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Srila Prabhupada, Bombay, January 1, 1975: There are many such examples. Just like a man is honest, but if he becomes polluted by the desire that, “If I can get that money by fair or unfair means, I will become rich, so let me take this money,” so immediately mind becomes agitated, and it becomes under the spell of criminality. Then gradually, under superior judgment, I am put into the prison house.
So similarly, originally we are all pure, Krishna conscious, but as we have got little independence… Because we are part and parcel of God, therefore—God has got full independence—so we have got independence according to the quantity. Just like a small drop of ocean water has got a little quantity of salt also, similarly, we are anu, and God is vibhu; He is Prabhu, and we are servant; He is master, we are servant.
The master has got independence, and the servant has also independence, not that because one is servant, he has no independence. He has got independence. If he likes, he can give up the service of the master and live independently. This is crude example. Similarly, our material contamination means that, when we desire to live without Krishna consciousness: “Why we shall be subservient to Krishna? We shall live independently…” That is going on.
Material life means everyone is trying to become victorious in the struggle of existence without God consciousness. That is our material disease. Krishna-bahirmukha hasa bhoga vascha kare. We may revolt. That independence we have got, little independence, and we can misuse it, that “Why shall I serve Krishna? Let me serve myself.” “Let me serve myself” means, “Let me serve my different propensities, kama, krodha, lobha, moha, matsarya,” like that. My independence means “I will not serve God; I will serve my lusty desires.” You cannot become independent.
This is a concoction only, that “I will not serve Krishna.” But you have to serve. What is that? “Then I serve my lusty desires.” Indriya-trpti, indriya-trpti. Yad indriya-pritaye. Simply to satisfy… Krishna consciousness means there is no such thing as indriya-trpti, or sense gratification. Everything for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. Hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate [Cc. Madhya 19.170]. Hrsika means the indriya, or the senses.
That is stated here also, manasas cendriyanam ca bhutanam mahatam api, that different types of indriya for sense gratification, we develop. This is the creation, every one of us developing, and it is become complicated with so many other desires. Each life is full of desires.
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