Becoming one with God does not always
indicate that a living being merges into the
existence of the Lord. To become one with God
means to attain one’s original spiritual quality. Un-
! less one attains one’s spiritual quality one cannot
enter into the kingdom of God. The members of
the impersonalist school explain their idea of one-
ness by the example of mixing of river water with |
the sea water. But we should know that within the
water of the sea there are living beings, who do
t not merge into the existence of water but keep
their separate identities and enjoy life within the
water. They are one with the water in the sense
that they have attained the quality of living within
the water. Similarly, the spiritual world is not with-
Out its separate paraphernalia. A living being can
keep his separate spiritual identity in the spiritual
kingdom and enjoy life with the supreme spiritual
‘ being, the Personality of Godhead.
In Vmdavana all the spiritual entities — the cow-
boys, the cow maids, the forest, the trees, the
hills, the water, the fruits, the cows, and all others
— enjoy life spiritually in association with the Lord,
- Sri Krsna. They are simultaneously one with and
different from the Lord. But ultimately they are one
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