“This beautiful Bhagavatam, compiled by the great sage Vyasadeva, is sufficient in itself for God realization”

Prabhupada, London, August 15, 1971: […] So this is the actual human life, not that simply imitating the animals: how to eat, how to sleep, how to have sex. No. Sastra says that is already established. Don’t worry. Just like the swans and the ducks in St. James Park.

They don’t worry, “Oh, what to eat?” But they’re getting their eatables. They don’t go to office, to factory. Even the swans and ducks, and what to speak of human being? This is nature’s study, that the swans and ducks, they are getting at home, they are getting their sex life.

Immediately, everything is there. According to their standard, everything is there. Ahara-nidra-bhaya, these are the four things required for this body. But even a small duck and swan, he has got everything ready there in St. James Park. He does not go to the Downing Street. So why don’t you study?

So if a swan is provided with all the necessities of life, why I shall not be? I am so much developed human being. Why I am so much busy in economic development? This is called illusion.

But one who is advanced in knowledge, he knows that “If the swan is already provided with all the necessities of life, then I shall also be provided with all the necessities of life. There is no need of endeavoring for it.” That is a fact. That is the fact.

tasyaiva hetoh prayateta kovido na labhyate yad bhramatam upary adhah tal labhyate duhkhavad anyatah sukham kalena sarvatra gabhira-ramhasa

By the force of time, just in due course of time, everything, whatever you require, it will come. Just like I was talking to you that in my childhood we heard so much about London city. So I was desiring, “When I shall go to London?” Now, in due course of time, I am walking in London. So Krsna has provided everything for you. Don’t worry. Therefore our main business should be how to develop Krsna consciousness. We should not bother about other things. Ahara- nidra-bhaya-maithunam ca. But the things are there.

So even these are the problems, therefore they must be based on religion. Religion means to become well-behaved, to abide… Just like good citizen means well-behaved, to abide by the state laws. So first thing is religion, to learn how to become God conscious. This is the first business of human society. FULL LECTURE