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ing, but it is not increasing. By God’s order, the ocean does not
extend beyond its limit, and if it extends, there is havoc. Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu says that there is another ocean, an ocean
of transcendental bliss, an ocean that is always increasing. Anan-
dambudhi-vardhanam pratipadam purnamrtasvadanaml sarvatma-
Snapanam param vijayate sri-krsna-sarikirtanam. By chanting Hare
Krsna, our pleasure potency increases more and more.

One who has realized Sri Krsna is always living in Vrndavana,
Vaikuntha. Although a devotee may seem to be living in some
place far from Vrndavana, he is always living in Vrndavana, be- ~
cause he knows that Krsna is present everywhere, even within the
atom. The Supreme Lord is bigger than the biggest and smaller
than the smallest. Once we are fully realized and established in
Krsna consciousness, we never lose sight of Krsna, and our bliss is
always increasing. This is the true yoga system, bhakti-yoga, as ex-
pounded by Lord Sri Krsna Himself in Bhagavad-gitd.

with my wife.’’ Thus people are going to so much trouble to ac-
quire a little pleasure. Pleasure is the ultimate goal, but unfor-
tunately, under illusion, people do not know where real pleasure
is to be found. Real pleasure exists eternally in the transcendental
form of Krsna.

Perhaps you have seen pictures of Krsna, and if so, you have
noticed that Krsna is always jolly. If you join His society, you will
also become jolly. Have you ever seen pictures of Krsna working
with a machine? Have you ever seen pictures of Krsna smoking?
No, He is by nature full of pleasure, and if you unfold yourself in
that way, you will also find pleasure. Pleasure cannot be found
artificially.

ananda-cinmaya-rasa-pratibhavitabhis

tabhir ya eva nija-rupataya kalabhih
goloka eva nivasaty akhilatma-bhiito

govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami &
‘I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, residing in His own
realm, Goloka, with Radha, resembling His own spiritual figure,
the embodiment of the ecstatic potency possessed of the sixty-
four artistic activities, in the company of Her confidantes
(sahkhis), embodiments of the extensions of Her bodily form,
permeated and vitalized by His ever-blissful spiritual rasa.”
(Brahma-samhita 5.37)

The word rasa means ‘‘taste,”’ or ‘“‘mellow.’’ We enjoy sweets
or candy because of their taste. Everyone is trying to enjoy some
taste, and we want to enjoy sex because there is some taste there.
That is called addi taste. Material tastes are different because they
are tasted and quickly finished. Material tastes last only a few
minutes. You may take a piece of candy, taste it, and say, ‘“‘Oh,
that is very nice,’ but you have to taste another in order to con-
tinue the enjoyment. Material taste is not unlimited, but real taste
is without end. Spiritual taste cannot be forgotten; it goes on in-
creasing. Anandambudhi-vardhanam. Caitanya Mahaprabhu says,
‘This taste is always increasing.”’ Spiritual taste is like the ocean
in the sense that it is very great. The Pacific Ocean is always toss-

