# December 4 ## Spoken on December 4 *Lectures from this day: 12 recordings* --- **[1966: Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 20.124–125](spoken/1966/661204cc.ny.md)** > So the modern civilization is going on in that way, godless civilization. If some percentage of the civilized human being become Kṛṣṇa consciousness, that will bring forth peace. Otherwise it is not possible. It is therefore necessity. Lord Caitanya says, *abhidheya 'bhakti', 'prema'-prayojana*. *Prayojana* means it is necessary. *Puruṣārtha-śiromaṇi prema mahā-dhana.* Lord Caitanya's, Mahāprabhu, preaching was based on this principle: *premā pumartho mahān.* What is the objective of human life? He said that "Objective of human life is to attain love of God." That's all. That makes him perfect. Nothing more. > There is no discipline now. They are not agreeable to follow any rules and regulation. Everyone is God. Everyone is dog. Everyone can do anything, whatever he likes. So there is no discipline. So *bhakti, bhakti,* devotional service, means to undergo a, a disciplinary system of our life so that automatically we can revive our lost relationship with Lord, God, and we become happy. This is called *bhakti. Abhidheya-nāma 'bhakti', 'prema'-prayojana*. --- **[1968: Lecture](spoken/1968/681204le.la)** > Therefore in the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said, *cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ*. There are four classes of men created by God: *cātur-varṇyaṁ.* How they are divided? How the classification is made? *Guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ:* by classification of quality and work. Not by birth. In India, of course, this classification of *guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ* was originally planned from the Vedic age. But later on, a class of men, without any qualification, without any practical work, they claimed that "I belong to such-and-such class." Therefore India's falldown was inevitable. > Just like these boys, they are not thinking that they are American. I am not thinking, "I am not Indian...," "I am Indian." Actually, our platform is Kṛṣṇa. We are loving each other. So we have forgotten our designation. Otherwise, how they can work so nicely? *Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktam*. They are now thinking in terms of Kṛṣṇa, that's all. Similarly, if this consciousness is spread, so simple, then they will lose designation, there will be no more distinction, "Oh, I am Chinese," "I am Russian," "I am American," "I am Indian," "I am this," "I am that." --- **[1971: Conversation](spoken/1971/711204r1.del)** > Actually, the development, and these Britishers and Americans, they're constantly engaging Pakistan in fighting spirit and supplying them ammunition and supplying here. Their business is going on, taking loan from them and paying to them, and they remain debtor perpetually. You give me money, purchase from me, and in books you are debtor. I take your money by supplying some goods. So my money comes back, and you remain a debtor in the book, perpetually. > [break]*Yan maithunādi-gṛhamedhi-sukhaṁ hi tuccham*. People are not being taught the value of life. They only understand that polished hogs' life is to be [indistinct]. [break] I have said that they're all sinful. Indirectly I have said. Factually. --- **[1971: Conversation](spoken/1971/711204r2.del)** > **Śyāmasundara:** > The story goes that the beach *paṇḍāl* is out of the question now; they can't do it. So there's one good plot of land called the Congress Grounds in the center, just like Connaught Circle. But it's owned by the Congress Party. And they won't know 'til Saturday if they can have it for sure. So meanwhile, they can't advertise or do anything or raise funds even, until they know for sure if they can get the grounds. > Śyāmasundara: I'm sure Bhavānanda and Girirāja are doing all the work on the thing. They can give us a clearer picture. [break] [begins reading a letter that Prabhupāda wrote] It says, "My dear Jayapatākā, Please accept my blessings. I am sending Bihārīlal Prabhu to Calcutta for the purpose of collecting four first-class *khols*, ten *karatālas* and a few thousand magazines for taking with him for our Madras program. --- **[1973: Morning Walk](spoken/1973/731204mw.la)** > Just like the Arabian do not want to give you petrol. That means the suffering caused by other nations. So this is going on. They're simply trying to settle up. But the suffering's there. But they're not in their knowledge, that in spite of our all endeavors, the sufferings are there. What is the cause? Then whom shall I go to ask why the suffering is there? *Tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum [Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.12]. Therefore you must approach to a person who knows how the suffering should be mitigated. > But these rascals, simply they are depending on their blunt senses, these stupids, so-called scientist. Therefore they're stupid. They simply believe on their eyes. They do not know how much defective these eyes and senses are. Incomplete. That they do not know. They believe on their defective senses. *Akṣaja. Akṣaja, akṣa.* Experiment. Everything experimented. *Vedas* says don't try to explain which is beyond your sense. How you will explain? It is not possible. *Acintyāḥ khalu ye bhāvā na tāṁs tarkeṇa yojayet* [Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma parva* 5.22]. It is *acintya;* it is beyond your conception. Why you are wasting your time? --- **[1973: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.25–26](spoken/1973/731204sb.la)** > So unless you come to this platform, as Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā, cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ*, then you must divide the society. Amongst the animals there is no division. Everyone is on the same status. No. Because the aim is how to develop Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Therefore there must be some system. So that system, unless one comes to the platform of this *varṇāśrama-dharma,* four divisions, social division, and four spiritual division, and those divisions are made by Kṛṣṇa Himself, *mayā sṛṣṭam,* He says—that is natural—but by such institution we can gradually understand what is the aim of life. > So here the example is given, *jalaukasāṁ jale yadvan mahāntaḥ adanti. Adanti* means swallows up. Similarly, when the Yadus became very powerful... Because they are descendants of Kṛṣṇa. Who can be...? So they were fighting anywhere, conquering anywhere, and everywhere they were victorious. So that was *bhū-bhārān. Bhū-bhārān* means burden of the world. When one becomes extravagant and misuses his power, that is burden of the world. You cannot misuse your... You get power by the grace of God, by grace of Kṛṣṇa. If you misuse it, then you become a burden. A burden. As soon as there is burden, then it is *dharmasya glāniḥ.* Kṛṣṇa says, *yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati*. As soon as there is misuse of power, *tadātmānaṁ sṛjāmy aham,* He comes. So Yadu-vaṁśa, Kṛṣṇa's dynasty, when Kṛṣṇa saw that they are becoming so powerful, that unnecessarily they are fighting, therefore to kill them, that fighting spirit was engaged for fighting amongst themselves, one another. Therefore they were all... --- **[1973: Wedding of Bali-mardana and Initiation of Taittireyā dāsi](spoken/1973/731204we.la)** > So we recommend that in whatever position you feel comfortable, you can accept that, but, I mean to say, spread this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. *Parama ānanda-khanda.* People will be happy. Our mission is to see *sarve sukhino bhavantu:* everyone become happy. We don't want to see that we exploit somebody else and I become happy. No. We want to see everyone happy. But they do not know how to become happy. Therefore we are trying to spread this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement that everyone will be happy. > Su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam*.* In *Bhagavad-gītā* it is... *Su-sukham.* To execute this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is very easy. and whatever you perform, it is permanent. *Avyayam* and *su-sukham,* very pleasing. There is nothing very painful in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Because Kṛṣṇa is *ānanda, ānandamayo 'bhyāsāt* [*Vedānta-sūtra* 1.1.12], we are going under the protection of Kṛṣṇa, there must be always *ānanda.* But people do not know how to enjoy *ānanda.* They have been put into ignorance. The so-called leaders, so-called politicians, so-called philosophers, scientists, they are simply keeping the people in darkness. --- **[1974: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.25.35](spoken/1974/741204sb.bom)** > So *rūpāṇi divyāni vara-pradāni. Divyāni. Divya* means divine. *Divyāni.* Kṛṣṇa says in the *Bhagavad-gītā, janma karma ca me divyam*. *Divyam.* They are not material things. One has to see. So if you say, as it is said, *sārdhaṁ vācaṁ spṛhaṇīyāṁ vadanti. Spṛhaṇīyām,* very favorably you talk... Suppose if I say, "You have no eyes. You are blind," this is not favorable. So the nondevotees, Māyāvādīs, they say that God has no eyes. So it is indirectly saying, "God is blind." So if I say, "You are blind. You nonsense, you are blind," is it favorably talking? Most unfavorable. Directly insulting. So those who are talking about God, *nirākāra—*no eyes, no leg, no head, no tail, nothing, *nirākāra—*they are simply blaspheming, not *spṛhaṇīyām.* God does not want to hear such nonsense things. Therefore it is said, *sārdhaṁ vācaṁ spṛhaṇīyāṁ vadanti.* You cannot say that "Kṛṣṇa is blind. Kṛṣṇa is lame. Kṛṣṇa has no hands. Kṛṣṇa has no nothing, nothing," indirectly saying, "Kṛṣṇa has..., does not exist." This kind of addressing Kṛṣṇa, *nirākāra,* is not favorable talking with Kṛṣṇa. Favorable talking—if you want to talk with Kṛṣṇa, then you must consult the Vedic literature how Kṛṣṇa is worshiped. > So those who have got..., developed love of Godhead, they can hear. As it is said in the *Bhagavad-gītā,* Kṛṣṇa says that "I am speaking to you the old message, *Bhagavad-gītā,* which I spoke to sun-god some millions of years ago." So "Why You are speaking to me? I am not a Vedāntist. I am not a *sannyāsī.* I am not any advance in spiritual understanding." People may say. But Kṛṣṇa says, "Yes. You are My *bhakta.*" *Bhakto 'si.* Therefore to understand *Bhagavad-gītā* means one has to become first of all a *bhakta.* The so-called nondevotee, atheist class, scholar and politician, they cannot understand. It is not possible. They cannot enter into it. The same thing, licking up the honey bottle, that's all. What you will taste? It is not possible. Therefore Kṛṣṇa says, --- **[1975: Morning Walk](spoken/1975/751204mw.vrn)** > One should understand Kṛṣṇa. Everyone compares Him with ordinary man: "Kṛṣṇa has done this? Then I shall do." Kṛṣṇa has done so many other things. Why don't you do it? This rascal... Anyone who imitates Kṛṣṇa on the plea that "Kṛṣṇa has played this; therefore we shall do..." He can do anything. He can eat meat and He can eat the whole universe. That was shown to His mother: "Mother, you are angry because I have eaten dirt. Now see within My mouth the whole universe is in. So what is the question of dirt and sea and ocean? I can eat everything." >orders *man-manā bhava mad-bhakto ṁad-yājī mām*. That is for you. Always think of Him. Always become His devotee. Worship Him. Offer your obeisances. That's all. That is for you. Yaśodāmayī was asking Kṛṣṇa, "My dear Kṛṣṇa, can You bring the slipper of Your father?" He could not. He was a small child. Still, with great difficulty He could raise that. But the person who can raise the Govardhana Hill, He was feeling difficulty to raise the slipper? Why? If at that time He becomes like Govardhana, Giridhārī, then the *līlā* between father and son will be damaged. He plays just like a child, although He can raise even in that age, to raise the hill. --- **[1975: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.3](spoken/1975/751204sb.vrn)** > Why we are instructing everyone to become Kṛṣṇa conscious? The result will be, if you become fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, then next life you get a body in which you can live with Kṛṣṇa face to face, talk with Him, play with Him. That is the benefit. *Tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti*. Kṛṣṇa gives assurance that if you simply try to understand Kṛṣṇa, and if you really understand Kṛṣṇa... *Janma karma ca divyaṁ me yo jānāti tattvataḥ.* If you simply try to understand Kṛṣṇa in truth, not vague, "Yes, I understand Kṛṣṇa, but Kṛṣṇa has no form"—this is not understanding of Kṛṣṇa. This is rascaldom. Kṛṣṇa says such persons, such rascals who says that "Kṛṣṇa has no body. He has no form. It is *māyā...*" They are called Māyāvādī. "Everything *māyā.* Kṛṣṇa is also *māyā.*" That is Māyāvāda. So these Māyāvādīs have been condemned by Kṛṣṇa: *na mām...* What is that? *Mānuṣīṁ tanum... Avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā*. > These rascals, Māyāvādīs, *avajānanti,* he thinks Kṛṣṇa as ordinary human being, or even if He is God, He has taken a body made by *māyā.* This is Māyāvādī philosophy. "The spirit soul cannot appear without being dressed by *māyā.*" But that is not the fact, that... A man is diseased, suffering from fever. It does not mean that without fever nobody can exist. That is nonsense. Fever is a symptom for the time being, and feverlessness is the real life. Similarly, somehow or other, *icchā-dveṣa-samutthena*, by some desire, we have got this material body, but it does not mean that without this material body I cannot live. That is nonsense. Actual life is spiritual life. Actual life is spiritual life. --- **[1976: Evening Darśana in Hindi [Translated](spoken/1976/761204ed.hyd)** > [Transl. It is the essence of all *śāstra.* Read it, understand it and you will obtain all scriptural knowledge. It is recommend in Kali-yuga, that in Kali-yuga people will not be able to read so many *śāstra.* Therefore simply study *Bhagavad-gītā* which was personally spoken by the Supreme Lord. But they have distorted it. Only one literature yet it is distorted. That is the difficulty. With a spontaneous mood and in a simple language the Supreme Lord has explained everything. Still it has been distorted. It's so unfortunate. > Prabhupāda:* [Transl. Only a fool speaks like that. And one who knows he would say Rāma and Kṛṣṇa are one. There is no need of speaking Rāmāyaṇa separately. It it stated in *Bhagavad-gītā* that among warriors, I am Rāmacandra. The Supreme Personality of Godhead said. Rāmacandra is also God, Kṛṣṇa is also God. There is no difference. There are so many literatures to publish. --- **[1976: Morning Walk [Partially Recorded](spoken/1976/761204mw.hyd)** > Though desiring to sell milk, dahi, butter, etc., the mind of a young *gopī* was so absorbed in the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa that instead of calling out "Milk for sale" she bewilderedly said "Govinda! Dāmodara!", and "Mādhava!" > > Alakā hetu kājala nidhe > > he sindhukanyā taṭe > > he kaṁsa antakah > > he gajendra karuṇāvārina > > he mādhava he rāmānuja > > he jagatrayaguru > > he pundarīkakṣa māṁ pālaya > > paramajñānami natvāmi nātham --- ## Letters on December 4 *Letters from this day: 18* --- **[1959: Letter to Debendra Nath Sau](letters/1947-1965/591204_debendra_nath_sau)** > My last letter was addressed to you about 10 days before but I have received no reply from you. --- **[1968: Letter to Sivananda](letters/1968/681204_sivananda)** > I am so happy that by next week you will move into our new temple site and that you and Krishna das shall both be working so there will be no difficulty in financing. It is all Krishna's Grace. --- **[1969: Letter to Bhadra Bardhan](letters/1969/691204_bhadra_bardhan)** > Regarding your question about the Brahmajyoti, it is explained in *Bhagavad-gita* that the impersonal Brahman effulgence is emanating from Bhagavan, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The brahma-jyotir is just like the sunlight, which emanates from the Sun God: Because the sunlight has no personal form, this does not mean that the Sun God has become impersonal. --- **[1969: Letter to Sridama](letters/1969/691204_sridama)** > I was very much shocked to learn that you have again met with some motor accident on the way, and perhaps this is the second time you have broken your leg. --- **[1973: Letter to Jose Serratos](letters/1973/731204_jose_serratos)** > Yes we require all of our books to be translated into Spanish. In this connection please contact our Haihaya Prabhu at our Mexico City branch or Citsukhananda Prabhu at our Caracas branch as they are managing Spanish translating. --- **[1974: Letter to Alfred](letters/1974/741204_alfred)** > Most probably I am going to Hawaii by the middle of this month of December, and I shall let you know as soon as I reach there. --- **[1974: Letter to Atreya Rsi](letters/1974/741204_atreya_rsi)** > Why you could not come to India? I had wanted you to come to discuss some matters. Bhagavan dasa also wanted you to come. --- **[1974: Letter to Gurukrpa](letters/1974/741204_gurukrpa)** > The Credit Note from DNP for Dollars 60,338.98 was not enclosed however. Regarding the preaching there in Japan, the Japanese people are giving money, even more than America; that is preaching. Somehow or other they are giving service to the Lord. --- **[1974: Letter to Madhudvisab](letters/1974/741204_madhudvisab)** > Yes, it is a good idea to ship ghee 1200 lbs. You can ship once in January and once in June. --- **[1974: Letter to Pranava](letters/1974/741204_pranava)** > In a letter from Tejiyas to Brahmananda Swami dated November 12, 1974, he writes, "The land transaction is taking an extraordinary length of time. --- **[1974: Letter to Ramesvara](letters/1974/741204_ramesvara)** > I have received a letter from Gurukrpa Swami that he has given to DNP on November 26, 1974 Dollars 60,338. --- **[1975: Letter to Acyutananda Yasodanandana](letters/1975/751204_acyutananda_yasodanandana)** > The pictures are very encouraging, and the reports of your life membership and book sales is also nice. There is tremendous field in India for selling books, if you continue this effort you will soon be compete with America. Gopala Krishna Prabhu is arranging to print Srimad-Bhagavatam Hindi, First canto Vol. --- **[1975: Letter to Aja](letters/1975/751204_aja)** > I am very pleased to note that you are attempting to preach seriously in the schools and colleges. --- **[1975: Letter to Cyavana](letters/1975/751204_cyavana)** > The program you have suggested can be discussed at the Mayapur GBC meeting. At Mayapur each year a program is chalked out for the entire year, and that is to be executed till the GBC meets again. --- **[1975: Letter to Dr. Yogi Raj Dev Svarupa](letters/1975/751204_dr._yogi_raj_dev_svarupa)** > In all our temples we are doing that, and we have more than 40 big volumes of authorized books, Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad gita, etc. Intelligent people are accepting this movement all over the world, so if you are serious about joining this mission, then why not study these books, understand the philosophy and teach. --- **[1975: Letter to Gargamuni](letters/1975/751204_gargamuni)** > your present engagement is more important, managing Calcutta temple is not so important. --- **[1975: Letter to Mark Phillips](letters/1975/751204_mark_phillips)** > Yes we are eternally related to the Lord as servant, so naturally when we forget our eternal relationship as servants of the supreme master, Krishna, we suffer. --- **[1976: Letter to Jayapataka](letters/1976/761204_jayapataka)** > If you can get concessional paper there that's alright. Do it. ---