# October 26 *Lectures from this day: 13 recordings* --- **[[spoken/661026bg.ny|Bg 8.5 — October 26, 1966, New York]]** **Prabhupāda:** > ...rāṇi saṁyamya > mano hṛdi-nirudhya ca > mūrdhny ādhāyātmanaḥ prāṇam > āsthito yoga-dhāraṇām > [[bg/8/12|[Bg. 8.12] ]] We have been discussing about the transmigration of the soul. There are different kinds of transcendentalists who are called *yogī:* *jñāna-yogī, dhyāna-yogī* and *bhakti-yogī.* All the *yogīs,* they are eligible to be transferred to the spiritual world. The *yoga* system is meant for linking our connection. We are eternally connected with the Supreme Lord. Somehow or other, we are now in material contamination. The..., the process is that we have to go back again. So that linking process is called *yoga. Yoga,* the actual translation of the word *yoga* means plus, plus, just the opposite of minus. Now, at the present moment, we are minus God, or minus Supreme. So when we make ourself plus, connected, then our human form of life is perfect. So at the time of death we have to finish that perfection. So long we are alive, we have to practice how to approach that point of perfection, and at the time of death, when we give up this material body, that perfection has to be realized. So for the last three days we have been discussing. *Prayāṇa-kāle manasā 'calena* [[bg/8/10|[Bg. 8.10] ]]. --- **[[spoken/681026le.mon|Lecture — October 26, 1968, Montreal]]** **Prabhupāda:** In the last meeting we were discussing why people are forced to commit sinful activities. This point is also discussed in the *Bhagavad-gītā.* Arjuna inquired from Kṛṣṇa, "What is that thing which forces a man to commit sinful activities?" [[bg/3/36|[Bg. 3.36] ]] Just like the same example that one man is seeing practically that one who has committed something criminal, he is punished. And he has heard it also from authorities—from lawyers or from respectable gentlemen—that "If you commit such-and-such sinful activities... If you steal, then you will be imprisoned for six months. If you cheat, you'll be imprisoned for such-and-such period. If you commit murder, then you'll be hanged." These things are taught some way or other. Either in religious scripture or by law books or by morality or ethical principle, they are taught to the human, civilized human society. And he sees also practically that "This man has committed this kind of criminality, and he is punished." And again why does he commit? That is the problem. --- **[[spoken/721026nd.vrn|The Nectar of Devotion — October 26, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:** "*The Nectar of Devotion* is specifically presented for persons who are now engaged in the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. I beg to offer my sincere thanks to all my friends and disciples who are helping me..." **Pradyumna:** " ...auspiciousness: Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, the reservoir of all *rasas,* or relationships, which are called neutrality, or passive adoration, servitorship, friendship, parenthood, conjugal love, comedy, compassion, fear, chivalry, ghastliness, wonder and devastation. "He is the supreme attractive form, and by His universal and transcendental attractive features, He has captivated all the *gopīs,* headed by Tārakā, Pālikā, Śyāmā, Lalitā and, ultimately, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Let His Lordship's grace be on us so that there may not be any hindrance in the execution of this duty of writing *The Nectar of Devotion,* impelled by His Divine Grace Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda." --- **[[spoken/721026sb.vrn|SB 1.2.15 — October 26, 1972, Vṛndāvana]]** **Prabhupāda:** > yad-anudhyāsinā yuktāḥ > karma-granthi-nibandhanam > chindanti kovidās tasya > ko na kuryāt kathā-ratim > [[sb/1/2/15|[SB. 1.2.15] ]] These things we have discussed last morning, that we have to engage ourself fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by hearing... --- **[[spoken/731026bg.bom|Bg 7.1 [Hindi] — October 26, 1973, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:** "**Now hear, O son of Pṛthā, how by practicing yoga in full consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt." [[bg/7/1|[Bg. 7.1] ]] **Prabhupāda:** But if I speak in Hindi they'll not understand. As you say. Hmm? Majority? [laughter] Shall I speak in English? [Hindi] Thank you. So they want me to speak in Hindi, We got permission? [Hindi] [laughter] So, shall I speak in Hindi? [laughter] Hey? **Prabhupāda:** Both [indistinct] ...little? Hmm. ... saccidānanda, this Hare Kṛṣṇa movement was started by Lord Kṛṣṇa five thousand years ago. Even before then it was started some 400 millions of years ago. --- **[[spoken/731026dp.bom|Conversation at Airport — October 26, 1973, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** So our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to educate people to understand the value of life. The modern system of education and civilization is so degraded that people have forgotten the value of life. Generally, in this material world, everyone is forgetful of the value of life, but the human form of life is a chance to awaken the importance of life. In the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* it is stated, *parābhavas tāvad abodha-jāto yāvan na jijñāsata ātma-tattvam* [[sb/5/5/5|[SB. 5.5.5] ]] So long one is not awakened to the consciousness of self-realization, the foolish living entity, whatever he is doing is defeat for him. This defeat is going on in the lower species of life because they cannot understand what is the value of life. Their consciousness is not advanced. But even in the human form of life, the same defeat prolongs, that is not very good civilization. That is almost animal civilization. *Āhāra-nidrā-bhaya-maithunaṁ ca samānyā etat paśubhir narāṇām* [*Hitopadeśa* 25]. --- **[[spoken/731026r1.bom|Conversation [Hindi] — October 26, 1973, Bombay]]** --- **[[spoken/741026sb.may|SB 1.8.46 — October 26, 1974, Māyāpur]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] "King Yudhiṣṭhira, who was much aggrieved, could not be convinced, despite instructions by great sages headed by Vyāsa and the Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, the performer of superhuman feats, and despite all historical evidence." --- **[[spoken/751026mw.mau|Morning Walk — October 26, 1975, Mauritius]]** **Prabhupāda:** So the news was there that Jesus Christ, after crucification, he was alive, and he went to... And he went to Kashmir. So by the yogic process, in *samādhi* one can remain alive although superficially he is seen that he is killed. That is possible. Hiraṇyakaśipu did that. He was undergoing *tapasya* for one hundred years of the demigods. Their duration of time is: our six months, their one day. So such a long time he was undergoing austerity, penance, and thus he became perfect. So his body was practically finished by the earthworm, what is called, moths and ants. **Prabhupāda:** No, he was not dead. He was living on bones. Bones were there. Mean, life is not dependent on this material body. One can practice this by *yoga*. Without this body he can live. Just like ghost. That is possible. --- **[[spoken/751026sb.nai|SB 3.28.17 — October 26, 1975, Nairobi]]** **Harikeśa:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [devotees repeat] *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* Canto Three, Chapter Twenty-eight, verse seventeen. [leads chanting of verse, etc.] **Translation:** "The Lord is eternally very beautiful, and He is worshipable by all the inhabitants of every planet. He is ever-youthful and always eager to bestow His blessing upon His devotees." **Prabhupāda:** > apīcya-darśanaṁ śaśvat > sarva-loka-namaskṛtam > santaṁ vayasi kaiśore > bhṛtyānugraha-kātaram > [[sb/3/28/17|[SB. 3.28.17] ]] --- **[[spoken/761026r1.vrn|Room Conversation — October 26, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pṛthu-putra:** He asks how many pages. Yogānanda asks how many... Because they say that you sent a newsletter to all the GBCs. He asks how many pages was the newsletter. And I said just two lines. **Pṛthu-putra:** Yogānanda asked how many pages, when he heard about the newsletter. He thought that you spoke so long about that. And I just said, "Just two lines." But they never asked me what the letter said. **Prabhupāda:** Yes. This is exactly the same case. *Punar mūṣiko bhava,* you know the whole story? A *mūṣika,* a mouse, was made a tiger, and the tiger wanted to eat the saintly person who made him. First of all he was mouse. So he came to the saintly person, "Sir, I am troubled. Give me some benediction." "What do you want?" "Now, the cat always chases." "All right, you become cat so that you'll not be attacked." Then after some time he came, "I am being chased by the dog." "All right, you become a dog." From cat to dog, from mouse to... Then again he came. "Still they are chasing me. Fox." And then in this way, and ultimately he was made a tiger. And after becoming a tiger, he began to look, staring on the... "What do you mean by this?" "I shall eat you." "Oh? You become again a mouse." [laughter] Again he become mouse. That's all. --- **[[spoken/761026sb.vrn|SB 5.5.4 — October 26, 1976, Vṛndāvana]]** **Pradyumna:Translation:** "When a person considers sense gratification the aim of life, he certainly becomes mad after materialistic living and engages in all kinds of sinful activity. He does not know that due to his past misdeeds he has already received a body which, although temporary, is the cause of his misery. Actually, the living entity should not have taken on a material body, but he has been awarded the material body for sense gratification. Therefore I think it not befitting an intelligent man to involve himself again in the activities of sense gratification, by which he perpetually gets material bodies, one after another." [break] **Prabhupāda:** > nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma > yad indriya-prītaya āpṛṇoti > na sādhu manye yata ātmano 'yam > asann api kleśada āsa dehaḥ > [[sb/5/5/4|[SB. 5.5.4] ]] So it is recommended that *mahat-sevāṁ dvāram āhur vimuktes* [[sb/5/5/2|[SB. 5.5.2] ]]. Mahat-sevā...,* we have described the symptoms of *mahātmā.* The sum and substance of *mahātmā* is *mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ* [[bg/9/13|[Bg. 9.13] ]]. That is *mahātmā.* Otherwise *durātmā.* Simply putting on a saffron dress and having a big beard, he's not *mahātmā. Mahātmā* is he who is cent per cent engaged in Kṛṣṇa's service. *Mahātmānas tu māṁ pārtha daivīṁ prakṛtim.* He's not in the control of this material nature. He's completely under the direction of spiritual nature. *Daivīṁ prakṛtim āśritāḥ.* And what is the sign? What is the difference between a person under material nature and spiritual nature? The difference is that one who is under spiritual nature, he is cent per cent engaged in the service of the Lord. This is the sign. --- **[[spoken/771026r1.vrn|Room Conversation — October 26, 1977, Vṛndāvana]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** How are you able to tell so soon after taking? Wouldn't it take a few days to feel the results? **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** You can feel that? You can feel things deteriorate? In what respect, Śrīla Prabhupāda? **Śatadhanya:** I think this is the first time that Your Divine Grace has sat up for such a long time. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1966/661026_sripad_narayana_maharaja.md|Letter to Sripad Narayana Maharaja, 1966]] - [[../../letters/1967/671026_jadurani.md|Letter to Jadurani, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1967/671026_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1967]] - [[../../letters/1968/681026_gargamuni.md|Letter to Gargamuni, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1969/691026_satsvarupa.md|Letter to Satsvarupa, 1969]] - [[../../letters/1970/701026_bali-mardana.md|Letter to Bali-Mardana, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/701026_nayanabhirama.md|Letter to Nayanabhirama, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1970/701026_upendra.md|Letter to Upendra, 1970]] - [[../../letters/1972/721026_cyavana.md|Letter to Cyavana, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721026_dinatarini_dasi.md|Letter to Dinatarini Dasi, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1976/761026_brahmananda.md|Letter to Brahmananda, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/761026_gurukrpa.md|Letter to Gurukrpa, 1976]] - [[../../letters/1976/761026_ramesvara.md|Letter to Ramesvara, 1976]]