# July 5 ## Spoken on July 5 *Lectures from this day: 18 recordings* --- **[1970: Ratha-yātrā Address and Press Conference](spoken/1970/700705ad.sf)** > The human society [is] divided into four *varṇas* and four *āśramas.* The four *varṇas* are social division, namely the student life, the householder life, the retired life and renounced life. These four divisions of social life and four divisions of spiritual life—*brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha..., brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra—*in this way there are eight divisions. These eight divisions of human society are very scientifically adopted. It is confirmed in the *Bhagavad-gītā, cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ*. This civilized division of human society is so perfect that one can gradually, from the aquatic life, can go back to home, back to Godhead. > So because we have started this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement in your country, this car festival and Lord Caitanya's taking part in this is one of the paraphernalia of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. And because it revives our consciousness about Kṛṣṇa, it is an easy process for reviving mass Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore if you participate in these car festivals, as it is stated in the scriptures, *rathe ca vāmanaṁ dṛṣṭvā punar janma na vidyate...: i*f you kindly see these Jagannātha deities riding on these carts and in procession, and as Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted the Hare Kṛṣṇa *mantra* in front of this cart, then according to our Vedic scripture, if you participate in this festival, in your next life you'll go to back, back to home, back to Godhead. --- **[1970: Ratha-yātrā Address](spoken/1970/700705ry.sf)** > So this human form of life is meant for spiritual realization. Please try to understand that this human form of life is a chance to get out of this material entanglement. In other than human life—animal life, trees life, beast life, birds life, aquatic life—there are so many, 8,400,000 species of life... Out of that, this human form of life is a boon wherein you can get out of this material entanglement and, being freed from this material entanglement, you can enter into the spiritual world, the kingdom of God. *Yad gatvā na nivartante*. > And if you go there, then you haven't got to come back in this material world, which is called *duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam*. It is the place of miseries as well as temporary. Even if we accept this place, miserable place, you will not be allowed to live here for long. You will have to quit this stage. Therefore it is called *aśāśvatam*. This is our position. In the *Bhagavad-gītā*, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself says that this is *duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam*. So the human form of life should endeavor how to get out of it. --- **[1971: Initiation of Rāma-rañjana](spoken/1971/710705in.la)** > But our policy is to take away the money from the atheist and employ it to the service of Rāmacandra. Just like Hanumān. Hanumān was fighting not for his personal. He was trying to recover Sītā from the hands of Rāvaṇa to bring her again to the side of Rāmacandra. That was his policy. So devotee's policy should be that "These atheists, materialists, *karmīs,* they have taken Sītā, all the goddess of fortune, money, for their sense gratification, and we, following the footstep of Hanumān, the great devotee, Vajrāṅgajī, we have to fight with this atheist class of men, and snatch from him Sītā and place her again on the side of Rāmacandra." > So we may make plan. As they are making plan to take away all the monies, we have to also make plan to take the money from the Rāvaṇa and employ it for Kṛṣṇa. Of course, we are not going to cheat them, but our policy is pacifying him, that "Your money is not... Whatever you are thinking your money, it is not your money; it is God's money, Kṛṣṇa's money. If you kindly spare for Kṛṣṇa's service, then your life will be successful. Otherwise, you will be killed like Rāvaṇa." This message we can convey to all the Rāvaṇas. --- **[1971: Lecture [Partially Recorded](spoken/1971/710705le.la)** > So they were ordinary men, agriculturist, taking care of the cows. They were not Vedāntists, not philosopher, not scientist. Ordinary. But what is their credit? The credit is nobody could love Kṛṣṇa excelling them. That was their credit. Therefore Caitanya Mahāprabhu recommended, *ramyā kācid upāsanā vraja-vadhū-vargeṇa yā kalpitā:* "There is no comparison of the method of worship which was adopted by the damsels of Vraja." Unalloyed love for Kṛṣṇa. No bargaining: "By loving Kṛṣṇa, I shall become a big man, I shall become great philosopher or great scientist," or "I shall improve my material condition," these are *anyābhilāṣitā.* And *bhakti* begins when one is devoid of all these material considerations. > So the *śāstra* says that if you have learned how to love Kṛṣṇa, then what is the use of these books? There is no use. You can avoid anything, all this reading. But if you have actually developed your love for Kṛṣṇa... And after reading all these books, philosophy, science, if you cannot love Kṛṣṇa, then what is the use of it? Both ways. Useless. If you do not love..., do not develop your love for God, or Kṛṣṇa, then what is the use of your philosophizing and scientific knowledge? This is all useless. And if you actually have learned how to love Kṛṣṇa, or God, then there is [no] need of philosophy or science or books. --- **[1971: Room Conversation](spoken/1971/710705r1.la)** > Our literature is meant for higher section, scholarly section. That section we have not yet touched—philosophers, religionists, highly intellectual public. We are meant for that, our literature. That you have not touched yet. So we should endeavor to deal with it. What these great delete [elite?] philosophers will speak before us? We have got so much stock. They can simply present some theories or thesis, and we can defy all their... You are better delete[?] than they are. > They have no thinking how people will be happy. That is beyond their dreaming, neither they want it. But actually these position—this mayor or governor or topmost head—they should be thinking of the welfare of the people. But it is just opposite. Instead of thinking of their welfare: how to exploit them and make his position secure. That's all. Therefore I do not expect any good result by seeing people like that. --- **[1974: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.19](spoken/1974/740705sb.chi)** > So, anyone can understand that this lump of matter, big cosmic manifestation, until a thing like me, soul, is there, how it is going on nicely—how the sun is rising in due time, the moon is rising in due time, the oceans are flowing in due order? Everything is in order. That we have to understand by the symptom. It requires little brain. Just like as soon as in the morning you see no more darkness, it is now..., there is light, immediately you can understand there is sun, sunrise is there. Similarly, as soon as you see the world order is going on very nicely, there must be God. *Mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram:* "Under My direction," Kṛṣṇa says. He personally says, and if you have got intelligence, you should understand also. But if you are dull rascal, then you cannot understand. Therefore, here it is said, "You dull rascal, you do not know that Kṛṣṇa is covered by a curtain given by *māyā*." That is stated in *Bhagavad-gītā* also, *nāhaṁ prakāśaḥ sarvasya yoga-māyā-samāvṛtaḥ*. > But they do not know, and because they do not know, asses, *mūḍhas,* Kṛṣṇa says, *na māṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ,* they will not accept the existence of God, although God is inside and outside. This is the description of the *mūḍhāḥ*. Here it is said, *ajñā. Ajñā* means ignorant. And what is Kṛṣṇa? Kṛṣṇa is *adhokṣajam. Adhok..., adhokṣaja. Adha, adhakṛta. Adhakṛta* means subdued. *Akṣaja*, our knowledge, direct perception. We are very much proud of our eyes, *akṣa.* So Kṛṣṇa's another name is Adhokṣaja: where your eyesight fails to see you, see Kṛṣṇa; therefore he is Adhokṣaja. *Akṣaja jñānam.* Knowledge received through direct perception of the senses is called *akṣaja jñānam,* and Kṛṣṇa is *adhokṣaja,* where knowledge by direct perception cannot reach. And perfection of life is when you become attached to that Adhokṣaja. In another place of *Śrīmad*... [break] Peace will be possible when you develop your loving propensity for the Adhokṣaja, who is beyond your sense perception. Therefore those who are *duṣkṛtinaḥ, mūḍhāḥ*—many languages have been used in the *Vedas*—they do not know what is the aim of life, they are simply thinking, "I am this body," then this kind of thought is there in the dogs and cats also. He is also thinking, "I am this body." So this modern civilization is big dog civilization, that's all. That is not human civilization. Human civilization means that he must be interested to know Kṛṣṇa and God. That is human civilization. --- **[1975: Morning Walk](spoken/1975/750705mw.chi)** > So we are already illusioned, and we become more illusioned. Then we forget our real business. *Mūḍhā,* we remain *mūḍha.* Supposing if there is next birth, so who is very much anxious to know what is our next birth? Nobody is. Blindly going on. *Māyāra vaibhava.* [break]...very nice church, but understand what for this church is, what is God, what is God consciousness. Just cultivate this knowledge. "No. Big church will be finished." Live nice building, nice happy life, but don't forget Kṛṣṇa. Then what is the use of this life? And if you forget Kṛṣṇa, then the result will be crime, and you will be facing with problems, "Why, and now what to do?" So many problems will be there. So the problems cannot be solved simply by possessing big, big buildings. > Therefore too much attachment for material enjoyment is disqualification for spiritual life. So the Western world is trained up for being too much attached to material enjoyment. Therefore lagging behind in spiritual life. Vedic civilization is not to encourage too much for material enjoyment. Minimize. That is Indian civilization. They, if they had money, they used to spend for constructing big temple, not for residential house. Maybe the king only had a big palace. Common men, they didn't care for big palace, the palatial building. Common man would be very glad to live in a cottage, and a small garden for growing vegetables, fruits, small lake, that's all. Not wasting time for big, big buildings, big, big... What is called? Amenities? --- **[1975: Room Conversation with Mr. & Mrs. Wax, Writer and Editing Manager (respectively) of Playboy Magazine](spoken/1975/750705r1.chi)** > So at least we should follow the standard, how to raise our children to become first class. [aside:] There is no current? You can get on the light. At the present moment, people cannot understand even that there is life after death—most people. There is life after death, they cannot understand, even big, big professors, big, big learned scholars. Everyone is thinking, "This body is accidental, and when the body will be finished, everything is finished." That is the general understanding. But *Bhagavad-gītā,* you read. It is said, *na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre* : "After the destruction of the body, the soul is not destroyed." *Vāsāṁsi jīrṇāni yathā vihāya navāni anyāṇi gṛhṇāti aparāṇi* : "Just like when our dress becomes old enough not to be used, then we accept another dress; similarly, when this body is old enough, not workable, then we accept another body." These things are there. But who is trying to understand it? At least all our Indians, those who are born in India, wherefrom *Bhagavad-gītā* has come out, at least they should understand. But they are not understanding. They are interpreting *Bhagavad-gītā* in their own way. This is the difficulty. Therefore we are presenting *Bhagavad-gītā* as it is, and people are taking advantage of that. > So our business is, spiritual master's business is, how to help the disciple to transfer the attachment. It is not that we are creating an..., artificially, no. The attachment quality is there. But it is being mixed up with material things. And if you purify this material contamination, then the attachment become pure, and that is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Just like the water falls from the sky. It is distilled water. And as soon as it is in touch with the ground it becomes muddy, dirty. Again that water, if you distill, again it becomes distilled water, as good as the rainwater, original. Therefore *bhakti* means *sarvopādhi-vinirmuktam*. All the dirty things of designation should be cleansed. *Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam.* When the mind is cleansed, *nirmalam,* without any dirty thing, then you can begin *bhakti* immediately, Kṛṣṇa conscious. *Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate*. --- **[1975: Room Conversation with Lt. Mozee, Policeman](spoken/1975/750705r2.chi)** > Because they are unclean in their heart, therefore there is crime, and take this process, it will be successful. This is our... They are faced with the problem, "Why crime, and what to do?" and we are giving the answer. So you take advantage of it. Why? We are saying, "Because they are godless." And what to do? Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and take *prasādam.* Now if you like, you can take. Otherwise, we are doing our own business. Just like a poor medical man: he is also giving medicine, but if he is given facility, he can open a big hospital. That is our proposition. We are already doing that business. But if we get facility from the authorities, then we can open a big place, big hospital. And the problem is already big. Otherwise, why they are saying, "What to do?" > So he knows that "If I commit theft, I will go to the jail." He has practically seen it, and he knows it. Still, he steals. Why? His heart is unclean. So this process will cleanse the heart. Unless he cleans the heart, you cannot stop criminality simply by laws. Laws are already known. The professional thief, he knows the law. The professional murderer, he knows the law. But still, he commits, because heart is unclean. And our process: to cleanse the heart. *Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam*, this is the process of cleansing the mirror of the heart. Mirror, when it isit is Sanskrit, "Cleansing the heart." *Bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇam,* "Then all the troubles of this material world will be solved." --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.21](spoken/1975/750705sb.chi)** > This is training. Mind is very flickering. Even five thousand years ago, when Arjuna was advised by Kṛṣṇa that "You make your restless mind fixed up," he frankly said, "Kṛṣṇa, it is not possible." *Cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham* : "I see my mind is always very much agitated, and to control the mind is exactly an attempt to stop the wind. So it is not possible." But actually his mind was fixed up in Kṛṣṇa. So those who mind have been fixed up at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, they have conquered. Their mind is fixed up. That is wanted. *Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor vacāṁsi vaikuṇṭha-guṇānuvarṇane*. These are the qualifications of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa. He was very responsible emperor, but his mind was fixed up at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. That is wanted. > So if our mind is fixed up in Kṛṣṇa, then naturally the senses will be controlled. If we fix up our mind that we shall not do anything, *dṛḍha-vratāḥ... Bhajante māṁ dṛḍha-vratāḥ*. This is determination, that "I shall have nothing to do without Kṛṣṇa." Then you are first-class *yogī*—*dvija, brāhmaṇa,* everything. Everything. So this is..., these are the qualification of not *dvija... Dvija* is primary qualification of becoming a *brāhmaṇa. Saṁskārād bhaved dvijaḥ.* By *saṁskāra,* by the reformatory process, one is initiated—that is called *dvija, dvitīya-janma.* The spiritual master is the father, and the Vedic knowledge is the mother. This is called *dvija, dvitīya-janma,* second birth. So after being *dvija,* when the spiritual master sees that he is acquired *sadācāra... Sadācāra* means these four things: no illicit sex, no intoxication, no meat-eating, no gambling; taking bath thrice, rising early in the... These are called *sadācāra.* These are brahminical qualification. --- **[1976: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.100](spoken/1976/760705cc.wdc)** > > āpanāra hitāhita kichui nā jāni! > grāmya-vyavahāre paṇḍita tāi satya māni > [[cc/madhya/20/100|[Cc. Madhya 20.100] ]] So in India, still, a *brāhmaṇa* is called *paṇḍita, paṇḍitjī.* Just like you know our Prime Minister was Paṇḍita Jawaharlal Nehru. --- **[1976: Conversation with Dr. Shaligram Shukla [Part 1](spoken/1976/760705r1.wdc)** > Sense gratification is never helpful. That is described in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* that *kāmasya nendriya-prītir* [[sb/1/2/10|[SB. 1.2.10] ]]. --- **[1976: Conversation with Dr. Shaligram Shukla [Part 2](spoken/1976/760705r2.wdc)** > So Kṛṣṇa is giving us facilities to preach this cult. Everywhere we have got very, very palatial buildings to accommodate devotees. Now we have got here a very nice place, accommodate devotees. --- **[1976: Room Conversation](spoken/1976/760705r3.wdc)** > That's a fact. Everything is created by God. It is being done by one, that Supreme. --- **[1977: Discussion about Bhū-maṇḍala](spoken/1977/770705dc.vrn)** >*guru. Tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ prakāśante.* The authority is revealed to him. *Yasya deve parā bhaktir yathā deve* [Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 6.23]. Otherwise not. So do it as far as possible to your capacities. But things are inconceivable. You cannot adjust within the limitation of your understanding. That is not... > > tarko 'pratiṣṭhaḥ śrutayo vibhinnā > > nāsāv munir ṛṣir yasya mataṁ na bhinnam > > mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ > > ## Letters on July 5 *Letters from this day: 19* --- **[1949: Letter to: Gandhi Memorial Fund — July 5, 1949](letters/1947-1965/490705_gandhi_memorial_fund)** > With reference to the invitation issued by your Board, for suggestions for the administration of the Fund, I beg to inform that Gandhiji's memorial can fittingly be perpetuated by a continued effort to keep in motion his spiritual movements. --- **[1969: Letter to Giriraja](letters/1969/690705_giriraja)** > Regarding your $2,000 which you promised to send me within three weeks, I beg to thank you for this.* Actually, a brahmacari should contribute whatever he has got to Krishna, through the Spiritual Master. The Spiritual Master does not accept anything for his personal use, but he employs everything for Krishna's service. --- **[1969: Letter to Jadurani](letters/1969/690705_jadurani)** > I have already asked you to join the Sankirtana Party. I am so proud of her, that even my girl disciples are so nice for preaching work. --- **[1969: Letter to Kirtanananda](letters/1969/690705_kirtanananda)** > He has learned this art directly under my supervision, so I hope he is doing it nicely. You have kept the Vrindaban spirit so sublimely that I always remember it and always hanker when I shall go back again. --- **[1969: Letter to Sacisuta](letters/1969/690705_sacisuta)** > Regarding your question about marriage, the thing is that as I am a sannyasi, I am not concerned with family life, but because I want to see my disciples very happy in Krishna Consciousness,... --- **[1969: Letter to Upendra](letters/1969/690705_upendra)** > I am glad to inform you that I will be arriving in San Francisco around the 25th or 26th of July, and I will see you there during the Rathayatra Festival. --- **[1971: Letter to Anangamanjari](letters/1971/710705_anangamanjari)** > I have just recently received one letter from your good husband Hrdayananda Prabhu and he has recommended you highly for initiation. --- **[1971: Letter to Hrdayananda](letters/1971/710705_hrdayananda)** > You will be glad to know that I have consented to initiate your good wife, Elaine, as well as [name redacted], and have given them spiritual names Anangamanjari Devi and Radhaballaba Das, respectively; their beads and letters are enclosed herewith. --- **[1971: Letter to Radhavallabha](letters/1971/710705_radhavallabha)** > At the request of Sriman Hrdayananda Prabhu, I have gladly consented to accept you as my duly initiated disciple. --- **[1971: Letter to Tilaka](letters/1971/710705_tilaka)** > Your beads have been chanted on and are enclosed herewith. Your spiritual name is Tilaka Devi Dasi. Tilaka means victory personified. --- **[1975: Letter to Bhagavata](letters/1975/750705_bhagavata)** > Tripauri Swami is starting his bus preaching program, and you are required for this purpose. --- **[1975: Letter to Ramanand](letters/1975/750705_ramanand)** > When I return to India I shall go to Gorakpur and talk with you in detail. I understand that Gopala Krishna Prabhu is soon to be going to visit you. --- **[1975: Letter to Svarupa Damodara](letters/1975/750705_svarupa_damodara)** > You must make the best use of a bad bargain. And, if you are not an important man, then who will listen to you? --- **[1976: Letter to Aksayananda](letters/1976/760705_aksayananda)** > If you organize you will get so many nice guests and they will contribute. Everything must be neat and clean and silent, then people will come. Safety at Taparia house is that it should not be left vacant at any time. --- **[1976: Letter to Internal Revenue Service](letters/1976/760705_internal_revenue_service)** > This is to certify that Miss Elizabeth Luise Reuther contributed the amount of U. --- **[1976: Letter to Nityananda](letters/1976/760705_nityananda)** > On your recommendation I am accepting Jvarajit das Brahmacari for second initiation. Hold a fire sacrifice and after the fire sacrifice a tape recording of the gayatri mantra should be played into his right ear. --- **[1976: Letter to Radha Sarana](letters/1976/760705_radha_sarana)** > On your recommendation I am accepting the following for first and second initiation: --- **[1976: Letter to Ramakrishnaji](letters/1976/760705_ramakrishnaji)** > I shall be returning to Bombay on or about August 14, 1976, after which time I shall be able to attend the Coordinating Committee meeting when the date is fixed up. After visiting our Washington, D.C. centre I shall be going on to New York where we are scheduled to have our Rathayatra procession down 5th. --- **[1976: Letter to Ranadhira](letters/1976/760705_ranadhira)** > This is to certify that you should send the Back-to-Godhead magazine regularly to Sridhara Swami in Navadvipa as already requested. I am glad to see that you are now conscientiously executing your duty. Always check with me first before sending out any literature to persons who have not been specifically approved by me. ---