I have been pondering on the meaning of the word “purusa” in the context of enjoyer. The desire we have to enjoy one thing or another whilst also having he desires to be accepted within one social group or another or loved by another living entity.

That the desire to be loved and accepted is usually seen as a predominantly female trait; now if we look at it from the point where were all Prakrti “female” then these desires and needs can be fully understood.

That we are ultimately actually desiring to be loved by Krishna and in order to gain this our aim should be to serve nicely to provide and care again a quality associated with the female

I read this by Srila Prabhupada that makes more sense of my random thoughts:

 

We say that every living entity is by nature a female, prakrti. Prakrti means “female,” and purusa means “male.” Although we are prakrti, in this material world we are posing ourselves as purusa. Because the jivatma, the individual soul, has the propensity to enjoy as a male, he is sometimes described as purusa. But actually the jivatma is not purusa. He is prakrti. Prakrti means the predominated, and purusa means the predominator. The only predominator is Krsna; therefore originally we are all female by constitution. But under illusion we attempt to become males, enjoyers. This is called maya. Although a female by constitution, the living entity is trying to imitate the supreme male, Krsna. When one comes to his original consciousness, one understands that he is not the predominator but the predominated.

Carl Jung: Seeker Without a Guide

 

In the context of Krishna everything makes sense, without some how we convince ourselves that our thoughts and feelings are right identifying with a reality of the hear and now the body we find ourselves in.

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