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<h2>Conversations and Morning Walks</h2>
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<h3>1972 Conversations and Morning Walks</h3>
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Anyway, criticize or not criticize, we have to give everything carefully. But our preaching must be to save the people from pitfalls.
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[[Vanisource:720513 - Conversation on BG 6.11-14- Honolulu|720513 - Conversation on BG 6.11-14- Honolulu]]
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Prabhupāda: So all these GBC members, they must be well expert in explaining; otherwise what is the use of this writing, taking so much labor, books? They should go, preach, understand. And when there is difficulty, I am present. They are already explained. I am taking so much pain in writing books. If you don't read—if you simply make it for sale—then what is the use? Just these all rascals should be challenged vigorously. They are misleading the whole population, and blaspheming the Indian spiritual culture. People are depending so much on this culture for their upliftment, and they are blackmailing for money’s sake. People have to be . . . they want to be cheated, that's all right. But our business is to save them.

Śyāmasundara: I thought you were saying that we shouldn't criticize these people in public.

Prabhupāda: No, no. To criticize means . . . of course, when you are preaching, we have to show the real truth. And that is not criticizing. It is just like if you call a thief a thief. If you point out, "This man is thief," this is not criticizing. If I warn that "Don't mix with Gaurasundara; he is a thief," and suppose he is a thief, is it criticizing? We are saying that "This is the path of yoga system . . . (indistinct) . . ."

Śyāmasundara: Hmm. Yeah . . . (indistinct) . . . we have to do this.

Prabhupāda: "And this is not." So if we distinguish, "This man is thief and this man is not," then that is not criticism; that is speaking the truth.

Śyāmasundara: Yeah. Our mood should be objective then.

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Śyāmasundara: It shouldn't be personal attack.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Now he has mentioned that, so you should point out . . .

Śyāmasundara: Yes.

Prabhupāda: . . . generously, what is actual yoga.

Śyāmasundara: Very objectively: "Here is the right path . . ."

Prabhupāda: Yes.

Śyāmasundara: ". . . as enunciated by the authorities. This is his statement, so that you can see the difference."

Prabhupāda: Anyway, criticize or not criticize, we have to give everything carefully. But our preaching must be to save the people from pitfalls.
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