SEVEN
Acting in Knowledge of Krsna
February 29, 1972
(evening, continued)

AN INDIAN GENTLEMAN: By what kind of actions does
one earn good karma?

SRILA PRABHUPADA: Good karma means what is
prescribed in the Vedas. Specifically, it is prescribed that one
should perform yajfia. Yajfia means actions for the satisfac-
tion of Lord Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So
good karma means performance of the yajfias as they are
prescribed in the Vedic literatures. And the purpose of this
yajfia is to satisfy the Supreme Lord. A good, law-abiding
citizen is one whose actions satisfy the government. So,
good karma is to satisfy Lord Visnu, the Supreme Lord. Un-
fortunately, modern civilization does not know what the
Supreme Personality of Godhead is, what to speak of
satisfying Him. People do not know. They are simply busy
with material activities. Therefore all of them are perform-
ing only bad karma and therefore suffering. They are blind
men leading other blind men. And both are then suffering
by bad karma. That is very easy to understand. If you do
something criminal, you will suffer. If you do something
benevolent for the state, for the people, then you are recog-
nized; you are sometimes given a title. This is good and bad

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