The Formula of Spiritual Realization

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The formula of spiritual realization
niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ
karma jyāyo hy akarmaṇaḥ
śarīra-yātrāpi ca te
na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ
[Bg. 3.8]
yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra
loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ
tad-arthaṁ karma kaunteya
mukta-saṅgaḥ samācara
[Bg. 3.9]
Now, this is the formula of spiritual realization, that we should not
stop our working capacity, the prescribed duties in which we are
engaged. That is not to be stopped. If we stop work and spiritual
realization, for spiritual realization, we leave this world and go to the
jungle or Himalayaand sit down there for meditation for spiritual
realization, oh, how many people will be ready to do this thing? No.
This is not for mass people. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is prescribing something
practical which can be adopted by every one and all, without any
distinction. This point we have already discussed in the last day's
meeting, that whatever you may be, it doesn't matter. You can realize
the highest perfection of life, provided you work under the regulation
of yajña. Yajñārthāt karma. There is no harm working, but the work
should be done for the Supreme Lord, Yajña.Yajña means Viṣṇu.
Because according to laws of nature, any work you do, it has got some
reaction and we are bound up by those reactions. TheVedas also
says, karmaṇā baddhyate jantuḥ, karmaṇā baddhyate jantuḥ,that "All
living entities, they are bound up in the material encagement on
account of their different kinds of karma, or work." But here is the
point, that you shall not be bound up by the reaction of your karma if
you act it on behalf of Yajña, or Viṣṇu, or the Supreme Lord. That is
the secret.Yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra. Anyatra.
If you do not work for that supreme perfect, then you will be bound
up and your, this encagement of body will continue. This encagement
of body will continue if you work on your own responsibility and not
for the supreme purpose of the Supreme Lord, Yajña, or Viṣṇu. That is

the secret. Yajña means yajño vai viṣṇuḥ. It is śruti. Śruti means the
Vedic literature, the Vedic hymns. They prove it, "Yajña
means Viṣṇu." Viṣṇuḥtu sārthaṁ karma samācara.(?) Therefore we
have to work for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu. That is called Yajña.

saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā
purovāca prajāpatiḥ
anena prasaviṣyadhvam
eṣa vo 'stv iṣṭa-kāma-dhuk
[Bg. 3.10]
The proof of the sacrifice, yajña, is mentioned in the Vedic scripture.
After the creation, it was so announced that "If you want to be happy,
you must perform sacrifices." Sacrifices.
The Vedic literature is created for guidance of the conditioned souls.
Every living being who is in this material world is conditioned by the
laws of material nature. And it is a chance, this creation, and especially
this human body, is a chance to get rid of this material entanglement.
And the chance is open by acting for the satisfaction
of Viṣṇu. Saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥsṛṣṭvā. Prajāḥ. Prajāḥ means the living
entities, after being created, they were advised that "You
perform yajña, or sacrifice, for the satisfaction ofViṣṇu. That
will..." Anena, "By this," prasaviṣyadhvam, "you increase your
enlightenment." Prasaviṣyadhvam. "And whatever you want, that will
be satisfied by this yajña." Devān yajña. That sacrifice.

devān bhāvayatānena
te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ
śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha
[Bg. 3.11]
Now, yajña is practically... According to the Vedic rituals, yajña, or
sacrifice, is offered to different devas, demigods. There are hundreds
and thousands of demigods mentioned in the Vedic literatures, and
the whole portion is called upāsanā-kāṇḍa. Upāsanā-kāṇḍa means
worshiping different demigods. But what are these demigods? The
demigods are just like different parts of the whole body of the
Supreme Lord. They are, so to say, just like the government of the king.
There is one king, but there are many state officers. Just you can
imagine that if for management of a city like New York you have got so
many departments... As soon as we go to this chambers, we get so

many departments: criminal department, civil department, and so
many departments. So for management of these universal affairs,
there are different departments also, so far we can get information
from the Vedic literature. And each department there is a particular
director. And Brahmā is considered to be supreme director of this
universe. So this yajña, sacrifice, by Vedic rituals, they are indicated to
pay different taxes to different demigods. But the Supreme Lord is
above all. Therefore if one performs sacrifice for the Supreme Lord, he
is immune from other obligations. That is also mentioned.

devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛṇāṁ pitṝṇāṁ
na kiṅkaro nāyam ṛṇī ca rājan
sarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ
gato mukundaṁ parihṛtya kartam
[SB 11.5.41]
Now, as soon as a living being is born in this material world, he has got
many obligations. He has got obligation to the different demigods.
Why obligation? Now, because just like the sun is also one of the
demigods. He is supplying you light, so you have got some obligation.
Don't you have any obligation? If you have got obligation to the
electric powerhouse for supplying this light, which you are enjoying
now, have you got no obligation to the sun who is supplying so much
profusely light? Yes, you have got. The Vedic literature confirms it that
you are indebted to the sun. Similarly, you are indebted to the moon.
Similarly, you are indebted to air. And so many things we are taking
advantage of the supernatural power. So we are actually indebted.
Similarly, we are indebted to the ṛṣis,great sages, because they have
left behind them all this Vedic knowledge. You are taking advantage.
Just like this Bhagavad-gītā, or any scripture, any book of knowledge.
So we are indebted. Deva, ṛṣi and bhūta. Bhūta means ordinary,
general living beings in our dealings. Suppose if I go to consult some
lawyer, I have to pay. If I want to consult some medical practitioner, I
have to pay. So this is obligation. This is no mercy; this is obligation.
Similarly, we are obliged in so many respects—to the supernatural
power, to the sages, to the ordinary living beings, and to the animals
also. Because we are drinking milk from the cows, so we are indebted.
But instead of paying our indebtedness, we are killing. You see? These
are all reactions. We are creating reactions. If you don't pay bill for the
electricity for a many long time, your electricity will be cut off. Your

telephone will be cut off. But we must be conscious of our
indebtedness to so many things.
Devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛṇāṁ pitṝṇām [SB 11.5.41]. Pitṝṇām means the
family in which you have taken your birth. You are indebted to the
forefathers. Therefore, according to Vedic rites, in certain time you
have to offer respects to your forefathers. Śrāddha ceremony. During
the month of October there is a general śrāddha ceremony in India. So
we are indebted to the
forefathers. Devarṣi-bhūtāpta-nṛṇāṁ pitṝṇām [SB 11.5.41].
So we are in so many ways indebted. Our obligations are there.
Butsarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ gato mukundam, na ṛṇī na kiṅ
karaḥ.The Bhāgavata says, "If somebody fully surrenders unto the
Supreme,Mukunda..." Mukunda means one who can offer you
liberation from this material bondage. He is Mukunda. So if one
surrenders fully unto Kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa is Mukunda—then he is no longer
any more indebted to all these obligations. He is immune. At one
stroke he becomes liquidated from all obligation. And in
the Bhagavad-gītā you will find this statement confirmed in the last
portion of Bhagavad-gītā. The Lord says
that ahaṁtvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi: "If you surrender unto
Me..." Sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja [Bg. 18.66
]. The Lord says that "You have not do. You have to do nothing. You
simply surrender unto
Me." Sarva-dharmān parityajya [Bg. 18.66]. "You have got so many
obligations; it is right. But it is impossible for you." Of course, there
are systems how to liquidate your obligation. But especially in this age,
oh, who is going to satisfy the demigods? Who is going to satisfy the
forefathers? Who is going to satisfy the so many obligation with
ordinary living being? Nobody is going. But if you don't satisfy your
indebtedness, then there will be reaction. But if you surrender unto
the Supreme Lord, you will be protected from all reaction. Therefore it
is very easy. By one installment we become free from all
obligation. Sarva-dharmānparityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ
tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyaḥ [Bg.18.66].
Pāpebhyaḥ. Pāpebhyaḥ means the reaction of sins. Now, if I don't
repay my indebtedness to the persons to whom I am obliged, then I
have become sinner. I am sinner. Just like I owe to you $100 or
$1,000. I don't pay you. So then I become a culprit in the
consideration of the state law. I have to pay you. Similarly, all
indebtedness has to be liquidated. If you are unable to liquidate, then

you will be a sinner. But you can save yourself from the reaction of all
sins if you surrender unto the Supreme
Lord. Sarvātmanā yaḥ śaraṇaṁ śaraṇyaṁ gato mukundaṁ parihṛtyak
artam. You have got some duties, but if you give up all your duties and
simply surrender unto the Supreme Lord, then you are liquidated at
once. This is the version of Bhāgavata and this is confirmed
in Bhagavad-gītā by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa,
that "If you surrender unto Me, giving up all your other obligation,
then I shall give you all
protection." Ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi [Bg.18.66]. N
ow, if I am protected from the reaction of my sinful acts, but it does
not mean that I shall surrender unto the Supreme Lord at the same
time continue to act sinfully, no, not that. Or if I am obliged to
continue, the God, or the Supreme Lord will protect me. That is the
version. Therefore everyone should act yajña. Yajña means work to
satisfy the Supreme Lord. That is called yajña. If we do not do that,
then we shall be obliged. Otherwise... "Otherwise" means the act
which is done for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, that is immune
from all reaction, but anything which is not done for the satisfaction of
the Supreme Lord, that will oblige me in so many bondage of
obligation, and I will have to repay that after many, many
continuation of this repetition of births and deaths. That is the secret
of life. So,

devān bhāvayatānena
te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ
śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha
[Bg. 3.11]
And if you live your life for sacrifice, sacrifice of yajña, then you will
never be unhappy. You'll never be in want. We become unhappy for
want of things which we require. This is practical. This is practical.
Anyone... You will be surprised.
I have taken practical information. In 1942 there was a
manufactured famine in Bengal by the manipulation of the then
government. It is for the first time we experienced that India... In our
childhood, when we were children, at that time the first-class rice was
selling three dollars for 82 pounds. Can you imagine? Three dollars.
Not three dollars, I mean to say, dollar is exchange. Say, for less than
one dollar, three-fourth dollar. Three rupees. Three rupees. The

exchange of dollar and rupees is: five rupees make one dollar. Now, it
was selling at 3.8. So about, I mean to, 75 cent. 75 cent for 82 pounds
of best rice. I have seen it in my experiencing of life. When I was a boy
in India it was selling. Can you imagine that? But that rice all of a
sudden rose in 1940, ten dollars. Now, just imagine if something, the
price of something, is raised from 75 cent to ten dollars, how difficult
it becomes for the public, for general mass of people. So so many
people were in difficulty, and so many people died for want of food,
diseases, famine, because when there is want of food... But you will be
surprised... I inquired in 1942. Persons who were in our line, I mean to
say, engaged in devotional service... I also purchased at the same time.
I had... In my family life at that time, I had some responsibility: my
self, my wife, my five children, servant, and so many, about ten people.
And I was purchasing rice. So anyway, management was going on. But
so many people died. But you will be surprised. Those who were in
some way or other in touch with the devotional service, I inquired
from them individually, and I was satisfied that they were not in
difficulty even in that famine circumstances. Even from the villages I
inquired that "Were you in difficulty?" They replied, "No, we have no
difficulty. Some way or other, we are managing." So this is practical.
Anyone who is engaged in the devotional service, whose life is
dedicated for service of the Supreme, you will see practically that there
will be no want, there will be no unhappiness. This is a fact. This is a
fact. So

devān bhāvayatānena
te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ
parasparaṁ bhāvayantaḥ
śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha
[Bg. 3.11]
This Vedic injunction is also like that, that "You do sacrifice for the
Supreme. Then you will never be unhappy. You will never be in want."
Now, mind that, that the work is not stopped. The work in which you
are engaged, that is not stopped. We have discussed in the previous
verse that niyataṁ kuru karma tvam. The work which is entrusted to
you, or the work in which you are now engaged, that is not to be
undone. You work as you are doing. But you engage your, the result of
your work or life for the matter of sacrificing for the Supreme Lord.
There is a very good example in the life of the Gosvāmīs, whom we
daily

pray, vande rūpa-sanātanau raghu-yugau śrī-jīva-gopālakau. These
six Gosvāmīs, they were very important men of their age five hundred
years before. These Rūpa and Sanātana, they were great politicians,
ministers, of the then Mohammedan government in Bengal. In Bengal
at that time the Pathans were ruling. Before the Moguls came, there
were Pathans ruling. For one thousand years the Mohammedans
invaded India, from 1000 A.D. up to 1947, till the end of the British
period. India was under subjugation by so many foreigners:
Mohammedans, Greeks, and so many others. Lastly, the
Mohammedans ruled for eight hundred years. And the Britishers
ruled for two hundred years. So now they have got independence,
India. So at that time the Bengal was being ruled by the
Mohammedans, Pathans, and their entrusted ministers were
theseRūpa and Sanātana. They were converted into practically
Mohammedan.Hindu society was very strict at that time. Still they are
very strict. Anyone serving a foreigner, he becomes at once ostracized.
He is at once, I mean to say, rejected from the social intercourse. So
these brothers,Rūpa and Sanātana, because they accepted
Mohammedan rulers' service as minister, they were outcasted from
the... They were actuallybrāhmaṇas by caste.
Some way or other, these Rūpa and Sanātana contacted Lord
ŚrīCaitanya Mahāprabhu, and they retired from their service and
joined. And after all, they became the most important leaders of this
movement,Rūpa and Sanātana. Now, this Rūpa and Sanātana, when
they retired from their service, they brought home gold coins. At that
time there was no currency notes. Actual value gold coins were in...
Now, that gold coins was about two and a half ounce weight. Just like
imagine what is the value now, whatever it may be. That means the
estimation is some millions of rupees they brought home after their
retirement. And they divided the money in this way: 50% for God...
Whatever they accumulated, they set aside 50% for God or God's
service. God means God's service. God is not want of your money.
(chuckles) He is quite competent to earn money. He doesn't require
anything. But if we give, it is our interest. It is our interest. So he set
aside 50% of his accumulated money for God, 25% for the relatives,
family members, and 25% he kept in some village banker or the
original bankers, for emergency.
So that was the system. We can see from great sages and ācāryas
that whatever we earn... According to Bhagavad-gītā, it is
said, yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra. Whatever you

earn, yat karoṣi yaj juhoṣi. The result of your work should be offered
to the Supreme. Now, if it is not possible to offer the whole thing to the
Supreme, so at least one should offer 50% of his income for God's
purpose. That is the example we get from theseācāryas. So 50% for
God, 25%... Of course, the relatives, they expect something from the
father or the chief of the family, some, I mean to say, gift. They expect
something. But according to these ācārya rulings, the gift was only
25%, not that whatever money I have got, I leave to my family and go
singlehanded to God. Ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva
bhajāmy aham [Bg. 4.11]. If God asks you, "What you have sacrificed
for Me? You have come to Me." "No Sir. I have sacrificed everything
for my family. For my family." That is not good. That is
notyajña. Yajña means... Now, if you cannot spare your money
separately for God's service, then you can engage yourself in God's
service and expend the money for God's service. Don't offer your
money in other's hand, but you spend yourself for God's cause. That
will make you perfect.Yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra. That is explained in
the next śloka.

iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā
dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ
tair dattān apradāyaibhyo
yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ
[Bg. 3.12]
Now, iṣṭān bhogān, whatever you have got for your subsistence, you
should know it is given by God. Now, say for example these grains. The
grains, they are given to you by God for eating. You cannot
manufacture grain in your factory. You have manufactured or set up
so many factories for manufacturing tools, machinery, motor cars, and
so many other things for your comfort. But there is not a single factory
in the whole world which can manufacture wheats, rice, grains, or
vegetables, or something like that. So we should consider it that these
foodstuff which we eat daily, they are produced by God's mercy, or
they are given by God,iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devāḥ, God or God's agent,
whatever it may be.
Tair dattān. And if you take from... Even you produce, even you
produce from your land, that is also God's mercy, because for
agriculture, for example, if there is no rain, you cannot produce
anything. Now, rain, you have no control over rain. We shall come to
that point in the nextśloka. But if you perform yajñas rightly, you'll

have got, you will have sufficient rains to produce
everything. Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's reign, his kingdom, his
government was conducted in that way. Profusely, the nature was
producing profusely. How profusely he was benefited by nature's gift,
that is stated in the Bhāgavata. I shall recite that, I mean to say, verse
before you and explain to you next.
So iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devādāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ. If you perform
this sacrifice, then your necessities will be supplied profusely by the
agents of the Supreme Lord. So mind that always, that we are not
going to be idle. We shall go on with our work, as we are doing. But at
the same time, we must perform yajñas,or sacrifice for the Supreme.
Then we'll have sufficient for our necessities. And now, after having
sufficient of our necessities, if we don't acknowledge or don't give the
taxes of obligation, feel our obligation, then, He
said, tair dattān apradāyaibhyaḥ.
Now, God or God's agent is supplying you so many things, and if
you do not acknowledge or repay by sacrifice, then what is your
position? Yobhuṅkte. "One who enjoys," stena eva saḥ, "he is a thief."
He is a thief, therefore, punishable. As a thief is punishable by the
state law, similarly, one who takes advantage of these natural facilities
and do not acknowledge it and do not offer sacrifice to the Supreme,
then he is considered to be a thief. It is said in the Bhagavad-gītā,
stena eva saḥ [Bg.3.12]. So yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ
santo mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ. So, we are becoming debtors and
debtors life after life in this way, and the only way to liquidate our so
many debts is to perform yajña.
Now, there are different rituals of yajña. If we want to perform
suchyajñas for sacrificing clarified butter, grains, there are different,
so many kinds of yajñas. It is not possible in this age. For this age, the
particular type of sacrifice which is recommended, we had some
sample of it yesterday in our, this
loft. Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ [SB
11.5.32]. In this age it is very difficult to perform all those rituals. First
thing, it is very difficult to obtain all the ingredients for sacrificing
method. And people are not very well to do. They cannot secure also.
The symptoms of the people of this age is also
described,prāyeṇālpāyuṣaḥ sabhya kalāv asmin yuge janāḥ. Prāyeṇa, i
n this age people are generally short living. They are not living for
more than sixty or seventy years. Formerly they were living more than
hundred years. Gradually their duration of life is decreasing. And it is

stated also that it will decrease to such an extent that any man who is
living from twenty to thirty years, he will be considered a very old man.
That is also stated in the Bhāgavata. Of course, that has not yet come,
but it will come in this age. So the symptoms of the people of this age
are described, that people are of very short life.
Prāyeṇālpāyuṣaḥ sabhya kalāv asmin yuge janāḥ mandāḥ. And
they are very lazy and slow. Slow and lazy means that they do not
know that this life is meant for spiritual realization. So they are very
lazy—"All right, spiritual realization we shall see later on. Let us enjoy
life. That's all." So this is a great disqualification of the human being,
that they are not wake up for spiritual realization,
lazy, mandāḥ. And manda-bhāgyāḥ. Mandāḥsumanda-matayaḥ.
And if somebody is at all interested for some spiritual
enlightenment, then, unfortunately, mandāḥ sumanda-matayaḥ, they
adopt some spiritual method which is not recognized. Spiritual
realization with relationship with God is no spiritual realization. The
whole spiritual realization means one must understand his
relationship with the Supreme Lord. But generally in this age they
want to avoid the conception of God, and at the same time, they want
to be spiritually advanced. Therefore they are
called sumanda-matayaḥ, a, I mean to say, a very degraded form of
spiritual realization, without conception of
God.Sumanda-matayaḥ, mandāḥ, lazy, and if they are at all interested
in some spiritual realization process, they try to avoid the conception
of God.
Sumanda-matayaḥ and manda-bhāgyāḥ. Manda-bhāgyāḥ means
unfortunate. People of this age, mostly they are not very fortunate. In
any part of the world, they are not very fortunate. They do not get
things, desirable things, very easily. Our desirable things are four
things for living purposes: āhāra-nidrā-bhaya-maithunaṁ ca. Eating,
sleeping, and defense, and mating. These are our generally, so far our
body is concerned. So these things are also not easily available.
So mandāḥsumanda-matayo manda-bhāgyā upadrutāḥ [SB 1.1.10].
And at the same time, in spite of all these disqualifications, they are
always disturbed in mind. Why disturbed? Now, they
are... Roga-śokādibhiḥ, for some lamentation and for some disease. So
this is the condition of the people of this age, and it is very difficult for
them to follow the system of sacrifice which was being performed in
the older days.

Now, for them, in this age, Lord Caitanya recommended this
sacrifice, this saṅkīrtana-yajña which we are trying to perform
here. Saṅkīrtana.Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ [
SB 11.5.32]. Now, those who have got better brain, they will adopt this
process ofsaṅkīrtana-yajña for satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. That
will be helpful for the men of this age. That is recommended
in Bhāgavatam.
Now, either you adopt this yajña or that yajña, according to your
capacity, but you must have to perform yajña. Without yajña, you
cannot be happy.

yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santo
mucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ
bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā
ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt
[Bg. 3.13]
Now, pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt means cooking. The cooking is the most
important business of our life. Cooking... Nobody... A human being...
We are not cats and dogs, and every human being has to cook things
for eating. Now, this eating process... The Lord says that one who
takes the eatables after the sacrifice, then he becomes free from all
kinds of sinful reactions. And one who cooks for himself, for
enjoyment, then he eats all kinds of sins, all kinds of
sins. Yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santaḥ. Santa. Santameans saints and sages.
They do not take anything without offeringyajña. At least, whenever
you take something, if you offer the same thing to the Lord—"My Lord,
it is by Your grace I have got this eatable. You kindly accept it and I
shall take the remnants"—this is yajña. This is alsoyajña.
Just yesterday we prepared some food cooperatively and offered to
Lord and performed saṅkīrtana, and we took it. This is the simplest
process of performing yajña. Because we require food, so this was
done here in this loft as a matter of example. But you can do it in your
home also because you are cooking for your children, for yourself, for
your wife, for family members. Now, if you cook nicely things which
are to be offered to the Lord... Of course, we must be careful to prepare
foodstuff, because we are going to offer to the Lord, and we must offer
things which is acceptable by the Lord, at least. Of course, Lord can
accept anything and everything. He is quite competent because He's
all-powerful, almighty. But still, in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said—the
Lord says—patraṁpuṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo

me bhaktyā prayacchati: [Bg. 9.26] "Anyone who gives Me these four
things: patraṁ, puṣpaṁ, phalaṁ, toyam... That means grains,

vegetables, and flowers, fruits, all these things. Anyone who offers Me,
I take that, offers with, tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam, with devotion."
Not that God is hungry, and therefore He is hankering after your
offering of foodstuff. Not that. He is quite competent. He has got many
things to eat. It is practically His things we are eating. So, but still, if
we prepare foodstuff in that way and offer to the Supreme Lord, then,
after offering, if we take, then we become free from all sinful reactions.
That is stated here, yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ
santo mucyante. Mucyante means he becomes liberated, freed from.
What is that? Sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ: "All kinds of sinful reaction." That's all.
[break]
They must be eating only sins, only sins. So we have to suffer the
sinful reaction also. Ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt.
Now, the thing is... Now, it is very easy, work. You are going to the
store. Just like yesterday, or day before yesterday, Mr. Carl and Mr.
Paul went to some store: "Oh, tomorrow it will be yajña." So the things
were purchased with the purpose of performing. The same thing, we
are purchasing from the store, but we are thinking, "I shall eat." That...
If you transfer that epithet only, that "This is... We are purchasing
things for God's eating," so there is no loss on your part, but you
perform yajña. You perform yajña. This practice has to be
done. Yajña-śiṣṭāśinaḥ santomucyante sarva-kilbiṣaiḥ. If you practice
this simple thing, then you become free from all sinful reaction. And if
you don't do this, then what happens?
Now, bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpāḥ. One who does not do this, he eats
only sinful reaction, and he has to pay for that. He has to suffer for
that. Pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt. He has no relation with the Yajña orViṣṇu,
but he thinks that "I shall eat."
So the beginning of the process of yajña in this age can be very
easily done by everyone, either he is family man or single man or
anyone. Everyone has to cook for himself. Now, that cooking may be
done for the Supreme Lord. And after cooking the foodstuff, offer it to
the Supreme Lord and perform this yajña, saṅkīrtana,

Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Hare Hare,
Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare

[My dear Lord, and the spiritual energy of the Lord, kindly engage
me in Your service. I am now embarrassed with this material service.
Please engage me in Your service.]
Then you become free from all sinful... After all, whatever we are
doing, we are committing some sort of, even unknowingly, even
unknowingly.
There are recommendation in
these Vedas, pañca-yajña. Pañca-yajñameans that unknowingly we
are killing many living entities. Suppose we are... When we are
walking on the street there are many ants who are being killed on the
pressure of our shoes. So that is also counted as sin. In God's kingdom,
in God's, I mean to say, state. Just like here you have to pay by your
life if you kill one man. If you commit a murder, you have to repay this
murdering sin by your own life. That is, of course, imperfect law,
man-made law. Similarly, in God's law also, if you kill any living entity,
you have to suffer for that, because in the God's eye there is no
question of man or animal or ant or fly or something like that. Every
living entity is the son of God. Now, suppose your father has got five
sons. One of them is worthless, is doing nothing. And if the other son
says, "My dear father, this son, your youngest son, or this son, is
worthless. He is doing nothing. Let us kill him," will your father agree?
Because he is worthless, will your father agree? No, he will say, "No,
no, no. You have nothing to do. He is not harming you. He is eating my,
my subsistence. I am paying for his subsistence. Why you should kill
him?" So similarly, in this material nature, all these living entities in
different forms, they have come for material enjoyment and
everything is being supplied by the Supreme Lord. We have no right to
kill them. We have no right. According to God's law, if one is
conscious... The same thing: Just like the father will never agree to kill
a worthless child by the competent boy... No.
So consciously or unconsciously, we are committing. Suppose I am
not willingly killing any animal, but unconsciously I am killing so
many living entities by my walking, by my so many things. They are
called pañca-yajñas in the Vedic... So, and even if we do not kill
animals, simply by eating vegetables, they are also life. It does not
mean that vegetarians are not killing. They are also killing. The law is
that a living entity lives by killing other living entities. That is the law.
Those who have got hands, they are killing those who have got legs.
Just like man is killing animal. The animal is eating the grass, those
who have no legs. So this is the law. But our thing is that we have to

offer yajña. Killing of animal does not mean that if a man kills a cow or
goat for eating, he is killing, and those who are vegetarian, they are not
killing. They are also killing. A vegetable has also got life. So it is not
the question of killing. It is the question of offering yajña. It is the
question of offering yajña.
Even animal eaters and flesh eaters, they have also some process
for offering yajña. In the Vedic process, even the flesh eaters, they are
also prescribed that "You can perform yajña like this."
That yajña must be there. Yajña must be there. But so far we are
concerned who are going to have Kṛṣṇa consciousness, we have to take
the instruction of Kṛṣṇa as He says in the Bhagavad-gītā. He says
that patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyam[Bg. 9.26]. He is asking foodstuff
prepared from vegetable kingdom. Therefore we have to prepare
things from vegetable kingdom nicely and very palatably and
offer Kṛṣṇa and then take it. This yajña will make us free from all
kinds of sins and our life will be sublime. Thank you very much. Any
question? (end)

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