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Duty of the sane person

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Preface and Introduction

SB Canto 1

The duty of the sane person, therefore, is to be undisturbed by worldly calamities, which are sure to happen in all circumstances
SB 1.8.25, Purport: This material world is certified by the Lord in the Bhagavad-gita as a dangerous place full of calamities. Less intelligent persons prepare plans to adjust to those calamities without knowing that the nature of this place is itself full of calamities. They have no information of the abode of the Lord, which is full of bliss and without trace of calamity. The duty of the sane person, therefore, is to be undisturbed by worldly calamities, which are sure to happen in all circumstances. Suffering all sorts of unavoidable misfortunes, one should make progress in spiritual realization because that is the mission of human life. The spirit soul is transcendental to all material calamities; therefore, the so-called calamities are called false. A man may see a tiger swallowing him in a dream, and he may cry for this calamity. Actually there is no tiger and there is no suffering; it is simply a case of dreams. In the same way, all calamities of life are said to be dreams. If someone is lucky enough to get in contact with the Lord by devotional service, it is all gain. Contact with the Lord by any one of the nine devotional services is always a forward step on the path going back to Godhead.

Lectures

Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures

So therefore we are preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Lokasya ajānataḥ, they do not know what kind of risky life they are conducting. So the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is trying to make them awakened to the consciousness. That is the duty of a sane man or a gentleman
Lecture on SB 6.1.8 -- Los Angeles, June 21, 1975: So therefore we are preaching Krsna consciousness. Lokasya ajanatah, they do not know what kind of risky life they are conducting. So the Krsna consciousness movement is trying to make them awakened to the consciousness. That is the duty of a sane man or a gentleman. That is the instruction of the Vedas, to awaken people. Uttisthata jagrata prapya varan nibodhata. This Vedic instruction is, to the human society, uttisthata: "Get up." Jagrata: "Don't sleep. Be awakened." Uttisthata jagrata prapya varan nibodhata. "You have got a boon. Try to understand it." Nibodhata. Prapya varan. Varan means benediction. What is that benediction? The benediction is this human form of life. You should understand that you are not cat and dog, simply you shall spoil your life by eating, sleeping, and sex and defense. No. This is very valuable life. Labdhva su-durlabham idam bahu-sambhavante. This is the instruction of Srimad-Bhagavatam. "No, don't spoil it. You have got this boon, this human form of life, after many, many births, evolutionary process. Don't you see so many different varieties of life? And you had to undergo through all these life. Now you have come to human form of life, so you should utilize it."
Page Title:Duty of the sane person
Compiler:Syamananda, Visnu Murti
Created:21 of feb, 2008
No. of Quotes:2
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0