a.c. bhaktivedanta swami
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| .: Prabhupada Lectures :. Anthology a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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4/7/10 1975 April 7: "To know everything means whatever his Guru knows, that much is "everything." If one follows the orders of Guru then he knows everything. But a disciple should not think that he has become perfect. He should always be ready to be chastised - that is perfection. As soon as he thinks he has become perfect, he's nonsense number one." letters | 14:41 | 4/6/10 1974 April 6: "Don't become learned and interpret differently from Bhagavad-gita. Everything is there. There are so many gurus, so many guides but they do not know the aim of life. Therefore we are repeatedly asking everyone to study Bhagavad-gita as it is." letters | 17:57 | 4/5/10 1974 April 5: "What is that guru-bhakti? Guru never says that. If any guru says that, then he is not guru. He is a rascal, not guru. Rascal cannot be guru and guru is not rascal. So this is a question. I am inquiring from you. Why people accept this imitation?" letters | 06:30 | 4/3/10 1974 April 4: "If somebody can recite like storm, it is to be understood he has perfected himself. No. Don't be in hurry. Just explain one word even. That is the defect of the modern approach. These reciters do not explain even the first line of Bhagavatam, janmady asya yatah. It requires many years to understand that one line and they jump over, "rasa-lila." That has spoiled the whole atmosphere." letters | 09:46 | 4/1/10 1975 April 1: "They'll drink, they'll smoke, they'll have illicit sex and go to hell. Therefore, out of our humbleness, we have become beggar, just like a father asking the child who has stolen a one hundred rupee note, 'My dear child, you are so nice. Why you have taken this? Give it to me, take a lozenges.' Like that. We don't beg money, that's a wrong theory. We take money that they'll use for bad purposes, we take it and use it for Krsna." letters | 10:22 | 3/31/10 1974 March 31: "These Europeans, Americans, in their previous position, they had many bad habits. But they have taken to Krishna consciousness so even if by habit they commit some mistake that is not to be taken into account. When a fan is moving and you turn off the switch still it is moving. But the switch is turned off and the moving will soon stop. Sasvad bhavati dharmatma. Because one takes shelter of Krishna, therefore all his past business is now finished." letters | 09:57 | 3/30/10 1974 March 30: "Rascals may speak something, but they cannot stop our movement. You see? Our movement is increasing, all over the world in spite of all criticism. We don't care for that. Because we know we are following in the footsteps of predecessor Acaryas, therefore everything is all right. And actually, it is happening. Otherwise, within six, seven years, how could so much progress be possible?" letters | 13:47 | 3/29/10 1974 March 29: "Always in the material world, the desire is 'I shall become the greatest enjoyer. I shall become king, I shall become minister... And at last I shall become God!' (laughter) But I'm neither king, nor a minister, nor am I going to become God. I'm a tiny living entity being kicked by maya like a football. When one comes to this understanding - he is in knowledge." letters | 16:33 | 1974, March 29: "These rascals, asuras, they do not know in which way people should be directed, they do not know what is the goal of life, still, they claim to be leaders. Here is Krishna, the perfect leader, and people are going this side, that side, this leader, that leader. Why? The perfect leader is here, His instruction is here for all fields of life, for any field of life. But they will not take." letters | 16:23 | 3/28/10 1975 March 28: "You must go through the parampara system, you cannot jump over. You have to approach through your Spiritual Master to the Gosvamis, and through the Gosvamis you have to approach Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and through Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu you have to approach Krishna. This is the way. So servant, servant, servant, a hundred times servant that means he is advanced. And one who is directly becoming master then he goes to hell. That's all." letters | 12:37 | 3/27/10 1969 March 27: "Krishna consciousness means simply we are purifying our consciousness. By spreading Krishna consciousness, by adopting the process of Krishna consciousness, you can revive the Vedic cultural life and make successful the mission of human life. If not wholesale, if only there are a few people trained up in this line - they can become ideal examples to society and immense benefit can be derived from their example." letters | 23:56 | 3/26/10 1975 March 26: " We have no difficulty to understand Krishna and make our life successful. But the rascals unnecessarily bring arguments and impediments to understanding Krishna. Illogical argument means they are unfortunate, they are envious of Krishna. We say plainly, 'Anyone who doesn't believe Krishna as He is, he's a rascal.' You have no discrimination. We don't make compromise." letters | 15:41 | 3/25/10 1976 March 25: "God is personally speaking, 'This is the law.' Sarva-dharman parityajya. God is speaking personally, and you do not know? Big, big scholar, big, big monkey, they are reading Bhagavad-gita three hundred times daily, but do not know what is the law? Fools and rascals may meet them. Why shall I meet? What can I get from them? What is their special value? Tell me, why shall I meet?" letters | 13:32 | 3/24/10 1974 March 24: "The first business is to fix up the mind at the lotus feet of Krishna. Engage the tongue for describing the activities of Krishna, the legs for going to the temple, the hands for cleansing the temple, the nose for smelling the flowers offered to Krishna, and the ears for hearing about Krishna. In this way engage all our senses in different activities relating to Krishna - this is Krishna consciousness, this is the success of human life." letters | 14:16 | 3/23/10 1977 March 23: "Diamond is diamond, it must be purchased by the suitable customer. People must know, 'Here is diamond. If I want it, I must pay the price.' That I want to establish. I'm not going to cheat, taking Bhagavad-gita and speaking all nonsense. I am not a cheap patriot like Gandhi. I want to present Bhagavad-gita as it is. That is my mission." letters | 10:04 | 1977 March 23: "At any moment, anything can be changed by the laws of nature. One day before, Indira Gandhi was so important and the next day nowhere, finished. Nobody knows where is Indira Gandhi, twenty-four hours ago she was the most prominent woman and twenty-four hours later nobody cares to look at her. This is nature's law, how can you check?" letters | 09:57 | 3/22/10 1976 March 22: "You cannot seek the favor of Bhagavan directly, that is another foolishness. Nobody can be independently servant of Krishna. Krishna never accepts anyone's service directly, no. That is not possible. You must come through the servant of the servant. This is called parampara. Krishna spoke to Brahma, Brahma spoke to Narada, Narada spoke to Vyasadeva, and in this way we are getting this knowledge." letters | 10:24 | 1977 March 22: "We respect the Acaryas, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, not these voted-in leaders. We don't care for them. What is their value? Eulogized by thousands of dogs, hogs and asses. Modern education has created millions of twinkling stars, all useless for light. And our Vedic civilization says: 'Create one moon.' That is sufficient. This propaganda should go on by our movement. This is Bhagavata." letters | 09:50 | 3/21/10 1974 March 21: "So take advantage and read Bhagavad-gita perfectly and make your lives perfect. That is the Krishna Consciousness Movement. It is not a bogus movement, it is a most scientific movement. So take this Krishna Consciousness Movement very seriously and become all of you perfect in Krishna consciousness and deliver the suffering humanity. That is our only purpose." letters | 10:14 | 3/20/10 1975 March 20: "Brahmana is simple, not hypocrite. Everyone is hypocrite. So why there should not be a class of men who are not hypocrites? All politicians are hypocrites, saying something but doing something else, because they are sudra. Sudra requires a master. And then vaisya, then ksatriya, and the upper man is brahmana. He gives direction to the ksatriya who is ruler. You are in need of a manager, so why not make the best manager, the brahmana, who is truthful, who is equal, satya samah damah, who is in control of his senses, who is tolerant? These are the brahminical qualifications." letters | 07:43 | 3/19/10 1974 March 19: "This is Krishna Consciousness philosophy. This life is a struggle with material nature which imposes death upon us all. Every living being, beginning from Brahma whose duration of life is some thousands of millions of years, down to the microbes who live for a few seconds only - they are all struggling for existence. Everyone wants to live and they may live for some time, for a few seconds, for a few minutes, for a few years, or for a few millions of years. But death will come. This is the struggle - how to to overcome death and revive our original, eternal life - this is the struggle." letters | 11:21 | 3/17/10 1974 March 17: "Real religion is this: sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja. Why are other religions existing? That means there are no Gosvamis. If there are Gosvamis, they should stop the functioning of all other rascal religions. Only this: mam ekam saranam vraja. That is religion, all others are bogus. A Gosvami has to prove that for the benefit of the whole human society. And not just within some neighborhood but all over the world. That is a Gosvami and he is a fit person to take shelter of." letters | 13:51 | 1974 March 17: "Now you represent Rupa Gosvami and challenge the Vrindavana Gosvamis. "You are not Gosvami. I am Gosvami." There is not a single Gosvami at least not visible. But you must be exemplary. Do you know what is the definition? One who can control the six vegan - urges - then he is fit for becoming Gosvami and he can make sisya, disciples, all over the world. That is Gosvami. Not that it is a business. Where is that vaco vegam krodha-vegam udara upastha-vegam control?" letters | 13:40 | 1974 March 17: "The police commissioner has remarked, 'This bhajana is nuisance.' So there must be big agitation to demand that he must be removed immediately. What right has he got to say nuisance? We cannot allow. I say like that. They cannot stop bhajana. But he has remarked: "Nuisance." This very word will kill him if we make proper agitation." letters | 13:32 | |
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