0 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,101 Story 02 Again become mouse 1 00:00:00,102 --> 00:00:01,900 PRABHUPĀDA: …this is animalistic civilization. 2 00:00:01,901 --> 00:00:07,236 Nature gave us the opportunity to realize God, 3 00:00:07,237 --> 00:00:11,664 but God-realization is meant for human being. 4 00:00:11,665 --> 00:00:15,794 The human being, if he does not realize God, 5 00:00:15,795 --> 00:00:19,171 he’s simply engaged in animalistic way of life: 6 00:00:19,172 --> 00:00:20,870 eating, sleeping, mating. 7 00:00:20,871 --> 00:00:25,017 Then nature will call, “All right, sir, again become animal.” 8 00:00:25,018 --> 00:00:32,980 Punar mūṣiko bhava: “Again become a mouse.” 9 00:00:32,981 --> 00:00:35,204 You know this story? 10 00:00:35,205 --> 00:00:37,616 Punar mūṣiko bhava. 11 00:00:37,617 --> 00:00:38,958 There is a story. 12 00:00:38,959 --> 00:00:43,808 There is a very nice story. 13 00:00:43,809 --> 00:00:49,262 One rat, a mouse, he came to a saintly person. 14 00:00:49,263 --> 00:00:53,802 A saintly… Everyone comes to [a] saintly person for some blessing, you see. 15 00:00:53,803 --> 00:00:55,139 Real blessing they don’t want. 16 00:00:55,140 --> 00:00:57,049 Some material blessing. 17 00:00:57,050 --> 00:00:59,211 Real blessing—Kṛṣṇa— they don’t want. 18 00:00:59,212 --> 00:01:03,235 But if you give him some blessing that “You become very rich man and leader…” 19 00:01:03,236 --> 00:01:04,944 They… Very well; please. 20 00:01:04,945 --> 00:01:11,241 So this mouse also came and begged the saintly person, “Sir, I am in difficulty. 21 00:01:11,242 --> 00:01:12,787 If you give me some blessing?” 22 00:01:12,788 --> 00:01:14,182 “A what is that?” 23 00:01:14,183 --> 00:01:18,375 “Na; the cat chases after me always. 24 00:01:18,376 --> 00:01:19,890 I’m very unhappy.” 25 00:01:19,891 --> 00:01:21,295 “So what do you want?” 26 00:01:21,296 --> 00:01:26,217 “Now, if you make me a cat, then I can get relief from this…” 27 00:01:26,218 --> 00:01:28,331 “All right, you become cat.” 28 00:01:28,332 --> 00:01:29,797 So he became cat. 29 00:01:29,798 --> 00:01:33,588 So after few days, again he comes. 30 00:01:33,589 --> 00:01:35,416 “Sir, again I am in trouble.” 31 00:01:35,417 --> 00:01:36,132 “What is that?” 32 00:01:36,133 --> 00:01:40,002 “The dog is chasing…” 33 00:01:40,003 --> 00:01:42,998 Ah, don’t laugh, hear seriously. 34 00:01:42,999 --> 00:01:44,388 “Dog is chasing…” 35 00:01:44,389 --> 00:01:47,045 “All right, then, what do you want?” 36 00:01:47,046 --> 00:01:50,315 “Na, make me a tiger.” 37 00:01:50,316 --> 00:01:53,930 “All right; you become a tiger.” 38 00:01:53,931 --> 00:02:01,327 So, when he became a tiger he was staring on the saintly person like this. 39 00:02:01,328 --> 00:02:06,735 So, he asked, “Why you are staring upon me; you want to eat me?” 40 00:02:06,736 --> 00:02:08,501 “Yes.” 41 00:02:08,502 --> 00:02:13,660 So he again curses, punar mūṣiko…: “Again you become mouse. 42 00:02:13,661 --> 00:02:14,789 Again you become mouse.” 43 00:02:14,790 --> 00:02:17,295 So that is our position. 44 00:02:17,296 --> 00:02:21,218 We are advanced in civilization. 45 00:02:21,219 --> 00:02:24,803 Now we want to kill God. 46 00:02:24,804 --> 00:02:31,736 So we are again going to be uncivilized, to remain in the forest and to remain naked. 47 00:02:31,737 --> 00:02:35,472 Actually, they are practicing that: nature’s life. 48 00:02:35,473 --> 00:02:39,548 So again they are going to be aborigines. 49 00:02:39,549 --> 00:02:42,459 And that is being practiced. 50 00:02:42,460 --> 00:02:45,676 They are going to the forest; they remain naked. 51 00:02:45,677 --> 00:02:56,668 So, actually, punar mūṣiko bhava: “Again become mouse.” 52 00:02:56,669 --> 00:02:56,670 Subtitles by Pratyatoṣa Dāsa, Causelessmercy.com