Four Complex Systems Where I Am At A Loss To Understand

About this episode

The episode explores the three primary potencies of the Absolute Truth and their manifestations.

“The primary potencies of the Absolute Truth are mentioned to be three: internal, external and marginal. By the acts of His internal potency, the Personality of Godhead in His original form exhibits the spiritual cosmic manifestations known as the eternal Vaikunthalokas, which exist eternally, even after the destruction of the material cosmic manifestation. By His marginal potency the Lord expands Himself as living beings who are part of Him, just as the sun distributes its rays in all directions. By His external potency the Lord manifests the material creation, just as the sun with its rays creates fog. The material creation is but a perverse reflection of the eternal Vaikuntha nature.” (Shrila Prabhupada, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Adi 2.96 Purport)

People in this episode

Host: Krishna's Mercy

Topics covered

• spirituality
• philosophy
• Vaikuntha
• potencies of God
• material creation

Keywords

• Absolute Truth
• internal potency
• external potency
• marginal potency
• Vaikunthalokas
• material creation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Chaitanya Charitamrita

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