# Krishna's Presence *On seeing and experiencing Krishna everywhere* --- ### Present by His Name, Fame, Pastime > Then Kṛṣṇa's associates, those who are devotees of Kṛṣṇa, if you speak about them, that is also a presence of Kṛṣṇa. If you talk about Nārada Muni, if you talk about Vyāsa Muni, if you talk of Lord Caitanya, if you talk Rūpa Gosvāmī—those who are, I mean to say, unalloyed devotees of Kṛṣṇa—if you discuss about them, then Kṛṣṇa is there. He is present by His name, He is present by His fame, He is present by His pastime, He is present by His associates. Anything in Kṛṣṇa connection, that makes Kṛṣṇa present in that spot. This is actual fact. One has to realize this, that's all. — [[spoken/1967/670116cc.ny|Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 22.31–33, New York, January 16, 1967]] --- ### Everywhere Krishna > That is advancement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness: everywhere one sees Kṛṣṇa, and in Kṛṣṇa he sees everything. Therefore he sees Kṛṣṇa only. He sees nothing. And the atheist will say, "Where is Kṛṣṇa?" And advanced devotee will say, "Everywhere Kṛṣṇa, *antar bahiḥ,* inside and outside." — [[spoken/1974/740123mw.hon|Morning Walk, Honolulu, January 23, 1974]] --- ### Krishna Is in Everything > So if we keep Kṛṣṇa consciousness very active always, that means try to understand Kṛṣṇa from different angles of vision. Here also, as we are studying analytically the functions of *agni,* but what is this *agni?* This is also Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa's energy. *Bhūmir āpo anala vāyuḥ*, Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā. Anala. Anala* means *agni. Bhinnā me prakṛtir aṣṭadhā.* They are not different from Kṛṣṇa. Just like sunshine: sunshine is not different from Kṛṣṇa. Whenever there is sun, wherever there is sun, there is sunshine. Similarly, wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the Kṛṣṇa's energies are also there. — [[spoken/1975/750115sb.bom|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.40, Bombay, January 15, 1975]] --- ### Vāsudeva Is Everywhere > A person who realizes Vāsudeva in that way... Vāsudeva means everything lives on somebody. Vāsudeva. So Kṛṣṇa says, *mat-sthāni sarva-bhūtāni nāhaṁ teṣu avasthitaḥ*: "Everything is resting on Me, but still, it appears that I am not there." This is illusory energy. *Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti*, that's a fact. Vāsudeva is everywhere. Kṛṣṇa is everywhere. Simply we have to purify our senses to understand the presence of Vāsudeva. That is required. And that is possible if we increase our loving tendency to love Kṛṣṇa. *Premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti* [Bs. 5.38]. — [[spoken/1975/750120sb.bom|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.45, Bombay, January 20, 1975]] --- ### Advanced Devotee Sees Krishna > Therefore in the advanced stage of devotional life a devotee does not see fire; he sees Kṛṣṇa. A devotee does not see air, but he sees Kṛṣṇa. A devotee does not see sky, but he sees Kṛṣṇa. *Sarvatra haya nija iṣṭa-deva-sphūrti. Iṣṭa-deva.* Kṛṣṇa is the worshipable Deity of the devotee. So immediately he sees anything, because he knows it is Kṛṣṇa's energy... Just like we, generally, as soon as we see in the morning light, we can understand there is sun. Immediately. There is no delay. "Now there is sun." — [[spoken/1975/750115sb.bom|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.40, Bombay, January 15, 1975]] --- *5 verified verbatim quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on Krishna's presence*