Knowing Krsna’ Energies

For Krsna there is no difference between material
and spiritual energy. For Him, it is all the same.
Sometimes electricity works for cooling purposes,
and sometimes it works for heating purposes, but
the energy generated from the electric powerhouse
is all the same. Similarly, Krsna’s energy is always
spiritual, but it is acting in different ways. In a
town there may be a department of welfare and a
department of police. In the eyes of the government
both are the same, for both are subsidiary parts of
the government, but for the individual they render
different services. The material energy may be work-
ing in different ways that may not be very pleasant
to the living entity, but that does not mean that
material energy is not liked by Krsna. It is as im-
portant as spiritual energy, but it is engaged to
punish the conditioned soul, just as the police de-
partment is engaged in punishing criminals. In the
Brahma-samhita, it is confirmed that Krgna’s energy
is always spiritual, but it is acting in different ways
in different fields of activities. In relation to Krsna
there is no distinction between the energies, but for
our understanding we discriminate and say that
sometimes the energy is working in a material way
and sometimes in a spiritual way. We are thinking
that the energy is hot or cold, good or bad, pleasant
or unpleasant, but in fact the energy is the same.

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