It is said there that "When one comes on the platform of spiritual consciousness or Krsna consciousness, at that time he becomes completely joyful." Brahma-bhutah prasannatma. Prasanna means joyful; atma means soul. And the symptom is na socati na kanksati. He does not lament, neither hanker. In the material existence we have got two diseases: hankering for things which we do not possess, and lamenting for things which we have lost. But actually we don't possess anything; everything belongs to God. That is the Vedic injunction. Isavasyam idam sarvam [Iso mantra 1]. Whatever we see, that is the property of the Supreme Lord. And this claiming that "This is my property. This is my body. This is my country. This is my home. This is my..., this is my...," this is called illusion. Actually we do not possess anything. So when you actually come on the spiritual consciousness, you understand that nothing belongs to you. Brahma-bhutah prasannatma na socati na kanksati [Bg. 18.54]. Kanksati means hankering, and socati means lament.
By H.D.G. Srila Prabhupada
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