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Śrī Īśopaniṣad
plane which runs at the speed of mind. Our material airplanes can run 2,000 miles per hour, but what is the speed of mind? You are sitting at home, you immediately think of India, say 10,000 miles away, and at once it is in your home. Your mind has gone there. The mind-speed is so swift. Therefore it is stated, “If you travel at this speed for millions of years, you’ll find that the Spiritual Sky is unlimited. It is not possible even to approach it. Therefore, the Vedic injunction is that one must approach—the word “compulsory” is used—a bona fide spiritual master, a  guru . And what is the qualification of a spiritual master? He has rightly heard the Vedic message from the right source. Otherwise he is not bona fide. He must practically be firmly established in  Brahman . These are the two qualities. This Kṛṣṇa Consciousness movement is completely authorized from Vedic principles. In the  Bhagavad-gītā  Kṛṣṇa says, “The actual aim of Vedic research is to find out Kṛṣṇa.” In the  Brahma-saṁhitā  it is also stated, “Kṛṣṇa, Govinda, has innumerable Forms, but they are all one.” They are not like our forms, which are fallible. His Form is infallible. My form has a beginning, but His Form has no beginning. It is  ananta . And His Form—so many multiforms—has no end. My form is sitting here and not in my apartment. You are sitting there and not in your apartment. But Kṛṣṇa can be anywhere at one time. He can sit down in Goloka Vṛndāvana and at the same time. He is everywhere, all-pervading. He is Original, the Oldest, but whenever you look at a picture of Kṛṣṇa you’ll find a young Boy of 15-20 years old. You will never find an old man. You have seen pictures of Kṛṣṇa as a charioteer from the  Bhagavad-gītā . At that time He was not less than 100 years old. He had great-grandchildren, but He looked just like a boy. Kṛṣṇa, God, never becomes old. That is His Supreme power. And if you want to search out Kṛṣṇa by studying the Vedic literature, then you will be baffled. It may be possible, but it is very difficult. But you can very easily learn about Him from His devotee. His devotee can deliver Him to you: “Here He is, take Him.” That is the potency of Kṛṣṇa’s devotees.