It’s a completely incompatible thought to have, to think that Krishna is the Supreme enjoyer and think that I’m the enjoyer at the same time. Therefore, we have to be able to forget that Krishna is the Supreme enjoyer in order to be able to try to enjoy. That is maya. And therefore, apohana means that the nondevotee forgets to think of Krishna first. A nondevotee thinks of himself first. That is the mentality of the nondevotee.
December 12, 1999, Ottawa