34 On the Way to Krsna

fore necessary for us to strive to attach ourselves
again through the latent Krsna consciousness that is
within us. Artificially, we are trying to forget Krsna
and live independently, but this is not possible.
When we strive to live independent of Krsna, we
come under the influence of the laws of material
nature. If one thinks he is independent of Krsna, he
becomes dependent on the illusory energy of Krsna,
just as if one thinks that he is independent of the
government and its regulations, he becomes depen-
dent on the police force. Everyone is trying to be-
come independent, and this is called maya, illusion.
Individually, communally, socially, nationally, or
universally, it is not possible to become independent.
When we come to realize that we are dependent, we
will have attained knowledge. Today so many people
are striving for peace in the world, but they do not
know how to implement that peace formula. The
United Nations has been striving for peace for so
many years, but still war is going on.

yac capi sarva-bhutanam
bijam tad aham arjuna

na tad asti vina yat syan
maya bhutam caracaram

“Furthermore, O Arjuna, I am the generating seed of
all existences. There is no being—moving or unmov-
ing—that can exist without Me.” (Bg. 10.39)

Krsna is thus the proprietor of everything, the
ultimate beneficiary and the receiver of the results
of everything. We may consider ourselves to be the
proprietors of the fruits of our labor, but this is a
