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We may say that we are very happy, but that is not the fact. Tri-tapa, three kinds of miserable condition of life are there always, adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika

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"We may say that we are very happy, but that is not the fact. Tri-tāpa, three kinds of miserable condition of life, are there always: adhyātmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

So people actually suffering. Not only . . . this material life means suffering. We may say that we are very happy, but that is not the fact. Tri-tāpa, three kinds of miserable condition of life, are there always: adhyātmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika. But we are accustomed to suffering, and we say suffering is happiness.

varṇāśramācāra-vatā
puruṣeṇa paraḥ pumān
viṣṇur ārādhyate panthā
nānyat tat-toṣa-kāraṇam
(CC Madhya 8.58)

The varṇāśrama-dharma—brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya—this is plan just to teach the whole society how to perform yajña. Varṇāśramācāra-vatā. Therefore this is the beginning of human civilization, varṇāśrama: how to return back. Just like Bali Mahārāja. Bali Mahārāja achieved, obtained, throughout the universe all the property, and he again returned to Vāmana. That was his success of life. So this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is an educational movement to teach people how one should voluntarily return the property of the Lord to the Lord. That is called yajña. Yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ (BG 3.9).

So people actually suffering. Not only . . . this material life means suffering. We may say that we are very happy, but that is not the fact. Tri-tāpa, three kinds of miserable condition of life, are there always: adhyātmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika. But we are accustomed to suffering, and we say suffering is happiness. That is called māyā. Actually, material life is . . . this body, as soon as we get this body, it means suffering.

Page Title:We may say that we are very happy, but that is not the fact. Tri-tapa, three kinds of miserable condition of life are there always, adhyatmika, adhibhautika, adhidaivika
Compiler:Anurag
Created:2022-10-25, 15:13:22
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1