KRISHNA IS EVERYWHERE

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"Just as a fire is situated in

one place, but spreads illumination all around, the Supreme Personality

of Godhead, Parabrahman, spreads His energies throughout this

universe." (Visnu purana 1.22.53) The sun is situated in one place,

and its light and heat expand throughout the entire solar system.

As soon as we perceive light and heat, we can understand that the sun

is there. Since light and heat can be perceived by everyone, Krsna says

in Bhagavad-gita (7.8), prabhasmi sasi-suryayoh: "I am the light

of the sun and the moon." people are saying, "Can you show me

God?" while not realizing that they are seeing God daily at every moment. Because

people are foolish in this age, they cannot understand that when we

perceive the energy of the Lord, we can feel the presence of the Lord. The young devotees in the Krsna

consciousness movement are presently worshiping Krsna. What are

the signs of a devotee? The actual sign of a devotee is that he is no

longer interested in material enjoyment: bhaktih paresanubhavo

viraktir anyatra ca (SB. 11.2.42). The disciples of this Krsna

consciousness movement do not go to cinemas, restaurants or clubs, and they do

not smoke or drink. In European and American countries all these things

are available and are very cheap,

but these young people are not interested

in them. They are simply interested in sitting on the floor

and learning about Krsna consciousness. Why is this? They

have actually rejected the material world. When one comes to detest

material enjoyment, one can understand that he has advanced spiritually.

Spiritual life does not mean taking sannyasa and then smoking or

drinking tea. One must actually come to detest material life. One comes to

lose interest in material activities and becomes interested only in the

understanding of God, the Supreme Being, and His service. As enjoined

in Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.5.1): nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke

kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye "Of all the living entities who

have accepted material bodies in this world, one who has been awarded

this human form should not work hard day and night simply for sense

gratification, which is available even for the dogs and hogs that eat

stool." The word vid-bhujam means "stooleaters." Hogs work

hard day and night simply eating stool, and because stool contains chemicals, hydrophosphates,

the hog gets strength, becomes very fat and

enjoys sex. In any case, human life is meant not for imitating the life of

a hog but for tapasya, austerity: tapo divyam putraka yena sattvam suddhyed yasmad brahma-saukhyam tv

anantam "Rather, my dear boys, one

should engage in penance and austerity to attain the divine position of

devotional service. By such activity, one's heart is purified, and when

one attains this position, he attains

eternal, blissful life, which is

transcendental to material happiness and which continues forever."

(SB. 5.5.1)

 

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