[Posted Dec 5, 2008]

Cause of all causes

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

The mind doesn't go there

Epoch Times Dec 1, 2008 - LEONARDO VINTINI

Was There a ‘Before’ the Big Bang?

Despite all the information obtained through years of scientific investigation, the phases of the universe during its first moments following this great explosion are still the subject of heated debate. The diverse theories that circulate in scientific circles seem to unravel when trying to explain the particular quantum state of matter in the primitive phases—the very first moments of the Big Badaboom. There still does not exist a single convincing physical model to explain the first 10 -33 seconds of the universe.

Trying to understand the origin of this momentous explosion is even more complex. The more we understand the initial cause of each event and gradually come to realize that all things follow from prior causes, the reason behind why the universe was created becomes an even greater enigma—the ultimate truth to unveil.

One theory being considered to explain the ultimate origin is the Oscillating Universe. Many scientists estimate that the matter contained in the universe is sufficient to achieve a gravitational force great enough to stop further expansion and begin, at a determinate time in history, reversing the process. go to story

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Who is that behind the curtain?

Conjecture and Speculation Add Up to Bad Astronomy Indeed A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

They do not see who is behind this explosion. That is their ignorance or poor fund of knowledge. We have got practical experience that no explosion takes place without the touch of a human being. Similarly, even there was explosion going on, but there is a touch of the Supreme Being. That is the statement in the Bhagavad-gita. We are seeing the explosion. Just like child sees the explosion. He does not know that there, behind the explosion, there is a management of a superior being. This is childish observation. Because in shastra we see that behind everything the hand of the Supreme Being is there, and by our practical experience also, we see that matter does not act automatically without being touched by a living being, so how we can accept this argument, that the explosion is going on automatically? What is the evidence? There is no evidence. more

Cause and origin of life explained in the Vedic literatures

excerpt from letter to Charles Gold, Bhuvaneshwar, 29 Jan 1977

Krishna consciousness is based on perfect information received from Krishna in Vedic literatures like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. Our method is not the so-called research conducted by imperfect beings by their imperfect senses and mental speculation. It is difficult to understand why this inductive process is being credited as the highest form of knowledge, since the material scientists who follow this method are not able to do anything towards solving the basic problems of humanity. Although they spend billions of dollars of the public's money for ventures like going to the moon and collecting dust there, they cannot solve the basic miserable conditions of birth, death, old age and disease. Neither do they give us definite information of the cause of the universal manifestation, nor—despite their wild claims—can they produce even the smallest form of life. As stated in the Bhagavad-gita, everything in the universe is actually under the control of the Supreme Being, the Cause of all Causes, and He is Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Hearing from the perfect source of the Supreme Being, one can get answers to solve the miseries of life, which begins with self-realization, knowledge of the self as the soul, beyond the body. Knowledge of the cause and origin of life are also given perfectly. I request you to first make a thorough study of these Vedic books as I have translated, and make inquiries of the devotees.... Gradually all these things will be known to you.

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