"Anything which can be engaged in the service of the Lord should not be given up. This is our philosophy. Should not be given up. We do not say, "Oh, money is material. I do not touch. My hand becomes turned up.'' No. We don't say all these nonsense philosophy. (laughs) We know that money, lakṣmī, is Krishna's property, so it should be engaged in Krishna's service. Why money should not be touched? Money is Krishna's. It must be touched and used for Krishna. We don't try to (indistinct) that pseudo renouncement. What I have got that I shall renouncement? Everything belongs to Krishna. Our renouncement means we renounce our personal sense gratification, that's all. That is renouncement. Materialism means personal sense gratification, and spiritual life means no personal sense gratification, all Krishna's sense gratification. That's all. The same teaching by Bhagavad-gītā. Arjuna was thinking in terms of personal sense gratification: "I shall not fight. It is not good to kill my kinsmen, my brother.'' That was personal sense gratification. From ordinary point of view people will say, "How Krishna is..., Arjuna is nice, that he's giving up his claim, and nonviolent.'' But this philosophy Krishna immediately kicked out. Kutas tvā kaśmalam idaṁ viṣame samupasthitam. "Oh, why you are talking nonsense like this?'' That was His answer. (laughs) Next He says, aśocyān anvaśocas tvam prajñā-vādāṁś ca [Bg. 2.11], "You are talking just like a very learned man, but this kind of lamentation is not done by any learned. That means you are fool number one.'' (laughter) So after understanding Bhagavad-gītā he agreed to fight. "Yes. I shall fight.'' That is Krishna consciousness. Now people will say, "Oh, fighting, killing is Krishna consciousness?'' Yes, if Krishna wants it. To... Therefore our business is not in the estimation of this material world to become a good man. Our estimation is how Krishna will accept me as good man, that's all. We don't care for this world. Just like gopīs, they left their husbands, they left their father, went to Krishna. What is this philosophy? They wanted to satisfy Krishna, not their father, brother. Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "This is the highest worship.'' (Sanskrit) There is no greater, topmost example of worship than the gopīs did. Because their only purpose was to serve Krishna, unalloyed, without being disturbed by any other consideration."
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