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For example, one may have a hundred dollars, and if they are spent one
after another, the next day it will come to zero. That is vyaya, exhaust-
ible. But Krsna consciousness is not like that. If you cultivate this knowl-
edge of Krsna consciousness, then it will increase. That is certified by
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Anandambudhi-vardhanam. Ananda means
“‘pleasure,”’ ‘‘transcendental bliss,’’ and ambudhimeans ‘‘ocean.”’ In the
material world we see that the ocean does not increase: But if one culti-
vates Krsna consciousness, then his transcendental bliss will simply in-
crease. Anandadmbudhi-vardhanam. And I shall always remind everyone
that the process is very simple. Anyone can chant, anywhere, without
taxation or loss, but the gain is very great.

$ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has explained this kirtana movement in His
Siksastaka. Siksd means ‘‘instruction,” and astaka means “‘eight.” He
has given us eight verses to help us understand this Krsna consciousness
movement, and I shall explain the first of these instructions. The Lord
says, ceto-darpana-marjanam: one should cleanse the heart. I have ex-
plained this several times, but it does not become monotonous. It is just
like the chanting of Hare Krsna; it does not become tiresome. Our stu-
dents can chant the Hare Krsna mantra twenty-four hours a day, and they
will never get tired. They will continue to dance and chant. And anyone
can try it; because it is not material, one will never get tired of chanting
Hare Krsna. In the material world, if one chants anything, any favorite
name, for three, four, or ten times, he will get tired of it. That is a fact. :
But because Hare Krsna is not material, if one chants this mantra, he will
never get tired. The more one chants, the more his heart will be cleansed
of material dirt and the more the problems of his life within this material
world will be solved.

What is the problem of our lives? That we do not know. Modern -
education never gives enlightenment about the real problem of life. That
is indicated in the Bhagavad-gita. Those who are educated and are
advancing in knowledge should know what is the problem of life. This
problem is stated in the Bhagavad-gita: one should always see the incon-
veniences of birth, death, old age, and disease. Unfortunately no one
pays attention to these problems. When a man is diseased he thinks, ‘‘ All
right. Let me go to the doctor. He will give me some medicine, and I will
be cured.”’ But he does not consider the problem very seriously. ‘‘I did
not want this disease. Why is there disease? Is it not possible to become
free from disease?’’ He never thinks that way. This is because his intelli-
gence is very low-grade, just like that of an animal. An animal suffers,
but it has no sense. If an animal is brought to a slaughterhouse and sees
