# July 24 ## Spoken on July 24 *Lectures from this day: 8 recordings* --- **[1968: Initiation of Jayapatākā Dāsā](spoken/1968/680724in.mon)** > The *Bhāgavata* says *ye 'nye ca pāpā,* not these classes, even less than them, even they are born in the family of sinful tribe, they can be also purified. they can be also purified. *Kirāta-hūṇāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā ābhīra-śumbhā yavanāḥ khasādayaḥ, ye 'nye ca pāpā..., ye 'nye ca pāpā śudhyanti*. They can be purified by association of Vaiṣṇava. *Ye 'nye ca pāpā yad-apāśrayāśrayāḥ. Upāśraya* means just like a person who is a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, and if anyone takes shelter of such devotee, he can be purified. This is called *paramparā* system. > So anywhere the four prime religions of the world, namely Hinduism, Christianism, Muhammadanism or Buddhism, directly or indirectly, they are accepting God. And without accepting God there is no meaning of religion. That is not religion. According to *Bhāgavata, dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam*. Dharma,* what this *dharma,* religion, means the codes given by God. That's all. Just like Kṛṣṇa says in the *Śrīmad-Bhagavad-gītā, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*. Now Kṛṣṇa in the beginning said that *dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge:* "I come, descend, in order to establish religion." --- **[1971: Initiations](spoken/1971/710724in.ny)** > Just like one is very busy in his national work. Means he is giving service to a designation, falsely thinking that "I am this body," "This body is American," "This body is Indian," "This body is this." So under this false impression he is giving service. This is one stage. And when we are freed from this, all these false impressions, and give service to Kṛṣṇa, that is our perfect stage. > Ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam*. Our this process is simply to make the mind dirtyless. We are... Our mind is full of dirty things, so this chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa means *ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanam,* cleansing the heart. And as soon as one is cleansed of the heart, that pure consciousness comes, then he is liberated. --- **[1971: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.8–13](spoken/1971/710724sb.ny)** > Anyway, everyone is responsible for his sinful activities. That's a fact. Therefore Śukadeva Gosvāmī recommends that *tasmāt,* "Therefore," *puraiva āśu iha pāpa-niṣkṛtau,* "so long you are in this body, in order to get yourself free from all the reaction of sinful activities, you should atone." *Yateta mṛtyor avipadyata..., avipadyatātmanā, doṣasya dṛṣṭvā guru-lāghavaṁ yathā bhiṣak cikitseta rujāṁ nidānavit*. According to the sinful activity, one should accept the prescription and program of atonement exactly like a..., a physician prescribes different type of medicines according to the gravity of the disease. > Therefore I'm responsible. If I do not atone for the sinful activities I'm doing within this body, then I have to suffer in my next body, because I'll get another body according to my *karma. Yaṁ yaṁ vāpi smaran loke tyajaty ante kalevaram*. Kalevaram* means this body. That is the nature's law. --- **[1973: Bhagavad-gītā 1.31](spoken/1973/730724bg.lon)** > So this kind of *vairāgya* is called *śmaśāna-vairāgya,* temporary. He cannot become *vairāgī.* And he said, *na kāṅkṣe vijayam* : "I don't want victory. I don't want this." This is temporary sentiment. Temporary sentiment. These people, they attach to family life. They may say like that, that "I don't want this happiness, don't want this very nice position, victory. I don't want," but he wants everything. He wants everything. Because he does not know what is the *śreya. Śreya* is Kṛṣṇa. Actually when one gets Kṛṣṇa, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then he can say that "I don't want this." They will not say that. Why they will say, "Don't want this"? Here, what we have got? Suppose I have got a kingdom. So that is my kingdom? No. That is Kṛṣṇa's kingdom. Because Kṛṣṇa says, *bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram*.* He is the proprietor. I may be His representative. Kṛṣṇa wants that everyone should be Kṛṣṇa conscious. > So here the problem is what is *śreya*? What is ultimate good? That is mistaken here. Therefore *Bhagavad-gītā* is required. He is thinking that "Kṛṣṇa is not so important. My family is important. My family." Although he is devotee. Therefore *kaniṣṭha-adhikārī,* in the lower stage of devotion. In the lower stage of devotion, one may be interested in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but his real interest is how to improve this material life. Just like "O God, give us our daily bread." So he has gone to God not to serve God, but to take bread. *Ārtaḥ arthārthī*. --- **[1974: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.20](spoken/1974/740724sb.ny)** > Kṛṣṇa said to Brahmā, *jñānaṁ me parama-guhyaṁ.* To know about Kṛṣṇa, it is very, very confidential. It is not ordinary thing. *Vijñāna.* Therefore many scientists, they are also joining our movement. Many Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry, they are understanding this is a science, and the more you make propaganda, I mean, the higher circle of the society, the learned scholars, professors, scientists, philosophers, they will join. And for them we have got so many books. We have proposal to publish eighty books. Out of them, we have published about fourteen books. > So it is a science. Otherwise, why *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* has devoted eighteen thousand verses for understanding? Hmm? In the beginning of *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* it is said, *dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra*, that cheating, sentimentalism, the so-called religious system, is *projjhita,* is kicked out. There is no such place here in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*. *Projjhita.* Just like you brush something with broomstick or something and throw away the dust, similarly, the dusty things, so-called sentimental religionism, is not here in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam*. It is a science. *Parama-guhyaṁ:* very confidential. To understand Kṛṣṇa is not ordinary thing. Kṛṣṇa says, --- **[1975: Morning Walk](spoken/1975/750724mw.la)** > Radha-vallabha: We will also conquer death.Prabhupā > That is Kṛṣṇa's proposal, *janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi duḥkha-doṣānu...*. You are trying to get out of all kinds of miserable conditions, but here is your real misery, *janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi:* birth, death, old age... First of all conquer them; then talk of advance. You cannot conquer even on disease. There are so many persons suffering from disease. You cannot stop it, and you're making progress? What is that progress? It is all rascaldom. >more you become atheist, the more you become blind. This is the point. [break]...given this maxim in our "Where there is God there is no nescience." [break]...preaching, back to God. "If you want to know things are there, then come back to God. Don't go this side; come this side." This side means he will be drowned. There are two sides. If somebody unnecessarily goes this side, he is death, and this side, he is saved. So one who is going this side we are asking back to Godhead, "Come in this side." If one goes this side, he will find the downtown, so many nice buildings, parks and everything. And the boy who goes this side, he will die. --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.43](spoken/1975/750724sb.la)** > So everyone is maidservant. We are also maidservant, *prakṛti. Prakṛti* means female. *Jīva-bhūtāḥ, yayedaṁ dhāryate, itas tu prakṛti viddhi me parāḥ*. Kṛṣṇa says... First of all the material energy, *prakṛti...* The material energy is also *prakṛti,* maidservant. And the spiritual energy also, maidservant. And we are, we *jīvas,* we are also maidservant. Here we are dressed as man, but our original position is maidservant of Kṛṣṇa, *prakṛti.* Here, of course, even woman, she is also thinking as man. Man means enjoyer, and *prakṛti* means enjoyed. So anyone who is thinking, "I am enjoyer," outwardly he may be in the female form or male form—he is *puruṣa.* Therefore this conditioned soul is *puruṣa. Puruṣaḥ prakṛti-sthe api*. > Jaghanya* means very abominable *guṇa,* in the darkest region of ignorance. They are put into the lower planetary system, animal. And there are 8,400,000 different forms of life, and they are distributed all over the universe. Don't think that here only there are living entities and all other planets are vacant. This is nonsense. Everywhere there is living entity. Therefore it is said in the *Bhagavad..., sarva-gaḥ.* The living entity is everywhere. You can go anywhere. You can go to the higher planetary system, you can go to the lower planetary system, and you can go to the kingdom of God also, in the spiritual world. Therefore the living entity's another name is *sarva-gaḥ:* he can go anywhere. If you like, you go to hell. If you like, you go to heaven. If you like, you go to God. If you like, you become animal. If you like, you can become demigod. Everything, fully. That little independence is there. As you like, Kṛṣṇa will give you facility. --- **[1976: Conversation at Bhaktivedanta Manor](spoken/1976/760724r1.lon)** > Devotee (3):...simply, you know, following out your orders and instructions, then this will destroy all material desires that we have? We have no real desire to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa. We would rather be in His place. That's why we're here. And similarly, with the spiritual master, we don't really know how to serve him. We can say, "I surrender to you, Śrīla Prabhupāda," but that doesn't mean very much. But from simply by following your instructions you have set down, will this be enough to destroy all material desires we have? > How does one achieve the mercy of the spiritual master, the real mercy of the spiritual master, in order to achieve full Kṛṣṇa consciousness? [break] --- ## Letters on July 24 *Letters from this day: 13* --- **[1958: Letter to Seth Mangumal Amarsingh](letters/1947-1965/580724_seth_mangumal_amarsingh)** > I beg to inform you that Sri Sanjib Banerji manager of the United Bank of India, has advised me to see you between 1 to 2 p. --- **[1967: Letter to Brahmananda](letters/1967/670724_brahmananda)** > Please do your duty nicely and Krishna will help you in all respects. I have told him about my permanent Visa and he has promised to help me when I come back. --- **[1969: Letter to Brahmananda](letters/1969/690724_brahmananda)** > I am so glad to learn that you have increased the number of *BTG's* to be printed. I was just this morning asking Purusottama to inform you of increasing the publication of Issue #26 because the article, "Beyond the Universe," is very interesting. --- **[1969: Letter to Pradyumna](letters/1969/690724_pradyumna)** > So far as *devanagari* character is concerned, you can correspond with Remington Typewriter Company. --- **[1969: Letter to Rupanuga](letters/1969/690724_rupanuga)** > We are planning ministerial status documents through the lawyer here, and it is almost prepared. This document will be submitted to the draft board, and copies will be sent to other centers for doing the necessary arrangements. --- **[1970: Letter to Advaita](letters/1970/700724_advaita)** > I thank you very much for your letter dated 23rd July, 1970, and the two copies of the Krsna Consciousness Handbook. --- **[1970: Letter to Uddhava](letters/1970/700724_uddhava)** > I have gone through the blueprint and I am also sending the necessary Sanskrit corrections to Pradyumna. So when these corrections are made then you can print immediately. --- **[1971: Letter to Vaikunthanatha Saradia](letters/1971/710724_vaikunthanatha_saradia)** > You young husband and wife are so nice that Krishna will shower His blessings upon you both incessantly. Please keep up the spirit of preaching work and you will be victorious wherever you go. --- **[1975: Letter to Bon Maharaja](letters/1975/750724_bon_maharaja)** > Regarding your proposal for a guest house, we have already got it, a guest house of 75 rooms well equipped. Channa Reddy was very pleased with it, but we can extend the guest house program more if we get suitable land. --- **[1976: Letter to Giriraja](letters/1976/760724_giriraja)** > Many good guests will come to such a place and I will also come. You may print in Marathi the Bhagavat Darsana and Lokanatha Swami may edit the translations done by others. --- **[1976: Letter to Joan Fields](letters/1976/760724_joan_fields)** > I am in due receipt of your very nice gifts and the donation towards the book fund. This is the way to advance in Krishna consciousness. One should always offer to the spiritual master whatever one can. --- **[1976: Letter to Kapardini](letters/1976/760724_kapardini)** > I thank you very much for it and hope that you and your son Gaurahari das are advancing very nicely in your Krsna consciousness. --- **[1976: Letter to Yasasvini](letters/1976/760724_yasasvini)** > Pleasing the spiritual master is the most important principle in spiritual life so go on acting in such a way that the spiritual master may be pleased. ---