇa in the temple and thinks that it is only stone or wood, what does that mean?
Śrīla Prabhupāda.  He is ignorant of the facts. How can the Deity be material? Stone is also Kṛṣṇa's energy. Just as electric energy is everywhere but only the electricians know how to utilize it, so Kṛṣṇa is everywhere-even in stone-but only His devotees know how to utilize stone to appreciate Kṛṣṇa. The devotees know that stone cannot exist outside of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, when the devotees see the Deity, they say, "Here is Kṛṣṇa." They see the real oneness of Kṛṣṇa and His energy.
Simultaneously One and Different
Dr. Singh.  Is it true that Krṣṇa conscious persons perceive Krṣṇa in a plain stone as much as in the Deity carved from stone?
Śrīla Prabhupāda , Yes.: