rain comes from sun god-not clouds–SP

Prabhupāda: Yes. Sometimes the Māyāvādī philosophers, they give this example that “As all the rivers come down to the ocean, and then business is finished.” But our philosophy is not so scanty. We do not wish to mix with the ocean, we want to go deep into the ocean. They give this example, nirākāra. Because ocean is, it is not nirākāra but it is, still they say nirākāra. Ocean is ākāra, we see around place (indistinct). But anyway, their philosophy is that you come to the ocean by different paths, then it becomes mixed. But they do not know, even though you come to the ocean, immediately you’ll be evaporated. The ocean water is evaporated. The sun is always evaporating. Now you will be perhaps surprised, the modern science, they believe that the ocean water is,turns into cloud, but actually that is not the fact. The fact is that theocean water is taken by the sun. Now, now there is heat, ocean water is evaporated always, where is the cloud? Where is the cloud? For three years (India was in a drought ) the ocean water is being taken away by the sunshine, but why there is no cloud and no rain? Why? What is the answer of the scientist? Actually the cloud, when the sun, sun god that he ejects the water again, that becomes cloud. The rain comes from the sun, and the sun is taking the water, reserving, and when you deserve, it gives it. There is some control.

So, we are suffering for want of rain, but you do not know how to get rain. We are, of course, making arrangements to feed the poor on account of scarcity of rain. That’s all right, you are doing, but if there is no rain, how long you will go on with this philanthropy work? That is our question. How long? What stock you have got in your store, so that you can continually, you can go on? What you, what is the answer? You must have rain, and produce grain. Now you have got some stock of grain, you are distributing. That’s all right, you have got money, that’s all right. But when there will be all stock finished, and still there is no rain, what you will do?

Because rain is not in your hand. Rain is not in your hand. It is in higher authorities.So what you will do? But the process is given there in the Bhagavad-gītā, yajñād bhavati parjanyo parjanyād anna–sambhavaḥ. Yajña, but they will not take the yajña. (the sacrifice of chanting Holy Names mantra)They have made a vow, (indistinct). No, we are not going to make anyyajña. We are requesting, that you are distributing, at the same time perform yajña. Yajña, not that you have to expend so much money. Simply this saṅkīrtana–yajña. Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su–medhasaḥ [SB 11.5.32]. Simply chanting. You are distributing food, that’s all right. Why not allow them to chant Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra? What is the loss? But they’ll not accept it. They’ll not accept it. This is the dog’s obstinacy, against Kṛṣṇa consciousness. But they cannot answer. Just suppose, if your stock of grain is finished, then what you will do, if there’s no rain. You cannot produce rain in your factory, rain or grain or anything, in your factory or mill. That is not possible.

So people have become so fallen, they cannot understand the instruction of Bhagavad-gītā, although they are very much proud that reading Bhagavad-gītā daily. What you have understood? Then they cannot say anything. We have understood Kṛṣṇa means “this black spot“. This rascal hasn’t understood Bhagavad-gītā and he’s preachingBhagavad-gītā. Just see the fault. So this is going on. So our, this Kṛṣṇaconsciousness movement is a war declared against all these rascals. We have got many enemies, but we don’t care for them. Still we shall go on. Johnny Walker (seems the liquor of Indian choice?) is still going strong. (loud laughter) End.

final note: Srila Prabhupada is giving one nice example above of how it is the Sun god, when he is pleased, who is giving us water, not clouds. Similarly this example can be extrapolated into every aspect of our lives. Namely, we need so many things but think- if I just work harder or smarter, then ” I ” will get them. Unfortunately this is not how things work. There are 5 factors for every action given in Bg. And the most important of these 5, is the Supersoul, who sanctions every action within this material world. Without His approval, no matter how hard we work or how smart we can become, things will not go the way we want them to. Therefore a conclusion from above, is to understand how things are going on and place ourselves within these natural laws of nature while we are learning to surrender to Krsna.

Hare Krsna

Damaghosa das