# June 21 ## Spoken on June 21 *Lectures from this day: 12 recordings* --- **[1972: Initiations](spoken/1972/720621in.la)** > Samagra,* full knowledge. But He is also going to a teacher's place to learn. Just Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself; He's accepting a spiritual master, Īśvara Purī. *Śrī Caitanya...*Śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya...* Hmm. *Īśvara...* Hmm. That means Īśvara Purī became glorified by Caitanya Mahāprabhu's acceptance of him as spiritual master. > But this is the etiquette, this is the Vedic principle, that even if You are God, if You, even if You know everything, still, You have to accept a teacher, a spiritual master. That is the Vedic system. So what are the rules? --- **[1973: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.10.6](spoken/1973/730621sb.may)** > Just like Professor Kotovsky, such a big professor, he says, "There is no life after death." He's a rascal number one. What is the meaning of this education? He does not know that the soul is eternal. And therefore *Bhagavad-gītā* teaches first, *dehino 'smin yathā dehe kaumāraṁ yauvanam...*. *Na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre*. "First of all understand this: soul is eternal; you are eternal; you do not die after the annihilation." This is the first education. And these rascals, they say there is no life after death. So how much educated they are you can understand. They are all rascals. And you may open big, big colleges, institution, providing some rascal professor, rascal student, and beg the whole life, and sacrifice everything. It is useless. simply wasting time. > Just try to understand the ideal government during Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's time. Not only Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira; all the kings. *Rājarṣayaḥ. Imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ*. They were all great *ṛṣis,* although they were *kṣatriyas. Brāhmaṇa* and *kṣatriya,* they used to guide the general people. The high caste means who would guide the people nicely. The *brāhmaṇa,* by their Vedic knowledge, perfect knowledge, *paṭhana-pāṭhana yajana-yājana dāna-pratigraha.* By high learning, they would ad... They were not interested for capturing the government. No. They had no time. But there was consulting body. Even Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja time, there was consulting body, all the kings. The *brāhmaṇas* and the *ṛṣis,* they would form a consulting body and give advice to the king: "My dear king, do like this," and they will abide. Just like head. Head. Head gives the instruction to the arms, not the arm gives instruction to the head. Head. Brain. *Mukha-bāhūru-pādebhyaḥ*. --- **[1974: Morning Walk with Professor Durckheim](spoken/1974/740621mw.ger)** > Nānā-śāstra-vicāraṇaika-nipuṇau,* very expert to study different scriptures, just to get the essence of scripture and give to the people. *Lokānāṁ hita-kāriṇau.* So their life was engaged for the benefit of the whole human society. What these people are talking philanthropy and humanitarian? They dedicated their life for... Just like we are doing. It is not for any sect or any person. For the whole human society. So that should be the mission. *Lokānāṁ hita-kāriṇau tri-bhuvane mānyau.* Therefore their literature is honored all over the world, all over the universe. Just like our books: we are selling all over the world, all universities, all school, all colleges, all gentlemen. It is not sectarian. *Lokānāṁ hita-kāriṇau tri-bhuvane mānyau śaraṇyākarau.* This was their hard labor, and *rādhā-kṛṣṇa-bhajanānandena mattālikau,* and they were very much pleased in worshiping Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa Deity. > *...acuti-anādir ananta-rūpam [*Bs* 5.33]. This is only for Kṛṣṇa. But Kṛṣṇa has got expansions—unlimited. *Advaita, acyuta, ananta. Ananta* means unlimited. God, His one feature is Kṛṣṇa, and He has unlimited features. [*japa*] If a gentleman simply reads the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* quietly at home, he will be fully conversant with the... --- **[1975: Morning Walk](spoken/1975/750621mw.la)** > They are so dull-headed, this question does not... They are trying to solve so many questions, but this question does not arise in their mind, that "I don't wish to die. Why death is forced upon me?" Inquire. Come on, all philosophers and scientists, come and make an inquiry commission, that "I don't want to die. The death is forced upon me. I don't want to become old man, and it is forced upon me. What is the reason?" Therefore they are rascals. The prime problem they have set aside. Big, big scientist... That Professor Einstein and other, other, they are big, big scientist. They do not consider this question, that "I am a big scientist. So I am also going to die. So why it is?" That question they have set aside. And they manufacture atom bomb to make death very easy—not to stop death, but death-making very easily available. This is scientific. Hmm? Is that scientific? > Who can become more learned than Vyāsadeva? Therefore he is known as *vidvān*, the most supreme learned. He made this *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* to help these rascals who are spoiling their life only in sense gratification. --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.8](spoken/1975/750621sb.la)** > So the discussion is going on between Parīkṣit Mahārāja and Śukadeva Gosvāmī. In the last portion of the Fifth Chapter, Fifth Canto, Śukadeva Gosvāmī has given description of different hellish planets down this universe. There are many hellish planets. As there are heavenly planets, similarly there are hellish planets. Those who are pious, in the modes of goodness, they are promoted to the higher planetary system, and those who are very much abominable, condemned, they are degraded to the lower planetary system. There are different planets, and our modern scientists, they say that "Except this earthly planet, there is no life." This is their knowledge. But actually that is not the fact. Everywhere there is life—but the life of different grades. Just like here also we see, in this planet some of them are very well situated, and some of them are very much degraded in every respect—by birth, *janma aiṣvarya,* by opulence, and by education, by beauty. So there is such arrangement by nature's law that you are promoted or degraded. *Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ*. > So therefore we are preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness. *Lokasya ajānataḥ,* they do not know what kind of risky life they are conducting. So the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to make them awakened to the consciousness. That is the duty of a sane man or a gentleman. That is the instruction of the *Vedas,* to awaken people. *Uttiṣṭhata jāgrata prāpya varān nibodhata* [*Kaṭha Upaniṣad* 1.3.14]. --- **[1976: Conversation in Airport and Car to New Vrindavan](spoken/1976/760621cr.tor)** > This is the *dharma,* and Kṛṣṇa comes personally to establish it. And He makes distinction in the Fourth Chapter, *dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya. Yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata, abhyutthānam adharmasya*. He distinguishes between *adharma* and *dharma.* And He's establishing at the end of Ninth Chapter that the *dharma* is to become His devotee, to think of Him, to worship Him and to offer all obeisances to Him. And that persons who reject this *dharma* or who have no information of this *dharma,* they have to revolve in the cycle of birth and death, not achieving Kṛṣṇa. >hard to bring them to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Taking these few years, fifty years or sixty years living here, and dance like dog and finish. There is no life. We will die peacefully and our chapter is finished. People not die peacefully; they cry. Hare Kṛṣṇa. --- **[1976: Morning Walk](spoken/1976/760621mw.tor)** > Those who will not take this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, these rascal will remain in the cycle of birth and death. Instead of taking Kṛṣṇa's instruction, *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*, he's trying to become Kṛṣṇa, these rascals. So how there will be peace? Hmm? Kṛṣṇa says, "Surrender unto Me." He's saying, "I am Kṛṣṇa. Why shall I surrender?" This is the difficulty. > Just a minute ago we were talking that in Canada there is so much land, and you told me there is so many fertile land. Huh? You told me? But they'll not allow anybody to come. This is wrong position. Why? China or India, there are so many countries overcongested. Let them come. But he's thinking, "It my land." --- **[1976: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.5](spoken/1976/760621sb.tor)** > So this should be the human activity, that *śarīraṁ pauruṣaṁ yāvan na vipadyeta puṣkalam.* So long we are stout and strong and we can work very nicely, the health is quite all right, take advantage of it. It is not Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is for the lazy fellow. No. It is meant for the strong man: strong in body, strong in mind, strong in determination—everything strong—strong in brain. It is meant for them. Because we have to execute the highest goal of life. Unfortunately, they do not know what is the highest goal of life. The modern... Not modern; always. Now it is very conspicuous: people do not know what is the aim of life. Anyone who is in this material world, he is in *māyā,* means he does not know what is the goal of life. *Na te viduḥ,* they do not know, *svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇu. *Svārtha-gati.* Everyone is supposed to be self-interested. Self-interest is the first law of nature, they say. But they do not know what is self-interest. He, instead of going back to home, back to Godhead—that is his real self-interest—he's going to become a dog in the next life. Is that self-interest? But they do not know it. How nature's law is working, they do not know it. > One who has become free from all kinds of material desires, for them, this chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra* is possible, is very successful. But still, those who are not free from these material desires, it is recommended by Parīkṣit Mahārāja *nivṛtta-tarṣair.* Actually this chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra* should be done by the liberated person. But still, those who are not liberated, *bhavam-āśritaḥ,* for them it is *bhavauṣadhi:* the disease, medicine of this disease. *Nivṛtta-tarṣair upagīyamānād bhavauṣadhi chrotra-mano-'bhirāmāt*. It is very pleasing to the ear and the mind. --- **[1977: Description of New York Temple and Conversation with Svarūpa Dāmodara](spoken/1977/770621r1.vrn)** > [pause] [break] Scientists, they should seriously charge for the prestige of their Vedic knowledge. "Yes, my... Yes, sir, you are stating." What is this nonsense? "You are creating some rascals?" "Yes, my lord." In the name of education. > > na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ > > durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ > > andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānās > > te 'pīśa-tantryām uru-dāmni-baddhāḥ > > [SB7.5.31] --- ## Letters on June 21 *Letters from this day: 17* --- **[1968: Letter to Brahmananda](letters/1968/680621_brahmananda)** > 1) If letter of credit is open, he is prepared to export goods for the present, up to $1000.00. 2) He will charge 20% on the purchase value of the goods, including all expenditure. --- **[1968: Letter to Hansadutta](letters/1968/680621_hansadutta)** > I think Krishna is giving you the required intelligence how to spread our transcendental movement. --- **[1969: Letter to Gopala Krsna](letters/1969/690621_gopala_krsna)** > Another thing, if you can request your father to supply us with Maharastrian mrdangas and kanjanis, that will be very nice. I wish to import them from Bombay, so if your father or anybody else who may be known to your father can arrange to supply us these things from Bombay, it will be a great service to the society. --- **[1969: Letter to Gurudasa](letters/1969/690621_gurudasa)** > I hope the money is already received by you and the transaction is nicely executed. --- **[1969: Letter to Jayapataka](letters/1969/690621_jayapataka)** > The Rathayatra Festival you will perform from the 20th of July to the 27th of July. --- **[1969: Letter to Krsna Dasa](letters/1969/690621_krsna_dasa)** > Your attitude for Krishna's service is very much laudable, and I am very much proud of having a disciple like you. --- **[1969: Letter to Yamuna](letters/1969/690621_yamuna)** > I understand that Mataji is going to donate one pair of Sri Murtis. I do not know what size they will be, but I have also ordered one pair of Sri Murtis, 24" high. --- **[1970: Letter to Jayapataka](letters/1970/700621_jayapataka)** > I sent you one letter dated 14th June, 1970, the copy of which is enclosed herewith. So I do not know if you have received this letter. --- **[1970: Letter to Pradyumna](letters/1970/700621_pradyumna)** > Regarding the missing verse #13 from the manuscript of second chapter, Second Canto, I give you the following: Second Canto, second chapter, 13rd verse: Synonyms: ekaika—one to one, or one after another; angani—limbs; dhiya—by attention; anubhavayeti—meditate upon; padadi—legs, etc.; yavat—until; dasitan—smiling; gadabhrtah—the Personality of Godhead; jitanjitan—controlling the mind gradually; sthanam—place; apahya—leaving; dharayet—meditate upon; paramparam—higher and higher; suddhyati—purify; dhir—intelligence; yatha yatha—as and as. --- **[1970: Letter to Tamala Krsna](letters/1970/700621_tamala_krsna)** > "One who has got unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord and similar faith in his Spiritual Master to him only the imports of Vedic knowledge become revealed." In any condition of His life He should not be mistaken as ordinary human being. --- **[1971: Letter to Satsvarupa](letters/1971/710621_satsvarupa)** > It is very nice if we can get other magazines than BTG to print articles about our society, so try for it. Also, for BTG, I am enclosing one poem by Dravida for publishing. --- **[1972: Letter to Giriraja](letters/1972/720621_giriraja)** > I am happy to hear that the men are engaged nicely, especially in the matter of distributing our books. --- **[1973: Letter to Atreya Rsi](letters/1973/730621_atreya_rsi)** > Regarding your participation in New Vrndavana during the attack. Although a Krsna Conscious person is free of bodily attachment that does not mean that he does not defend for Krsna's purpose. But that you became fearful in the face of danger is not necessarily wrong. --- **[1973: Letter to Niranjan](letters/1973/730621_niranjan)** > I will be glad to see you here in Mayapur when you are able to come after finishing your exams. Regarding the new names of your sister and mother-in-law—-why are you giving them spiritual names? --- **[1975: Letter to Gopala Krsna](letters/1975/750621_gopala_krsna)** > Why are speaking of a loan for Bombay construction when you have already taken two lakhs from the Book Fund? Regarding the Vrindaban Gurukula land, yes, I shall arrange to pay. --- **[1975: Letter to Gurukrpa](letters/1975/750621_gurukrpa)** > I can understand that you are feeling something regarding your collecting program. --- **[1975: Letter to Purnima](letters/1975/750621_purnima)** > I am glad that you are very serious about Krishna consciousness even at such a young age. ---