The Central Point

Ceto-darpana-marjanam. Lord Caitanya has said that by revival of Krsna consciousness the dirty things accumulated in our heart will be dissipated immediately. Then we shall see-"Oh, this is my position! I am Krsna's, and Krsna is mine." So although Krsna is present everywhere, as it is stated here, Krsna is the original father. Anadi means the original personality. We find in the Bhagavad-gita: sarva-yonisu kaunteya mūrtayaḥ sambhavanti yaḥ tasam brahma mahad-yonir aham bija-pradaḥ pita. (Bg. 14.4) "In every species of life, in all types of forms of life, the mother is this material nature, and I am the seed-giving father " The father is the seed-giving agent, and the mother gives the body.

So this material nature is our mother. According to the Vedic conception, there are seven kinds of mother, not just one 1) Adau mata-the real mother from whom I have taken birth. 2) Guror patni-the wife of the spiritual master. 3) brahmani-the wife of a brahmana, learned scholar, who is also a guru because from a learned scholar we learn so many things. 4) rajapatnika-the queen. Now there is no king and queen, but formerly there were. The queen is also a mother because the king is father since he gives protection to the citizens. 5) dhenu-the cow is our mother. Why? It supplies milk. Yet cows are being butchered. That's not good-killing mother. 6) dhatr-material nature is also mother because by the material nature we get these bodies, and 7) the earth, for the earth gives us all our resources.

So if we study Vedic literature very nicely and try to understand it, then our life will be sublime. This Krsna consciousness movement is giving all the authoritative information from Vedic literature. We are not manufacturing anything. We are not empiric philosophers presenting some mental concoction. Therefore we have presented Bhagavad-gita As It Is. This is our business, just like a postman's business is to deliver it as it is. Similarly, our business is to present Krsna's message as it is. This is the duty of the spiritual master. A spiritual master is not grown like a tree; he is carrying the message from higher authorities, as Krsna states: "I told this message to Vivasvan, the sun-god. He told it to his son Iksvaku." So there is no difficulty in administering this Vedic message to the world provided we simply carry the same message as it was delivered by Krsna unto Arjuna. That's not very difficult. Anyone can do it. Simply try to understand Bhagavad-gita As It Is and distribute it. "Krsna says this-that's all." We don't have to comment or add anything. Of course to present it we can speak something, but the central point should not be missed. Then people will be benefited, for they will receive the message as it is.

Caitanya Mahaprabhu says, Amarajnaya guru haiya tarasarva-des. "Every one of you become a spiritual master." Not one or two, but everyone. Is being a spiritual master a very difficult job? No. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says Amar ajnaya. "Just try to carry out My order, that's all. Then you become spiritual master." But if we interpolate, if we add some rubbish to show off our education, then it will be immediately spoiled. And if we present it as it is, then it's pure.