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	It is very nice. It is very simple thing. But you must try to satisfy. Whether by your work, by your activity, you have satisfied, then your life is perfect. ''Ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ, svanuṣṭhitasya''. It doesn't matter whatever you are doing, but you have to see whether by your action the Supreme Personality of Godhead is satisfied.		It is very nice. It is very simple thing. But you must try to satisfy. Whether by your work, by your activity, you have satisfied, then your life is perfect. ''Ataḥ pumbhir dvija-śreṣṭhā varṇāśrama-vibhāgaśaḥ, svanuṣṭhitasya''. It doesn't matter whatever you are doing, but you have to see whether by your action the Supreme Personality of Godhead is satisfied.

	Now, to facilitate these activities of the human being, there is spiritual master. Spiritual master is the representative of God. Therefore Vedic literature says, ''tad-vijṣānārtham''. In order to understand whether God is being satisfied or not, ''tad-vijṣānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet'' (''Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad'' 1.2.12), one must approach a spiritual master in order to know. Because my life is meant for satisfying God, but understanding that God is not present in my front, I cannot see Him face to face, how can I know that He is satisfied or not?		Now, to facilitate these activities of the human being, there is spiritual master. Spiritual master is the representative of God. Therefore Vedic literature says, ''tad-vijṣānārtham''. In order to understand whether God is being satisfied or not, ''tad-vijṣānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet'' (Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.12), one must approach a spiritual master in order to know. Because my life is meant for satisfying God, but understanding that God is not present in my front, I cannot see Him face to face, how can I know that He is satisfied or not?

	But there are books, scriptures, literatures. Apart from that, the Vedic injunction is that ''tad-vijṣānārtham''. In order to understand whether your action or activities has pleased the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you have to take information from the ''guru'', or the spiritual master. ''Tad-vijṣānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet. Abhigacchet'' means "must." And in the Viśvanātha Cakravartī's prayer for the spiritual master, this is also said: ''yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasāda''.		But there are books, scriptures, literatures. Apart from that, the Vedic injunction is that ''tad-vijṣānārtham''. In order to understand whether your action or activities has pleased the Supreme Personality of Godhead, you have to take information from the ''guru'', or the spiritual master. ''Tad-vijṣānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet. Abhigacchet'' means "must." And in the Viśvanātha Cakravartī's prayer for the spiritual master, this is also said: ''yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasāda''.
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	The last version of his prayer is ''yasya'', "whose"; ''prasādāt'', "satisfaction"; ''bhagavat-prasāda'', "the Supreme Lord is satisfied." This is the test. If by your action . . .		The last version of his prayer is ''yasya'', "whose"; ''prasādāt'', "satisfaction"; ''bhagavat-prasāda'', "the Supreme Lord is satisfied." This is the test. If by your action . . .

	Because when you accept a spiritual master, then you have to work under his guidance. There are so many, I mean to say, rules and regulation. But ''ādau gurvāśrayam'' (''Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu'' 1.1.74). The first thing is to accept a spiritual master. And if you have got a bona fide spiritual master, then it is to be understood that you have approached God, because he is His representative. And if you act according to his direction, then it is to be understood that you are satisfying the Lord. This is the way, Vedic way.		Because when you accept a spiritual master, then you have to work under his guidance. There are so many, I mean to say, rules and regulation. But ''ādau gurvāśrayam'' (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.74). The first thing is to accept a spiritual master. And if you have got a bona fide spiritual master, then it is to be understood that you have approached God, because he is His representative. And if you act according to his direction, then it is to be understood that you are satisfying the Lord. This is the way, Vedic way.

	''Yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasāda yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto 'pi''. If you cannot find out a bona fide spiritual master or if you cannot satisfy the bona fide spiritual master, then you must know you do not know where you are going. ''Na gatiḥ kuto 'pi''. Therefore Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thakur says, ''dhyāyan stuvaṁs tasya guṇārṇavasya vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam''. This is the process.		''Yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasāda yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto 'pi''. If you cannot find out a bona fide spiritual master or if you cannot satisfy the bona fide spiritual master, then you must know you do not know where you are going. ''Na gatiḥ kuto 'pi''. Therefore Viśvanātha Cakravartī Thakur says, ''dhyāyan stuvaṁs tasya guṇārṇavasya vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam''. This is the process.
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	'''Young woman:''' Is it better to inquire directly a question to the spiritual master directly, or is it better . . . is it better to wait for the answer to come in an indirect, or in a less direct way? Is it better to . . .		'''Young woman:''' Is it better to inquire directly a question to the spiritual master directly, or is it better . . . is it better to wait for the answer to come in an indirect, or in a less direct way? Is it better to . . .

	'''Prabhupāda:''' No. You should find out a spiritual master. Everyone should find out. That is the injunction of the ''Vedas''. ''Tad-vijṣānārthaṁ sa gurum eva'' (''Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad'' 1.2.12).		'''Prabhupāda:''' No. You should find out a spiritual master. Everyone should find out. That is the injunction of the ''Vedas''. ''Tad-vijṣānārthaṁ sa gurum eva'' (Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 1.2.12).

	(break) If you are interested to understand the spiritual science, then you must find out. That is your business. All right. It is past ten, uh, nine. No? Yes. Now chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.		(break) If you are interested to understand the spiritual science, then you must find out. That is your business. All right. It is past ten, uh, nine. No? Yes. Now chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.

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	But actually, at the ultimate end, as we have cited the quotation from ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', good or bad means satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the Lord. If any action is approved or gives satisfaction to the Lord, that is good. If any action gives dissatisfaction to the Lord, it is bad. That is the general . . . now you have to adopt yourself in the service of the Lord in such a way that you can know that this action is giving satisfaction and this action is not giving satisfaction. Then your life is all right.		But actually, at the ultimate end, as we have cited the quotation from ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', good or bad means satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the Lord. If any action is approved or gives satisfaction to the Lord, that is good. If any action gives dissatisfaction to the Lord, it is bad. That is the general . . . now you have to adopt yourself in the service of the Lord in such a way that you can know that this action is giving satisfaction and this action is not giving satisfaction. Then your life is all right.

	Viṣṇujana: Then all our faculties of perception will be purified by adopting this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and we can understand.		'''Viṣṇujana:''' Then all our faculties of perception will be purified by adopting this Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and we can understand.

	'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. Kṛṣṇa consciousness means purification of all faculties. Because the faculties work on the basis of consciousness. If your consciousness is pure . . . just like I am seeing. I am not seeing; my mind is seeing. So if my mind is pure, then my seeing is pure. Similarly, if my consciousness is pure, my mind is pure. It is superficial. I am moving my hand. I am not moving; my mind is moving.		'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. Kṛṣṇa consciousness means purification of all faculties. Because the faculties work on the basis of consciousness. If your consciousness is pure . . . just like I am seeing. I am not seeing; my mind is seeing. So if my mind is pure, then my seeing is pure. Similarly, if my consciousness is pure, my mind is pure. It is superficial. I am moving my hand. I am not moving; my mind is moving.
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	So all the senses, ten senses . . . and the central sense is mind. And behind mind, there is intelligence, and behind intelligence, there is consciousness. This consciousness, if purified, then whole thing is purified. If this consciousness is polluted, then the whole thing is polluted. So we have to purify the consciousness. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.		So all the senses, ten senses . . . and the central sense is mind. And behind mind, there is intelligence, and behind intelligence, there is consciousness. This consciousness, if purified, then whole thing is purified. If this consciousness is polluted, then the whole thing is polluted. So we have to purify the consciousness. That is Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

	Viṣṇujana: So then a man who is not . . . does not have a purified consciousness has no way of knowing what is good or bad.		'''Viṣṇujana:''' So then a man who is not . . . does not have a purified consciousness has no way of knowing what is good or bad.

	'''Prabhupāda:''' No. He is illusioned. ''Māyā''. That is called ''māyā''. He is accepting something bad as good. Just like one is accepting this body as self. The whole world is moving, accepting this body as the self. ''Dehātma-buddhi''. But I am not this body. That's a fact. So it is illusion.		'''Prabhupāda:''' No. He is illusioned. ''Māyā''. That is called ''māyā''. He is accepting something bad as good. Just like one is accepting this body as self. The whole world is moving, accepting this body as the self. ''Dehātma-buddhi''. But I am not this body. That's a fact. So it is illusion.
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	Young man (1): I'm interested in that idea. What proof is there, and is it available in English so that I could read it and study it and examine it carefully?		Young man (1): I'm interested in that idea. What proof is there, and is it available in English so that I could read it and study it and examine it carefully?

	Viṣṇujana: Is it available in writing.		'''Viṣṇujana:''' Is it available in writing.

	'''Madhudviṣa:''' He wants to read it in a book, something that explains the validity of the statement that there's an after-life.		'''Madhudviṣa:''' He wants to read it in a book, something that explains the validity of the statement that there's an after-life.

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	'''Prabhupāda:''' What is that?		'''Prabhupāda:''' What is that?

	Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: The law in the Bible says: "Thou shalt not kill." But the federal law of the United States says you must go into the Army and kill. So which to follow? There is a difference. They both say opposite things.		'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' The law in the Bible says: "Thou shalt not kill." But the federal law of the United States says you must go into the Army and kill. So which to follow? There is a difference. They both say opposite things.

	'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. The thing is . . . it is very simple to understand that . . . just like a soldier is killing and the state is awarding him medal. And the same soldier, when comes home if he kills somebody, he's hanged. Why? He can say: "When I was in the war field, I have killed hundreds of men and I was given gold medal. And now I have killed simply one man I am going to be hanged? Why?" So it is the cause. If the cause if great, then killing is no sin.		'''Prabhupāda:''' Yes. The thing is . . . it is very simple to understand that . . . just like a soldier is killing and the state is awarding him medal. And the same soldier, when comes home if he kills somebody, he's hanged. Why? He can say: "When I was in the war field, I have killed hundreds of men and I was given gold medal. And now I have killed simply one man I am going to be hanged? Why?" So it is the cause. If the cause if great, then killing is no sin.
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	Young man (1): You referred earlier to some proofs of after-life. And I came in late, so I don't know if you've mentioned it earlier, but I wonder are these available in writing in English, and do people here know of them? That is, where would I look at such a thing?		Young man (1): You referred earlier to some proofs of after-life. And I came in late, so I don't know if you've mentioned it earlier, but I wonder are these available in writing in English, and do people here know of them? That is, where would I look at such a thing?

	Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He wishes to see proof of after-life, either in writing or he wants to know if there is something . . .		'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' He wishes to see proof of after-life, either in writing or he wants to know if there is something . . .

	'''Prabhupāda:''' After-life proof?		'''Prabhupāda:''' After-life proof?
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	'''Prabhupāda:''' What is his question?		'''Prabhupāda:''' What is his question?

	Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He says something about Kṛṣṇa has something in His mind; therefore it becomes factual. He projected it from His mind, and thus it became history.		'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' He says something about Kṛṣṇa has something in His mind; therefore it becomes factual. He projected it from His mind, and thus it became history.

	'''Young man (5):''' No. No. Not that He projected it, but people trying to please Kṛṣṇa did it through misinterpretation.		'''Young man (5):''' No. No. Not that He projected it, but people trying to please Kṛṣṇa did it through misinterpretation.
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	'''Prabhupāda:''' What is that?		'''Prabhupāda:''' What is that?

	Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: He says what about people who have come since the Vedic literatures, since the time the Vedic literatures were written. What about them?		'''Tamāla Kṛṣṇa:''' He says what about people who have come since the Vedic literatures, since the time the Vedic literatures were written. What about them?

	'''Prabhupāda:''' Vedic literature is not written; it is before the creation. Vedic, ''Vedas'', before the creation. In the ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' there is statement, ''tene brahma hṛdā ''([[SB 1.1.1]]). Brahmā is considered to be the first created living entity, so he learned ''Vedas'' from within, from the Supersoul. ''Tene brahma hṛdā''. So Vedic literature is not written at a certain time. It is coming. It is called ''apauruṣeya''. It is not man-made. So you have to study very scrutinizingly, then you will understand.		'''Prabhupāda:''' Vedic literature is not written; it is before the creation. Vedic, ''Vedas'', before the creation. In the ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' there is statement, ''tene brahma hṛdā ''([[SB 1.1.1]]). Brahmā is considered to be the first created living entity, so he learned ''Vedas'' from within, from the Supersoul. ''Tene brahma hṛdā''. So Vedic literature is not written at a certain time. It is coming. It is called ''apauruṣeya''. It is not man-made. So you have to study very scrutinizingly, then you will understand.

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