# July 11 ## Spoken on July 11 *Lectures from this day: 17 recordings* --- **[1966: Bhagavad-gītā 4.1 and Review](spoken/1966/660711bg.ny.md)** > *Yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke sva-dhīḥ kalatrādiṣu bhauma ijya-dhīḥ, yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ salile.* Of course, in your country there is no holy land of pilgrimage. In India there are many holy lands of pilgrimage, just like Prayāga, Vṛndāvana, Gayā. You have got, also got. In the water of Jordan the Christian people they go and they take their bath. Similarly, in India, the river Ganges and the Yamunā, Godāvarī, Kāverī. There are many rivers. So *yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ salile.* Now, somebody goes to holy land and takes bath only and comes back. *Yat-tīrtha, salile. Salile* means water. One who has accepted the holy land of pilgrimage—the water only. *Yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ salile na karhicij janeṣv abhijñeṣu:* "But they have no interest with persons who are actually experienced in spiritual consciousness of life." > So Arjuna, although he is a personal devotee of Kṛṣṇa, a personal friend of Kṛṣṇa, he is... Just like we are trying to have Kṛṣṇa consciousness just to make our life perfect. Now, the person who is not only Kṛṣṇa conscious but, I mean to say, constant associate, such a person, Arjuna, he was in bewilderment, "Whether I shall fight with my kinsmen, my brothers and my nephews, my brother-in-laws, my father-in-law, my grandfather, my other friends, so many all?" Because it was a family war, so he was afraid, that "I shall not fight. I shall not fight." --- **[1971: Lecture](spoken/1971/710711le.la)** > *Bhagavad-gītā* explains this idea very nicely: *na jāyate na mriyate vā kadācin*. The spirit soul has no birth nor death. This body..., just like we are no longer in our past childhood body, similarly, when this body will be also finished, it does not mean that I will not exist. I will continue to exist. As I am existing, as I can remember my childhood days, my youthful days, therefore I am existing. In spite of my..., that childhood body being finished, my youthful body being finished, I am existing. Similarly, after finishing this body also, I will exist. Is there any difficulty to understand? There is no difficulty. > That is the difference between God and ordinary living entity. Otherwise, qualitatively, God and the living entity the same. So only difference is that He is great, infinite. Therefore we cannot calculate His infinite qualities. But I, being infinitesimal, my qualities, my capacities, my energy, they are very infinitesimal. Therefore I forget. And because I forget, therefore I cannot remember what was my body in my last birth. Because I cannot remember. Death means forget. Just like at night you forget everything, sleeping. Similarly, when this body is finished, we forget about this body. We are interested in the next body. --- **[1972: Room Conversation with Sumati Morarjee](spoken/1972/720711r1.lon)** > And, uh, and we don't advertise the Sunday feast. If we advertise the Sunday feast, we couldn't get them in the whole building. So we can't even advertise. So therefore they don't even mention it, people still come, and we can't fit them all in the building. And we're hoping that it would get so full that Kṛṣṇa will see and He'll give us a place quickly. > Sumati Morarjee: [Transl. Actually I became very much worried after you left. I thought I wish I had a good *brāhmaṇa* captain for the ship. What if you start vomiting!] --- **[1973: Bhagavad-gītā 1.6–7](spoken/1973/730711bg.lon)** > This is sane proposal, that is, *upayan cintayet prajño apayan ca cintayet.* A *prajña,* a intelligent man, not only think of the bright side on this business, or this fight, or this any..., so many things we have to deal with. Simply we should not calculate the brighter side. There is darker side also. We should always think, "If there is some thief, if there is some rogue, they cheat us, then what precaution I am going to take?" This is intelligence. If I simply calculate that "In this business I will make so much profit," in the meantime, somebody comes and cheats me and go away, then... Therefore *upayan cintayet prajña apayan ca cintayet.* Darker side also should be thought of. That is intelligence. Just like they are doing. After calculating the darker side—enemy means darker side: "They can defeat me at any moment," that is darker side. > Kṛṣṇa as all-pervading, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement also should be all-pervading. It should touch everything, even politics, sociology, everything, if required. That is the aim. Because Kṛṣṇa's mission is, *yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata*, paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām*. There is two mission: not only to give protection to the devotees, but also to kill the demons. To kill the demons, that is one side. --- **[1973: Room Conversation with Indian Guest](spoken/1973/730711r1.lon)** > So it is a great pleasure for us. Your Holiness visits us voluntarily. Although I could not invite you, but still, you are so kind, you came. So I am doing my bit, following in the footsteps of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. That's all. --- **[1973: Room Conversation with Father Tanner and Mrs. Wells](spoken/1973/730711r3.lon)** > If you chant the Lord's name, "Kṛṣṇa," or any name of Lord, that is identical with the Lord. Therefore by chanting the holy name of the Lord, you are associating with the Lord. And as soon as you associate with the Lord, you become purified. Because Lord is all-pure. Just like if you associate with fire, you become warm. Similarly, if you constantly associate with the Lord, you remain purified. > Therefore our principle is they are always chanting. Just like we are... I am chanting also. [holds up beads] Or reading some book. Or talking with you about Kṛṣṇa. So we are always connected with Kṛṣṇa, or God, in all our activities. The whole house, you'll see, they are engaged in some sort of work which has connection with Kṛṣṇa. There is no other work. So *nirbandhaḥ kṛṣṇa-sambandhe.* Anything attached with God, that is also godly. --- **[1973: Room Conversation](spoken/1973/730711r4.lon)** > So the whole society is divided into *brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra,* and *brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, sannyāsa—*departmental—and they are trained up. But the aim is *viṣṇur ārādhana.* But they have no idea at the present moment. *Viṣṇur ārādhana,* he has no knowledge. But the civilization begins on this point. Human being means he's meant for *viṣṇur ārādhana.* Otherwise, what is the difference between dogs and human being? The Western people, they do not know. They simply think that dog lies down on the floor, on the road... "We have got nice, best apartment. Therefore you are civilized." > They do not know all these things. Therefore they have been described as *śva-viḍ-varāhoṣṭra-kharaiḥ saṁstutaḥ puruṣaḥ paśuḥ*. All these men are exactly like dogs, hogs, camel and asses. So by their vote, by the votes of dogs, hogs, camel and asses, another big ass, big dog will be on the government. So what, how does he know, how to govern? Do you think if you make a dog king, it will be good government. Or a camel king, it will be good government? --- **[1974: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.21](spoken/1974/740711sb.la)** > So there are so many debts. First to the demigod, then to the *ṛṣis,* saintly persons. Because we get knowledge, Vedic knowledge, from the *ṛṣi,* we must be debtor. *Guru-ṛṇa:* debtor to the spiritual master, to the sages, to the saintly persons, because we are getting knowledge from them. Therefore the Vyāsa-pūjā is there. Once in a year the disciples are worshiping the spiritual master and trying to repay that he has received from the spiritual master. *Devarṣi-bhūta.* Similarly, in our ordinary dealings also, you are my friend, I am your friend; you are getting some help from me, I am getting some from you. So we are debtors, obligation. *Devarṣi-bhūta, āpta. Āpta* means relatives or family. We are indebted to the father, mother, elderly family members. In this way we are implicated with so many debts. *Devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛṇāṁ pitṝṇām*. > That education begins in the *Bhagavad-gītā* in the beginning: *dehino 'smin yathā dehe*. Dehī* means the possessor of the *deha* is within the body, not the body is the person. But no education. Throughout the whole scientific world, university education, there is no concern that "I am not this body; I am soul." Such a foolish, rascal civilization is going in the name of advancement. No protection for woman, no protection of children, no respect for brahminical culture. So it is the animal civilization. Polished animal, that's all. Otherwise it is not civili... That is Vedic culture. Therefore... --- **[1975: Arrival Lecture](spoken/1975/750711a2.phi)** > So in the *Bhagavad-gītā* you will find different statement by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In one place He says that *vidyā-vindaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini.* In another place Kṛṣṇa says, *strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya..., varṇa-saṅkaraḥ abhibhavāte*. No, *strīṣu dustasu:* "When woman becomes polluted, then there is unwanted population." So if in one place it is stated that *paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ,* man and woman is equal, or *paṇḍita,* or learned, dog and *brāhmaṇa.* In another place He says, *strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya.* So the fact is that in order to make progress towards the end of spiritual realization that we must make distinction, but the aim should be one. If you artificially do not make distinction, that will not stay. Just like in your country the black and white, they have got equal rights, but why they fight sometimes, racial fight? Because it is on the material platform. > So our point is that you come to the spiritual platform, then this equality will be possible. If you keep yourself on the material platform, then artificially you may say, "We are equal," but at last we shall fight. This is our proposition. Therefore we request everyone that you come to the spiritual platform, then everything will be very nice. There will be no distinction, because *brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā.* When one was spiritually realized, then he becomes happy. *Brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati*. There is no more lamentation. There is no more hankering. Just like one man is trying to become another man's position. That is hankering. So in spiritual platform there is no hankering, because he understands that spiritually we are one. --- **[1975: Arrival](spoken/1975/750711ar.phi)** > He will not be able to live in the skyscraper building. Maybe he will be allowed to live, to live there as a rat. There are rats, so many rats. Actually, this is the fact. The person who has got very attachment for that place but he is not to live there, but on account of attachment, thinking of that place at the time of death—but he is so sinful he cannot be given the human body—then he is given the cat's or the rat's body: "Live here." Or a tree or a plant. So where is the science discussing all this? Wherefrom the tree has come? They are satisfied only that "I have now a skyscraper building," but do not know that whether he will be allowed to live there. *Vairāgya-vidyā.* These things are being discussed in meeting, in our meeting anywhere. But they have no brain to understand. > So a very learned scholar, *brāhmaṇa,* and a dog. So materially, how they can be equal? If I say, "The President Ford and a dog is on the same level," then it will be very nice? Spiritually, we are one. That is real observation. Artificially, to make man and woman equal, that may be artificially your sentiment, but actually it is not the fact. --- **[1975: Morning Walk](spoken/1975/750711mw.chi)** > That *ādi* is Govinda, person, Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says, *aham ādir hi devānām*. We find from the history, Brahmā is the beginning. He is *deva,* one of the demigods. Kṛṣṇa says, *aham ādir hi devānām.* So He is the cause of Brahmā also. So this is our philosophy. We don't begin from zero or accident. This is not our philosophy. > "No, no, we don't touch money." Why? If the money can be utilized for constructing a nice temple for Kṛṣṇa, why we shall say, "We don't touch money"? Yes, give me as much money as you have got. Therefore you will find in India very, very big, big, costly temple, not skyscraper building. That is the sign. If any man had any money, he would spend it for Kṛṣṇa, not for his personal self. Personally he would be satisfied with a cottage. That is India's civilization. You will find in South India one temple is more than a fort, bigger. It is impossible to construct such temple nowadays. --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.26](spoken/1975/750711sb.chi)** > So not only in these activities, in every activity we are very busy with material activities. And we do not know that on my back side death is standing. He will take everything what I have got. Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā, mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś ca aham*. The death is also Kṛṣṇa. He said *aham. Mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś ca aham.* "I am death. You cannot see God. You are very much proud of your eyes. Now you see I have come. I will take away everything, what have you got. Now you protect yourself and your property, your skyscraper building, everything. Now you protect." So therefore *mūḍha.* He does not know how to protect things, but he is creating things. > So similar plan is always there, that we are struggling for existence and accumulating so many things. Just like you have got this nice city, Chicago. Not only Chicago; there are many others in America. But the people are not thinking that "How long I shall remain American and enjoy this? Maybe fifty years, twenty-five years or utmost hundred years. But everything will be taken—my American citizenship, my body, my wealth—everything will be taken by death. So what insurance I am doing for that purpose, that it will not be taken, I shall enjoy it?" Therefore *mūḍhā.* There is reason why they are called *mūḍhās*, rascals. They do not know their actual interest. Everyone, not only you, everyone, the whole material world, they do not know what is his actual interest. Everyone should be self-interested. That is very good. But the fools, rascals, do not know what is his actual self-interest. *Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum*. --- **[1976: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.105](spoken/1976/760711cc.ny)** > *Paripraśna* means question. That is also required. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu is authorizing him. Therefore He says, *kṛṣṇa-śakti dhara tumi.* Here Kṛṣṇa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He is authorizing Sanātana Gosvāmī. Unless he has got the power to receive the instruction, Caitanya Mahāprabhu is not going to waste His time. He has the power. He is empowered. Kṛṣṇa..., Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mission is that to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world. So He is empowering Sanātana Gosvāmī to take this task and spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mission. There is... You'll find in the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta* the verse, *kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe nāma pracāraṇa*. *Without being empowered by Kṛṣṇa, nobody can preach the holy name of the Lord. *Kṛṣṇa-śakti vinā nahe nāma pracāraṇa.* So without getting the power of attorney... Just like even one is qualified lawyer, he must get the power of attorney from the client, and then he can speak. That is the law. Similarly, without being endowed with the power of attorney from Kṛṣṇa, it is not possible to preach. > So Sanātana Gosvāmī is teaching us... *Kṛṣṇa-śakti dhara tumi, jāna tattva-bhāva*. Caitanya Mahāprabhu is affirming that "You are authorized by Kṛṣṇa. Therefore you have come for My help. My mission is to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness..." So He is Kṛṣṇa Himself, but He posing as a devotee. Therefore He is saying that "By the grace of Kṛṣṇa, you are empowered, so you have come to Me to help Me. You are asking. That is very good on your part because," *jāni,* "you know everything." *Dārḍhya lāgi' puche sādhura svabhāva.* A *sādhu,* a saintly person, although he knows everything, still he remains very humble and tries to confirm from the higher authorities, "I think this is right. Is it not right?" He knows it is all right, but still, he waits for the higher authority to confirm it. So this is the relationship, Sanātana Gosvāmī and Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Study all of them very nicely and be advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. --- **[1976: Evening Darśana](spoken/1976/760711ed.ny)** > "You become a *guru* on My order." "How shall I become *guru?* I have no knowledge." Oh, you don't require any knowledge to manufacture. *Yāre dekha, tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa*: "Simply repeat the instruction of Kṛṣṇa, you become *guru.*" Everyone can become. The instruction is there. Kṛṣṇa says, *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*. We say the same thing. Not that "I have become Kṛṣṇa, not..." We say "Surrender to Kṛṣṇa." Then you become *guru.* Kṛṣṇa's instruction; not to become Kṛṣṇa. If you want to become Kṛṣṇa, then you are not *guru,* you are cheater. Suppose you are working for master. If you say, "My master has fixed up this price; you cannot change it," then you are honest salesman. And if you place yourself that "I am the master," then you are cheater. The cheater cannot be teacher. Teacher is he who simply teaches what Kṛṣṇa has said. That's all. He is teacher. That is not difficult. Anyone can do it. Therefore Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, *yāre dekha, tāre kaha 'kṛṣṇa'-upadeśa*: "Whomever you meet, you simply speak to him the instruction of Kṛṣṇa. Then you become *guru.*" And if you don't say that, if you manufacture your own words, then you are cheater, you are not teacher. The so-called *gurus,* they're cheater. They want to become Kṛṣṇa. Therefore they are cheater. And it is very easy thing if you cheat people, that "You take this *mantra* and you become God." Is God so easy thing to become God? But they want to be cheated. "Purchasing *mantra,* I shall become God." They want to be cheated. They do not think that "Whether I can actually become God?" They do not take the weight of His existence. Hare Kṛṣṇa. *Jaya.* So, what is the time now? > This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Whether you are prepared to act according to the direction of Kṛṣṇa, then your life is successful. Otherwise you are in darkness. So as Arjuna, he was in the darkness... He's *kṣatriya.* The fight was arranged between the two sections of the family, Pāṇḍavas and Kurus, and when he was to fight actually with his family members, he became bewildered, that "Kṛṣṇa, what is this? I'll have to kill my family members." So then he became His disciple, that "I am *kṣatriya,* it is my duty to fight. Now I am hesitating." *Kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ*. "I'm just deviating from my duty, so Kṛṣṇa, I accept You as my *guru;* kindly give me instruction." So that *Bhagavad-gītā* was given instruction... --- ## Letters on July 11 *Letters from this day: 25* --- **[1967: Letter to Brahmananda](letters/1967/670711_brahmananda)** > I hope things are going on in New York very nicely, but I have not heard from you since coming here. --- **[1969: Letter to Bali-Mardana](letters/1969/690711_bali-mardana)** > Your idea of not working for your father is nice, and several times I have stressed that our devotees are becoming twice-born. --- **[1969: Letter to Brahmananda](letters/1969/690711_brahmananda)** > Regarding your price quotation of $5,850 for printing soft-covered editions of *TLC,* Uddhava once quoted me a price of $3,500 for 10,000 copies without binding. --- **[1969: Letter to Gopala Krsna](letters/1969/690711_gopala_krsna)** > I am very glad to learn that your father will be glad to do something for our Krishna Consciousness Movement, and I am expecting his reply with great interest. --- **[1969: Letter to Jadurani](letters/1969/690711_jadurani)** > I hope now you are well. You can therefore begin painting nicely Krishna picture from Tape No. 13. Read the subject matter when it is typed & draw pictures accordingly as many as possible. ACB --- **[1969: Letter to Jayapataka](letters/1969/690711_jayapataka)** > I am pleased to note that you are diligently going out on Sankirtana everyday, and you are managing the temple affairs nicely. --- **[1969: Letter to Murari](letters/1969/690711_murari)** > I received one check from Jadurani for $30 for my maintenance fund, and thank her very much for this. --- **[1969: Letter to Sivananda](letters/1969/690711_sivananda)** > Regarding your idea of going to Copenhagen, it is very nice, and I am always anxious to open strong temples where the chanting of Hare Krishna and Krishna Consciousness philosophy will be propagated nicely. So as Janardana is planning to begin the Paris center, you may make investigation for a center in Copenhagen. --- **[1970: Letter to Hansadutta](letters/1970/700711_hansadutta)** > Regarding printing of French and German editions of BTG, Brahmananda has already made arrangement with Japan so for the time being you get the French and German editions printed in Japan. --- **[1970: Letter to Jadurani](letters/1970/700711_jadurani)** > I am very satisfied to see how nicely you are rendering the transcendental subject matters of Srimad-Bhagavatam in the matter of painting pictures for our literatures. --- **[1970: Letter to Pradyumna](letters/1970/700711_pradyumna)** > So I have noted the corrections in each case and I am returning the sheets to you herewith. --- **[1970: Letter to Uddhava](letters/1970/700711_uddhava)** > I beg to thank you for your letter dated 6th July, 1970, along with the blueprint copy of the *Lord in the Heart.* Thank you very much. --- **[1971: Letter to Bali-Mardana](letters/1971/710711_bali-mardana)** > I have not heard from you in such a long time and am anxious to know what is your program there in Kuala Lumpur; how long will you be staying, how construction is going on, what plans are being made there, etc. --- **[1972: Letter to Gurudasa](letters/1972/720711_gurudasa)** > I am very much encouraged to understand that you are making nice progress with the building work. I have sent the Check Book, Punjab National Bank, account no. --- **[1972: Letter to Subala](letters/1972/720711_subala)** > Yes, singhania will not help us very much, but if he wants to sponsor a ten-day "*Hare Krishna Festival*"* in Kanpur from Sept. --- **[1973: Letter to Ajita](letters/1973/730711_ajita)** > It is encouraging to me that you are in Stockholm trying to open a center, six of you including your wife. From your letter it appears you have found a nice place for a center there. Yes, we can use everything in Krsna's service and when Krsna gives us a nice big house that does not mean we use it for our eating and sleeping, but we work harder in His service. --- **[1976: Letter to Ambarisa](letters/1976/760711_ambarisa)** > You should not pay anything without my permission. Who has requested you to give them money? What is this nonsense? --- **[1976: Letter to Bishambhar](letters/1976/760711_bishambhar)** > There is sweet water well there so all the women and children can go there. It is very encouraging that in May the temple and guesthouse income was Rs. --- **[1976: Letter to Caitya-Guru](letters/1976/760711_caitya-guru)** > Very good. Every thing that you have stated sounds very nice. You are experienced man so do it very conscientiously. --- **[1976: Letter to Gargamuni](letters/1976/760711_gargamuni)** > However, he has complained that you have a large debt to the BBT and you are not paying it off. So I request you to gradually reimburse the BBT in Bombay. --- **[1976: Letter to Gopala Krsna](letters/1976/760711_gopala_krsna)** > So many people are coming to the New Delhi Temple because of the nice Deity worship. This is very good. Keep the standard of Deity worship very nicely. --- **[1976: Letter to Krishna Mahesavari](letters/1976/760711_krishna_mahesavari)** > Krishna das Mahesavari, Son of Lava Pokaar das Sharma Gali, Please accept my greetings. You'll be pleased to learn that along with the Hare Krishna Movement in the foreign countries, we are taking care of cow protection very vigorously. We have got more than 100 temples all over the world and attached to every temple we are opening farms and in many cities restaurants, and all of them are going on very successfully. --- **[1976: Letter to Ramesvara](letters/1976/760711_ramesvara)** > Please find enclosed one bank draft 1-8/210, 4 (number 262) for the amount of U. --- **[1976: Letter to Yasodanananda](letters/1976/760711_yasodanananda)** > It is a good idea to use the money which had been collected in Madras to complete the Hyderabad Temple. The immediate necessity must be met first. --- **[1976: Letter to Yasomatinandana](letters/1976/760711_yasomatinandana)** > If you can publish these magazines you will get many supporters and sympathizers. If the order department in Bombay is not despatching the orders on literature to the foreign temples then you can sometimes go to Bombay and organize things. ---