Original position (Conv and Letters)

Expressions researched:
"original eternal position" |"original or constitutional position" |"original position" |"original spiritual position" |"original unalloyed position" |"original, constitutional position" |"original, eternal position" |"original, spiritual position"

1968 Conversations and Morning Walks

This movement is to revive that Kṛṣṇa consciousness again, so that he can be raised to his original position.

Interview -- September 24, 1968, Seattle:

Interviewer: Would you give me a background, the history and origin of Kṛṣṇa consciousness?

Prabhupāda: No history can trace out the origin of Kṛṣṇa consciousness because the living entities, they are eternal. The bodily concept of life is not correct. Nobody dies, nobody takes birth. Everyone is eternal. This change of body is considered a change of dress. Therefore nobody can say that "This is the beginning of life." So whenever there is life, there is consciousness also, and originally the consciousness is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. But due to our long material association that consciousness is covered. Therefore we are out of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This movement is to revive that Kṛṣṇa consciousness again, so that he can be raised to his original position.