You cannot understand Krsna by exercising your sensual perception, speculation. It is not possible. Krsna is so great that He is not within your sensual exercise. No. He can be understood by surrender. Krsna, therefore, recommends this process: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]. Because our disease is rebellious, no authority. We don’t want any authority. That is our disease. We say we don’t want any authority, but nature is so strong that he forces his authority upon you. You are forced to accept the authority of nature by your sensual exercise. You cannot say that “I am independent.” You may say all nonsense, that “I don’t want authority,” but you are… Everyone is under authority. And that is our foolishness. We are under authority; still, we say we don’t want any authority. This is called maya, illusion. So the best authority is Krsna. If we… After all, we have to accept authority. So why not best authority, Krsna? Then your life becomes successful.

From Srila Prabhupada’s lecture — July 20, 1971, Los Angeles