Learning the Science of the Soul
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Ms. Nixon:  No.
Śrila Prabhupāda:  So you cannot see spirit, and God is the Supreme Spirit. Actually, He is everything—spirit and matter—but you cannot see Him in His spiritual identity. Therefore, to show kindness toward you, He appears out of His unbounded mercy in the form of a wooden or stone Deity so that you can see Him.
Ms. Nixon:  Thank you very much.
Śrila Prabhupāda:  Hare Kṛṣṇa!