0 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:14,684 Arr AUC 1976-04-27 Boat, Breeze and Captain 1 00:00:14,685 --> 00:00:16,977 ANNOUNCER: The following is an arrival address, 2 00:00:16,978 --> 00:00:22,386 given by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 3 00:00:22,387 --> 00:00:39,366 recorded on the 27th of April, 1976, in Auckland, New Zealand. 4 00:00:39,367 --> 00:00:43,917 PRABHUPĀDA: The foolish leaders, they are keeping us in darkness. 5 00:00:43,918 --> 00:00:46,980 Therefore Kṛṣṇa personally comes. 6 00:00:46,981 --> 00:00:53,089 Whenever people are kept in darkness, that is called dharmasya glaniḥ. 7 00:00:53,090 --> 00:00:58,857 Glaniḥ means pollution, when the process of life becomes polluted. 8 00:00:58,858 --> 00:01:03,961 The process is that from the lower animal bodies 9 00:01:03,962 --> 00:01:08,952 we have come through the evolutionary process to this human form of life. 10 00:01:08,953 --> 00:01:12,070 Now there is further improvement required. 11 00:01:12,071 --> 00:01:14,341 This is the process, more and more. 12 00:01:14,342 --> 00:01:15,977 And that improvement 13 00:01:15,978 --> 00:01:21,503 goes up to the point of meeting Kṛṣṇa in Goloka Vṛndāvana. 14 00:01:21,504 --> 00:01:25,784 yad gatvā na nivartante tad dhāmaṁ paraṁ mama [Bg. 15.6] 15 00:01:25,785 --> 00:01:31,453 But even after coming to the platform of human being, the leaders: 16 00:01:31,454 --> 00:01:37,674 They do not teach them how to go further ahead, up to the point of Kṛṣṇa. 17 00:01:37,675 --> 00:01:38,940 They have no knowledge. 18 00:01:38,941 --> 00:01:42,838 Therefore they have been called in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam: 19 00:01:42,839 --> 00:01:45,764 andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānāḥ [SB 7.5.31] 20 00:01:45,765 --> 00:01:52,128 na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ 21 00:01:52,129 --> 00:01:58,764 andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānās te ’pīśa tantryām uru-dāmni baddhāḥ [SB 7.5.31] 22 00:01:58,765 --> 00:02:01,577 These rascals, so-called leaders, 23 00:02:01,578 --> 00:02:05,857 gurus and others, they do not know what is the goal of life. 24 00:02:05,858 --> 00:02:07,081 na te viduḥ [SB 7.5.31] 25 00:02:07,082 --> 00:02:08,102 They do not know. 26 00:02:08,103 --> 00:02:12,974 Some imaginary theory, “I am God,” “I am this,” “I am that.” 27 00:02:12,975 --> 00:02:14,477 A commonsense: 28 00:02:14,478 --> 00:02:19,258 “If I am God, then why I am under the control of the material nature?” 29 00:02:19,259 --> 00:02:20,113 Eh? 30 00:02:20,114 --> 00:02:23,422 This another rascal came, that “I am God.” 31 00:02:23,423 --> 00:02:26,938 If you are God, so why you have become dog? 32 00:02:26,939 --> 00:02:30,573 They say it is līlā. 33 00:02:30,574 --> 00:02:32,254 Just see. 34 00:02:32,255 --> 00:02:38,017 God has come to manifest his līlā by becoming a dog, and he’s beaten. 35 00:02:38,018 --> 00:02:40,292 Whole day, night, he’s hungry. 36 00:02:40,293 --> 00:02:44,195 And he has come to your home to ask some food, and you are beating. 37 00:02:44,196 --> 00:02:46,333 So God is displaying this līlā. 38 00:02:46,334 --> 00:02:49,429 Just see how foolish rascal they are. 39 00:02:49,430 --> 00:02:51,061 This is going on; huh? 40 00:02:51,062 --> 00:02:54,326 So don’t be misguided by such rascals. 41 00:02:54,327 --> 00:02:59,382 Either he may be parents or guru or superior, teacher, 42 00:02:59,383 --> 00:03:03,037 whatever he may be, don’t be misguided. 43 00:03:03,038 --> 00:03:08,557 Fortunately you have come to this platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. 44 00:03:08,558 --> 00:03:10,015 Don’t misuse it. 45 00:03:10,016 --> 00:03:11,239 That is my request. 46 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,596 Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, 47 00:03:13,597 --> 00:03:16,640 hari hari biphale, janama goṅāinu: 48 00:03:16,641 --> 00:03:20,698 “My Lord Kṛṣṇa, I have simply wasted my time.” 49 00:03:20,699 --> 00:03:21,423 Why? 50 00:03:21,424 --> 00:03:28,089 Manuṣya-janama pāiyā, rādhā-kṛṣṇa nā bhajiyā, jāniyā śuniyā biṣa khāinu: 51 00:03:28,090 --> 00:03:30,695 “I got this human form of life. 52 00:03:30,696 --> 00:03:37,681 It is meant for understanding Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with Rādhārāṇī, 53 00:03:37,682 --> 00:03:39,304 Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. 54 00:03:39,305 --> 00:03:41,615 So I did not care for that. 55 00:03:41,616 --> 00:03:44,964 That means knowingly I have drunk poison.” 56 00:03:44,965 --> 00:03:49,046 So my only request is that Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement 57 00:03:49,047 --> 00:03:51,573 is the most scientific movement 58 00:03:51,574 --> 00:03:58,579 to save the human society from falling down again in the cycle of birth and death. 59 00:03:58,580 --> 00:04:00,553 It is very scientific movement. 60 00:04:00,554 --> 00:04:03,316 The cycle of birth and death is going on. 61 00:04:03,317 --> 00:04:05,796 We are eternal. 62 00:04:05,797 --> 00:04:10,640 They… People have been put into so deep darkness: 63 00:04:10,641 --> 00:04:15,733 They do not know what is going on, what is the aim of life. 64 00:04:15,734 --> 00:04:17,188 They do not know. 65 00:04:17,189 --> 00:04:18,878 Ma te viduḥ; they do not know. 66 00:04:18,879 --> 00:04:23,446 Whimsically everyone is manufacturing something nonsense. 67 00:04:23,447 --> 00:04:25,382 jāniyā śuniyā biṣa khāinu [Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura] 68 00:04:25,383 --> 00:04:28,289 What Kṛṣṇa says, we have to accept that. 69 00:04:28,290 --> 00:04:29,657 Then we are safe. 70 00:04:29,658 --> 00:04:32,208 Otherwise we are lost again. 71 00:04:32,209 --> 00:04:39,222 So fortunately you have got this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, so utilize your life properly. 72 00:04:39,223 --> 00:04:42,018 You have got immense literature. 73 00:04:42,019 --> 00:04:43,211 Read it. 74 00:04:43,212 --> 00:04:44,554 Digest it. 75 00:04:44,555 --> 00:04:45,972 Make your life perfect. 76 00:04:45,973 --> 00:04:47,259 That is my request. 77 00:04:47,260 --> 00:04:48,374 Don’t spoil. 78 00:04:48,375 --> 00:04:52,889 At least you have come to the shore of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. 79 00:04:52,890 --> 00:04:56,745 ei rūpe brahmāṇḍa bhramite kono bhāgyavān jīva [Cc. Madhya 19.151] 80 00:04:56,746 --> 00:04:58,312 It is great fortune. 81 00:04:58,313 --> 00:04:59,657 Bhāgyavan jīva. 82 00:04:59,658 --> 00:05:02,020 Unless one is very fortunate, 83 00:05:02,021 --> 00:05:06,458 he cannot come to the shelter of Kṛṣṇa consciousness; that’s a fact. 84 00:05:06,459 --> 00:05:08,228 So don’t misuse it. 85 00:05:08,229 --> 00:05:09,986 That is my request. 86 00:05:09,987 --> 00:05:12,041 I am very glad to see you. 87 00:05:12,042 --> 00:05:13,708 You are so enthusiastic. 88 00:05:13,709 --> 00:05:15,791 And you should be enthusiastic. 89 00:05:15,792 --> 00:05:19,258 utsāhād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt 90 00:05:19,259 --> 00:05:23,267 sato vṛtteḥ sādhu-saṅge ṣaḍbhir bhaktir prasidhyati [Upadeśāmṛta 3] 91 00:05:23,268 --> 00:05:29,124 For enhancing devotional activities one must be very enthusiastic. 92 00:05:29,125 --> 00:05:31,249 That is the first proposition. 93 00:05:31,250 --> 00:05:33,021 Don’t be dull. 94 00:05:33,022 --> 00:05:33,910 Enthusiastic. 95 00:05:33,911 --> 00:05:37,507 Utsāhāt and dhairyāt, patiently. 96 00:05:37,508 --> 00:05:40,774 Utsāhād, dhairyāt, niścayād. 97 00:05:40,775 --> 00:05:42,903 Niścayāt means firmly convinced: 98 00:05:42,904 --> 00:05:48,634 “Yes, surely I shall meet Kṛṣṇa and go to Him, back to home.” 99 00:05:48,635 --> 00:05:49,272 Niścayāt. 100 00:05:49,273 --> 00:05:53,088 utsāhād dhairyāt niścayāt tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt [Upadeśāmṛta 3] 101 00:05:53,089 --> 00:05:56,272 But you have to do the prescribed duties. 102 00:05:56,273 --> 00:05:57,391 sato vṛtteḥ [Upadeśāmṛta 3] 103 00:05:57,392 --> 00:06:04,722 You must be very honest and sādhu- saṅge, and in the association of devotees. 104 00:06:04,723 --> 00:06:09,303 Six: utsāhā, dhairyā, niścayāta, 105 00:06:09,304 --> 00:06:15,272 and tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt, sādhu-saṅga, and being honest. 106 00:06:15,273 --> 00:06:19,535 If we follow these six principles, then it is sure. 107 00:06:19,536 --> 00:06:22,491 ṣaḍbhir bhaktir prasidhyati [Upadeśāmṛta 3] 108 00:06:22,492 --> 00:06:27,284 And just the opposite number is atyāhāra: 109 00:06:27,285 --> 00:06:33,100 Eating too much or… Āhāra means eating and āhāra means collection: 110 00:06:33,101 --> 00:06:36,798 Too much collection unnecessarily. 111 00:06:36,799 --> 00:06:39,522 Of course, for our preaching work, we require, 112 00:06:39,523 --> 00:06:42,648 but we shall collect as much as we require. 113 00:06:42,649 --> 00:06:47,655 Not that: Keep money in the bank and spend for some other purposes. 114 00:06:47,656 --> 00:06:50,536 That kind of collection is dangerous. 115 00:06:50,537 --> 00:06:52,936 And too much eating is also dangerous. 116 00:06:52,937 --> 00:06:54,289 Atyāhāra. 117 00:06:54,290 --> 00:06:55,723 And prayāsa. 118 00:06:55,724 --> 00:07:01,564 Prayāsa means endeavoring too much for getting something. 119 00:07:01,565 --> 00:07:03,221 Our life should be very simple. 120 00:07:03,222 --> 00:07:05,785 We shall act so simply that there is… 121 00:07:05,786 --> 00:07:10,288 We shall, have to save time for Kṛṣṇa consciousness. 122 00:07:10,289 --> 00:07:15,284 So we should not attempt anything which is very difficult to execute. 123 00:07:15,285 --> 00:07:18,415 So, atyāhāra prayāsaś ca prajalpa: 124 00:07:18,416 --> 00:07:25,563 Unnecessary talking all nonsense, politics, rascaldom, speculation, this, that. 125 00:07:25,564 --> 00:07:27,158 No; be grave. 126 00:07:27,159 --> 00:07:29,693 Don’t talk nonsense; [don’t] waste time. 127 00:07:29,694 --> 00:07:33,485 atyāhāra prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ [?] 128 00:07:33,486 --> 00:07:37,782 Niyamāgraha means not to accept the regulative principle. 129 00:07:37,783 --> 00:07:39,357 Niyama āgraha. 130 00:07:39,358 --> 00:07:41,411 Āgraha means not to accept, 131 00:07:41,412 --> 00:07:47,097 and niyamāgraha means simply I am packed up with the regulative principle, 132 00:07:47,098 --> 00:07:50,307 but I do not see whether I am making progress. 133 00:07:50,308 --> 00:07:54,544 So at least one should stick to follow the regulative principle; that is good. 134 00:07:54,545 --> 00:07:57,470 That must be done in the lower stage. 135 00:07:57,471 --> 00:07:59,671 So niyamāgraha. 136 00:07:59,672 --> 00:08:06,052 Atyāhāra prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ, and laulyam: Greediness. 137 00:08:06,053 --> 00:08:12,398 And jana-saṅgaś: And to associate with nondevotee—unwanted person. 138 00:08:12,399 --> 00:08:15,505 So these six things should be avoided, 139 00:08:15,506 --> 00:08:18,668 and the first mentioned six things should be accepted. 140 00:08:18,669 --> 00:08:23,268 Then our progress is sure: Without any failure. 141 00:08:23,269 --> 00:08:26,818 We have published this book: Nectar of Instruction. 142 00:08:26,819 --> 00:08:28,180 Have you seen? 143 00:08:28,181 --> 00:08:29,917 That is Rūpa Gosvāmī. 144 00:08:29,918 --> 00:08:32,127 All these instructions are there. 145 00:08:32,128 --> 00:08:34,004 Read it very carefully. 146 00:08:34,005 --> 00:08:35,432 Everything is there. 147 00:08:35,433 --> 00:08:42,539 So only point is that you have got this human form of life, nṛ-deham ādyam. 148 00:08:42,540 --> 00:08:45,745 This is the opportunity: Good boat. 149 00:08:45,746 --> 00:08:53,447 Just like to cross over the sea, if you get [a] very nice boat, that is one surety. 150 00:08:53,448 --> 00:08:55,777 So nṛ-deham ādyam. 151 00:08:55,778 --> 00:09:01,889 This body, is good boat for crossing over the—material nescience—ocean. 152 00:09:01,890 --> 00:09:06,470 And guruḥ karṇa-dharaḥ: “And the captain is guru.” 153 00:09:06,471 --> 00:09:09,065 The boat is there and captain is there. 154 00:09:09,066 --> 00:09:12,764 And the instruction of Kṛṣṇa is favorable wind. 155 00:09:12,765 --> 00:09:15,305 nṛ-deham ādyaṁ guruḥ karṇa-dharaḥ [?] 156 00:09:15,306 --> 00:09:18,371 In this way you have got this opportunity. 157 00:09:18,372 --> 00:09:24,002 Now you cross over from the material world to the spiritual world. 158 00:09:24,003 --> 00:09:33,312 If you don’t take this opportunity, then— ātma-hā—you are committing suicide. 159 00:09:33,313 --> 00:09:33,314 Subtitles by Pratyatoṣa Dāsa, Causelessmercy.com