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TEXT 22 vedanam sama-vedo 'smi
SYNONYMS  vedanam--of
all the Vedas; sama-vedah--the Sama Veda; asmi--I
am; devanam--of all the demigods; asmi--I am; vasavah--heavenly
king; indriyanam--of all the senses; manah--the mind; ca--also;
asmi--I am; bhutanam--of all living entities; asmi--I
am; cetana--the living force.
TRANSLATION Of the Vedas
I am the Sama-veda; of the demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the
mind, and in living beings I am the living force [knowledge].
PURPORT The difference
between matter and spirit is that matter has no consciousness like the
living entity; therefore this consciousness is supreme and eternal. Consciousness
cannot be produced by a combination of matter.
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