XIV Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
humanitarianism, nationalism, and whatever else may be manufactured for
the peace and prosperity of the world, are all useless and frustrating
because of our gross ignorance of the art of loving Krsna. Generally people
think that by advancing the cause of moral principles and religious rites,
they will be happy. Others may think that happiness can be achieved by
economic development, and yet others think that simply by sense gratifi-
cation they will be happy. But the real fact is that people can only be
happy by loving Krsna.

Krsna can perfectly reciprocate one’s loving propensities in different
relationships called mellows or rasas. Basically there are twelve loving
relationships. One can love Krsna as the supreme unknown, as the supreme
master, the supreme friend, the supreme child, the supreme lover. These
are the five basic love rasas. One can also love Krsna indirectly in seven
different relationships, which are apparently different from the five pri-
mary relationships. All in all, however, if one simply reposes his dormant
loving propensity in Krsna, then his life becomes successful. This is not a
fiction but is a fact that can be realized by practical application. One can
directly perceive the effects that love for Krsna has on his life.

In the Ninth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita this science of Krsna con-
sciousness is called the king of all knowledge, the king of all confidential
things, and the supreme science of transcendental realization. Yet we can
directly experience the results of this science of Krsna consciousness
because it is very easy to practice and is very pleasurable. Whatever
percentage of Krsna consciousness we can perform will become an eternal
asset to our life, for it is imperishable in all circumstances. It has now been
actually proved that today’s confused and frustrated younger generation
in the Western countries can directly perceive the results of chanelling the
loving propensity toward Krsna alone.

It is said that although one executes severe austerities, penances and
sacrifices in his life, if he fails to awaken his dormant love for Krsna, then
all.his penances are to be considered useless. On the other hand, if one
has awakened his dormant love for Krsna, then what is the use in executing
austerities and penances unnecessarily?

The Krsna consciousness movement is the unique gift of Lord Caitanya
to the fallen souls of this age. It is a very simple method which has actually
been carried out during the last four years in the Western countries, and
there is no doubt that this movement can satisfy the dormant loving
propensities of humanity. This book Arsna is another presentation to
help the Krsna consciousness movement in the Western world. This tran-
scendental literature is published in two parts with profuse illustrations.
