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Prabhupada:
So we, the conditioned soul, is just like being kicked up by the material energy from this way to that way. That is our position. And the kicking is by lust and anger. Iccha-dvesa-samutthena sarge yanti parantapa [Bg. 7.27]. We have got two things here in the conditioned life. We desire something, and if the desire is not fulfilled, then we become angry. So in this way we are traveling, or, I mean to say, transmigrating from one body to another. This can be stopped. This process can be stopped. How? Bhramite bhramite yadi sadhu-vaidya paya. In this way we are being kicked up by maya. But if by chance we get the shelter of a good physician... Good physician means a bona fide spiritual master. Then, by his advice, just like a patient is cured by following the instruction of a bona fide physician, similarly, this disease of being kicked up from one body to another, this could be stopped by the instruction of a bona fide sadhu, saintly person, or spiritual master or sastra, scripture. So the scriptures and the saintly persons and the spiritual master, they are on the same level. Because a sadhu who is a saintly person, he would not place anything which is not sanctioned by the scripture. Similarly, a bona fide spiritual master means he is following the footprints of the previous acaryas. Therefore he is bona fide. So scripture is the medium through which we have to get our experience and knowledge through the explanation of sadhu, saintly persons and spiritual master.
kamadinam kati na katidha palita durnidesas
tesam jata mayi na karuna na trapa nopasantih utsrjyaitan atha yadu-pate sampratam labdha-buddhis tvam ayatah saranam abhayam mam niyunksvatma-dasye A devotee is praying to the Lord that "My dear Lord, I have experienced that I came to enjoy this material world, but actually I am being kicked up." "By whom you are kicked up?" Kamadinam. Kama, krodha, lobha. There are six good friends. We have accepted them as good friends, but they are not good friends. What are they? The lust and the anger and the avarice and greediness. So many things. So to serve the material world... To enjoy the material world, not serve. We don't wish to serve; we want to enjoy. But actually we become servants of all these principles, kama, krodha, lobha, bhaya. We are servant of fearfulness, we are servant of malice, we are servant of lust, we are servant of anger, although we are thinking that "I am master." So one who has come to the senses that "I am acting here as servant... I'm servant of my society, I am servant of my family, I am servant of my senses, I am servant of my..." So many things I have created. Up to death I am servant of dog, I'm servant of cat, and so many things I have become servant. But I am thinking, "I am master." This is called maya. So one who comes to the senses, he can understand that "I am not master; I am servant because I am constitutionally servant. I am subservient to the Supreme. I am expansion of Krsna." Why? Because Krsna meant that there would be so many expansions and "They would like to love Me, and I'll be enjoyer." Anandamayo 'bhyasat (Vedanta-sutra 1.1.12). Suppose I keep some friends. Suppose I create some disciples. What is the idea? The idea is that we shall enjoy reciprocally. My disciples and we shall talk about Krsna, and we shall eat together and we shall chant together. This is the idea. Now if some of the disciples become overrule, then it becomes a very precarious condition for me. Similarly, God expanded Himself as the living entities for enjoyment, reciprocal, not that God's own enjoyment. When there is question of enjoyment, all the parties who participate in a particular type of enjoyment, they enjoy. So the perfection of enjoymentwhen God desired that "I should expand Myself so that I can enjoy." So His enjoyment is not deficient, but if we want not to enjoy with God but we want to enjoy in a different way, that is my misfortune.
So originally, as Lord Caitanya has explained in the very beginning, you may remember, that the constitutional position of the living entity is to serve. This point we have explained several times. So we cannot change that position. If you don't serve Krsna, then you have to serve maya. That position is there. So here in this material world we are rendering service to thesekama, krodha, lobha. We are servant of lust, we are servant of anger, we are servant of avarice, we are servant of so many things. So kamadinam katidha na katidha. And servant, when one becomes servant, he has to execute anything which the masters order. Suppose one is serving some big man, he says that "You do this. I want." Now, to satisfy him one has to act according to his desire, which he may not like. Suppose one says that "You go and tell this lie. It is required by me." Now, because I am in service... Even great personalities like Bhisma, such a great personality, he could not join with the Pandava's party because he became a servant of the Kurus. So servitude is such a thing. A servant means a dog's qualification. In the Bhagavata it is stated that... Because the higher caste... The caste system, higher means the brahmanas, the ksatriyas and the vaisyas, they'll never become servant of anyone. Therefore they are higher. The sudras, they accept service of others. So that was the stricture. And in the sastra the brahmanas and the ksatriyas, the higher castes, and the vaisyas, they would never serve. Now there is injunction in the Bhagavata: if a brahmana is in trouble he can become, he can take the profession of a vaisya, but never take the profession of a dog. They never serve. Because as soon as one becomes servant, his independence is lost. So our independence... We can keep only our independence when we become servant of God, because there is no injustice.
So here it is said that kamadinam kati na katidha palita durnidesas. Durnidesah. Of course, you are my master, that's all right; whatever you order, I have to carry out. But sometimes the master orders that "You do this," which I should not do. We have got practical experience in our life. Sometimes we do something which is not to be done, but being carried away by lust we do so many nonsense things. So we are servant of this lust and anger. So one who is in sense, he says like this, that "I have served this kama, krodha, but the result is that they are not satisfied." This material world, if you go on serving anyone and if you ask the master, "Are you well served?" he'll never say that "I am." Rather, even a master is satisfied, he will not frankly say, "No, I am satisfied." This is the nature. So the devotee says, "Now, because I see that I have to serve only, so I have given up the service of this maya. I have given up the service of maya." Utsrjyaitan. "Utsrjya, the service of maya I have now given up." Then what you want to do? Utsrjyaitan atha yadu-pate sampratam labdha-buddhih. "Now, just presently I am little bit intelligent." "What is that? You are resigning your service?" "Yes." "Oh, that is not very good intelligence. How you'll provide yourself? No." "Yes." Tvam aya: "I have come to You, my Lord." Tvam ayatah: "I have approached You because You are saranam abhayam, You are a perfect master. There is no fear of my being dismissed." Saranam abhayam tvam ayatah mam niyunksvatma-dasye: "Now please give me an appointment in Your service." This is the perfection of service. We have to give up the service of the maya and take an appointment from Krsna. Then that is our perfection. The service is there; just change the account. Just change the account from this service to that service. If you want to dominate, if you want to exploit the resources of naturethat is materialism or material civilizationthen you become more and more servant of nature. But if you give up all these propensities and just submit, surrender to Krsna and take an appointment from Krsna, then you'll be happy. This is the position.
So, sadhu-vaidya, sadhu, saintly person, or a spiritual master or the scripture, what do they advise? As it has been stated, by the instruction of saintly person, by the instruction of spiritual master, one gets out of this kicking problem. And what is that instruction? The instruction is very simple: that you give up the service of this sense gratification. You just engage yourself to the service of Krsna. This is Krsna consciousness. You simply change the consciousness. Now your consciousness is absorbed in varieties of sense gratification. You stop this. You just apply your senses unto the service of the Supreme Lord. This is called devotional service, bhakti, or Krsna consciousness. It is simple process. Just we have to change. The activities are the same. Bhakti means sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam [Cc. Madhya 19.170]. Nirmalam. Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate [Cc. Madhya 19.170]. Hrsika means senses, and hrsikesa means Krsna. So Krsna is the master of your senses. Just like actually... Suppose this house. So we are now occupying this house. We are supposed to be the master of this house, but actually we are not the master of the house. The master is the landlord. But again, if you go further, the landlord is also not actually master. The master is the state. The supreme master is God. So we have to take shelter of the supreme master.
Now, there are different process of self-realization. Just like fruitive activities, karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, dhyana-yoga, hatha-yoga. So many, there are different... But they are simply steps. They are not themselves final. One who is unable to engage himself in Krsna consciousness, for them these different steps are prescribed, not for the person who is engaged in Krsna consciousness. Because if he... If one does not engage himself in the service of Krsna in Krsna consciousness, then he may not like for so many reasons: for social reason, for political reason, for religious reason, for many other reasons. Although we find that it is very nice process, but still, there are some impediments which restrict us not to follow this principle. Now, one who cannot follow this principle, for them these different process are prescribed so that some day in the future he can have this opportunity of becoming a servant of Krsna. Because that is the final goal.
So here Lord Caitanya says that krsna-bhakti haya abhidheya-pradhana. For self-realization, if you want to realize yourself or if you want to get out of these material clutches, then the main function is to become in Krsna consciousness and be engaged in the service of the Lord directly. And bhakti-mukha-niriksaka karma-yoga-jnana. And other processes, they're also admitted, but they are dependent on this process. That means if by karma-yoga, when you acquire knowledge, then that is another step forward. Then by jnana-yoga, when you are able to meditate, by jnana-yoga you can understand the Supersoul and your soul. And when you understand also that by the individual soul the Supersoul has to be seen by meditation or focus, that is called dhyana-yoga. Then when you understand Supersoul, then go further. You can understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Anyway, all these processes... Yoga means just like a staircase. You cover the staircases under certain rules and regulation, but the highest top, topmost place, is that Krsna-bhakti, or Krsna consciousness. Ultimately you have to reach that point. So any other process, that is dependent on the Krsna consciousness. But Krsna consciousness is direct method. It is not dependent on any such method. A person who is in Krsna consciousness, he does not require to perform dhyana-yoga or hatha-yoga or karma-yoga or jnana-yoga. Automatically, everything will come out. Just like if you get ten thousand dollar, then your business for one thousand dollar is automatically served. But if you have got one thousand dollar, the business of ten thousand dollars cannot be served. So krsna-bhakti, Krsna consciousness, is full. Lord Caitanya therefore said, krsna-bhakti haya abhidheya-pradhana. Amongst all other processes for self-realization, this is the chief. Bhakti-mukha-niriksaka karma-yoga-jnana. And other processes, just like karma-yoga, dhyana-yoga, jnana-yoga, they are dependent on Krsna, Krsna-bhakti, devotional service, Krsna consciousness.
Now, it is clearly explained that if you simply prosecute the other system of yoga, then you'll never be able to reach to the final goal. Therefore it is tenth leg. Krsna-bhakti vina, unless you add to it Krsna-bhakti... Plus... Karma-yoga means karma, your working capacity, plus Krsna consciousness; your speculative capacity plus Krsna consciousness; your meditating capacity plus Krsna consciousness. When you make a plus, then it becomes successful. Krsna consciousness minus karma or Krsna consciousness minus knowledge, that will never be able to give you the desired result.
Now He's quoting one passage from Srimad-Bhagavatam (sings verse):
naiskarmyam apy acyuta-bhava-varjitam
na sobhate jnanam alam niranjanam kutah punah sasvad abhadram isvare na carpitam karma yad apy akaranam Now, the Bhagavata instructs that even a person in high status of knowledge cannot get success without being taken shelter of acyuta-bhava. Acyuta. Acyuta means Krsna. Krsna's another name is Acyuta. So Acyutananda means one who takes pleasure in Krsna. Krsna's name is Acyuta. Acyuta means infallible, who never falls. That is the difference between... Krsna is Brahman. We are also Brahman, but we are not acyuta. We are cyuta. Cyuta means falling down. We have got the tendency of falling down. Krsna never falls down; therefore His name is Acyuta. So acyuta-bhava-varjitam jnanam amalam. If you go on speculating on knowledge, but if that knowledge is minus Krsna, then na sobhate. It will... It is not very nice thing because it will not give you the desired result. So Bhagavata says even a man advanced in knowledge, he cannot get the desired result without acyuta-bhava. Acyuta-bhava means... Acyuta means Krsna, and bhava means His relationship, sentiment. Bhava actually means sentiment, Krsna sentiment. Krsna sentiment means Krsna consciousness. Now, if a person in advanced knowledge, he cannot get the desired result, then what to speak of others who are hovering on these material activities? So material activities, if you want to make success of your any activity, then make it plus Krsna, plus Krsna consciousness. Then it will be all perfect. So Krsna consciousness does not prohibit anybody to..., for his particular occupation. They simply ask and request all that you make it plus Krsna consciousness. Then your success is guaranteed. If you make it plus Krsna consciousness... That is required.
Then another quotation is,
tapasvino dana-para yasasvino
manasvino mantra-vidah sumangalah ksemam na vindanti vina yad-arpanam tasmai subhadra-sravase namo namah Tapasvinah. There are many ascetics taking severe penance for perfection, tapasvinah. Tapasvino dana-para. Dana-para means there are many persons who are munificent, making charity, dana-para. And yasasvinah: there are many persons who are very famous. Tapasvino dana-para yasa..., manasvinah. Manasvinah means mental speculators, philosophers, thinking, high thinkers, great thinkers. So these are worldly, great men. Who? One who performs great penance, one who is very charitably disposed, one who is very famous, one who is very mentally advanced, he can think nice things, writes philosophical thesis, write nice poetry. Manasvinah. These are the products of great mind. Manasvino mantra-vidah. Mantra-vidah means the chanters of Vedic hymns. Mantra-vidah sumangalah. These things are all nice, auspicious. These things are all... But ksemam na vindanti vina yad-arpanam. But these things cannot... By these things you cannot alone have success unless it is not offered to the Supreme Lord. Your good qualification should be engaged in the service of the Supreme Lord. Then you get the desired result. And our Howard's mother has written very nicely that if you talk of Krsna, then you enjoy yourself, and you give enjoyment to many others. And if you talk of man (mammon?), then you can create some, I mean to say... What is the exact word she has used? Noise. You can create some noise for some time.
So if you are a good writer, if you are a good thinker, then just think of Krsna and write. Then it will please you and it will please all others. Our Back to Godhead is for that purpose. And if you write some fiction, you can please some men and create some noise for some time in the world, but it will be useless after some time. Just like Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam. Five thousand years before it was written; it is still giving light. It is because it is Krsna-katha. And within your experience, so many nice novelists and poets came and gone. Nobody cares for them. So you can create noise. Very nice word she has usedI'm very pleasedthat by writing such things you can create a noise in the world for some time, but it will mix in the..., it will go in the oblivion. So everything should be engaged in the service of Krsna in Krsna consciousness. That is the perfection of everything.
Thank you very much. (end)
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