Nitai: "Those who have given up all varieties of religiosity and who have surrendered to Krṣṇa alone by fixing their minds on His lotus feet may not have fully realized Him. But due to their simply surrendering unto Him they have become attached to His name, fame, quality, and pastimes. By such surrender they have become completely purified of all sinful reactions, although they may not have accepted the principles of atonement. Even in dreams such a surrendered soul does not see Yamaraja or his order carriers equipped with ropes for binding sinful men."

Prabhupada:

sakrn manaḥ; krṣṇa-padaravindayor
nivesitaṁ tad-guṇa-ragi yair iha
na te yamaṁ pasa-bhrtas ca tad-bhaṭan
svapne 'pi pasyanti hi cirṇa-niṣkrtaḥ;
[SB 6.1.19]

So this is the profit of Krṣṇa conscious person. Krṣṇa is so attractive that if anyone only once has fully applied his mind in thinking of Krṣṇa and surrendering, then he becomes immediately saved from all miserable condition of this material life. So that is our perfection of life. Somehow or other, we surrender to the lotus feet of Krṣṇa. So here it is stressed, sakrt. Sakrt means "only once." So if so much profit is there simply once thinking of Krṣṇa, then we can imagine, those who are always engaged in thinking of Krṣṇa by chanting the Hare Krṣṇa mantra, what is their position. They are very safe. So much so that it is said, na te yamaṁ pasa-bhrtas ca tad-bhaṭan svapne 'pi pasyanti. Svapna means dreaming. Dreaming is false. To see the Yamadutas, or the carriers of order of Yamaraja, superintendent of death, to see face to face... At the time of death, when one very sinful man is dying, he sees the Yamaraja or the order carriers of Yamaraja. They are very fierce looking. Sometimes the man on the deathbed becomes very much fearful, cries, "Save me, save me." This also happened to Ajamila. And that is the story we shall narrate later on. But he was saved. For his past activities in Krṣṇa consciousness, he was saved. That story we shall get later on.

So this is the safest position. Otherwise this material world is full of danger. It is dangerous place. It is said in the Bhagavad-gita, duḥ;khalayam. It is the place of miseries. You cannot become happy in a place which is meant for miseries. That we have to understand. Krṣṇa says, the Supreme Personality, that duḥ;khalayam asasvatam: [Bg. 8.15] this material world is place of miserable condition. And that also asasvatam, not permanent. You cannot stay. Even if you make a compromise that "Never mind it is place of misery. I shall make adjustment and I shall stay here..." People are so much attached in this material world, I have got practical experience. In 1958 or '57, when I first published this book, Easy Journey to Other Planets, so I met one gentleman. He was very enthusiastic, "So we can go to other planet? You are giving such information?" "Yes. And if you go, you will not come back." "No, no, then I don't want to go." (laughter) He said the whole idea is that we shall go another planet just like they are making the fun. They are going to moon planet, but they could not stay there. They're coming back. That is scientific advancement. And if you go there, why don't you stay there? And I read the newspaper that when the Russian aeronautics went, they were looking down, "Where is Moscow?" (laughter)

So our attachment is so strong. That even it is duḥ;khalayam... Just like some hogs, they are living in filthy place and eating stool. And if you say that "I will take you somewhere else, a good place," then they will not go there. This happened. It is stated in the Bhagavata that once the king of heaven, he was cursed to become hog. And he was living amongst the hog society. And when Lord Brahma came to call him back, that "Mr. such and such, for your bad behavior you became hog. Now come back to heaven," so he refused, "No, I have got so much responsibility. I cannot go." You see? This is material... It is called maya, illusion. Even you are in the most abominable condition of life, we will feel, "Now we are very happy." So that is our position. We do not want to leave this place. Therefore we create nationalism, Communism, this "ism," that "ism," because we want to stay here permanently. But unfortunately nobody will be allowed to stay even if you want to stay. That is the miserable condition of material life. Duḥ;khalayam asasvatam [Bg. 8.15]. So we have to leave this place. And when we leave, then, according to our proportion of sinful or pious activities, we get next body. So those who are very, very sinful, they go to the hellish condition of life, the planets. They are down this universe. There is the kingdom of Pluto, or Yamaraja. And he comes at the time of death, and the sinful man... Is very, very fierceful, odd looking, and they come to take. So here it is said that one who has once surrendered to Krṣṇa, for them there is no such fear. Even in dream they will not see the order-carriers of Yamaraja.

So the Krṣṇa consciousness movement is giving this benefit to the human society. It is very easy, not difficult. Without any condition. You simply chant and remember Krṣṇa. It is not at all difficult. Everyone can... Here you are seeing the Deity of Krṣṇa. So while chanting, if you remember this Deity, is it very difficult? We are opening these centers, giving this education, and from sastras, all information we are giving. So you take advantage of it. Don't spoil life. Labdhva sudurlabham idaṁ bahu-sambhavante [SB 11.9.29]. This human form of life is obtained after many, many millions of years. We have to come through the evolutionary process from aquatics to plants, trees, insects, serpents, birds, beasts. In this way we have come to this human form of life. And in this life we can hear about Krṣṇa, think about Krṣṇa, see Krṣṇa's Deity, so many opportunities. And if you take this opportunity, be accustomed to think of Krṣṇa... When we speak of Krṣṇa, means God. Krṣṇa is the God, Supreme. Krṣṇas tu bhagavan svayam [SB 1.3.28]. Krṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So Krṣṇa has very kindly agreed to come to your city, Denver city, this temple. Take advantage of it. Come daily, see Krṣṇa, think of Krṣṇa, chant Hare Krṣṇa, take Krṣṇa's prasadam, and be happy. This is our movement. We want to see that everyone is happy. That is the Vedic vision. Sarve sukhino bhavantu. This is human life. Human life means paropakara. That is Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission, to do others something auspicious. That is human life. The animal life means do..., "For my good, I will do harm to many others." That is animal life. So this is not life, the human life, that for our sense gratification, we are killing so many animals, we are doing so many mischievous things, we are cheating others. We can do that, but we are becoming more and more implicated. At the time of death the Yamaraja will come and take us to the hellish condition. Therefore foolish people they want to forget that there is next life. No, there is next life. We are discussing every day. Next life is there. We are every moment getting a different body. This is the scientific study. I do not know why they cannot understand. This is biology. Biology means we are, every moment we are getting a new body. This is biology.

So we have to give up this body and we have to accept another body. So labor or work for such body which will no more be material body. This is intelligence. Mad-yajino 'pi yanti mam [Bg. 9.25]. Next body means as we are acting, according to the resultant action of our activities, we get next body. Karmaṇa daiva-netreṇa jantur deha upapattaye [SB 3.31.1]. How you get next life? In this life we are acting in a certain way, and by nature we shall get a similar body. Nature's law is so perfect that the law you... Just like infection. I have several times explained. You infect some disease, the disease will come out. Not that somebody will come to award you the disease. By nature's way, it will come out. If you say that "Somebody will come," no. The nature's law is so perfect. Just like if you touch fire, immediately it will burn, not that you have to wait. Similarly, nature's law. It is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, prakrteḥ; kriyamaṇani guṇaiḥ; karmaṇi sarvasaḥ; [Bg. 3.27]. As you are associating with different modes of material nature, you are creating your future.

So there is future life. You should take it. You should try to understand it. It is not very difficult, but by the modern education we have become so dull-headed, we cannot understand the simple truth that we have to change this body. Vasaṁsi jirṇani yatha vihaya [Bg. 2.22]. So this is a fact. You take it. So we must have the next life at least without any danger. Not to go to the hellish planet. At least remain in this planet. That we can do. Yanti bhutani bhutejya. If you want to stick to this planet or this world, that also you can get the facility. And if you want to go to the higher planets, that also you can get. And if you go to the hellish planet, that also the possibility is there. And if you want to go to Krṣṇa, that possibility... [break] ...yanti mad-yajino 'pi mam [Bg. 9.25]. So we are creating a situation by our activities, our next life. This is the fact. So why not work for going back to Krṣṇa? This is intelligence. So what is the benefit of going to Krṣṇa? Yad gatva na nivartante tad dhama paramam [Bg. 15.6]. You won't have to again come back and accept this material body. This is benefit.

So sakrd api krṣṇa manaḥ;. Mind has to be fixed up to something. The yogis, karmis, the jñanis and the bhaktas. The karmis, their mind is fixed up, "Where to get money? Where to get money?" That's all. This is karmi. Just to live comfortably, enjoy sense gratification, this is karmi. And jñani means they want to... Because they are disgusted. They are better than the karmis. They want to merge into the impersonal Brahman effulgence, jñani. And yogi, they... Actual, their business is, yogi, dhyanavasthita-tad-gatena manasa pasyanti yaṁ yoginaḥ; [SB 12.13.1]. The yogis, they are always in meditation and thinking of Krṣṇa. That is real yogi, not to show some gymnastic feats. These things are required to concentrate the mind. But where to concentrate the mind? Concentrate the mind in the Supreme Soul, or Krṣṇa, or Viṣṇu. That is yoga system. So a Krṣṇa conscious person is above all of them because by nature, by chanting Hare Krṣṇa mantra, he cannot think anything else except Krṣṇa. He is worshiping the Deity in the temple, he is going to distribute books, Krṣṇa books, he is talking of Krṣṇa, he is eating krṣṇa-prasadam, and always absorbed in Krṣṇa. So here it is said sakrd api. If once one does like this, he becomes saved. So if we go on with this habit, Krṣṇa consciousness, then our position is very secure, and keep yourself in that secure position rigidly. Then your life is successful.

Thank you very much. (end)

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