Anchor Of Material Attachment - Prabhupada 0371

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Prabhupāda: Matir na kṛṣṇe parataḥ svato vā (SB 7.5.30). That is explained by Prahlāda Mahārāja that, "These rascals who have got this idea that 'By adjustment, we shall be happy in this material world,' they'll never understand what is Kṛṣṇa consciousness. They will never understand, because their aim is . . ."" That picture we gave in Back to Godhead, anchor?

Yaśodānandana: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Their anchor is to remain here and enjoy. That is their main disease. They do not . . . just like the Russian aeronaut has gone so high, he was seeing, "Where is Moscow?" The anchor is there in the Moscow. Therefore he has to come down. Āruhya kṛcchreṇa paraṁ padaṁ tataḥ patanty adho 'nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ (SB 10.2.32). So everyone wants to keep this anchor of this material attachment. They will they say that, "Yes, I am ready to accept Kṛṣṇa consciousness, provided Kṛṣṇa gives us so many material . . ." Just like in Germany, so many women went to pray in the Second World War, "Oh, my husband may come back, my father may come back." But nobody came back. And all of them became atheists."