according to the srimad bhagvad mahapurana, dharma arose from brahma's chest whereas adharma from his back. also krishna says in chapter 15 of the srimad bhagvad gita that every living being is a part and parcel of him. then why were adharma, lust, anger, greed and such negatives created at all. according to the gita, the odds are hopelessly loaded against a jivatma, for even if elevated to the highest of the 14 spiritual planes, it is subject to the miseries of birth, old age and death. of course, krishna mentions that his devotee can easily overcome these difficulties. but then what is the point of creating a jivatma in all its imperfection, subjecting it to nearly 100 years of brahma's life (311 trillion earth years) and then merging it back into the paramatma that too at the sole discretion of the paramatma. this sounds very cynical but it is a very fundamental question - how and why were we separated from the supersoul and what is the point of it all if this is an illusory world created by maya under the lord's direction. could anyone please provide enlightenment? each day, these questions knaw at the core of my very being and makes mundane life appear so pointless.