# October 19 ## Spoken on October 19 *Lectures from this day: 7 recordings* --- **[1972: Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja Gosvāmī's Appearance Day](spoken/1972/721019ak.vrn)** > Kṛṣṇa will give you. So long you have a pinch of material desire, Kṛṣṇa will give you opportunity: "All right, you take another body and enjoy." But we foolish people, we do not know acceptance of material body is the source of all miserable conditions. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, "You simply try to understand." *Janma karma me divyam.* Simply try to understand Kṛṣṇa. Then the result will be *tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti*. No more material body. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. We want to stop these nonsense habits of the people. No illicit sex, no intoxication, no gambling. > So he considered himself as associated with abominable. "And I am fallen." Actually he was born by the *brāhmaṇa* father, but later on his behavior became like the Muhammadans, so he considered himself as fallen, "the most wretched of mankind." If a human being does not take advantage of this opportunity to have a human form of life, then he's missing the point. In the *Bhagavad-gītā* the Lord says... --- **[1972: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.2.8](spoken/1972/721019sb.vrn)** > Actually, unless the human society comes to the category of *varṇāśrama-dharma,* he is not a human being; he is animal. Still in India, because they are still inclined to the system of *varṇa* and *āśrama,* there are so many benefit for the Indians. I have traveled all over the world so many times. Because there is no *varṇāśrama-dharma,* how loose they are. That has been experimented. I have seen. So actually, unless one comes to the standard of *varṇāśrama-dharma,* he is not considered to be a human being. Therefore the Vedic civilization begins from the *varṇāśrama-dharma.* And in the *Viṣṇu Purāṇa* it is said, *varṇāśramācāravatā puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān, viṣṇur ārādhyate*. > So actually, unless one is saved by the supreme authority, there is no question of saving him by so many philanthropic work. Actual saving is this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Because if one is raised to his Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the whole problems of his life will be solved. That is real welfare activity. Other things you cannot change. If one is destined to suffer by some agency, you cannot stop. Therefore *Bhāgavata* says, *tasyaiva hetoḥ prayateta kovido na labhyate yad bhramatām upary adhaḥ*. You simply try to awaken your Kṛṣṇa consciousness, which was impossible in other living condition. Either going to the heaven planet or going to the hell planet or becoming Brahmā or ant... Do not try for all these elevation. Simply try for awakening your Kṛṣṇa consciousness. --- **[1974: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.39](spoken/1974/741019sb.may)** > This is pure devotion: no other desire. "Other desire" means material desire. Because we are spirit soul, our desires should be spiritual. Just like human being should desire like a human being, not like a dog. The... To desire like the dog, that is other desire, and to desire like a human being, that is real desire. Our philosophy does not teach to become desireless. That is not possible. Desire must be there. But it should not be other desire. "Other desire" means... Then what is the real desire? Real desire is how to become a sincere servant of Kṛṣṇa. That is real desire. Except this desire, anything—all "other desire." Or how to become servant of Kṛṣṇa, the means and the way, the process, that is also pure devotional desire. > Just like Haridāsa Ṭhākura. He did not visit Jagannātha Temple. He considered himself... Or there was some agitation, that "This man belonged to the Muhammadan family, and now he is trying to enter the Jagannātha Temple. There will be some roar." So he did not like to agitate things. Vaiṣṇava is peaceful. Even Sanātana Gosvāmī, because he almost turned to become a Muhammadan... His name was changed—Sākara Mallika—because he was servant of the Muhammadan government. So he was also rejected by the *brāhmaṇa* community. Actually he belonged to a very respectable *brāhmaṇa* family, Sārasvata *brāhmaṇa.* So he also did not go even near the temple. This is humbleness. Actually, they are better than thousand times to become *brāhmaṇa.* But every Vaiṣṇava thinks himself *tṛṇād api sunīcena* [*Cc Ādi* 17.31], that he is very, very lower, down. That is Vaiṣṇava humbleness. --- **[1975: Bhagavad-gītā 4.13](spoken/1975/751019bg.joh)** > Why so? Now, because we are part and parcel of God. *Mamaivāṁśo jīva-bhūtaḥ jīva-loke sanātanaḥ*. We are part and parcel of God. The example is: just like this finger is the part and parcel of my body, so the strength of the finger is not as big as the whole body strength. It is very easily understood. The bodily strength is different from the finger's strength. The finger is also part and parcel of this body. If I say... If you ask, "What is this?" if I say, "It is my body," so there is no mistake; it is part of the body. But it is not the whole body. The whole body is different. Therefore God and the living entity, they are the same quality, but quantity different. > So all we living entities, those who are within this material world... There are so many. Just like you can see so many planets. In each and every planets and stars there are living entities. *Sarva-ga.* Don't think that only God has favored this planet full with living entities and others are simply empty showbottle. That is not the fact. They do not know it. They have no perfect knowledge. They say that only this earthly planet is full of living entities. No. Everywhere. That description you'll get from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* Fifth Canto. There is vivid description of the all the planets and what kind of living entities are there. So some of them are described in this *Bhagavad-gītā*. --- **[1975: Morning Walk](spoken/1975/751019mw.joh)** > There is no recommendation that "You work hard day and night." The brahminical qualification is controlling the senses, controlling the mind, truthful, clean, knows everything nicely, practical application of the knowledge, full faith in *śāstra* and *Bhagavān. Jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyam.* These things are recommended. Not that a *brāhmaṇa* should become very busy whole day and night for getting food. So *śāstra* says, "There is no use of becoming busy for your food. Food is there already." Food is already there. He'll get his food. That is arrangement by God. But they are busy fool. They do not understand the God's arrangement. Only for food they are busy whole day and night like cats and dogs. Now this land is there. You can... Everyone can grow food if he works for two months. Everyone can grow his whole year's foodstuff. There is so much land. But no, they'll not grow food; they will grow hammer, manufacturing it. You see? Tire tube, then atom bomb, then this and that. They are busy. They are busy fool. Actually they are fools, and they are very busy. Everyone is busy. There are so many parts in the motorcar, three thousand part, and they are busy in manufacturing the three thousand parts of motor parts. So everyone is busy in producing things unwanted. But they have created a society in such a way that they have to do that. > You cannot make everyone *dhīra;* that is not possible. There is necessity of *adhīra* also. That is also... But it should be guided by the *dhīra*. --- **[1977: Lecture](spoken/1977/771019r1.vrn)** > Tamāla Kṛṣṇa*: In the meantime, you can take a little pomegranate juice, and then by the time everything gets ready we will make a few things. A little custard also would be good. And some smashed potato. A few things, take a little, little of each. And in that way your condition will improve. Actually, according to Dr. Gopal, you will be sitting up on your own within a few days' time. > Tamāla Kṛṣṇa*: Actually, Śrīla Prabhupāda, in the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta* it is described how one great devotee of Lord Caitanya, he did not have any disciples. So everyone was asking him, "Why you don't take any disciples?" He said, "All right, the first person who I meet tomorrow I will make him my disciple." So then he went down to the Ganga for a bath in the morning, and the first person he met was a dead body floating down the river. So, he was so pure that simply by touching this body, the person came back to life again, and he made him his disciple. So by the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a dead body can become alive again. And we are expecting that same thing for you, Śrīla Prabhupāda. You told us that we should understand everything from your books, so it is stated in your books that it is possible. [end] --- ## Letters on October 19 *Letters from this day: 9* --- **[1967: Letter to Brahmananda](letters/1967/671019_brahmananda)** > It was a great pleasure to note the contents, now you have nicely expressed your real mind, In your previous Letter in which I saw a little tendency of being turned by foolish Kirtanananda. I was completely confident of your sincerity of service & my choice of your being president of the society is right. I may disclose herewith that I never took Kirtanananda into complete confidence but I was trying to improve his position because he has also rendered much personal service to me. --- **[1967: Letter to Gargamuni](letters/1967/671019_gargamuni)** > You will be glad to know that I've already secured my visitors visa for going to U.S.A. & I am advised by travel agent to book my seat conveniently. --- **[1967: Letter to Hayagriva](letters/1967/671019_hayagriva)** > I am already preparing for returning to U.S.A. & I have obtained visitors visa the day before yesterday. Most probably I shall take the first chance to return to USA upon my return from Navadvipa. --- **[1968: Letter to Aniruddha](letters/1968/681019_aniruddha)** > Bagchee—we must always know that we are executing the topmost yoga system, Krishna Consciousness, and we do not require any inferior quality yoga system. You must have read in Bhagavad-gita in the 6th chap., last verse, that one who is constantly in Krishna Consciousness, he is the topmost yogi bg/6/47. --- **[1972: Letter to Karandhara Tamala Krsna Bhavananda Giriraja](letters/1972/721019_karandhara_tamala_krsna_bhavananda_giriraja)** > If the Charity Commissioner refuses us the permission then there is no point continuing, and in that case we shall try to get the two lakhs we have paid back and go away. --- **[1973: Letter to Karandhara](letters/1973/731019_karandhara)** > In the winter season the bed bug appears to be only skin, but in summer season as soon as it gets the opportunity of biting and sucking blood, it becomes fatty. Sometimes we may artificially renounce the world, but as soon as the opportunity of sucking blood is there, we turn again into a bed bug. --- **[1974: Letter to Hansadutta](letters/1974/741019_hansadutta)** > Regarding your statement that your success is due to your dependence on serving my lotus feet, yes, that is the instruction of the Bhagavad-gita. --- **[1974: Letter to Rupanuga](letters/1974/741019_rupanuga)** > Regarding Sankirtana and book distribution, book distribution is also chanting. Anyone who reads the books that is also chanting and hearing. Why distinguish between chanting and book distribution? --- **[1975: Letter to Kartikeya K. Mahadevia](letters/1975/751019_kartikeya_k._mahadevia)** > More when we meet, in the meantime I hope that this will meet you in good health. ---