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It is not false.
But we say that it is not mithya. It is... Mithya means false. It is not false. It is truth, but you are using it in a false way. That is our philosophy. This is the expansion of energy of Krsna. So this energy, you are not utilizing for Krsna, but you are utilizing the energy for your sense gratification. That is mistake. But otherwise, how it can be false? It is not false. It is creation of God. Mama... Krsna says, bhumir apo 'nalo vayuh kham mano buddhih, bhinna prakrtir me astadha [Bg. 7.4]. Me. It is Krsna's energy. How Krsna's energy can be false? If Krsna is truth, Krsna's energy is also truth. But it may... Just like the cloud. You cannot say the cloud is false. Cloud is fact, although it is temporary. The cloud does not remain in the sky permanently; it appears and again disappears. But when it appears there is rain, there is reaction of the rain, vegetation on the ground, on the field. How you can say it is false? But it is temporary. That is actual philosophy. So this material world is not false, as the Mayavadi philosopher says. Brahma satyam jagan mithya. Jagat is not mithya. It is fact, but we are using it in the way for our sense gratification. That is false. But the material world is not false. Our Krsna consciousness movement is just to teach people how to use it properly. That is Krsna consciousness movement. Just like we are using this microphone. It is not false, but we are utilizing it for spreading Krsna consciousness. And if you use it for something else, for some political propaganda or some other propaganda, then it is false. But if you use it for propagating Krsna consciousness, it is not false. Therefore the conclusion is the microphone is not false. Its use is false. So if you properly use, that is wanted. Krsna consciousness movement is for that purpose. Isavasyam idam sarvam [Iso mantra 1]. Everything Krsna's. Everything of the Supreme Personality, belonging to Him. Actually, that is the fact. So if we misuse it for our purpose or for our sense gratification, that is false.
So here Devahuti is requesting Bhagavan Kapiladeva that "I am in this illusion, aham mameti [SB 5.5.8], by false conception of life. Kindly You dissipate this illusion because You are my guru." Yah avagrahah aham mameti iti etasmin yojitas tvaya: "You can say that 'How I am engaged in these material activities...' " That is also, the chance is given, the opportunity is given by Krsna. Krsna is very kind. He says, ye yatha mam prapadyante tams tathaiva bhajamy aham [Bg. 4.11]. If you want Krsna to give you material advantages, He'll give you. Take it. And if you want from Krsna again revival of your spiritual life, then He will give you. Therefore Krsna says, ye yatha mam prapadyante. Krsna is very kind. Just like a kind father, he says sometimes, "My dear boy, you don't do this." But if the boy, if the son persists, "All right, you can do it at your risk." This is going on. This is going on.
Ref: Srimad-Bhagavatam 3.25.10 -- Bombay, November 10, 1974.