Category:Constitutional Position of the Soul
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the constitutional position of the soul is inherently eternal, blissful, and cognizant (sac-cid-ānanda). The quotes in this category distinguish the self from the material body and mind, emphasizing that suffering arises only when the soul forgets its true identity and identifies with temporary material designations.
- Nature of the Soul: The soul is qualitatively one with God—spiritual and pure—but quantitatively small. Unlike the body, it does not take birth nor does it die (na jāyate na mriyate). Its natural state is one of happiness.
- Subordinate Servitor: Constitutionally, the individual soul (jīva) is the eternal subordinate servitor of the Supreme Soul. The attempt to become the "greater soul" or infinite is a result of māyā (illusion).
- The Bodily Concept: When the soul forgets its constitutional position, it is covered by the mind and trapped by the bodily concept of life (deha-ātma-buddhi). This forgetfulness is the root of all material misery.
- Liberation (Mukti): Liberation is defined not as a change of location, but as being situated in one's original constitutional position. By understanding this position through the instruction of a spiritual master (as King Rahūgaṇa did from Jaḍa Bharata), one solves the problems of existence.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: The Eternal Soul - Constitutional Position of the Soul.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Constitutional Position of the Soul"
The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
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- After receiving lessons from the great devotee Jada Bharata, King Rahugana of the state of Sauvira became completely aware of the constitutional position of the soul. He thus gave up the bodily conception completely
- All feelings of distress and happiness are due to the body. Under certain conditions the body and mind feel happiness and distress. Factually we are hankering after happiness, for the soul's constitutional position is that of happiness
- Although he (the embodied soul) is constitutionally eternal, blissful and cognizant, due to the littleness of his existence he forgets his constitutional position of service to the Lord and is thus entrapped by nescience. BG 1972 purports
- Although King Rahugana had insulted him, he was a great paramahamsa. Being a Vaisnava, he was naturally very kindhearted, and he therefore told the King about the constitutional position of the soul
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- Because he (the liberated soul) is acquainted with his constitutional position, he never accepts the bodily concept of life
- Brahminical culture means the social position in which everyone is assisted to elevate himself to the highest position of understanding the position and the constitution of the soul. That should be the aim of human society
- By the association of pure devotees, he (the living being) is awakened, and immediately the spirit soul is situated in his own glory by understanding his constitutional position as the eternal servant of the Lord
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- He (a liberated soul) goes to the eternal spiritual world and attains his constitutional position full of bliss, knowledge and eternality. All this can be obtained simply by knowing in truth the transcendental nature of Krsna's birth and activities
- He becomes a liberated soul, and he goes to the eternal world, and he becomes in his constitutional position of blissful and knowledge and eternal life - Simply by knowing in truth the transcendental nature of Krsna's birth and activities
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- Krsna has instructed to Arjuna all kinds of yoga system, all kinds of religious ritualistic process, sacrifice, and philosophical speculation, the constitutional position of this body, constitutional position of the soul
- Krsna is advising Arjuna to establish himself in his pure constitutional position as spirit soul, beyond the dualities of material nature
- Krsna is instructing about the constitutional position of the soul: na hanyate hanyamane sarire, na jayate na mriyate kadacit (BG 2.20). Kadacit, at any time, the soul does not take birth, does not die
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- Mind covers the constitutional position of the soul. O King, please try to conquer this mind by the weapon of service to the lotus feet of the spiritual master and of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Do this with great care
- Mukti: When the soul is situated in his original constitutional position of existence, he is said to be liberated
- My dear friend, I, the Supersoul, and you, the individual soul, are not different in quality, for we are both spiritual. In fact, My dear friend, you are qualitatively not different from Me in your constitutional position
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- The jiva soul says, I take shelter of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, constitutionally, the jiva soul is the subordinate servitor of the Supreme Soul, the Personality of Godhead
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna has very elaborately described the constitution of the soul in the previous chapter, with a view to deliver His intimate friend Arjuna from the ocean of material grief. BG 1972 purports
- This poor fund of knowledge exhibited by human society is certainly misleading, and it is all due to ignoring the constitution of the living soul. This material world exists only as a dream, due to our attachment to it
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- We have to understand the soul and its constitution from authoritative scriptures like Bhagavad-gita
- When the smaller soul thinks himself quantitatively as big as the larger soul, he is under the spell of maya, for that is not his constitutional position. No one can become the greater soul simply by mental speculation
- With intelligence one has to seek out the constitutional position of the soul and then engage the mind always in Krsna consciousness. That solves the whole problem. BG 1972 purports