Hard Struggle for Happiness 17
for objects for sense gratification. Obviously the
expectation of peace in such an atmosphere of gold
rush pandemonium is a utopian dream. As long as
there is the slightest tinge of sense gratification or
desire for sense gratification, peace will remain far,
far away. This is because by nature we are all eternal
servants of the Supreme Lord and therefore cannot
enjoy anything for our personal interests. It is there-
fore necessary for us to learn how to employ our
senses in the transcendental service of the Lord, and
to utilize everything to serve His interest. This alone
can bring about much desired peace. A part of the
body cannot in itself be independently happy. It can
only derive its happiness and pleasure out of serving
the entire body. The Supreme Lord is the whole, and
we are the parts, but we are all busily engaged in
activities of self-interest. No one is prepared to serve
the Lord. This is the basic cause for our conditioning
in material existence and for our resultant unhappi-
ness.

From the highest executive in his skyscraper office
down to the coolie in the street—all are working with
the thought of accumulating wealth, legally or
illegally. Actually it is all illegal, for to work for
one’s self-interest is both unlawful and destructive.
Even the cultivation of spiritual realization for one’s
own self-interest is unlawful and destructive. The
point is that all activities must be directed to the
satisfaction of Krsna and His service.

Those who are not engaged in the transcendental
loving service of the Supreme Lord wrongfully think
that they are accumulating so much money day
after day.
