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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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Parābhavas tāvad abodha-jātaḥ (SB 5.5.5). In many places these things are very nicely explained. Abodha-jātaḥ. We are born . . . we are born ignorant. A child is born ignorant. If the father, mother, guardians do not give him education, then his life is spoiled. The child has no fault. It is the fault of the guardians. Similarly, in this human form of life, if the state, the father, the teacher, the school, college and every, who are responsible for raising the child to knowledge, to become wise, if they do not take care and simply they have trained for eating nicely, sleeping nicely and mating nicely and defending nicely, then there is no gain. The life is the . . . a chance is missed.
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[[Vanisource:690619 - Lecture SB 01.05.15-17 - New Vrindaban, USA|690619 - Lecture SB 01.05.15-17 - New Vrindaban, USA]]
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Kṛṣṇa consciousness activity, is not only pious; it is transcendental. So if you stay on this platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the easy process, just like we are executing in New Vrindaban, chanting, dancing, eating bhāgavata-prasādam, hearing Bhāgavata or Bhagavad-gītā, trying to understand, simple process, it is not very difficult—and you are satisfied with little prasādam, never mind what it is—this process will make you stay on. So don't deviate. Whatever little regulative principles are there, they are not very difficult. Just stick to this principle, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, eat prasādam, and your life will be successful.

Here is the assurance by Nārada Muni that, "Even if he falls down, still, there is no loss. But the . . . on the other side, those who are not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if he's very regular businessman or regular worker, so many things, still, his gain is nothing." He . . . Śrama eva hi kevalam ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.8|SB 1.2.8]]). He's simply laboring, because he has no connection with Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The life mission, this human form of life mission, is to understand Kṛṣṇa and relation. He's neglecting that. He has no information; therefore he does not gain.

If you . . . suppose if you go to a place, to a . . . work, and you can earn money, as much as you like, and if you go there, and if you do not earn anything, you come empty-handed, so, as your mission becomes unsuccessful, similarly, if in the human form of life you are simply engaged in the animalistic way of life—eating, sleeping, mating and defending in a nice way than the birds and beasts—then you are not gaining anything.

Parābhavas tāvad abodha-jātaḥ ([[Vanisource:SB 5.5.5|SB 5.5.5]]). In many places these things are very nicely explained. Abodha-jātaḥ. We are born . . . we are born ignorant. A child is born ignorant. If the father, mother, guardians do not give him education, then his life is spoiled. The child has no fault. It is the fault of the guardians. Similarly, in this human form of life, if the state, the father, the teacher, the school, college and every, who are responsible for raising the child to knowledge, to become wise, if they do not take care and simply they have trained for eating nicely, sleeping nicely and mating nicely and defending nicely, then there is no gain. The life is the . . . a chance is missed.

Nārada Muni says that, "Without coming to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, if he's simply engaged in a polished way to this animalistic way of life—eating, sleeping, mating and defending—then he does not gain anything. On the other side, if a person without any knowledge, without any understanding, by sentiment takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and, being immature, if he falls down, there is no loss." This is the conclusion.
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