Chapter 13 verse 21
“In the matter of creation, the material energy is responsible for cause and effect; in the matter of experiencing happiness and distress, the individual soul is declared responsible.”
This
is a very difficult concept to grasp for me. Prakriti, the material energy of
the creation constitutes 5 elements-air, water, fire, space and earth, 5
senses-eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin, mind, intellect and ego-altogether 13
instruments. These 13 instruments are the effect of material creation and prakriti
is the cause of this effect. Material energy is the manifestation of this world
of matter which encompasses 13 instruments. However the question is who or what
is experiencing this world of matter through these instruments? Is that the
same entity? Is the cause of the experience different from the objects of
experience themselves? The answer is YES. The cause of this experience is the
individual soul or PURUSHA. The purusha is the one which transcribes past karma
from previous lives with its inherent vasanas using the instruments of world of
objects is the cause of all the experiences.
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