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Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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1969 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation With John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison — September 11, 1969, London, At Tittenhurst<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: So Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 is accepted by scholarly section, by philosophers. So I think people should have one scripture, one God, one mantra, and one activity. One God, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. One scripture, Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101. And one mantra, Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. And one activity, to serve K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. That’s all. There will be peace. There will be actually peace all over the world. So I request you to, at least to understand this philosophy to your best knowledge. And if you think that is nice, you take up. You are also willing to give something to the world. So you try this. You have read our books, this Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 As It Is?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation With John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison — September 11, 1969, London, At Tittenhurst<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

George Harrison: But Vivekananda said that books and rituals and dogmas and temples are secondary details, anyway. He said they’re not the most important thing, anyway. You don’t have to read the book in order to have the perception.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Then why Vivekananda wrote so many books? (laughter)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1970 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation — December 17, 1970, Surat<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: Prabhavi\u1e63\u1e47ave nama\u1e25. Kir\u0101\u1e6da-hu\u1e47\u0101ndhra-pulin… Huh? (Hindi) [break] …obeisance to guru. Then his guru, then his guru, up to K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. (Hindi) …parampar\u0101 system. You cannot directly approach God. That is useless. You have no power to approach God directly. That is not possible. Guru k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a k\u1e5bpay\u0101 [Cc. Madhya 19.151]. (Hindi) Let them study this philosophy. We have got books, enough books. One cannot read all these books even throughout whole life. [break]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation — December 21, 1970, Surat<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Guest (4): (indistinct)\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. Yes. To the members, not to the public. It is very difficult for import-export, and sales tax, this, that, so many botherations government has created. Therefore our proposal is that… Thank you. We don’t sell. No. Simply who becomes a member, we give him. You give us something, and whatever we have got, we give you. Business finished. Not finished, but business established. (laughs) Then if you read our books, if you inquire, then we get opportunity to explain. And our distribution of books means that is indirectly propagating our mission. Yes. So therefore we have adopted this way, that only to the members. That’s all. We have printed that “These books are not for sale in India.” Yes. Because the government machine is so implicated-sale tax, this tax, that tax…<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1971 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Conversation with Prof. Kotovsky — June 22, 1971, Moscow<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prof. Kotovsky: But does that mean the students, they abstain for normal West European universities their own, all their… How to explain it? Their… For instance, can a normal student from, for instance, from one of the best universities, who is attending lectures in normal way, etc., also be initiated and admitted to your community?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, both ways. Both ways. If you want to be initiated, you are welcome. If not, you come. Try to understand our philosophy. Read our books. There are so many books, magazines. And question, answer. Try to understand the philosophy. It is not that all of a sudden a student comes and becomes our disciple, no. They first of all come, associate, try to understand. Then… We do not canvass. When he voluntarily says that “I want to be your…”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1972 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Conversation with Author — April 1, 1972, Sydney<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, this is… This chanting and dancing is for mass of people, but when you want to discuss philosophy, we have got volumes of books. Yes. Both things we have got. We are attracting both the intelligent class of men and the mass of people, even the children.\n<\/p>\n

Author: Now, sir, I think you agree that when… If you agree that this is the first thing that people generally see of your movement, then surely, if I am to write a book in which I am to describe the movement, it is necessary for me to describe some of the…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: But if he is actually, anyone wants to see, so he should see our books also, magazines also. Why does he not see? We, our, send our boys in the streets with books. If you are not liking this saffron dress and dancing, why don’t you read the books?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversations — April 22, 1972, Japan<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: First behave yourself perfectly; then teach others to become perfect. That is preacher. Now we are selling The Process of Creation but if I do not know what is the process of creation, we do not read, if you go to sell some book, then if he says, “What is the process of creation? You explain,” and if you say, “All right, let me consult my book…” Kuto gata vedya\u1e25 para-hasta-gata\u1e41 dh\u0101nam. Para-hasta-gata\u1e41 dh\u0101nam means, “I have got enough wealth.” “Where it is?” “It is in other hands. It is not in my possession, in others’ possession.” This kind of possessing wealth has no value. Similarly, when somebody asks you some question, if you say, “Let me consult my book,” that knowledge has no value. “Let me consult my book.” So all these books are there.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation — July 4, 1972, New York<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u0100treya \u1e5a\u1e63i: And we let the parents know how the children is progressing? Do we have responsibility to parents, to let them know, inform them about the progress of children?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, we have no time for such talk. If he, he or she can come and see. We have no such. That is ordinary school.\n<\/p>\n

Devotee: Jaya.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Our progress is how the student is becoming K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a conscious.\n<\/p>\n

Devotee: Jaya.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That is our point. And because he has to read nicely, he has to speak nicely, he must be literate, not illiterate.\n<\/p>\n

\u0100treya \u1e5a\u1e63i: To read your books?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes.\n<\/p>\n

\u0100treya \u1e5a\u1e63i: Jaya.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: So that by reading the books they will have immense knowledge.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walks — October 1-3, 1972, Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara: He liked the pras\u0101dam so much that I made another plate and he finished that. Then after that he took the…, he finished the… What is that preparation from eggplant?\n<\/p>\n

Devotee (2): The vegetable, he really liked that.\n<\/p>\n

Svar\u016bpa D\u0101modara: Yes, he finished all plate, he liked so much. He said, “What is this?”\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Gradually try to convince him and let him read our books.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1973 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Interviews with Macmillan and various English Reporters — September 12, 1973, London<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prof. Gombrich: You don’t have the Bengali pa\u1e47\u1e0ditas teaching Sanskrit?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: At least, at the present moment, we haven’t got. They’re… Generally, in India, they want to learn English. So, as soon as they learn English, they can read our books. And Sanskrit is also… You have seen? We have given each word meaning, Sanskrit. The pronunciation. Oh yes. Here is the Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101 As It Is.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — September 18, 1973, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: So when these dirty things are washed, then you become as K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a as you in spirit sense. So at the present moment, we are with… Covered means with up\u0101dhi. Up\u0101dhi. Just like your naked body and this body with shirt and coat. When you take away the shirt and coat, you become original body. Similarly, when you stop accepting this plastering process of body, material body, in different shapes, then you become mukta.\n<\/p>\n

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sarvop\u0101dhi-vinirmukta\u1e41<\/dd>\n
tat-paratvena nirmalam<\/dd>\n
h\u1e5b\u1e63\u012bke\u1e47a h\u1e5b\u1e63\u012bke\u015ba-<\/dd>\n
sevana\u1e41 bhaktir ucyate<\/dd>\n
[Cc. Madhya 19.170]<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

When you begin serving K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a in your original spiritual body, that is called bhakti. [break] …educated person. If you like you can learn all the things. You read our books. You have got our books?\n<\/p>\n

Guest (1): A few books I have got. K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, I have got it.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: So you are member?\n<\/p>\n

Guest (1): Yes.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1974 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Morning Walk — January 5, 1974, Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Praj\u0101pati: Now, you have answered all our inquiries so thoroughly in our books that to make inquiry at this point seems like…, you’ve already answered all the questions. So how may we… What is the proper relationship at that point to make inquiry?\n<\/p>\n

Devotee (4): Read the books.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. Read the books, yes. Why I’m working so hard? Read the books.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — February 9, 1974, Vrndavana<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, all the musicians, they’re attracted to me. Big, big musicians. Another is, what is his, Dylan?\n<\/p>\n

Guru d\u0101sa: Bob Dylan.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Bob Dylan. He is as good as, or more than. He has asked one of my students, “Ask Prabhup\u0101da, what can I do for him.” He is reading my books. There is another Indian, Ravi Shankar, he also came. He also attracted.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation with Professor Durckheim German Spiritual Writer — June 19, 1974, Germany<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prof. Pater Porsch: In what way can he support, or cooperate with your movement? In what way can he offer optimal benefit to your movement?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That is a simple thing. You chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. That’s all.\n<\/p>\n

Prof. Pater Porsch: No. I mean in a further, in an extended way. For example…\n<\/p>\n

Ha\u1e41sad\u016bta: Yes. We have got a life membership program which can be (indistinct) can participate in that way.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: You can become a life member and read all these books and chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. There is no loss. Suppose you chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a there is no material loss on your part, but if there is any gain, why don’t you take it?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1975 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation with Tripurari — March 2, 1975, Atlanta<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Tripur\u0101ri: Sometimes when we go to the temples they ask us to give class, sa\u1e45k\u012brtana class on book distribution techniques. We tell them that before you can take any techniques, first you must follow the principles and study the books.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. That is real technique. Our only technique is to be very devout followers of the rules and regulation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation with Tripurari — March 2, 1975, Atlanta<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Satsvar\u016bpa: This boy is Bhakta Doug, and he was a personal secretary of Maharishi for two years.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Oh.\n<\/p>\n

Satsvar\u016bpa: He traveled all over with him. And one day… He was a very good student, and one day Maharishi said, “If you really want to know the highest truth, it’s K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness.” And then he left and he came and joined our tem… (laughter)\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Maharishi said like that?\n<\/p>\n

Doug: Yes, he did say that. It took me awhile to make the transition, but with K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a’s mercy, I saw the way through to become K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a…\n<\/p>\n

Devotee (5): Maharishi must have read one of your books, Prabhup\u0101da.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: He has read my books?\n<\/p>\n

Devotee (5): He must have, if he said that K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness is the highest truth. How else could he know but reading your books?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — May 13, 1975, Perth<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Paramaha\u1e41sa: \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da, I remember once I heard a tape where you told us that we should not try to read the books of previous \u0101c\u0101ryas.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Hmm?\n<\/p>\n

Amogha: That we should not try to read Bhaktivinoda’s books or earlier books of other, all \u0101c\u0101ryas. So I was just wondering…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: I never said that.\n<\/p>\n

Amogha: You didn’t say that? Oh.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: How is that?\n<\/p>\n

Amogha: I thought you said that we should not read the previous \u0101c\u0101ryas’ books.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, you should read.\n<\/p>\n

Amogha: We should.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: It is misunderstanding.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation with Ganesa dasa’s Mother and Sister — May 14, 1975, Perth<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: So try to bring your mother and sister to K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness. That is your duty also. And K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a will help. Because they are in relationship with you, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a will help them, your family. K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a will think of your family, yes. Just like a soldier fighting, the government takes cares of his family. That is special prerogative. If he dies in the fighting, the government gives pension to the family members. So you are fortunate in that way because your son is fighting with m\u0101y\u0101. So you take advantage of it. You read the books. You try to become K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a conscious. And your own son is there. You can take instruction from him. So take advantage. Don’t lose this opportunity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Morning Walk — May 21, 1975, Melbourne<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Madhudvi\u1e63a: …cannot become a medical practitioner by simply reading the books. He must study under a medical practitioner. So in the case of your books, is it possible to become a devotee without actually having personal association with you? Just by reading your books?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, it is not that you have to associate with the author. But one who knows, if you cannot understand you have to take lesson from him. Not necessarily that you have to contact with the author always.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — June 21, 1975, Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Bahul\u0101\u015bva: Actually, they read our books, \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da. We were speaking at this one yoga center, and they say that they go to their swami to learn exercises, but for knowledge they must read the books by Your Divine Grace.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. Even he has recommended, Mahesh Yogi.\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Really? To that boy.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes, you know? To his secretary. When he asked him that “I want real spiritual life,” then he said, “Then go to K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness.”\n<\/p>\n

Bahul\u0101\u015bva: They have started a university also, and they are using your books at that university.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That’s nice. (laughs)\n<\/p>\n

Bahul\u0101\u015bva: Yeah, Maharishi, they are reading Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, Maharishi has got respect for me.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Garden Conversation with Dr. Gerson and devotees — June 22, 1975, Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Bahul\u0101\u015bva: This is a union of various theological schools. So now in Berkeley we have this very nice building, and we can become a member of this Graduate Theological Union. I have been working with Dr. Judah for about one year, and we’ve talked about this before. And he said that he will sponsor us.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: So I shall take it?\n<\/p>\n

Bahul\u0101\u015bva: Yes, he said that he will sponsor us in this union, and then our devotees can study just your books. Maybe they must take an English course, and that would be all we couldn’t offer. Then everything else, they can study from your books.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Some way or other, if they read my books, they will be benefited. There is no doubt about it.\n<\/p>\n

Bahul\u0101\u015bva: Yes. Then they can get a degree recognized by the state of California so they can teach in universities all over the whole country.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That I want. Do it. We want to give degrees, at least B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., according to the advancement of knowledge. And that will be very much beneficial to your country. Then America will be saved from disaster and it will be the leader. The country will be leader of the whole world. Take this advantage.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Garden Conversation with Dr. Gerson and devotees — June 22, 1975, Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: And there should be one practical examination, not only theoretical, but practical. This will be the chanting and following the regulative principles. (laughter) Otherwise it will not be successful. It will be successful. It will take some time. But if they take help of this practical life it will be very easily successful.\n<\/p>\n

Bahul\u0101\u015bva: Not just reading the books but there also must be chanting and following the regulative principles.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. Then you will turn your America as Vaiku\u1e47\u1e6dha. And that is your duty, to save your countrymen.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation with the Mayor of Evanston — July 4, 1975, Chicago<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Bhav\u0101nanda: This is a very wealthy community.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Oh, wealthy community. So invite all the young men to come and live with us for some time, and simply chanting, dancing, and give them pras\u0101dam. And if they like, they can read the books. Give this chance.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation with Mr. & Mrs. Wax, Writer and Editing Manager of Playboy Magazine — July 5, 1975, Chicago<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Mrs. Wax: The ten-year-old boys who left Gurukula and went to V\u1e5bnd\u0101vana and then went to M\u0101y\u0101pur, what will they…? They will be trained in the divisions there and come back?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, that is the ideal, mind completely controlled, senses completely controlled, truthful and simple life. In this way they will be trained up gradually. And we have got one hundred books like that. If they read all these books and if they are trained up in their character, then they will be, in future, first-class men.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation with Mr. & Mrs. Wax, Writer and Editing Manager of Playboy Magazine — July 5, 1975, Chicago<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: So everything is explained. If anyone wants to take advantage of it, he can take. We have got fifty books like this. Those who are interested in the science and philosophy of K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness, they can read all these books. Otherwise, one can chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, That will also help.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Morning Walk — August 7, 1975, Toronto<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Indian Man (2): …like your company very much in Toronto and we feel like talk you so much, but we don’t have so much time to talk with you. You have so much mercy, so we have not… know so much about K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a from you.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: So in my absence you read the books. What I talk, I have written in the books. That’s all.\n<\/p>\n

Indian Man (2): Personally, we think more greater.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That’s all right. But still, you can associate with me by reading my books.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — August 29, 1975, Vrndavana<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Dhana\u00f1jaya: We’ve been told he preaches nicely.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: I have told him that “You simply read my books and reproduce it. That’s all. That will be preaching.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — September 18, 1975, Vrndavana<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Dhana\u00f1jaya: In fact, he was asking for more books, and I said, “First of all you read all these books I have given you. Then I will supply you more. So he spends at least three or four hours a day reading in his room.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That’s good. So he should read \u015ar\u012bmad-Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101, Nectar of Devotion, then \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam, then Caitanya-carit\u0101m\u1e5bta.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Car ride from Durban to Johannesburg — October 13, 1975, Durban<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Pu\u1e63\u1e6da K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Here in South Africa is very, very conservative government, and we’ve been allowed to do practically everything. Simply K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a’s mercy. Yogam\u0101y\u0101 allows our sa\u1e45k\u012brtana activities to go on.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Anyone who will read our books, he will come to senses.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — October 15, 1975, Johannesburg<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Pu\u1e63\u1e6da K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Do you have any question?\n<\/p>\n

Indian: I can’t think of one now.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Hm?\n<\/p>\n

Pu\u1e63\u1e6da K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: He said he can’t think of one right now.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That’s nice. Last night you were present in the meeting? Read our books very carefully, and as soon as there is some doubt, inquire.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — December 7, 1975, Vrndavana<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Alanath: Yes. We used to go there sometimes, and it was very good. People took many many books, but sometimes they caught us, so…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, if they caught, go to the jail and when there is trial you should explain that “This is very important book. The government should allow to sell.”\n<\/p>\n

Alanath: If the policemen liked us, but the law is strict.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Therefore you have to take defense from the law. You present in the court the professors’ opinion, how they are giving standing order. Why the state should restrain distributing knowledge? Do they want to keep their men in darkness? You have to preach like that. [break]…University is the most important university in Europe. They read our books. They order standing order. So why this loafer state prohibit?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — December 17, 1975, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Dr. Patel: Your this Bh\u0101gavata commentary is really wonderful. I am critically studying now.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Thank you.\n<\/p>\n

Dr. Patel: Second reading of mine. On the first reading I just…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes, they read our books for the purport.\n<\/p>\n

Dr. Patel: But you have collected from, I mean, two, three, four or five…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Dimmock said that “Here is the commentation who has practiced devotion in his life.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1976 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Morning Walk — April 15, 1976, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Dr. Patel: Now the modern scientists from Russia, they say that there is life on other stars, in other planets.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Not only that, they are interested in reading our books. We have received letter. We are sending representative.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — April 22, 1976, Melbourne<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Brian Singer: Do you find that in the translation from the thoughts and the Sanskrit to the English words, then from the English words to the mass of the people’s heads, do you find that there is much loss?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, if you have grasped the thought, that you can express in any language. But if you cannot grasp the thought, then you cannot express. So the…. Our translation is that we have to receive the thoughts as it is by the parampar\u0101 system. Therefore it is presented so nicely, and people like it. It is…. It is the value of the subject matter. That we have to receive from authorities. Just like any scientific book, say medical science. You cannot understand medical science by reading the books. It must be received through a medical man. Then it will be clear. Therefore the parampar\u0101 system…. Arjuna said, eva\u1e41 parampar\u0101… K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a said, eva\u1e41 parampar\u0101-pr\u0101ptam [Bg. 4.2]. Everything is parampar\u0101. If you receive the knowledge from the authority, then you are in perfect knowledge, simply by…, not by reading the books. Therefore our method is to accept the perfect guru to understand the subject matter. But still, if one reads the books as it is from authorities, there is chance of understanding.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — April 23, 1976, Melbourne<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Guest: Your Grace, do you keep in touch with the world through television or newspapers or the media?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes, many newspaper, many television men, they come. But we speak our philosophy plainly.\n<\/p>\n

Guest: Do you watch TV yourself?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, we have no business. We don’t wish to waste our time.\n<\/p>\n

Guest: Do you read newspapers?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No. What is newspaper? “This man is killed. This man has stolen. This politician has captured the government.” So why shall I waste time?\n<\/p>\n

Guest: How do you become informed as to certain events? Is that…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: We have got enough books to read, these books. If you read our books, in your whole lifetime you cannot finish it. And that is required to understand K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. That is success of life. So why should…. Of course, we are in touch in the newspaper, but as much as it is required. We are in touch with the material world as much as it is required.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — April 23, 1976, Melbourne<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Guest: How many people are in the K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a movement in the world, about?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: About ten to twelve thousand, directly dedicated. Otherwise millions, they are reading our books. They have sympathy. We are selling books very nicely, daily twenty thousand dollar minimum all over the world. In learned circle, big, big universities, professors, they are appreciating. We have many congratulations.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — May 4, 1976, Honolulu<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Pu\u1e63\u1e6da K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: The professors in Bombay, some of them are already reviewing Prabhup\u0101da’s books very favorably.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: So you just touch the topmost men. But if, somehow or other, if you see some of the topmost men of the China, “You kindly read our books at your leisure.”\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: You can’t approach those men.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Then give it up. If it is too difficult, don’t waste time.\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: It’s not only difficult, it’s impossible.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Then don’t waste time.\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Completely impossible.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Give up this idea.\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: It may be possible fifty years from now.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That’s all right. Our descendants will try for that. But let us try where it is favorable. Don’t waste time.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — June 6, 1976, Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: …in Berkeley, when we started to fight…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: They may not misunderstand us that we are…\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Pacifists.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Pacifists, or a sect of religious faith. We want to remold, remodel everything.\n<\/p>\n

Hari-\u015bauri: That’s something we have to get out of their heads, that we’re just some kind of select sect or something.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That they’ll understand as they read our books. That we are all-round reformer.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — June 10, 1976, Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Richard: Pardon me while I get that down. Um, yeah, okay, I guess what I’m saying then is that I know many people who do not live in \u0101\u015bramas, who will…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: I am not advising that you live in \u0101\u015brama, but…. Just like here is an…. You see, McGill University. So they are giving permanent order of our books. So the university authorities, they are not coming to our \u0101\u015brama, but they’ll get the benefit by reading our books.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Garden Conversation — June 14, 1976, Detroit<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

M\u0101dhav\u0101nanda: Place there. Serve pras\u0101da and preach.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes, you invite them: “Come in, take pras\u0101da.” So out of inquisitiveness, they may come, and give them pras\u0101da, show them temple. In this way…. Show them our books. Simply put there signboard, “Please come in and take pras\u0101da.” [break] …and read our books, like that.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — June 17, 1976, Toronto<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Hari-\u015bauri: It’s amazing when you think how we’re expanding all the time. It’s really amazing.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: It is K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a’s grace. Therefore they take us as one of these Guruji and Babaji, like this, like that. But when they read our books, higher class, they understand the seriousness of it. They admit that this is India’s original, traditional knowledge. Higher, higher circle, they don’t want any imitation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — June 21, 1976, Toronto<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Indian man (4): \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da, you wrote a lot of books, and I’m very much concerned about the books. A lot of devotees, they never read the books, but they’re doing the chanting. It will progress them without reading the books, because they’re the most important…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: But suppose one is illiterate, how he’ll read? How he’ll read if one is illiterate? That means he has no chance? Because he’s illiterate? Chanting is sufficient.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prabhupada Inspects New BTG — June 24, 1976, New Vrindaban<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: “Simple Living, High Thinking.” “Then and Now: the Right to Distribute the American Dream.” \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam. So instead of giving books to the members, they can read the books in the magazines. One magazine should be given free always to the members.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation — June 24, 1976, New Vrindaban<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Dh\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6dadyumna: All the rich people come by in their yachts all day long and wave, “Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.” So \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da said we should put a sign up on the, boat, that they can drive their boat in and take pras\u0101dam and read the books.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. And invite them, give here signboard: “Please come, read our books and take pras\u0101dam.” Gradually, they will come. Very big garden.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — July 7, 1976, Baltimore<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

R\u016bp\u0101nuga: So these persons, I was mentioning to you in the car, that we would like to have them associated in some way with the Institute, so…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes, if they write articles, if they read our books, that is associated. Not that they will have to come here and sit down with us. Let them read the book and deliberate and write nice article, their opinion. That will be nice. Then you’ll get sufficient article for publishing. That is wanted. All the Ph.D. Vai\u1e63\u1e47avas, they may take advantage of this.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Interview and Conversation — July 8, 1976, Washington, D.C.<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: By nature it is very important movement. Therefore those who are intelligent, they are taking serious interest. We have got so many books. Perhaps you have seen. They are being accepted by the learned circle all over the world. University, colleges, professors, they are reading our books, placing standing order, and we have got relationship, especially with educated circle. They are trying to understand the importance of this movement.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation — July 10, 1976, New York<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: One letter should be written to him that “You have taken so much trouble to describe Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a movement, so thank you for your patience. Now we shall request you to read our books and review it. That will be real presentation of the Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a Movement. Now you have studied superficially, and if you seriously study our books, you’ll get more knowledge and you’ll be able to give description of the movement more definitely.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Interview with Newsweek — July 14, 1976, New York<\/a>:<\/b> Prabhup\u0101da: You read the books, Then you’ll understand. Instead of asking me, you better read the books. That is real understanding.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Interview with Newsweek — July 14, 1976, New York<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

R\u0101me\u015bvara: I think the public always likes to know about the person behind the movement.\n<\/p>\n

Lady Guest: Yes, it helps. People are interested. People are interested in development of a man like you because they relate. And that way they decide to read what you write.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: First thing is that if you are interested in our book, so, you read our books. You’ll understand.\n<\/p>\n

Interviewer: Understand you?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes.\n<\/p>\n

Interviewer: Is that what you’re saying?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes.\n<\/p>\n

Interviewer: Is that what he’s saying?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: A man is known when he speaks. When he speaks. T\u0101vac ca \u015bobhate m\u016brkho y\u0101vat ki\u00f1cin na bh\u0101\u1e63ate: “A fool is so long beautiful as long as he does not speak.” When he speaks, then you can understand what he is. So my speaking are there in the books, and if you are intelligent, you can understand. You haven’t got to ask. Speaking… Just like in a court. A big lawyer is known when he speaks. Otherwise everyone is a good lawyer. But when he speaks in the court, then he is known, whether he is good lawyer or not. So you have to hear. You have to read. Then you’ll understand. Real understanding is there.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Evening Darsana — August 9, 1976, Tehran<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Nandar\u0101\u1e47\u012b: We find only a very small percentage of the Iranians that can speak English well enough to understand even \u012a\u015bopani\u1e63ad, which is very simple English, and I give Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101s, I distribute Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: If they understand any book, \u012a\u015bopani\u1e63ad, if they understand, they will get improvement.\n<\/p>\n

Nandar\u0101\u1e47\u012b: Any book. Some Bhagavad-g\u012bt\u0101s I do, but it’s an exceptional Iranian who can even read the book, what to speak of understand the concepts. \u012a\u015bopani\u1e63ad is easier for them. We are very eager to translate into Persian.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: \u012a\u015bopani\u1e63ad.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Evening Darsana — August 14, 1976, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Ya\u015bomat\u012bnandana: I think generally people are more attracted to our society by the behavior of devotees rather than philosophy, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a’s pastimes. Philosophy is there but generally when they see the devotees, and by association, purification comes. As you say, there are so many books about… If the movie is made, just like our Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a People movie, this is showing the practical example of how one can live K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciously and solve all the problems of the day-to-day life. Such a movie can attract people to become devotees.\n<\/p>\n

Guest (1): For the students it is good idea.\n<\/p>\n

Ya\u015bomat\u012bnandana: For everyone. I mean…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Those who cannot read the book, they are still better. Those who can read the book, they are still more dangerous.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1977 Conversations and Morning Walks<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Conversation with Yogi Amrit Desai of Kripalu Ashram (PA USA) — January 2, 1977, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: On the whole the whole human civilization is…, and all the directors, they are not giving chance to know the value of life and how to conduct life. It is the first time, that we are giving the real idea of life. Otherwise whole world is in darkness. Na te vidu\u1e25 sv\u0101rtha-gatim. They do not know what is the end of life. Ad\u0101nta… Matir na k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47e parata\u1e25 svato v\u0101. \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam, Vy\u0101sadeva’s real contribution… Aj\u0101nata\u1e25, lokasy\u0101j\u0101nato vidv\u0101\u1e41\u015b cakre s\u0101tvata-sa\u1e41hit\u0101m [SB 1.7.6]. He has given the right direction. And they are not taking advantage of it. If they come to sense some day, they’ll read all these books, and they will come to know how to live life. That is our contribution, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a consciousness.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Letter to Russian — January 5, 1977, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Gop\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Yes. I mean we have to keep it…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: But we have got pictures of God, and with every page there is K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, and how you can hide it? That is another foolishness. Every page, there is K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, and there is nothing but K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.\n<\/p>\n

Gop\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: But by the time they find out, we are already in the country. For example, if I would have told them about ISKCON before, when I was applying for my visa…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, no… Anyway they may find, early or later, but how you can stop them finding? It is simply impossible.(?)\n<\/p>\n

Hari-\u015bauri: Anyway, they expect that something coming from India is going to have something to do with God.\n<\/p>\n

Gop\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: We are saying… What I said is Bhaktivedanta Book Trust is dedicated to publishing books on ancient Indian culture.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: You say like that… Whatever you like, you can say, but when they read the book it is simply…\n<\/p>\n

Jagad\u012b\u015ba: K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a, K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. That’s all. (chuckles)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Morning Walk — January 6, 1976, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: So this is a movement to raise people from the platform of cats’ and dogs’ life. It is little difficult but we have to do it. That is our mission, Caitanya Mah\u0101prabhu, para-upak\u0101ra. They’re living like cats and dogs, do something good for them so that they may live like actual human beings. This is our… So you kindly stay here for some days, read our books and if there is any question, doubt, I shall be very glad to enlighten you.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Room Conversation — January 7, 1977, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Jagad\u012b\u015ba: Prabhup\u0101da, I was thinking of taking books, going from town to town, and finding interested people and then…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Everyone will be interested.\n<\/p>\n

Jagad\u012b\u015ba: Yes. And stay for some time in one place, find some local people, train them up cooking…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. Yes, that is good.\n<\/p>\n

Jagad\u012b\u015ba: …k\u012brtana, speaking, reading the books…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Oh, yes. That is wanted.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — January 8, 1977, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Bhavabh\u016bt\u012b: It’s a one and a half hour movie, and we’re in about eight minutes of it.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: That’s nice. Eight minutes. Showing our books? That I want. Let them read our books. Then they’ll understand what we are.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conversation on Train to Allahabad — January 11, 1977, India<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

R\u0101me\u015bvara: But I think they all… One thing that scares people is that we ask too much…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Oh, that is…\n<\/p>\n

R\u0101me\u015bvara: …at the beginning. We are asking too much.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes.\n<\/p>\n

R\u0101me\u015bvara: So if we ask just a little bit, then gradually we increase.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, little bit we say, that “You come, chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a and take pras\u0101da.”\n<\/p>\n

Jagad\u012b\u015ba: “And read our books.”\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Suppose you are illiterate, you cannot. But you can do this\u2014”Come here, chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a and take pras\u0101dam.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conversation During Massage — January 23, 1977, Bhuvanesvara<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: But this pras\u0101dam distribution should be introduced very vigorously.\n<\/p>\n

Satsvar\u016bpa: Then if they say, “You’re not doing anything,” you can show so easily.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Huh?\n<\/p>\n

Satsvar\u016bpa: Then if people say, “What is this Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a movement doing?”\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Don’t you see? You have no eyes? Who is publishing these books? If you have education, read it. Simply jumping like monkey is good, do you think? Here is intelligence and appreciation. Do you mean to say…? The monkey is very busy. Who likes that? After all, it is monkey. So your doing something is like jumping of the monkey and dogs. Who likes it? And you are simply creating problem by your so-called busy-ness. Better you stop and read our books and be intelligent. Lazy mischief-maker, it is better than busy mischief maker. Busy mischief maker means he’ll commit more mischief. Just like monkey. What is the use of his becoming busy? He’ll simply create mischief. So better… An lazy mischief maker is better than the busy mischief maker.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — January 27, 1977, Puri<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: You are harassing me. Then everything is harassing. Why you have brought me to the law court? It is harassing to me. Why you are harassing me?\n<\/p>\n

Satsvar\u016bpa: Because you are disturbing people, taking their money.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: So you are also disturbing my books. The same, I can say. What is written in my books, I am doing. You are disturbing. You are harassing me.\n<\/p>\n

Satsvar\u016bpa: But where does it say in your books that you should… I see.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes, what it says in the… You read the books. You’ll see that we are exactly.\n<\/p>\n

Gargamuni: We’re selling our book. We have every right to sell religious book.\n<\/p>\n

Satsvar\u016bpa: Yes.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: And they’re being accepted by higher circle.\n<\/p>\n

Guruk\u1e5bp\u0101: K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a says, sarva-dharm\u0101n parityajya [Bg. 18.66].\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes.\n<\/p>\n

Guruk\u1e5bp\u0101: We’re just saying the same thing. He says more than buy a book.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes.\n<\/p>\n

Guruk\u1e5bp\u0101: He says, “Surrender everything.”\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Everything. Written in the book, and we’re doing that. Take this stand. More and more agitation there will be; our books will be advertised. The people will be curious to know. “What is in the book? Let us purchase?”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — January 30, 1977, Bhuvanesvara<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

P\u1e5bthu-putra: But when we start to explain the meaning, then they’re a little bit suspicious because they don’t tolerate other type of religion.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: No, no, why…? Let them chant and take pras\u0101da. This preaching, that’s all. Later on, when they’re a little advanced, then talk of philosophy. Otherwise there is no need of philosophy. If they are, some of them, educated, they can read the books voluntarily. But general process is anywhere, any part of the world, you simply give them chance of chanting and take pras\u0101da. That will be peaceful.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation with Ratan Singh Rajda M.P. “Nationalism and Cheating” — April 15, 1977, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: It is not for ordinary man.\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: (indistinct)\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Therefore I stopped all these child painting book and…\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Yeah. Prabhup\u0101da got some… One day, I remember, in M\u0101y\u0101pura he received some pictures of children, painted, and actually you were not that impressed by it. I was surprised, ’cause I thought, “Well, this is very nice.” But Prabhup\u0101da wasn’t very pleased. He said, “This is not a sentimental process. They should be studying and speaking Sanskrit, reading, writing Sanskrit and English and study the books.”<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation Meeting with Dr. Sharma (from Russia) — April 17, 1977, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Dr. Sharma: \u015a\u0101sana means punishment, to check.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Yes. We get very much happy when our Guru Mah\u0101r\u0101ja chastises us. So you are already reading our books. So let us cooperate, and I think if you will preach systematically, the Russian people, they are intelligent, they will appreciate it.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — May 2, 1977, Bombay<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Is there any subject that would be good to write on?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Oh, we have got so many subjects, positive. Read our books and present it in a different way. You can write intelligently. That’s not bad. Just to induce them…<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Room Conversation — May 8, 1977, Hrishikesh<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Indian lady (1): Would you say that I accept duty of the…\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: You understand first of all. Whatever the rascal father was teaching, he was refusing. That is the quarrel between the father and the son.\n<\/p>\n

Indian man (2): \u015ar\u012bla Prabhup\u0101da, what is the responsibility of some person towards the father who has given the material body to him?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Oh, don’t try to understand in a minute. You read all these books. But tentatively, if the child has form, the father must have form. There is no doubt of it. And what is that form? That you have to understand. And his question, the father was a demon, but the child was not demon because he refused to follow that demon father. That was his only fault.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Evening Darsana — May 12, 1977, Hrishikesh<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: Chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a. Wherever you are staying, it doesn’t matter. Sth\u0101ne sthit\u0101\u1e25 \u015bruti-gat\u0101\u1e41 tanu-v\u0101\u1e45-manobhi\u1e25. There is very simple formula. You can become liberated simply by chanting. And if you think that you are very learned philosopher, read all these books. Two ways there are. Thing is very simple. Even a boy can chant Hare K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gurukula Inspection — June 26, 1977, Vrndavana<\/a>:<\/b>
\nPrabhup\u0101da: Library in your… It is all nonsense. Who is going to read the books, big, big library? It is simply waste of time. Train them how to become self-controlled, how to become God conscious, how to become humble, obedient. This is required.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Letter from Yugoslavia–“Books!” — June 30, 1977, Vrndavana<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: …supposed to be intelligent or scholar and does not read my books, his knowledge has no profit. That’s a fact. Asamp\u016br\u1e47a. He remains still in darkness. That is a fact.\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: His learning is imperfect.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Hm?\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: If such a person doesn’t read your books, his learning is not complete-imperfect. Asamp\u016br\u1e47am?\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Samp\u016br\u1e47am is perfect, when he completes reading my books.\n<\/p>\n

Tam\u0101la K\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a: Asamp\u016br\u1e47am means incomplete.\n<\/p>\n

Prabhup\u0101da: Imperfect.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Reading my books – excerpts from Conversations.
\nConversations and Morning Walks
\n1969 Conversations and Morning Walks
\nRoom Conversation With John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and George Harrison – September 11, 1969, London, At Tittenhurst: Prabhupāda: So Bhagavad-gītā is accepted by scholarly section, by philosophers. So I think people should have one scripture, one God, one mantra, and one activity. One God, Kṛṣṇa. One scripture, Bhagavad-gītā. And one mantra, Hare Kṛṣṇa. And one activity, to serve Kṛṣṇa. That’s all. There will be peace. There will be actually peace all over the world. So I request you to, at least to understand this philosophy to your best knowledge. And if you think that is nice, you take up. You are also willing to give something to the world. So you try this. You have read our books, this Bhagavad-gītā As It Is?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10650,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recent-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10650"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85456"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108596,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85456\/revisions\/108596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}