Srila Prabhupada on Evolution

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Hare Krishna

Dandavats to all Vaishnavas

Jaya Srila Prabhupada

 

How to reconcile the gradual evolution Srila Prabhupada is speaking about with

his creation concept? Ok. To support our view we can take the pramanas from the

Bhagavatam and the lectures of Srila Prabhupada.

 

So, in the beginning of the Manvantara that was approximately 120.500.000 years

ago there was only water on this earth globe. After every manvantara there is a

deluge up to the (including ) earth planet (SB 1.3.15 purport). Shortly after

the deluge Kasyapa Muni descended to the Caucasian mountains on the order of

Brahma to populate this earth planet.

 

Now, as in the beginning there was a lot of water Kasyapa first created the

marine species with his wives by genetic manipulation and recession. (They have

all the genes - when some are suppressed than they could create lower species).

 

As the level of the waters gradually lowered there was a possibility to

create plants; and later the reptiles, quadruples and bi-pedals. This is the

gradual "evolution" or gradual creation Srila Prabhupada is speaking about. The

scientists they use the gradual appearance of different species to support their

evolution theory but the actual history is what we gave above. The reference to

support our version is found in the SB 6.6.25-31.

 

So, Kashyapa Muni was In the region of the Caucasian mountains and the Caspian

sea. He populated the earth planet also with humankind. Srila Prabhupada says:

"From Central Asia, Caucasian ranges, they divided, the Indo-Aryans,

Indo-Europeans. This is the history of mankind. So the Europeans, they belong to

the Indo-Europeans, and some of the Europeans, not the uncivilized, the

civilized, they came from that side, eastern side..." (BG 9.3 April 21, 1976)

 

 

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Hare Krsna. The way I've understood Srila Prabhupada's teachings about

evolution is that sometimes he's spoken positively about evolution as

the transmigration of the soul progressively through the different

species of life. That's different from the mundane scientists'

description of it roughly as the change in genetic makeup of populations

over time.

 

Also, his usage of the word "species," as in "there are 400,000 species

of human beings" refers to levels of development of consciousness. That

contrasts with the mundane scientists' usage of the term which is

roughly based on the ability to reproduce.

 

 

>From what I've seen of his teachings, which certainly isn't everything,

it seemed to me that Srila Prabhupada and the scientists were talking

about different things even when using the same words.

 

Hare Krsna.

Pandu das

 

 

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> achintya [achintya] On

Behalf

> Of Vidyadhar Karmarkar

....> Hare Krishna,

>

> I was wondering if some one on this forum will help me understand

Srila

> Prabhupada's position on evolution.

....

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On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Pandu das wrote:

 

> Also, his usage of the word "species," as in "there are 400,000 species

> of human beings" refers to levels of development of consciousness. That

> contrasts with the mundane scientists' usage of the term which is

> roughly based on the ability to reproduce.

 

This very important observation explains why only humans can take to Krsna

consciousness; until the consciousness, as exhibited by one's behavior, is

sufficiently developed, one can't properly apply the process. Running the KC

program demands certain system requirements, so to speak.

 

MDd