Category:What is the Difficulty
Theme Analysis
The quotes in this category highlight Śrīla Prabhupāda’s repeated, emphatic question: "What is the difficulty?" He uses this phrase to expose the artificial complexity people create around spiritual life and understanding the Absolute Truth. Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he argues, is inherently simple, accessible, and joyful. Whether it is chanting sixteen rounds, offering a flower to the Deity, accepting the basic logic that the soul is different from the changing body, or following the clear instructions of the Bhagavad-gītā without mental speculation, the process is straightforward. The only real difficulty is dog obstinacy—the stubborn refusal of the conditioned soul to surrender to Kṛṣṇa.
- The Simplicity of Devotional Practice: Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, eating prasādam, and offering a simple flower or leaf involve no loss or excessive expenditure; even a child can perform them.
- The Logic of the Soul: Understanding that the eternal soul is distinct from the changing material body is simple logic, yet the modern materialistic civilization stubbornly refuses to grasp it.
- Accepting Kṛṣṇa’s Words As They Are: There is no difficulty in accepting the direct, literal meaning of the Bhagavad-gītā (such as Kurukṣetra being a real place). The difficulty arises when unscrupulous commentators introduce whimsical interpretations.
- The Accessibility of God: Kṛṣṇa explains Himself clearly in the scriptures, sends His representative (the spiritual master), and guides from within as the Paramātmā. Therefore, finding God or a genuine guru is not difficult for a sincere seeker.
- The Real Obstacle: The only true barrier to spiritual perfection is not the complexity of the method, but the obstinacy, pride, and rascaldom of individuals who simply refuse to accept Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: What is the Difficulty in Kṛṣṇa Consciousness?
Pages in category "What is the Difficulty"
The following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total.
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- What is the difficulty (BG Lectures)
- What is the difficulty (Books)
- What is the difficulty (Conversations, 1968 - 1972)
- What is the difficulty (Conversations, 1973 - 1975)
- What is the difficulty (Conversations, 1976 - 1977)
- What is the difficulty (Letters)
- What is the difficulty (Other lectures)
- What is the difficulty (SB Lectures)
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- As soon as you remember Krsna, it is devotional service, smaranam. Where is the difficulty? Where is the difficulty for becoming Krsna conscious?
- At any moment. You must be prepared. Krsna said, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja. So if you have got intelligence, you can do it immediately. Where is the difficulty? But you'll not do it
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- Enclosed you will find one photograph of the Deities there in L.A. recently sent to me. Why is Krishna without a flute? What is the difficulty to make for Krishna a flute? You can take a twig and wrap it in golden lace with a pearl drop hanging
- Everyone should try to finish this business (Krsna consciousness). Why one should wait for another life? We have got this opportunity. Let us finish. And what is the difficulty to remain always thinking of Krsna?
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- Fifty-seven years after. (laughs) So the body has not changed? Where is that body? Now I am with stick. (laughter) Then I was jumping. Is not that? I am there; I remember. The body has changed. What is the difficulty to understand?
- First of all, we offer to Krsna, and then we take it. What is the difficulty? There is no difficulty, but you become purified
- From that atomic spiritual existence, you can develop your spiritual body also. What is the difficulty? It is the same process. As you have developed your material body, similarly, you can develop your spiritual body
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- I am not presenting a God whimsically. I am presenting a God who is recognized. So why don't you accept? What is the difficulty?
- I am permanent. And body is changing. This simple truth, what is the difficulty for the people to understand this simple truth? The body is changing, but I am not changing. I am eternal
- I made the GBC to give me relief, but if you do like this, then where is the relief. It is anxiety for me. This is the difficulty, that as soon as one gets power, he becomes whimsical and spoils everything. What can I do?
- If a child can do it, you cannot do it? What is the difficulty? If you offer a flower to the Deity, if you offer your obeisances . . . the child, it's learning. Don't think it is going for nothing. Everything is calculated
- If I say the simple truth, that "Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the proprietor of everything. He is to be worshiped," then where is my difficulty?
- If we come here and take the impression and simply think of Him, our life is perfect. This is Krsna consciousness. What is the difficulty and what is your loss? If you gain such big profit simply by thinking of Krsna, why should you lose this opportunity
- If you actually want to love Krsna, where is the difficulty?
- If you have got little intelligence, then you can see Krsna. We were explaining that, "The taste of the water, I am." So don't you taste water? Then the taste is Krsna. What is the difficulty?
- If you simply repeat what Krsna has said. Krsna says, man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65), mam evaisyasi asamsayam. What is the difficulty?
- In daytime you see the sunshine and at night you see the moonshine. So if you see the sunshine and moonshine and if you remember Krsna's instructions that "This sunshine, moonshine, I am," so where is the difficulty?
- In this life I shall go back to home, back to Godhead. - This is determination. And what is the difficulty? No difficulty. Chants Hare Krsna mantra
- Is it not a Hindi word? Kuruksetra is a name of place. So what is the difficulty? Why do you interpret that Kuruksetra means this body? This rascaldom has killed the whole spiritual atmosphere of India
- Isvara, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is staying within the heart of everyone. So within the heart for everyone, if He can come out, so what is the difficulty for Him, from within the womb of somebody He can come?
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- Krsna consciousness is meant for all living entities, if he can. And where is the difficulty? So it may be difficult in other forms of life, but in the human form of life it is not at all difficult
- Krsna is explaining Himself in the Bhagavad-gita, Krsna is sending His representative acarya to teach you, and Krsna is within yourself trying to teach you if you are actually serious. Then where is the difficulty?
- Krsna is within you. He'll give you. As soon as you become a pure devotee, all dictation will come from within. And besides that, Krsna is helping, inside and outside. Outside is spiritual master; inside Krsna Himself. Where is the difficulty?
- Krsna said, "There is no more superior truth beyond Me." We are accepting, that's all. Where is the difficulty? But if you do not accept, who can make you to accept? It is not possible
- Krsna says "You become My devotee." "You worship Me." "Offer your obeisances unto Me." Now, all these item, there is no expenditure, and anyone can do. Even the child can do. What is the difficulty?
- Krsna says mam evaisyasi asamsayah (BG 8.7): "Without any doubt, simply by doing these four things, you'll come back to Me." So what is the difficulty? Do it properly and be happy
- Krsna says that "I am the Supreme." So if I say, "Krsna is the Supreme," where is my difficulty, unless I cheat others to become the Krsna or the Supreme? That is cheating
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- Let him be practiced to chant Hare Krsna, then everything will go on. This is Krsna consciousness. Where is the difficulty? Unless we make it difficult. Otherwise there is no difficulty
- Let the man & woman combine together, live peacefully. The woman takes charge of the household affairs, the man may take charge of bringing money, & they meet together, have Deity at home, together chant Hare Krsna. Where is the difficulty? That is unity
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- Please come here, chant Hare Krsna, dance, and take sumptuously prasadam, go home - where is the difficulty? And they are coming. Because we have no money - we are doing on a small scale. But if the government gives us facility we can expand this scale
- Preach this Bhagavad-gita as it is. People will be benefited. You'll be benefited. Don't make unnecessary interpretation, misguide others and spoil your own life. That is very unfortunate. What is the difficulty to accept Bhagavad-gita?
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- Real guru is he who instructs what Krsna has said. It is not that you manufacture your teaching. No. There is no need of manufacturing. The instruction is already there. You have simply to say, "This is this." That's all. Is it very difficult task?
- Realizing means you can... It is very simple thing, that a living man and a dead man. So you can realize. There was soul so he was living. Now the soul is not there, he's dead. Is there any difficulty? What is the difficulty?
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- So if you want to come back here and take care of Them I have no objection. But you are taking care of the Calcutta Deities, so what is the difficulty there? Does the 'democratic management' not allow you to go to the Deity room?
- So what is the difficulty of understanding this simple truth that the soul is different from the body? And so far eternity of the soul, that is also, there is proof
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- The disease is there, and the remedy is also there. So we offer you the remedy free of charges, and if you don't take it, then it should be understood that you are so misfortunate, unfortunate. What is the difficulty?
- There are only four regulative principles. "Some" means three, or two? So why not the other one? Why not the other three? What is the difficulty? Which one do you follow
- There is no secret mantra. Everything is there. Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam (BG 18.65). This is open to everyone. Where is the difficulty
- They are presenting some wrong principle by propaganda, and we cannot establish real principle by factual presentation? What is the difficulty
- This is a rascaldom civilization. What is difficulty there? You come, sit down, chant Hare Krsna, take nice prasadam, hear philosophy, see nice pictures, decorated Deity. What is the difficulty there
- To execute this Krsna consciousness is very pleasing. And pratyaksavagamam, and you'll understand directly how we are advancing. So where is the difficulty? The difficulty is dog obstinacy. They'll not do it. "Why shall I do it?'' This is the difficulty
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- We are giving the name of God, the address of God, the father, God's father's name also, Nanda-nandana, Devaki-nandana. So where is the difficulty to find out? There is no difficulty. But the rascals will not accept. They will continue their rascaldom
- We are so much overwhelmed by the influence of Kali. So at least sixteen rounds. Don't miss this. Don't miss this. What is the difficulty, sixteen rounds? At most it will take two hours
- What is that difficulty?
- What is the difficulty to understand dharma-ksetre kuru-ksetre (BG 1.1)? There is no difficulty. Unfortunately, some unscrupulous commentator says that "Kuruksetra means this body." In this way Bhagavad-gita is being misinterpreted
- What is the difficulty, sixteen rounds? At most it will take two hours. You have got twenty-four hours. You want to sleep; all right, sleep, ten hours sleep. That is not recommended. Don't sleep more than six hours
- What is the difficulty? Dharma-ksetra kuru-ksetra, is that a very difficult Sanskrit? Now, there is no question. Even in... If you do not understand Sanskrit, what is the difficulty to understand dharma-ksetra?
- What is the difficulty? This is also stone; that is also stone. That is valuable stone, that's all - valuable in your eye
- What is the difficulty? You must discuss. Otherwise how it can be resolved?
- Where is the difficulty in finding a guru? If one is sincere he can find the guru and learn everything. One should take lessons from the guru and find out the goal of life
- Where is the difficulty to understand God, isvara, or the purusa? There is no difficulty. Krsna personally says that mattah parataram nanyat kincid asti dhananjaya. Aham adir hi devanam. Aham sarvasya prabhavah
- Where is the difficulty to understand Krsna consciousness? Everything is there in the Bhagavad-gita. If you diligently study and try to understand, you remain fully Krsna conscious always. Everything is there
- Where is the difficulty? Mahajano yena gatah sa panthah. You follow the path of mahajana - Prahlada Maharaja, Janaka Maharaja, Bhisma. There are grhasthas, there are brahmacaris, sannyasi
- Why does He come? What are His activities? Where does He come from? Why does He come in the form of a human being? We only have to try to understand this and study Krsna as He explains Himself in Bhagavad-gita. What is the difficulty
- Why this simple philosophy these rascals cannot understand? I remember; I am not the second man. I am the same person, but I haven't got the same body. The whole world this simple philosophy cannot understand. Where is the difficulty
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- You (sannyasis) have to teach only these things (patram puspam phalam toyam). Where is the difficulty? You do it personally and teach them. Then you become guru. It doesn't require to learn big, big, I mean to say, grantha like Vedanta
- You can conjecture that "Swamiji may be like this, may be like that, may be...," and if I say, "All right, sit down. I shall explain what I am," then where is the difficulty?
- You just become devotee of Krsna and always think of Him. Where is the difficulty? You can walk on the street and remember Krsna. Is there any tax? No, the government will not ask you for any income tax
- You're offering some prayers. That's all right. What is the difficulty if you offer the prayer to Krsna? You have to do the same thing in a systematic way
- Your grandfather has seen your father, or your father has seen your grandfather. You may not have seen, but your father can describe about your grandfather, "My father was like this, like this, like this." What is the difficulty?