Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Visits Bhubaneswar

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He replied, “My dear best of the asuras, the whole human society is suffering, at least suffering from one disease—anxiety.”

That Which Will not Exist Permanently

Ask anybody. Take a small ant and take a big elephant. Take the President of the United States or take a street beggar. Ask them, “Are you free from anxiety?” Nobody will say, “Yes.” They will say, “I am full of anxiety.” That’s a fact. Why are they full of anxiety? Prahläda Mahäräja has replied, sadä samudvigna-dhiyäm asad-grahät: “They are unhappy because they have accepted asad-vastu—that which will not exist [permanently].” Everything—whatever we have—will not exist [forever]. Our body will not exist. And this is the main platform of our present existence. In the material world, you exist only as long as the body is there. So Prahläda Mahäräja said, “The real solution to the problems of life is to get out of this material condition. That is the best thing, in my opinion.”

Go to Real Existence

A Vedic injunction says, asato mä sad gamaù: “Don’t live in this asat, this material condition.” Sad gamaù: “Go to real existence.” Real existence means spiritual life. If we actually want life, blissful life, we must get out of material existence. That is Prahläda Mahäräja’s instruction. Samudvigna-dhiyäm. And if you remain in material existence, you must suffer some anxiety. You will not be exempt. So Prahläda Mahäräja advises, hitvätma-pätaà gåham andha-küpaà vanaà gato yad dharim äçrayeta. The real problem is anxiety. And anxiety will continue as long as you are in material existence. Therefore, real life is to get out of material existence.