Text 25] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
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senses are uncovered, by these senses we can be happy. Satisfaction of the spiritual senses is thus described:  hṛṣīkena hṛṣīkeśa-sevanam bhaktir ucyate . When the senses are engaged in devotional service to Hṛṣīkeśa, then the senses are completely satisfied. Without this superior knowledge of sense gratification, one may try to satisfy his material senses, but happiness will never be possible. One may increase his ambition for sense gratification and even achieve what he desires for the gratification of his senses, but because this is on the material platform, he will never achieve satisfaction and contentment.
According to brahminical culture, one should be content with whatever he obtains without special endeavor and should cultivate spiritual consciousness. Then he will be happy. The purpose of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is to spread this understanding. People who do not have scientific spiritual knowledge mistakenly think that the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are escapists trying to avoid material activities. In fact, however, we are engaged in real activities for obtaining the ultimate happiness in life. If one is not trained to satisfy the spiritual senses and continues in material sense gratification, he will never obtain happiness that is eternal and blissful.  Srīmad-Bhāgavatam  (5.5.1) therefore recommends:
tapo divyam putrakā yena sattvam śuddhyed yasmād brahma-saukhyam tv anantam
One must practice austerity so that his existential position will be purified and he will achieve unlimited blissful life.
TEXT 25
पुंसोऽयं संसृतेहेतुरसंतोषोऽर्थकामयोः । यद्वच्छयोपपन्नेन संतोषो मुक्तये स्मृतः ॥२५॥
puṁso 'yam saṁsṛter hetur asantoṣo 'rtha-kāmayoḥ yadṛcchayopapannena santoṣo muktaye smṛtaḥ