Who is Krsna?

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[00:20]: Prabhupada, who is Krsna?
[00:25]: Krsna is historical personality.
[00:29]: But He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
[00:34]: According to Vedic literature, we get information that God comes within all kinds of societies.
[00:49]: Not only human society, but in animal society also.
[00:55]: And why does He come? When does He come?
[01:02]: These descriptions that information is there in the Vedic literature very nicely, one has to study.
[01:12]: Sometimes, people object that, “God cannot come as incarnation.”
[01:21]: But we don’t agree with that point.
[01:25]: If we say that God cannot come, that means God becomes subjected to our order.
[01:34]: He, so great and independence, so why He shall not come? If He like, He can come.
[01:47]: We don’t agree to the philosophy that God cannot come. Why God cannot come?
[01:55]: If He is actually the great whatever He likes, He can do, that is God’s position.
[02:00]: What is Krsna Consciousness?
[02:04]: Yes. That is very important.
[02:06]: Krsna Consciousness is described very nicely in the Bhagavad-Gita.
[02:15]: Perhaps you know Bhagavad-Gita. I understand you are reading Bhagavad-Gita.
[02:22]: So Bhagavad-Gita is the guide how to become Krsna conscious.
[02:32]: There is a statement by Krsna Himself in the ninth chapter.
[02:45]: Just always think of me, become my devotee, always think of me.
[02:57]: Worship me. Offer obeisances unto me.
[03:03]: These are the different processes how one can become Krsna conscious.
[03:09]: How does Krsna Consciousness differ from other yoga systems?
[03:15]: Yoga systems is also Krsna Consciousness.
[03:19]: But the modern yoga system is a different manufacture of the latest atheist class of men.
[03:33]: They meditate upon something impersonal, void. That is very difficult.
[03:41]: You cannot concentrate your mind on something void.
[03:47]: That is simply troublesome. That is stated in the Bhagavad-Gita.
[03:56]: Those who are attached to the impersonal void feature of the Absolute Truth,
[04:03]: their process is very troublesome.
[04:07]: So, Krsna has got the different features of his manifestations.
[04:13]: The first feature is impersonal. The second feature is localized.
[04:22]: The third feature is localized, but the Supreme.
[04:30]: So generally, the yogis, they try to concentrate on the impersonal feature.
[04:44]: Actually they should have concentrated on the localized feature.
[04:52]: The localized feature is called Paramatma. And the impersonal feature is called brahman.
[05:01]: And the personal feature is called Bhagavan. That is explained very nicely in Srimad-Bhagavatam.
[05:09]: The Absolute Truth is one. And personal, impersonal, and localized, the thing is one.
[05:20]: But according to a different vision, in the beginning, it is impersonal,
[05:26]: farther advanced it is localized and farther advanced it is personal.
[05:31]: So yoga system of the modern day, first of all I may say, most of them are not very bona fide.
[05:40]: They are simply humbug.
[05:45]: Actual yoga system, astanga-yoga, is different status of practicing yoga,
[05:55]: is not possible at the present day.
[05:58]: What is the relationship between Christ and Krsna?
[06:02]: That is very simple to understand. Christ repented himself, as son of God.
[06:11]: So we have no objection to accepting as son of God..
[06:15]: In the Bible, Lord Christ said the only way to worship God is through me.
[06:20]: Yes. That’s nice.
[06:24]: Because unless you get association of a devotee, there is no question of God realization.
[06:33]: So Jesus Christ was a devotee. So one has to associate with a devotee before realization of God.
[06:46]: But it is not that God has got only one devotee.
[06:55]: If God is unlimited, he has unlimited devotees of God.
[07:01]: That is real philosophy. But the philosophy which was spoken by Lord Jesus Christ,
[07:10]: that society was different from the society where Krsna appeared and Krsna spoke.
[07:24]: Just like Krsna spoke to Arjuna. And Jesus Christ spoke to some people in a desert.
[07:37]: So their status of life and their understanding is different.
[07:42]: So the representative of God speaks according to the circumstances, according to the country,
[07:52]: So it was good for the people at that time.
[07:57]: They should have concentrated to Jesus Christ.
[08:02]: Is Krsna Consciousness secretarian? Can anyone take it up?
[08:06]: Can Christians take it up? Can Moslems take it up?
[08:09]: Yes, you can see practically.
[08:12]: All our students here in the Western countries, they’re mostly coming from Christian group,
[08:18]: Jewish group, and there are many Mohammedans also. And these Negros.
[08:27]: All kinds of…everyone is welcome. That is stated in the Bhagavad-Gita.
[08:32]: Although materially there is gradation of first class, second class, third class human society.
[08:42]: But Krsna is saying that anyone, that anyone who takes proper shelter of me,
[08:53]: this is very important. Proper shelter means to take shelter of Krsna.
[09:01]: But in the physical absence of Krsna, one has to take shelter of Krsna’s real representative.
[09:11]: Then anyone who is understanding Krsna’s philosophy,
[09:17]: and he will be elevated to the highest platform of understanding.
[09:22]: With what authority do you teach this Krsna Consciousness?
[09:27]: I told you, Bhagavad-Gita is our authority.
[09:33]: Just like when you go to the law court you speak on the Law…

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