Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 6.18
Dead Matter Cannot Produce Creation
“Although the Sāṅkhya philosophy accepts that the material ingredients are the cause, the creation of the world never arises from dead matter.”
What the purport teaches
- The Sāṅkhya philosophy accepts the material ingredients as the cause of creation.
- Yet the creation of the world never arises from dead matter.
- Material ingredients alone cannot account for the world's creation.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly and note the distinction between material ingredients and the cause of creation.
Ask yourself
What does this verse invite me to reconsider about matter as the cause of creation?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.