We Cannot Control, We Are Controlled - Prabhupada 0200

741221 - Lecture SB 03.26.09 - Bombay

God is Vibhu, or Prabhu, and living entity is aṇu, or servant, and the via media is the material nature. So we cannot control material nature. That is not possible. We are controlled. We are being controlled. Tribhir guṇamayair bhāvair mohitam nābhijānāti mām ebhyaḥ param avyayam (BG 7.13). We are always being controlled. But the prakṛti, material nature, is being controlled by the Supreme Lord. This is the difference. Unfortunately, sometimes we claim that we can control over. Just like the scientists, they are trying to control over the material nature. That is not possible. You cannot control. Therefore, in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā (BG 7.14). You cannot control. You shall be controlled, but you cannot control. The controller is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa.