This is not a proper civilization. Simply concentrating on these four different bodily necessities of life—eating, sleeping, mating and defending—no. This life is not meant for, simply for this hard work like animals, and satisfy oneself by sex life. This is hog’s life. The hog is also working whole day very hard, eating all nonsense, and very much satisfied with sex life. This life is for voluntarily giving oneself for understanding what is God. That is necessary.
So we are dealing with this subject matter authoritatively from Vedic literature. It is coming since a very long time, so there is no bluff, there is no charge; there is no particular type of labor. You can take advantage of this, and you are always welcome, and I think you shall take this matter seriously and attend this meeting. Thank you very much.
If you have got any question you can put; I shall try to answer. Have you got any question? No. Now try to understand: if you have got any doubts, you can question. Yes. Because this is a discussion. We are trying to understand God, so you must understand it nicely. Question is one of the items for understanding.
- tad viddhi praṇipātena
- paripraśnena sevayā
- (BG 4.34)
In the Bhagavad-gītā, it is stated that to understand the transcendental science, the science of God, these things are required. What is that? You must find out a person who can answer. You cannot ask the question of God to a storekeeper. No. One who is conversant in the science. Anything.
Suppose if you want to learn engineering, you have to go to some engineer; or if you want to learn medical science, then you have to admit yourself to a medical college. Similarly, if you want to learn about God, then you must approach a person who is conversant in the science of God. That thing first required. Then tad viddhi praṇipātena (BG 4.34). Praṇipāt means you must find out a person where you can, I mean to say, surrender. You should not go to a person who is less intelligent than you. That is useless. That is useless, because you cannot learn from him anything. You should go to a person who is at least more intelligent than you. Better to pick up a very intelligent person who can answer all the questions.