So there are many yoga-siddhis. People become very much puzzled by seeing these yoga-siddhi. But Krsna says, yatatam api siddhanam: [Bg. 7.3] "Amongst many such siddhas, who have got yoga-siddhi," yatatam api siddhanam kascid vetti mam tattvatah [Bg. 7.3], "somebody may understand Me." So one may achieve some yoga-siddhis; still it is not possible to understand Krsna. That is not possible. Krsna can be understood only such persons who has dedicated everything to Krsna. Therefore Krsna wants that, demands, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam [Bg. 18.66]. Krsna is only understandable by His pure devotee, not anyone else. Athapi te deva padambuja-dvayam prasada-lesanugrhita eva hi, janati tattvam na canya eko 'pi ciram vicinvan [SB 10.14.29]. Those who are favored by the causeless mercy of Krsna, they can understand Krsna. Others, na canya eko 'pi ciram vicinvan. Ciram means for long time, for many years, if they speculate only what is God or what is Krsna That process will not help us. There are many Vedic version like that:

So the process is bhakti. And when you come to the platform of understanding Krsna, then immediately you become fit for being transferred to the spiritual world. That is... Krsna said also in the Bhagavad-gita, tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti [Bg. 4.9]. So then first of all people do not understand what is the aim of life. They do not care at the present moment. They have no distinction what is sinful life or what is pious life. But we may not believe in these things, but things are there like that. Just like if you infect some disease, it will come out. You believe or not believe, it doesn't matter. Here is our doctor saheb. He knows that if you have infected some disease, it will come out. So we are infecting so many infectious qualities. There are three qualitiessattva-guna, rajo-guna, tamo-gunaand according to our infection, we have to accept a different type of body. Karmana daiva-netrena [SB 3.31.1]. Every one of us, we are working under the modes of material nature, and according to our association we will have to accept a certain type of body, tatha dehantara-praptih [Bg. 2.13]. Unfortunately, there is no science, there is no college, there is no university to learn this science of nature, how things are going on. Prakrteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvasah [Bg. 3.27]. Prakrti is being there.

So we are in this material world on account of this infectious condition. This is our problem. And we have to die. That's a fact. If you say that "I don't believe in death," that is not excuse. Death must be there. You must die. So in this way our life is going on. So in the human form of life we can rectify this. This is the process of Krsna consciousness, that if we rectify our constant association with different material modes of nature... And as the result of this association, we are accepting one body and again dying, and again accepting another body, again dying. This business will be stopped. Yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramam mama [Bg. 15.6]. Somehow or other, if you become fit to go back to home, back to Godhead, yad gatva, then you haven't got to come back again. But they do not understand that this material conditional life is always miserable. They have accepted, "It is very nice." Animals. Animals Just like in the slaughterhouse, livestock godown, there are so many animals, and they are going to be slaughtered. Everyone knows. They also know, the animals. But on account of their animal quality, they cannot do anything. Similarly, we are also put into the slaughterhouse of this material world. It is called mrtyu-loka. Everyone knows that he will be slaughtered. Today or tomorrow or fifty years after or a hundred years after, everyone knows that he will be slaughtered. He will die. Death means slaughter. Nobody wants to die. The animal also do not like to die. But they are forcibly killed. This is called slaughter. Similarly, who wants to die? Nobody wants to die. But by nature's law he has to be killed. That is slaughterhouse. The whole material world is slaughterhouse. We have to realize that. And it is called mrtyu-loka. This is the problem. But they do not take it very seriously, like animal. The animal, he does not take very seriously. And even if he knows he will die, he cannot take any step.

So our mrtyu-samsara-sagarat, position is like that. Tesam aham anukampartham aham ajnana-jam tamah. Tesam aham samuddharta mrtyu-samsara-sagarat [Bg. 12.7]. So we should understand our position. Nobody wants to die, but he is slaughtered. Again he is given another chance, another body. Again he is slaughtered. This is the laws of nature, going on. Daivi hy esa gunamayi mama maya duratyaya [Bg. 7.14]. We should seriously understand this, that how to stop this slaughtering process of material nature. That is intelligence. Otherwise, to become happy like cats and dogs, "Oh, I am very nicely eating and jumping. I don't care for being slaughtered," that is not very good intelligence. Intelligence is how to stop this slaughtering process of nature. That is intelligence. That is being discussed.

So anyone can get out of the slaughtering process by devotional service. That is stated here, kecit kevalaya bhaktya [SB 6.1.15]. Kecit. That is not very common. Very rarely one comes to Krsna consciousness. Kecit kevalaya bhaktya. Simply by devotional service, one can get out of this dangerous condition of being slaughtered. Kecit kevalaya bhaktya [SB 6.1.15]. And who are they? Vasudeva-parayanah, devotees of Krsna. Krsna's name is Vasudeva. He is the son of Vasudeva; therefore His name is Vasudeva. So vasudeva-parayanah. Parayanah means "Our ultimate goal is Vasudeva, nothing more." They are called vasudeva-parayanah. Vasudeva-parayanah, agham dhunvanti. Agham means the material contamination. We are always associating with material contamination. So if we become vasudeva-parayanah... Vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah [Bg. 7.19], the same thing. Here it says kecitmeans very rarely. And Krsna also says in the Bhagavad-gita, vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma sudurlabhah [Bg. 7.19]. Sudurlabhah, very rare.

So this Krsna consciousness movement, although it is very rare, we are trying to deliver Krsna and love of Krsna. So this is the topmost welfare activities to the human society. Because it is very difficult to understand Krsna, and we, under certain process, we are delivering Krsna, and it is being effective. The process is so nice. Even the Europeans and Americans, they did not know what is Krsna five, six years ago. But they are now very serious. Even one priest in Boston, he was astonished that "These boys, Christian boys or the Jewish boys, they are our men. And they did not care to know what is God, what is... Now they are after God. They are mad. How it is?" There are many practical proof. Just like in our many temples. The Los Angeles temple, it was sold by the church because nobody was coming. Nobody was coming. We have many churches purchased in that way. Now you will see in Los Angeles it is always packed up. So we did not bring all these men from India. The men are the local men, and the church is the same church. Why they are coming? Why they are taking interest? So this is the effect of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mercy. He is personally being merciful. He is distributing, Krsna Himself. Therefore so quickly. So if we keep ourself in the right way of executing Krsna consciousness, then it will be possibleeven in this very life we shall be perfect. Perfection means tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti [Bg. 4.9]. This body, this material body, we have to give up. Everyone knows. But those who are not becoming perfect, they will have to come back again to accept another body. But those who are developed in Krsna consciousness, this is the final giving up material body, go back to home, back to Godhead. This is Krsna consciousness movement. And try to execute it very carefully, lovingly. Then your life is successful. Tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti [Bg. 4.9].

So one who becomes fit for going to the spiritual world, Krsnaloka, Vaikunthaloka, where is the question of his sinful reaction? Agham dhunvanti. No sinful man can go back to home, back to Godhead. So if one is actually, somehow or other, becomes fit for going back to home, back..., that means automatically his sinful reaction of life... One may question how it is. If a man is sinful for many, many lives, how simply by becoming Krsna conscious he becomes free from the reaction? Yes. Krsna says. You haven't got to take proof from anyone else. Krsna says,

Krsna's service... Just like Arjuna. Arjuna, in the beginning he was hesitating to be engaged in Krsna's service. Krsna wanted him to fight, to take part in the fight. But he was hesitating. But when he was instructed Bhagavad-gita, he understood, he decided, "Yes," karisye vacanam tava [Bg. 18.73], "I shall fight." This is Krsna consciousness. We have got many programs according to our mental concoction. That will not help us. If we simply act as Krsna desires, then our life is perfect. Anukulyena krsnanu-silanam bhaktir uttama [Cc. Madhya 19.167]. This is bhakti. Bhakti means anukulyena krsnanu-silanam. You have to cultivate Krsna consciousness as it pleases Krsna, not whimsically. Anukulyena. Just like Arjuna got ordered directly from Krsna. One may argue that "Where is Krsna?" No, you have got Krsna's representative, guru. Yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado **. The representative is there. If you act according to his instruction, if you want to please him, then Krsna is pleased. Just like in office the managing director or the proprietor is not in contact. Of course, Krsna is in contact with everyone: isvarah sarva-bhutanam hrd-dese [Bg. 18.61]. But even taking this crude example, still, the office superintendent, if he recommends somebody, some clerk, that "This man is working very nice," that is accepted by the managing director. There is no difficulty. Therefore yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado: ** if you want to please Krsna, you please Krsna's representative... Sri-guru-carane rati, sei se uttama-gati. We are singing daily. So Krsna is not absent. Krsna is already within you, but He manifests Himself as guru, prakasa. This is stated in the Caitanya-caritamrta.

So things are very easily performed if we follow the system of the Krsna consciousness movement. And we should; we must. It if not that optional. If you make it optional, you will suffer. That is the Vedic injunction. Krsna also says, mam eva ya prapadyante mayam etam taranti. You have to surrender to Krsna or become... Otherwise you will suffer by this material energy. That you cannot avoid. So every one of us, at least those who have taken Krsna consciousness as their life and soul, they should execute devotional service very sincerely. Then their success is assured.

Thank you very much. Hare Krsna. (end)