182 Teachings of Lord Chaitanya

Vishnu is not impersonal. He is a transcendental Person. The basic principle
of the cosmic manifestation is the energy of Vishnu. Mayavadi philosophy
cannot trace the energy of the Supreme Lord, but in all the Vedic literature
we have various evidences of the Supreme Lord’s various mainfestations of
energies. Vishnu is not the product of the material Nature, but material
Nature is the product of Vishnu’s potency. The Mayavadi philosopher under-
stands that Vishnu is a product of this material Nature. If Vishnu is a product
of the material Nature, He can be counted as one of the demigods. One who
accepts Vishnu as one of the demigods is certainly mistaken and misled. And
how he is misled is explained in the Bhagavad Gita: “My material energy is
so powerful that it is very difficult to surpass the spell of material Nature, even
for the greatest scholar.”
