So-called liberation
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 2
SB Canto 3
SB Canto 5
Other Books by Srila Prabhupada
Nectar of Devotion
The personified vedas said "Your devotees who have left their domestic comforts to associate with the liberated ācāryas [teachers] are now fully merged in the devotional service of Your Lordship, and thus they do not care for any so-called liberation."
Krsna, The Supreme Personality of Godhead
Sri Isopanisad
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Nectar of Devotion Lectures
General Lectures
Conversations and Morning Walks
1972 Conversations and Morning Walks
Śyāmasundara: The whole secret of life has been lost when this civilization was lost. Every knowledge.
Prabhupāda: Yes. So you try to give them, these foolish men. They are after dharma artha kāma mokṣa [SB 4.8.41, Cc. Ādi 1.90]. Therefore, Bhāgavata begins, dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra: [SB 1.1.2] all this cheating, rascaldom, is thrown away. Dharma artha kāma mokṣa. Dharmaḥ projjhita-kaitavo 'tra. Śrīdhara Swami explains, kaitavaḥ, these are all cheating. The so-called religion, so-called economic development, so-called sense gratification, so-called liberation, they're all cheating.
Śyāmasundara: Because they promise something they don't deliver?
Prabhupāda: No, no. Even if you get it, what do you get? You go to... Supposed you go to church: "God, give us our daily bread." God is giving, then what do you get? Bread is given to the animals also. Why you are going to the church? That is the Communist say, that "We shall give you bread. Why you waste your time with so-called religions?" The politician says that "You want to be happy, there is technology. Why you are going to pray to God? This is all nonsense." They are thinking that. But prayer is not meant for that purpose. Prayer... Just like we are praying, but our prayer is "Kṛṣṇa, kindly engage me in Your service," Hare Kṛṣṇa. "O the energy of Kṛṣṇa, O the Lord Kṛṣṇa, please engage me in Your service." This is our prayer. We are not going to prayer, "O God, give us our daily bread." And if you get bread, then what do you gain?Correspondence
1969 Correspondence
Page Title: | So-called liberation |
Compiler: | Matea, Visnu Murti, ChrisF |
Created: | 17 of Jul, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=3, CC=0, OB=4, Lec=3, Con=1, Let=1 |
No. of Quotes: | 12 |