Approaching Krsna, the All-Pervading Truth 15

Of course, Krsna has immense potencies by which He can supply as
much as everyone wants. Eko bahtinam yo vidadhati kaman. He supplies
food to the elephant, and He supplies food to the ant, so why not to the
human being? But rascals do not know this. They work like asses day and
night to find bread, and if they go to church, there also they pray, ‘‘Give
me bread.’’ They are concerned only with the bread problem.

Although the living entity is the son of the richest, most opulent per-
son, he has created a bread problem. This is called ignorance. He thinks,
“If I do not solve my bread problem, if I do not drive my trucks day and
night, how can I live?’ This is the nonsense of our modern civilization.
Where is there a bread problem? Krsna can supply unlimited amounts of
bread. There are thousands of elephants in Africa, and Krsna supplies
food to them. So if He can supply food to the elephants, why not to the
human beings? The Bhagavatam therefore says, ‘‘Don’t waste your time
with this bread problem.”’

tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovido
na labhyate yad bhramatam upary adhah

We should not waste our time with solving economic problems.
Economic development is nonsense. Of course, this proposal is very
revolutionary, and people may even hate me for it. “What is Svamiji say-
ing?’ they may ask. But actually it is a fact. This economic development
is madness. Suppose one has a rich father and enough food. Suppose one
knows, ‘‘My father is the richest man in the city.’’ Then where is one’s
economic problem? Actually, that is our position. We have no economic
problem. Everything is completely provided. We want water. Just see—
there are oceans of water. Of course, we want pure water, and although
the ocean has so much water, when water is scarce we shall have to take
help from Krsna, who will evaporate the water and turn it into clouds,
and then when the rain falls down the water will be sweet. Otherwise we
cannot drink it.

Everything is under control, and everything —water, light, heat, and so
on—is complete.

om purnam.adah ptirnam idam
purnat purnam udacyate
purnasya purnam ddaya
purnam evavasisyate
