Acharya Prashant defines an evil man as one who cannot relax, who has a thousand responsibilities, and who thinks he has any duty other than serving Shri Krishna. This is why Shri Krishna says, "Give up your various scriptures, principles and duties and come only to My Grace." Shri Krishna also says, "Be nirmam (free of my-ness)." However, in social language, "nirmamta" (detachment) is considered an ugly word. Therefore, the one who dislikes the word "nirmamta" is also the one who does not like Shri Krishna, because Shri Krishna is "nirmam." The speaker explains that to see Shri Krishna, one must first see evil as evil. Shri Krishna says, "Whenever evil rises, I come." However, people do not realize evil because they hold preconceived images of it. When you cannot see the false as false, you cannot see the True. For such people, that which is false comfortably masquerades as the true. When you are full of social customs, etiquette, morality, and responsibility, then there is no Shri Krishna for you. The speaker clarifies he is not saying there is no Shri Krishna, but that there is no Shri Krishna *for you*. Shri Krishna is described as a continuous creativity whose process never begins and never stops. His every movement is the Gita, which is the utterance of Shri Krishna. The entire world is, in essence, Shri Krishna; in view, the beauty of Shri Krishna; as sound, the flute of Shri Krishna; as word, the Gita of Shri Krishna; and as diversity, the friends, companions, animals, trees, and rivers of Shri Krishna. Those who claim to respect Shri Krishna but limit Him to a statue, a poster, or celebrate His birthday are actually full of contempt towards Him, and this is evil. The world's oldest calendars from India never recorded a birth or death date for Shri Krishna out of a simple understanding and respect that He is not a character at all. Characters come and go, so dates can be given to their arrival and departure, but no date should be given to Shri Krishna. Celebrating His birthday is evil. When you realize the essence of Shri Krishna, you see both Shri Krishna as Krishna and Maya as Maya (false as false). Maya is then no longer abhorrent because you know it to be Krishna's Maya. Yet, it is not really Shri Krishna in his purity and simplicity. Because it is Krishna's Maya, calling it evil is not really proper; it can be called a joke or a mistake. To see Shri Krishna is to rebel against stupidity. When His flute calls, it is not possible to remain engaged in the cacophony. This rebellion is what Shri Krishna calls, "I come." He doesn't come to you; you go to Him, leaving everything else behind. The terms in the Gita like 'sadhunaam' (wisemen) and 'duskrtam' (evil-doers) do not refer to persons. As long as you interpret these as persons, you think of yourself as a person and do not see yourself as Shri Krishna. When you do not see Shri Krishna, you will never know the Gita. To read the Gita in the "person mode" is to miss its message. The Gita is spoken by Shri Krishna and is meant to be read only by Shri Krishna. No Arjun can ever understand the Gita; only Shri Krishna can. As long as you insist that you are a person, you cannot bother yourself with the Gita.
