Raja-vidya: The King of Knowledge 9

do not know who we are, how can our activities be
proper? If we are mistaken about our identity, we
will also be mistaken about our activities. Simply
knowing that we are not these material bodies is not
sufficient; we must act according to the conviction
that we are spiritual. Action based on this knowl-
edge—spiritual activity—is work in Krsna conscious-
ness. This kind of knowledge may not seem to be so
easily attainable, but it is made very easy by the
mercy of Krsna and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu who
made this knowledge easily available through the
process of chanting Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama
Rama, Hare Hare.

Caitanya Mahaprabhu divided the living entities
into two major categories: those that are moving and
those that are not moving. Trees, grass, plants, stones,
etc., do not move because they do not have suffi-
ciently developed consciousness. Their consciousness,
is there, but is covered. If a living being does not
understand his position, he is stonelike, although
dwelling in a human body. The living entities—birds,
reptiles, animals, insects, human beings, demigods,
etc.—_number over 8,000,000 species, and of these a.
very small number are human beings. Lord Caitanya
further points out that out of 400,000 species of
human beings, some are civilized; and out of many
civilized persons, there are only a few who are
devoted to the scriptures.

In the present day most people claim to be devoted
to some religion—Christian, Hindu, Moslem, Buddhist,
etc.—but in fact they do not really believe in the
scriptures, Those who do believe in the scriptures are,
