Kṛṣṇa, the All-Attractive
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this statement: “Water, earth, air, fire—they are My energies.” What is your body? This external body—that is your energy. Do you know that? Your body is made out of your energy. For example, I am eating . . .
BOB:  Yes.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  So I am creating some energy, and therefore my body is maintained.
BOB:  Oh, I see.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  So therefore your body is made out of your energy.
BOB:  But when you eat the food, there is energy from the sun in the food.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  So, I am giving an example. I am creating some energy by digesting the food, and that is maintaining my body. If your energy supply is not proper, then your body becomes weak or unhealthy. Your body is made out of your own energy. Similarly, this gigantic cosmic body—the universe—is made of Kṛṣṇa’s energy. How can you deny it? As your body is made out of your energy, similarly the universal body must be made by somebody’s energy. That is Kṛṣṇa. [ There is a long pause. ]
BOB:  I’ll have to think about it to follow that.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  What is to follow? It is a fact. [ He laughs. ] Your hair is growing daily. Why? Because you have some energy.
BOB:  The energy I obtain from my food.
ŚRĪLA PRABHUPĀDA:  Somehow or other you have obtained that energy! And through that energy your hair is growing. So if your body is manufactured by your energy, similarly the whole gigantic manifestation is made of God’s energy. It is a fact! It is not  your  energy.
BOB:  Yes. Oh, I see that.