Цитаты: анартха-нивритти (Шрила Прабхупада)

Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.2.12. October 23, 1972, Vrndavana

Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 1.2.41.2.4].

Anartha: things which are not wanted. Artha means wanted, something wanted; anartha means that is not wanted. So we are habituated to so many things, bad habits. So anartha-nivrttih syat. This is the result of bhajana-kriya. Anartha. Anartha. Just like these things, as we prohibit -- illicit sex, intoxication, meat-eating and gambling -- these are anarthas. They are not required actually. But people are habituated to these things on account of bad association.

So if you associate with a really sadhu, if you execute really devotional service, these anarthas will be vanquished. That is the symptom. No more illicit sex. No more intoxication. No more gambling. No more meat-eating, fish-eating, egg-eating. No. That is called anartha. People are not dying for want..., for want of cigarette smoking. But it is habit. You can give it up. You can give up so many things which is not required at all.

So these unwanted things will be automatically vanquished. This is the result of bhajana-kriya. Not that I am chanting one hand Hare Krsna, and in another hand smoking. This is not anartha-nivrtti. The... If actually you are chanting, there will be no more in the other hand smoking bidi or cigarette. This is called anartha-nivrtti. Then after anartha-nivrtti, then you become cleansed. Yesam anta-gatam papam. This is called the freedom stage from all sinful activities. Because unless you are free from all sinful activities, we cannot engage ourself in devotional service.

yesam tv anta-gatam papam

jananam punya-karmanam

te dvandva-moha-nirmukta

bhajante mam drdha-vratah

[Bg 7.28]

The bhajana, devotional service, is possible when one is freed from these anarthas, unwanted things. Tato nistha rucis tatah athasaktis tato bhavah, sadhakanam ayam premnah pradurbhave bhavet kramah

Lecture [Partially Recorded]

At Sri Krsna Caitanya Math [BV Puri Maharaja]

February 20, 1972, Visakhapatnam

The initiated process when accepted then there will be anartha-nivrttih, just like these boys American and European, after initiation their all anarthas, unwanted things they have given up. What are those unwanted things? Illicit sex life, gambling, intoxication and meat-eating, they have given up.

This is called anartha-nivrttih when there is anartha-nivrttih then there is nistha, firm faith beginning with the faith. Then after anartha-nivrttih then one becomes firmly faithful to Krsna. Tato nistha tato ruci, they have no other taste for anything material except Krsna consciousness. They are no more interested in going to the cinema or any public political meeting or newspaper. They are useless for a person who is trying to advance his Krsna consciousness. These material things are useless, bhaktih paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra syat [SB 11.2.42], this is the taste of bhakti.

As you advance in bhagavata-bhakti you become distasteful to all these nonsense, bhaktih paresanubhavo viraktir anyatra. Tato nistha tato ruci athasakti, then attachment, these attachments are the firm footage of Krsna consciousness. Athasaktis tato bhavas, the next step and the last stages is prema, sadhakanam ayam premnah pradurbhave bhavet kramah. These are the different steps for raising oneself to the platform of love of Godhead and that is the highest perfection of life.

Letter to : Bertl

Los Angeles

18 April, 1970

Our philosophy is that we must apply in practical life what we believe. In this age no other philosophy or process of self-realization will be practical and effective as Krishna Consciousness is. So I would request you to come and live with our devotees in Hamburg and join the Sankirtana Party, try to understand the philosophy, eat with them, sleep with them, talk with them, and chant Hare Krishna. I am sure you will be happy and will be relieved from the present disturbances of your mind.

I would have been glad to ask you to come here, but I do not know whether it is possible for you to come here. But if you live in our temple in Hamburg, I am sure you will be happy.

If you have got any drug habit you must give it up. The drug habit is killing the soul of the younger generation in the Western world. So if you live with the devotees, you will get strength to give up this bad habit, and if you live separately you will never be cured of your present diseased mental condition.

Hope this will meet you in good health.

Your ever well-wisher,

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

ИСККОН как больница

Town Hall Lecture. April 14, 1972, Auckland

So actual knowledge means to understand what is the spirit soul, what is its nature, what is its necessity, how it is living, what is the ultimate goal. So many things are there. But unfortunately, there is no educational institution. We are trying with little effort to give this education to the people. It is essential, because Krsna says, gatasun agatasums ca. So far material part of our existence is concerned, there are so many institution, or so many government, they are taking...

Just like take for example, hospital. There are hundreds and thousands of hospital, but where is the hospital for treating the spirit soul? They have no knowledge. They have no knowledge even, what to speak of hospital. This is the hospital. This Krsna consciousness temple is the hospital for the diseased spirit soul. And everyone is diseased. Come to this hospital. We shall take care of you and cure your material disease.

Thank you very much. Hare Krsna.

Lecture. July 20, 1971, New York

So Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you very much for your coming here and participating with this movement. It is very important movement to bring man to his original consciousness. Krsna consciousness means to bring a living entity to his original consciousness. Just like there are many mental hospitals.

The purpose of the hospital is to bring a crazy fellow to his original consciousness. Similarly, this Krsna consciousness movement means to bring all crazy men to his original consciousness. Anyone who is not Krsna conscious, he is to be understood more or less crazy.

There was a case in India, a murder case, and the murderer pleaded that he became mad -- he was mad; therefore he..., he did not know what did he do. So in order to test him, whether actually he, at that time, was lunatic or turned mad, the expert civil surgeon, psychiatrist, was brought to examine him. So the doctor gave his opinion that "So far I have studied cases, all patients I've come in contact, they are more or less all crazy. So in that sense, if your lordship wants to excuse him, that is another thing."

So that is the fact. In a nice Bengali poetry, one great Vaisnava poet has written,

pisaci paile yena mati-cchanna haya

maya-grasta jivera se dasa upajaya

[Prema-vivarta pisaci paile yena mati-cchanna haya

maya-grasta jivera se dasa upajaya

[Prema-vivarta 1]

When a living entity is conditioned by material nature, he is exactly like a person haunted by a ghost.

Pisaci, ghost, when a man becomes ghostly haunted, he speaks so many nonsense. Similarly, anyone who is under the influence of this material nature, he is ghostly haunted, and whatever he speaks, he speaks nonsense. Never mind he is a great philosopher, great scientist, but because he is ghostly haunted by maya, so whatever he's theorizing, whatever he's speaking, that is, more or less, nonsense.

So our this movement is to bring man to his original consciousness, which is Krsna consciousness, clear consciousness. I have several times mentioned this. Just like water, when it falls down from the cloud, it is distilled water. You catch water before falling down to the ground, it is distilled water. The chem... As distilled water is without any contamination, similarly, the rainwater is also distilled water. But as soon as it touches the ground, it becomes muddy-colored, so many things.