# September 30 ## Spoken on September 30 *Lectures from this day: 9 recordings* --- **[1968: Lecture](spoken/1968/680930le.sea)** > Similarly, according to the country, according to the circumstances, according to the planet, God is manifested differently, but He is not different. You are wrapping your body with some winter clothes. Same time, telegraph in India, oh, they are running fan. Why the temperature is different? Therefore whatever Lord Jesus Christ says or whatever Kṛṣṇa says or what Rāma says, that is in terms of the place, in terms of the circumstances, atmosphere, persons, hearer. There is different. > So we are not going to discuss about the social; we are discussing about love affairs of Kṛṣṇa. So *gopīs...* Kṛṣṇa and *gopī,* the relationship was so intimate and so unalloyed that Kṛṣṇa Himself admitted, "My dear *gopīs,* it is not in My power to repay you about your loving affairs." Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He became bankrupt, that "My dear *gopīs,* it is not possible for Me to repay your debts which you have created by loving Me." So that is the highest perfection of love. *Ramyā kācid upāsanā vraja-vadhū* [*Caitanya-mañjusā*]. --- **[1972: Lecture](spoken/1972/720930le.lb)** > And whenever there is some danger... Of course, in the original Vṛndāvana there is no question of danger. It is blissful, transcendental abode. But when Kṛṣṇa comes down to show us the replica of the original Vṛndāvana... That Vṛndāvana is there on this planet in India, about ninety miles from New Delhi. It is exactly the same Vṛndāvana, but because it is on this material world, it appears that there is sometimes danger. So when Kṛṣṇa was present on this earth, on this planet, so there was some danger. Actually there was no danger, because Kṛṣṇa was present. But it appeared like that. > This is called inconceivable one and difference simultaneously. *Acintya-bhedābheda tattva.* This is our philosophy. Nothing is different from God, but not that everything is God. Simultaneous one and different. So two energies are working, material and spiritual. The spiritual energy is called superior, and the material energy is called inferior. Just like matter. Material energy means earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence, ego, and spiritual energy means spiritual force, the living force. --- **[1972: Morning Walk](spoken/1972/720930mw.la)** > Svarūpa Dāmodara: That is how the modern scientists, most physicists they said, "God created the universe," and then the scientists discovered these laws of natural laws physical laws so they said, "in order to understand more," they said, "God is not necessary." Because they said, "God created the universe with these physical laws." And then the scientists discovered the physical laws and tried eh... > Svarūpa Dāmodara: Because they want to explore more and more the unknown facts of nature so they say, "God created the universe and he gave all the physical laws." --- **[1972: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.25](spoken/1972/720930sb.la)** > So this is called what will happen after 400,000's of years, that is mentioned. Future. Just like Lord Buddha's name was there. *Bhaviṣyati yuga-sandhyāyām. Bhaviṣyati. Bhaviṣyati* means "He will come." He was not visible. This is *śāstra. Śāstra* means *tri-kāla-jña.* The writer of *śāstra* should be a full cognizant of past, present and future. That is called unmistakable. Past, present and future. Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā* that "I know past, present and future." > Actually, it is happening. In Korea it so happened that sometimes the Communists are coming in power, and sometimes the Capitalists coming in power, America and Russia. So poor people, as soon as there is Communist government, they are under the influence: "If you don't do this, then you'll be shot." By force. The people do not know what is government generally. They want to live peacefully. They want a secure place. So that is not their business, modern government. Their only business is how to collect tax and divide it amongst the government servants. That's all. --- **[1973: Bhagavad-gītā 13.8–12](spoken/1973/730930bg.bom)** > Therefore Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā, imaṁ vivasvate yogam proktavān aham* : "This *yoga* system, *Bhagavad-gītā yoga* system, I first of all spoke to the sun-god." *Vivasvān manave prāhuḥ:* "And the sun-god, whose name is Vivasvān, he spoke to his son Manu." *Manur ikṣvākave 'bravīt:* "And Manu spoke to his son, Mahārāja Ikṣvāku." Mahārāja Ikṣvāku is coming from the dynasty of the sun-god Vivasvān. There are two *kṣatriya* families, one from the moon god, another, the sun-god. So Mahārāja Rāmacandra appeared in the family of the *sūrya-vaṁśa,* Ikṣvāku, Mahārāja Ikṣvāku. > That *paramparā* should be followed. *Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ*. If we want to understand really Vedic literature, then we must follow the *paramparā* system. There are four *sampradāyas, paramparā:* the Rāmanuja *sampradāya,* Madhvācārya *sampradāya,* Viṣṇu-Svāmī-sampradāya, Nimbārka *sampradāya.* So we belong to the Madhvācārya *sampradāya.* Fortunately, all these *ācāryas,* even Śaṅkarācārya, they appeared from South India. This *sampradāya, ācārya-sampradāya,* is going on all over India. So every *sampradāya* has got his commentary on the *Brahma-sūtra.* Therefore Kṛṣṇa says here, *brahma sūtra-padaiś caiva hetumadbhir viniścitaiḥ*. Unless a *sampradāya,* the four *sampradāyas,* they do not comment on the *Brahma-sūtra,* he'll not..., that *sampradāya* is not accepted. And if you do not accept the *sampradāya..., sampradāya-vihīnā ye mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ.* If you do not take your initiation *mantra* from the *sampradāya,* then it is useless. Now there are so many *apasampradāya.* They do not come in disciplic succession, but becomes *guru,* teacher. Therefore everything is topsy-turvied. Nobody has got fixed idea what is God. Everyone has created his own philosophy. The whole thing is now confused. --- **[1974: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.20](spoken/1974/740930sb.may)** > So these are the qualification to understand Kṛṣṇa. One who is spiritually interested, one who is very thoughtful and one who is cleansed of all dirty things from consciousness or from the mind, these are the qualification when one can understand Kṛṣṇa. These things... Why these things, indiscrimination, dirty things, they are accumulated within the heart? It is due to our sinful activities. The more we become sinful, the more dirty things will cover our consciousness, and it will be difficult to understand what is Kṛṣṇa. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, *yeṣām anta-gataṁ pāpam*. > So Kṛṣṇa comes. What is the mission of Kṛṣṇa? That we were talking in this morning. What is the mission of Kṛṣṇa? *Paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām*. This is the Kṛṣṇa's *karma.* Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, *janma karma me divyam*. We come here, and Kṛṣṇa also comes here. So what is the difference? The difference is we are forced to come here by the laws of nature according to our *karma.* We do some activities, sinful or pious; mostly sinful. So we create another life, and we are forced to enter into such body. It may be now I am in the human form of body. Next life, according to my *karma,* I may be forced to enter into the dog's life, dog's body. So we are forced. There is no, I mean to say, choice. I cannot say nature that "Do not put me into the dog's body. Kindly put me into the king's body." No. *Karmaṇā daiva-netreṇa*. --- **[1976: Room Conversation](spoken/1976/760930r1.vrn)** > Then I got heart attack. Then I went to Stenson Beach. Then I could not improve my health. No, first of all I went to San Francisco. There also I could not..., I could not sleep at night. There was throbbing in the heart. Kīrtanānanda, he was serving me. So many difficulties. Then I came back to India in 1967, July. Here also not very much improvement. Then again I went to Los Angeles. There also one symptom developed, always some sound in the ear: *goh-goh-goh-goh-goh.* It was so disturbing, almost half-mad. And then Los Angeles. Then I think I went to Seattle. In this way, in the beginning there were so many difficulties. Montreal. I took Canadian citizenship. America I could not get. So one gentleman in the immigration department, he said, "Swāmījī, you go to Canada, and from there you try. It will be easier." Actually, it acted. The Canadian Consulate General was a black man, American black man. So in the consulate I applied for citizenship..., *aiye,* immigration, and he was sympathetic. He saw my *Teachings of Lord Caitanya* and he became attracted. So he settled up, "This gentleman must be allowed." So he expedited the matter within three months. And then I became immigrant in the USA. Then again I came back in Los Angeles, and then we took that house, La Cienega. > about 171st Street, all my things were stolen. My tape recorder, typewriter. Fortunately they did not touch my manuscript that I was writing, typing my books. So some money was stolen. Then one boy, he was coming to me, he told me, "Please come to my place." A loft, Bowery Street. I did not know the Bowery Street was not a good quarter. All bums and drunkards. When I see them, one Jewish friend, he had electrical shop, he told me, "Swāmījī, you have gone to Bowery Street? Oh, it is not your place." I did not know that it is full of drunkards. But they were lying down in front of my door, but they were respectful. When I'd go, these drunkard comes, and they respectfully give me ways. And they would lie down on urine and something like that, on water. Then the boy who took me there... He was Murray. His last title was Murray. And he was taking LSD. So since I went there, he did not go to work. Otherwise, he was working and getting daily twenty-five dollars. In some dock he was working. Since I went, he stopped working, and I had to pay 125 dollars for the loft. One lady was the landlord. --- **[1976: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.38–39](spoken/1976/760930sb.vrn)** > In the *śāstra* it is said that one who is a criminal, he should be killed. Therefore in every country, up to date, a murderer is killed, is hanged. That is good for him. If a murderer is killed in this life, punished by the state, government, then his sinful activities and the resultant action is also finished. He's giving his own life. Otherwise, if he escapes, in next life he'll suffer so many troubles. That is, I think, they have described in the previous verse. *Tasya hi... Tad-vadhas tasya hi śreyaḥ.* In the verse number 37 it is explained by Kṛṣṇa that to kill this person, it is for his good. Because he has done so many criminal activities, so by killing him he'll be saved from serious types of sufferings in the next life. *Śreya. Tad-vadhas tasya hi śreyo yad-doṣād yāty adhaḥ pumān*. *Prāyaścitta.* It is called *prāyaścitta. Prāyaścitta,* in the *śāstras, prāyaścitta* is described. In every religion there is *prāyaścitta,* atonement. In Christian religion the *prāyaścitta* is also advised. The sinner has to admit that he has committed sin, then he is excused by Christ or God. But not that "Purposefully I'll go on committing sins, and then I shall admit, and I'll go on with my this business and I'll be excused." No. That is not. It is quite natural that if you have done something criminal by mistake, then you can be excused by the authorities. But not that because by your admission you were once excused, and you'll go on committing all kinds of sinful activities, and you'll be excused simply by admission. No. That is not possible. The Christians, they do like that. On Sunday they go to the church, and they admit their sinful activities of the week, and pay something fine to the priest, and they become free from the sinful activities, reactions. And from Monday, again he begins. And then again on Sunday, he admits. > So we should not make that a fashion. *Guru* is not a fashion. In the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* in *Bhagavad-gītā,* in all Vedic literature, who requires a *guru,* that is described. *Tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam*. He requires a *guru. Jijñāsuḥ. *Athāto brahma-jijñāsā. That is human life. One who is interested in inquiring about Brahman, he requires a *guru.* One who has no business for understanding Brahman, simply to make a fashion that "I have a *guru,*" this is useless. It has no value. One must be very much inquisitive to understand the spiritual science. He requires a *guru. Tasmād guruṁ prapadyeta jijñāsuḥ. Jijñāsuḥ* means inquisitive. --- ## Letters on September 30 *Letters from this day: 16* --- **[1967: Letter to Janardana](letters/1967/670930_janardana)** > Yes, you must now be careful so that people may not misunderstand us to be a second edition of the hippy movement. --- **[1969: Letter to Hayagriva](letters/1969/690930_hayagriva)** > Ascot, Berkshire, ENGLAND My Dear Hayagriva, Please accept my blessings. That is the instruction of Lord Chaitanya. In the meantime, go on with your duty, and Krishna will bless you. --- **[1969: Letter to Madhudvisa](letters/1969/690930_madhudvisa)** > Regarding you first question, we observe Ekadasi from sunrise to sunrise. The 12 midnight is western astronomical calculation, but the Vedic astronomical calculation begins either from the sunrise or the moonrise. --- **[1969: Letter to Manager Of The Bank Of Baroda](letters/1969/690930_manager_of_the_bank_of_baroda)** > In continuation of my letter dated 7th September 1969 dispatched from my German center, I beg to inform you further that Messrs. --- **[1969: Letter to Nandarani](letters/1969/690930_nandarani)** > The first day I arrived we had talks about two hours with the Beatles, but because they are materially very rich, it is little difficult for them to understand Krishna Consciousness philosophy. --- **[1969: Letter to Narayana Maharaja](letters/1969/690930_narayana_maharaja)** > Regarding the 92 section case against the Gaudiya Math, I don't think there is any possibility of compromise. But the Baghbazar party and Mayapur party have unlawfully usurped the missionary institution of Srila Prabhupada, and whenever they will talk of a compromise, it means another complication. --- **[1972: Letter to Bali-Mardana](letters/1972/720930_bali-mardana)** > Regarding that building on 40th Street, try to get it as much as possible, but if business of getting this building appears too much difficult or complicated, then give it up. --- **[1972: Letter to Sankarsana](letters/1972/720930_sankarsana)** > Your question is how much or how little brahmacaris should associate with the unmarried brahmacarinis in the temple. --- **[1972: Letter to Tamala Krsna](letters/1972/720930_tamala_krsna)** > All of this appears to be very complicated, and Giriraja is finding difficulty, from his letter I can understand. So I think you have to revive your position as GBC again and look after all the business of India affairs nicely. --- **[1973: Letter to Madhudvisa](letters/1973/730930_madhudvisa)** > Tusta Krishna Maharaja, Siddha Svarupananda Maharaja and Sudama Vipra Maharaja are good boys and if there are any difficulties, I shall rectify these on my return to Los Angeles via Hawaii. Regarding the Lord Caitanya murti, it is not at all good and I do not approve. --- **[1973: Letter to Radha-Damodara](letters/1973/730930_radha-damodara)** > Preaching work is our main business as this picture on the button shows. I pray that Krsna blesses you with all strength and intelligence to guide the Sankirtana movement ahead in Denver. --- **[1975: Letter to Arvind Shah](letters/1975/750930_arvind_shah)** > Sex life is the cause of bondage of the conditioned soul to remain in the material world. I cannot quote immediately from sastra, but psychologically we can understand that there is no such things as Hindu religion, but according to the Vedic sastra there is varna-asrama, the religion of varna and asrama. --- **[1975: Letter to Gurukrpa](letters/1975/750930_gurukrpa)** > Why is there this politics? If politics come, then the preaching will be stopped. --- **[1975: Letter to Rakesh Sharma](letters/1975/750930_rakesh_sharma)** > You are born in brahmana family, so your forefather's blood is there, and now you are thinking like a brahmana. --- **[1975: Letter to Svarupa Damodara](letters/1975/750930_svarupa_damodara)** > The Institute will be primarily for those who have not entered our temples. The subject matter will not be different from what is taught in our temples. --- **[1976: Letter to Vicitravirya](letters/1976/760930_vicitravirya)** > Hold a fire sacrifice and the disciples may receive their names at that time. Jayatirtha may chant on the beads and give them to the devotees. ---