Restraint of the Senses, Inquiry of the Absolute Truth!

Verse 1.2.10: This is a very heavy verse and it is important too. There is lot of difference between Kama and Prema. They really do not know that nobody in the word except for devotees know the difference between lust and love.

When we try to enjoy our senses, then it is lust. When we try to please Krishna's senses, it is love. Srimad Bhagavatam is clearly explaining this. We should not target enjoy our life for sense enjoyment. Srimad Bhagavatam is telling don't enjoy on the level of senses, it is degraded. Because people do not know that they are spirit soul, they go to huge extents and finally leave the body. Not just America, even India is nothing less is sense enjoyment.

Eyes want to see nice beautiful things, similarly ears, skin, tongue everything wants nice things. But Srimad Bhagavatam is explaining please do not do that. It is not asking us to completely stop it, but it is asking us to exercise restraint. Regulation is absolutely required.

Anybody who says yes to us is our friend, no to us is our enemy. Thats how it is. Everyone is nicely using their life for sleeping, eating, mating and defending. All the time is gone here. Today that person is considered more advanced, if he does it in more advanced way (laughter). Actually we need a lot of preaching in this world now.

Life and life, we are completely absorbed in this sense gratification, but Srimad Bhagavatam is asking us to desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since a human being is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothing else should be the goal of one's works.

That's why we have to chant very nicely, clearly cleanse the heart, otherwise we are missing the chance.