“One who has eyes to see how Krishna’s energy is acting, he sees Krishna”

Prabhupada, July 11, 1973, London: […] That is stated in the Bhagavad-gita. Mat-sthani sarva-bhutani na caham tesv avasthitah. Although you do not find Krishna in somewhere, but His energy is acting, there. So one who has eyes to see how Krishna’s energy is acting, he sees Krishna. Same example.

Because the Prime Minister’s energy is working in that office, so the Prime Minister is there present. So everything is demonstration of the energy. Just like you are in the room, you have not seen the sun, but as soon as the sunshine is there, you know that sun is there.

You see the sun through the sunshine, although it is not that sun has come into your room. The sunshine, coming of the sunshine within your room, is sufficient knowledge to know that here is sun. Sun is there. That is the Vedic statement, that you can understand there is fire when there is heat. If there is light and heat, then you can understand there is fire.

That heat and light is sufficient, now, what is the heat and light? This is energy of the fire. So when Krishna says in the Bhagavad-gita, “These material elements,” bhumir apo ’nalo vayuh, earth, water, fire, air, they are My energies, so if one has studied Krishna, then as soon as He sees a great ocean, He sees Krishna: “Oh, this is Krishna’s energy.” As soon as sees a big anything, fire, water, anything, He sees Krishna, nothing but Krishna because He knows.

Exactly in the same way, as soon as you feel heat, you know that there is fire. You don’t require to see the fire. But if you feel, “Oh it is hot, oh, there must be fire.” This is studying Krishna. And this is called Krishna consciousness, to feel the presence of Krishna everywhere. So everything requires training, undergoing the process. Then it is possible. It is not impossible. So if you also go, the training, the process, you’ll also understand. It is not difficult.

Student (3):. To be Krishna conscious, one needs faith that Krishna exists, and…

Prabhupada: Not only “Krishna exists,” “What is my relationship with Krishna? What is my duty in that relationship?” everything.
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