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highest perfectional achievement. In the process of evolution from the
lower to the higher grade of living, the human form of life is a great boon.
But mayd is so strong that in spite of achieving this great boon of the
human form of life, we are influenced by temporary material happiness,
and we forget our goal of life. We are attracted by things which will cease
to exist. The beginning of such attraction is the temporary body. In this
horrible condition of life there is only one way of liberation—to engage in
the activities of transcendental chanting and hearing of the holy name of
the Supreme Lord: Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/
Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. The words yusmat-
kathamrta-nisevaka mean “those who engage in relishing the nectar of the
topics of Your Lordship.” There are two narrative books which especially
concern the words and activities of Krsna. Bhagavad-gita i is the instruction
given by Krsna, and Srimad-Bhagavatam is the book containing topics
exclusively about Krsna and His devotees. These two books are the special
nectar of the words of Krsna. For those who engage in the preaching of
these two Vedic literatures it is very easy to get out of the illusory condi-
tional life imposed upon us by maya. The illusion is that the conditioned
soul does not try to understand his spiritual identity. He is more interested
in his external body, which is only a flash and which will be finished as
soon as the time is designated. The whole atmosphere will change when the
living entity has to transmigrate from one body to another. Under the spell
of maya, he will again be satisfied in a different atmosphere. This spell of
maya is called avaranatmika-sakti because it is so strong that the living
entity is satisfied in any abominable condition. Even if he is born as a
worm living within the intestine or abdomen in the midst of urine and
stool, still he is satisfied. This is the covering influence of maya. But the
human form of life is a chance to understand, and if one misses this oppor-
tunity, he is most unfortunate. The way to get out of illusory maya is to
engage in the topics of Krsna. Lord Caitanya advocated a process
whereby everyone may remain in his present position without change
but simply hear from the proper authoritative sources about Krsna.
Lord Caitanya advised everyone to spread the word of Krsna. He advised,
“All of you become spiritual masters. Your duty is simply to talk to
whomever you meet of Krsna or of the instructions given by Krsna.”’ The
International Society for Krishna Consciousness is operating for this
purpose: we do not ask anyone to first change his position and then come
to us; we invite everyone to come with us and simply chant Hare Krsna,
Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama,
Hare Hare, because we know that if one simply chants and hears the topics
