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<div class="heading">Actually, Arjuna was unhappy on account of being separated from Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, not only Arjuna, all of us, we are also, as Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, he is also a living entity, we are also living entity. So we are also unhappy, because we are separated from Kṛṣṇa. These modern philosophers or scientists, they may suggest that they may go on thinking otherwise that they can improve the world situation in their own way, but that is not possible. We are unhappy on account of being separated from Kṛṣṇa.
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Pradyumna: Translation: "Sūta Gosvāmī said: Arjuna, the celebrated friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa, was grief-stricken because of his strong feeling of separation from Kṛṣṇa, over and above all Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira's speculative inquiries."

Prabhupāda: Hmm. Hmm. So ''evaṁ kṛṣṇa sakhaḥ kṛṣṇo''. Arjuna's name is Kṛṣṇa-sakha, and he is also called sometimes Kṛṣṇa, because Arjuna's bodily feature was almost similar to Kṛṣṇa's bodily feature.

So he was morose, being separated from Kṛṣṇa, and his elder brother was suggesting, "Whether you are morose for this reason or that reason or this reason, or . . ." Actually, he was unhappy on account of being separated from Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, not only Arjuna; all of us, we are also . . . as Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, he is also a living entity, we are also living entity. So we are also unhappy, because we are separated from Kṛṣṇa. These modern philosophers or scientists, they may suggest that they may go on thinking otherwise, that they can improve the world situation in their own way, but that is not possible. We are unhappy on account of being separated from Kṛṣṇa. They do not know that. Just like a child: a child is crying, nobody can say why he is crying, but actually a child is generally in crying condition being separated from the mother.

So the . . . not only it is the question of Arjuna or Kṛṣṇa; every one of us. In the ''Upaniṣad'' it is said that Paramātmā, Kṛṣṇa, and the living entity, they are sitting on the same tree, ''samāni vṛkṣe''. One living entity is eating the fruit of the tree, and the other living entity is simply witnessing, ''anumantā''. So Kṛṣṇa, He's situated in everyone's heart, ''īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ hṛd-deśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati'' ([[Vanisource:BG 18.61 (1972)|BG 18.61]]). Because without His sanction, the living entity cannot do anything. ''Sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo'' ([[Vanisource:BG 15.15 (1972)|BG 15.15]]), Kṛṣṇa says that "I am seated in everyone's heart."

So the living entity wants to do something out of his own whims, Kṛṣṇa says, or Kṛṣṇa gives good consultation that, "This will not make you happy. Don't do this." But he is persistent. He will do it. Then Kṛṣṇa sanctions, Paramātmā, "All right, you do it, at your risk." This is going on. Every one of us very intimately connected with Kṛṣṇa, and Kṛṣṇa is sitting in everyone's heart. Kṛṣṇa is so kind that He is simply waiting, "When this rascal will turn his face towards Me." He's simply looking. He is so kind. But we living entities, we are so rascal, we shall turn our face to everything except Kṛṣṇa. This is our position.

We want to be happy with so many ideas. Everyone is making his own idea, "Now this is the . . ." But the rascals, they do not know that what is the actual process for getting happiness. That is Kṛṣṇa. That they do not know. ''Na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ'' ([[Vanisource:SB 7.5.31|SB 7.5.31]]). You, you can see in your country, they are trying so many things, so many skyscraper buildings, so many motorcars, so many big, big cities, but there is no happiness. Because they do not know what is missing. That missing point we are giving. Here is, "You take Kṛṣṇa and you will be happy."

This is our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. Kṛṣṇa and the living entity, they are very intimately connected—like father and son, or friend and friend, or master and servant, like that. We are very much intimately connected. But because we have forgotten our intimate relationship with Kṛṣṇa, and trying to become happy in this material world, therefore we have to undergo so much tribulations. This is the position. ''Kṛṣṇa bhuliya jīva bhoga vañcha kare'' (''Prema-vivarta'' 6.2).

We living entities, we are trying to become happy within this material world. Why you are in the material world? Why not in the spiritual world? The spiritual world, nobody can become the enjoyer, ''bhokta''. That is only Supreme, ''bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva'' . . . ([[Vanisource:BG 5.29 (1972)|BG 5.29]]). There is no mistake. There are also living entities, but they know perfectly well that real enjoyer, proprietor, is Kṛṣṇa. That is spiritual kingdom. Similarly, even in this material world, if we understand perfectly well that we are not enjoyer, Kṛṣṇa is enjoyer, then that is spiritual world. This Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to convince everyone that we, we are not enjoyer; enjoyer is Kṛṣṇa.