# The energies of the Lord > [!summary] > *The Supreme Lord possesses innumerable energies that can be divided into three principal categories: the internal (spiritual) energy, the external (material) energy, and the marginal energy (the living entities). Everything that exists is a manifestation of one of these energies. The material energy creates the temporary cosmic manifestation, while the spiritual energy constitutes the eternal spiritual world. The living entities, as marginal energy, have the choice to serve either energy.* ## Three Principal Energies ![[sb/2/6/17]] ![[cc/madhya/20/111#translation]] ## The Living Entities Are the Marginal Energy ![[bg/7/5]] ![[sb/4/31/13]] ## The Material Energy Creates Under the Lord's Direction ![[sb/2/4/6]] ![[sb/2/1/38]] ## The Spiritual Energy Is Superior to the Material ![[bg/7/4]] ![[sb/2/7/53]] ## The Lord Is the Source of All Energies ![[sb/2/10/7]] ![[cc/adi/5/66#translation]] ## Everything Is the Lord's Energy ![[sb/4/24/60]] ![[sb/1/5/20]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/surrender-to-the-lord|Surrender to the Lord]] — Approaching Kṛṣṇa - [[wiki/articles/love-for-krsna|Love for Kṛṣṇa]] — The goal - [[wiki/articles/the-nature-of-the-soul|The nature of the soul]] — The marginal energy - [[wiki/articles/the-philosophy-of-acintya-bhedabheda|Acintya-bhedābheda]] — One and different - [[wiki/articles/the-spiritual-world|The spiritual world]] — The internal energy manifest - [[wiki/articles/the-three-modes-of-material-nature|The three modes]] — The external energy's influence ## From the Index - [[index/entries/energy-of-supreme-lord|Energy of the Lord]] — Three categories - [[index/entries/maya|Māyā]] — The external energy - [[index/entries/spiritual-world|Spiritual World]] — The internal energy