Self-sufficient - an essential subject

In this world, everyone likes sufficiency as it gives them a sense of satisfaction. If one is self-sufficient (i.e. he can provide for himself), then he is all the more happy as not only can he satisfy his needs, but also has a sense of security. At this material level, if one feels contented with self-sufficiency, then the Supreme Lord Krishna, who is the origin of all in this cosmos, should be the ultimate source of provision of all and thereby, be wholly self-sufficient. It is stated in the scriptures that if one surrenders to Lord Krishna, then he is freed from all anxieties as the Lord provides everything for him, thereby leaving nothing for the him to lament or regret about.

Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this essential subject as seen in the Vaniquotes Self-sufficient category. An introduction from his books is given below in the following 8 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books


vanipedia.org 		As the spider very easily creates the network of its cobweb and manifests its power of creation without being defeated by others, so also you yourself, by employment of your self-sufficient energy, create without any other's help. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.5)



vanipedia.org 		To try to become happy by adjusting the material atmosphere is a useless endeavor. Indeed, it is impossible. By His personal behavior and instructions, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva enlightened the conditioned soul and showed him how to become self-sufficient in his spiritual identity. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.6.19)



vanipedia.org 		Knowledge means knowing things as they are, and if by deliberation it is found that there are things which are at all unnecessary, naturally the person who has acquired knowledge leaves aside such unwanted things. When the conditioned soul finds by culture of knowledge that material necessities are unwanted things, he becomes detached from such unwanted things. This stage of knowledge is called vairāgya, or detachment from unwanted things. We have previously discussed that the transcendentalist is required to be self-sufficient and should not beg from the rich blind persons to fulfill the bare necessities of life. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.2.12)



vanipedia.org 		In Bhagavad-gītā it is said that in the spiritual world there is no need of sun, moon or electricity. This indicates that all the planets there are self-illuminated, self-sufficient and independent; everything there is complete. Lord Kṛṣṇa says that once one goes to that Vaikuṇṭha planet, he never returns. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.27)



vanipedia.org 		In the modern society, even a boy thinks himself self-sufficient and pays no respect to elderly men. Due to the wrong type of education being imparted in our universities, boys all over the world are giving their elders headaches. Thus Śrī Īśopaniṣad very strongly warns that the culture of nescience is different from that of knowledge. (Sri Isopaniṣad, Mantra 10)



vanipedia.org 		When the Lord descends on the earth the whole earth becomes so enriched with all kinds of opulences that even the denizens of heaven worship it with all affection. But by the will of the Lord, the whole earth can at once be changed. He can do and undo a thing by His sweet will. Therefore no one should consider himself to be self-sufficient or independent of the Lord. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.24)



vanipedia.org 		Having missed the goal of life, materialists run after self-sufficiency, not knowing that material nature is already self-sufficient by the grace of God. Thus creating a colossal hoax in the name of civilization, they create an imbalance in the natural self-sufficiency of material nature. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 5.51)



vanipedia.org 		The best example of self-sufficiency is the sun. The sun does not require to be illuminated by any other body. Rather, it is the sun which helps all other illuminating agents, for in the presence of the sun no other illuminating agent becomes prominent. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.5)


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