# Who is Krishna **Duration:** 10:20 <div class="video-container" style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%;"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Umt3c6SN3Fc" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; pointer-events: auto; z-index: 10;" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umt3c6SN3Fc) --- ## Transcript **[00:20]** Prabhupada, who is Krsna? **[00:25]** Krsna is historical personality. **[00:29]** But He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. **[00:34]** According to Vedic literature, we get information that God comes within all kinds of societies. **[00:49]** Not only human society, but in animal society also. **[00:55]** And why does He come? When does He come? **[01:02]** These descriptions that information is there in the Vedic literature very nicely, one has to study. **[01:12]** Sometimes, people object that, "God cannot come as incarnation." **[01:21]** But we don't agree with that point. **[01:25]** If we say that God cannot come, that means God becomes subjected to our order. **[01:34]** He, so great and independence, so why He shall not come? If He like, He can come. **[01:47]** We don't agree to the philosophy that God cannot come. Why God cannot come? **[01:55]** If He is actually the great whatever He likes, He can do, that is God's position. **[02:00]** What is Krsna Consciousness? **[02:04]** Yes. That is very important. **[02:06]** Krsna Consciousness is described very nicely in the Bhagavad-Gita. **[02:15]** Perhaps you know Bhagavad-Gita. I understand you are reading Bhagavad-Gita. **[02:22]** So Bhagavad-Gita is the guide how to become Krsna conscious. **[02:32]** There is a statement by Krsna Himself in the ninth chapter. **[02:45]** Just always think of me, become my devotee, always think of me. **[02:57]** Worship me. Offer obeisances unto me. **[03:03]** These are the different processes how one can become Krsna conscious. **[03:09]** How does Krsna Consciousness differ from other yoga systems? **[03:15]** Yoga systems is also Krsna Consciousness. **[03:19]** But the modern yoga system is a different manufacture of the latest atheist class of men. **[03:33]** They meditate upon something impersonal, void. That is very difficult. **[03:41]** You cannot concentrate your mind on something void. **[03:47]** That is simply troublesome. That is stated in the Bhagavad-Gita. **[03:56]** Those who are attached to the impersonal void feature of the Absolute Truth, **[04:03]** their process is very troublesome. **[04:07]** So, Krsna has got the different features of his manifestations. **[04:13]** The first feature is impersonal. The second feature is localized. **[04:22]** The third feature is localized, but the Supreme. **[04:30]** So generally, the yogis, they try to concentrate on the impersonal feature. **[04:44]** Actually they should have concentrated on the localized feature. **[04:52]** The localized feature is called Paramatma. And the impersonal feature is called brahman. **[05:01]** And the personal feature is called Bhagavan. That is explained very nicely in Srimad-Bhagavatam. **[05:09]** The Absolute Truth is one. And personal, impersonal, and localized, the thing is one. **[05:20]** But according to a different vision, in the beginning, it is impersonal, **[05:26]** farther advanced it is localized and farther advanced it is personal. **[05:31]** So yoga system of the modern day, first of all I may say, most of them are not very bona fide. **[05:40]** They are simply humbug. **[05:45]** Actual yoga system, astanga-yoga, is different status of practicing yoga, **[05:55]** is not possible at the present day. **[05:58]** What is the relationship between Christ and Krsna? **[06:02]** That is very simple to understand. Christ repented himself, as son of God. **[06:11]** So we have no objection to accepting as son of God.. **[06:15]** In the Bible, Lord Christ said the only way to worship God is through me. **[06:20]** Yes. That's nice. **[06:24]** Because unless you get association of a devotee, there is no question of God realization. **[06:33]** So Jesus Christ was a devotee. So one has to associate with a devotee before realization of God. **[06:46]** But it is not that God has got only one devotee. **[06:55]** If God is unlimited, he has unlimited devotees of God. **[07:01]** That is real philosophy. But the philosophy which was spoken by Lord Jesus Christ, **[07:10]** that society was different from the society where Krsna appeared and Krsna spoke. **[07:24]** Just like Krsna spoke to Arjuna. And Jesus Christ spoke to some people in a desert. **[07:37]** So their status of life and their understanding is different. **[07:42]** So the representative of God speaks according to the circumstances, according to the country, **[07:52]** So it was good for the people at that time. **[07:57]** They should have concentrated to Jesus Christ. **[08:02]** Is Krsna Consciousness secretarian? Can anyone take it up? **[08:06]** Can Christians take it up? Can Moslems take it up? **[08:09]** Yes, you can see practically. **[08:12]** All our students here in the Western countries, they're mostly coming from Christian group, **[08:18]** Jewish group, and there are many Mohammedans also. And these Negros. **[08:27]** All kinds of…everyone is welcome. That is stated in the Bhagavad-Gita. **[08:32]** Although materially there is gradation of first class, second class, third class human society. **[08:42]** But Krsna is saying that anyone, that anyone who takes proper shelter of me, **[08:53]** this is very important. Proper shelter means to take shelter of Krsna. **[09:01]** But in the physical absence of Krsna, one has to take shelter of Krsna's real representative. **[09:11]** Then anyone who is understanding Krsna's philosophy, **[09:17]** and he will be elevated to the highest platform of understanding. **[09:22]** With what authority do you teach this Krsna Consciousness? **[09:27]** I told you, Bhagavad-Gita is our authority. **[09:33]** Just like when you go to the law court you speak on the Law...