# September 5 ## Spoken on September 5 *Lectures from this day: 14 recordings* --- **[1966: Bhagavad-gītā 6.4–12](spoken/1966/660905bg.ny.md)** > Now all these, when you are on the *yoga-yukta,* when you are in the platform of transcendence, then these distinction, this "friend," "enemy," "*sādhu,*" "saintly" and "sinful," that will all be closed. No more. No more. *Paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ*. Paṇḍitāḥ.* When one becomes actually learned, he does not see any enemy or any friend. Because nobody is enemy, nobody is friend, nobody is my son, nobody is my mother, nobody is... We are all different living entities. We are just playing on the platform under the dress of father, mother, wife, children, friend, enemy. Just like in a drama we set up some character to play, so... But out of the stage we are all friends. Nobody... In the stage I say, "Oh, you are enemy. I shall kill you," and so many things I do. But when out of the stage, we are all friends. > Now, how I can become my friend? That is explained here, that *bandhur ātmā ātmanas tasya. Ātmā* means mind, *ātmā* means body and *ātmā* means soul. That, these three things I have already explained the other day that when we speak of *ātmā,* or self... Just like so long I have got my bodily conception, when I say "my self," I think of my body. When I transcend the bodily conception of life, then I think "I am mind." But actually, when I am in this real spiritual platform, then my self means "I am pure spirit." So according to the stage of development my conception of self are different. --- **[1968: Initiation of Hṛṣīkeśa dāsā & Marriage of Satsvarūpa and Jadurāṇī](spoken/1968/680905in.ny)** > In the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said, *cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭam*. These four classes of divisions are there according to different qualities, and Kṛṣṇa says, or God says, "That is My creation." So there cannot be any exception of His creation. Just like God's creation is sun. In every country there is sun, not that a sun can be seen in India. In every country there is moon. Similarly, this caste system is present in every country, in every society, but it may be called in different names. > Gṛhastha*life, householder life, is meant for begetting nice children. If there are Kṛṣṇa conscious children in the society, there will be no disturbance. According to Vedic system, the population is divided into two divisions. Illegitimate sons are called *varṇa-saṅkara.* In the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said that when the population becomes *varṇa-saṅkara,* the whole social situation becomes hellish. Actually that is the fact. So one should be very careful to beget nice children so that society, social order, political order will be calm, quiet, peaceful. That is the idea of *gṛhastha* life. --- **[1969: Śrī Vyāsa-pūjā Lecture Conclusion](spoken/1969/690905vp.ham)** > As it has come through the channel of disciplic succession, all these praises will also reach to Kṛṣṇa through that disciplic succession. So it is not personal thing. These things are required. Just like in the military training, they are taught by the officers in a different way, in so many ways, similarly, this is also training of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, so that the feeling of pure consciousness will reach to Kṛṣṇa. > I thank you all very much for your improving in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. And... I am a *sannyāsī,* you know. I came here empty-handed. So you are providing me. What can I do for you? I shall simply pray to Kṛṣṇa. Another thing, that don't be satisfied that you have understood. That's all. No. --- **[1971: Room Conversation with Dr. Ware of the Mensa Society](spoken/1971/710905r1.lon)** > Therefore you are confident that we are delivering the right message. We don't manufacture our own philosophy or words. We simply say, "Kṛṣṇa says, *sarva dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*. Kṛṣṇa, God, says that 'You simply surrender unto Me, I take charge of you.' " We are preaching the same philosophy, that you surrender to God and you'll become happy, because God takes charge of you. We don't manufacture our word. That is not cheating. > But because at the present moment the living entity is in contact with matter, so according to the material mode of the body, he's identifying himself with this body. That is called material designation. "I am American," "I am Englishman," "I am Hindu," "I am Muslim," "I am this," "I am that"—these are all designation. So real perfection of life is without designation. And that is the real, constitutional position. *Jīvera svarūpa haya nitya-kṛṣṇa-dāsa*. Actual position of the living entity it is [indistinct—microphone feedback problem] Don't disturb, let it go [indistinct]. --- **[1973: Arrival Speech](spoken/1973/730905ar.sto)** > When a man is dead... Suppose my father is dead or somebody, a relative, is dead, we lament that "My father is no more. He has gone away." But where he has gone? The father is lying on the bed. Why do you say, "My father has gone away"? If somebody says that "Your father is lying sleeping on the bed. Why you are crying that your father has gone away? He has not gone. He is sleeping there...," but that sleep is not this sleep, ordinary sleep as we have daily. That sleep means eternal sleep. So actually, we have no eyes to see who is my father. During the lifetime of my father I did not know who is my father; therefore when the actual father goes away, we cry that "My father is gone." So that is spirit. Who has gone away from that body, that is spirit soul; otherwise, why he is speaking that "My father is gone"? The body is there. > Spiritual life means eternity, blissful life of knowledge. And this material life means nonpermanent, ignorance and full of miseries. This body means it will not stay, and it is always full of miserable condition. And there is no blissfulness. Always in the material we have got some kind of unhappiness. But on account of our long association with this material life we have become so dull-headed that it is very difficult to understand what is spiritual life, what are spiritual activities, what is spiritual world, what is God, what is our relationship with Him. Therefore this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a kind of training to understand what is spiritual life and what is spiritual world, what is God. --- **[1973: Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's Appearance Day Bhagavad-gītā 18.5](spoken/1973/730905bg.lon)** > Now, the material activities are that we are trying to avoid inconveniences. Material life is. But spiritual life means to execute *tapasya,* austerity, penance, even at the risk of all inconveniences. This is called *tapasya.* So Kṛṣṇa says, *yajña-dāna-tapaḥ kriyāḥ na tyājyam.* You can give up your family life, but you cannot give up this *yajña-dāna-tapaḥ.* That you cannot, at any circumstances. These things must be continued. *Yajña-dāna-tapaḥ na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat. Kāryam* means "must"; you must perform. The Māyāvādī *sannyāsīs, karma-tyāgī,* they do not work. Their principle is always study *Vedānta* philosophy, and whatever they require, a little, they will beg, taking alms from *gṛhasthas,* and live and follow the strictly the principles of austerity. They are very strict. Those who are really Māyāvādī *sannyāsī,* not false, they follow strictly three times taking bathing. Even in severest cold they must. They lie down on the floor and always read *Vedānta* and Sāṅkhya philosophy. But in spite of all these austerities, they do not approve the worship of Deity, the transcendental form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because they are impersonalist, they do not worship. > The *gṛhastha* cannot accept charity. But a *gṛhastha-brāhmaṇa,* he can accept charity, but he will not, I mean to say, accumulate money by taking charity. Whatever he gets, he must spend then. *Dāna-pratigraha. Pratigraha* means accept. But he cannot keep in bank, a bank balance. He must, whatever extra he has got, he must immediately give in charity. Then he can accept, a *gṛhastha-brāhmaṇa,* accept charity. There is a proverb in Bengali that "A *brāhmaṇa,* even if he gets one *lakh* of rupees, one hundred thousands of rupees, still he is a beggar." Because he will not keep it. He will not keep it for... He will immediately distribute it in charity. Therefore he is called in Bengali *lakh take baundigi.*[?] It doesn't matter he gets one *lakh* of rupees' contribution, but still he remains a beggar, because immediately he will distribute. So these things are very important things. *Yajña-dāna-tapaḥ.* And for *sannyāsī* and *vānaprastha—tapasya. Tapo divyam*. Tapasyā* means accepting voluntarily all kinds of inconveniences. Voluntarily. --- **[1973: Room Conversation with Indian Ambassador, A. K. Damodaran](spoken/1973/730905r1.sto)** > Therefore milk was supplied so much that the grazing ground became wet with milk. Muddy. With milk, not with water. So we, we have no intelligence how to live. We... Our *Bhagavad-gītā* says, *kṛṣi-go-rakṣya vaiśya.* Means *kṛṣi-go-rakṣya,* to protect cows. Nowadays not to protect cows—to kill cows. Just see, business. *Vaiśya* means businessman. So *vaiśya's* business is *kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaṁ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam*. But no *go-rakṣya.* Cutting the throat of *go.* This kind of sinful activities are going on, and they want to be happy. Instead of giving protection to the cows... In the Bible also it is said that the animals are given under the protection of the human being. > In the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said that *sarva-yoniṣu kaunteya sambhavanti mūrtayaḥ yāḥ* : "As many forms are there, in all different species," *ahaṁ bīja-pradaḥ pitā,* "I am the father." As father maintains the sons, as we see actually, He's maintaining. So why you are so much...? Our father is rich. He's not poor. God is not poor. *Ṣaḍ-aiśvarya-pūrṇa.* Six kinds of opulence fully. So why are you talking of this overpopulation, scarcity of food? Why? Actually the father is God. He's maintaining. And factually we see how many human beings, civilized human beings, are there. The other living beings are many hundred thousand times bigger quantity. If they can be maintained by God, what we have done that He'll not maintain us? He'll maintain us. He's maintaining. So many people, they say, "India is starving." I am Indian. I never see any man starving and died. I've never seen. This is simply advertisement. What is your opinion? --- **[1973: Room Conversation with Sanskrit Professor Dr. Suneson Chanting of Ādi-līlā7.2–59 05:36 Plus "Hari hari bifale" 46:52] ] > The Māyāvādīs, who are not in agreement with the existence of the Lord, can be classed in two groups, exemplified by the impersonalist Śaṅkarites of Vārāṇasī and the Buddhists of Saranātha. Both of them are Māyāvādīs, and Kṛṣṇa takes away their knowledge due to their atheistic philosophies. Neither of them agree to accept the existence of a personal God. The Buddhist philosophers clearly deny..., clearly deny both the soul and God, and although the Śaṅkarites do not openly deny God, they say that the Absolute is *nirākāra,* or formless. Thus both of them are *aviśuddha-buddhayaḥ, or imperfect and unclean in their knowledge and intelligence." > "Therefore, a living entity, however great he may be in the material estimation, can never equal the Supreme Lord. Anyone who is a constant companion of the Lord is certainly a liberated person, but he cannot be equal to the Lord. The Lord is described in the *Brahma-saṁhitā* as infallible [*acyuta*], which means that He never forgets Himself, even though He is in material contact. Therefore, the Lord and the living entity can never be equal in all respects, even if the living entity is as liberated as Arjuna. Although Arjuna is a devotee of the Lord, he sometimes forgets the nature of the Lord, but by the divine grace a devotee can at once understand the infallible condition of the Lord, whereas a nondevotee or a demon cannot understand this transcendental nature. Consequently these descriptions in the *Gītā* cannot be understood by demonic brains. --- **[1975: Morning Walk [Partially Recorded](spoken/1975/750905mw.vrn)** > "...bring my property. My property." [laughter] [laughing] "We are one." He thought that he is very good gentleman. [indistinct] property is for *īśvara?* No, he says that "We are one. Your property is my property and my property is my property." [laughter] Dīkṣita's argument is like that: "We are one." So your room is my room; my room is my room. [end] --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Lecture](spoken/1975/750905sb.vrn)** > These are very easily understandable. You cannot avoid Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is not possible. If you avoid, then *yama āche piche*—the Yamadūta will carry you. You can say, "I can do whatever I like. Why you are forcing me to become Kṛṣṇa conscious? I can do whatever I like. There is no need of your preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness. I am independent. I don't believe in the next life." That is the general statement of the rascals and fools. But the fact is different. If you don't take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, then Yamadūtas. Then you'll be punished. You cannot avoid. You are completely dependent on Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme, and you are the servant. You have declined to serve Kṛṣṇa; therefore you must be punished. This is the nature's way. *Daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī*. You cannot escape. You can escape the mundane, man-made laws, but you cannot the God-made laws. That is not possible. > "This is the first-class thing." What is that? "Now, giving up this *gṛha andha-kūpaṁ, gṛhastha* life." They are thinking very happy, husband, wife, living together, enjoying. But that is *grha andha-kūpam. Andha-kūpam* means if you are thrown into the dark well, it is like that. Of course, those who are Kṛṣṇa conscious, that is different thing. But ordinarily, the so-called household life means to be in the darkness, in the dark well. *Gṛha andha-kū..., hitvā:* "One should give up." Therefore, according to Vedic civilization, when one is fifty years old, above that, he must give up family life. No more. Then *sannyāsa.* Not that up to the point of death one should remain a *gṛhastha.* No. If he wants to become free from anxiety, that is... Otherwise, anxiety. *Tat sādhu manye asura-varya dehināṁ sadā samudvigna-dhiyām*. Dehinām,* one who has accepted this material body, he must be always restless with anxiety. This is the... *Duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam*. You cannot avoid it. --- **[1976: Room Conversation](spoken/1976/760905r1.vrn)** > That is the special verse. It is not very easy thing. *Bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyate*. Don't take things very easily. Things are very serious. Therefore we have to go step by step. That is, Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura said, *tāṅdera saṅge.* Aim should be how to serve Rūpa-Raghunātha, Rūpa-Raghunātha. And *bhakta-sane bāsa,* pure devotee, to stay with pure devotee who has no other intention. *Anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam* [Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu*1.1.11]. This is the process. So do it carefully. That's all. > No other purpose than to serve Kṛṣṇa. This is only purpose. *Ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānuśīlanam*. So our only business is how to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. So Kṛṣṇa in His original status as Kṛṣṇa, and in His other status as Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and in both ways, He's insisting to preach. That is a very important business. Neither Caitanya Mahāprabhu nor Kṛṣṇa has recommended that you become a great devotee and sit down in a place and talk big, big words and simply eat and sleep. Kṛṣṇa has never said. That is not Kṛṣṇa's, neither Caitanya Mahāprabhu's business. That is not required. *Baḍa baḍa vānarera baḍa baḍa peṭa laṅkā ḍiṅgote māthā kare heṅṭa* "Big, big monkey, big, big belly, Ceylon jumping, melancholy." There are very many big, big bellies in Vṛndāvana, but if they're asked to preach Caitanya Mahāprabhu's mission all over the world—melancholy. Melancholy. Big, big monkey, big, big belly. So you have taken a very great mission that world preaching. That is very, very nice decision. So you have got buses and you have got capacity. You do this. And one in Germany, one in India, come and go, come and go. What do you think? --- **[1976: Room Conversation](spoken/1976/760905r2.vrn)** > Rūpa-vilāsa*:* He did not come to class so often. He did not even come to teach so often. Śrīla Prabhupāda, when Dayānanda prabhu was teaching the children he was a very good teacher, and he liked very much to teach. Now I know that he is in Tehran upon your order, but still he was very effective as a teacher of *Bhagavad-gītā* to the children. > Rādhā-kuṇḍa... Who will live Rādhā-kuṇḍa? One is topmost devotee, and if he mixes with third-class devotee, how he is fit for living in Rādhā-kuṇḍa? There is no difference between Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Rādhārāṇī. So how you can jump over Rādhārāṇī? Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Rādhārāṇī, nondifferent. How you can enjoy Rādhā-kuṇḍa by swimming in it? You cannot touch with your feet even Rādhā-kuṇḍa. You can take little water and keep it on the head. That is respectful to Rādhā-kuṇḍa. Of course, things are going on like that, but strictly speaking, Rādhā-kuṇḍa should be respected as Rādhārāṇī herself. That is Rādhā-kuṇḍa consciousness, highest Rādhā-kuṇḍa consciousness. And if you want to live in Rādhā-kuṇḍa, then why he has taken four thousand rupees from Girirāja? --- **[1976: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.6](spoken/1976/760905sb.vrn)** > In this age, Kali-yuga, it is very difficult to perform the Vedic ritualistic *yajñas.* It requires tons of *ghee* and food grains. And people have nothing to eat even. But *śāstra* has made it very easy. *Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ*. If you perform the *saṅkīrtana-yajña,* then it is as good any other *yajña. Yajña* means to satisfy the *yajña-puruṣa,* Viṣṇu, Lord Viṣṇu. So in the Kali-yuga, simply by performing *yajñas* you can satisfy the Supreme Lord. *Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ.* We have seen in many places, by performing *yajña,* the *saṅkīrtana-yajña,* where it was very dry, rain has fallen. This is practical. So things are very easy. But instead of producing food grains, we are producing Goodyear tires. So how we can eat? Now when there is scarcity of foodstuff you cannot eat the Goodyear tires. But people's attention has been diverted in the industrial activities. They are given allurement, "Come here. I shall give you twenty rupees per day. You give up your agricultural activities. You come in the factory. Produce tire tube, iron stool," and so on, so on. So we are violating the orders of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa says that produce food grain. But we are producing unnecessary things, and therefore you are suffering. Kṛṣṇa is giving very good advice: *annād bhavanti bhūtāni.* You produce sufficient foodgrain, all over, not only here. Another *anartha* is this nationalism. Nationalism: "This is America," "This is India," "This is Africa," "This is Australia." Why? *Īśāvāsyam idaṁ sarvam* [Īśo*mantra* 1*]. > We were discussing this verse yesterday. *Anartha.* This *anartha* means this material civilization. There is no need, and still we have accepted it. That is called *anartha,* meaningless. So there are hundreds and thousands of *anarthas,* as it is stated that *śrotavyādīni rājendra nṛṇāṁ santi sahasraśaḥ*. Sahasraśaḥ* means thousands and thousands. Because we have created *anartha,* unnecessary necessities of life, therefore we have to know, we have to learn, we have to teach so many, I mean to say, unwanted. Just like there is a problem now, especially in the Western countries, unwanted population. They do not want, but it is increasing. Similarly, unwanted necessities. This is called *anartha.* Simple thing. Just like we require some food. That is essential. We cannot live without taking food. That is not possible. So Kṛṣṇa is giving very simple formula, that *annād bhavanti bhūtāni*. --- ## Letters on September 5 *Letters from this day: 11* --- **[1967: Letter to Umapati](letters/1967/670905_umapati)** > You will be glad to know that he has safely arrived here via Delhi. He is a very intelligent boy, and has safely come without any difficulty. --- **[1969: Letter to Brahmananda](letters/1969/690905_brahmananda)** > I understand that you want to open another branch of Spiritual Sky in Boston, but Gargamuni has written to me that he does not like the idea. --- **[1969: Letter to Dr. Syama Sundardas Brahmacari](letters/1969/690905_dr._syama_sundardas_brahmacari)** > Regarding Gaudiya Mission, I am enclosing herewith a copy of the letter addressed to the Secretary Official. I am prepared to cooperate with the Gaudiya Mission wholeheartedly. --- **[1969: Letter to Hansadutta](letters/1969/690905_hansadutta)** > Regarding your question about rasa with the Spiritual Master, I do not know who is the someone who has said this, but it is a most unauthorized statement. Better you should stick to hearing from authorized persons, like your Spiritual Master or experienced Godbrothers. --- **[1969: Letter to Mukunda](letters/1969/690905_mukunda)** > Now it is decided that I shall be starting on the 11th of September, Thursday, by flight 234, Lufthansa Airlines, starting at 12:15 Hamburg time, and reaching London at 13:40. --- **[1974: Letter to Bali-Mardana](letters/1974/740905_bali-mardana)** > Regarding the International Trust Board, we are now expanding and so our interests should be carefully guarded. Certainly the 12 GBC members are being trained up strictly under my guidance so that they will protect the interest of the society very, very carefully. --- **[1974: Letter to Gargamuni](letters/1974/740905_gargamuni)** > So you can fix up the Hindi High School Program as you have proposed, and we shall go. --- **[1974: Letter to Sudama Subala](letters/1974/740905_sudama_subala)** > This restaurant program will not work. Do not attempt. You have to organize that new house. The restaurant is not at all advisable at the present moment. Restaurant is a very difficult thing. --- **[1974: Letter to Vijoyadhvaja](letters/1974/740905_vijoyadhvaja)** > What is the difficulty if Subala das Goswami comes there. --- **[1975: Letter to Sri Arjuna](letters/1975/750905_sri_arjuna)** > We require the help of many, many young men like you to understand this philosophy thoroughly and preach this movement in an organized way all over the world. Fortunately some young men cooperated with me in the USA, therefore I have been able to push on this movement in the western countries. --- **[1976: Letter to Kurusrestha](letters/1976/760905_kurusrestha)** > Your scheme to purchase that building with BBT loan is fully approved by me. ---