# January 15 ## Spoken on January 15 *Lectures from this day: 11 recordings* --- **[1967: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 22.27–31](spoken/1967/670115cc.ny)** > So what is the result for such persons? *Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ*. They might come to the highest position, because Brahman realization is also very high position. It is not ordinary thing, that "I am not this body. I am Brahman." This realization is not ordinary realization. It is also realized after purification of the mind. But that is also not sufficient. So *āruhya kṛcchreṇa,* after undergoing severe penances and philosophical research, even though he has risen up to the point of perfection, to the point of perfection, still, *patanty adhaḥ,* he has the chance of falling down. > So this comparison means that just like our head, our arms, our waist and legs, they're all important, being constitutional parts of the body, similarly, every one of us are important in consideration, being the parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord. But the conclusion is that *ya eṣāṁ puruṣaṁ sākṣād-ātma-prabhavam īśvaram, na bhajanti*. --- **[1969: Lecture](spoken/1969/690115le.la)** > Just like Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He said that "I have no love for Kṛṣṇa." Just try to understand. Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that "I have no love for Kṛṣṇa." Why? Then why You are crying? So Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, "I am crying just to make a show to others that I am a devotee. Actually I am not a devotee. If I would have been actually devotee, how I am living without Kṛṣṇa? I should have died." This is ecstasy. "If I had any love for Kṛṣṇa, how I am living without Kṛṣṇa? That means I do not love Kṛṣṇa." > So there are innumerable universes, and so therefore there are innumerable Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu. Because without Viṣṇu entering, this universe cannot develop. And the first creature is Brahmā. From the navel of Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, a lotus flower is grown. And upon that, Brahmā is the first creature. So the first creature is the most intelligent person. --- **[1970: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.19](spoken/1970/700115sb.la)** > *Māyā* has got two things: *āvaraṇātmika* and *prakṣepātmika. Āvaraṇātmika* means just like a dog or a hog, he is in a..., encaged in a body, eating stool, living in a very filthy place, but still, the hog is feeling himself that he is happy, he's happy. This is called *āvaraṇātmika-śakti.* Any abominable condition we may live, but *māyā* will cover our intelligence, and we'll think that we are living very nice. This is called *āvaraṇātmika-śakti.* Otherwise, he cannot live. > If an animal or a dog or hog thinks that he's in most abominable condition of life, then he cannot live. But he enjoys. A dog is chained up by the master, but he thinks that he's very happy. He does not think that "I am completely dependent and I am chained up. I have no independence. I cannot freely move." Even his chain is taken away, he wants to be chained. This is *māyā.* In any condition of life, everyone thinks that he's happy. But actually he does not know what is happiness. This is called *māyā.* --- **[1971: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatām 6.2.9–10](spoken/1971/710115sb.all)** > So this is going on. A Māyāvādī philosophers, they are so dangerous that they mislead their follower to the hell. Caitanya Mahāprabhu has therefore strongly warned, *māyāvādi-bhāṣya śunile haya sarva-nāśa*: "If you attempt to hear some Māyāvādī philosopher, then your life will be spoiled. Your path to devotional service will be blocked. So don't try to hear a Māyāvādī." This is the recommendation by Caitanya Mahāprabhu. So we should always remember, when there is question of chanting the holy name, that means Viṣṇu, not any other's name. *Vyāharaṇaṁ viṣṇor yatas tad-viṣayā matiḥ*. > Because from the *Vedānta-sūtra* we understand that everything that we experience within this world, they are emanation from the Absolute Truth. So this intelligence, that one person should be in charge of the criminal department, has come from the Absolute Truth. Otherwise there was no possibility. It is not an human invention. We should always understand, whatever we experience within this world, that is emanation from the Absolute Truth. As Kṛṣṇa says, *ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavaḥ : "I am the original source of everything that you experience." --- **[1974: Morning Walk](spoken/1974/740115mw.hon)** > Their real knowledge is taken away, simply childish proposing something, so-called scientists. Real knowledge is to see everywhere Kṛṣṇa, *mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram*, the supervision of Kṛṣṇa. That is real knowledge. Not only to appreciate, but to explain it also. *Kaniṣṭha-adhikārī* will appreciate, but cannot explain how it is being done. *Madhyama-adhikārī* will explain. That is preacher. And *uttama-adhikārī,* he thinks that everyone knows, everyone knows. He does not see that somebody knows, somebody does not know. He sees everyone knows. That is *uttama-adhikārī.* He does not make any distinction. > *Gāyatrī mantra* is worshiping the sun. *Yac cakṣur eṣa savitā sakala-grahāṇāṁ rājā samasta-sura-mūrtir aśeṣa-tejāḥ* [*Bs* 5.52*], unlimitedly powerful, unlimitedly heated. *Aśeṣa.* How much heat is there, your brain cannot accommodate. And therefore it is said, *aśeṣa-tejāḥ:* "without any limit." This is God's creation. Where is the scientist who can create a small sun? How this water is going there? Where is the pipe? You rascal, if you want to pump your water in the skyscraper building, you require pumping and pipe and so many things. But where is the pipe? And where is the pumping station or pumping machine? But you'll find so much water. How the water is transferred there? What is their explanation? They'll use simply some bogus jugglery of words, that's all. But produce it, without pipe, without pump. Let the water go up, up. "Yes, we are trying. In future we shall do it." And what about of the present? Who is that scientist? --- **[1974: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.19](spoken/1974/740115sb.hon)** > Actually, Hindu is not a religion. Hindu is a name given by the foreigners. The religion is, of India, *varṇāśrama-dharma:* following the institution of four *varṇas* and four *āśrama.* That is *varṇ...* Or *sanātana-dharma. Sanātana-dharma* means eternal, eternal religion. Religion of human being is one. That is called *sanātana.* A living entity is described as *sanātana. Mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūto jīva-loke sanātanaḥ*. In the *Bhagavad-gītā* you'll find *sanātanaḥ,* and Kṛṣṇa is also addressed in the Eleventh Chapter as *sanātanas tvam.* And there is another place, or spiritual world, which is also called *sanātana.* In the *Bhagavad-gītā* you'll find, *paras tasmāt tu bhāvo 'nyo 'vyakto 'vyaktāt sanātanaḥ*. So this *sanātana* term is very important. The living entity is *sanātana,* and God is *sanātana,* and the spiritual world is *sanātana,* and the process by which your lost relationship with God established and you go back to home, back to Godhead, that is called *sanātana-dharma. Sanātana-dharma.* That is our eternal relationship with God. And there is a place. So the system which makes these two *sanātana,* God and the living entity, meet again and they go back to enjoy life in the spiritual world, that system is called *sanātana-dharma.* Therefore *sanātana-dharma* is not meant for any particular class or particular country or particular nation or community. No. It is meant for the whole human being, especially human being; otherwise all living entities. > And here also, we see that the Dharmarāja is inquiring about the comforts of the cow. *Amba, kaccid bhadre,* what is..., *anāmayam ātmanas te. Āmayam* means disease. So "Whether you are quite comfortable by your health?" This is very essential to keep cows very comfortably. If they feel comfortable, then you get the most nourishing food—milk. We are practically seeing in our New Vrindavan center, because the cow are feeling secure in our custody, they're delivering milk up to the eighty pounds daily. You'll be surprised. So if you get milk products, milk, then you can prepare so many preparation full of vitamins, which will nourish your brain. Dull brain cannot understand what is spiritual knowledge. Therefore, that Mr. Bernard Shaw, he wrote a book, perhaps you know it, *You Are What You Eat.* If you keep your brain dull, then how you can understand? Because without becoming very intelligent man, one cannot understand Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is stated in the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta, kṛṣṇa yei bhaje sei baḍa catura:* "One who takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness seriously and perfectly, he must be very, very intelligent." Dull brain cannot accept it. *Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate*. --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.40](spoken/1975/750115sb.bom)** > 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. Therefore Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu means all-pervading. So Kṛṣṇa's energies are spread everywhere, just like the illumination, *dyotanam.* It is called *dyotanam,* illumination. If the fire is there, there must be illumination. And you have seen in the morning—as soon as the sun..., before the sun rising actually, before we can see the sun, immediately there is illumination, *dyotanam.* So the energy, sunshine, is the energy of the sun. It is always there. Sunshine is not differentiated from the sun. Similarly, Kṛṣṇa's energy is not differentiated from Kṛṣṇa. Therefore fire is Kṛṣṇa's energy, air is Kṛṣṇa's energy, water is Kṛṣṇa's energy, land is Kṛṣṇa's energy, the sky is Kṛṣṇa's energy. This is Kṛṣṇa's all-pervasiveness, or God's all-pervasiveness. *Parasya brahmaṇaḥ śaktis tathedam akhilaṁ jagat* [Viṣṇu Purāṇa]: "*Akhilam,* the entire universe, is expansion of Kṛṣṇa's energy." > That is the Vedic injunction. If we understand Kṛṣṇa, then we must understand also how Kṛṣṇa's different energies are working. That is called *tattvataḥ.* Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā, manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye .* The other day I was reading Gandhi's discourses on *Bhagavad-gītā.* He said that "I can imagine any way Kṛṣṇa. I do not accept the historical Kṛṣṇa." In this way, so many things. He was a big man. He can say like that. But we cannot imagine or manufacture Kṛṣṇa. That is not possible. That is not Kṛṣṇa. God is never imagined or speculated or manufactured by my limited knowledge and limited senses. That is not Kṛṣṇa. Of course, Kṛṣṇa is everything. But if we want to know *tattvataḥ* Kṛṣṇa, in truth, how Kṛṣṇa has created the *pañca-bhūta* and how each *bhūta* or each material element is working, that is being discussed. This is perfect knowledge, *tattvataḥ.* --- **[1976: Morning Walk](spoken/1976/760115mw.cal)** > ...for foretelling, *lāvanyaṁ keśa-dhāraṇam* [[sb/12/2/6| . So all the young boys, they are keeping big, big hair. That is foretold in *Bhāgavata,* five thousand years: "In Kali-yuga, they will think by keeping long hair they become more beautiful." [laughter] [break] --- **[1976: Lecture](spoken/1976/760115r1.may)** > So, of course, those days also not costly, 1945. I was paying only 200 rupees. Now you cannot get one room. So because it was famous, that ghost-hauntly house, nobody was taking it. So I took it. [laughs] I don't care for ghost. Actually there was ghost. And all the servants, they said, [Transl. "Bābujī: sir, there are ghosts here."] They met. But I was chanting. [break] [man heard in another room ringing bell and chanting mantras] He is going to chant? --- **[1977: Morning Lecture at Kumbha-melā](spoken/1977/770115le.all)** > We want liberation. Then *mahat-sevā:* we have to take shelter of *mahātmā.* And if you want to go to the darkest region of material existence, then *yoṣitāṁ saṅgi-saṅgam,* sense enjoyment... *Yoṣit* means woman. So the last resort of sense enjoyment is sex life. So if we indulge in sex life, then *yoṣitāṁ saṅgi-saṅgam.* Not only directly we indulge in sex life, but even indirectly we associate with person who are only interested in sex life... The whole world is interested in sex life. *Puṁsaḥ striyā mithunī-bhāvam etat. This material world is existing on this *mithunī-bhāva.* So *tamo-dvāraṁ yoṣitāṁ saṅgi-saṅgam.* Therefore you'll find in the Vedic way of life, sex indulgence is restricted. If we indulge in sex life than it is absolutely required, then we are gliding towards hellish condition of life. And if we follow the path of *mahātmās, mahat-sevā,* that is *dvāram āhur vimukteḥ.* We are making progress towards liberation. > So there are two things: Kṛṣṇa and *māyā;* light and shadow. If you don't serve Kṛṣṇa, then you have to serve *māyā.* And those who are serving *māyā* in the name of Kṛṣṇa, they are called Māyāvādī. Actually, they are serving *māyā,* but they say that they have become liberated. *Vimukta-māninaḥ.* They are described as *vimukta-māninaḥ. Māninaḥ* means one who is not actually the thing, but falsely one is thinking that "I am liberated. I have become equal with Nārāyaṇa." They are called *vimukta-māninaḥ.* Actually that is not the fact. So we shall be very careful to avoid these kind of *mahātmās,* who are thinking themselves as Nārāyaṇa, equal to Nārāyaṇa, or sometimes they claim greater than Nārāyaṇa. So we shall be very careful. This *melā,* there are so many so-called *mahātmās.* But the symptom of *mahātmā* is described in the *Bhagavad-gītā: bhajanty ananya-manaso*. --- **[1977: Conversation in Car](spoken/1977/770115r1.all)** > Yes. Control must be there, that... This is very easy. --- ## Letters on January 15 *Letters from this day: 22* --- **[1968: Letter to Gurudasa](letters/1968/680115_gurudasa)** > Acyutananda and Ramanuja Brahmacaris are now at the following address. They are contemplating to open a preaching center at Kanpur, and you can open correspondence with them before starting for India. --- **[1968: Letter to Hayagriva](letters/1968/680115_hayagriva)** > We can remember Krishna in every moment. We can remember Krishna while taking a glass of water because the taste of water is Krishna. We can remember Krishna as soon as we see the sunlight in the morning, because the sunlight is a reflection of Krishna's Bodily Effulgence. --- **[1968: Letter to Upendra](letters/1968/680115_upendra)** > Please accept blessings. By Krishna's Grace, you are doing well and continue the same faithfully. Krishna will give you intelligence for proper guidance. --- **[1968: Letter to Yamuna Harsarani](letters/1968/680115_yamuna_harsarani)** > So far I know, Gargamuni's activities are approved by the president Jayananda, and so far I know Gargamuni, he has a business tactfulness, but his aim is to help the society financially. --- **[1969: Letter to Dhindro Vanalata Mullick](letters/1969/690115_dhindro_vanalata_mullick)** > I do not know if you were able to visit our Hawaii, Honolulu temple. Anyway, I shall be glad to hear from you about your pleasant journey from Los Angeles to Calcutta by Japan. --- **[1969: Letter to Jadurani](letters/1969/690115_jadurani)** > I am enclosing herewith the instructions for the next four paintings. Nanda Maharaja (an old man of not less than 50 years) is observing celebration. --- **[1969: Letter to Kanupriya](letters/1969/690115_kanupriya)** > Your spiritual name is Kanupriya das Brahmacari. Kanu means Krishna, and priya means dear, so Kanupriya means one who is very dear to Krishna. --- **[1969: Letter to Krsna Dasa](letters/1969/690115_krsna_dasa)** > The statue which you have received is not Visnu Murti. Visnu Murti is never to be found in fighting spirit with anyone. When the Lord incarnates within this material world, He does not come in Visnu Murti. --- **[1969: Letter to Rupanuga](letters/1969/690115_rupanuga)** > I was very much anxious to receive your letter since I did not hear from you for a long period. --- **[1969: Letter to Sraman Maharaja](letters/1969/690115_sraman_maharaja)** > I see that Sripada Bon Maharaja was present at that time but I do not see any mention of Sripada Tirtha Maharaja's name. Anyway, we have already held a condolence meeting on this occasion in our Los Angeles temple in the presence of about 100 devotees, and we passed a resolution of our aggrievement which will be duly published in our next issue of *Back To Godhead.* As desired by you your name has been registered on our mailing list and *Back To Godhead* will be duly mailed to you. --- **[1969: Letter to Syamasundara](letters/1969/690115_syamasundara)** > I understand that Sripada Prabhupada das Brahmacari is in correspondence with Upendra das Brahmacari in Seattle. If we open a branch in Bombay is he willing to join us there? --- **[1970: Letter to Bhavananda Aravinda Pradyumna Patita Uddharana](letters/1970/700115_bhavananda_aravinda_pradyumna_patita_uddharana)** > I am so much thankful to you all for sending me the first blue print copy of *"Isopanisad". --- **[1970: Letter to Harer Nama](letters/1970/700115_harer_nama)** > I have just arrived here in Los Angeles from London via Boston and your letter was forwarded to me here. --- **[1970: Letter to Madhudvisa](letters/1970/700115_madhudvisa)** > Caitanya Mahaprabhu's philosophy is that we will neither try to become equal with the Lord nor we should attempt to approach Him directly. That will make us successful. --- **[1970: Letter to Mukunda](letters/1970/700115_mukunda)** > The first thing is that suppose we occupy that big house, what will happen to the present house which you have taken on lease agreement for three years? The present house being situated in a very important place, we have to think that by vacating this house we shall be losing a grand situation. Under the circumstances even though we occupy the big school house, whether we can utilize the present house or we shall keep this house as it is going on and we shall make another big attempt in that big house. --- **[1975: Letter to Sridhara Maharaja](letters/1975/750115_sridhara_maharaja)** > His Excellency, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh has kindly consented to join us during the ceremony. So, I shall be very glad to hear from you in this respect by return post. --- **[1976: Letter to Cidananda](letters/1976/760115_cidananda)** > Anyway, I have read your letter, and it is my opinion that you should return to Santa Cruz. But where ever you stay you must chant 16 rounds daily and strictly adhere to the regulative principles as well as try to study my books. --- **[1976: Letter to Makhanlal](letters/1976/760115_makhanlal)** > Everyone must agree to chant daily minimum of 16 rounds and follow strictly the rules and regulations. After the fire ceremony he should hear the Gayatri mantra through the right ear from the tape. --- **[1976: Letter to Mark Phillips](letters/1976/760115_mark_phillips)** > Please continue to chant Hare Krishna, read our books, and associate with the devotees. In this way you will surely become Krishna Conscious. --- **[1976: Letter to Sri Pillai](letters/1976/760115_sri_pillai)** > Please continue to read Bhagavad-gita As It Is. You will derive all spiritual benefit from it. Also if you can find the time, I will request you to visit our Temple in Juhu, Hare Krishna Land. --- **[1976: Letter to T. B. Randler](letters/1976/760115_t._b._randler)** > From your letter I can understand that for the time being you are not fixed up. in May, so try to see me at that time and we shall talk about all your points. --- **[1977: Letter to Akshayananda Swami](letters/1977/770115_akshayananda_swami)** > This is to introduce Sri Bajrang Bali Brahmacari. Please give him a place in our ashram in Sri Vrindavana Dham, where he may remain until my arrival. ---