Supersoul Vs Conditioned Soul (Paramatma Vs Jivatma)

Posted by dinesh

This understanding is very essential for our progress in the path of self-realization as well as the realization of the Supreme. Because when we perform our actions, the mood with which we perform is monitored by the Supreme Lord seated within us. It's the bhava with which we perform. Whole heartedly, with love for Him, without any reservation. Again there are many today who say if we think of Him for a moment whole heartedly that is sufficient, I am not sympathising with those mundane people who claim themsleves to be of the same level as pure devotees.

Everything belongs to Him, we cannot offer Him or please Him by our endeavors. But when we act according to His desire(inclusive of the spiritual master's desire, which are the same in one sense), He can be pleased. The holy name chanted by a neophyte in Krishna Consciousness is thousands of times far better than that of an impersonalist or a Mayavadi.

The action, chanting the holyname is the same but with what understanding it's chanted is important. A neophyte ringing the bell in the temple of Krishna is extremely fortunate than a mayavadi who is engaged in his so-called service. When mayavadis sing, Krishna feels like pinching His hearts with Vajra. Krishna doesnt like to hear His names be chanted by mayavadis. A pure devotee can easily identify if Krishna is really present in the names chanted by a person.

Paramatma Vs Jivatma

S.No	Paramatma (Supersoul)	Jivatma(Conditioned Soul)
1	Param-atma refers to the Supreme Lord who expands Himself as the Supersoul and who enters into the hearts of all living entities as well as all the atoms. Thus param-atma is the localized aspect of the supreme, situated in everyone's heart as the transcendental witness.	Jiva-atma, or the individual soul, refers to the living entity which is embodied in a physical form, produced by material nature.
2	Conscious of all that pervades the entire cosmic manifestation	Conscious of only the minute part of the material elements into which the conditioned soul is trapped
3	The Supersoul acts as the neutral observer, witness, adviser, guide and friend of the individual soul	The Conditioned soul being envious of the Supreme Lord of His position enjoys or suffers the reactions of his good and bad actions entrapped in the 25 material elements
4	The Supreme Lord has unlimited energies that pervade the Cosmic manifestation	The Conditioned soul being infinitsimal part of the Lord also wants to become Isvara but his position is very minute and is always dependent on the energies of the Supreme Lord. Can never act on his own.
5	The Supreme Lord is the creator and controller	The living entities are the created and controlled. They are controlled by either the external or internal energy of the Lord
6	The Supreme Lord remains Supreme Lord at all times and never gets covered by illusory energy. If so there's no point in listening His words in the Bhagavad Gita and in that case the material nature or the illusory energy becomes greater than the Lord., which is baseless.	The living entities can never become equal to the Supreme Lord by any mystic yoga practice or any other means.
7	Outside the body of the conditioned soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead remains as the time factor.	The conditioned souls are controlled by the Supreme Lord by the time factor. No one can escape from the clutches of Time which is Krishna. Time takes away everything. But can control even Krishna by pure devotional service. When the conditioned souls get back Home(Godhead), they surpass the time and live eternally without any problems.