Category:That Is Natural
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category defines what is truly "natural" for the living entity, contrasting the soul's original spiritual nature with its conditioned material tendencies. According to Śrīla Prabhupāda, the constitutional, eternal nature of the soul is to be fully dependent on and serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, in a state of eternal joy. Because the soul is eternal, it naturally desires to avoid death, old age, and suffering; it inherently seeks pleasure and connection. However, when the soul falls into the material world, these pure natural instincts are pervertedly reflected as the struggle for existence, material attachments, sex desire, and the urge to lord over material nature. The process of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not an artificial imposition but the purification of the senses, restoring the living entity to its original, blissful, and natural life of unalloyed devotional service.
- The Constitutional Position of Service: It is the eternal, inescapable nature of the living entity to serve. Serving God is the original, natural position, while attempting to be independent or serve the material senses leads to suffering.
- The Inherent Desire for Pleasure and Immortality: Because the soul is eternally blissful (ānanda) and immortal, it is completely natural for human beings to constantly seek pleasure and deeply fear death, old age, and disease.
- The Perverted Reflection of Material Life: Material tendencies—such as the attraction between sexes, the desire to protect oneself, and attachment to home—are not artificial but are perverted reflections of the pure relationships that exist eternally in the spiritual world.
- The Stringent Laws of Nature: Material nature operates under strict, inescapable laws. It is completely natural that one who associates with lower modes of nature will inevitably receive a lower birth or suffer consequences, just as touching fire naturally causes burns.
- The Restoration of Purified Senses: Kṛṣṇa consciousness is not an artificial religious dogma. It is the process of purifying the senses. When the senses are used for God's purpose rather than personal gratification, the living entity returns to its completely natural, joyful life.
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Pages in category "That Is Natural"
The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total.
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- According to Vedic religion, Vedic conception, every planet contains living entities. That is also very natural to conclude because within this material world, everything is made of five elements, gross: earth, water, fire, air, and sky
- Actually, my position is servant. Just like a woman. Natural position is to remain dependent on man. That is natural position. But if some woman artificially tries to become man or master, that is suffering
- All people are working hard, day and night, for pleasure. Because by constitution, he is pleasureful, joyful. As soon as there is little hindrance to the process of his joyfulness he becomes sorry. This is my nature
- Any man who is going to purchase a new shirt and coat, he considers before going to the tailor's house what kind of shirt he will have, what kind of coat. Everyone thinks. That is natural. You cannot deny it
- Any one of us who are sitting here, nobody can vouchsafe that he has not committed any mistake in life. No, that is natural. To err is human
- Anyone who is addicted to vyavaya, sex life, amisa, meat-eating, madya-seva, intoxication... That is the natural tendency of anyone in this material world. Vyavayamisa-madya-seva nityah. So spiritual advancement means to give up this amisa-madya-seva
- Arjuna was a grhastha, householder, and a politician and a soldier. Why Bhagavad-gita was instructed to him? That is natural. He was not a vedanti. He was not a brahmin. He was not a sannyasi
- As soon as the jungle people see a big sea, ocean, they offer obeisances. Offering obeisances to the great, that is natural. That is the gradual appreciation of the potency or energy of the Supreme
- Attracted by Krsna, this is the natural situation of everything in Vrndavana
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- Energy, prakrti. Krsna is engladdened in the presence of Radharani. That is nature. Similarly, a man, he becomes energized if he has got a good wife or good mother
- Even in the presence of being agitated, one who is not agitated, that is called dhirah. Otherwise, everyone becomes agitated. That is natural
- Every devotee aspires to see the Lord. That is natural. But Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that - It doesn't matter. Whether I see Krsna or not, it doesn't matter
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- Father is always ready to give son all protection. That is natural. So we are all sons of God. We simply surrender to Him and the business finished. Then where is the mystical and this or that? There is nothing secret
- For all living entities to be attracted toward Krsna is natural, and therefore the Lord's real name is Krsna, meaning He who attracts everyone and everything
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- I remember or forget, but I was in different types of body - that's a fact. So similarly, after leaving this body, I will have another body. That is natural conclusion
- If one is not married, he does not like to earn money. This is natural. And if he has got family, wife and children, then he will try to earn money
- If one wants to benefit the entire world, he will certainly find persons like hogs and pigs who will put forward many impediments. That is natural
- If there is some immediate danger to one's own person, he first takes care of himself, then others. That's natural. That means he loves his own self more than anything else
- If you are not engaged in good work, then you must act badly. That is natural. You have to work. Therefore idle brain is devil's workshop. If you are sitting idly, then brain also will work, mind also will work
- If you become Krsna conscious, then you will be satisfied with the minimum necessities of life. That is natural
- If you eat vegetarian fruits and flowers and grains, you'll not eat more than you require. That is nature. You'll eat only what is needed by yourself. You cannot eat any more. It is very good
- If you love one girl, if you love one boy, that is very nice. That is natural. That is not unnatural. But don't change that love. Be combined permanently
- If you put butter before the fire, automatically it melts. Similarly, a woman is considered as fire and the man is considered as butter. So this is natural. But a person who is not agitated, he is called dhira
- If you touch electricity, immediately you become electrified. That is natural. Similarly, Nityananda is eternal happiness. If you touch Nityananda some way or other, then you become also eternally happy
- In India still, the wife addresses the husband as pati-guru. And father is guru. That is natural. So why don't you become real guru to your wife, to your children, and instruct Bhagavad-gita as it is? This is our mission
- In the Bhagavad-gita Krsna says that there are four divisions of society, brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya and sudra. That is natural. Some are inclined toward spiritual advancement, and these are the brahmanas
- In the laws of nature also, the laws of nature is very strict. There is no excuse. The laws of nature is very stringent. Just like the fire. Fire, it burns. That is natural. This is the law of nature
- It is natural to serve God, to remain faithful to Him. This is natural. And artificially you are trying to be independent. This is the Mayavadi . . . Still they are trying to become God himself
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- Jivo jivasya jivanam (SB 1.13.47): "One living entity is the subsistence, life-giving subsistence, for another living being." That is the nature's law
- Just like attraction for the opposite sex, a girl or a boy. That is natural. Nobody goes to school and colleges how to learn how to be attracted by young man, young . . . no. It doesn't require any education. The natural instinct is already there
- Just like if you have got some business with a very big man, when his representative comes, you treat him as the same person because he is authorized agent. That is natural
- Just like the young man likes to love a young woman and the young woman likes to love a young man. That is natural. That is natural. But when they meet together, it is revived. It is not that something new imposition
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- Naturally there is tendency - a man wants woman; a woman wants man. This is the material world, pumsam striya mithuni-bhavam, sex impetus. That is natural. But when they are united, that impact becomes very, very tight. It is very difficult to give it up
- Now, everyone is trying not to die, everyone is trying not to become old, everyone is trying not to be dead, meet death. This is natural. Because, by nature, we are not subjected to these things
- Now, when these senses are used for other than God's purpose, that is bondage, conditioned life. When the senses are purified and it is used for God's purpose, that is natural life
- Nrsimha-deva - one thing for Hiranyakasipu, one thing for Prahlada. That is not God's discrimination, that is natural. Krsna says: samo 'ham sarva-bhutesu (BG 9.29): "I am equal to everyone." Otherwise, if He's not equal to everyone, how He can be God?
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- One who has actually heard (Srimad Bhagavatam) attentively, his next business will be how to describe it, kirtanam. One who has heard nicely from the spiritual master, the next business will be how to chant it, repeat it. That is natural
- Our basic principle is pleasure. So whatever gives pleasure, we accept. That is natural. But in the material world, they take material pleasure, but we are for spiritual pleasure
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- Prakrti means woman, naturally a woman is under the control of the man. That is our Vedic system, and natural system also. However the woman may claim equal rights, they are under the control of the man. That is natural
- Preacher, even if he's maha-bhagavata, he comes to the second stage. Just like Guru Maharaja. He's maha-bhagavata, but still he had to come to the second stage. He had to take precaution. That is natural
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- Real subject matter - what will happen to the soul - that is real, important. But whole world, they do not know what is the important platform. All rascals, they are concerned with this body. That is not wonderful; that is natural
- Regarding your young boy, do not be sorry because he is a little mischievous. This is only natural for a young boy. It is not anything unusual. Pray to Krishna that he may become a great preacher and try yourself to train him for that by being KC mother
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- Service is your essential duty, but because your service is wrongly being executed, you are not happy. But if you render your service to Krsna, that is natural and you will be happy
- Simple meaning is that if Krsna instructed the sun-god, Vivasvan, then He went there as He comes here. That is natural conclusion
- So reappearing, that is natural. That is not wonderful thing. Everyone is reappearing
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- That is natural, if a big man, he reveals to his confidential secretaries, not to everyone
- That is our process. Just like sex impulse is natural for everyone in the material (world), but if we think of Krsna embracing Radharani or dancing with the gopis, then our sex impulse becomes subordinate, no more stronger
- That is psychology. It may be very worse condition; still, nobody wants to give up "Home, sweet home." That is natural psychology
- The President gives protection to all the citizens, those who personally associate with him, giving him service, receive special consideration. That is not actually partiality. That is natural
- The society should be divided into four classes of men. That is natural. Just like in your body there are four divisions: the head division, the arm division, the belly division and the leg division. You cannot avoid it
- The spiritual master will say that "You work like this." So that should be determined. That is karma, guna-karma. Spiritual master sees that he has these qualities. That is natural
- The tendency to be attracted by womanly beauty is natural because it exists in the spiritual world. In the material world it is reflected pervertedly, and therefore there are so many inebrieties
- There are philosophers groups, scientists groups, religious persons groups, hippies groups. So similarly, in everywhere you will find groups. That is natural. So Krsna also said that if you want to enter this group, yanti deva-vrata devan, you can do so
- There is no educational system that, "You become . . . take LSD like this." No. That is a natural tendency. To become intoxicated, to take liquor, LSD, ganja, pan, oh, very easily you can learn
- These hippies, they are frustrating. They have given up everything. We can study their psychic movement. They are not satisfied. That is the main principle. That is natural, to accept adversity voluntarily, adversity. So this is frustration
- They do not believe in the next life, and therefore asurah janah. This is the symptom or characteristic of the asurah janah. You should be precautious. That is natural. We become precautious
- They may defy leadership, they may defy authority, but one who defies authority, he wants to become authority. So this is natural. Without leader nothing can be done
- Those who are associating with the base qualities of material nature, they get lower life. That is natural. Just like you contaminate a kind of disease, it will become manifest in due course of time
- Those who are personal associates, whenever the chief boss goes, his personal assistants also go. That is natural. Similarly, when Krsna comes, just like when a king goes somewhere, it does not mean he is going alone. He goes with all his paraphernalia
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- We are teaching that you just think of Krsna always, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna . . . as soon as you pronounce this sound, this vibration, immediately you remember Krsna, "Here is Krsna and Radharani." So that is natural
- When a gentleman loves all children but has special love for his own children, no one will say, "Oh, why are you loving your own children more than others?" No, that is natural
- When the senses are purified and it is used for God's purpose, that is natural life. That is natural life
- Wherefrom the fire came? That is natural inquiry. Wherefrom the sky came? How the stars are situated, so many millions and millions? So these are the inquiries of the intelligent person. That is the beginning of philosophical life
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- You can say: "Why Krsna is so partial to the sadhus?" No. He gives protection to everyone. Without His protection, nobody can live. That's a fact. But He gives special protection to the sadhu, to the devotees. That is natural
- You don't think of your future. That is foolishness. This is natural. Because every living entity is eternal; therefore he has future. But for himself he is thinking, There is no life, next