8 Krsna Consciousness: the Topmost Yoga System

Krsna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then, by the
speeches that are delivered by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita, you
can understand God. There is no difficulty.

And, if you believe Krsna, then the result will be that you
can understand God—how He is working, how His energies are
acting, how He is manifesting, what is this material world, what
is the spiritual world, what are the living creatures, what is
their relationship—so many things are to be found in God’s
literature.

The whole Vedic literature deals with three things: the first
is your relationship with God; then, next, after you understand
your relationship with God, you can act in that way. Just as a
man or woman may not be related, but as soon as the relation-
ship is established that one is husband and the other is wife,
then the dealings begin.

Once they understand their relationship with God, people
generally believe that God is the father, and the son’s business
is to ask Father for whatever he needs. But that is really a lesser
relationship. If you understand God perfectly, then there are
intimate relationships also. Your intimate relationship will be
revealed when you are perfectly liberated. Each and every
living creature has a particular relationship with God, but we
have, for now, forgotten. When that relationship is revealed
in the process of devotional activities, or Krsna consciousness,
you will know that that is the perfection of your life. Krsna
consciousness is a great science; it is not a sentimental specula-
tion regarding love. It is based on scientific propositions de-
scribed in the Bhagavad-gita, in the Vedas, and in the Brahma-
samhita; and it is accepted by authorities like Lord Caitanya,
Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Narada, Asita, Vyasa—there are
so many authorities. Krsna consciousness is not an ordinary
lovemaking or moneymaking business; it is reality, and if you
stick to it seriously, your life will be perfect.
