Category:Absolute Platform
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda demystifies the spiritual realm by explaining the nature of the absolute platform. On this platform, the dualities of the material world—such as friend and enemy, or violence and non-violence—cease to exist, as everything is of the nature of pure goodness, or suddha-sattva. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that although the absolute platform is characterized by oneness, it is not a monolithic void. Rather, it is full of spiritual variegatedness. The Lord expands into unlimited forms and pastimes to relish different kinds of spiritual humors, or rasas. On this platform, the holy name of Kṛṣṇa is identical to Kṛṣṇa Himself, and the instructions of the spiritual master are identical to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To reach this state, one must move beyond the ascending process of mental speculation and embrace the path of bhakti, which allows the living entity to stand firmly on the absolute platform of eternal existence.
- Oneness and Identity: Because the Lord is on the absolute platform, there is no difference between His name, His form, His speech, and His person.
- Variegatedness vs. Impersonalism: The absolute platform is not void; it contains unlimited spiritual varieties, such as different rasas and forms, as a challenge to monistic ideas.
- Transcendence of Dualities: On this platform, material distinctions like anger and pleasure, or meeting and separation, are all equally transcendental and auspicious.
- Equality in Service: Although there are roles of master and servant, both stand on the same absolute platform, making the relationship one of spiritual oneness.
- The Path of Descent: The absolute platform cannot be reached by human effort or speculation; the Absolute Truth must descend to us through the authorized process.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Transcendental Variety on the Absolute Platform.
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Pages in category "Absolute Platform"
The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
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- Actually, there is no difference between them (Panca-tattva) because they are situated on the absolute platform, but they manifest different spiritual varieties as a challenge to impersonalists to taste different kinds of spiritual humors, rasas
- Although each process (of devotional service) appears distinct, when one is situated on the absolute platform he can see that they are identical. For instance, hearing is as good as chanting, and remembering is as good as chanting or hearing
B
- Because he (Kapila Muni) is on the absolute platform, free from material contamination, he is called paratma-bhuta or brahma-bhuta
- Because the Lord is on the absolute platform, there is no difference between the holy name of the Lord and the Supreme Lord Himself. There are different names for the Supreme Lord, and these names have different purposes and meanings
- Because we are materially contaminated, our stealing is abominable, whereas on the spiritual, absolute platform the same stealing is so nice that it is enjoyable
- By penances, austerities, & meditations they (the jnanis & yogis) can rise up to the platform of the Supreme Absolute, but as has been explained, they again fall down to the material world, because they have not taken Krsna's personal features seriously
I
- I wish that you can utilize your best talents in business organization and the result utilize for Krishna's satisfaction is on the absolute platform
- If the mind is captivated by the pious and impious activities mentioned in the Vedas, one remains eternally in darkness; one cannot attain the absolute platform
- In the absolute platform everything is identical. In the relative world also. Just like anything you take, it is material. So material identity. Similarly, in the spiritual world everything is spiritual
- In the absolute platform, in the spiritual world, Krsna is the supreme whole spirit. Therefore He may expand Himself. Advaita acyuta anadi ananta-rupam (Bs. 5.33). Ananta-rupam, various kinds of forms
- In the absolute platform, there is no difference of separation and meeting. The separation is also meeting, rather in separation one relishes the loving relationship more tasty
- In the transcendental world, the servant and master are one. That is the absolute platform. Although the relationship is servant and master, both the servant and the served stand on the same platform. That is oneness
- It is a misconception that the Lord acts with someone in relationship of friend and with someone else in the relationship of enemy. His being an enemy or friend is always on the absolute platform. There is no material distinction
- It should be understood that no one can surpass the Supreme Personality of Godhead in speaking. There is no difference between the Supreme Person and His speeches, for He stands on the absolute platform
S
- Since everyone has a different body and mind, different types of religions are needed. But when one is situated on the spiritual platform, there are no bodily and mental differences. Consequently on the absolute platform there is oneness in religion
- Since the Lord is absolute, His acts of violence and nonviolence are both on the absolute platform. There is no difference in such acts of the Lord
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- The Absolute Truth must descend from the absolute platform. He is not to be understood by the ascending process
- The devotee is situated on the absolute platform, and when he is angry or pleased, there is no difference, for in either case he bestows his benediction
- The karma-yogi exists always in a transcendental position, far away from the conditions of the modes of nature, for all his works attain to the platform of the Absolute
- The representative of the Supreme Godhead, carries the message throughout the world. Therefore, on the absolute platform, there is no difference between the spiritual master and the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- The system of varnasrama-dharma refers to the three modes of material nature, but transcendental devotional service is on the absolute platform
- There are many different religions throughout the world because they are not all on the absolute platform of devotional service. As confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.66): sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja
- There is no difference between them (the Personality of Godhead and the members of the Panca-tattva) because they are situated on the absolute platform, but they manifest different spiritual varieties as a challenge to the impersonalists
- There is no possibility of one being different from the other (the members of the Panca-tattva), for the worshiper and the worshipable cannot be separated at any stage. On the absolute platform, one cannot be understood without the other
- There is no preliminary qualification necessary for the understanding of Bhagavad-gita, because it is spoken from the absolute platform
- There is steady stand in Bhakti cult because in this cult God is there, the devotee is there and the devotional service activities are there, and when they are joined together that makes us able to stand on the Absolute platform
- They (prakrta-sahajiyas) do not know that His (Krsna's) bellicose activities and His friendly activities with the gopis are equally transcendental, being on the absolute platform
- Transcendental devotional service is on the absolute platform