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Anyone in the most miserable condition of life, he'll think, "Oh, I am very happy." Ask him, "How are you?" "Oh, very nice. Very nice." - So there is no adjustment. A Krsna conscious person knows that here, only adjustment is to live in KC

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"Anyone in the most miserable condition of life, he'll think," |"Oh, I am very happy." |"Ask him," |"How are you?" |"Oh, very nice. Very nice." |"So there is no adjustment. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person should . . . he knows that here, only adjustment is to live in Kṛṣṇa consciousness"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1968 Conversations and Morning Walks

He has no independence, always chained and always servant, eternal servant of a particular man. He can do any harmful thing by the order of the master, he's so faithful. But still, his life is miserable, because he's dog. But he is satisfied. He thinks that, "Oh, it is a very nice life." This is called covering power of māyā, illusion. Anyone in the most miserable condition of life, he'll think, "Oh, I am very happy." Ask him, "How are you?" "Oh, very nice. Very nice." So there is no adjustment. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person should . . . he knows that here, only adjustment is to live in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the only . . . if he's materially conscious . . . what is the difference between materially conscious man and Kṛṣṇa conscious man? Materially conscious person is thinking everything as his property or enjoyable thing. And Kṛṣṇa conscious person is seeing the same thing as Kṛṣṇa's.

You can get out of this show by Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Kṛṣṇa says that this is the abode of miseries and that also temporary. Because you can accept any miserable life. That is the spell of māyā. Just like this dog life. If somebody asked me, "Would you like to be a dog? I can make you," shall I agree? Why not? Because I know that's miserable life. But the dog is satisfied. By becoming a purchased slave, very much satisfied.

He has no independence, always chained and always servant, eternal servant of a particular man. He can do any harmful thing by the order of the master, he's so faithful. But still, his life is miserable, because he's dog. But he is satisfied. He thinks that, "Oh, it is a very nice life." This is called covering power of māyā, illusion. Anyone in the most miserable condition of life, he'll think, "Oh, I am very happy." Ask him, "How are you?" "Oh, very nice. Very nice."

So there is no adjustment. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person should . . . he knows that here, only adjustment is to live in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the only . . . if he's materially conscious . . . what is the difference between materially conscious man and Kṛṣṇa conscious man? Materially conscious person is thinking everything as his property or enjoyable thing. And Kṛṣṇa conscious person is seeing the same thing as Kṛṣṇa's.

A materially conscious person is satisfied, you get him a nice, aromatic flower for his personal enjoyment; and Kṛṣṇa conscious person, he at once thinks, "It is very nice flower; it should be offered to Kṛṣṇa." The flower is there, he is there, the consciousness is changed. That's all. He's thinking everything in relationship with Kṛṣṇa.

Page Title:Anyone in the most miserable condition of life, he'll think, "Oh, I am very happy." Ask him, "How are you?" "Oh, very nice. Very nice." - So there is no adjustment. A Krsna conscious person knows that here, only adjustment is to live in KC
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-06-29, 18:51:49
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1