Hard Struggle for Happiness 27

The individual souls, who are put into the miser-
ies of the material world, are suffering the resultant
reactions of their unsanctioned activities. This is the
verdict of Bhagavad-gita.

tan aham dvisatah kruran
samsaresu naradhaman

ksipamy ajasram asubhan
asurisv eva yonisu

“Envious, mischievous, the lowest of mankind, these
do I ever put back into the ocean of material exis-
tence, into various demoniac species of life.” (Bg.
16.19)

The parts and parcels are meant to serve the whole,
and when they misuse their independence they are
subject to the miseries of the laws of matter, just as
criminals are subject to police action. The state con-
siders its citizens to be its parts and parcels, and
when a citizen misuses his relative independence, the
state puts him under police authority. The life of a
citizen outside the prison and the life of a citizen
within the prison are not the same. Similarly, the
sufferings of the living entities within the prison of
material nature cannot be equated with the pastimes
of the Supreme Lord which exist in the absolute
freedom of sac-cid-ananda.

No government wants its citizens to act in such a
way that they must go to prison and suffer tribu-
lations. The prisonhouse is undoubtedly constructed
by the state government, but this does not mean
that the government is anxious for its citizens to be
