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We are taking care of the body for the reason that we shall go back and engage this body in the service of Krsna. That is our main objective, it is not that we simply take care of the body and there is no need of Krsna consciousness

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"we are taking care of the body for the reason that we shall go back and engage this body in the service of Kṛṣṇa. That is our main objective, it is not that we simply take care of the body and there is no need of Kṛṣṇa consciousness"

Conversations and Morning Walks

1972 Conversations and Morning Walks

That's why we are taking this morning walk, this is taking care of this body but we are taking care of the body for the reason that we shall go back and engage this body in the service of Kṛṣṇa. That is our main objective, it is not that we simply take care of the body and there is no need of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.


Svarūpa Dāmodara: So the difference is in the material platform?

Prabhupāda: Ah.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Since the soul is bound in this material body.

Prabhupāda: Yes. So you take care of the body because the soul is there but don't forget the soul's needs.

Svarūpa Dāmodara: Hm.

Prabhupāda: That is our movement.

Śyāmasundara: Don't forget the soul's?

Prabhupāda: Needs.

Śyāmasundara: Need.

Prabhupāda: Yes. Why you are simply one-sided? You don't say that don't take care of the body but our prime necessity is how to take care of the soul.

Yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke sva-dhīḥ kalatrādiṣu bhauma ijya-dhīḥ (SB 10.84.13). That's why we are taking this morning walk, this is taking care of this body but we are taking care of the body for the reason that we shall go back and engage this body in the service of Kṛṣṇa. That is our main objective, it is not that we simply take care of the body and there is no need of Kṛṣṇa consciousness . . .

We do not say that you . . . there is no necessity of producing food, there is no necessity of eating, there is no necessity of sleeping we don't . . . the karmis they are denying that there is soul or there is God, they have no knowledge. Therefore they are misled.

Page Title:We are taking care of the body for the reason that we shall go back and engage this body in the service of Krsna. That is our main objective, it is not that we simply take care of the body and there is no need of Krsna consciousness
Compiler:Iswaraj
Created:2017-02-21, 10:32:12
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1