Question: Plato considered material nature, or prakriti, to have always been existing in a chaotic state. God takes matter and fashions it into form in order to create the universe. Srila Prabhupada: More precisely, Krishna sets prakriti (matter) in motion, and the products are manifesting automatically. A printer may set up a press in such a way that many magazines can be printed completely. The seeds, or bijams, are created by God in such a way that creations are manifest automatically. These seeds are Gods machines. He has created these seeds only. The seed of the entire universe is coming from Him. Yasyaika nisvasita kalam athavalambya (Brahma-samhita 5.48). When God breathes, millions of seeds of universes emanate from His body, and we call this creation. When He inhales, they return, and we call this annihilation. Things are manifest or unmanifest depending on His breathing. When He exhales, everything is manifest. When He inhales, everything is finished. - Dialectic Spiritualism, Ch. 1
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:31:01 +0000
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