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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>General Lectures</h3>
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[[Vanisource:690305 - Lecture - Day after Sri Gaura-Purnima - Hawaii|690305 - Lecture - Day after Sri Gaura-Purnima - Hawaii]]
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Parīkṣit Mahārāja said: "This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is understandable by liberated class of men." Liberated class means above the brahmins. "But those who are killer of the animals . . ." The killer of the animals are two kinds: one, gross killer, killing cows, goats, chickens, so many, gross killer. Another killer is soul-killer. Soul-killer means those who do not take any care for the soul. They are taking care of this gross body.

So there are different kinds of philosophies in the world, but Lord Caitanya's philosophy is the superphilosophy. Superphilosophy means . . . why superphilosophy? Just like Lord Buddha's philosophy is . . . there is no acknowledgement of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or any God. His philosophy is this . . . the body our material . . . this present condition, is a combination of matter. So you dismantle the matter by meditation. You disperse the matter.

Let the earth go to the earth. Let the water go to the water. Let the fire go to the fire. Let this ether go to the ether, the air . . . because this is combination of earth, water, fire, so disperse it. When go to the total water, total earth, total air, then . . . just like you prepare a doll. You take little earth. You take little water. You dry it in the air. Then you, I mean to say, burn it in the fire, and it becomes a doll. You see? That means you take all the help of all these ingredients, and it appears.

Similarly, this body has appeared in that way, by combination. So you . . . if the doll is broken, then, in due course of time, it mixes again: "Dust thou art, dust thou beist." Again mixes with the water, earth, air. There is no . . . so as soon as it is dismantled and dispersed, there is no more consciousness, or the feelings of happiness or distress.

Because we are all concerned with the feelings of consciousness, of happiness and distress. Everyone is embarrassed. Everyone is trying that, "I shall become happy in this way." So that means he is feeling distress. So according to Lord Buddha's philosophy, these feelings of happiness, distress, is due to this combination of matter. So you dismantle this matter, material, there will be no more distress, and nirvāṇa—finish. Nirvāṇa means finish.

But, I mean to say, further development. Śaṅkara, he says: "No, matter is not all. This is false. Matter has grown on the platform of spirit." Brahma satyaṁ jagan mithyā.

And the Vaiṣṇava ācārya said: "Yes, spirit is the basic principle. Matter is false. That's all right. But that spirit is not void. There is spiritual construction. As in the material world there is material construction, in the spiritual world there is spiritual construction." So that spiritual construction is not known to other philosophers than the Vaiṣṇava philosophers.

So the Lord Caitanya's philosophy—that is the greatest contribution to the world—that these living entities who are hankering after happiness by different process. By material process, by philosophical process, by mental concoction or mental process they are trying, and Lord Kṛṣṇa also said—they are trying—but that happiness is available when your senses or consciousness are pure. The same philosophy is also Lord Caitanya's philosophy. He says that jīvera svarūpa haya nitya kṛṣṇa-dāsa ([[Vanisource:CC Madhya 20.108-109|CC Madhya 20.108-109]]).

What is the pure consciousness? Kṛṣṇa said that happiness can be achieved in pure consciousness, or when your senses are transcendental. He gave hint. Not only hint, He practically suggested also that, "You simply surrender unto Me."

So Lord Caitanya said the same thing. Lord Kṛṣṇa said . . . as the Supreme Lord, He commanded—He has got the commanding power because He is the Supreme God—that, "You surrender unto Me." Just like some superior, the teacher or father or king, says: "You must do it." But there is force. The State says: "You must do it," but if you do not do it, then there is force. Just like this draft board. They are demanding that, "You must join. If you don't join, there will be force, and you will be forcibly joined after that."

So here, in the Kṛṣṇa's order, because He is Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, there is no force. That voluntary. He says that, "This is life—you surrender unto Me." But He could force Arjuna to surrender, or anybody, because He is Supreme Lord. But that force He does not apply, because He has given us little independence. Therefore, if He forces, then His gift of independence is misused from His side. We are misusing our that gift of independence, but for that reason, Kṛṣṇa cannot withdraw your independence.
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