38 Raja-vidya: The King of Knowledge

speech is proof that there is a Supreme Power who
is giving us everything. A Krsna conscious person
knows that whatever he has is not under his control.
If we do not believe in God, we must believe in
some power beyond us which is controlling us at
every step, call that power God or nature or
whatever. There is a controlling power in the
universe, and no sane man can deny it.

Krsna was present on this earth and appeared just
like a human being with supernatural power. At that
time, however, ninety-nine percent of the people
could not recognize Him as God. They could not
recognize Him because they had no eyes to see
(param bhavam ajanantah). How is it possible to
recognize God? He can be recognized through super-
natural power, by the evidence of authorities, and
by scriptural evidence. As far as Krsna is concerned,
every Vedic authority has accepted Him as God.
When He was present on earth, His activities dis-
played were superhuman. If one does not believe
this, it is to be concluded that he will not believe
whatever evidence is given.

One must also have the eyes to see God. God
cannot be seen by material senses, therefore the
bhakti-yoga process is the process of purifying the
senses so that we will be able to understand what and
who God is. We have power of seeing, hearing,
touching, tasting and so on, but if these senses are
blunt, we cannot understand God. The process
of Krsna consciousness is the process of training
these senses through regulated principles, specifically
through the chanting of Hare Krsna.
