One who knows, he’s not silent

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Prabhupada, Mayapur, March 4, 1974: […] Tattva, Absolute Truth, I tried to explain last night. Tattva… Krishna has spoken about tattva in the Bhagavad-gita, and in the Srimad-Bhagavatam also there is statement of tattva, vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvam [Bhag. 1.2.11]. Tattva, the truth, can be learned from the tattva-vida, one who knows.

The Absolute Truth can not be ascertained by imaginative speculation. One has to learn the tattva from the tattva-vit. Therefore the tattva-vid vadanti. Vadanti means they explain, tattva-vit, one who is tattva-vit, he explains. Vadanti tat tattva-vidas tattvam yaj jnanam advayam [Bhag. 1.2.11]. One who knows, he’s not silent. He is to preach, he is to speak.

Nowadays it has become a fashion to be mauni-baba, does not speak. So these are, may be very good device for professional business, but so far we are concerned, in the Vedic culture, the tattva-vit must speak. Sravanam kirtanam. The tattva-vit must hear from the authorized person; then he’ll speak. That is nice. Otherwise there is no need of speaking.

So those who have not heard from the authorized person, they may make a business by making himself mauni-baba. Tavac ca sobhate murkho yavat kincin na bhasate: “A murkha, a dull rascal, is very beautiful so long he does not speak.” Because as soon as he speaks, then his knowledge, his learning, his capacity, his position, will be immediately exposed.

So our parampara line… Prahlada Maharaja has condemned this system, mauni-baba. No. Our system is kirtaniyah sada harih, Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s teaching.

trnad api sunicena taror api sahisnuna amanina manadena kirtaniyah sada harih [Cc. adi 17.31]

And Krishna also confirms this in the Bhagavad-gita: satatam kirtayanto mam yatantas ca drdha-vratah [Bg. 9.14] That is mahatma, always glorifying the Lord, Supreme Lord Krishna.

So this Krishna consciousness movement means this satatam kirtayanto mam: [Bg. 9.14] twenty-four hours we have to glorify. Krishna is unlimited, God is unlimited. So we have to chant, glorifying His qualities, unlimitedly. Full Lecture