Volume 7 - Prabhupada

Text 149] The lord Instructs Srila Rupa Gosvami 329commodations, and jnanis want to be one with the Supreme. Yogis desire materialopulence, yogic perfections and magic. All of these are lusty (kamn. Because theydesire something, they cannot have peace.The peace formula is given by Kra in Bhagavad-gita:bhoktararil yajna-tapasarilsarva-loka-mahesvaramsuhrdaril sarva-bhUtanariljnatva maril santim rcchatiIf one can understand that the only supreme enjoyer is Kra, one will perform allkinds of sacrifices, penances and austerities in order to attain Kra's devotionalservice. Kra is the Supreme Being, the proprietor of all the material worlds;therefore throughout the entire universe He is the only enjoyer and beneficiary.He is the only friend who can actually do good to all living entities (suhrdaril sarva-bhUtanam).If one understands Kra, he immediately becomes desireless(nikama) because a krQa-bhakta knows that his friend and protector in allrespects is Kra, who is able to do anything for His devotee. Kra says, kaunteyapratijanihi na me bhakta/:1 praQasyati: "0 son of Kunti, declare it boldly that Mydevotee never perishes." Since Kra gives this assurance, the devotee lives inKra and has no desire for personal benefit. The background for the devotee isthe ali-good Himself. Why should the devotee aspire for something good for himself?His only business is to please the Supreme by rendering service as much aspossible. A krQa-bhakta has no desire for his own personal benefit. He is completelyprotected by the Supreme. Avasya rakibe krQa visvasa palana. BhaktivinodaThakura says that he is desireless because Kra will give him protection inall circumstances. It is not that he expects any assistance from Kra; he simplydepends on Kra just as a child depends on his parents. The child does not knowhow to expect service from his parents, but he is always protected nevertheless.This is called nikama (desirelessness).Although karmis, jnanis and yogis fulfill their desires by performing various activities,they are never satisfied. A karmi may work very hard to acquire a milliondollars, but as soon as he gets a million dollars he desires another million. For thekarmis, there is no end of desire. The more the karmi gets, the more he desires.The jnanis cannot be desireless because their intelligence is unsound. They wantto merge into the Brahman effulgnce, but even though they may be raised tothat platform, they cannot be satisfied there. There are many jnanis or sannyasiswho give up the world as false, but after taking sannyasa they return to the worldto engage in politics or philanthropy or to open schools and hospitals. This meansthat they could not attain the real Brahman (brahma satyam). They have to comedown to the material platform to engage in philanthropic activity. Thus they againcultivate desires, and when these desires are exhausted, they desire somethingdifferent. Therefore the jnani cannot be nikama, desireless. Nor can the yogis be