Prabhupada, San Francisco, July 16, 1975:[…] So one point is very important. People are sometimes amazed, “Where is the soul?” Now it is clearly said here, hrdayat: “from the core of the heart.” Therefore soul is existing within the heart. And the Paramatma is also existing.
The yogis, they want to see. Although they are, Paramatma and jivatma, sitting side by side, and He is dictating, but on account of our foolishness we cannot see Him, neither hear Him. Antar-bahih. He is within and He is without, but unfortunate as we are, we cannot see Him either within or without.
How it is possible? Just like a family member, your father or brother, is playing on the stage, but you cannot see him. Somebody is pointing out, “Here is your brother, dancing.” You cannot see him. Nato natyadharo yatha.
Just like a person dressed in dramatic performance, his relative cannot see him, similarly, Krishna is everywhere, andantara-stha-paramanu-cayantara-stham. Simply one has to make his eyes purified to see Him. Then he can see always Krishna, within and without.
Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena [Bs. 5.38]. This seeing is possible only in bhakti, not in jnana, karma. No. No other way. Premanjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena. No other method is prescribed. In Bhagavad-gita also, it is said, bhaktya mam abhijanati yavan yas casmi tattvatah [Bg. 18.55].
If you want to know Krishna as He is, then you have to know Him through bhakti-yoga, not any other. Others, they may go on speculating for many, many millions of years. Still, they will not be able to understand.
panthas tu koti-sata-vatsara-sampragamyo vayor athapi manaso muni-pungavanam so ’py asti yat prapada-simny avicintya-tattve govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami [Bs 5.34]
For many millions of years running in the speed of mind and air, not this aeroplane speed… Aeroplane speed is, utmost, five hundred, six hundred miles. But you just imagine the mind’s speed.
Ten thousand miles away your mind can go immediately at a place where you have been. Mind is so speedy. Vayu, air, is speedy undoubtedly, but mind is still speedier. So even if you try to understand with…panthas tu koti-sata-vatsara-sampragamyo vayor athapi [Bs 5.34], in aeroplane or via manasa, aeroplane with the…Aeroplane has got different speed, but even if you go with the mind’s speed and time, panthas tu koti-sata-vatsara, hundreds and millions of years, still, you will not be able to understand what is Krishna, what is God, if you speculate.
But if you are a devotee then you can see twenty-four hours Krishna. That is the difference. Panthas tu koti-sata-vatsara-sampragamyah.
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