Churning Water To Get Butter
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Paramhamsa Vani
Jun 22, 2026, 12:09:39 AMJun 22
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Sree Sree Guru Gaurangau Jayatah!
The jivas, or the real selves, are the eternal servants of Sri Krishna. The cause of our affliction is forgetfulness of our relationship with Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. So we have to remember Him. How can we remember Him? If we can always remember Krishna then there will be no more difficulty. He is All-Existence, All-Knowledge, All-Bliss, and this worldly existence is just the opposite—it is the shadow of the internal potency of Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. When we become averse we see the shadow. The shadow of a tree resembles the tree, but in the shadow of the tree, there is no substance. In the tree there is substance. Similarly, the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna is All-Substantiality. But when we become averse to Him, we see nescience before us, devoid of existence, devoid of knowledge, and devoid of happiness. But we perceive it to be eternal. As Brahma says:
tasmad idam jagad asesam asat-svarupam
svapnabham asta-dhisanam puru-duhkha-duhkham
tvayy eva nitya-sukha-bodha-tanav anante
mayata udyad api yat sad ivavabhati
(Srimad Bhagavatam, 10.14.22)
The entire material cosmos, not just this world, is non-eternal, perishable. It is like a dream. At the time of seeing a dream, we think it to be real. When we awaken from a dream, we realize it was all false. Like this, everything we are seeing of these non-eternal relations is a dream. We are laughing, we are crying, etc. But when we wake up from it we shall see that it is all nothing.
"Svapnabham asta-dhisanam:" Brahma says that if we engage our intellect in matter, in non-eternal things, in order to get material development, then our intelligence will be finished. Yet we think that he who is dedicating his energy to cultivate material development to be a very wise person. We say, "You are wise." But here Brahma says that this person's knowledge will be finished: asta-dhisanam. Instead of happiness, he is getting severe miseries. He is trying to find happiness, but he is misdirected. Being averse to Sri Krishna, he is going towards the mirage: "If I get this or that thing, I shall be happy." This world seems to eternally exist, it seems to possess knowledge and it seems therefore, to possess happiness. But it is, in fact, devoid of existence, devoid of knowledge, and devoid of happiness.
If we churn water will we get butter? We think that by churning water, we shall get butter. Someone says to us, "There is no ingredient in the water by which you will get butter. All your efforts are a waste of time." We answer, "No, you have lost your mind. I shall go on churning for thousands of births!" If you churn yogurt or milk, then you can make butter. This world is devoid of existence, devoid of knowledge, and devoid of happiness. If you devote all your energy to this world, you will be in want of existence, in want of knowledge, and in want of happiness. Krishna is the embodiment of All-Existence, All-Knowledge, and All-Bliss. We should worship Sri Krishna. In the Gita, Krishna says:
anityam asukham lokam
imam prapya bhajasva mam
(Bhagavad-gita, 9.33)
"You have forgotten Me and thus you have come to this non-eternal world." So start worshipping Him.
---Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
The jivas, or the real selves, are the eternal servants of Sri Krishna. The cause of our affliction is forgetfulness of our relationship with Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. So we have to remember Him. How can we remember Him? If we can always remember Krishna then there will be no more difficulty. He is All-Existence, All-Knowledge, All-Bliss, and this worldly existence is just the opposite—it is the shadow of the internal potency of Supreme Lord Sri Krishna. When we become averse we see the shadow. The shadow of a tree resembles the tree, but in the shadow of the tree, there is no substance. In the tree there is substance. Similarly, the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna is All-Substantiality. But when we become averse to Him, we see nescience before us, devoid of existence, devoid of knowledge, and devoid of happiness. But we perceive it to be eternal. As Brahma says:
tasmad idam jagad asesam asat-svarupam
svapnabham asta-dhisanam puru-duhkha-duhkham
tvayy eva nitya-sukha-bodha-tanav anante
mayata udyad api yat sad ivavabhati
(Srimad Bhagavatam, 10.14.22)
The entire material cosmos, not just this world, is non-eternal, perishable. It is like a dream. At the time of seeing a dream, we think it to be real. When we awaken from a dream, we realize it was all false. Like this, everything we are seeing of these non-eternal relations is a dream. We are laughing, we are crying, etc. But when we wake up from it we shall see that it is all nothing.
"Svapnabham asta-dhisanam:" Brahma says that if we engage our intellect in matter, in non-eternal things, in order to get material development, then our intelligence will be finished. Yet we think that he who is dedicating his energy to cultivate material development to be a very wise person. We say, "You are wise." But here Brahma says that this person's knowledge will be finished: asta-dhisanam. Instead of happiness, he is getting severe miseries. He is trying to find happiness, but he is misdirected. Being averse to Sri Krishna, he is going towards the mirage: "If I get this or that thing, I shall be happy." This world seems to eternally exist, it seems to possess knowledge and it seems therefore, to possess happiness. But it is, in fact, devoid of existence, devoid of knowledge, and devoid of happiness.
If we churn water will we get butter? We think that by churning water, we shall get butter. Someone says to us, "There is no ingredient in the water by which you will get butter. All your efforts are a waste of time." We answer, "No, you have lost your mind. I shall go on churning for thousands of births!" If you churn yogurt or milk, then you can make butter. This world is devoid of existence, devoid of knowledge, and devoid of happiness. If you devote all your energy to this world, you will be in want of existence, in want of knowledge, and in want of happiness. Krishna is the embodiment of All-Existence, All-Knowledge, and All-Bliss. We should worship Sri Krishna. In the Gita, Krishna says:
anityam asukham lokam
imam prapya bhajasva mam
(Bhagavad-gita, 9.33)
"You have forgotten Me and thus you have come to this non-eternal world." So start worshipping Him.
---Jagad-guru His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj
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