And we, actually, we are hankering after happiness. For whose happiness? It is soul's happiness. It is Krsna's happiness. We, we try to protect this body. We are very much fond of this body. Why? Because the soul is there. Everyone knows it. As soon as this body, there is no soul, it is kicked out, throw it away in the street. Nobody cares for it. Suppose a beautiful man and beautiful girl, dead bodies lying on the street -- who cares for it? But as, so long the soul is there, "Oh, such a nice, beautiful, such a nice, beautiful boy, girl." The soul is important.

So actually, we do not love this body because the same beautiful body's there. Why do you not care? Because soul is not... Therefore I love the soul. This is the fact. This is atmavit, atma-tattva-vit. And why I love soul? Because I love Krsna. Soul is part and parcel of Krsna. So why I am so much fond of soul? Because it is part and parcel of Krsna. Therefore, ultimately, I love Krsna. This is the conclusion. And if I do not love Krsna, that is my abnormal stage. And the normal stage is I love Krsna. Therefore we are trying to awaken Krsna consciousness. As soon as one is fixed up in Krsna consciousness and begins to love Krsna, then he doesn't want to love anything more. Svamin krtartho 'smi: "Now I am fully satisfied." So otherwise, we'll have many questions, many answers so long we are not self-realized, and our time will be spoiled.

Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.1.1
Lecture -Paris, June 9, 1974