# March 7 ## Spoken on March 7 *Lectures from this day: 8 recordings* --- **[1966: Bhagavad-gītā 2.12](spoken/1966/660307bg.ny.md)** > But here Lord Kṛṣṇa says that "Myself, yourself and all others who have come here..." There were about sixty millions of people assembled in that fight. It was not a small fight. In India there was... Of course, that was also great world, world war. Just like we had experience... I think in the First World War none of you have seen, because you were all young men. And we were child. When the First World War was declared, we were all boys, schoolchildren. My age was at that time fourteen years old, in 1914, when there was fight declared between Germany and Belgium. So that was the First World War. Then Second World War was in 1939. That was also German and Englishmen, like that. But actually, this was also World War, this Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, because all the kings of the world, they joined either this party or that party. > So here you see that He is the perfect being who is eternal... And eternal... Eternal means that... Eternal means everything. Eternal in consciousness. Now, Kṛṣṇa says that "You and Myself and all these beings were like this," because He has got eternal consciousness. He has actually experienced what I was. But because my consciousness is not eternal, I have forgotten what I was in my previous birth. Neither I can say what I shall be in my next birth. These are the distinctions. If we falsely claim that "I am God. I am that supreme consciousness," it is our lunacy. It is our lunacy. We should not indulge in that way, and anyone teaching in that way, that is a cheating. It is not possible. --- **[1972: Bhagavad-gītā 9.2](spoken/1972/720307bg.cal)** > So long he is not surrendering to Kṛṣṇa, he is trying to become Kṛṣṇa or he is posing himself as equal to Kṛṣṇa or sometimes above Kṛṣṇa. There is a very well advertised *yogī.* They say, at least his disciples say, that he is above Kṛṣṇa. That is not knowledge. That is ignorance. Real knowledge, *jñānavān*, is to surrender to Kṛṣṇa. That is real knowledge. *Bahunam janmanam ante*. If one is actually intelligent, he should not wait for many, many births. If he believes in the *Bhagavad-gītā*, in the statement of *Bhagavad-gītā*, then, immediately after hearing this verse, that *bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate*, he should immediately surrender to Kṛṣṇa. > This is surrender. *Mānasa deha geha*. We have got our this mind. Mind is the center of creative force. Therefore we have to surrender, first of all, our mind to Kṛṣṇa, just like Ambarīṣa Mahārāja did. *Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-pādāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane*. He set example that he, first of all, he surrendered his mind unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, *sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor.* And *vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane*, and he engaged his talkings simply on the matter of describing Vaikuṇṭha. Kṛṣṇa's another name is Vaikuṇṭha. *Vaikuṇṭha* means *vigata-kuṇṭha*. *Kuṇṭha* means anxiety. If you surrender to Kṛṣṇa, from that moment you become free from all anxieties. Therefore Kṛṣṇa's name is Vaikuṇṭha. --- **[1972: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.9](spoken/1972/720307sb.cal)** > Kṛṣṇa says, therefore, *bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate*. Amongst the persons who have realized themselves as Brahman, as spirit soul, they also, after trying many, many births... That means they are not *muktas;* that is still *baddha*, conditioned. *Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān*. Not ordinary person; those who are wise. Wise means those who are in the spiritual platform to understand his position as spirit soul, not this body, such persons, after many, many births, surrenders to Kṛṣṇa. That is the ultimate knowledge. *Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate, vāsudevaḥ* —to make it clear more—*vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti*. Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, is the Supreme. He is everything. > So He says, *patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati . Kṛṣṇa is giving. Kṛṣṇa is all-powerful, He can do everything. He has no restriction. If He is restricted, then He is not God. He can do anything, but He does not do so, because He is teaching us. You cannot say that "Kṛṣṇa can eat this; therefore we can give everything." No. Kṛṣṇa says, *patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ*. You can give vegetable, flowers, grains, milk, and we take that. So we have no quarrel with that. --- **[1974: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 7.5](spoken/1974/740307cc.may)** > "By severe penance and austerities, these Māyāvādīs, they go up to the Brahman effulgence, but from there they fall down." Fall down, because for want of varieties. You cannot live without varieties. *Ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt:* "The Absolute Truth is *ānandamayo* by nature," *abhyāsāt.* So there are the interpretation of the Māyāvādīs of this *Vedānta-sūtra, ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt* [*Vedānta-sūtra* 1.1.12]. But we see that the Supreme Absolute Person is *ānandamāyā.* Kṛṣṇa, you'll never see without *ānanda.* He is, I mean to say, taking care of the cows, He's dancing with the *gopīs,* He's playing with His cowherd boys. *Ānandamāyā.* These are *ānandamāyā.* These are the varieties. The Māyāvādī philosophers, they cannot understand; therefore they think that "This *kṛṣṇa-līlā* is *māyā*." Therefore we call them Māyāvādī. Everything... *Māyā māyā, neti neti.* They take Kṛṣṇa also as *māyā;* therefore they are called Māyāvādīs. Because a living entity comes in this material world accepting this material body, similarly, when Kṛṣṇa comes, they think that He has also a material body. This is Māyāvāda. Kṛṣṇa has no such thing. Therefore you'll find in Dr. Radhakrishnan's book, when Kṛṣṇa says, *man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru*, he says, "Not to the Kṛṣṇa person, but the Absolute which is within the Kṛṣṇa." He does not know that Kṛṣṇa is not different from His body. That he does not know. Kṛṣṇa is absolute. *Sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā*. > Pañca-tattva.* The Absolute Truth is divided into five subject matter of relishing transcendental mellow. without any difference. *Vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvaṁ yaj jñānam advayam* : Absolute Truth is one, but still, there are varieties, transcendental varieties. Just like Brahman, impersonal Brahman; and Paramātmā, localized aspect of the Supreme Lord, Paramātmā; and Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead—they are one. There is no difference. Brahman is not different from Bhagavān, and Bhagavān is not different from Brahman. Bhagavān is addressed by Arjuna as Para-brahman. Brahman realization, gradually... First realization: impersonal Brahman; then localized Brahman; then personal Brahman. The personal Brahman is called Para-brahman, the Supreme Brahman. Impersonal Brahman is the beginning of realization of the Absolute Truth. That is not final. Therefore those who are satisfied with impersonal Brahman, their knowledge is not perfect. *Ye 'nye 'ravindākṣa vimukta-māninas tvayy asta-bhāvād aviśuddha-buddhayaḥ*. The realization of the Absolute Truth is the platform of *viśuddha-sattva.* So unless one comes to the platform of personal realization of the Lord, one is supposed to be *aviśuddha-buddhi:* intelligence is not yet perfectly pure. --- **[1974: Morning Walk [Partially Recorded](spoken/1974/740307mw.may)** > This is described in the *śāstra* as "chewing the chewed." Or the same simple philosophy: "This side of stool is better than that side." So he keeps the whole thing, stool. "This side, the dry side, is better, and the moist side, wet side, is bad." This is no philosophy. It..., it must not be stool. It must be gold. Then it is all right, this side or that side. That philosophy, that the dry side of stool is better than the wet side, this will not help. So first, first of all, human society must know what is the aim of life. *Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇu*. > We are part and parcel of God, Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu. We are suffering on account of our relationship with God. This is the cause of our suffering. Then we have to make plan how to revive our lost relationship with God. Then the... Everything is there in the Vedic literature. All directions are there. So we have to... Just like when we are in danger, we consult some learned man or physician or a lawyer, similarly we have to consult the Vedic culture, how perfect it is. This way? --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam [Partially Recorded](spoken/1975/750307sb.ny)** > ...birth in a very nice, pure *brāhmaṇa* family or very rich family. So this is the profit. You begin immediately devotional life. --- **[1976: Morning Walk](spoken/1976/760307mw.may)** >a few *khāṭiyās*, that is very easy. You assort the *khāṭiyās.* You keep it at any place, daytime. And nighttime, take a *khāṭiyās* and spread anywhere, and you can sleep. Indian system. --- **[1976: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.29](spoken/1976/760307sb.may)** > Therefore he said that *tad-bhṛtya-ṛṣi-vākyam ṛtaṁ vidhātum. Ṛṣi-vākya*. Even the devotee or the servant of Kṛṣṇa says something, even it is wrong, Kṛṣṇa upholds this. *Kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ pranaśyati*. So even it is wrongly done, still, Kṛṣṇa fulfills because He thinks that "My servant has promised; it must be fulfilled." Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja, in the previous verse he has said, *tava bhṛtya-pārśva.* So to serve the servant of Kṛṣṇa is better than to serve directly Kṛṣṇa, because if the servant of Kṛṣṇa promises something, if the servant of Kṛṣṇa says, "I'll take you to Kṛṣṇaloka," you must go there. Even Kṛṣṇa cannot do that. He can; I mean to say that He does not say very easily. But if a servant... *Yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādaḥ.* Therefore our philosophy is to please the servant of God, *tad-bhṛtya, bhṛtyasya bhṛtya.* Then it is very nice. The success is... > So Prahlāda Mahārāja says, *mat-prāṇa-rakṣaṇam ananta pitur vadhaś ca.* The two things are there. When Kṛṣṇa incarnates there are two things. What are they? *Paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām*. Two things. So here two things are being done. One thing is to save Prahlāda Mahārāja, *paritrāṇāya sādhunam,* and another thing is *vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām yuge yuge sambhavāmi.* So actually *vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām,* it doesn't require the presence of the Supreme Lord. The nature's arrangement is so strong that anyone can be finished within a second—anyone. There is no need of Kṛṣṇa's taking so much trouble to come here. But He comes especially for deliverance of the devotee, *bhakta-vatsala,* and side work, to kill the demons. That is not His business. The Māyā, Durgādevī, is sufficiently powerful to kill any demon within a second. There is no difficulty. Simply by ordering Māyā... Or Māyā does not wait the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. She can understand what the Lord wants. Simply little indication, she can kill hundreds and thousands of demons in one stroke. *Sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya-sādhana-śaktir ekā chāyeva yasya bhuvanāni bibharti durgā* [Bs. 5.44]. Sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralaya.* She can do that. --- ## Letters on March 7 *Letters from this day: 11* --- **[1967: Letter to Rayarama](letters/1967/670307_rayarama)** > Gita Press is full of Mayavada Philosophy which says Krishna has no form but He assumes a form for facility of devotional service. This is nonsense. I am just trying to wipe out this Mayavada philosophy and you may not therefore order for any more copy of the English Bhagavatam published by the Gita Press. --- **[1968: Letter to Mahapurusa](letters/1968/680307_mahapurusa)** > Regarding the observance of Lord Caitanya's Advent Day: No, there is no need for any other devotional songs or chants; simply chant Hare Krishna, with Kirtana or beads, and sing the prayer "Sri... --- **[1970: Letter to Manager Of First National City Bank](letters/1970/700307_manager_of_first_national_city_bank)** > Kindly transfer my all balance in the above account to the Bank of America, Pico-La Cienega Branch (308) at 8501 West Pico Blvd. --- **[1970: Letter to Rupanuga](letters/1970/700307_rupanuga)** > Nico Kuyt be initiated by me. So in accordance with your recommendation, I have accepted him as my bona fide disciple, and I am returning his beads herewith duly chanted. --- **[1970: Letter to Trivikrama](letters/1970/700307_trivikrama)** > Now I think because Himavati is there, she will be first-class caretaker of the Deities, and you can be relieved. --- **[1972: Letter to Aniruddha](letters/1972/720307_aniruddha)** > I am very glad to learn that you are enthusiastic to teach the children. They can learn our method of Krishna Consciousness by rising early, cleansing, plus knowledge of Sanskrit, English, a little Mathematics, history, geography, that's all. If outsiders want to send their children to us, it will not be for their accreditation, but because they will get the best education for relieving them of all anxieties of material life and for this education the government has no idea. --- **[1973: Letter to Bali-Mardana](letters/1973/730307_bali-mardana)** > and I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter, with newspaper clipping, dated nil. --- **[1973: Letter to Bhaja Hari](letters/1973/730307_bhaja_hari)** > Yes, we can make rapid advancement in the company of devotees, if we leave the company of devotees then again we become rogues and rascals. Krsna is providing everyone, and certainly if we work in the company of other sincere devotees He will provide us the best facility. --- **[1973: Letter to Dr. Aggarwal](letters/1973/730307_dr._aggarwal)** > I am very pleased to hear that you are regularly visiting our Washington Temple, and seeing our Damodara Prabhu and the others. Actually one can be perfectly Krishna-Conscious without being literate. --- **[1974: Letter to Muralidhara](letters/1974/740307_muralidhara)** > Kardama Muni should look something like you have pictured Vyasadeva, with beard and top know of hair, not as you have pictured him in your drawing. b) Ghosts and hobgoblins look all rights as you have them pictured. --- **[1976: Letter to Harikesa](letters/1976/760307_harikesa)** > I have marked how they are attracted to our kirtana and prasadam there in Hungary. If they consider our philosophy too revolutionary, there is no necessity to print books immediately. First, the heart must be cleansed by chanting Hare Krishna and taking Krishna prasadam. ---