Category:No Consciousness
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the fundamental difference between spirit and matter is the presence of consciousness. Consciousness is the definitive symptom of the soul. Just as heat and light indicate the presence of the sun in the sky, consciousness indicates the presence of the spirit soul within the physical body. When the soul leaves, the body immediately becomes dead matter with no consciousness. While materialists falsely claim that consciousness is merely a product of chemical combinations or that animals have no soul, Vedic wisdom confirms that consciousness is eternal and purely spiritual. The degree of consciousness varies according to the evolutionary stage of the physical body, ranging from the dormant, unprotesting state of trees to the highly developed, inquisitive state of human beings. Ultimately, just as individual consciousness pervades and animates the personal body, the Supreme Consciousness pervades and flawlessly orchestrates the entire cosmic manifestation.
- The Symptom of the Soul: The presence of the soul is perceived through consciousness. When the soul departs from the body, consciousness departs with it, leaving only dead matter.
- Matter Cannot Produce Consciousness: Consciousness is an eternal, spiritual characteristic. It cannot be manufactured by any combination of material elements. Without consciousness, a body—whether Indian, American, or otherwise—has absolutely no value.
- Degrees of Development: All living entities, including trees, ants, and animals, have souls. However, their consciousness is covered to different degrees. A tree has no developed consciousness to protest when cut, whereas a human being has the highly developed consciousness required to understand spiritual science.
- The Supreme Director: Just as a body requires a conscious soul to function, the perfectly regulated cosmic manifestation—with its rising sun, changing seasons, and floating planets—proves the existence of a Supreme Consciousness guiding material nature.
- The Value of Kṛṣṇa Consciousness: Having a developed human body is practically useless if the consciousness is not purified. The ultimate goal of life is to revive our original Kṛṣṇa consciousness and re-engage in the loving service of the Lord.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: As Soon as the Soul is Gone, There is No Consciousness.
Pages in category "No Consciousness"
The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
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- If the body, the American body or Indian body, or good name and big name, it has no consciousness, then what is the value? No value
- If there was no consciousness either in you or I, then I could not chant, neither you could hear, or neither you could chant, neither I could hear. So therefore the position of the consciousness is activity
- In this material world we desire sense enjoyment, but without Krsna or without KC there is no possibility of sense enjoyment. We may have strong arms and legs, but when there is no consciousness - when there is no KC - we cannot even utilize them
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- Just like a tree, you cut it, it has no consciousness to protest. But, even an ant, a small ant, because it has developed consciousness, you try to kill it, it'll protest. Therefore the more consciousness you develop, you become active
- Just like Krsna says that tad viddhi, that, that thing which is spreading consciousness, that is soul. Now you can perceive there must be something which is now absent, otherwise why there is no consciousness?
- Just like so long the sun is visible, there is heat and sunlight. Similarly, so long the soul is there within this body, we have got this consciousness. And as soon as the soul is gone from this body, there is no consciousness
- Just like when Caitanya Mahaprabhu fainted in the Jagannatha temple, Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya examined that there was no consciousness. Even the abdomen was not moving. When you actually you have consciousness and you breathe, the abdomen moves
- Just like when we sleep deeply, there is no consciousness. There is consciousness - this is called susupti, unconscious. So again, as soon as the body is complete, then we get back our consciousness
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- Of course, in the process of development, there is no consciousness, just like deep sleeping. It is like that. But as soon as the body is little developed, the... There are nine holes: two nostrils, two ears, two eyes, one navel, one genital, one rectum
- One who has no consciousness, he cannot do anything nicely. If his consciousness is disturbed, then his work cannot be... Just like a madman
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- The American body or Indian body may have a good name, but if it has no consciousness, what is its value? No value
- The bug and myself sitting on the same place, but because the bug has no consciousness, therefore he is bug, and I have got consciousness, I am your spiritual master
- The difference between matter and spirit is that matter has no consciousness like the living entity; therefore this consciousness is supreme and eternal. Consciousness cannot be produced by a combination of matter. BG 1972 purports
- The more the consciousness is developed, one comes to the platform of superior energy. So the dull stone, dull matter, they have no consciousness, but there is life
- The whole cosmic manifestation which is present before you, so nicely going on, don't you think there is a consciousness behind it? How can you deny that there is no consciousness in the matter of sun rising, moon rising, seasonal changes?
- This is matter and spirit. Where there is consciousness, that is spirit. Where there is no consciousness, that is matter
- This pain feeling will be stopped as soon as the consciousness is taken away from this body. Dead body, where there is no consciousness, the dead body does not feel even he is chopped up by some chopper, because the consciousness is gone
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- We'll take the law of gravity again. If some object in nature which has no consciousness behaves in a regulated manner, then it's obvious that it's under the control of a law.
- What is the symptoms of possessing soul? The symptoms of possessing soul is described in the Bhagavad-gita: yena sarvam idam tatam. The consciousness. The animals have no consciousness? How foolish they are
- Why should I kill an animal? This is humanity. Why should I imitate an animal? Then what is the difference between animal and human being? If you have no discretion, if you have no consciousness