0 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,321 Arr MIA 1975-02-25 Real Success is to Get Out of the --etc 1 00:00:02,322 --> 00:00:05,105 ANNOUNCER: The following is an arrival address, 2 00:00:05,106 --> 00:00:11,331 given by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 3 00:00:11,332 --> 00:00:20,769 recorded on February 25th, 1975, in Miami, Florida. 4 00:00:20,770 --> 00:00:25,717 PRABHUPĀDA: So, I am very glad to see this Miami temple. 5 00:00:25,718 --> 00:00:33,531 Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda has come here. 6 00:00:33,532 --> 00:00:36,715 It is great fortune for you. 7 00:00:36,716 --> 00:00:40,474 Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appeared 8 00:00:40,475 --> 00:00:49,250 for delivering all kinds of fallen souls in this age. 9 00:00:49,251 --> 00:00:54,169 Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, 10 00:00:54,170 --> 00:01:04,738 pāpī-tāpī yāta chilo, hari-nāme uddhārilo, tāra sākṣī jagāi and mādhāi. 11 00:01:04,739 --> 00:01:11,474 So, brajendra-nandana yei, śacī-suta hoilo sei, 12 00:01:11,475 --> 00:01:14,751 balarāma hoilo nitāi [Hari Hari Bifale] 13 00:01:14,752 --> 00:01:19,874 The same Kṛṣṇa and same Balarāma… 14 00:01:19,875 --> 00:01:27,021 Kṛṣṇa has appeared as the son of mother Śacī, 15 00:01:27,022 --> 00:01:32,260 and Balarāma has appeared as Nityānanda, 16 00:01:32,261 --> 00:01:44,153 and Their business is to deliver all fallen souls, especially in this age: Kali-yuga. 17 00:01:44,154 --> 00:01:55,311 So, Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mission was that He should be present by His name, 18 00:01:55,312 --> 00:02:04,362 by His form, by His pastimes, in every town and village of the world. 19 00:02:04,363 --> 00:02:09,932 And you are fulfilling His mission. 20 00:02:09,933 --> 00:02:14,064 So undoubtedly, you will be blessed 21 00:02:14,065 --> 00:02:22,899 and you will get Kṛṣṇa’s mercy through the mercy of Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 22 00:02:22,900 --> 00:02:28,685 To understand Kṛṣṇa is not so easy thing. 23 00:02:28,686 --> 00:02:33,169 manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu kaścid yatati siddhaye 24 00:02:33,170 --> 00:02:37,407 yatatām api siddhānāṁ kaścid vetti māṁ tattvataḥ [Bg. 7.3] 25 00:02:37,408 --> 00:02:42,329 Out of many thousands, millions [of] people, 26 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:47,337 one is anxious to make his life successful. 27 00:02:47,338 --> 00:02:50,389 Nobody is interested. 28 00:02:50,390 --> 00:02:57,653 Practically they do not know what is actually success of life. 29 00:02:57,654 --> 00:03:02,068 The modern civilization, everyone is thinking, 30 00:03:02,069 --> 00:03:13,894 “If I get a good wife and nice motorcar and a nice apartment, that is success.” 31 00:03:13,895 --> 00:03:16,440 That is not success. 32 00:03:16,441 --> 00:03:19,814 That is temporary. 33 00:03:19,815 --> 00:03:26,168 Real success is to get out of the clutches of māyā: 34 00:03:26,169 --> 00:03:36,516 Means this material conditional life which comprehends birth, death, 35 00:03:36,517 --> 00:03:39,884 old age and disease. 36 00:03:39,885 --> 00:03:53,615 We are passing through many varieties of life, and this human form of life 37 00:03:53,616 --> 00:04:04,022 is a good chance to get out of this chain of changing body one after another. 38 00:04:04,023 --> 00:04:13,319 The soul is eternal and blissful because [it is] part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, God, 39 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:20,425 sac-cid-ānanda, eternal, full of bliss, full of knowledge. 40 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:28,621 Unfortunately, in this material, conditional life we are changing different bodies, 41 00:04:28,622 --> 00:04:33,329 but we are not getting situated again 42 00:04:33,330 --> 00:04:40,556 in that spiritual platform where there is no birth, no death. 43 00:04:40,557 --> 00:04:41,882 There is no science. 44 00:04:41,883 --> 00:04:46,152 The other day one psychiatrist came to see me. 45 00:04:46,153 --> 00:04:49,433 “And where is your education 46 00:04:49,434 --> 00:04:56,549 for understanding the soul— his constitutional position?” 47 00:04:56,550 --> 00:05:01,866 So practically the whole world is in darkness. 48 00:05:01,867 --> 00:05:08,929 They are interested with fifty, sixty or hundred years of this span of life, 49 00:05:08,930 --> 00:05:15,004 but they do not know that we are eternal, 50 00:05:15,005 --> 00:05:22,680 blissful and full of knowledge, and due to this material body 51 00:05:22,681 --> 00:05:27,150 you’re subjected to birth, death, old age and disease. 52 00:05:27,151 --> 00:05:32,264 And this is going on continuously. 53 00:05:32,265 --> 00:05:41,068 So Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, out of His great compassion for the fallen souls: 54 00:05:41,069 --> 00:05:43,253 He appeared. 55 00:05:43,254 --> 00:05:46,467 Kṛṣṇa comes also. 56 00:05:46,468 --> 00:05:50,731 But Kṛṣṇa is not so liberal. 57 00:05:50,732 --> 00:05:55,207 Kṛṣṇa makes condition that “First of all you surrender. 58 00:05:55,208 --> 00:05:58,987 Then I take charge of you.” 59 00:05:58,988 --> 00:06:05,785 But Caitanya Mahāprabhu is more compassionate than Kṛṣṇa, 60 00:06:05,786 --> 00:06:11,190 although Kṛṣṇa and Caitanya Mahāprabhu: The same thing. 61 00:06:11,191 --> 00:06:21,633 So by Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s mercy we are so easily understanding Kṛṣṇa. 62 00:06:21,634 --> 00:06:26,818 So that Caitanya Mahāprabhu is present here. 63 00:06:26,819 --> 00:06:29,811 You worship Him. 64 00:06:29,812 --> 00:06:33,520 It is not very difficult. 65 00:06:33,521 --> 00:06:39,041 yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtanaiḥ prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ 66 00:06:39,042 --> 00:06:44,296 kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam [SB 11.5.32] 67 00:06:44,297 --> 00:06:46,236 Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtanam. 68 00:06:46,237 --> 00:06:51,510 You simply chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, and whatever you can, 69 00:06:51,511 --> 00:06:53,071 offer Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 70 00:06:53,072 --> 00:06:55,111 He is very kind. 71 00:06:55,112 --> 00:06:58,280 He does not take offense. 72 00:06:58,281 --> 00:07:02,428 Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa worship is little difficult. 73 00:07:02,429 --> 00:07:08,016 We have to worship Him with great awe and veneration. 74 00:07:08,017 --> 00:07:16,013 But Caitanya Mahāprabhu has voluntarily come to deliver the fallen souls. 75 00:07:16,014 --> 00:07:19,721 Little service: He is satisfied. 76 00:07:19,722 --> 00:07:22,069 He will be satisfied. 77 00:07:22,070 --> 00:07:23,470 But no ne… Don’t… 78 00:07:23,471 --> 00:07:24,706 Do not neglect. 79 00:07:24,707 --> 00:07:28,551 Because He is very kind and compassionate, 80 00:07:28,552 --> 00:07:32,750 that does not mean we should forget His position. 81 00:07:32,751 --> 00:07:35,923 He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 82 00:07:35,924 --> 00:07:42,520 So we should offer Him very great respect, and as far possible… 83 00:07:42,521 --> 00:07:52,039 But the advantage is that Caitanya Mahāprabhu does not take any offense. 84 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:57,479 And to worship Him—to please Him—is very easy. 85 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:02,404 yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtanaiḥ prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ [SB 11.5.32] 86 00:08:02,405 --> 00:08:09,213 Simply you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and dance, 87 00:08:09,214 --> 00:08:13,046 and Caitanya Mahāprabhu will be very pleased. 88 00:08:13,047 --> 00:08:16,964 He introduced this dancing and chanting, 89 00:08:16,965 --> 00:08:26,312 and this is the [indistinct] easiest process for God realization. 90 00:08:26,313 --> 00:08:30,377 So, as far as possible… 91 00:08:30,378 --> 00:08:32,570 If possible, twenty-four hours. 92 00:08:32,571 --> 00:08:40,286 And if that is not possible, at least four times, six times, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra 93 00:08:40,287 --> 00:08:45,573 before Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and you will get success in your life. 94 00:08:45,574 --> 00:08:48,811 This is a fact. 95 00:08:48,812 --> 00:08:56,403 So I am very glad that you are worshiping Caitanya Mahāprabhu, Nityānanda Prabhu. 96 00:08:56,404 --> 00:08:59,348 So, continue to do this. 97 00:08:59,349 --> 00:09:05,212 There is no need of installing Rādhā- Kṛṣṇa; at least at the present moment. 98 00:09:05,213 --> 00:09:12,472 When you become more advanced in spiritual consciousness, you can establish. 99 00:09:12,473 --> 00:09:16,289 But even if you do not establish: It doesn’t matter. 100 00:09:16,290 --> 00:09:20,481 Caitanya Mahāprabhu is sufficient. 101 00:09:20,482 --> 00:09:25,387 śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya rādhā-kṛṣṇa nahe anya [Caitanya Bhāgavata] 102 00:09:25,388 --> 00:09:29,531 Caitanya Mahāprabhu is combination of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. 103 00:09:29,532 --> 00:09:34,438 In one place you worship Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. 104 00:09:34,439 --> 00:09:42,023 So, I see this place is very nice, and you are also very nice. 105 00:09:42,024 --> 00:09:49,851 And, take advantage of this opportunity, and go on chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, 106 00:09:49,852 --> 00:09:53,350 and worship Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 107 00:09:53,351 --> 00:09:55,318 He will bless you sufficiently 108 00:09:55,319 --> 00:10:02,850 to become successful in getting shelter of the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. 109 00:10:02,851 --> 00:10:07,689 Thank you very much. 110 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:07,691 Subtitles by Pratyatoṣa Dāsa, Causelessmercy.com