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Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.28

Los Angeles, December 6, 1973
Pradyumna: Translation: "Suta Gosvami said, Thus being deeply absorbed in thinking of the instructions of the Lord, which were imparted in the great intimacy of friendship, and in thinking of His lotus feet, Arjuna's mind became pacified and freed from all material contamination."
Prabhupada:
suta uvaca
evam cintayato jisnoh
krsna-pada-saroruham
sauhardenatigadhena
santasid vimala matih
[SB 1.15.28]
This is our Krsna consciousness movement, that if constantly our mind is engaged in thinking of the lotus feet of Krsna... Thinking begins from the lotus feet, not all of a sudden... (child makes sounds) (aside:) Stop this child. You cannot think of Krsna all of a sudden on the top. This is the process. In the Second Canto you'll find we have to think of Krsna's lotus feet. Srimad-Bhagavatam, First Canto and Second Canto are the lotus feet of Krsna. Then you gradually rise. When you are accustomed to think of Krsna, that is called transcendental meditation. At any time, at any moment, if you immediately meditate, you'll see the lotus feet of Krsna. That is transcendental meditation. Then gradually rise to think of this portion, this portion, this portion and, at last, the smiling face. That smiling face is compared with the Tenth Canto, Tenth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam. This is explained.
So Arjuna was disturbed in so many ways, but as soon as he began to think of Krsna's lotus feet, (Sanskrit), immediately everything became pacified. This is the process. This transcendental consciousness or transcendental meditation, immediately, without any delay, for a moment you'll feel completely pacified. Therefore Krsna advises (Sanskrit). "Always..." Man-manah, "Always engage your mind upon Me." This Deity worship means to train the neophytes devotees how to concentrate upon the form of Krsna, especially His lotus feet. That will make our life pacified always, santa, santa, pacified, peaceful. Another point is, sauhardenatigadhena, very deep intimacy. We have got already our relationship with Krsna. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita, suhrdam sarva-bhutanam jnatva mam santim rcchati [Bg. 5.29]. We are seeking after friends who can give me some benefit, who can give me some peace of mind. You are reading so many books, so many..., consulting so many philosophers, scientists, searching out peace of mind. But we are forgetting that our real suhrt, friend, is Krsna. Suhrdam sarva-bhutanam.
Actually that is a fact, because we are part and parcel of Krsna. The example I have given many times. Just like this finger is part and parcel of my body. So the finger is always happy when it is attached to this body. It is very practical. Try to understand. If the finger is cut and separated from this body, then it will be called somebody's finger. Everyone will see the finger falling on the ground. Somebody will say, "Yes..." Somebody, if he knows that it is that man's finger. But this finger is useless. It is simply name "finger." That you have to understand. The finger's value is so long it is attached with the body. As soon as it is separated from the body, it is useless. You can call it finger. Similarly, our societies, human society is divided into so many departments. Generally, it is divided into four classes-intelligent class, administrative class, productive class and worker class, the whole human society. There are certain men who are very intelligent. They are scientists, philosopher, writers, thinker. There are so many department. So similarly, there are politicians, diplomats. Similarly, there are industrialists, agriculturalists and general worker. They are neither intelligent nor administrator, nor producer, but simply worker. You give them some money and they are satisfied. So that is natural division of a society. And you call it by different names. But scientifically the division is already there.
So in human society the central point is Krsna, central point is Krsna. If we forget Krsna, this intelligent class of men, this administrative class of men, these productive class of men, the worker class of men, they're all useless. They're all useless. If by your intelligence you cannot find out with whom you are intimately related, then what is the value of your intelligence? That kind of intelligence a dog has also got. "Where is something to eat? Where is something to mate?" The dog has that, eating, sleeping, mating and defending. This intelligence the dog has got. And if you have got the same intelligence without utilizing your intelligence to find out the Supreme, with whom you are so intimately related, then what is the value of your intelligence?
So this is Krsna consciousness movement. We are trying to utilize intelligence to find out the supreme cause, the Supreme, with whom we are very intimately related. Because we are part and parcel, the same example. Just like this finger is very intimately related with this body. But if it is separated it has no value. But again if there is possibility to join this finger with this body, then again it begins its value. That is Krsna consciousness movement. We are now separated from Krsna. We have forgotten Krsna. This is our position. Although I'm intelligent, very intelligent, so-called intelligent for eating or sleeping or for having sex life intelligence. Just like there the scientists are applying intelligence for abortion. What is this intelligence? To give facility for sex life, that's all. What is this intelligence? Killing the poor child within the womb. Is that very good intelligence? No. But that intelligence is for giving facility to sex life. That's all. They are so-called scientists, intelligence. What is that intelligence? Discover atomic bomb. What is the effect? To kill. But they are dying, what is the credit for you? They're already dying, naturally dying, dying out of want for food, dying in famine, in pestilence. Then what you have discovered? This is called intelligence. This intelligence is described in the Bhagavad-gita, mayayapahrta-jnanah [Bg. 7.15]. They are advertising themselves as intelligent, but real intelligence is taken away. Real intelligence is that we are advancing in science, in education, in motorcars and motorcars everything. But where is our peace? Where is santi? That is intelligence.
That intelligence must be utilized to find out where is really santi, peace. That is intelligence. That is described, sa vai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhoksaje, yayatma suprasidati [SB 1.2.6]. If you want actually peace, then your intelligence should be utilized for searching out the Supreme and your relation with Him. As soon as you find out... Just like you have lost your father, if you find out your father, immediately your relationship with father is revived. There is no question. "Here's my father." And father says, "Here is my son." Because the relationship is very intimate. Son may go out for years together, but as soon as he comes back home he sees his father, mother, and that original intimacy immediately revived.
So we have got that intimate relation. So when we come to that position to understand our intimate relationship with God, or Krsna, that is called svarupa-siddhi, svarupa-siddhi. Svarupa-siddhi means realization of perfection, svarupa-siddhi. So here Suta Gosvami says sauhardena gadhena, santa. If an old friend meets another old friend, they become very much delighted. Similarly, if the father meets the lost child, he becomes very delighted and the child also becomes delighted. The husband, wife separated, again they meet. So they become very delighted. It is quite natural. The master and servant after many, many years, if they again meet, they become very delighted. So we have got our relationship with Krsna in so many ways, santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, madhurya. Santa, santa means neutral, simply to understand the Supreme. Dasya means a step forward. Just like we say "God is great." That is santa, to appreciate the greatness of God. But there is no activity. But when you go step forward, that "God is great, so I am serving so many society, friendship, loves, cats, dogs and so many I'm loving. Why not let me love the greatest?" that is called dasya. Simply to realize God is great that is also very good. But when you voluntarily go forward, "Now why not serve the great?" Just like from ordinary service, those who are engaged in service, they want to try to change from the inferior service to the superior service. Service is there. But superior service is somebody gets government service. He thinks it is very nice. So similarly, as we serve, when we desire to serve the great, that will give us peaceful life. That is santa, dasya.
Then service with friendship. Service, master and servant giving service, but when the servant becomes very intimate there is friendship. I've seen it practically in Calcutta. The Dr. Bose, his driver was his best friend. When he would sit on the car, he would talk all his mind with the driver. So this driver, he became his intimate friend. All confidential talks with driver. It happens so. If the servant becomes very confidential, the master discloses his mind. He talks with him what to do. So this is called platform of friendship. And again farther advancement... Just like relationship with father and son, mother and son. This is called vatsalya, and at last conjugal love. So in this way we are related with Krsna somehow or other. In veneration, in servitude, as friend, as paternal affection, or as conjugal lover You see. So we have to revive that. And as soon as you revive any one of them, intimacy, then we become happy, because that is eternal. The same example... The finger, so long is separated, it is not happy. As soon as it is joined it is happy. Similarly, we have got our eternal relationship with Krsna. Now we are separated, but as soon as we join with him again we become yenatma suprasidati.
Therefore Krsna consciousness movement is beneficial for everyone just to try to revive your original consciousness. That is already there, nitya-siddha krsna-bhakti. Our Krsna consciousness is eternally a fact. Otherwise you European, American boys and girls, you, three or four years ago, you did not know what is Krsna. Why you are so much attached to Krsna? Why you are attached? Unless you are attached to Krsna, you cannot sacrifice your valuable time in this temple or for preaching Krsna's glory. You have developed a love for Krsna. Otherwise nobody is so fool that he's wasting time. No. How it is possible? One may say that Krsna is Indian, Krsna is Hindu. So why the Christians are interested? Are they Hindu? No. Krsna is neither Hindu nor Muslim nor Christian. Krsna is Krsna. And you are part and parcel of Krsna. This understanding"I'm Hindu," "I'm Muslim," "I'm Christian," "I'm American," "I'm Indian"these are all designations. Actually I am spirit soul, aham brahmasmi. And Krsna is the Supreme Brahman, param brahma param dhama pavitram paramam bhavan [Bg. 10.12].
So we have got intimate relationship with Krsna. That is eternally fact. Simply we have to revive. Sravanadi-suddha-citte karaye udaya. We have to create. Just like the young man likes to love a young woman and the young woman likes to love a young man. That is natural. That is natural. But when they meet together, it is revived. It is not that something new imposition. It is there. But by chance or anyway, when they are in contact, the loving propensity increases. The love increases. So our relationship with Krsna, that is natural. That is not unnatural. Nitya-siddha. Nitya-siddha means it is eternally fact. Simply it is covered. It is covered. That covering has to be taken away. Then we are immediately in relationship with Krsna, in natural way. That is perfection of Krsna consciousness.
So here it is said that sauhardena ati-gadhena. Very deep. There are different types of sauharga, friendship, but there is very intimate, deep friendship. So as soon we revive our Krsna consciousness, our deep relationship with Krsna as servant, as friend, as paternal relationship or conjugal love... That is already there. Just like this finger. Finger has got already it's place. It is separated. But if there is any physician or surgeon, he can simply put exactly in the place, then it works, immediately. Immediately work. So similarly, we have to place ourself exactly in the position in which we are related with Krsna. Then our life is successful, immediately. Immediately successful. Nitya-siddha krsna-bhakti sadhya kabhu naya, sravanadi... And that can be accomplished beginning with hearing, hearing. This is the beginning. We are inviting persons to come to hear about Krsna from Srimad-Bhagavatam, from Bhagavad-gita. These are called krsna-katha, krsna-katha, the message of Krsna or the words of Krsna. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's cult, that...
What is His cult? Cult is, He says
Krsna-upadesa. You become a spiritual master under my order, under His order. Don't manufacture yourself. Under the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. That is called parampara system, one who is following in disciplic succession the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. And what is the order of Caitanya Mahaprabhu? Yare dekha, tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. Don't (be) advising your rascaldom. Krsna-upadesa, what Krsna has said, you just tell him. You become spiritual master. That's all. It does not become very difficult to become spiritual master. The rascals, they fail, because they do not say anything which Krsna says. He manufactures something. He wants to take the place of Krsna. This rascaldom will never make you happy. You have to follow as Caitanya Mahaprabhu says, yare dekha, tare kaha 'krsna'-upadesa [Cc. Madhya 7.128]. Then you become guru. To become guru is not at all difficult, provided you follow the right instruction of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Then everyone can become, expand, expand. You have learned something about Krsna consciousness, now you rightly distribute them, then you will increase your group. But if you want to manufacture something of your own concoction, that will not act. That will not... That will be gramophone. No. [break]
...actually penetrating, apani acari prabhu jivere sikhaya. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that you have to act accordingly as it is instructed, apani acari, then you can teach others. If you do not act yourself, your words will have no value. [break] ...cut. Evam parampara praptam [Bg. 4.2], if you have got connection with the original powerhouse, then there is electricity. Otherwise it is simply wire. What is the value? Simply wiring will not help you. The connection must be there. And if you lose the connection, then it is of no value. Therefore Krsna consciousness movement means you have to keep yourself always connected with the original powerhouse. Then wherever you'll go, there will be light. There'll be light. If you're disconnected, there will be no light. The bulb is there; the wiring is there; the switch is there. Everything is there. That's how Arjuna is feeling, that "I am the same Arjuna. I am the same Arjuna who fought in the Battlefield of Kuruksetra. I was known as so great a warrior, and my bow is the same bow and my arrow is the same arrow. But now it is useless. I could not defend myself because disconnected with Krsna. Krsna is no longer." Therefore he began to remember the words of Krsna which was taught to him in the Battle of Kuruksetra.
Krsna is not different from His words. That is absolute. What Krsna said five thousand years ago, if you catch up those words again you're immediately connected with Krsna, immediately. This is the process. Just see Arjuna. He says, evam cintayato jisnoh krsna-pada-saroruham. When he began to think of Krsna and His instruction as..., in the battlefield, immediately he become santa, peaceful. Immediately pacified. This is the process. We have got intimate relationship with Krsna, eternally. It is not artificial. Therefore if you keep ourself always connected with Krsna, there will be no more disturbance. Peaceful. Yam labdhva caparam labham manyate nadhikam tatah. If you get that position, then that is the highest benefit, highest gain, yam labdhva ca, then you will not desire for any other gain. You'll perceive that I have got the highest gain. Yam labdhva caparam labham manyate nadhikam tatah, yasmin sthitah... And if you keep yourself fixed up in that position, then gurunapi duhkhena na [Bg. 6.20-23], even the heaviest type of calamities, you'll not be disturbed. That is peace. That is peace. Not that little pinching, you're disturbed. If you're actually fixed up in Krsna consciousness, you'll not be disturbed in the greatest form of dangerous condition. That is the perfection of Krsna consciousness.
Thank you very much. (end)

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