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“Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is always engaged in pure devotional service is the

What Kṛṣṇa speaks, He speaks for all eternity; it does not change. It does not matter what our present occupation is or what Arjuna’s occupation was – we only have to change But we do not know what our real self-interest is. Actually, we do not have self-interest, but sense interest.

Although the boy grows into manhood, the living entity within the body is not changed. It is not that the self who was there as a boy has gone away. Just as living entities are not bewildered by this, an enlightened man is not bewildered when the body But a person who does not understand things as they are laments. It is not that we always change to a human body.

The Vedas enjoin us not to remain in this darkness but to transfer ourselves to the world of illumination The word darkness has a twofold meaning; it not only means without light, but it means ignorance.

Animals do not have really developed intelligence and so cannot enjoy life as a human being can. Why not? The enjoying energy, the spiritual spark, has left, and therefore the body has no power. If one looks further into the matter with a little intelligence, he can understand that it was not the Although we may not be aware of it, it is not possible for the body to experience enjoyment without the Not only was it enjoying within the body, but it was maintaining the body.

Do not fear.” (Gītā 18.66)

Yet we are not attracted to Him. Why is this? The reason is given by Kṛṣṇa Himself:

They do not avail themselves of higher consciousness because that is not possible in the lower forms If a human being follows the activities of the animals and does not avail himself of his ability to elevate By the grace of Kṛṣṇa we are given a highly developed body and intelligence, but if we do not utilize This chance is given by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, and if we do not take it, are we not the lowest among men

He who is in Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not care for material distress, insult, or honor because he is He knows well that distress, honor, and insult pertain to the body only and that he is not the body. So one who knows he is not the body is not disturbed, for he knows the soul cannot be caught, tortured He who is conversant with the science of Kṛṣṇa knows perfectly well that he is not the body, that he He is not concerned with the modes of goodness, passion, or ignorance but with Kṛṣṇa.

We should therefore not think that Kṛṣṇa is required to descend upon this material world and engage in It is not that He has to undergo penances to acquire knowledge or that He at any time has to receive One who can understand that this is Kṛṣṇa’s position does not have to return to the cycle of birth and illusion, we spend our lifetimes trying to make adjustments to this material atmosphere, but this is not

One should not think that his service in the material world and his service in the spiritual atmosphere This is because we have experience that being a servant in the material world is not very enjoyable, but transcendental service is not like this. So we should be careful not to carry materialistic ideas into the spiritual realm.

“That supreme abode of Mine is not illumined by the sun or moon, nor by fire or electricity.

I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O Lord of the Bhāratas [Arjuna].”

mankind, whose knowledge is stolen by illusion, and who partake of the atheistic nature of demons do not

We should not think that all planets have the same quality of life, yet there is uniformity in the sense We should not think, therefore, that just because a planet is not composed primarily of earth, or because the atmosphere does not duplicate ours, that there is no life on these planets.

He who is not a devotee, who does not strive for Kṛṣṇa consciousness, cannot understand. The Bhagavad-gītā is not a book that one can just purchase from the bookstore and understand by scholarship Arjuna was not a great scholar, nor a Vedāntist, nor a philosopher, nor a brāhmaṇa, nor a renunciant;

“One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body

It does not mean that we are finished just because we change our bodies. If we do not know where to go, then we will simply say, “Oh, we do not know what is superior and inferior

It is recommended instead that one become submissive, realizing that not only is he an insignificant and that in New York the individual is only one out of millions, then one can understand that he is not Realizing our insignificance in the face of the universe and God, we should not be artificially puffed-up We should be very careful not to fall prey to the frog philosophy.

A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.” (Gītā 2.13)