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lord. Whether we are Hindu, Moslem or Christian or
whatever, we must acknowledge that there is a
supreme controller of this universe. This cannot be
ilenied by anyone who has faith in God. Our con-
viction should be that our Supreme Father is Jagadiga,
or Lord of the entire universe. Only Lord Jagadiga is
in control; everyone else is controlled. The atheists,
however, do not like this term because they like to
think that they are in control, but actually this is not
the case. All beings in the material world are subject
lo the three modes of material nature—goodness,
passion and ignorance—but the Supreme Lord is
ubove these modes.

tribhir gunamayair bhavair
ebhih sarvam idam jagat
mohitam nabhijanati
mam ebhyah param avyayam
‘“Deluded by the three modes (goodness, passion,
and ignorance), the whole world does not know Me
who am above them and inexhaustible.” (Bg. 7.13)
The Brahma-samhita also gives us information re-
garding Jagadisa, the Supreme. In that work, Lord
Brahma says that the supreme controller is Lord
Krsna Himself (isvarah paramah krsnah). The word
igsvarah means controller, and the word paramah
means supreme. All of us are controllers to some
limited extent. If we have nothing to control, some-
limes we keep a dog or cat so we can say, “My dear
dog, please come here.” In this way we can think,
‘“T am the controller.” Sometimes the tables turn,
however, and we find that the dog controls the
master. This happens because actually no one is the
