# April 27 ## Spoken on April 27 *Lectures from this day: 10 recordings* --- **[1970: Śrī Īśopaniṣad Invocation](spoken/1970/700427ip.la)** > Therefore in the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said, *daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī mama māyā duratyayā*. The process of material nature, which is composed of three qualities—*sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa, tamo-guṇa... Tri-guṇa.* Another meaning of *guṇa* is rope. Just like you have seen rope, they're twisted in three process. First of all thin rope, then three of them, they are rolled, then again three of them rolled, then again three. It becomes very strong. So these three qualities, *sattva-, raja-, tamo-guṇa,* they are mixed up. > Satāṁ prasaṅgān.* This discussion, this is called *satāṁ prasaṅgān,* discussion. Just like there are many conferences, assembly, they have got different types of talks. Just like we were discussing last week, *śrotavyādīni rājendra..., apaśyatām ātma-tattvaṁ gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām*. Discussion. Those who are blind for self-realization, they do not take care, they have got many things to discuss. But so far Kṛṣṇa conscious people are concerned, their subject matter of discussion is one: *apavarga-vartmani,* the path of disintegration. --- **[1972: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.1–9](spoken/1972/720427sb.tok)** > Final beauty, Kṛṣṇa. Final opulence, final strength, final wisdom. Everything final in Kṛṣṇa, ultimate. No more. *Na yat-param.* Therefore He is called Parameśvara. *Īśvara* means commander. There are many commander, controller, but Kṛṣṇa is called Parameśvara: "No more." And Kṛṣṇa says, *mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat*. Para* means superior. "There is no more superior than Me." *Paraṁ na yat-param.* This is meaning of... > They cannot take up the work of a *brāhmaṇa* or a *śūdra* or a *vaiśya.* So better you give them five villages only. Let the five brothers rule over them." He replied, "What do You say of five villages? Not that portion of land which can hold the tip of a needle I can give them without war." Therefore the war was declared: "All right. Decide by war." That was not a whimsical war manufactured and maneuvered by the politician. That is *dharma-yuddha.* When you encroach upon my right, there must be. *Tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasya svid dhanam* [Īśo *mantra* 1]. You cannot encroach upon others' right. --- **[1973: Morning Walk](spoken/1973/730427mw.la)** > So he replied that "During the war days, there was control. So I was getting fat, butter, simply because we were children." He showed his wristwatch, "To this, this much. Only for children, this much butter, weekly, once." That means under..., undernourished. So therefore they are finding out fat from stool. And the concentrated camp, Kīrtanānanda told me, actually they ate their own stool. And who was telling me...? Śrutakīrti, you were telling me that in the, what is called, capsule? They turn their stool into food. > The whole cosmic manifestation is the impersonal—it is resting on the energy of God—but you cannot find God here. The example is just like a big businessman, he has got a big factory. The factory's depending on the energy of that man. But if you want to see that man in the factory, you cannot see. Is that example nice? You cannot say that the factory is existing without him. It is in his brain the whole factory's running on. But if you want to find out where is he, that will be difficult. --- **[1973: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.35](spoken/1973/730427sb.la)** > When Kṛṣṇa is analyzing, two kinds of nature, *parā* and *aparā,* inferior and superior. This is also nature, *bhūmih, āpaḥ, analo, vāyuḥ* : land, water, fire, air. This is also Kṛṣṇa's nature. Kṛṣṇa says, *vidhi me prakṛtiḥ aṣṭadhā:* "These eight kinds of material nature, they are My nature, they are My energy. But they"—*apareyam—*"but this is inferior energy. And there is another, superior nature." "What is that, Sir?" *Jīva-bhūta*, this living energy. And these rascals, they do not know that there are two natures working—material nature and spiritual nature. The spiritual nature is within the material nature; therefore it is working. Otherwise material nature has no power to work independently. This simple thing the so-called scientists cannot understand. > So here in this material world, *asmin bhave, bhave 'smin, saptame adhikāram. Asmin,* in this material world. *Bhave 'smin kliśyamānānām*. Everyone. Everyone, every living entity, is working hard. Hard or soft, it doesn't matter; one has to work. It doesn't matter. Just like we are also working. It may be soft, but it is also work. But it is practicing; therefore it is work. We should not take this work, *bhakti,* is not actually the fruitive activities. It appears like that. It is also working. But the difference is when you are engaged in devotional service you will not feel tired. And the material work, you will feel tired. That is the difference, practical. --- **[1974: Bhagavad-gītā 7.1](spoken/1974/740427bg.hyd)** > Kṛṣṇa says therefore that "You have solved all the problems of miserable condition of life. That is all right. But you should always keep in front these problems, prominently: *janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānu...*" *Janma,* the tribulations of *janma,* to live within the womb of the mother, everyone we have suffered, but we have forgotten. Similarly, we are awaiting another suffering at the time of death. That is also suffering, *janma-mṛtyu.* Then, when we take birth, we get old. That is also suffering. And we suffer from diseases. But as we are spirit soul... That is described in the *Bhagavad-gītā: na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre*. The spirit soul does not die after the annihilation of this body. That is our position. We are accepting different types of bodies, but we are eternal, part and parcel of the Supreme. Not only eternal; full of knowledge and blissful. This is our position. But at the present moment, because we have got this body, it is not very pleasurable condition. It is miserable condition. There are *ādhyātmika, ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika* miseries, and always we are under. That we cannot understand. We are thinking that "Things go on like this. Don't bother about these things. Go on. Eat, drink, be merry and enjoy." That means we are living very foolishly. Although the problems are there... I do not wish to die; the death is there. I do not wish to be within the womb of my mother, but I am forced to take a body within the womb of my mother. Then when I get the body, I come out, I am subjected to so many tribulation on account of this body—old age, disease and so many. > So here Kṛṣṇa says how to become Kṛṣṇa conscious. That is for the *brāhmaṇas,* or the intellectual class of men. That is being described by Kṛṣṇa. What is that? *Mayy āsakta-manāḥ:* "The mind should be attached upon Me, Kṛṣṇa." This is the beginning. Some way or other we have to... Our mind is attached to something else. Mind cannot be detached. We have got so many desires. So mind's business—to become attached. Therefore, I accept something, I reject something. This is mind's business. So you cannot become zero; you cannot become desireless. That is not possible. Our process... Just like others, they say, "You become desireless." That is a foolish proposal. Who can become desireless? It is not possible. If I am desireless, then I am a dead man. A dead man has no desire. So that is not possible. We have to purify the desires. That is required. Purify the desires. *Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam*. This is called purification. *Nirmalam. Tat-paratvena. Tat-paratvena* means when God conscious, Kṛṣṇa conscious, then desires become purified. --- **[1975: Explanation of Nṛsiṁha-vallabha Gosvāmī Speech](spoken/1975/750427sp.vrn)** > That he has very nicely explained, quoting many authoritative statement from scriptures. And another thing: it is a fact that nobody can check *kṛṣṇa-bhakti.* It is transcendental; it is not material. Unless one acts on the platform of spiritual activities, one cannot understand why *bhakti* is *apratihatā. Pratihatā* means checked by impediments. So that is for material things. Just like a living being, a soul, he is checked by this material body. Otherwise, a living being can go anywhere, *sarva-gaḥ* [*Bg*2.24*]. The spirit soul is free to move anywhere, but because we are now covered by the material body, we are checked. But devotional service is on the transcendental platform; it cannot be checked. Therefore in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* it is explained, *ahaituky apratihatā yenātmā samprasīdati.* > You haven't got to be disappointed because some of the envious person, they are not accepting you as Vaiṣṇava. Śrīpāda Nṛsiṁha-vallabha Gosvāmī, quoting from many authorized scriptures, he has proved that in the matter of engaging oneself in the devotional service, there is no check, there is no impediment. That is confirmed in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: ahaituky apratihatā*. --- **[1976: Arrival Address](spoken/1976/760427ar.auc)** > So my only request is that Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is the most scientific movement to save the human society from falling down again in the cycle of birth and death. It is very scientific movement. The cycle of birth and death is going on. We are eternal. The people have been put into so deep darkness, they do not know what is going on, what is the aim of life. They do not know. *Na te viduḥ.* They do not know. Whimsically everyone is manufacturing something, nonsense. *Jāniyā śuniyā biṣa khāinu.* What Kṛṣṇa says, we have to accept that. Then we are safe. Otherwise we are lost again. So fortunately you have got this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, so utilize your life properly. You have got immense literature. Read it. Digest it. Make your life perfect. That is my request. Don't spoil it. At least you have come to the shore of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. *Ei rūpe brahmāṇḍa bhramite kona bhāgyavān jīva*. > And just the opposite number is *atyāhāra,* eating too much, or... *Āhāra* means eating and *āhāra* means collection—too much collection unnecessarily. Of course, for our preaching work we require, but we shall collect as much as we require, not that keep money in the bank and spend for some other purposes. That kind of collection is dangerous. And too much eating is also dangerous. *Atyāhāra.* And *prayāsa. Prayāsa* means endeavoring too much for getting something. Our life should be very simple. We shall act so simply that there is..., we shall have to save time for Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So we should not attempt anything which is very difficult to execute. So *atyāhāra prayāsaś ca prajalpa,* unnecessary talking all nonsense, politics, rascaldom, speculation, this, that. No. Be grave. Don't talk nonsense, waste time. *Atyāhāra prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ. Niyamāgraha* means not to accept the regulative principle, *niyama agraha.Āgraha* means not to accept, and *niyamāgraha* means simply I am packed up with the regulative principle but I do not see whether I am making progress. So at least one should stick to follow the regulative principle. That is good. That must be done in the lower stage. So *niyamāgraha. Atyāhāra prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ,* and *laulyam,* greediness. And *jana-saṅgaś ca,* and to associate with nondevotee, unwanted person. So these six things should be avoided, and the first mentioned six things should be accepted. Then our progress is sure, without any failure. We have published this book, *Nectar of Instruction.* Have you seen? That is Rūpa Gosvāmī. All these instruction are there. Read it very carefully. Everything is there. --- **[1976: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.98–102](spoken/1976/760427cc.auc)** > So except human form of life, there are eight million different forms of life. And there is little idea in the Darwin's theory of evolution. That is only imitation of the Vedic literature, and he wanted to credit for himself. He presented it pervertedly. But actually, in the *Padma Purāṇa* the evolution theory is there. *Aśītiṁ caturaś caiva lakṣāṁs tāñ jīva-jātiṣu* [*Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa*]. There are 8,400,000 species of forms in *jīva-jātiṣu,* the living entities. They're passing through. So this is the chance, human form of life, to get out of this cycle of birth and death. Actually, this is our miserable condition. Kṛṣṇa presents these four things as actually miserable condition. We are trying to remove miseries and get happiness. This is called struggle for existence. *Manaḥ ṣaṣthānīndriyāṇi prakṛti-sthāni karṣati*. Mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūto jīva-loke sanātanaḥ.* In the *Bhagavad-gītā* Kṛṣṇa says that "These living entities, they are My part and parcels, qualitatively as good as I am.'' So the *Vedānta-sūtra* says, "The living entities or God, they are meant for enjoyment.'' *Ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt* [*Vedānta-sūtra* 1.1.12]. > Accept it. Very simple thing. You are searching after who is the origin of everything, and Kṛṣṇa says, "I am the origin of everything." So if you accept, your question is solved. If you don't accept, go on speculating. There is no difficulty. Difficulty is when you do not accept Kṛṣṇa's instruction. Then difficulty is. Otherwise, there is no difficulty. And why people do not accept? That is also explained in the *Bhagavad-gīta: bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate*. After many, many births' speculation, when one actually comes to the platform of knowledge, *bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate.* So we don't find many such *jñānavān. Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā.* One who's accepted Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa, as everything, that kind of *mahātmā* is very, very rare to be found. It is not very ordinary thing. --- **[1976: Press Conference](spoken/1976/760427pc.auc)** > We are educating from him that point of view, that the living entity is entrapped within this body, and according to his desire, he's changing different types of body and undergoing continually birth and death. So in order to save him from the cycle of birth and death, one has to understand God, or Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa means God. Then he comes to his real, identical position as spiritual body, and then he lives forever. He lives forever. Just like a man changing constantly dresses; that does not mean he's dying. Similarly, we do not die. *Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre*. After destruction of this body, we are not dying. We remain. But we simply accept another body. So this is a great botheration. But people are in ignorance. They're thinking that after death there is no life. This ignorance is a great, I mean to say, difficult position. So we are trying to educate them how to get out of this entanglement of cycle, birth and death. And therefore there are so many books on this subject matter. It is a very serious movement. It is not compared to the so many rascal movements. So if you are serious, you can study our books, you can try to understand the philosophy, science; then the whole human society will be benefited. --- **[1976: Room Conversation](spoken/1976/760427r1.auc)** > But everything can be used properly for peaceful condition, and when you become peaceful, no disturbance, then you can very happily chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and your life becomes successful. This is our program. We don't want to stop anything. How it can be stopped? Whatever is the bare neces... Just like we have taken *sannyāsa.* What is that? "Oh, we have no sex life only. Otherwise, we are also eating, we are also sleeping." So that is also stopped in good old age. In old age, if a person like me, at the age of eighty years, if I would have shopped for sex life, does it look very good? Young men, they are allowed. That's all right. But a young..., old man is going to the club and spending for sex life so much money. Therefore younger generation, they're allowed *gṛhastha* life from twenty-five years to fifty years. That's all. After that, stop sex life. Actually, they want to stop population. Then why it, sex, then? No, they'll have sex life, at the same time, no population, kill the children. What is that? Simply sinful life. They will suffer, continue to suffer. So we want to stop that suffering. These rascals, they do not understand. They think, "Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is disturbing." A rascal civilization. > So let us try our best. What can be done? You are also helping in this movement. So don't spoil the movement by manufacturing ideas. Don't do that. Go on in the standard way, keep yourself pure; then movement is sure to be successful. But if you want to spoil it by whimsical, then what can be done? It will be spoiled. If you manufacture whims and disagree and fight amongst yourself, then it will be another edition of these so-called movements. It will lose the spiritual strength. Always remember it. You cannot... Now, actually, people are surprised: "What this Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra* has got power that it is changing so quickly?" And on the other hand, it is to be admitted, unless it has got power, how it is changing? So we have to keep that power. Don't make it an ordinary musical vibration. It is a different thing—spiritual. Although it seems like musical vibration, but it is spiritual, completely. *Mantrauśadhi-vaśa.* [Cāṇakya Paṇḍita] Even, by *mantra,* the snakes can be charmed. So *mantra* is not ordinary sound vibration. So we have to keep the *mantra* in potency, potent, by offenseless chanting, by remaining pure. If you pollute the *mantra,* then it will lose its effect. Hmm. --- ## Letters on April 27 *Letters from this day: 21* --- **[1967: Letter to Kirtanananda](letters/1967/670427_kirtanananda)** > By the Grace of Sri Krishna you are doing well in the management of the Montreal center and your combined service will improve the condition more and more. --- **[1967: Letter to Pradyumna](letters/1967/670427_pradyumna)** > I am so glad to learn that you had no difficulty on the border. These man made borders of land are disturbances in the Law of the Lord. --- **[1967: Letter to Sripada Nripen Babu](letters/1967/670427_sripada_nripen_babu)** > I can understand that you are short of fund because you have retired from your service. Although you have not asked me still my conscience says that I may send you some money on account of the land you may give me on either lease terms or on sale. --- **[1969: Letter to Gurudasa](letters/1969/690427_gurudasa)** > I am little disturbed hearing from Yamuna that you are in financial difficulty there. If you can sell our *Back To Godheads* and our books, how there can be financial difficulty? --- **[1970: Letter to Mahananda](letters/1970/700427_mahananda)** > I have also received the picture of an "Angel" printed in the detroit newspaper, and it is a great credit how our men are appreciated by the people. --- **[1970: Letter to Rupanuga](letters/1970/700427_rupanuga)** > The moving Sankirtana Party was programmed long, long ago, even when I was in India. When there was talk about preaching amongst our God-brothers, I used to say to my God-brothers that when I would begin preaching I shall take two trucks, one for Sankirtana Party and one for carrying requisites, and I would go from village to village throughout the whole world preaching Lord Caitanya's message. So the time has come as per my dream, by the grace of Krsna you are carrying on this program. --- **[1971: Letter to Bali-Mardana](letters/1971/710427_bali-mardana)** > Yes, the registered documents have been dispatched to you and I hope you have received them by now. So far as a $50,000.00 donation from Kamala Devi, I was informed by Hanuman Dasa in that way. --- **[1971: Letter to Gurudasa](letters/1971/710427_gurudasa)** > Yes, so far as the visas are concerned, from Delhi arrangements must be made that at least 400 of my foreign disciples must remain in India to propagate the Krishna Consciousness Movement. --- **[1971: Letter to Ksirodakasayi](letters/1971/710427_ksirodakasayi)** > So far as your going to Russia, you should not take interest in this Russian program. If the Russian invitation comes, then I shall go alone with an assistant. --- **[1972: Letter to Hayagriva](letters/1972/720427_hayagriva)** > I am presently in Japan where I am very much encouraged of the response of the Japanese people to our movement. --- **[1973: Letter to Bapi](letters/1973/730427_bapi)** > You can purchase immediately one membership ticket for ISKCON. It costs only Rs. 1111/-, and on this ticket you can stay in any temple for as many days as you like. --- **[1973: Letter to Girirajaa](letters/1973/730427_girirajaa)** > In Juhu we have installed the Deity, so we cannot move from that place. Otherwise they must return our money and pay all damages, interest, etc, and we shall leave the temple as it is and shall go away: what can be done. is prepared to contribute 7 lacs for the temple. --- **[1973: Letter to Mukunda](letters/1973/730427_mukunda)** > So you immediately go to London and help in organizing the great temple which we have already purchased. It is understood by telephone conversation that George has already paid the full amount for the new house and Syamasundara is going to take possession of the house by May 1. --- **[1973: Letter to Tamala Krsna](letters/1973/730427_tamala_krsna)** > The certificate the Governor has given that you are the real sadhu should be published. If possible the Governor may be induced to become life member so that other government men may follow. --- **[1974: Letter to Gopala Krsna](letters/1974/740427_gopala_krsna)** > You may send it to the Head Office of the Punjab National Bank, Parliamentary St., New Delhi, advising them to immediately transfer the exchange in rupees to their Vrindaban branch, in the name of the ISKCON Mayapur-Vrindaban Trust Account number 668 current account. I am asking Pradyumna to send you a list of Vaisnava functions which you can give to the Indians who are inquiring about it at the New York temple. --- **[1974: Letter to Pusta Krsna](letters/1974/740427_pusta_krsna)** > Yes, I think the advise given by Brahmananda Maharaja is sound, namely not to worry about maintaining a permanent center in South Africa but travelling with sankirtana there for distributing books and preaching, which you say is a good field there. We do not have so many men; it requires at least five men to maintain a center, so I approve of your plan to close the center and travel in South Africa. --- **[1976: Letter to Giriraja](letters/1976/760427_giriraja)** > I beg to inform you that I have sent two separate telegraphic transfers in Indian Rupees to the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust a/c 16066, care of the Central Bank, Gowalia Tank Branch, Bombay. --- **[1976: Letter to Mrs. Perera](letters/1976/760427_mrs._perera)** > I wish to thank you for your kind offering which I have duly given to Srimati Radharani. --- **[1976: Letter to Svarupa Damodara](letters/1976/760427_svarupa_damodara)** > We can see that at night, how the whole planetary system is turning around, the pole star being the pivot. Each planet has its orbit fixed but the sun is moving up and down, north and south. --- **[1977: Letter to Radha Krsna](letters/1977/770427_radha_krsna)** > As you have recommended them, I accept all six devotees for second initiation. This is the success of our movement—that our devotees are becoming brahmanas. --- **[1977: Letter to Yasomatinandan](letters/1977/770427_yasomatinandan)** > I beg to thank you for your letter dated April 22nd, 1977 which has arrived here on the 26th instant. ---