# September 25 ## Spoken on September 25 *Lectures from this day: 9 recordings* --- **[1968: Lecture on Teachings of Lord Caitanya](spoken/1968/680925le.sea)** > This is also explained in the *Bhagavad-gītā: brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā*. When one is actually liberated, *brahma-bhūtaḥ...* That is called *brahma-bhūtaḥ.* When one is not liberated he's called *jīva-bhūtaḥ.* Just like we are, ordinary living entities, we are under designations, and in the concept of this body, we are thinking everything. But actually I am not this body. I am not matter. I am a spirit soul. When this understanding comes, that is the point of liberation. And after that liberation, actual duty begins. > A spiritual master, it is defined in the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* who requires a spiritual master. That is stated: *tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta*. Tasmād. Tasmād* means "therefore." "Therefore one should approach a spiritual master." What is that "therefore"? *Jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam.* If one is actually inquisitive to understand about the spiritual existence, then he requires a spiritual master. A spiritual master does not mean that he'll teach you how to keep your body fit, how you can reduce your fat, how you can remain a young man, and so many nonsense. This is not the duty of the spiritual master. --- **[1971: Bhagavad-gītā 13.2](spoken/1971/710925bg.nai)** > One million species of birds, and 3,000,000 species of beast and 400,000 species of human being. These are the definition of different species of life. And Kṛṣṇa says that "They are all My parts and parcel." Not that only human being are parts and parcels of God, not the animal. Therefore this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is especially meant for understanding the position of the soul and his relationship with God. *Sambandha. Sambandha* means relationship. > So long we are in this bodily concept of life, then as long as we are feeling like that, all our activities are our defeat. *Parābhava. Parābhavas tāvad abodha-jāto* Abodha-jātaḥ.* The animals or the human beings—everyone, just like this child—*abodha-jātaḥ:* born ignorant. Similarly, human being, if he remains under the bodily concept of life, then he is ignorant. That is called *śūdra. Janmanā jāyate śūdraḥ:* the Vedic culture says that everyone born is a *śūdra*. Therefore he has to be given knowledge, exactly like we send our children to schools, colleges. Why? To get knowledge. --- **[1972: Jaya Rādhe Jaya Kṛṣṇa](spoken/1972/720925mu.la)** > > jaya bṛṣabhānu jaya, kīrtidā sundarī > > jaya bṛṣabhānu jaya, kīrtidā sundarī > > jaya paurṇamāsī jaya, jaya paurṇamāsī jaya, ābhīra-nāgarī > > jaya paurṇa... > > jaya rādhe jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvan.. jaya vṛndāvan > > śrī govinda, gopīnātha, madana-mohan > > jaya rādhe jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvan > > jaya rādhe jaya Kṛṣṇa > > śrī govinda, gopīnātha madana-mohan > > śrī govinda, gopīnātha madana-mohan > > jaya rādhe jaya kṛṣṇa --- **[1972: Morning Walk](spoken/1972/720925mw.la)** > You say that everyone in the country should be prosperous, we say that even a leader at your home should be given *prasādam*, even a snake at your home he should be fed. Where is your that philosophy? You don't care for the animals you simply care for the man and animals are being slaughtered, where is your perfection of communists? > If you want everyone should be happy why the animal should be unhappy? They are also creatures of your country they are born there, so where is your perfection? It is simply nonsense. But if you make Kṛṣṇa con... Center then we love animals man insect everyone equally. Here is perfection. --- **[1972: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.20](spoken/1972/720925sb.la)** > So *brahma-druha.* The society must be brāhmaṇic. Vedic culture means to create every person a *brāhmaṇa,* not to keep him *śūdra.* Of course, in the modern education system, the purpose is to elevate the general people. But they do not know how to elevate. Therefore there is so much trouble. The elevation should be... There must be some purpose, end. What purpose education is being given? It is purposeless education. Mostly, at the present moment, education means to give facilities for sense gratification. That's all. Boys and girls in the school and colleges, just from the very beginning they are given all liberty for sex life. > So to become too much materially opulent means that is another danger. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has said therefore, *jaḍa-vidyā jato māyāra vaibhava.* The expansion of material advancement... Material advancement means expanding the sense gratificatory process. That is material. The more you expand how to satisfy your senses, that is material. And the more we expand how to satisfy Kṛṣṇa, that is spiritual. That is the difference between material and spiritual. It does not mean that material stone, material, and spiritual means it becomes zero. --- **[1973: Bhagavad-gītā 13.1–2](spoken/1973/730925bg.bom)** > Those who have developed Kṛṣṇa consciousness, love of Godhead, they can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, *śyāma-sundaraṁ acintya-guṇa svarūpam,* the reservoir of all transcendental qualities. *Acintya-guṇa... Acintya* means inconceivable. The qualities which Kṛṣṇa has got, that is inconceivable by us. He has got qualities... Just like Kṛṣṇa says that *patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati, tad aham aśnāmi*.* Now, anyone offering Kṛṣṇa, *patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati,* in devotion... So this quality, how Kṛṣṇa is eating? Just like at the present moment Kṛṣṇa is offered a dish. How Kṛṣṇa is eating, that we cannot see. But He is eating. Otherwise, Kṛṣṇa becomes a liar. He says, *tad aham aśnāmi bhakty-upahṛtam* : "Anyone who is offering Me in devotion," *tad aham aśnāmi,* "I eat." But how He is eating? It is not that He is not eating, but how He is eating, that we do not know. Therefore *acintya-guṇa-svarūpam.* He has that quality which is inconceivable. > This is *jñānam.* What is that *jñānam*? *Jñānam* means to know the *kṣetrajña,* the owner of the body. Just like in ordinary sense if you understand that the..., this is a house, and the proprietor of the house is such-and-such gentleman, then that knowledge is perfect. So similarly, if we understand what is this body and who is the proprietor of this body, then our knowledge is perfect. So Kṛṣṇa says that this body, there is the proprietor, the soul, but there is another *kṣetrajña.* Just like a house, there is an occupier and there is an owner. These are very easy to understand. Any house you take in Bombay, there are so many tenants or occupier, but there is a proprietor also. Similarly, in this body we are not actually the proprietor; we are simply occupier. --- **[1975: Bhagavad-gītā 7.1 in Hindi](spoken/1975/750925bg.ahm)** > Those who have complete faith *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*, then Kṛṣṇa says that who will be able to do this? Those who have faith, that whatever Kṛṣṇa is saying that is right, that is the only thing we have to do. This is called *śraddhā*, that is why Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī, is explaining *śraddhā'-śabde-viśvāsa*, Kṛṣṇa says that I will protect you in every way—a*haṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi*, having firm faith that whatever Kṛṣṇa is saying that is tru, we simply have to take shelter of Kṛṣṇa, this is called faith, *śraddhā*. > This is called *śraddhā*, when Kṛṣṇa says *sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja*, those who have complete faith that if I surrender unto Kṛṣṇa then my life will become successful, this is called *śraddhā*, until this stage is reached one cannot be said to have any faith. --- **[1975: Morning Walk](spoken/1975/750925mw.ahm)** > One sane man should consider that "Why I am strictly under the laws of nature? I am prime..." This question was put by Sanātana Gosvāmī, that "I am prime minister. People adore me as *paṇḍita,* very learned, but why I am put into these tribulations of the laws of nature? Why as prime minister and learned *paṇḍita* I cannot counteract it?" This is real question. Simply doggish mentality: "Yes, why shall I not do it? Why shall I?"—what will benefit you? That means you are not even sober. You are not human being. Human being should question "Why?" That is human being. Now by nature's law the river is full with water. If the nature does not supply, what you can do, your so-called science? Can you fill up with water? Then what is your science? Bogus. You cannot counteract the laws of nature. Hmm? Can you? --- **[1976: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.28–29](spoken/1976/760925sb.vrn)** > But these things are there in the *Vedas.* If you are a serious student of *Veda* you can also learn, you can also fight like Arjuna. There is no difficulty. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says *astra-jñaḥ. Unnaddham astra-jñaḥ.* You can also become learned in the higher science of military art. You can also utilize. But that requires brain, good brain. That is not possible now, because the culture is lost. Now everyone is *śūdra.* Nobody is *kṣatriya,* nobody is *brāhmaṇa.* By the time... *Kalau śūdra sambhava.* The *śūdras* cannot learn all these *Veda.* Because *śūdras* have no right to understand Vedic knowledge. It is meant for the *brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas.* Even not for the *vaiśyas. Striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrāḥ.* They are rejected, woman and *vaiśya* and *śūdra.* Kṛṣṇa says. *Striyo vaiśyās tathā śūdrāḥ.* But Kṛṣṇa says, *te 'pi yānti parāṁ gatim:* "Even woman and *śūdra* and *vaiśyas,* low grade, they can also get *parāṁ gatim,* promotion to the transcendental world." How? *Māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ*. > In the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is clearly said that this whole cosmic manifestation is combination of material energy and spiritual energy. So therefore in the *Vedas... Veda* means knowledge, *vetti veda vido jñāne.* In the Sanskrit verb *vid, vid-dhātu. Vid-dhātu* means knowledge, "to know." *Vetti veda vido jñāne vinte vid vicaraṇe. Labhe vindati vindate.* So *vid-dhātu.* From *vid-dhātu* the "*veda"* has come. *Veda* means knowledge. So from the *Vedas* you can have all different types of knowledge, namely material knowledge and spiritual knowledge, both, perfectly. Because we have now forgotten our spiritual energy. We do not cultivate spiritual energy. Therefore the *Veda* is there. In the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta,* in simple Bengali language, it is said, *anādi-bahirmukha jīva kṛṣṇa bhuli' gelā, ataeva kṛṣṇa veda-purāṇa karila*. Because these rascals, *anādi-bahirmukha,* do not know. --- ## Letters on September 25 *Letters from this day: 17* --- **[1969: Letter to Jadurani](letters/1969/690925_jadurani)** > I am pleased to note that the Boston temple is going on nicely and you are working very steadily at your painting work. --- **[1969: Letter to Raktak](letters/1969/690925_raktak)** > Please offer my blessings to the others [indistinct] this will meet you in good health. --- **[1970: Letter to Dinesh](letters/1970/700925_dinesh)** > I am very glad to learn that both you and your good wife, Krsna devi, and your daughter, Visnu Arati, are together in Boston. Your all engagements sound to be very suitable, so please execute your duties in Krsna Consciousness and be happy. --- **[1970: Letter to Gargamuni](letters/1970/700925_gargamuni)** > I think you will remember that I called you not Gargamuni but Gargamoney. So whenever I required some money I approached you and you were kind to pay me immediately. So please continue your capacity in this way to supply money to the Society. --- **[1970: Letter to Rupanuga](letters/1970/700925_rupanuga)** > Yes, the mail is a little slow: your letter was posted on the 17th of September and was received by me on the 23rd September. --- **[1971: Letter to Bhakta Dasa](letters/1971/710925_bhakta_dasa)** > Also I have received the two sacred threads enclosed and they have been duly chanted by me. --- **[1971: Letter to Madhucara](letters/1971/710925_madhucara)** > I am so much pleased to hear how you are so enthusiastic for distributing our books and literatures. --- **[1971: Letter to Saradia](letters/1971/710925_saradia)** > Krishna has blessed you with a very nice child, Ananga dasi, and I am very much pleased to note how she has got some affection for Lord Jagannatha. --- **[1971: Letter to Sri Galim](letters/1971/710925_sri_galim)** > I can see that you are a very sincere servitor of Lord Krishna and that you have a sincere desire also for pushing on this Krishna Consciousness movement. --- **[1972: Letter to Pusta Krsna](letters/1972/720925_pusta_krsna)** > I am very glad to hear that you will be holding Bhagavata-dharma Festivals all over England. --- **[1972: Letter to Revatinandana](letters/1972/720925_revatinandana)** > I am so very much pleased to hear about your successfully preaching widely in the youth clubs and halls and colleges, this is my dream coming true. --- **[1974: Letter to Bhakta Dennis](letters/1974/740925_bhakta_dennis)** > I have shown your essay to Dr. Svarupa Damodara and he has read it. He is returning soon to California, and you can see him and discuss how to improve it. --- **[1974: Letter to Madhudvisa](letters/1974/740925_madhudvisa)** > Upon your recommendation I am accepting the following as my initiated disciples. --- **[1974: Letter to Sukadeva](letters/1974/740925_sukadeva)** > Regarding your question that if I have ever said that the Society authorities must suffer for the devotees under their protection, no, I never said that. --- **[1976: Letter to Bhaktijana](letters/1976/760925_bhaktijana)** > Why not make preaching with black people in America your lifetime preaching goal? --- **[1976: Letter to Sri Ghosh](letters/1976/760925_sri_ghosh)** > I am in receipt of your letter dated 22nd inst. You are welcome to come and visit us here. --- **[1976: Letter to Sri S.R. Kejriwal](letters/1976/760925_sri_s.r._kejriwal)** > Regarding your invitation, yes, if you can arrange for our reception, we can go. ---