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Arr LA 1973-04-13 My Lord, I Don't Want Anything Material
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ANNOUNCER: The following
is an arrival address lecture
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given by His Divine Grace
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda,
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recorded on April 13th,
1973, in Los Angeles.
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PRABHUPĀDA: So I am
very glad to see you again,
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and especially to see
Śrīman Rādhā-Mādhava,
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Gaura-Nitāi is being
worshiped nicely.
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Thank you very much.
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So, my incoming was in
India area—New Zealand.
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I was to go to Africa
also, but I could not go.
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Everyone—our International Society
members—are worshiping very nicely.
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In Australia—Sydney—Melbourne—
Deity worship is going on very nicely.
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Similarly in New
Zealand: Auckland.
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They have also purchased one house,
and worship is going on nicely.
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New York: They are
also doing very nicely.
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And you are also doing very nicely.
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Perhaps you are still going ahead.
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Yes.
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I am very much thankful to you
that Kṛṣṇa, Caitanya Mahāprabhu,
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came to your country.
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He wanted to come here, and you
have well received and worship Him.
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Serve Him.
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He will be happy.
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Introduce this movement
all over your country.
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America is favored country.
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Little misguided
about spiritual affairs,
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but if you introduce this Kṛṣṇa
consciousness movement in right way,
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keeping yourself to the standard,
then people will accept it gradually.
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Of course, it is not so easy to
accept Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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One must be very fortunate.
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Caitanya Mahāprabhu said,
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ei rūpe brahmāṇḍa bhramite kono bhāgyavān…
[Cc. Madhya 19.151]
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Bhāgyavān jīva means fortunate.
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Unless one is very, very fortunate, one
cannot take up Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
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Kṛṣṇa says in the Bhagavad-gītā,
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manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu
kaścid yatati siddhaye
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yatatām api siddhānāṁ
kaścid vetthi māṁ tattvataḥ
[Bg. 7.3]
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Out of many millions of men,
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one tries to make
his life successful.
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Make his life means to distinguish
oneself from the animals.
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Animal life is meant
for sense gratification.
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So, one who searches after real
happiness—ramante yogino anante—
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unlimited happiness: he…
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One who is satisfied with temporary
happiness: He’ll not [indistinct].
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antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ
tad bhavaty alpa-medhasām
[Bg. 7.23]
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Those who are satisfied with temporary
happiness: They’re not very intelligent.
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Tad bhavaty alpa-medha [indistinct] little
brain: They are satisfied with temporary.
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And, those who are advanced—yogis: They
are not satisfied with temporary happiness.
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They must be seeking
for unlimited happiness.
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That can be achieved when you
go back to home, back to Kṛṣṇa.
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Kṛṣṇa is eternal.
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His pastimes are eternal.
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Just join with Kṛṣṇa,
His rasa dance,
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His play with cowherd boys, His dealing
with His father and mother in Vṛndāvana.
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So our—this—movement is
to join Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes.
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Tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma, punar
janma naiti mām eti kaunteya [Bg. 4.9].
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Simply if you try to understand
Kṛṣṇa… That is not very difficult.
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Everything is explained in the
Bhagavad-gītā, what is Kṛṣṇa.
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And further explained in
the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
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So if you simply read our books,
follow the rules and regulations,
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chant sixteen rounds: It
will be not very difficult.
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sevonmukhe hi jihvādau
svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ
[Cc. Madhya 17.136]
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Things will reveal to you.
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So if you, in this life,
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simply try to understand Kṛṣṇa,
then your life is successful.
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What is that success?
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tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma
naiti…
[Bg. 4.9]
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After giving up this material body, no
more acceptance of material body.
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We remain in our spiritual body.
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We have got our spiritual body.
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That is now covered by this material
dress: Subtle dress and gross dress.
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So, if we give up the propensity for
material sense gratification, that is mukti.
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So long we have a pinch—a drop—of
desire to enjoy material happiness,
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you’ll have to accept a body.
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Different types of body.
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Out of the 8,400,000.
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But if we become satisfied
with service of Kṛṣṇa,
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then we are no more interested with
this material happiness: That is mukti.
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When we shall be detestful
with this material happiness…
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[indistinct] Just like Jagāi-Mādhāi.
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[indistinct] No more [indistinct].
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That is mukti.
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Kṛṣṇa will give you all facility.
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He’s giving facility:
Whatever you want.
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ye yathā māṁ prapadyante
tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy a…
[Bg. 4.11]
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Therefore we see varieties of life.
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It is arranged by Kṛṣṇa through
the agency of material potency.
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Prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi
sar… [Bg. 3.27]; it is going on.
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But, if we say, “Kṛṣṇa…” To Kṛṣṇa: “Now,
from this day, I surrender unto You.
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My Lord, I don’t want anything
material,” then you are mukta, liberated.
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And if you keep the standard,
māyā will not touch you.
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Then after giving up this body, you should
go back to home, back to Godhead.
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It is very easy.
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So, try to understand,
and be happy.
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Continue this Kṛṣṇa consciousness
movement in right earnest.
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So, Kṛṣṇa will help you.
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teṣāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ
bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam
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dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ tam…
[Bg. 10.10]
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Anyone who’s engaged, with heart
and soul, in the service of the Lord.
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Kṛṣṇa is within everyone. He’ll give you
intelligence: “Do like this. Do like this.”
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yena mām upayānti…
[Bg. 10.10]
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He gives us intelligence by which
you can go back to Him again.
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Thank you very much;
we shall talk again.
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