Category:Active Principle
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda consistently emphasizes that matter, whether it be a single atom or the entire cosmic manifestation, is inert and useless without the presence of the active principle, or spirit. Modern civilization is often criticized for becoming enamored with the mechanical complexity of the material body and the universe while completely neglecting the force that makes them function. True knowledge begins when one distinguishes between the temporary material covering and the eternal active principle—the soul within the body and the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, within the universe.
- The Living Force vs. Dead Matter: The fundamental difference between a living body and a corpse is the presence of the soul; once this active principle departs, the body returns to dust, rendering material attachments meaningless.
- Krsna as the Supreme Cause: Just as the soul sustains the body, Lord Krsna and His expansion as the Supersoul act as the ultimate active principle behind all cosmic manifestations, nature, and material elements.
- The Defect of Modern Science: Contemporary scientists are compared to those who study a watch but ignore the watchmaker; they analyze the mechanics of nature but fail to understand the living force that energizes it.
- The Essence of Spiritual Life: In the realm of devotional service, the active principle is the satisfaction of the spiritual master, without which all spiritual endeavors become useless.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Kṛṣṇa as the Active Principle of Everything.
Subcategories
This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Pages in category "Active Principle"
The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
A
- A paramahamsa accepts only the active principle of everything; just as a swan accepts only the milk from a mixture of water & milk, he accepts only the Supreme Personality of Godhead as his life and soul, neglecting all external, material things
- A watchmaker is making, screwdriving, and doing so many things. All of a sudden his heart fails. No more watch. What is that active principle? Where is that science? That is my proposition
- As I say, the active principle, I am also the active principle. As I say, the dead body and the living body, difference is, when the active principle is not there, it is dead body
- As stated in Bhagavad-gita (BG 7.8), raso 'ham apsu kaunteya: the taste of water is also Krsna. Krsna is the active principle of everything we need for our maintenance
- At the present moment, people, although very much proud of their advancement of knowledge, do not know what is the active principle of life
B
- Because the Lord is the Supersoul, He is the active principle of every living entity and even the atom (andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham). He is the actual reality
- Behind this material combination there is an active principle, which is soul. That is the important thing. But in the modern age they are giving more stress on the unimportant thing
I
- In Krsna consciousness we become aware that earth, water, fire, air and every active principle, all chemicals and all material elements are due to Krsna. BG 1972 purports
- It appears that when different kinds of drugs, creepers, grass and vegetables are put into this milk and the milk is churned, as milk is churned for butter, the active principles of the vegetables and drugs mix with the milk, and the result is nectar
T
- The active principle is that living soul. As soon as the active principle is gone, then it is useless. "Dust thou art, dust thou be-est." Then this body is made of this earth, and it again becomes earth
- The active principle of everything is Krsna, and highly elevated transcendentalists see everything in connection with Him
- The effect of taking up Krsna consciousness is just like that of drinking nectar: with or without one's knowledge, it will act. The active principle of Krsna consciousness will equally manifest itself everywhere
- The first beginning of knowledge is that at the present moment, people, although very much proud of their advancement of knowledge, he does not know the, what is the active principle of life
- The order of the spiritual master is the active principle in spiritual life. Anyone who disobeys the order of the spiritual master immediately becomes useless
- The question of the satisfaction of the self is raised herein (SB 1.2.8). The self is beyond the gross body and subtle mind. He is the potent active principle of the body and mind
- The Supreme Lord is called Hrsikesa; He is the only conductor of the senses. Unless empowered by His energy, our senses cannot act. In other words, He is the only seer, the only worker, the only listener, & the only active principle or supreme controller
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead is described in this verse (SB 7.5.41) as anirdesye. We cannot understand Him to be in a particular place, for He is all-pervasive. Moreover, He is akhilatma, the active principle of everything, even material weapons
- The taste of water is the active principle of water. No one likes to drink sea water because the pure taste of water is mixed with salt. BG 1972 purports
- The words sarva-vastuni vastu-svarupah indicate that the Supreme Lord is the active principle of everything
- This is self-realization. That active principle is soul, and the soul is migrating from one body to another as you are migrating from childhood to babyhood, babyhood to boyhood, boyhood to youthhood. So the soul is the same. The body is different
- This is the basic principle of knowledge that, "I am not this body, I am the active principle within this body." Then further knowledge can be understood
W
- We have got good brain. Instead of utilizing the brain to know what is the active principles of this whole universe, if we utilize that brain for manufacturing a watch, that is not very good proposal
- We have no brain, we are all not very intelligent. But we can understand if there is the active principle soul within this body, there must be a Supersoul within this huge structure of body
- Who knows it? Ask big, big leaders, big, big scholars of Bhagavad-gita. They are concerned with this body. Nobody is interested with the active principle within the body. So what do they know about Bhagavad-gita?
Y
- You (Visnu) are the active principle, the real truth, in all the ingredients of creation, and therefore You are known as antaryami, the inner force - SB 10.2.26
- You manufacture watch, but at the same time, you try to study the active principle, who is the watchmaker. I am seeing the watch with the eyes, but as soon as the active principle is gone, no more seeing. Where is that science?