58 Elevation to Krsna Consciousness

Krsna was present on this earth, so many people saw
Him and did not realize that He is God; so what is
the advantage of seeing? By seeing Krsna, we will
not understand Him, but by listening carefully to
His teachings, we can come to the platform of under-
standing. We can touch Krsna immediately by sound
vibration; therefore we should give more stress to
the sound vibration of Krsna and of the spiritual
master—then we'll feel happy and won’t feel separa-
tion.

From Srimad-Bhagavatam we understand that
when Krsna departed from this world, Arjuna was
overwhelmed with sorrow, but when he began to
remember the instructions of Bhagavad-gita, he be-
came pacified. Arjuna was Krsna’s constant friend,
so when Krsna went to His abode, Arjuna was
overwhelmed, but just by remembering His teach-
ings he got relief from the pains of separation. Thus
whenever we feel separation, it is best to remember
the teachings. The teachings of Bhagavad-gita were
imparted to Arjuna for his happiness and for the
happiness of all men. This is indicated by Krsna, at
the beginning of the Tenth Chapter, when He says:

bhuya eva maha-baho
§rnu me paramam vacah
yat te ‘ham priyamanaya
vaksyami hita-kamyaya
‘Again, O mighty-armed Arjuna, listen to My supreme
word, which I shall impart to you for your benefit
and which will give you great joy.” (Bg. 10.1)
