Todays Bhagavad Gita Class-By His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada--"How to Enjoy Real Bliss"-Bhagavad-gita 1.23

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"How to Enjoy Real Bliss"

73/07/19 London, Bhagavad-gita 1.23

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Prabhupada: Dhartarastrasya durbuddher [bg. 1.23]. Durbuddhi, to usurp

others' property is durbuddhi, mischievous. Why one should encroach upon others'

property? That is not good. Tena tyaktena bhunjitha ma grdhah kasya svid dhanam

[iso mantra 1]. This is the Vedic instruction, that "You accept only what is

given to you. Don't encroach upon others' property." This is peaceful.

Everything belongs to Krsna. So whatever Krsna gives you as prasadam, as His

favor, you accept it and be satisfied. This is the basic principle of peace in

the world. But because people are not educated in that way, everyone is wanting

more and more and more and more. There is no satisfaction. So that is durbuddhi.

The Vedic culture is that "You be satisfied with your position." There is no

question of starving in any position of life. People are trying to make economic

development, but according to sastra, it is not possible to develop your

economic position simply by endeavor. You are destined to have some portion

mixed up with happiness and distress. That is the nature. Dharmartha-kama-moksa.

These are four principles of human activities. First beginning is dharma. Dharma

means to abide by the orders of the Supreme. That is dharma. So people do not

know who is the Supreme and what is His order. So what kind of religion? They

accept dharma as religion, faith, a superfluous faith only. But that is not

dharma, religion. Dharma means to abide by the orders of the Supreme. Dharmam tu

saksad bhagavat-pranitam [sB 6.3.19]. That is the meaning of dharma: obedience

to God. There is no conception of God, and what to speak of obedience. But this

is the simple meaning of religion: obedience to God. That's all, three words.

God is the supreme proprietor, God is the maintainer... Bhoktaram yajna-tapasam

sarva-loka-mahesvaram [bg. 5.29]. Therefore we are maintained, we are

predominated, we are servant, we should remain obedient to God. This is

religion. Where is the difficulty? Unfortunately, they do not know what is God,

what is His command, what is religion. They do not know. They manufacture. And

because they do not know the simple process, they are called durbuddhi, not very

nicely intelligent. A rascal, in other words.

 

In the Bhagavad-gita it is plainly said, mudha. Mudha means asses, rascal.

He does not know his own interest. He is called mudha, ass. Just like ass. Ass

is whole day working with tons of cloth on his back, but he does not... Not a

piece of cloth belongs to him. This is ass. And he is working so hard only for a

morsel of grass, which is available everywhere. But he is thinking that "This

gentleman, washerman, is giving me food." This is ass. Such food can be

available anywhere and everywhere, but he is thinking like that and working so

hard. So karmis are like that. He will eat two capatis or four capatis, but he

is working day and night. If you want to see him, he will say, "Oh, I have no

time." He does not think at any time that "I am interested to eat four capatis,

which can be very easily available. So why I am working so hard?" But that sense

does not come. He is working, working, working, "More money, more money, more

money, more money, more money." The Bhagavata says, "No, no. This is not your

business." The four capatis is already destined to you; you will get, any

circumstances. You don't waste your time simply under some false impression of

economic development. Don't waste your time. You cannot get more, you cannot get

less. That is already there. So you utilize your time for understanding Krsna.

That is your business. People will not accept it. "Oh, this is a waste of time.

Attending the class of Bhagavad-gita, this is waste of time. By this time I

could have earned hundreds of dollars." That is their business. That is called

durbuddhi, durbuddhi, not very intelligent. All mudha, asses.

 

Real intelligent person is he who is satisfied what Krsna has given him:

"If Krsna wants, He will give me more. Let me become Krsna conscious. Let me

study about Krsna. Let me chant about Krsna. Let me hear about Krsna. Let me see

with my eyes Krsna, the Deity Krsna. Let me engage my hands in worshiping Krsna,

in cleansing the temple, my hands. Let my legs be engaged in going to the

temple." In this way all our senses should be engaged in the service of Krsna.

That is our real business. Tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovido na labhyate yad

bhramatam upary adhah [sB 1.5.18]. Tasyaiva hetoh: "For that purpose only."

Which purpose? Which we could not achieve after wandering the whole universe, up

and down. The living entity is wandering by transmigration from one body to

another up and down. Sometimes he is becoming Brahma even. Brahma, Indra,

Candra. He can become. One can become. By pious activities, you can be raised to

the position of Brahma, Indra, Candra, demigods, big, big demigods. And by

impious activities, you can go down to become the worm of a stool. This is going

on. This is called bhramatam upary adhah. Upari adhah. Adhah means down, and

upari means up. So urdhvam gacchanti sattva-sthah [bg. 14.18]. Who are going to

upper planetary system? Sattva-sthah, those who are qualified brahmanas,

strictly following the principles.

 

samo damas tapah saucam

ksantir arjavam eva ca

jnanam vijnanam astikyam

brahma-karma svabhava-jam

[bg. 18.42]

 

If you follow these principles, controlling the senses, truthful, clean,

full of knowledge, believing in the sastra and God, and vijnanam, practical

application of knowledge in life. Vijnanam... Simply to know is useless. You

must practically apply in life. That is called vijnanam. Practical examination.

Those who are science students, in BAC, they have to give, pass theoretical

knowledge and practical knowledge also. Simply theoretical knowledge, "So much

hydrogen, oxygen, makes water," that is theoretical. But when you mix up

hydrogen, oxygen gas, and actually prepare water, that is called practical. So

that is science. Science means simply theoretical knowledge is not sufficient.

Observation and experiment. Experimental knowledge. That is called vijnanam.

 

So by practical knowledge you should be well-acquainted with God. That is

brahmana's business. So sattva-sthah, those who are strictly following the

brahminical principles, they will be situated in upper planetary system. Urdhvam

gacchanti sattva-sthah [bg. 14.18]. But a Vaisnava is above these. Mad-yajino

'pi yanti mam. Those who are following these principles with an aim for higher

planetary system, they can go, elevated. Similarly, those who are trying to go

back to home, back to Krsna, they can also go. It is not very... This process,

our Krsna consciousness movement, is to help people to go back to home, back to

Krsna. It is not very difficult. Why it is difficult? Krsna says, janma karma me

divyam yo janati tattvatah. Try to understand Krsna in truth, not vaguely. Krsna

is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. We think of God. So why don't you accept

Krsna. He says and sastra says, the acarya says, Vyasadeva says, Narada says,

your Guru Maharaja says. Why not accept? Why rascaldom? Why you are searching

after any other God? Here is God. Name, address, activities, everything is

there, authorized statement of the Vedas. So is there any difficulty to

understand Krsna? But this rascal will not take it. Persistent. "Oh, why Krsna

can be accepted? I have got a God, manufactured." This is misfortune. Durbhaga,

durbuddhi, miscreant rascal. That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita. Na mam

duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah [bg. 7.15]. These are the qualifications

of persons who do not surrender to Krsna: miscreants, mischievous, sinful,

mudha, rascal, asses, naradhama, lowest of the mankind. These are the

qualifications. So they are all durbuddhi. Human life is meant... This is an

opportunity to understand Krsna. Hari hari biphale janama gonainu,

manusya-janama paiya, radha-krsna na bhajiya, janiya suniya bisa khainu. This is

Narottama dasa Thakura's song. Anyone who is not trying to understand Krsna...

Not even trying, what to speak of worshiping Him, giving Him service... And

Krsna says simply by trying to know Him, one becomes liberated. Simply by

trying, not perfectly. Even imperfectly. Because he is endeavoring to understand

Krsna, that very activity will make him liberated. That very activity. It is not

possible to understand Krsna. He is so great, unlimited. How we can understand

Krsna? Krsna cannot understand Himself. Or Ananta cannot understand. So...

Actually, that is the fact. We cannot understand Krsna. But still, whatever

Krsna says about Himself in the Bhagavad-gita, if we accept so much, then we

immediately become fit for going back to Godhead, back to home. Simply. Janma

karma me divyam yo janati tattvatah. Tattvatah. Tattvatah means in truth. The

tattvatah cannot understand. Even siddhas, those who are perfect...

 

manusyanam sahasresu

kascid yatati siddhaye

yatatam api siddhanam

kascin mam vetti tattvatah

[bg. 7.3]

 

Nobody can understand, even if he is siddha, perfect. Perfect means not

spiritually perfect, means materially perfect. Or even spiritually, partially

perfect. Brahma-jnani, they are partially perfect. Paramatma-jnani, yogis, they

are also partially perfect. Not completely perfect. Completely perfect is the

devotees. Only devotees, they are completely perfect. Others, the jnanis and

yogis and karmis... Karmis are, they are rascals. Jnanis, they are partially

perfect because they can understand the eternity portion of the Supreme Lord,

brahma-jnana. That is eternity portion. And Paramatma-jnana is the cid-amsa,

knowledge or personally seeing God as the four-handed Visnu. So that is also

imperfect knowledge. That (but) when He comes to know Bhagavan, isvarah paramah

krsnah sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah [bs. 5.1], then there is perfect knowledge.

Ananda. Because when one comes to the understanding of personal God, there is

ananda. But they are all material. They are destined.

 

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