A central point in Prabhupada's teachings is the idea that the soul is an eternal servant of Krishna. The original consciousness of the soul is Krishna Consciousness, and being eternal, this original consciousness can't be lost, although it may be temporarily covered. Due to free will, the soul comes to the material world, where due to the identification with the false ego, the soul gradually becomes covered by the intelligence, mind, senses, and eventually, a gross body, forgetting his original spiritual nature. As he explains, the soul doesn't really fall into the material world, remaining in his eternal position, just like someone sleeping.
Many, incapable of understanding the deepness of Prabhupada's teachings, question his conclusions. However, a careful study of the teachings of Lord Kapila in chapter 3.27 reveals details of how exactly this happens. All questions about how the eternal soul can "fall" into the material world are answered in this chapter.
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