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<div class="heading">Vairāgya means no more working for sense gratification, that is vairāgya. That is renouncement. Only for working Kṛṣṇa, for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa, that is called vairāgya. And to attain this vairāgya, renouncement, one requires sufficient knowledge. That is called jñāna. So this knowledge and renouncement-two things required in human life. Just like in your country, some of the younger generation, they have renounced.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Lecture on SB 1.2.7 -- New Vrindaban, September 5, 1972|Lecture on SB 1.2.7 -- New Vrindaban, September 5, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">
By ''bhakti-yoga'' process, your original knowledge will be revived.

What is that original knowledge? Original knowledge is that God is the supreme father, I am His eternal son, or eternal servant, as you . . . son is always servant, because son, real son is obedient and servant is also obedient. And as we have got distinction here, servant and son, in the absolute world there is no such distinction. A son is as good as the servant and servant is as good as the son. That is absolute world. Don't think, "Why shall I become a servant?" No, whatever you like, you can become, but in relationship with God everything is one. There is no such distinction.

So ''janayaty āś'' . . . this is ''jñāna'', this is knowledge: that God is great, I am very insignificant, small. My business is to serve. This is ''jñāna'', this is knowledge. This is knowledge. If simply we can understand this little philosophy, that God is great, I am very small . . . we have got experience here. Just like the government is great and we are small, so whatever the order is government, the government wants somebody, "Come and join this Draft department," you have to join, do it, because you are small.

So we can see in our practical life, the great puts the little into his service. ''Nūnaṁ mahatāṁ tatra.'' Just like we are powerful human being, we are killing so many animals because they are weak. Otherwise it is not possible that you can live at the expense of poor animals. Because they are weak. So similarly, in God's relationship, there is no such thing that if you remain subservient to God, He will kill you. No. He will protect you. He is protecting everyone, but if you become obedient devotee of God, there is special protection.

''Kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati'' ([[vanisource:BG 9.31 (1972)|BG 9.31]]). Kṛṣṇa declares in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'', "My devotee will be never be vanquished." He'll give protection. He is giving protection everyone, but a protection general, and protection special, for the devotee special protection. Just like a very nice gentleman, he loves everyone, but he gives special protection to his own children.

So in this way try to understand the philosophy of God. That is ''bhāgavata''. ''Bhāgavata'' discourse means to understand the philosophy of God. So this process. The religion means . . . first-class religion means one who has learned to love God. That is first-class religion. And how to love God, how to practice that love? That is ''bhakti-yoga. Vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ'', ''janayaty āśu vairāgyam'' ([[vanisource:SB 1.2.7|SB 1.2.7]]).

''Vairāgyam'', the word, two things required in human life, knowledge and renunciation. Renunciation—try to understand what is renunciation—just like we, the members of the Kṛṣṇa Society, we have renounced all material activities. That's all. That is renouncement. Our activities are surrounding only about Kṛṣṇa. We do not do anything except Kṛṣṇa business. We are publishing magazine—that is Kṛṣṇa. We are publishing books—that is Kṛṣṇa.

We are going to the press—that is for Kṛṣṇa. We are going to the market—that is for Kṛṣṇa. We are cooking—that is for Kṛṣṇa. We are living—only for Kṛṣṇa. We are dancing for Kṛṣṇa. We are chanting for Kṛṣṇa. So we have renounced . . . the same things are there in the material life—publishing book or going to the press, typing or microphone or dancing, chanting—these are . . . but they are not for Kṛṣṇa; that is for sense gratification.

So ''vairāgya'' means no more working for sense gratification. That is ''vairāgya''. That is renouncement. Only for working Kṛṣṇa, for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa, that is called ''vairāgya''. And to attain this ''vairāgya'', renouncement, one requires sufficient knowledge. That is called ''jñāna''. So this knowledge and renouncement, two things required in human life. Just like in your country, some of the younger generation, they have renounced. That's a good qualification, but they have no knowledge. Renouncement and knowledge must be combined. Then your life is successful. Simply renouncement, you cannot stay. You renounce, again accept, again accept.

So these two things can be achieved very easily. That formula is given here: ''vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yogaḥ prayojitaḥ'', ''janayaty āśu'' ([[vanisource:SB 1.2.7|SB 1.2.7]]). ''Āśu'' means very quick. Just like these American, European boys, especially I have mentioned, four years ago they had no knowledge of God. Now they have got knowledge of God and they have renounced all nonsense. They have no illicit sex, no intoxication, no gambling, no meat-eating. This is renouncement.

So this renouncement and knowledge can be acquired simply this method of ''bhakti-yoga''. What is that? Thinking of Kṛṣṇa, ''man-manā'', to become His devotee, to worship Him, and to offer Him obeisances. Only four things. That is called ''bhakti-yoga''. If you adopt it gradually you will understand God, and your life will be successful.

Thank you very much.