Spirit Soul: Nature of the Soul

Q. Please help me to understand the purport to verse 32 of chapter 13 of the Bhagavad Gita. I thought that the soul enjoys and suffers due to his contact with the material body and also entangles himself with the karma that he performs with that body. How is it then that the activities performed due to his contact with material bodies do not entangle him?

Can you please help me understand how these verses/purports do not contradict each other?

Bhagavad-gita As It Is 7.14.  

Q. Is it correct to say that the individual souls have natural inclination to enjoy independently? If yes, then what is the hope that the individual soul will ever become dependent and serve the Lord? How natural would that state be?

No, it is not a natural inclination of the soul to enjoy independent of the Lord. It is the nature of the soul to be jubilant and to enjoy; as the Vedanta sutra says, anandamayo 'bhyasat. But we have the choice to seek that enjoyment in service to Krishna or in forgetfulness of Him.

Q. In his purports Srila Prabhupada has called women less intelligent. If all of us, men or women, are basically Prakrti (feminine), then why a soul with a woman's body considered less intelligent?

Q. It is a belief that dancing promotes sexual desires? Is it correct? Please clarify.

Dancing for the pleasure of Krishna -- such as dancing in sankirtan -- is transcendental devotional service. It purifies one of material infections. Such dancing is the natural activity of the soul - in fact, it is described that in the spiritual world every word is a song and every step is a dance. Whereas dancing for sense gratification as seen in the material world is but a perverted reflection.

Q. How do we know that the love we show to Lord Krishna is not contaminated, and how do we differentiate love and lust in the material sense?

Below is an answer I had given to another person some time ago about "love" in the material world but it addresses your question as well:
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Q. Does the soul have any feelings like pain and happiness? If so, is that due to mind, intelligence and false ego covering it? Does the soul feel pain when it leaves the body?

Consciousness is concomitant with the soul, meaning the soul does experience all varieties of feelings such as happiness, disappointment, anger, frustration etc – but not in relation to the gross or subtle body. The feelings experienced in the spiritual world are all transcendental, and are just different flavors of ananda (transcendental bliss).

Q. Initially the soul is considered to be qualitatively similar to the Supersoul. So when we are born in this material world, what is it that enjoys/suffers the karma, is it the soul? If the soul does not experience any kind of happiness or distress, if it is only in relation to the material body that is acquired, then how does karma play an important role in our next birth?

Q. 1. How is our soul a part of Krishna?
 
A. The analogy of a spark to a blazing fire is given to describe our relationship with Krsna. We are the energy of Krsna and are just like a small spark of the Infinite Absolute.
We have our individual identity and freewill, but we can never function independently of Krsna.

Q. I have learned that "To surrender unto the Lord through the transparent medium of the spiritual master is to attain complete freedom of life".

What exactly is freedom of life? Why do we all seek freedom of life? It is true that we all have to face a stark reality in the form of DEATH! But, what about duties while we are alive  and towards those who are alive around *us*? Is performing our duties, in any role not good enough?