Śrīla
Prabhupāda Says - [Regarding how Kṛṣṇa consciousness means to fight against
māyā]
There
are so many reasons one may fall down. Not only... Actually, the reason is
māyā. Māyā, māyā. It is a fight. To take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness means it is a
fight against māyā. Māyā is trying to keep you captivated within this material
world. But if anyone takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he, māyā has to give him up.
Māyā cannot control anymore. That is not the jurisdiction of māyā.
Because
you have read in the Bhagavad-gītā that Kṛṣṇa says, daivī hy eṣā guṇamayī mama
māyā duratyayā: [Bg. 7.14] "It is very, very, very difficult to get out of
the grip of the strong māyā." It is not... But mām eva ye prapadyante:
"If anyone comes to Me or surrenders unto Me," māyām etāṁ taranti te
[Bg. 7.14], "he immediately becomes out of the jurisdiction of māyā."
So māyā is strong always.
Just
like I was explaining this morning what is māyā. Māyā is already there, side by
side, Kṛṣṇa and māyā. Just like this light. This side is light; this side is
darkness. Take this example. This light, the one side is very bright; another
side is dark. So this darkness and this light is always side by side.
Similarly, Kṛṣṇa and māyā... Because māyā is one of the energy of Kṛṣṇa.
When
Vyāsadeva by bhakti-yoga meditation experienced the whole thing, what did he
see? He saw Kṛṣṇa. Apaśyat puruṣaṁ pūrṇam: "He saw the Supreme
Person." Māyām ca tad-apāśrayam: "And he saw also māyā on the back
side." Just like when you, if you stand, the light side, your shadow is
not on the light side. The light... The shadow is on the back side.
So
in our back side the māyā is there, although you are in front of Kṛṣṇa. So as
soon as you become little slack in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, immediately māyā is
ready to capture you. Māyā is always going side by side. As Kṛṣṇa is
all-pervading, the māyā is also all-pervading. As soon as there is lack of
Kṛṣṇa consciousness, there is immediately māyā.
[SB
Lecture 1.5.15: New Vṛndāvan 19 June 1969]
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