0 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,320 Arr NY 1973-04-05 This Life is Not Very Congenial 1 00:00:01,321 --> 00:00:05,031 ANNOUNCER: The following is an arrival address lecture 2 00:00:05,032 --> 00:00:11,474 given by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, 3 00:00:11,475 --> 00:00:17,973 recorded on April 5th, 1973, in New York. 4 00:00:17,974 --> 00:00:21,021 PRABHUPĀDA: Ladies and Gentlemen, 5 00:00:21,022 --> 00:00:34,386 I thank you very much for kindly receiving me in this honorable way. 6 00:00:34,387 --> 00:00:38,934 According to our Vaiṣṇava philosophy, 7 00:00:38,935 --> 00:00:44,073 whatever honor is offered to the spiritual master: 8 00:00:44,074 --> 00:00:51,767 That is transferred to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. 9 00:00:51,768 --> 00:00:59,259 yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi [Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura] 10 00:00:59,260 --> 00:01:05,906 Our… This philosophy— Vaiṣṇava philosophy: 11 00:01:05,907 --> 00:01:13,031 It teaches that if you please your spiritual master, 12 00:01:13,032 --> 00:01:16,452 then God is also pleased. 13 00:01:16,453 --> 00:01:24,193 Because the spiritual master is the most confidential servant of God: 14 00:01:24,194 --> 00:01:31,038 Therefore, by honoring the spiritual master, 15 00:01:31,039 --> 00:01:35,062 the Supreme Personality of Godhead is honored. 16 00:01:35,063 --> 00:01:43,350 Just like in English language there is the word, “If you love me, love my dog.” 17 00:01:43,351 --> 00:01:57,033 So the spiritual master is the “dog” of God; therefore if the spiritual master is patted, 18 00:01:57,034 --> 00:01:59,705 God is very much pleased. 19 00:01:59,706 --> 00:02:07,179 Now, so far our movement is concerned… 20 00:02:07,180 --> 00:02:11,681 You know, more or less, about our movement. 21 00:02:11,682 --> 00:02:15,621 But you should know that this is the most scientific, 22 00:02:15,622 --> 00:02:23,001 authorized movement in the human society, 23 00:02:23,002 --> 00:02:32,500 because the movement is based on the authority of Bhagavad-gītā. 24 00:02:32,501 --> 00:02:38,878 Bhagavad-gītā is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead 25 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:43,302 for the benefit of the whole human society. 26 00:02:43,303 --> 00:02:50,332 Do not take Bhagavad-gītā or Kṛṣṇa as something sectarian: 27 00:02:50,333 --> 00:02:53,133 “Hindu God,” “Hindu scripture.” 28 00:02:53,134 --> 00:02:56,761 No; it is meant for everyone. 29 00:02:56,762 --> 00:03:04,010 These names, “Hindu,” “Muslim,” “Christian,” or “Buddhist:” 30 00:03:04,011 --> 00:03:08,279 These are the designation of the body. 31 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,291 Actual religion is different. 32 00:03:12,292 --> 00:03:19,890 Actual religion means to understand God and to develop your love for God. 33 00:03:19,891 --> 00:03:21,766 That is actual religion. 34 00:03:21,767 --> 00:03:27,526 It doesn’t matter through which religion you develop your love for God, 35 00:03:27,527 --> 00:03:29,990 but the test is, 36 00:03:29,991 --> 00:03:38,392 you are first-class religionist if you have developed your dormant love of God. 37 00:03:38,393 --> 00:03:46,904 So this movement is meant for awakening the dormant love of God. 38 00:03:46,905 --> 00:03:50,843 So, the subject matter is very serious. 39 00:03:50,844 --> 00:03:56,446 We are distributing the subject matter in so many books. 40 00:03:56,447 --> 00:04:02,246 We have already big, big books—about twenty books—and small books also. 41 00:04:02,247 --> 00:04:10,104 Just now one book published: Rāja-vidyā, the King of Knowledge. 42 00:04:10,105 --> 00:04:13,088 There are different kinds of knowledge. 43 00:04:13,089 --> 00:04:17,071 But as there are different types of citizens, 44 00:04:17,072 --> 00:04:21,190 but in the state there is a king or the president. 45 00:04:21,191 --> 00:04:25,208 Similarly, there are different types of knowledge, 46 00:04:25,209 --> 00:04:30,576 but we are distributing the king of knowledge: 47 00:04:30,577 --> 00:04:34,280 God consciousness— Kṛṣṇa consciousness. 48 00:04:34,281 --> 00:04:42,183 So the necessity of this movement is that we are creating brain. 49 00:04:42,184 --> 00:04:47,581 At the present moment the human society is lacking brain. 50 00:04:47,582 --> 00:04:55,271 Exactly they are living like cats and dogs: Not with human brain. 51 00:04:55,272 --> 00:04:58,340 In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, 52 00:04:58,341 --> 00:05:02,721 cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ [Bg. 4.13] 53 00:05:02,722 --> 00:05:13,710 The human society must be divided into four classes or divisions (catur-varṇya): 54 00:05:13,711 --> 00:05:18,616 The brāhmaṇa, the kṣatriya, the vaiśya, and the śūdra. 55 00:05:18,617 --> 00:05:22,455 Brāhmaṇa means the most intelligent class of men. 56 00:05:22,456 --> 00:05:26,132 And kṣatriya means administrators. 57 00:05:26,133 --> 00:05:29,544 And the vaiśya means mercantile people. 58 00:05:29,545 --> 00:05:32,885 And śūdra means ordinary workers. 59 00:05:32,886 --> 00:05:36,624 All of them are required proportionately. 60 00:05:36,625 --> 00:05:42,586 Just like to keep up your body you require your head, you require your arms, 61 00:05:42,587 --> 00:05:47,524 you require your belly, and you require your legs also. 62 00:05:47,525 --> 00:05:53,131 Comparatively studying, head is [more] important than the leg, 63 00:05:53,132 --> 00:05:56,974 but that does not mean leg is unimportant. 64 00:05:56,975 --> 00:06:00,987 Everything wanted for the upkeep of the body. 65 00:06:00,988 --> 00:06:07,015 Similarly, for upkeep of the society—human society— 66 00:06:07,016 --> 00:06:13,399 there must be intelligent class of men, there must be administrator class of men, 67 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:19,068 there must be productive class of men, and there must be worker class of men. 68 00:06:19,069 --> 00:06:21,026 At the present moment, 69 00:06:21,027 --> 00:06:26,491 the human society is giving stress on the mercantile class of men 70 00:06:26,492 --> 00:06:28,922 and worker class of men. 71 00:06:28,923 --> 00:06:36,553 Actually, there is no intelligent class of men or administrative class of men. 72 00:06:36,554 --> 00:06:42,350 So our movement is creating some intelligent class of men. 73 00:06:42,351 --> 00:06:44,961 According to our Vedic knowledge, 74 00:06:44,962 --> 00:06:51,700 the first-class intelligent man is he who knows what is God. 75 00:06:51,701 --> 00:06:53,686 He’s first-class intelligent man. 76 00:06:53,687 --> 00:07:00,128 Otherwise cats and dogs, they also eat, sleep, have sexual intercourse, and die. 77 00:07:00,129 --> 00:07:06,745 So this life is not very congenial to the human society. 78 00:07:06,746 --> 00:07:11,516 The chaotic situation of the present human society 79 00:07:11,517 --> 00:07:18,143 is due to that there is no intelligent class of men. 80 00:07:18,144 --> 00:07:19,702 This is our challenge. 81 00:07:19,703 --> 00:07:25,544 The so-called scientists, so-called philosophers, they have no intelligence. 82 00:07:25,545 --> 00:07:31,041 Therefore the whole society [is] in the chaotic condition. 83 00:07:31,042 --> 00:07:35,783 So these boys and girls— American boys and girls— 84 00:07:35,784 --> 00:07:42,242 they’re being taught—instructed—to become first-class, intelligent man. 85 00:07:42,243 --> 00:07:44,491 This is the movement. 86 00:07:44,492 --> 00:07:46,295 But without intelligence… 87 00:07:46,296 --> 00:07:49,541 Just like your brain: If your brain is crazy… 88 00:07:49,542 --> 00:07:56,883 Your body may be very strong, but that is useless because there is no brain. 89 00:07:56,884 --> 00:08:04,739 So, at the present moment, [indistinct] especially in this Kali-yuga, 90 00:08:04,740 --> 00:08:08,008 there is lack of intelligent class of men, 91 00:08:08,009 --> 00:08:14,695 and this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is creating some intelligent class of men. 92 00:08:14,696 --> 00:08:18,739 And if other class of men follow their instruction, 93 00:08:18,740 --> 00:08:21,968 then the whole society will be peaceful, 94 00:08:21,969 --> 00:08:27,004 and they’ll be happy in this life and they’ll be happy in the next life. 95 00:08:27,005 --> 00:08:31,358 This is the sum and substance of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. 96 00:08:31,359 --> 00:08:38,589 Those who are interested will kindly come to our temple here in New… 97 00:08:38,590 --> 00:08:44,017 We have got so many temples, and we have got our temple here also: New York. 98 00:08:44,018 --> 00:08:46,853 And there are preachers also. 99 00:08:46,854 --> 00:08:48,877 We have got good preachers. 100 00:08:48,878 --> 00:08:52,195 And educated boys and girls. 101 00:08:52,196 --> 00:08:53,548 We have got books. 102 00:08:53,549 --> 00:09:01,019 So my only request is that you take some interest—active interest—in this movement. 103 00:09:01,020 --> 00:09:02,920 Try to understand it. 104 00:09:02,921 --> 00:09:07,292 And if you cooperate, the whole human society will be happy. 105 00:09:07,293 --> 00:09:13,824 Thank you very much; Hare Kṛṣṇa. 106 00:09:13,825 --> 00:09:13,826 Subtitles by Pratyatoṣa Dāsa, Causelessmercy.com