Text 34] Description of the Kingdom of God 609

the control of the supreme living entity, defy His existence, and that state
is called maya. Sometimes they deny that there is such a being as God.
They say, “Everything is void.”” And sometimes they deny Him in a differ-
ent way: “There may be a God, but He has no form.” Both these concep-
tions arise from the rebellious condition of the living entity. As long as
this rebellious condition prevails, the material world will continue in
disharmony.

Harmony or disharmony is realized because of the law and order of a
particular place. Religion is the law and order of the Supreme Lord. In the
Srimad- Bhagavad-gita we find that religion means devotional service, or
Krsna consciousness. Krsna says, “Give up all other religious principles and
simply become a soul surrendered unto Me.” This is religion. When one is
fully conscious that Krsna is the supreme enjoyer and Supreme Lord and
acts accordingly, that is real religion. Anything which goes against this
principle is not religion. Krsna therefore says: “Just give up all other
religious principles.” In the spiritual world this religious principle of Krsna
consciousness is maintained in harmony, and therefore that world is called
Vaikuntha. If the same principles can be adopted here, wholly or partially,
then it is also Vaikuntha. So it is with any society, such as the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness: If the members of the International
Society for Krishna Consciousness, putting faith in Krsna as the center,
live in harmony according to the order and principles of Bhagavad-gita,
then they are living in Vaikuntha, not in this material world.

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tad vam amusya paramasya vikuntha-bhartuh
kartum prakrstam iha dhimahi manda-dhibhyam
lokan ito vrajatam antara-bhava-drstya
paptyasas traya ime ripavo’sya yatra

tat—therefore; vam—unto these two; amusya—of Him; paramasya—the
Supreme; vikuntha-bhartuh—the Lord of Vaikuntha; kartum—to bestow;
prakrstam—benefit; iha—in the matter of this offense; dhimahi—let us
consider; manda-dhibhyam—those whose intelligence is not very nice;
lokan—to the material world; itah—from this place (Vaikuntha); vrajatam—
