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	~~[[Category:Means]]~~		<div class="section" id="Lectures" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2></div>

	== Lectures ==		<div class="sub_section" id="Bhagavad-gita_As_It_Is_Lectures" text="Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures"><h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3></div>

	=== ~~Bhagavad~~-~~gita As It Is Lectures =~~==		<div class="quote" book="Lec" link="Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974" link_text="Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974">
			<div class="heading">The real meditation means to think of Kṛṣṇa.</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~q_heading">'''The real meditation means to think of Kṛṣṇa.'''</span>~~		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974\|Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974]]:''' Yoga means he has controlled his senses. Yoga indriya-samyamaḥ. The yoga practice means controlling the senses and engaging the mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. That is yoga system.

	~~<span class="LEC-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974\|Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974]]:''' Yoga means he has controlled his senses. Yoga indriya-samyamaḥ. The yoga practice means controlling the senses and engaging the mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. That is yoga system.

	:yaṁ brahmā varuṇendra-rudra-marutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavair		:yaṁ brahmā varuṇendra-rudra-marutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavair
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	:dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yogino...		:dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yogino...

	Dhyānāvasthita, meditation, always seeing the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Nowadays they have manufactured some meditation, something light, this, that, all nonsense. Dhyānāvasthita-manasā, mind being absorbed. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor [SB 9.4.18]. That is real yoga system. Meditation. Now it is the age of meditation. Meditation is not meant for this age. Meditation is meant for the satya-yuga. What is that verse? Kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇum [SB 12.3.52]. Kṛte, kṛte means satya-yuga. People were very restrained, all paramahaṁsas. In those days it was possible to meditate. At the present moment our mind is so disturbed, we are disturbed in so many ways. Meditation is not possible in this age. Maybe there may be one or two persons who can meditate. The real meditation means to think of Kṛṣṇa. Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. That is real meditation. So in this way, if we engage our life, that means bhakti-yoga, then Kṛṣṇa reveals, ataḥ sri-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ [Cc. Madhya 17.136]. If you simply speculate, tax your senses to understand Kṛṣṇa by so-called scholarship, that will not help you. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau. You engage your tongue in the service of the Lord, then He'll reveal.</~~span~~>		Dhyānāvasthita, meditation, always seeing the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Nowadays they have manufactured some meditation, something light, this, that, all nonsense. Dhyānāvasthita-manasā, mind being absorbed. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor [SB 9.4.18]. That is real yoga system. Meditation. Now it is the age of meditation. Meditation is not meant for this age. Meditation is meant for the satya-yuga. What is that verse? Kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇum [SB 12.3.52]. Kṛte, kṛte means satya-yuga. People were very restrained, all paramahaṁsas. In those days it was possible to meditate. At the present moment our mind is so disturbed, we are disturbed in so many ways. Meditation is not possible in this age. Maybe there may be one or two persons who can meditate. The real meditation means to think of Kṛṣṇa. Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. That is real meditation. So in this way, if we engage our life, that means bhakti-yoga, then Kṛṣṇa reveals, ataḥ sri-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ [Cc. Madhya 17.136]. If you simply speculate, tax your senses to understand Kṛṣṇa by so-called scholarship, that will not help you. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau. You engage your tongue in the service of the Lord, then He'll reveal.</div>
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	== Conversations and Morning Walks ==		<div class="section" id="Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="Conversations and Morning Walks"><h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2></div>

	=== 1976 Conversations and Morning Walks ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1976_Conversations_and_Morning_Walks" text="1976 Conversations and Morning Walks"><h3>1976 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~q_heading~~">~~'''~~Real meditation means to achieve a state in which the mind is saturated by God consciousness.~~'''~~</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="Con" link="Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York" link_text="Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York">
			<div class="heading">Real meditation means to achieve a state in which the mind is saturated by God consciousness.</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~CON-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York\|Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York]]:'''		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York\|Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York]]:'''

	Bill Faill: Do you think that Transcendental Meditation is helping people?		Bill Faill: Do you think that Transcendental Meditation is helping people?
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	Bill Faill: But isn't meditation helpful in getting people to think straight?		Bill Faill: But isn't meditation helpful in getting people to think straight?

	Prabhupāda: No, real meditation means to achieve a state in which the mind is saturated by God consciousness.</~~span~~>		Prabhupāda: No, real meditation means to achieve a state in which the mind is saturated by God consciousness.</div>
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	== Correspondence ==		<div class="section" id="Correspondence" text="Correspondence"><h2>Correspondence</h2></div>

	=== 1969 Correspondence ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1969_Correspondence" text="1969 Correspondence"><h3>1969 Correspondence</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~q_heading~~">~~'''~~Real meditation means to fix up the mind on Krishna or on Krishna's Expansion, Lord Visnu.~~'''~~</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969" link_text="Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969">
			<div class="heading">Real meditation means to fix up the mind on Krishna or on Krishna's Expansion, Lord Visnu.</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969\|Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969]]:''' In this age the mind is so much agitated that it cannot be fixed up on the Supreme Objective. Real meditation means to fix up the mind on Krishna or on Krishna's Expansion, Lord Visnu. The modern so-called meditater has no information of Krishna or Visnu. They try to meditate on something void or impersonal which is simply troublesome. It is clearly stated in the Bhagavad-gita that those attached to the impersonal feature have their path to be very, very troublesome. Not only in this age when everything is troublesome, but it was so in former ages also, so what to speak of this age. Therefore, in this age, to fix up your ears upon the transcendental vibrations of Hare Krishna is the highest form of meditation, and the only one which will prove feasible for you. We may or may not condemn the impersonalists, but they are already condemned by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita.</~~span~~>		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969\|Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969]]:''' In this age the mind is so much agitated that it cannot be fixed up on the Supreme Objective. Real meditation means to fix up the mind on Krishna or on Krishna's Expansion, Lord Visnu. The modern so-called meditater has no information of Krishna or Visnu. They try to meditate on something void or impersonal which is simply troublesome. It is clearly stated in the Bhagavad-gita that those attached to the impersonal feature have their path to be very, very troublesome. Not only in this age when everything is troublesome, but it was so in former ages also, so what to speak of this age. Therefore, in this age, to fix up your ears upon the transcendental vibrations of Hare Krishna is the highest form of meditation, and the only one which will prove feasible for you. We may or may not condemn the impersonalists, but they are already condemned by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita.</div>
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	=== 1971 Correspondence ~~===~~		<div class="sub_section" id="1971_Correspondence" text="1971 Correspondence"><h3>1971 Correspondence</h3></div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~q_heading~~">~~'''~~Some meditate on light, but real meditation means to concentrate on Krishna.~~'''~~</~~span~~>		<div class="quote" book="Let" link="Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971" link_text="Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971">
			<div class="heading">Some meditate on light, but real meditation means to concentrate on Krishna.</div>

	<~~span~~ class="~~LET-statistics~~">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971\|Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971]]:''' You must always remain very serious and enthusiastic about chanting and hearing the message of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, and set a good example for the new devotees to follow.		<div class="text">'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971\|Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971]]:''' You must always remain very serious and enthusiastic about chanting and hearing the message of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, and set a good example for the new devotees to follow.
	Bhakti Yoga is the process for all the ages, but the method is different in each age. The rascal people have got some idea of Bhakti according to their whims. Some meditate on light, but real meditation means to concentrate on Krishna.</~~span~~>		Bhakti Yoga is the process for all the ages, but the method is different in each age. The rascal people have got some idea of Bhakti according to their whims. Some meditate on light, but real meditation means to concentrate on Krishna.</div>
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== Lectures ==

=== Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures ===

'''The real meditation means to think of Kṛṣṇa.'''

'''[[Vanisource:Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974|Lecture on BG 4.9 -- Bombay, March 29, 1974]]:''' Yoga means he has controlled his senses. Yoga indriya-samyamaḥ. The yoga practice means controlling the senses and engaging the mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. That is yoga system.

:yaṁ brahmā varuṇendra-rudra-marutaḥ stunvanti divyaiḥ stavair
:vedaiḥ sāṅga-pada-kramopaniṣadair gāyanti yaṁ sāma-gāḥ
:dhyānāvasthita-tad-gatena manasā paśyanti yaṁ yogino...

Dhyānāvasthita, meditation, always seeing the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa. Nowadays they have manufactured some meditation, something light, this, that, all nonsense. Dhyānāvasthita-manasā, mind being absorbed. Sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayor [SB 9.4.18]. That is real yoga system. Meditation. Now it is the age of meditation. Meditation is not meant for this age. Meditation is meant for the satya-yuga. What is that verse? Kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇum [SB 12.3.52]. Kṛte, kṛte means satya-yuga. People were very restrained, all paramahaṁsas. In those days it was possible to meditate. At the present moment our mind is so disturbed, we are disturbed in so many ways. Meditation is not possible in this age. Maybe there may be one or two persons who can meditate. The real meditation means to think of Kṛṣṇa. Man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru [Bg. 18.65]. That is real meditation. So in this way, if we engage our life, that means bhakti-yoga, then Kṛṣṇa reveals, ataḥ sri-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ [Cc. Madhya 17.136]. If you simply speculate, tax your senses to understand Kṛṣṇa by so-called scholarship, that will not help you. Sevonmukhe hi jihvādau. You engage your tongue in the service of the Lord, then He'll reveal.

== Conversations and Morning Walks ==

=== 1976 Conversations and Morning Walks ===

'''Real meditation means to achieve a state in which the mind is saturated by God consciousness.'''

'''[[Vanisource:Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York|Room Conversation -- July 10, 1976, New York]]:'''

Bill Faill: Do you think that Transcendental Meditation is helping people?

Prabhupāda: They do not know what real meditation is. Their meditation is simply a farce, another cheating process by the so-called swamis and yogis. So everyone is talking about meditation, but no one knows what meditation really is. These bluffers use the word meditation, but they do not know the proper subject for meditation. They are simply talking bogus propaganda.

Bill Faill: But isn't meditation helpful in getting people to think straight?

Prabhupāda: No, real meditation means to achieve a state in which the mind is saturated by God consciousness.

== Correspondence ==

=== 1969 Correspondence ===

'''Real meditation means to fix up the mind on Krishna or on Krishna's Expansion, Lord Visnu.'''

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969|Letter to Vilasavigraha -- Los Angeles 22 January, 1969]]:''' In this age the mind is so much agitated that it cannot be fixed up on the Supreme Objective. Real meditation means to fix up the mind on Krishna or on Krishna's Expansion, Lord Visnu. The modern so-called meditater has no information of Krishna or Visnu. They try to meditate on something void or impersonal which is simply troublesome. It is clearly stated in the Bhagavad-gita that those attached to the impersonal feature have their path to be very, very troublesome. Not only in this age when everything is troublesome, but it was so in former ages also, so what to speak of this age. Therefore, in this age, to fix up your ears upon the transcendental vibrations of Hare Krishna is the highest form of meditation, and the only one which will prove feasible for you. We may or may not condemn the impersonalists, but they are already condemned by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-gita.

=== 1971 Correspondence ===

'''Some meditate on light, but real meditation means to concentrate on Krishna.'''

'''[[Vanisource:Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971|Letter to Nityananda -- Delhi 12 November, 1971]]:''' You must always remain very serious and enthusiastic about chanting and hearing the message of Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, and set a good example for the new devotees to follow.
Bhakti Yoga is the process for all the ages, but the method is different in each age. The rascal people have got some idea of Bhakti according to their whims. Some meditate on light, but real meditation means to concentrate on Krishna.