6 Sri Isopanisad

plane which runs at the speed of mind. Our material airplanes
can run 2,000 miles per hour, but what is the speed of mind? You
are sitting at home, you immediately think of India, say 10,000
miles away, and at once it is in your home. Your mind has gone
there. The mind-speed is so swift. Therefore it is stated, “If you
travel at this speed for millions of years, you'll find that the Spiri-
tual Sky is unlimited. It is not possible even: to approach it.
Therefore, the Vedic injunction is that one must approach—
the word “compulsory” is used—a bona fide spiritual master, a
guru. And what is the qualification of a spiritual master? He has
rightly heard the Vedic message from the right source. Other-
wise he is not bona fide. He must practically be firmly estab-
lished in Brahman. These are the two qualities. This Krsna Con-
sciousness movement is completely authorized from Vedic prin-
ciples. In the Bhagavad-gita Krsna says, “The actual aim of Vedic
research is to find out Krsna.” In the Brahma-samhita it is also
stated, “Krsna, Govinda, has innumerable Forms, but they are all
one.” They are not like our forms, which are fallible. His Form
is infallible. My form has a beginning, but His Form has no be-
ginning. It is ananta. And Ilis Form—so many multiforms—has no
end. My form is sitting here and not in my apartment. You are
sitting there and not in your apartment. But Krsna can be any-
where at one time. He can sit down in Goloka Vrndavana and at
the same time He is everywhere, all-pervading. He is Original, the
Oldest, but whenever you look at a picture of Krsna you’ll find
a young Boy of 15-20 years old. You will never find an old man.
You have seen pictures of Krsna as a charioteer from the Bhaga-
vad-gita. At that time He was not less than 100 years old. He had
great-grandchildren, but He looked just like a boy. Krsna, God,
never becomes old. That is His Supreme power. And if you want
to search out Krsna by studying the Vedic literature, then you
will be baffled. It may be possible, but it is very difficult. But
you can very easily learn about Him from His devotee. His devo-
tee can deliver Him to you: “Here He is, take Him.” That is the
polency of Krsna’s devotees.
