Expanded Selfishness – Lecture by Srila Prabhupada

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Lecture by His Divine Grace A.C.Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, Bhagavad-gita 1.30, july 23, 1973, London

Prabhupada: “So viparitani. Nimittani ca pasyami viparitani kesava. Viparitani means “just the opposite.” “I have come here to fight to regain my kingdom. That is the cause for which I have come here to fight, but actually I am seeing it is just the opposite. My fighting will be useless. I came here to fight for some useful purpose, but now I see that viparitani, just opposite. It will be useless.” Why useless? Because one tries to become rich man, opulent — this is material nature — just to show to his relatives, to his friends, to his family members, “Just see how I have become rich, opulent.” This is the psychology. A man works very hard day and night to become rich just to make a show that “My dear friends, my dear relatives, you see that how I have become now rich.” This is the only purpose.”