Category:Real Cause
Theme Analysis
The philosophical teachings of Śrīla Prabhupāda consistently direct human inquiry toward the ultimate origin of existence and the root of our current condition. While materialistic scientists and speculators attribute the cosmic manifestation to chance or secondary material nature, the actual truth is that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the primeval cause of all causes. On a personal level, the root of all miseries and the hard struggle for life is the conditioned soul's forgetfulness of its eternal relationship with the Lord. Realizing this ultimate cause through the association of devotees and the process of devotional service is the true science of religion.
- The Primeval Cause of Creation: The material energy (māyā) acts merely as the immediate instrument of the cosmic manifestation, whereas the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa is the original, primeval cause of everything (janmādy asya yataḥ).
- The Illusion of Secular Speculation: Atheistic philosophers, scientists, and demoniac speculators remain in constant darkness because they foolishly attribute the highly organized cosmic creation to random chance rather than investigating the real cause.
- The Origin of Material Suffering: Although people superficially blame external circumstances for their distress, the real cause of suffering is one's own fruitive activities and complete forgetfulness of their eternal relationship with the Supreme Lord.
- The Solution Through Devotional Service: Awakening from this forgetfulness requires engaging in the real cause of spiritual growth, which is associating with pure devotees and continually watering the creeper of devotion by hearing and chanting.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Forgetfulness of God is the Real Cause of Suffering.
Pages in category "Real Cause"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
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- A ksatriya who is fighting for the real cause, as sanctioned by the dharma-sastras, then both ways he's profited. If he becomes victorious, he's profited, but if he's killed in the battle, he's also profited
- A sannyasi is supposed to beg from door to door. He does not beg simply because he is hungry. His real purpose is to enlighten the occupant of every house by preaching Krsna consciousness
- According to real intelligence, the real cause of the cosmic manifestation is the Supreme Lord. Janmady asya yatah: (SB 1.1.1) He is the original cause of all creation
- All three types of jnanis are called moksakanksis, those desiring liberation. By associating with devotees, such people give up the mumuksu principle and render devotional service. The real cause for this change is the association of devotees
B
- Because so-called philosophers and scientists are unable to find the real cause, they foolishly say that everything happens by chance
- Because the real fact is they do not want to give up meat-eating and fish-eating. Therefore they like Vivekananda. That is the real reason. And Caitanya Mahaprabhu's movement, Vaisnava, they have to give up so many things. That is the disease
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- Gaura Pahu, 1969 - Why I have invited the spiritual death? Because I am engaged in something which is useless and I have rejected the real purpose of my life
- Gopala Capala simply wanted to be delivered from the bodily sufferings of leprosy, but Sri Caitanya, although accepting his sincere appeal, wanted to inform him of the real cause of suffering
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- I have given already one crude example. Similarly, why Mr. Stalin could tolerate without any trouble? Because he was a leader. He was always absorbed in the thought of how he could advance the Communist cause. This is the real reason
- If and only if we can establish our relationships with one another upon the central attraction of Sri Krsna, the prime cause of all causes, will we really turn the concepts of fraternity and equality into workable means of lasting peace
T
- The field or the earth is not exploding with the vegetation. It is due to the sunshine. Therefore it is coming out. It is the real cause. Similarly, accepting that chunk, the total material energy, it is agitated by the glance of Maha-Visnu
- The maya aspect of material nature is the immediate cause of the cosmic manifestation. But it cannot be the real cause, for the original cause is Lord Narayana
- The Patanjala philosophers say that when one is self-realized, he understands the Lord. Similarly, according to the Vedas and Vedic principles, the original cause is the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- The purpose of self-realization is clearly stated in the Fifteenth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita (BG 15.15): the purpose of studying the Vedas is to know Lord Krsna, the primeval cause of everything. BG 1972 purports
- The real cause of His coming is at the request of His devotees, but when He comes He simultaneously shows that He is prepared to kill anyone who is envious of His devotees
- The real cause of one's difficulties in the hard struggle for life may be found in one's forgetfulness of his relationship with the Supreme Lord
- The real cause of one's difficulties in the hard struggle for life may be found in one's forgetfulness of his relationship with the Supreme Lord. BG 1972 purports
- The real cause of the growing of such fruit, which is called the nectar of hearing the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is to water the creeper of devotional service by hearing and chanting
- The real reason for the enmity between Lord Siva and Daksa is explained here (in SB 4.3.21). Daksa was envious of Lord Siva because of Siva's high position as an incarnation of a quality of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- These (the ten different methods of liberation) may be very attractive, but by following such methods, one cannot actually understand the real cause and effect and the original cause of everything (janmady asya yatah) - SB 1.1.1
- They (the demoniac speculators) are kept in constant darkness, birth after birth, and cannot understand the real cause of all causes. This is the reason why there are so many schools of philosophical speculation
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- We may make propaganda against animal slaughter, but that will not advance our real cause. KC is based on pure understanding, not by any sentimental provocation
- We may superficially see that one is suffering or enjoying because of some external causes, but the real cause is one's own fruitive activities
- When you come to the real cause of everything, then you come to religion. Religion is the science of sciences