a.c. bhaktivedanta swami
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| .: Prabhupada Lectures :. Anthology a.c. bhaktivedanta swami |
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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 | |
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