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and one is low on the human scale if he does not
use this human form of life to understand Krsna.
If a man does not use his life to reawaken the re-
lationship he has with his real Father, he is to be
considered fallen in the human scale.

Animals simply eat, sleep, defend themselves, have
sexual intercourse and die. They do not avail them-
selves of higher consciousness because that is not
possible in the lower forms of life. If a human being
follows the activities of the animals and does not
avail himself of his ability to elevate his conscious-
ness, he falls down the human scale and prepares for
an animal body in his next life. By the grace of Krsna
we are given a highly developed body and intelli-
gence, but if we do not utilize them, why should He
give them to us again? We must understand that this
human body has developed after millions and millions
of years of evolution and that in itself it is a chance
to get out of the cycle of birth and death in which
over eight millions species of life evolve. This chance
is given by the grace of Krsna, and if we do not take
it, are we not the lowest among men? One may be a
degree holder—M.A., Ph.D., etc.—from some univer-
sity, but the illusory energy takes away this mundane
knowledge. He who is really intelligent will apply
his intelligence to understand who he is, who God is,
what material nature is, why he is suffering in mate-
rial nature, and what is the remedy to this suffering.

We may apply our intelligence to manufacture an
automobile, radio or television for sense gratification,
but we have to understand that this is not knowledge.
Rather, this is plundered intelligence. Intelligence
