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Krsna consciousness does not mean sitting idly. The whole pastimes of Krsna is full of activities. When you go to spiritual world Krsna is always dancing. You have to 24 hours dance there and eat there.There is no question of sit down

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"Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not mean sitting idly. No. We have the whole pastimes of Kṛṣṇa is full of activities. When you go to spiritual world, Kṛṣṇa is always dancing. You have to twenty-four hours dance there and eat there. Where is sit down? There is no question of sit down. Have you heard anything about gopīs meditating"

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures

Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not mean sitting idly, no. We have the whole pastimes of Kṛṣṇa is full of activities. When you go to spiritual world Kṛṣṇa is always dancing. You have to twenty-four hours dance there and eat there. Where is sit down? There is no question of sit down. Have you heard anything about gopīs meditating?.


So negation is no life. Positive life is life. "Don't do this" is no life. "Do this," this is life. But in order to do rightly, there are some things "don't." "Don't" is not life, "do" is life. The whole Bhagavad-gītā is "do." "Do fight for Me." There is nothing "don't." Arjuna wanted, "Don't induce me." And Kṛṣṇa did not like that. "You are speaking like non-Āryan." Kutas te kaśmalam idam (BG 2.2).

Anārya-juṣṭam. "It is . . . this kind of words are spoken by the non-Āryans." He was accused of being non-Āryan. Anārya.

So Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not mean sitting idly. No. We have the whole pastimes of Kṛṣṇa is full of activities. When you go to spiritual world, Kṛṣṇa is always dancing. You have to twenty-four hours dance there and eat there. Where is sit down? There is no question of sit down. Have you heard anything about gopīs meditating? Sit down? (laughter) (chuckles) Have you heard? Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu? What is that, dancing, "Hare Kṛṣṇa." You see? You are spirit soul. How you can stop yourself silent? That is not possible.

Arjuna refused. And you'll find in this chapter when Arjuna was recommended, "My dear Arjuna, you meditate," he immediately refused, "My dear Kṛṣṇa, it is not possible for me. It is not possible for me." That is actual fact. How it is possible for him? He was a householder man; he wanted kingdom, he wanted to rule over the country. How . . . where is the time for his meditation? He flatly refused: "My dear Kṛṣṇa, it is not possible for me."

He said that controlling the mind, vāyor iva suduṣkaram: "It is as difficult as to control the air." That is a fact. You have to engage the mind in Kṛṣṇa. Then it is controlled. Otherwise, artificially you cannot control. It is impossible. Arjuna said, what to speak of others. Who is Arjuna? Personally talking with Kṛṣṇa. Do you think he is ordinary man? He said that it is impossible.

Vāyor iva suduṣkaram. This very example he has given. Cañcalaṁ hi manaḥ kṛṣṇa pramāthi balavad dṛḍham (BG 6.34):

"My dear Kṛṣṇa, You are asking me to control the mind. It is so powerful, and restless, I think to control the mind is as good as to control the air." If there is high wind, can you control it? He gives this example. You can control the mind when you fix up the mind in Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. That's all. No nonsense can come within your mind; simply Kṛṣṇa. That is perfection of meditation.

(break) . . . activities?

Devotee: What is recreation for a Kṛṣṇa conscious person?

Prabhupāda: Recreation? Dancing. (laughter) Come on, dance with us. Is it not recreation? And when you get tired, take prasādam. Do you want more recreation than this? What is your answer? Is it not recreation?

Devotee: Yes. I think it is difficult for someone who comes from . . .

Prabhupāda: Why difficult? Dancing is difficult? Chant and dance?

Page Title:Krsna consciousness does not mean sitting idly. The whole pastimes of Krsna is full of activities. When you go to spiritual world Krsna is always dancing. You have to 24 hours dance there and eat there.There is no question of sit down
Compiler:Laksmipriya
Created:2016-03-12, 17:41:52
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
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