One who is wise should try to understand how to get out of this cycle of birth and death

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video: FOLK Bangalore, lecture by HG Rajeev Lochan Dasa

Prabhupada, Bombay, March 21, 1974: […] If we construct a building, how much attached we become to that building. But Krishna has constructed this whole universe. Whole universe means… We have no idea what is the universe. We have no idea what is this planet.

We are trying to go to the moon planet. We have no exact idea even of the moon planet. And there are innumerable planets. Vasudha. Yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti-kotisu vasudhadi-vibhuti-bhinnam [Bs. 5.40].

Each planet is of different type, different climate, different facilities, different standard of life. And there are ananta, innumerable planets. You cannot count even. So this is only one universe, and there are millions of universes. Yasya prabha prabhavato jagad-anda-koti [Bs. 5.40].

So Krishna, or the Supreme Lord, is creator of these all universes. Still, He does not come here. He comes occasionally. But He does not claim. You utilize. He has given to you. “You living entities, you wanted to enjoy this material world. All right, I give you. Enjoy.”

Beginning from Brahma, down to the ant, they’re enjoying, and they’re creating their own karma-phala. Karmana daiva-netrena. And because he’s creating his karma-phala, he’s getting another body.

Sometimes the ant’s body, sometimes Brahma’s body, sometimes cat’s body, sometimes American body, sometimes Indian body, sometimes monkey’s body. In this way, we are wandering all over the universes. This is called disease, material disease. Bhutva bhutva praliyate. Janma-mrtyu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarsanam.

So one who is wise, one who is learned, he should try to understand how to get out of this cycle of birth and death, repetition of birth and death. Now you have got this American body, very nice—rich nation’s body. And we have got Indian body.

That’s all right. But what is the next life? That the people do not know. Just like you prepare by education for the future life. What you are preparing for the next life?

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