# June 6 ## Spoken on June 6 *Lectures from this day: 7 recordings* --- **[1974: Bhagavad-gītā 13.35](spoken/1974/740606bg.gen)** > So now it is your choice. This body is given to you. Now you make your choice whether you want to have, in this material world, better facilities, better duration of life, or if you want to degrade yourself to the animal life, or if you want to go to Kṛṣṇaloka, everything, whatever you want, you can get. And this is the chance, this human form of body. You make your choice. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, *idaṁ śarīraṁ kaunteya kṣetram iti abhidhīyate.* It is just like the land of cultivation. Now you cultivate. > Kṛṣṇa is giving His opinion, the supreme authority, that "If you want to know, if you want to be in knowledge, this is knowledge." What is that? "That this body, you are not this body; you are the owner of the body. And you should know also that the..., there is another person. As you are a person, you are owner of this body, there is another person." Who is that? "That is I am," Kṛṣṇa says. *Kṣetra-jñaṁ cāpi māṁ viddhi:* "I am also owner of this body." Actually Kṛṣṇa is the owner of the body. Just like in a, in an apartment, there is the occupier and the landlord. So there are two men concerned. I do not know what is the system here. In India, there are two kinds of taxes: the occupier tax and the landlord's tax. Two kinds of taxes. So similarly, this body, I, the living entity, I am the occupier. I am not the owner. Although occupier is, to some extent, owner, but the real owner is the landlord. --- **[1974: Lecture at World Health Organization](spoken/1974/740606le.gen)** > So this is natural division. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, *cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭam.* If this *cātur-varṇyaṁ,* this division... The most intelligent class of men, they should be trained up as *brāhmaṇa. Śamo damo titikṣa ārjava jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam*. The social division must be there. The most intellectual class of men, they should be engaged in studying the *Vedas* and acquire the knowledge and spread it to the human society so that they may be guided and do the needful for peaceful situation of the society. That is the guidance. The *kṣatriyas,* they're meant for protecting the society, military power, or martial-spirited. When there is danger, attack, they'll give us protection. Similarly, there must be a class of men for producing food grain and giving protection to the cows. *Kṛṣi-go-rakṣya vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam*. > So on account of these sinful activities... According to Vedic civilization, there are four kinds of sinful activities. One sinful activity is illegitimate, illicit sex life. According to Vedic civilization, without marriage no sex life is allowed. Therefore marriage is compulsory. In every human society, there is marriage. But according to Vedic civilization, marriage is compulsory *saṁskāra.* So therefore in the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said, *strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇa-saṅkaraḥ*. If the women are not married, then *varṇa-saṅkara* population will increase. It is said. And as soon as there is *varṇa-saṅkara* population, the whole world will be in chaotic condition. --- **[1974: Morning Walk](spoken/1974/740606mw.gen)** > Everyone can understand the truth except the rascals who are meat-eaters. *Vinā paśughnāt. Paśughnāt. Paśu* means animals, and *ghna* means killer. Christ therefore first says, "You shall not kill." These rascals are killers from the very beginning, and they're continuing. *Vinā paśughnāt.* Those who are *paśughna,* they cannot understand. They're thinking, "We are doing very good work, philanthropic work, opening hospital and public road, and every ten years we are fighting and killing all the men population." They're happy. They are taking credit for these big, big buildings, but this is *duṣkṛtina,* because simply these buildings are meant for committing sinful activities. That's all. "Wine, women, meat-eating, gambling. We are civilized." [break]...this Geneva very many churches? > > nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād > > bhavauṣadhāc chrotra-mano-'bhirāmāt > > ka uttamaśloka-guṇānuvādāt > > pumān virajyeta vinā paśughnāt > > **[1976: Room Conversation](spoken/1976/760606r1.la)** > That is mentioned in the *Bhagavad-gītā*: *mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham*. "I come as death to take away all his assets, his health, his money, his assets, his education—everything." *Sarva-haraś*. *Sarva-haraś* means "taking away." Therefore His name is Hari. Hari means "who can take away everything." So He takes away of the atheists all his possessions, and He takes away all discomforts of the devotees. Therefore His name is Hari; He takes away. He takes away of the nondevotees all his so-called possessions, of which he is very, very proud; and He takes away all the troubles of the devotee. This is going on. The devotee becomes very, very happy when all his material conditions are taken away by Kṛṣṇa: *Janma, mṛtyu, jarā, vyādhi*, no more birth, death, old age and disease. He takes away all the disadvantages. And for the materialistic person, he is thinking, "All these my possessions: my wife, my children, my house, my nation, my position, my bank balance and so on, so on, so on." He takes away. Forcefully He is taken away. > So at the present moment that is lacking. The brain society is practically nil, and they are not eager to establish or to educate a section of people to become perfect *brāhmaṇas*. There is no such arrangement. There is engineering college, medical college—so many different departments are there, educational institutions—but there is no institution throughout the whole world how to train a class of men to become perfect *brāhmaṇas,* or intelligent class. That is this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We are just trying to set up a section of the people to become very, very intelligent. And who is very, very intelligent? One who knows God. He is intelligent. That is the end of knowledge. As any educational program it has got an end, so we are getting knowledge in so many ways, but end of knowledge is to know God. That is called *Vedānta*. *Vedā* means "knowledge"; *anta* means "end." *Yasmin vijñāte sarvam idaṁ vijñātaṁ bhavati* [*Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad* 1.3]. --- **[1976: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.40](spoken/1976/760606sb.la)** > Therefore they say... They are, according to their description, third class, fourth class, not even human beings, these Yamadūtas. And they are explaining about *dharma.* Why? "From the right source we have heard it." And whatever they're speaking, correct. *Veda-praṇihito dharma.* What is ordered in the *Vedas,* that is *dharma,* that is religion. And what is *Vedas*? *Vedo nārāyaṇa sākṣāt.* Absolute. Nārāyaṇa, spiritual world, absolute. Nonduality. Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa's words are the same. There is no difference. Just like we are reading *Bhagavad-gītā.* Why we're interested? Because *Bhagavad-gītā* and the speaker of *Bhagavad-gītā,* Kṛṣṇa, they are identical. So you cannot change the words of *Bhagavad-gītā.* That is foolishness. Anyone who changes the orders and the words of *Bhagavad-gītā,* they are rascal; they'll not get any benefit. Because you cannot correct Kṛṣṇa, what Kṛṣṇa says or God says. That is not in your power. So these rascals, they want to interpret, "This is like this, this is this, I think it is this." No. Kṛṣṇa did not live for you, for your thinking rascally. No. Kṛṣṇa is completely learned. Whatever He has said, it is perfectly in order. You cannot change. > Therefore the challenge was that "Now explain what is *dharma.*" So they're explaining. Mind that. They are not educated themselves, but their education is by hearing from the authority. *Iti śuśruma.* This is real education. Therefore *Vedas'* another name is *śruti. Śruti* means the knowledge which you receive by hearing, not by your so-called eyes or tongue. No. The tongue, you can chant what you hear. Therefore our beginning of knowledge is *śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ. Śravaṇaṁ kīrtanaṁ viṣṇoḥ*.* Not that go to some technical college and learn it. This is also technical, transcendental technical, but the technique is first of all hear—this is technique—not take a hammer and understand. This is hearing. This technology begins by hearing. Just like you have come here kindly and hearing. This is the technology, beginning of transcendental knowledge, or spiritual knowledge. --- ## Letters on June 6 *Letters from this day: 11* --- **[1967: Letter to Mukunda](letters/1967/670606_mukunda)** > The record which you have sent singing Sri Ram, Jaya Ram, Jaya Jaya Ram, and other Kirtana is really a new turn and we have enjoyed the record so nicely. --- **[1969: Letter to Vrndavanesvari](letters/1969/690606_vrndavanesvari)** > I have received letters from the Hamburg devotees, and they appear to be very much jubilant to know that you will be arriving on June 27 at 9:30 am. In my previous letter to Mandali Bhadra, I already informed him that he will act as the editor of the German *Back To Godhead.* So when you go please set up everything in a cooperative mood. I am also glad to learn that you are enjoying reading the book, *Teachings of Lord Caitanya,* and now both you and your husband have to preach these teachings of Lord Caitanya in the European countries. --- **[1970: Letter to Radha Madhava Sharan](letters/1970/700606_radha_madhava_sharan)** > Things are going here nice. The younger generation is taking very serious interest, and whatever advancement is made it is due to their cooperation. They are taking seriously to the sadacarya process—good behavior. --- **[1972: Letter to Visakha](letters/1972/720606_visakha)** > I am very glad to hear that you are using your talents very nicely to do artwork and photographic designs to make brochures. It is very important to have such brochures for presenting to important men of the Indian society, so make them very elegantly and just to the points of interest. --- **[1975: Letter to Madhudvisa](letters/1975/750606_madhudvisa)** > I am writing to find out what has happened with the Fiji affair. --- **[1976: Letter to Amogha](letters/1976/760606_amogha)** > The library party is doing very nicely. It is nectar to my ears to hear the list of schools which are taking our standing order. --- **[1976: Letter to B.R. Sridhara Maharaja](letters/1976/760606_b.r._sridhara_maharaja)** > Navadvipa Please kindly accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. Then from Bombay to Melbourne, Australia, then Auckland, New Zealand, and then to Fiji Island where we have observed the foundation stone laying ceremony for our temple there, Krishna-Kaliya Temple. This will be the first temple on that island. --- **[1976: Letter to Giriraja](letters/1976/760606_giriraja)** > I have received one reply from Mr. Bajaj of the Gita Pratisthan dated May 25, 1976, and it is not feasible for me to attend this meeting so if appears wise you can go as my disciples on my behalf, both yourself and Gopala Krishna. This is the line that you should adopt: We are already propagating Gita, but "As It Is," without changing. --- **[1976: Letter to Jayapataka](letters/1976/760606_jayapataka)** > Concerning the "report" which you submitted to the District Magistrate in Nadia District, you mentioned only 300 acres being given to us. I think that we originally had asked for 350 acres. There is no objection that they give the land in two phases as mentioned but the total land required was 350 acres as I recall. --- **[1976: Letter to Prabhupada](letters/1976/760606_prabhupada)** > Concerning the production of toothpaste and cosmetics for which I may be able to supply the information, etc., you can come to see me in Toronto when I visit there between the 16th of June until the 21st of June. --- **[1976: Letter to Svarupa Damodara](letters/1976/760606_svarupa_damodara)** > Wolf. I won't have the opportunity to visit Atlanta on this tour, however, I shall be in New York from July 9th to July 20th. You can see me in New York if it is possible for you. ---