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They (devotees from Western countries) would never agree to sit down under the tree and imitating Rupa Gosvami. That is not possible

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"They would never agree to sit down under the tree and imitating Rūpa Gosvāmī. That is not possible"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1974 Conversations and Morning Walks

How Caitanya Mahāprabhu treat them equally or gave better position to Rāmānanda Rāya than Rūpa Gosvāmī? This question was raised not only now—when our Guru Mahārāja started Gauḍīya Maṭha. So he was allowing the sannyāsīs to live in palatial building and go in car for preaching work. So many such person questioned, "How is that, sannyāsīs are going in car, living in palatial building?" So our Guru Mahārāja replied that "A devotee should be offered the best comfort of life." And if he would not have introduced this comfortable life, at the same time, to become pure devotee, then these devotees from Western countries will . . . would never come. They would never agree to sit down under the tree and imitating Rūpa Gosvāmī. That is not possible.

Prabhupāda: How Caitanya Mahāprabhu treat them equally or gave better position to Rāmānanda Rāya than Rūpa Gosvāmī? This question was raised not only now—when our Guru Mahārāja started Gauḍīya Maṭha. So he was allowing the sannyāsīs to live in palatial building and go in car for preaching work. So many such person questioned, "How is that, sannyāsīs are going in car, living in palatial building?" So our Guru Mahārāja replied that "A devotee should be offered the best comfort of life." And if he would not have introduced this comfortable life, at the same time, to become pure devotee, then these devotees from Western countries will . . . would never come. They would never agree to sit down under the tree and imitating Rūpa Gosvāmī. That is not possible. Do you understand or not?

Indian man (2): Yes.

Prabhupāda: What is your answer?

Indian man (2): I answered that . . .

Prabhupāda: No, no. You answer me. I am talking with you. (break)

Indian man (2): Actually I didn't know . . .

Prabhupāda: Now, in our building we have got the most comfortable situation. There is no such sanitary arrangement in any of the temples. But we are trying to give them. Because we deal . . . we're dealing in a different atmosphere.

Indian man (1): People of the different countries even.

Prabhupāda: Yes. And they are . . .

Indian man (1): They are not habituated . . .

Prabhupāda: They are not habituated . . .

Indian man (1): . . . with this . . .

Prabhupāda: . . . to go on the field and pass, evacuate.

Indian man (1): . . . to pass there obnoxious and . . .

Prabhupāda: Then it will be a great difficulty for them.

Indian man (1): . . . great difficulties for them. And to . . .

Prabhupāda: They must be given, as far as possible, their Western type of comforts and chant Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Page Title:They (devotees from Western countries) would never agree to sit down under the tree and imitating Rupa Gosvami. That is not possible
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-05-15, 02:33:10
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