Text 274] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 265

As soon as a devotee sees something —be it movable or inert —he immediately
remembers Krsna. An advanced devotee is advanced in knowledge. This knowl-
edge is very natural to a devotee, for he has already read in Bhagavad-gita how to
awaken Krsna consciousness. According to Bhagavad-gita:

raso ‘ham apsu kaunteya
prabhasmi Sasi-sdryayoh

pranavah sarva-vedesu
sabdah khe paurusam nrsu

“O son of Kunti [Arjuna], | am the taste of water, the light of the sun and the
moon, the syllable om in the Vedic mantras; | am the sound in ether and ability in
man.” (Bg. 7.8)

Thus when a devotee drinks water or any other liquid, he immediately remem-
bers Krsna. For a devotee there is no difficulty in awakening Krsna consciousness
twenty-four hours a day. It is therefore said:

sthavara jangama dekhe na dekhe tara murti
sarvatra haya nija ista-deva-sphurti

A saintly person, an advanced devotee, sees Krsna twenty-four hours a day and
nothing else. As far as movable and inert things are concerned, a devotee sees
them all as transformations of Krsna’s energy. As stated in Bhagavad-gita:

bhamir apo ‘nalo vayuh
kham mano buddhir eva ca
ahankdra itiyari me
bhinnd prakrtir astadha

“Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intelligence and false ego—all together these
eight comprise My separated material energies.” (Bg. 7.4)

Actually nothing is separate from Krsna. When a devotee sees a tree, he knows
that the tree is a combination of two energies—material and spiritual. The inferior
energy, which is material, forms the body of the tree; however, within the tree is
the living entity, the spiritual spark, which is part and parcel of Krsna. This is the
superior energy of Krsna within this world. Whatever living thing we see is simply
a combination of these two energies. When an advanced devotee thinks of these
energies, he immediately understands that they are manifestations of the
Supreme Lord. As soon as we see the sun rise in the morning, we arise and set
about doing our morning duties. Similarly, as soon as a devotee sees the energy of
the Lord, he immediately remembers Lord $ri Krsna. This is explained in this verse:
