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TEXT 33 sadrsam cestate svasyah
SYNONYMS  sadrsam--accordingly;
cestate--tries;
svasyah--in one's own nature; prakrteh--modes;
jnana-van--learned;
api--although; prakrtim--nature;
yanti--undergo; bhutani--all
living entities; nigrahah--suppression;
kim--what; karisyati--can
do.
TRANSLATION Even a man
of knowledge acts according to his own nature, for everyone follows his
nature. What can repression accomplish?
PURPORT Unless one is
situated on the transcendental platform of Krsna consciousness, he cannot
get free from the influence of the modes of material nature, as it is confirmed
by the Lord in the Seventh Chapter (7.14). Therefore, even for the most
highly educated person on the mundane plane, it is impossible to get out
of the entanglement of maya simply by theoretical knowledge, or
by separating the soul from the body. There are many so-called spiritualists
who outwardly pose to be advanced in the science, but inwardly or privately
are completely under the particular modes of nature which they are unable
to surpass. Academically, one may be very learned, but because of his long
association with material nature, he is in bondage. Krsna consciousness
helps one to get out of the material entanglement, even though one may
be engaged in his prescribed duties. Therefore, without being fully in
Krsna consciousness, no one should suddenly give up his prescribed duties
and become a so-called yogi or transcendentalist artificially. It
is better to be situated in one's position and try to attain Krsna consciousness
under superior training. Thus one may be freed from the clutches of maya.
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