So the, not only it is the question of Arjuna or Krsna, everyone of us. In the Upanisad it is said that Paramatma, Krsna, and the living entity they are sitting on the same tree, samani vrkse. One living entity is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other living entity is simply witnessing, anumanta. So Krsna, He's situated in everyone's heart, isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese 'rjuna tisthati [Bg. 18.61]. Because without His sanction, the living entity cannot do anything. Sarvasya caham hrdi sannivisto [Bg. 15.15], Krsna says that "I am seated in everyone's heart." So, the living entity wants to do something out of his own whims, Krsna says, or Krsna gives good consultation that "This will not make you happy, don't do this." But he is persistent, he will do it. Then Krsna sanctions, Paramatma, "All right, you do it, at your risk." This is going on. Everyone of us (is) very intimately connected with Krsna, and Krsna is sitting in everyone's heart. Krsna is so kind, that He is simply waiting, "When this rascal will turn his face towards Me." He simply is, he is so kind. But we living entities, we are so rascal, we shall turn our face to everything except Krsna. This is our position.

We want to be happy, with so many ideas. Everyone is making his own idea, "Now this is the..." But the rascals, they do not know that, what is the actual process for getting happiness, that is Krsna. That they do not know. na te viduh svartha-gatim hi visnum durasaya ye bahir-artha-maninah [SB 7.5.31]. You, you can see in your country, they are trying so many things, so many skyscraper buildings, so many motor cars, so many big, big cities, but there is no happiness. Because they do not know what is missing. That missing point we are giving. Here is, "You take Krsna and you will be happy." This is our Krsna consciousness. Krsna and the living entity, they are very intimately connected. Like father and son, or friend and friend, or master and servant, like that. We are very much intimately connected. But because we have forgotten our intimate relationship with Krsna, and trying to become happy in this material world, therefore we have to undergo so much tribulations. This is the position. Krsna bhuliya jiva bhoga vancha kare.

We living entities, we are trying to become happy within this material world, "Why you are in the material world, why not in the spiritual world?" The spiritual world, nobody can become the enjoyer, bhokta. That is only Supreme, bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva... [Bg. 5.29]. There is no mistake. There are also living entities, but they know perfectly well that real enjoyer, proprietor, is Krsna. That is spiritual kingdom. Similarly, even in this material world, if we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Krsna is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we, we are not enjoyer, enjoyer is Krsna. Just like, this whole body, the enjoyer is the stomach, and the hands and legs and eyes and ears and brains and everything, these should be engaged to find out the enjoyable things and put it in the stomach. This is natural. Similarly, we are part and parcel of God, or Krsna, we are not enjoyer.

In every religion, it is accepted. Just like in Christian religion also it is said: "Oh God, give us our daily bread." Bread, we cannot manufacture. It must come from God. That is Vedic version also nityo nityanam cetanas cetananam eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman (Katha Upanisad 2.2.13). God, or Krsna, He gives everything, necessities of life, as you like, but if you accept your enjoyable things as you like, then you'll become entangled. But if you accept things to be enjoyed by you, tena tyaktena bhunjitha [Iso mantra 1], as Krsna offers you, then you'll become happy. If you make, just like a diseased patient, if he wants to enjoy life in his own whimsical way, he'll continue his disease. But if he accepts the modes of life according to the directions of the physician, then he becomes free from So there are two methods, pravrtti and nivrtti. Pravrtti means "I have got inclination to eat this or to enjoy this. Why not? I shall do it. I have got my freedom." "But you have no freedom sir, you are simply..." That is maya. You have no freedom. We get experience, suppose there is very nice palatable food. If I think, let me eat as much as possible, then next day I'll have to starve. Immediately dysentery or indigestion.

So you cannot violate the laws of Krsna, or laws of nature, that is not possible. You are not at all independent. Because these rascals, they'll not understand this. They are always thinking, we are independent. That is the cause of all unhappiness. Nobody is independent. How you can be independent? Nobody is independent, neither you can be independent, neither nobody is independent. That factual, who is independent? Here you are sitting, so many boys and girls, who can say "I am independent of everything"? No, nobody can say. So this is our mistake, and by misusing our independence we are suffering in this material world in so many ways. That has to be reformed. That has to be checked. That is Krsna consciousness movement. Caitanya Mahaprabhu has preached, jivera svarupa haya nitya krsna dasa [Cc. Madhya 20.108-109]. We living entities, we are eternally servant of Krsna. That is our position. But if we deny this position, "Now why shall I become servant of Krsna? I am independent," then suffering begins, immediate. Krsna bhuliya jiva bhoga vancha kare, as soon as you desire to enjoy independently, immediatelythat means immediately he is captured by maya.

Everyone is falsely thinking independent, but he is dependent. But he is depending on false platform. That is the mistake of this material civilization. They are thinking of protection from a (sic:) tiltering platform, material world. So we have to take shelter of Krsna. Krsna is very friendly to all of us. Therefore he comes down from Vaikuntha to inform this, that is Bhagavad-gita. And that is elaborately explained in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. This is the only thing. So the crisis, people are faced with so many crises, problems. That I told in the airport. The reporter asked me "What is the solution of this crisis?" The solution is Krsna consciousness, it is already there, but you rascal, you will not take it. Solution is already there. If the Arabians think that this oil is Krsna's property and the others, purchasers, they also think, Krsna's property, then they must agree also. America also must agree that this land of America is also Krsna's property. If you think that the Arabian oil is Krsna's property, God's property, we shall take it, by force. Then why the Arabians should not be allowed to come from the desert and live in America? But they (are) foolish, they will not come, they have got United Nations. But United Nations means simply committing mistake, mistake, mistake, mistake. That's all. That is their business. Why don't you united? Yes, this Arabian oil is Krsna's property. Similarly the Australian land, or the African land, or this American land, so vast tract of land But "No, you can not come here, yow yow." They say, the immigration department. You see. Yow yow department.

So this nonsense, these rascals, all these politicians, they're spoiling the situation, but they are so big rascal, they'll not accept the solution. Take Krsna consciousness, and everything will be solved. That's a fact. Mudha, but they're so rascal, duskrtina, and full of sinful activities, na mam duskrtina mudhah prapadyante naradhamah, and lowest of the mankind. So always remember that our preaching work is dealing with these kind of men. Duskrtina means full of sinful activities. Mudha, rascals, naradhamah, lowest of the mankind and mayayapahrta-jnana, and they're thinking very much advanced in education, but fool number one maya has taken their away, real knowledge, mayayapahrta-jnana. Asuri bhavam asritah. Why all these things? Because they are Godless, only fault is Godless. Asuri bhavam asritah. Because they have taken the position (that) there is no God. These big, big scientists, they are trying to prove there is no God, "This creation is due from matter from chemical, the water has come from chemical combination, hydrogen, oxygen. These are the..." All foolish theories, and they are getting Nobel prize. They are getting Nobel prize. This is the position.

Therefore, from this verse, you should know evam krsna-sakhah krsno bhratra rajna vikalpitah, nana-sanka... These rascals, our Say our elder brother, advance, they're suggesting, "This the cause of," "this is the cause of," "this is the cause of," "this is the cause of." But the only cause is Krsna, forgetfulness of Krsna, that they do not know. The only cause.

Thank you very much. (end)