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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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The rascals do not know that there is no independence at all, either materially or spiritually. Just like the outlaws, they have no independence, either criminally or civilly. When he's a civil citizen, good citizen, there is no independence, and when he's criminal, there is no independence. So why he's thinking that, "I shall act this work criminally and become independent"? That is not possible. And because they cannot understand it, they are rascal. What he's thinking independence, that is illusion. Where is . . . where is your independence? Illusion. Māyā. When you are under the strict rules and regulation of the material nature, how you are independent? Daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā (BG 7.14). They think that to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, this is slave mentality. "I shall remain free." But where is your freedom, sir? That is illusion.
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[[Vanisource:740615 - Lecture SB 02.01.07 - Paris|740615 - Lecture SB 02.01.07 - Paris]]
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we have given you so many books. Don't sleep. Don't waste a single moment. Of course, you have to sleep. Reduce it as much as possible. Eating, sleeping, mating and defending—reduce it. Nidrāhāra-vihārakādi-vijitau. That is the example given by the Gosvāmīs. Nidrā, āhāra and vihāra. Āhāra means eating, and vihāra means sense enjoyment, and nidrā means sleeping. Nidrāhāra-vihārakādi-vijitau: "Conquered over." That is spiritual platform: no more sleeping, no more eating, no more sex life. That is perfection. And one who can conquer over these three things—eating, sleeping and sex life—he's fearless, automatically. There is no requirement of defense, because they can meet any situation. That is paramahaṁsa stage. Nivṛttā. Munayaḥ . . . prāyeṇa munayo rājan nivṛttā vidhi. For them, there is no regulation. Don't imitate that, "I have become . . ." Some of our students exhibited like that, that "There is no need of regu . . . we are all paramahaṁsas." Paramahaṁsa not; rascal number one. Here is the test: when you'll not be influenced by the material qualities, rajo-guṇa, sattva-guṇa, tamo-guṇa. And the test is that nidrāhāra-vihārakādi-vijitau, that conquering over the sleeping, nidrā. First thing is mentioned there. Sleeping and eating and sense enjoyment

Śrī-caitanya-mahāprabhu-guṇānukathane. These Gosvāmīs, they were always writing books. Guṇānukathane. Guṇa. What is the writing books? When we write these books, what is that? They are simply describing the different activities and attributes of Kṛṣṇa. Anukathane. Anu means not whimsically; following the superior authorities. You cannot write anything which is not approved by the superior authorities. Therefore, we have to give examples, quotations from the śāstra that, "What I am speaking, it is supported by the śāstra." Not that, "I have inventive power. I have . . . I can do, I can write anything I like." That is nonsense. Anukathane. Anukathane means you must hear from the authority perfectly. Then try to write. Not that you write whimsically, whatever you like. That is not allowed. And that will not be accepted. Therefore, in the beginning, in this chapter, we learned this word, that varīyān eṣa rājan . . . varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ kṛto loka-hitaṁ nṛpa ātmavit-sammataḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 2.1.1|SB 2.1.1]]). Ātmavit-sammataḥ: "It is approved by the realized souls." Not that whimsically I do something or you question something. No. It must be . . . the question must be approved by ātmavit, self-realized person, and the answer should be given by the self-realized person, ātmavit-sammataḥ. This is wanted.

So we have no independence. As in materially also, we have no independence. In . . . there is no independence, either materially or spiritually. But we're falsely thinking to become independent. That is called illusion, māyā. The rascals do not know that there is no independence at all, either materially or spiritually. Just like the outlaws, they have no independence, either criminally or civilly. When he's a civil citizen, good citizen, there is no independence, and when he's criminal, there is no independence. So why he's thinking that, "I shall act this work criminally and become independent"? That is not possible. And because they cannot understand it, they are rascal. What he's thinking independence, that is illusion. Where is . . . where is your independence? Illusion. Māyā. When you are under the strict rules and regulation of the material nature, how you are independent? Daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama māyā duratyayā ([[Vanisource:BG 7.14 (1972)|BG 7.14]]). They think that to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, this is slave mentality. "I shall remain free." But where is your freedom, sir? That is illusion.

So there is . . . so long one is rascal, falsely thinking that he's independent, there must be the regulative principles. He must observe the regulative principles, vidhi-niṣedha. In this way, when he's actually situated in the transcendental platform, that is called nairguṇya-sthā. Stha means situated. Tiṣṭhati iti stha: "One who stays." Not flickering. Permanently. Nairguṇya. This nairguṇya means devotional service. This is nairguṇya.
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