Knowledge by Way of the Mahatmas 37

‘Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great
determination, bowing down before Me, these great
souls perpetually worship Me _ with devotion.”
(Bg. 9.14)

That glorification is this process of bhakti-yoga,
the chanting of Hare Krsna. The great souls, under-
standing the nature of God, His descent and His
mission, glorify Him in so many ways, but there are
others who do not accept Him. Krsna also mentions

them in the Ninth Chapter:

avajananti mam mudha
manusim tanum asritam

param bhavam ajananto
mama bhuta-mahesvaram

“Fools deride Me when I descend in the human
form. They do not know My transcendental nature
and my supreme dominion over all that be.”
(Bg. 9.11)

The mudhas, or foolish men, who are lower than
the animals, deride Him. Any person who doesn’t
believe in God must either be a madman or fool
number one. There is no reason not to believe in
God, and there is every reason to believe in Him.
Man may say that he doesn’t believe in God, but
who gives him the power to say this? When death
comes, this speaking power ceases—so who is giving
the power of speech? Has the speaking power come
automatically from stone? As soon as the speaking
power is withdrawn by the Supreme Authority, the
body is no better than stone. The very power of
