Moving House to the Moon

Founder-Acharya of the world-wide Hare Krishna Movement, Brahma Sampradaya Acharya

Everybody gets evicted
Lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam (6.1.19), Denver, July 2, 1975

Revival of the Moonies!

Lunatic Propaganda by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

They are already exposed because they have left that expedition. That means they are hopeless. That is exposed. But foolish people will not ask them that "Why you have stopped this expedition?" They will again go on bluffing, and they will accept. more

So this is the profit of Krishna conscious person: Krishna is so attractive that if anyone only once has fully applied his mind in thinking of Krishna and surrendering, then he becomes immediately saved from all miserable condition of this material life. So that is our perfection of life. Somehow or other, we surrender to the lotus feet of Krishna. So here it is stressed, sakrit. Sakrit means "only once." So if so much profit is there simply once thinking of Krishna, then we can imagine, those who are always engaged in thinking of Krishna by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra, what is their position. They are very safe. So much so that it is said, na te yamam pasha-bhritash cha tad-bhatan svapne 'pi pashyanti. Svapna means dreaming. Dreaming is false. To see the Yamadutas, or the carriers of order of Yamaraja, superintendent of death, to see face to face... At the time of death, when one very sinful man is dying, he sees the Yamaraja or the order carriers of Yamaraja. They are very fierce looking. Sometimes the man on the deathbed becomes very much fearful, cries, "Save me, save me." This also happened to Ajamila. And that is the story we shall narrate later on. But he was saved. For his past activities in Krishna consciousness, he was saved. That story we shall get later on.

So this is the safest position. Otherwise this material world is full of danger. It is dangerous place. It is said in the Bhagavad-gita, duhkhalayam. It is the place of miseries. You cannot become happy in a place which is meant for miseries. That we have to understand. Krishna says, the Supreme Personality, that duhkhalayam ashashvatam: [Bg. 8.15] this material world is place of miserable condition. And that also ashashvatam, not permanent. You cannot stay. Even if you make a compromise that "Never mind it is place of misery. I shall make adjustment and I shall stay here..." People are so much attached in this material world, I have got practical experience. In 1958 or '57, when I first published this book, Easy Journey to Other Planets, so I met one gentleman. He was very enthusiastic, "So we can go to other planet? You are giving such information?" "Yes. And if you go, you will not come back." "No, no, then I don't want to go." [laughter] He said the whole idea is that we shall go another planet just like they are making the fun. They are going to moon planet, but they could not stay there. They're coming back. That is scientific advancement. And if you go there, why don't you stay there? And I read the newspaper that when the Russian aeronautics went, they were looking down, "Where is Moscow?" [laughter]

So our attachment is so strong. That even it is duhkhalayam... Just like some hogs, they are living in filthy place and eating stool. And if you say that "I will take you somewhere else, a good place," then they will not go there. This happened. It is stated in the Bhagavata that once the king of heaven, he was cursed to become hog. And he was living amongst the hog society. And when Lord Brahma came to call him back, that "Mr. such and such, for your bad behavior you became hog. Now come back to heaven," so he refused, "No, I have got so much responsibility. I cannot go." You see? This is material... It is called maya, illusion. Even you are in the most abominable condition of life, we will feel, "Now we are very happy." So that is our position. We do not want to leave this place. Therefore we create nationalism, Communism, this "ism," that "ism," because we want to stay here permanently. But unfortunately nobody will be allowed to stay even if you want to stay. That is the miserable condition of material life. Duhkhalayam ashashvatam [Bg. 8.15]. So we have to leave this place. And when we leave, then, according to our proportion of sinful or pious activities, we get next body. So those who are very, very sinful, they go to the hellish condition of life, the planets. They are down this universe. There is the kingdom of Pluto, or Yamaraja. And he comes at the time of death, and the sinful man... Is very, very fierceful, odd looking, and they come to take. So here it is said that one who has once surrendered to Krishna, for them there is no such fear. Even in dream they will not see the order-carriers of Yamaraja.

So the Krishna consciousness movement is giving this benefit to the human society. It is very easy, not difficult. Without any condition. You simply chant and remember Krishna. It is not at all difficult. Everyone can.