“Krishna’s Words are not different from Krishna”

Prabhupada, Los Angeles, December 8, 1973: Sometimes some people say that “Arjuna heard directly from Krishna, but we don’t find Krishna in our presence, so how can I accept?” It is not a question of direct presence, because you have no idea of the absolute knowledge. Krishna’s words, Bhagavad-gita, is not different from Krishna. It’s not different from Krishna. When you hear Bhagavad-gita, you are directly hearing from Krishna because Krishna is not different. Krishna is absolute. Krishna, Krishna’s name, Krishna’s form, Krishna’s quality, Krishna’s instruction, everything Krishna’s, they’re all Krishna. They’re all Krishna. This has to be understood. They’re not different from Krishna. Therefore Krishna’s form here, He’s Krishna. He’s not a statue. “He’s a marble statue.” No. He’s Krishna. He has appeared before you because you cannot see Krishna. You can see stone, wood; therefore He has appeared in that form. You think that it is stone and wood, but He’s not stone and wood; He’s Krishna. This is called Absolute Truth. Similarly, Krishna’s words are also not different from Krishna. When Krishna’s words are there in the Bhagavad-gita, it’s Krishna.