PLATE ONE

‘*Did Caitanya Mahaprabhu sit down to meditate? No, when
He appeared five hundred years ago in India, He was always danc-
ing and chanting Hare Krsna. The spirit soul is naturally active.
How can we sit down silently and do nothing? It is not possible.
No one really wants to sit down and meditate. Why should we?
We're meant for positive activity, for recreation, for pleasure. In
Krsna consciousness, our recreation is dancing and chanting, and
when we get tired we take prasdda, spiritual food. Is dancing dif-
ficult? Is chanting difficult? It is natural to enjoy music and danc-
ing and palatable vegetarian foods. These are our recreations, and
this is our method of meditation. So this yoga system is not at
all laborious. It is simply recreation, susvkham—very happy. It
is natural, automatic, and spontaneous. It is our real life in the
spiritual world.’” (pp. 8-9)

