Page 9 - Defending Prabhupada Words - By Harivlas Das

by which he becomes tainted by the material nature.

“….every living being, as is stated in the Fifteenth Chapter
(Bg.15.7), is originally a fragmental part and parcel of the
Supreme Lord. Therefore one is originally transcendental to
all the modes of material nature. But when one forgets his
relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead and
comes in contact with the material nature in conditional
life, he generates his own position by association with the
different varieties of material nature. The resultant artificial
faith and existence are only material.

Although one may be conducted by some impression, or some
conception of life, originally he is nirguna, or transcendental.
Therefore one has to become cleansed of the material
contamination that he has acquired, in order to regain his
relationship with the Supreme Lord.” (Bg 17.3 – purport)

Next, Srila Prabhupada explains the origin of faith and
how it becomes contaminated.

“Sraddha, or faith, originally comes out of the mode of
goodness. One’s faith may be in a demigod or some created
god or some mental concoction. One’s strong faith is
supposed to be productive of works of material goodness.
But in material conditional life, no works are completely
purified. They are mixed. They are not in pure goodness.
Pure goodness is transcendental; in purified goodness one
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