# Toleration *On tolerating difficulties and depending on Krishna* --- ### Face Things As They Are > So bodily, mental, by enemies—so many impediments will come. What can be done? We have to tolerate. That is material world. We cannot expect smooth, very happy. That is not possible. Kṛṣṇa advising Arjuna, what to speak of us. What we are in comparison to Arjuna? He's His personal friend, talking with Him. He said, *tāṁs titikṣasva.* Kṛṣṇa never said, "I have made some magic. You'll have no failure," like that. *Tāṁs titikṣasva:* "You just try to tolerate. That's all." He never gave him any tablet. — [[spoken/1977/770125r2.pur|Conversation, Puri, January 25, 1977]] --- ### No Magic, No Ash > He taught that... So we have to do that. As the modern *gurus* says that "I'll give you some ash. There will be no trouble," Kṛṣṇa did it so? He said, "No, tolerate." That's all. He could have said, "I'll give you some ash." "You are ass; I'll give you some ash." Neither Arjuna asked also, that "Why You are asking me to fight? Give me some ash. I'll throw." He was not such a fool that he asked some magic from Kṛṣṇa and kill his enemies. Actually he fought. This is *Bhagavad-gītā.* So face things as they are and depend on Kṛṣṇa. That is our duty. We must go on with our duty. Don't expect any ash, miracle, magic. — [[spoken/1977/770125r2.pur|Conversation, Puri, January 25, 1977]] --- ### Seasonal Changes > These rascals, they do not know. They are thinking they have become great leaders, philanthropist, nationalist, politician, scientist, philosopher—but they're killing themselves and others. *Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇu.* They do not know how to make progress. — [[spoken/1973/730125nd.cal|The Nectar of Devotion, Calcutta, January 25, 1973]] --- ### Happiness and Distress Come and Go > What you are thinking of this misery or that misery? They are all temporary. They are all under the laws of material nature. You cannot get out of it. *Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ.* *Prakṛti* will force you to do something, because you have contaminated the material modes of nature. Therefore you have to act under the direction of this *prakṛti,* material nature. And so long you are under this material nature, you have to accept this birth, death, old age and disease. This is your real misery. We are thinking temporary miserable condition. *Śāstra* says that "You don't require to adjust temporary material misery or happiness, because they will come and go. You are destined to certain type of miserable condition of life, certain type of so-called happy life. That will automatically come and go, just like seasonal changes." *Āgamāpāyino 'nityās tāṁs titikṣasva bhārata.* We are very much happy when we are in a very good condition of life. But that will also not stay. That will also go away. Then miserable condition. *Cakravat parivartante sukhāni ca duḥkhāni ca.* Sometimes happy, sometimes miserable. — [[spoken/1975/750122sb.bom|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.47, Bombay, January 22, 1975]] --- *4 verified verbatim quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on toleration*