68 On the Way to Krsna

will no longer want anything material. He comes to
understand the foolishness of material possessions,
and he puts the illusion aside for the real thing.
When one becomes situated in Krsna consciousness,
like Dhruva Maharaja, he becomes fully satisfied and
doesn’t want anything.

The jiiani, the wise man, knows that material
things are flickering. He also knows that there are
three aspects that complicate all material gain—one
wants profit from his work, one wants adoration
from others because of his riches, and one wants fame
because of his wealth. In any case, he knows that all
of these apply but to the body and that when the
body is finished, they also go. When the body dies,
one is no longer a rich man but a spirit soul, and ac-
cording to his work, he has to enter another body.
The Gita says that a wise man is not bewildered by
this, for he knows what is what. Why then should he
bother himself attaining material wealth? His attitude
is, “I have an eternal connection with Krsna, the
Supreme Lord. Now let me establish that relation-
ship firmly so that Krsna will take me back to His
kingdom.”

The cosmic situation is giving us all facility to re-
establish this relationship with Krsna and return to
Godhead. This should be our mission in life. Every-
thing we need is being supplied by God—land, grain,
fruits, milk, shelter and clothing. We only have to live
peacefully and cultivate Krsna consciousness. That
should be our mission in life. We should therefore be
satisfied with what God has supplied in the form of
food, shelter, defense and sex, and should not want
