Text 2 "One's devotional service is spoiled when he becomes too entangled in the following six activities: (1) eating more than necessary or collecting more funds than required; (2) overendeavoring for mundane things that are very difficult to obtain; (3) talking unnecessarily about mundane subject matters; (4) practicing the scriptural rules and regulations only for the sake of following them and not for the sake of spiritual advancement, or rejecting the rules and regulations of the scriptures and working independently or whimsically; (5) associating with worldly-minded persons who are not interested in Kåñëa consciousness; and (6) being greedy for mundane achievements."

Content Introduction Mahätmä and durätmä Atyähära Prayäsa Prajalpa and Jana-saìga niyama-ägraha; niyama-agraha; laulya Summary Discussion

Introduction What is human life meant for? The Primary energies of God Plain living and high thinking The Primary energies of God antaraìga-çakti: internal potency taöastha-çakti: marginal potency bahiraìga-çakti: external potency

Mahätmä "O son of Påthä, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible.“1 Under the control of the internal, pleasure potency of Lord

Durätmä Under the control of the external potency Engaged in sense gratification Extended sense gratification Subject to the threefold miseries: adhidaivika-kleça (sufferings caused by the demigods, such as droughts, earthquakes and storms) adhibhautika-kleça (sufferings caused by other living entities like insects or enemies) adhyätmika-kleça (sufferings caused by one's own body and mind, such as mental and physical infirmities)

Atyähära Collecting or eating more than necessary Social problems Material supplies Dry knowledge Mystical powers Social problems

Prayäsa Unnecessary endeavor Proper human dharma "All occupational engagements [dharma] are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service [dharma] should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.“2

Prajalpa and Jana-saìga Prajalpa: unnecessary talking Wasting time with non-sensical activities (reading magazines and novels, solving cross-words puzzles, etc) Jana-saìga: associating with persons not interested in serving Krsna is jana-saìga bhakta-sane väsa – live only in the association of Krsna conscious devotees

Niyama-ägraha; Niyama-agraha; Laulya Etymology and meaning Laulya (greed)

Summary "Everything animate or inanimate that is within the universe is controlled and owned by the Lord. One should therefore accept only those things necessary for himself, which are set aside as his quota, and should not accept other things, knowing well to whom they belong.“3

Discussion

Appendix I Atyähära Prayäsa Accepting sense objects in the spirit of enjoyment Verse 1 and verse 2: conditional and constitutional injunction Prayäsa jnäna-prayäsa karma-prayäsa añöäìga-yoga-prayäsa For fame – extremely dangerous

Appendix II Prajalpa Useless talks, arguments, gossip, debates, fault-finding in others, speaking falsehoods, blaspheming devotees, worldly talk

References Bhagavad-gétä (9.13) Çrémad-Bhägavatam (1.2.9) The first mantra of Çré Éçopaniñad