Hare Krsna-
Below we have cuttings from two different lectures. The first one Srila Prabhupada explains how everybody here in this material world is a madman. And later on he also admits he himself was also trying to stay here, but Krsna crushed all his “plans” and removed all impediments due to his bhakti for Him.
damaghosa das
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CC Madhya 20.107 NY July 13 1976
So the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to make the nitya–baddhas again nitya–
When a man becomes ghostly haunted and he talks all nonsense… Similarly, anyone who is within this material world, they are all madmen. And Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement means to cure them by this treatment. So if anyone accepts this treatment, then he can make progress very quickly. Just like any madman, if he is under proper treatment, there is hope of his being cured. But the modern education is that to keep him madman. That is the defect of modern civilization. Everyone is madman within this material world, and the modern education is to keep him madman. Therefore they cannot understand our philosophy. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness philosophy is very bona fide and most essential philosophy. Madman cannot understand, but that does not mean the process of treatment should be stopped. No. It must go on. It cannot be stopped.
…Here in this material world we are trying to become happy. Just like in your country is supposed to be most advanced in material civilization. They are trying to be happy. But we can see even in this New York City, nobody wants, still, twenty-four hours there is blazing fire: “gan-gan-gan-gan-gan-
So this dull brain has to be cured. All rascals, mūḍha. It is a fact. Namāṁ duṣkṛtino mūḍhāḥ p
So you cannot stop it. You cannot stop it. That is not possible. Therefore those who are advanced in knowledge, they do not try for all these nonsense, improving material condition. It will not make happy; it will increase problems. The so-called happiness will increase problems, and you have to deal with that problem, then again another problem, another problem. Daivī hy eṣā
...Dharma means occupational duty. Here we are engaged in temporary occupational duty. That this dull brain cannot understand. Now I have got Indian body or American body, I am engaged in American consciousness, but as soon as the body is changed, I get the dog’s body, then dog’s consciousness. Whole thing changed. So therefore it is temporary. This consciousness is temporary, say for fifty years or a hundred years utmost. But this dull brain cannot understand that there is a life of eternity, blissful knowledge. The dull bra… So to… Just like a madman cannot understand. So our task is very difficult. We have to cure so many. It is not possible to cure all of them, but as far as possible we are trying to cure, and simply one has to accept this philosophy seriously, then he’ll get knowledge. Sad–
CC Madhya 20118-119 NY Nov 23 1966
..I give him intelligence.” Why? What for? Yena mām upayānti te: “By which he can come back to Me.” That buddhi–yogam. He’ll help you. If you think something… If He takes seriously about your case, if you are fully surrendered, then He’ll direct you in such a way that you cannot go elsewhere except to Him, even sometimes you may find that “He is doing something against my will.” Ihave got my personal experien
So sometimes, if Kṛṣṇa takes special care for you, He’ll do in such a way that you will have no other way than to go back. He’ll take charge, take charge. If we sincerely want Kṛṣṇa, if He sees that “Here is a person. He wants Me. But he’s a foolish. He wants Me; at the same time he wants to enjoy this material world. So crush this, crush this, his material propensities, and let him become simply devoted.” Yes. Sometimes we see like that.
getting the fields ready for the plants
below here is 10 rows potatoes-about 120 plants-each will produce
about a large bag of spuds
another beautiful sunrise to see-sure beats looking at traffic and smog….
