Surrender Means No Why - Everything Can Be Performed for Krishna

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Room Conversation — February 17, 1971, Gorakhpur 710217R1-GORAKPHUR [32:20 Minutes] Conv_710217R1-GORAKPHUR Revatīnandana: ...then why is any one activity of Kṛṣṇa consciousness better than another one? Why is any one way of serving Kṛṣṇa better than another? For example, the chanting of the sixteen rounds. Suppose that you've gone twenty-three hours of the day serving Kṛṣṇa in one way or another, and the last hour there is opportunity to finish your rounds and also an opportunity to make a Life Member.

So instead of chanting your sixteen rounds... Prabhupāda: But you cannot create your concoction. You have to abide by the orders of Kṛṣṇa. Revatīnandana: Then why, why would... Prabhupāda: There is no question of "why." It is the order of Kṛṣṇa's representative. You have to abide by that. You cannot say, "Why?" Then you are not fully surrendered, as soon as you say, "Why?" Surrender means there is no "Why?" It is ordered; it has to be done.

That's all. As soon as there is "Why?", there is no surrender. The basic principle is misguided. We have to follow. Just like we have got tilaka.

If you say, "Why this tilaka?" there is no question of "Why?" Mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthā [Cc. Madhya 17.186]. We have been instructed by the ācāryas; we have to follow that. That is surrender.

You cannot say "Why?" Is that clear? As soon as there is "Why?", there is no surrender. Guest: But suppose one is engaged for his livelihood for eight hours, or ten hours for material purposes... Prabhupāda: Yes. Guest: How he will link with Kṛṣṇa during that period? Prabhupāda: Well, you have got twenty-four hours. For livelihood... Your livelihood, if also...

That also should be for Kṛṣṇa. Just like Kṛṣṇa said, yat karoṣi. Yat karoṣi [Bg. 9.27]. That means whatever you do, your livelihood is also...

Do it. You do it for Kṛṣṇa. Livelihood, just like we are also living, we are also eating, you are also eating. So what is the difference?

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