So in this material world, actually we are suffering either in summer season or winter season, or any other season—with dress or without dress, with water, not water—the cause is going on, suffering only. But we are trying to cover this cause of suffering, and by temporary stopping the cause of suffering we are thinking that we are enjoying. But actually there is no enjoying in this material world, because you will find in the Bhagavad-gītā this material world has been described as duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam (BG 8.15). It is for suffering. Even if you do not take very seriously about this winter season or summer season, suffering or enjoying, at the end, either you accept these temporary sufferings and enjoying. . . And ultimately we are suffering. Ultimately we are suffering. How? Because we will have to die. Who wants death? Does anyone want death voluntarily? No. As soon as there is any cause of death, immediate death, we become very much sorry. Suppose you are sitting in an aeroplane and you understand, "Now it is going to be crashed," are you, will you be happy? No. Why? Because you are going to die. Suppose you are on the sea and it is going to sink in the water. Will you be happy? No. That time we chant Hare Kṛṣṇa. Sukhe. . . Duḥkhe saba hari bhaje, sukhe bhaje kaya.(?)
When we are in danger. . . In Japan you have got many times the experience of earthquake, earthquake. What do you do at that time? Huh? You all Japanese boys and girls, what do you do? Have you experienced earthquake? You have? What do you do at that time? Huh? Huh? (pauses, waiting for an answer) When there is earthquake, what do you do? Hmm? But I have seen in America, they all, everyone, they scream. (laughter) And perhaps they remember about God. Naturally they will remember, "God, save us. God, save us." What is your. . .? That means that we do not wish to die. That's a fact. You cannot say that death is very good thing. Nobody will say. Death. . . But we have to die. There is no excuse, that "I shall not die." Death is. . . "As sure as death," they say. But you don't want death. This is suffering.
Not only death, even in lifetime. . . Just like we are old man. Who wants to become old man? Everyone wants to remain youthful. This is undesirable. This is suffering, actually suffering, because we are old man. We are suffering so many diseases, so many inconveniences. If I am not helped by three, four men, then I cannot move even. So this is suffering. Old age is suffering. And diseased condition. Apart from death and old age, the diseased condition. Suppose you are suffering from some disease, some fever. So this is inevitable. You cannot avoid disease, you cannot avoid old age, you cannot avoid death, and you cannot avoid birth. So suffering. . . The whole material world is full of suffering. Duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam (BG 8.15). And even if you make it. . . Suppose at any place you are living it is not very comfortable, but if you are assured that you will not die, you will not be diseased, you will not become old, you will not take birth again—if there is no death, there is no question of birth—so even if you are assured of, I mean to say, what it is called, immunity from these sufferings, still, there are many other sufferings.