(10/11) Learn the Truth

His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad
Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj
Lord Nityananda Prabhu's Appearance, morning class
Sri Ekachakra Dham, 25 February 2021, part 10
Translated from Bengali

When will I stop thinking within the framework of material worldly enjoyment (of taste, form and other aspects) and come to live close to Krishna? When will I give up enjoyment and renunciation by always thinking about Krishna and become enchanted by the nectar of devotion to Krishna? Vrindavan is jiva souls’ eternal object of worship.

[Clamour in the audience, a devotee tries to quieten the noise-makers.] It is no use telling them… If everybody were to go to the Lord, there would be no place left in Goloka.

People say, ‘If I come to the temple, there will be no place for me, so why bother practising Krishna consciousness?’ Some people know nothing about the Lord… The Lord is transcendental. He is the owner, the master of the whole creation. This whole world is created by Brahma on His order. Even Vishnu, even Siva obey His orders, but people forget it and only run following Maya’s orders.

Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur prays, ‘Kabe nija sukha bhuli’ sudina-hrdaya. When will I forget my own happiness? When will my heart become extremely humble?’ But we can never forget our own happiness – we are always thinking about ourselves. We are only always busy with food, money, clothes and all the other material things.

‘Taddh tad-vanam nama tad-vanamity-upasitavyam.’ The word ‘tad-vanam’ means ‘His forest’ (vana), or ‘a forest’ in a broader sense. The worshippable substance that is referred to by the word ‘tad-vanam’ is Sri Vrindavan Dham, where there are no threefold miseries. It is said in Srimad Bhagavatam, ‘Vedyah vastavam atra vastu sivadam tapa-trayonmulanam. Unless you learn what the truth is, there is no way for you to escape the threefold misery of this world.’ That is why it is necessary to know what the truth is. Everything you see in this world is false. The Holy Name is the only truth. Guru Maharaj also often said, ‘What you have in your hand is true, and the Holy Name is true.’ Only the Holy Name is true in this world. Everything else that is created will go away. It is said in Srimad Bhagavad-gita also that everything in this world will be destroyed one day.

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1) Supremely Worshippable Day
2) Do Not Pass Your Life in Vain
3) Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness
4) Meaning of Discipleship
5) Ask Yourself, "Am I Practising?"
6) Become Pure
7) Who Is Nityananda Prabhu?
8) How and When?
9) Scattered Heart
10) Learn the Truth
11) What Do You Need?