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Here we’re making 
a distinction, 


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we’re defining, 
connotating,

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we’re increasing the connotation 
of what is meant by ‘heart’,

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[Robinson Crusoe | Desert Island of Ego]

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because from 
a mundane point of view

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in the 7th chapter 
of the <i>Bhagavad-gītā</i> Kṛṣṇa says,

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<i>bhūmir āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ
khaṁ mano buddhir eva ca</i>


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<i>ahaṅkāra itīyaṁ me
bhinnā prakṛtir aṣṭadhā
[Bg: 7.4]</i>

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He outlines sequentially 
what are the eight material elements:

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<i>bhūmir āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ</i>
<i>[Cc: 2.6.164]</i>,

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earth, water, fire, air, ether, 
mind, and intelligence,

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and <i>ahaṅkāra</i>—
false ego.

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In the following <i>śloka</i>
He says,

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<i>apareyam itas tv anyāṁ
prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām</i>


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<i>jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho
yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat</i>
<i>[Bg: 7.5]</i>

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He says that, 
“But the <i>jīva</i>, <i>jīva-śakti</i> …

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(what I’ve just outlined 
is <i>prakṛti</i>—mundane energy)

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<i>jīva</i> is a superior
type of <i> śakti</i>,

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which is above
these eight elements.”

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So although we don’t normally 
think of it this way, it’s not the first verse 


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that would come to our mind 
in terms of <i>sahajiyāism</i>.

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Śrīla Guru Mahārāj used it 
as a refutation of <i> sahajiyāism</i>.

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Along these lines that their idea 
is that by reconditioning

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the element of mind, 
the mundane element of mind,

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filling it with images 
of Kṛṣṇa,

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making it accustomed 
to hearing certain sounds,

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that one will have 
some sort of epiphany,

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and their <i>swarūp</i>
will manifest.

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Guru Mahārāj is of the opinion 
that all of this must dissolve.

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Because the subtlest aspect 
is <i>ahaṅkāra</i>, false ego,

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but then the <i>buddhi</i>, 
the mind, 


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the body that’s housing 
these elements—

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all of these
must be dissolved.

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In what way? Or …
Gurudev gave a famous lecture called

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“Dissolving the pillars of ego.”

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“Demolishing the pillars of ego.”

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How? Not through some 
Buddhistic type of dissolution,

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but rather through service,

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through service engagement, 
through dedication.

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Biological expression 
of the soul’s delusion is the body.

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It’s the outcome of <i>jīva</i>’s 
exploiting tendency,

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the desire 
to lord over matter.

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Sometimes he would quote 
“Robinson Crusoe”.

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Alexander Selkirk, the famous …
The man shipwrecked on the island.

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And he has a line, where he says, 
“I am the lord of all I survey.”

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So he’s saying,

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“This mood, this mania
that I’m the master

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and detesting 
the very notion of …

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servitude or,
by extension, slavery,

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being subordinate,
being submissive.”

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In modern times any qualities 
associated with this notion

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are considered undesirable 
and detrimental

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to developing oneself
and one’s self-esteem, etc.

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So the body is a biological expression 
of the soul’s delusion,

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that includes mind,
intelligence,

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but the outcome 
of exploiting tendency,

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the biological outcome 
of exploiting tendency,

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if we become connected 
to the service plane,

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if we withdraw
from being exploiting agents

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and become enriched 
with a dedicating tendency,

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then the body, 
mind, intelligence,

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which were the outcome 
of the exploiting tendency,

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start to vanish, 
and the spiritual mind, intellect, body

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begin to manifest—the <i>swarūp</i>.