Tamala Krsna: Five: "All men are forced to act helplessly according tothe impulses born of the modes of material nature. Therefore nobodycan refrain from doing something, not even for a moment [Bg. 3.5]."Prabhupada: Yes. They say... We saw one signboard in a yoga society inLos Angeles that "You become silent, and you'll become God." (laughs)And here Krsna says that you cannot become silent even for a moment.You see? These things are going on.Practically that is real silence. If you simply engage yourself inactivities of Krsna consciousness, then automatically your activitiesin maya become silent. Just like the same example I have given. Hereis a glass. If you want to fill up with milk, the water will goautomatically. You have to throw away the water. You cannot put thewater and the milk at the same time in this glass. Similarly, if youbecome active in Krsna consciousness, you automatically become silentin material activities. Without any separate endeavor. It is so nice.And if you try artificially to stop, to become silent from materialactivities, it will not be possible. You may meditate for fifteenminutes or for fifteen hundred minutes or fifteen thousand years, itwill not be possible. The mind is very strong. Mind's business is toaccept and reject, accept and reject. You accept something, you rejectsomething.Better thing is that we accept something Krsna conscious under thedirection of disciplic succession. That is your, should be, the aim oflife, and you are successful. You have to accept something. Simply byrejecting, it will not help you. But you have to accept something.That acceptance is Krsna consciousness. Simply negation will not helpyou. You must have some positive engagement.Sometimes it is thought that spiritual life means to retire fromactive life. That is general impression. People think that forcultivation of spiritual knowledge or self-realization they should goto some Himalayan caves or some secluded place. That is alsorecommended. But that sort of recommendation is meant for persons whoare unable to engage themselves in activities of Krsna consciousness.Lord Krsna is teaching Arjuna how one can remain in his position.Never mind whatever he is, still he can become perfectly in Krsnaconsciousness. That is the whole substance of the teachings of LordKrsna.Nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe yuktam vairagyam ucyate. Yuktam vairagya,real renunciation, is to dovetail everything for Krsna. That isrenunciation. Not renunciation that "I earn whole time millions ofdollars and distribute among my children and are all engaged in someother way, and I become Krsna conscious in a secluded place." No. Youcan begin Krsna consciousness from the very beginning. Earn for Krsna,spend for Krsna, think for Krsna, work for Krsna. That is Krsnaconsciousness. Fight for Krsna. Nothing to be rejected. Everything tobe dovetailed with Krsna. That is Krsna consciousness.Srila Prabhupada Lecture :: 1968/12/12 Los Angeles, Bhagavad gita 3.1-5
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absolutely right........
The mind is very strong. Mind's business is to accept and reject, accept and reject. You accept something, you reject something.