# December 27 *Lectures from this day: 12 recordings* --- **[[../../spoken/1966/661227bg.ny.md|Bg 10.1 — December 27, 1966, New York]]** *[Lecture file not found]* --- **[[spoken/661227cc.ny|Cc. Ādi 3.87-88 — December 27, 1966, New York]]** **Prabhupāda:** > sarvajña munira vākya-śāstra-'paramāṇa' > āmā-sabā jīvera haya śāstra-dvārā 'jñāna' > [[cc/madhya/20/353|[Cc. Madhya 20.353] ]] We should always think that we are in the modes of ignorance. We are just trying to make progress from ignorance to the goodness, and then transcend. This is the process of spiritual realization. Nobody should think that "We are perfect." We cannot be. God is... Only God is perfect, and we are all imperfect. Even our so-called liberated stage, we are still imperfect. Therefore one has to take shelter of authority because, constitutionally, we are imperfect. Lord Caitanya says, *āmā-sabā jīvera haya śāstra-dvārā 'jñāna'.* So therefore, for real knowledge, we have to consult the scriptures, *śāstra. Sādhu-śāstra-guru. Sādhu* means pious, religious, honest person. *Sādhu.* Whose character is spotless, he's called *sādhu. Śāstra* means scripture, and *guru, guru* means spiritual master. They are on the equal level. Why? Because the medium is scripture. *Guru* is considered to be liberated because he follows the scripture. *Sādhu* is considered to be honest and saintly because he follows scripture. *Sādhu-śāstra-guru-vākya.* Nobody can become a *sādhu* if he does not accept the principles of scripture. Nobody can be accepted as *guru,* or spiritual master, if he does not follow the principles of scripture. This is the test. --- **[[spoken/681227bg.la|Bg 3.11-19 — December 27, 1968, Los Angeles]]** **Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:** "....pleased by sacrifices, will also please you. Thus nourishing one another there will reign general prosperity for all." [[bg/3/11|[Bg. 3.11] ]] **Prabhupāda:** Yes. This is very important point. The godless society, they are thinking that everything is being done by nature. Nature is there, but there is a controller of nature. Just like this electricity. Electricity is natural power, but there is a powerhouse and there is a resident engineer. Similarly, everything supplied by nature, water supply, heat supply, air, so there is a controller, and he is called demigod. They are all appointed servants by the Supreme Lord. It is simply foolishness that nature is working automatically. This is rascaldom. They do not know, the so-called scientists who are thinking that everything is going on automatically. --- **[[spoken/721227nd.bom|The Nectar of Devotion — December 27, 1972, Bombay]]** **Pradyumna:** [reading:] "...immediately terminates along with his body as soon as his life is over. Death is therefore taken as the representative of God for the atheistic class of men. The devotee realizes the presence of God by devotional service, whereas the atheist realizes the presence of God in the shape of death. At death everything is finished, and one has to begin a new chapter of life in a new situation, perhaps higher or lower than the last one. In any..." **Prabhupāda:** Yes. *Bhagavad-gītā,* it is said, Kṛṣṇa says: *mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś ca aham* [[bg/10/34|[Bg. 10.34] ]]. At the... By death, everything is taken away by Kṛṣṇa. So the modern civilization, they do not believe in the next birth. That is the basic mistake of the present civilization, that we get information that *tathā dehāntaraṁ prāptir dhīras tatra na muhyati* [[bg/2/13|[Bg. 2.13] ]]**. Dehāntaram.* Just like we are transmigrating, even in this span of life, from childhood to boyhood, from boyhood to youthhood, from youthhood to old age body. Therefore it is naturally to conclude that after this old body's finished, then we get another body, transmigration of the soul. --- **[[spoken/721227r1.bom|Room Conversation — December 27, 1972, Bombay]]** **Prabhupāda:** They think that "Now I have become this position, it will continue." But how long it will continue? They do not care for this. The Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja was asked by Dharmarāja, "What is the most wonderful thing in this world?" He explained that, Every moment millions of people are dying. *Śeṣāḥ sthāvaram icchanti.* But those who are not dying, he's thinking that "I will not die. I will stay in my this position. Therefore I don't care for anything." This is most wonderful. Everyone is thinking that "I shall continue." He forgets that at any moment he'll be kicked out. --- **[[spoken/731227sb.la|SB 1.15.50 — December 27, 1973, Los Angeles]]** **Pradyumna:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [leads chanting of verse] [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] **Pradyumna:** *draupadī*—Draupadī (the wife of the Pāṇḍavas); *ca*—and; *tadā*—at that time; *ājñāya*—knowing Lord Kṛṣṇa fully well; *patīnām*—of the husbands; *anapekṣatām*—who did not care for her; *vāsudeve*—unto Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa); *bhagavati*—the Personality of Godhead; *hi*—exactly; *eka-anta*—absolutely; *matiḥ*—concentration; *āpa*—got; *tam*—Him (the Lord). --- **[[spoken/741227sb.bom|SB 3.26.18 — December 27, 1974, Bombay]]** **Nitāi:** *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* *Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.* [**Prabhupāda and **devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.] "By exhibiting His potencies, the Supreme Personality of Godhead adjusts all these different elements, keeping Himself within as the Supersoul and without as time." **Prabhupāda:** > antaḥ puruṣa-rūpeṇa > kāla-rūpeṇa yo bahiḥ > samanvety eṣa sattvānāṁ > bhagavān ātma-māyayā > [[sb/3/26/18|[SB. 3.26.18] ]] --- **[[spoken/751227b2.san|Bg 7.7 [with Translator] — December 27, 1975, Sanand]]** **Prabhupāda:** So *śrī-bhagavān uvāca* means the supreme authority. *Mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya* [[bg/7/7|[Bg. 7.7] ]].* If you learn from the supreme authority without any deficiency, then the knowledge is perfect. Ordinary person, they have got four deficiencies: they commit mistake, they are illusioned, their senses are imperfect, and with imperfect knowledge they try to speak—that is cheating. Therefore we have to receive knowledge from the person who knows past, present and future. So the best personality—there are so many others—Kṛṣṇa and His representative both of them are perfect because Kṛṣṇa is perfect, there is no doubt, and one who speaks according to Kṛṣṇa, he is also perfect. A human being or a living being is not expected to become as perfect as Kṛṣṇa. That is not possible. Therefore, if a person sticks to the instruction of Kṛṣṇa, does not make any addition and alteration, he is also perfect. Unfortunately, at the present moment especially... It was done formerly also five thousand years, that they make addition and alteration on the version of Kṛṣṇa. Just like *Bhagavad-gītā* is misinterpreted by so-called scholars and politicians. Just like in the *Bhagavad-gītā* it is said, *dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ* [[bg/1/1|[Bg. 1.1] ]]. Somebody interprets, "This *dharma-kṣetra* is this body." Why? Why one should interpret in that way? Interpretation is required when things are not very clear. *Dharma-kṣetre kuru-kṣetre* is still there. People go to Kurukṣetra for executing religious rituals. And in the *Vedas* it is stated, *kuru-kṣetre dharmam ācaret.* So why it should be interpreted as "body"? And where is the dictionary where *dharma-kṣetra* means "body"? So in this way, if we interpret *Bhagavad-gītā,* then we spoil the whole thing. I spoil myself and spoil others. Therefore the conclusion is we shall accept *Bhagavad-gītā* as it is, as it is spoken by Kṛṣṇa. So here the *bhagavān uvāca,* the Supreme Personality of Godhead is speaking. So we shall take it without any interpretation. The Bhagavān says, *mayy āsakta-manāḥ.* --- **[[spoken/751227bg.san|Bg 3.14 [with translator] — December 27, 1975, Sanand]]** **Prabhupāda:** > annād bhavanti bhūtāni > parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ > yajñād bhavati parjanyo > yajñaḥ karma-samudbhavaḥ > [[bg/3/14|[Bg. 3.14] ]] **Prabhupāda:** I'll speak in English. So here is a verse from *Śrīmad-Bhagavad-gītā*, Third Chapter, fourteenth verse. *Annād bhavanti bhūtāni.* When I was coming to your village, I saw there are so many agricultural field producing tobacco. So tobacco-producing can give you some money, but you will be shortage of food grains. Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, said that if you want to make happy and prosperous the people in general, then you must produce *anna,* food grains. Bhagavān has not said anywhere that you produce tobacco, jute and similar other things, which are not required at all. The whole purpose of life is to perform *yajña.* In the *Viṣṇu Purāṇa* there is a verse, *varṇāśramācāravatā puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān. Varṇāśramācāravatā puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān, nānyat tat-toṣa-kāraṇam* [[cc/madhya/8/58|[Cc. Madhya 8.58] ]]. *Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ* [[sb/11/5/32|[SB. 11.5.32] ]]. Yajña* means to satisfy the *yajña-puruṣa,* Nārāyaṇa, or Bhagavān. In the *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* Prahlāda Mahārāja also says, --- **[[spoken/761227r1.bom|Room Conversation — December 27, 1976, Bombay]]** **Jagadīśa:** Because they do not know that the goal of human life is to become freed from the repetition of birth and death, therefore there is no, as explained in the First Chapter of the First Canto of *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam,* **Jagadīśa:** People are lazy and unfortunate. They have no knowledge. And besides that, they are misled by foolish leaders. The leaders are intent only on deriving sense gratification from their so-called high position. In the *Bhāgavatam* also it is explained that men who are like dogs, hogs, camels and asses praise those men who do not glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So the... It is a civilization of fools, a fool's paradise, where the common people are allowed to elect from amongst them one so-called leader who is the biggest rascal because he doesn't know anything, and none of the others, the common people, know anything about the purpose of life, and yet this so-called leader becomes elected on the basis that he can do something to help suffering humanity. The material existence is nothing but a struggle against material nature, which ultimately has no value. But it's an illusory struggle because of the spirit soul... --- **[[spoken/761227r2.bom|Room Conversation about F.A.T.E. — December 27, 1976, Bombay]]** **Rādhā-vallabha:** This is for the theistic exhibition. This is the copy for the sound track, and when the *karmīs* first walk in, this is the sound track that will play. **Rādhā-vallabha:** So this is like the introduction to the entire thing. Then it comes up to the point when they see the diorama of yourself, and there's a certain part where they want to have you thinking. **Rādhā-vallabha:** This is the very beginning. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the First American Theistic Exhibition. Since time immemorial we have inquired about our origin. We have tried to understand our place in the universe, the nature of birth and death, free will and predestination, time, God and nature. However, even after countless years of philosophical study and comprehensive research, these questions still remain for the most part a mystery. The words you are about to hear were written five thousand years ago in a language no longer spoken, called Sanskrit." --- **[[spoken/761227r3.bom|Room Conversation — December 27, 1976, Bombay]]** **Hari-śauri:** [announces] The following is a conversation held in Śrīla Prabhupāda's room regarding the starting up of *yoga* courses for tourists in Vṛndāvana and Bombay. **Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:** This is how it's going to work. We are going to give them free *yoga* lessons. They will come in our guesthouse and live there. But we have already increased the rate of the rooms. **Gopāla Kṛṣṇa:** No, this is how all these *yoga* camps are working. They make their money from..., the rest from the rent. --- ## Letters - [[../../letters/1968/681227_himavati.md|Letter to Himavati, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1968/681227_satyabhama.md|Letter to Satyabhama, 1968]] - [[../../letters/1972/721227_janajanmadhih_anadi_araudra.md|Letter to Janajanmadhih Anadi Araudra, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721227_mukunda.md|Letter to Mukunda, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721227_sri_govinda.md|Letter to Sri Govinda, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1972/721227_trai.md|Letter to Trai, 1972]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_durgesh.md|Letter to Durgesh, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_gopijanavallabha.md|Letter to Gopijanavallabha, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_hansadutta.md|Letter to Hansadutta, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_hrdayananda.md|Letter to Hrdayananda, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_jayatirtha.md|Letter to Jayatirtha, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_pancadravida.md|Letter to Pancadravida, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_parvati.md|Letter to Parvati, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1974/741227_trivikrama.md|Letter to Trivikrama, 1974]] - [[../../letters/1975/751227_punjab_national_bank.md|Letter to Punjab National Bank, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1975/751227_visvambhara.md|Letter to Visvambhara, 1975]] - [[../../letters/1976/761227_ramesvara.md|Letter to Ramesvara, 1976]]