# Real Happiness *On the difference between temporary pleasure and lasting satisfaction* --- ### Not Intelligent > Those who are satisfied with temporary happiness, temporary life, temporary facilities, they are not intelligent according to *Bhagavad-gītā.* They are not intelligent. "One whose brain substance is very small, they are interested in these temporary things." That is the version of *Bhagavad-gītā.* — [[spoken/1966/661026bg.ny|Bhagavad-gītā 8.13, New York, 1966]] --- ### Purified Senses > The real happiness cannot be experienced through blunt senses. When will you be self-satisfied? When the senses become purified by devotional service, then you get the real happiness with those senses. — [[spoken/1970/701214le.ind|Lecture, Indore, 1970]] --- ### The Diseased Patient > A patient who is suffering from some disease, he is unable to enjoy, but if he forcibly enjoys, then his life becomes risky. He becomes more implicated. Similarly, we are in diseased condition, and if we want to enjoy in this diseased condition, we become more and more implicated. — [[spoken/1966/660325bg.ny|Bhagavad-gītā 2.66, New York, 1966]] --- ### Mental Speculation > In this material world, which is illusion, our division that "This is good; this is bad," these are all mental speculation only. In the transcendental position they see that in the material bondage nobody is in goodness; everyone is in trouble. — [[spoken/1966/660829bg.ny|Bhagavad-gītā 5.18, New York, 1966]] --- ### Future Suffering > Any enjoyment which is derived out of the touch of the senses, we should know that is meant for our miserable life. *Duḥkha-yonayaḥ* means that in future I'll have to suffer for that. — [[spoken/1966/660829bg.ny|Bhagavad-gītā 5.22, New York, 1966]] --- ### The Blazing Fire > Everyone in the world wishes that there will be peace, but no one remains peaceful. There will be fire. Somehow or other, whatever you try to remain in peace, but there will be fire. Therefore it is called *bhava-mahā-dāvāgni*—the blazing fire of material existence. — [[spoken/1970/701214le.ind|Lecture, Indore, 1970]] --- ### The Treatment > This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is a treatment to cure this disease, atheist and rogues, to come to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and be happy. This is Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. It is not an artificial thing to give you facility for your sense gratification. No. There is no question of sense gratification. That is disease. — [[spoken/1976/760609sb.la|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.1.22, Los Angeles, 1976]] --- ### Permanent Residence > Because I am permanent, I am eternal. Why shall I be interested in nonpermanent things? That is the intelligence. Who wants nonpermanent existence? Nobody wants. This is our nature—because we are permanent, we want permanent residence. — [[spoken/1966/661026bg.ny|Bhagavad-gītā 8.13, New York, 1966]] --- ### Humbug Civilization > Prahlāda Mahārāja was very much sympathetic, that "I am simply anxious for these rascals who have created a humbug civilization for temporary happiness." Instead of wasting time for so-called material happiness, sense gratification, please engage yourself in the service of Nārāyaṇa. — [[spoken/1971/710731bs.ny|Brahma-saṁhitā 5.35, New York, 1971]] --- ### The Benediction Moon > When you attain full knowledge, you experience transcendental happiness. One can derive happiness only when he is in complete knowledge. Just like the moon, by daily growing in little amount, it glows fully on the day of full moon. In the same way, perform *kṛṣṇa-kīrtana.* The benediction moon will expand gradually and become full moon. — [[spoken/1970/701214le.ind|Lecture, Indore, 1970]] --- *10 quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on real happiness* [[wiki/quotes|Back to Quotes]]