Do we spiritualize our material mind and take it to the spiritual world?
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Thank you Question from Tushar Vora Prabhu Question You said in an earlier question answer session that we will leave the mind behind in the material world but don't we have a mind in the spiritual body, doesn't the spiritual body think as far as I understand leaving the material body means converting it into spiritual mind leaving the material mind means converting it into spiritual mind, full of spiritual thoughts and devoting for devotional service and taking it to the spiritual world, is my understanding correct? Answer Yes, we do have a mind in the spiritual world and surely the spiritual body thinks but the spiritual body is characterized by Angani is Sakalendra Vittimanti, just as Krishna's senses are capable of doing the functions of all the senses similarly, there is non-difference between the body, mind and soul for even us in the spiritual world so even our mind, we have a mind but that mind is not made of subtle matter nor is our body made of gross matter, the mind is spiritual, the body is spiritual and the soul of course is spiritual, in fact there is no difference of substance between the body, mind and soul, there is only a difference of function and even that function difference is also not absolute because each part can perform the function of other part just like Krishna can so yes, we do have a mind and we do think but that is done by the spiritual element itself so leaving the material mind happens when we are transiting from the material world to the spiritual world universe is covered by the eight coverings that also comprise our material body, gross material body so rather our both gross and subtle material bodies, so when we leave the subtle material body behind, that means that as we are crossing through the universe to go back to the spiritual world the mind that comprise our subtle body merges with the mind element in the universe, in the covering around the universe, intelligence element merges with the covering of intelligence that is there in the universe and the false ego element merges with the false ego covering and then the soul free from the subtle body goes back to the spiritual world and we don't need a material mind to think, in fact the material mind can't think it is the soul who thinks and the soul thinks with its own natural consciousness but when the soul is in the material world it uses the material mind to think but we don't need a material mind in the spiritual world because the soul has its innate capacity to think and in fact the soul that gives the mind the thinking capacity so what you are saying is a part of sadhana in the material world, in the material world we try to spiritualise our mind by thinking about Krishna, by redirecting our emotions and desires and aspirations towards Krishna and in this way making our material mind spiritualised but that is in this process of sadhana at the end when we become purified we don't do this sadhana, at that time we are pure and we actually have our own natural spiritual mind Thank you.