Transcend material bodily consciousness through Krishna consciousness and perform your prescribed duty with loving devotion.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Room Conversation with Dr. Karan Singh, Former Cabinet Minister in the Indian Government and Member of the Royal Family of Kashmir — November 25, 1971, Delhi 711125R1-DELHI [60:44 Minutes] Conv_711125R1-DELHI Dr. Singh: ...śarīra. Prabhupāda: Therefore, simply for decoration of the body, that is not human civilization. The whole civilized activity is going on on the basis of keeping this body in comfort.
Yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke [SB 10.84.13]. [indistinct] everywhere attempt is being made how to keep this body comfortable. The karmīs, I mean to say, they are trying to elevate themselves to the heavenly planet. Enjoying here nicely and they are performing great sacrifices, ritualistic ceremonies and doing pious activities to elevate themselves to higher planetary system according to Vedas. Anywhere we go, material...
These people are trying to go to the moon planet. But wherever you go, you cannot be any way comfortable. Therefore Bhagavad-gītā says that janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-duḥkha-doṣānudarśanam [Bg. 13.9]. Intelligent person will see that "However comfortable I may be, I have to meet death." And in the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, mṛtyuḥ sarva-haraś cāham [Bg. 10.34], "I am death." Death means to take away. Whatever you create, it will be taken away. Dr.
Singh: But is it not possible when the Upaniṣads, when they talk of this [indistinct]? So if you... What does that mean? Prabhupāda: That means you become purified of this material body and you regain your spiritual body. Yogam. Dr.
Singh: [indistinct Sanskrit] śarīraram. Prabhupāda: Cinmaya-śarīra. Ānanda-cinmaya-rasa. Dr. Singh: This is my friend Sri Ramakrishna. I just called my wife and another lady inviting. [indistinct] Prabhupāda: Cinmaya, cinmaya-śarīra we have got.
In the Padma Purāṇa, the length and breadth of this cinmaya-śarīra is given: one ten-thousandth part of the tip of the hair. Keśāgra-śata-bhāgasya [Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad 5.9]. Dr. Singh: This is my wife. Prabhupāda: Ah, how are you? Dr. Singh: And this is Mrs.
[indistinct], one English friend of ours who is out..., who is... Prabhupāda: [to lady] So why are you sitting down? Dr. Singh: Because I have a little problem in sitting on the floor, but she is all right. Prabhupāda: Thank you very much for your humbleness. Caitanya Mahāprabhu, He has taught therefore that, tṛṇād api sunīcena taror api sahiṣṇunā amāninā mānadena kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ [Cc. Ādi 17.31] [indistinct] because here everyone is puffed up. Dr. Singh: Ahaṅkāra. Prabhupāda: Ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā.