Le Cow Quote Du Jour # 99

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The cosmic situation is giving us all facility to reestablish this

relationship with Krsna and return to Godhead. This should be our mission in

life. Everything we need is being supplied by God -- land, grain, fruits,

milk, shelter and clothing. We only have to live peacefully and cultivate

Krsna consciousness. That should be our mission in life. We should therefore

be satisfied with what God has supplied in the form of food, shelter,

defense and sex, and should not want more and more and more. The best type

of civilization is one that ascribes to the maxim of "plain living and high

thinking." It is not possible to manufacture food or sex in a factory. These

and whatever else we require are supplied by God. Our business is to take

advantage of these things and become God conscious.

 

Although God has given us all facilities to live peacefully on this earth,

cultivate Krsna consciousness, and finally to come to Him, in this age we're

unfortunate. We are short-lived, and there are so many people without food,

shelter, married life or defense from the onslaughts of nature. This is due

to the influence of this age of Kali. Therefore Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu,

seeing the dreadful situation in this age, emphasized the absolute necessity

for cultivating spiritual life. And how should we do it? Caitanya Mahaprabhu

gives the formula:

 

harer nama harer nama

harer namaiva kevalam

kalau nasty eva nasty eva

nasty eva gatir anyatha

[Cc. Adi 17.21]

 

"Just always chant Hare Krsna." Never mind whether you are in a factory or

in a hell, in a shack or in a skyscraper -- it doesn't matter. just go on

chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare

Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. There is no expense, there is no impediment,

there is no caste, there is no creed, there is no color -- anyone can do it.

just chant and hear.

 

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