Mandāḥ manda-matayo. Manda-matayo means very foolish conclusion. They do not think that, "Solution of the problems of life can be purchased only by paying thirty-five dollars?" They have become so foolish. Because if we say that to make a solution of your problems of life you have to follow these principles, "Oh, this is very difficult. Let me pay thirty-five dollars and solve it, make a solution." You see?
So they want to be cheated. They are called manda-matayo. And cheaters come and cheat them. Mandāḥ . . . mandāḥ matayo . . . sumanda-matayo manda-bhāgyā (SB 1.1.10). Manda-bhāgyā means they are unfortunate also. Even God comes and canvasses Himself, "Please come to Me," oh, they don't care for it. You see? Therefore unfortunate. If somebody comes and offers you one million dollars, if you say: "I don't like it," then are you not unfortunate?
So Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that:
- harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma eva kevalam
- kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva nāsty eva gatir anyathā
- (CC Adi 17.21)
"For self-realization simply you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa and see the result." No. They'll not accept. Therefore unfortunate. If you are canvassing the best thing, the easiest process, but they'll not accept; they want to be cheated. You see? Mandāḥ sumanda-matayo manda-bhāgyā hy upadrutāḥ. And harassed by so many things—this Draft Board, this board, that board, this, that, so many things. This is their position.
Short life, very slow, no understanding, and if they want to understand, they want to be cheated, they are unfortunate, and disturbed. This is the position of the present days. It doesn't matter whether you are born in America or in India, this is the whole position.
So there is a great need of this movement, and we are spreading this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and this is practical, very easy, and just suitable for this age. It doesn't consider how much you are qualified. It doesn't consider. Whatever your past life may be, you simply come here, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa with your tongue—God has given you a tongue—and taste Kṛṣṇa-prasādam, Love Feast, and make your life successful. Very easy process. So this is our program. So invite everyone to join this movement, and you'll be benefited. And you will see practically. It is sat . . . pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyam (BG 9.2).
In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said that this process of self-realization is directly perceivable. Directly perceivable. Pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyam. Just like when you eat, you can understand that you are eating, you can understand that your hunger is being satisfied, you can understand that you are getting strength. So you haven't got to take certificate. You can yourself understand it is so nice thing. Pratyakṣāvagamam.
Pratyakṣa means directly; avagamam. You understand it directly. If you meditate, so-called meditation, you do not know how far you are making progress. You see? You are in oblivion. You do not know. But here, if you chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, you'll directly feel. Directly feel. I have got so many students, so many letters, how they are feeling directly. It is so nice.
Pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam (BG 9.2). And very nice to perform. Chant and dance and eat. What do you want more? (laughter) Simply chanting, dancing, and eating nice sweetballs, kachorī. So su-sukham. And kartum avyayam. While performing, while practicing this process, it is very pleasurable, and avyayam. Avyayam means whatever you do, even if you execute one percent of this movement, that is your permanent asset.