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is different, but they have not understood it, and that is what they
go by. If it was omnipresent (sarvavyapi) like that, then where
would they go to defecate? In a home, do they not normally
keep the toilet and the kitchen separate?! If God were
everywhere, then which wood would you burn, and which wood
would you not burn? Would you not have to use your discretion?
Lord Krishna has told us about both, the non-living (jada) and
the living (chetan); Atma and anatma.
This living (chetan) and non-living (jada), are both two
entirely different things. Anything that is non-living (jada), you
can use; however, if you hurt anything that is living (chetan), you
will commit sin (paap). There is life, Soul (chetan) in a tree. If you
cut it or burn it, you will incur paap. And if you found any kind
of wood just lying around here and you burned it, then it would
not matter. That is because there is no Soul, life (chetan) in it.
Original Revelation Through the Exact Vision
Therefore, Lord Krishna gave us the clear distinction, of
there being two things: the Atma and non-Self (anatma). If you
believe that the non-living (jada) itself is Atma, then what would
become of the Atma? If there is only wheat everywhere, then
why would you need to separate